Стив Джексон0.0 On March 19, 1945, a Japanese bomber screamed toward the USS Franklin and dropped two 500-pound bombs through the ship's decks, killing hundreds of officers and enlisted men in just the first few moments, and thrusting the lives of nearly 3,000 other American seamen and aviators into mortal danger. As the Franklin listed dangerously near capsizing, the light cruiser USS Santa Fe, nicknamed the Lucky Lady, bellied up alongside her flaming hull and attempted the most daring rescue in U.S. naval history. Lucky Lady recreates the legendary World War II careers of the Franklin—the most decorated naval vessel of the war—and the Santa Fe—unparalleled in frontline service and avoiding casualties—through the eyes of the men on board. Perspectives range from the highest levels of rank and flying altitude to deep within the ships' bowels. Through the bloody years of the Pacific campaign—from Pearl Harbor to the Philippines to the waters just off the coast of Japan, and finally the decimated city of Nagasaki—the crewmembers encountered all the circumstances of war. Now in paperback, this book will be cherished by readers of military history as a fitting tribute with stirring echoes in our present time. Photographs are featured.
Керри Аркетт0.0 Today is a busy day on the farm. Pigs are wallowing. Bees are buzzing. Chicks are pecking and peeping. In the middle of it all, one happy child climbs and runs and visits his animal friends. Then there's bathing and brushing and curling up tight--and telling the golden moon, "Good night."
Celebrate the small joys of life in this cozy, lighthearted look at a day in the barnyard. Young children will delight in the activities of their favorite animals before settling down for a good night's sleep.
Сьюзен Циммерман0.0 Susan Zimmermann experienced a devastating loss when her first child, Katherine, developed a neurological disorder that left her unable to walk or talk. Faced with her daughter’s disability, Susan struggled with fear, denial, guilt, bitterness, and despair. She began to heal only through writing. Working through conflicting emotions with paper and pen enabled her to transform her sadness into acceptance and even joy.
Writing to Heal the Soul is Susan’s gift to others—everyone, not just writers—who are suffering any kind of grief or loss, whether the injury, disability, or death of a loved one, the loss of a job, or the end of a relationship. Lyrically illustrated with true stories from the author and others, the book offers simple yet inspiring writing exercises to help you resolve your pain as you transform your grief into words of hope and healing.
Junior League of Denver 0.0 Colorado Colore's selection of more than 300 receipes is designed to highlight the state's diverse cultural influences with a bounty of colorful ingredients. Memorable theme-style menus with suggested wine pairings plus a entire section devoted solely to vegetarian fare. Harcover edition.
David Stephen Heidler, Jeanne T. Heidler0.0 The "Encyclopedia of the American Civil War" is the most comprehensive reference set ever compiled on this pivotal confrontation. Its five oversized volumes, rich with illustrations, maps, and primary source documents, offer more than 1,600 authoritative entries that chart the war's strategic aims, analyze diplomatic and political maneuvering, describe key military actions, sketch important participants, assess developments in military science, and discuss the social and financial impact of the conflict.
Written by scholars, the essays are both authoritative and easily accessible to history buffs, students, and general readers. Brief entry bibliographies lead curious readers to the most reliable sources for further information.
Грег Кэмпбелл0.0 First discovered in 1930, the diamonds of Sierra Leone have funded one of the most savage rebel campaigns in modern history. These "blood diamonds" are smuggled out of West Africa and sold to legitimate diamond merchants in London, Antwerp, and New York, often with the complicity of the international diamond industry. Eventually, these very diamonds find their way into the rings and necklaces of brides and spouses the world over. Blood Diamonds is the gripping tale of how the diamond smuggling works, how the rebel war has effectively destroyed Sierra Leone and its people, and how the policies of the diamond industry - institutionalized in the 1880s by the De Beers cartel - have allowed it to happen. Award-winning journalist Greg Campbell traces the deadly trail of these diamonds, many of which are brought to the world market by fanatical enemies. These repercussions of diamond smuggling are felt far beyond the borders of the poor and war-ridden country of Sierra Leone, and the consequences of overlooking this African tragedy are both shockingly deadly and unquestionably global. Updated with a new epilogue.
