![]() ![]() ![]() They ask for just a few pages from a questionnaire to dozens of pages of documents or photographs. They range from relatives and descendants to casual and amateur historians to professional academicians. as well as from overseas, especially Europe. Queries come in from students and faculty on campus, from researchers throughout the U.S. The Ryan Collection, housed at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, is the most heavily used collection at the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections. And-to prove their longevity- The Longest Day (1959), The Last Battle (1966) and A Bridge Too Far (1974) are still in print while the films are still shown several times a year on American television. Along with his skill as a writer, the anecdotes they provided him with “humanized” his books, made them best sellers and turned two of them into films. This native Irishman was one of the first writers on military subjects to go beyond using official records and the reminiscences of high-ranking commanders by contacting common soldiers and civilians in order to access their personal experiences of war. The quotation above is just one of thousands of golden nuggets contained in the collection of research files of reporter, journalist and author Cornelius Ryan (1920–1974). Bernard, The Prince of the Netherlands, Interview with Cornelius Ryan for the book A Bridge Too Far My country can never again afford the luxury of another Montgomery success. ![]()
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![]() ![]() We follow four major protagonists: a member of a shadowy religion who has been tasked with protecting the queen until she bears a daughter to continue the line, the queen’s banished childhood best friend, a would-be dragon-rider who endangered her country for her own ambition, and a disgraced Alchymist. The other draws a distinction between the fire-breathing dragons and the ones of wind and water that they worship, but fears the Nameless One as much. ![]() One side of the world despises all dragons and believes that as long as there is a living descendent of their first king on the throne, the dreaded and deadly Nameless One cannot reawaken. The Priory of the Orange Tree tells the story of a world besieged by fire-breathing wyrms. ![]() ![]() I’m not usually afraid of a big book-I thrive on long series, and Les Misérables is one of my favorite novels-the sheer size of this one was enough to make me delay reading it again and again, especially since I’m the sort of reader who finishes what I start even if I hate it. Add to that the fact that The Priory of the Orange tree is a highly regarded epic fantasy and famously has a wlw couple that sounds like the perfect book for me. I’ve very much a bandwagon reader if everyone is reading something, I don’t want to be left out. The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon has been on my TBR for a really long time. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In 1958, a limited edition of Zhivago was presented to the Swedish Academy, which went on to award Pasternak the literature Nobel, a prize he initially accepted, but four days later was forced by Khrushchev to decline: “Considering the meaning this award has been given in the society to which I belong, I must refuse it. Five million of said individuals, on six continents, purchased copies within two decades of the novel’s release.īest-sellerdom, in this case, was as much a response to the novel’s murky charms as to the circumstances surrounding its appearance outside the USSR. Their 1956 suppression turned the book into a legend, while in 1965 Omar Sharif and Julie Christie, with hesitant accents, did its author a notable service: They made a mediocre but popular film. ![]() The novel, an Orthodox censer’s blend of mysticism and erotic kitsch, was a censor’s feast: It espoused no politics but that of the individual, which stance provoked the suspicion of the Soviet authorities. ![]() Doctor Zhivago concerns Pasternak’s alter ego, physician-poet Yuri Zhivago: his youth and early marriage, abduction by the Red Partisans, and enduring love for “Lara,” Larissa Feodorovna. During the Second War, poet Boris Pasternak wrote prose about the First-about the Russian Revolution. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Review Team program is a separate part of than Bookshelves. does have a different section of the website called the Review Team, which offers free books in exchange for review. ![]() Bookshelves is not for downloading or buying books directly. Similarly, books are not available to purchase directly from. One important thing to note is that books are generally not available to download directly from Bookshelves, and nowhere on our website do we represent they are. In one way, Bookshelves is the version of Goodreads, except with Bookshelves you are able to get a much more personalized experience. You can also use it to discover new books to read and learn more about books. has many other features too.īookshelves is a free tool to track books you have read and want to read. Bookshelves is only one of many features at. ![]() You are currently viewing the details page on Bookshelves for the book A Pride Christmas in Brooklyn: (Pride, #1 ) by Shelly Laurenston.īookshelves is one feature of Bookshelves is found under the /shelves/ subfolder at. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() After an early, casual foray into barrel racing and riding bareback just for the fun of it, Marty spent most of her elementary, middle and high school afternoons training for horse shows on the weekends. ![]() Marty grew up in Southern California in a noisy house with lots of brothers, horse trails and a view of the ocean. The Splatters Learn Some Manners (Harvest House Publishers, 2009), Marty’s first published book, is a lively, zany children’s picture book and a Colorado Book Award finalist for Children’s Literature, 2010. She’s also co-authored a travel book: Insiders’ Guide to Colorado Springs (Globe Pequot Publishers, 2011). In 2012, Marty launched her first chapter book, The Adventures of Tempest & Serena, a charming yet suspenseful adventure that features exploding volcanoes, yaks, dragons and a little bit of magic. Series, Book #1) (Switch Monkey Press, 2013). as she explores a new extreme sport in each book. Series, Book #2) (Switch Monkey Press, 2014). The series follows the spunky, sassy, eight-year-old G.G. Marty Mokler Banks is a children’s author, travel writer, editor, tennis player, hockey fan and dog lover. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Illustrator’s agent: Jennifer Rofé, Andrea Brown Literary Agency. Author’s agent: Holly McGhee, Pippin Properties. Regardless, the premise and pictures make this a deeply touching story-and with its ink-proud, scruffily handsome paterfamilias, it’s right on trend as well. She brings them back to her maple tree and nurses them back to strength. Miss Maple is a little woman who spends her entire summer searching for seeds that have not gotten planted in the spring. This book will sweep you up like a breath of brisk autumn air. Wheeler’s ( Wherever You Go) cutaways to the past are evocative and imaginatively framed, but McGhee’s ( The Case of the Missing Donut) decision to give Dad the only voice in the book-he’s both the storyteller and articulator of his son’s questions (“What do you mean, this one’s your favorite?”)-may leave readers wondering why the boy isn’t speaking for himself. Review: Miss Maple’s Seeds by Eliza Wheeler. But Dad and his “little man” agree that their favorite tattoo is a small heart, right over the man’s real heart, which contains his son’s birth date. A dragon tattoo prompts Dad to recall how his mother would read him a beloved book “over and over.” A desert scene takes Dad back to his military service (“the longest trip I ever took”), when he and a line of grunts trudged across a sun-baked landscape. ![]() A preschooler is fascinated by his father’s elaborate tattoos and the personal history behind them. ![]() ![]() Others have complained about the font, that issue seems to have been addressed: the font is an easy-to-read sans serif or Helvetica style font. Youll find 365 thought-provoking meditations in this updated-language paperback edition of the golden book of Oswald Chambers. They challenge and inspire you to examine your faith and to journey toward a closer relationship with God.įeatures include: 2 reading options, optional daily reminders