Дэн Симмонс3.8 "К сожалению, я не призрак. И ничего не знаю о жизни после смерти. Я никогда не верил в привидения, в существование рая, в бессмертие души и прочие подобные вещи. Не верю и теперь. Конечно же, я не помню, как умер, и знаю об этом событии не больше, чем мой друг Дейл Стюарт. За одиннадцать лег своей жизни я ни разу не покидал Иллинойс. Через сорок один год после моей смерти Дейл приехал на ферму, где я погиб. Зима в тот год была очень суровой..."
Маргарет Коэль0.0 Father John O'Malley makes it his personal business to tend to the souls of the Wind River Reservation. With the disappearance of a young man, and his old friend Vicky Holden accused of murder - his hunch is that both events are somehow connected to the sect leader known as Orlando. Resurrecting the old Shadow Dance religion, Orlando and his followers will let nothing delay the coming of their New World.
To get the proof they need, Father John and Vicky must do more than follow Orlando's trail. They must learn his dance. And there's no telling what a man who believes himself to be a prophet might do when he feels threatened.
Кэрол Берг4.1 Кэрол Берг, автор прославленной саги о Смотрителе Сейонне, дарит нам не менее удивительную историю Эйдана Мак-Аллистера.
Великий певец, любимец богов, он потрясает сердца слушателей удивительным голосом и игрой на арфе.
В тринадцать лет Эйдан обнаруживает, что крики боевых драконов, пролетающих в небе, даруют ему мелодии непостижимой красоты. В четырнадцать он - живая легенда, искуснейший музыкант. В двадцать один год Эйдан по приказу короля брошен в тюрьму и приговорен к молчанию...
В тридцать восемь он внезапно оказывается на свободе - безголосый, искалеченный призрак того, кем он некогда был, - и мечтает лишь об одном - выяснить, за что он был так наказан. И первое, что ему приходится узнать, - божественная песнь в его сердце стала песней зверя...
Элиз Синглтон0.0 Book DescriptionTheir friendship began in Nadir, Mississippi. But the twentieth century would take Lilian Mayfield and Myraleen Chadham far beyond that rural town-to segregated Philadelphia, to an Army base in England during the Blitz; to the
Алан Бергер0.0 There are over 200,000 abandoned mines covering hundreds of thousands of acres in the western United States. Seen from the air, they create surreal, haunting, yet somehow beautiful landscapes of mind-boggling scale. But these scarred landscapes are only temporary: by law, mining companies are required to reclaim them, and the process of renewal exposes many physical, philosophical, technological, environmental, political, regulatory, and ethical issues.Using aerial photography, maps, designs, charts, and analyses, Alan Berger provides a colorful and insightful overview of the possibilities-and dangers-of converting these altered landscapes. Reclaiming the American West covers the historical background and policy, as well as representational, technical, and design challenges presented by working with these enormous toxic sites, many of which have been converted into landscapes of extraordinary beauty. In addition, the book gives us an unprecedented vantage point above the sublime landscapes.
Крис Рансик0.0 Book DescriptionIn Colorado Book Award Winner Chris Ransick's Never Summer: Poems From Thin Air, poetry flows like a stream collecting the debris of love, fear, and frailty. At each eddying current, tiny details of everyday life are exquisitely
Кэтрин Виноград0.0 Kathryn Winograd holds a Master of Fine Arts in Poetry and a Ph.D. in literature and creative writing. Her poetry has appeared in numerous literary journals, among them The New Yorker, TriQuarterly, The Denver Quarterly, The Ohio Review, and The Journal. The author’s first book of poems charts the passage of a woman caught in the heart of life, eagerly holding onto what is passing and is past and desperately holding fast to what she most cherishes.
Avi 0.0 Asta's son has no name. And, after the death of his mother, no family to protect him when he is accused of a crime he didn't commit. Declared a 'wolf's head' - meaning that anyone who catches him can kill him - he has no choice but to leave his village. All he can take with him on the journey is his newly revealed name - Crispin - and his mother's cross of lead. Travelling without purpose, through a countryside still ravaged by the effects of the plague, Crispin stumbles upon a juggler, a giant of a man known as Bear. Crispin becomes Bear's servant but the juggler is a strange master offering both protection and encouraging Crispin to think for himself. But Crispin is not safe and it becomes clear he is being relentlessly pursued. Why are his enemies so determined to kill him? Will the lessons Bear has taught him be enough to safeguard all that he now holds so dear...? Avi brings the full force of his storytelling powers to the world of medieval England.
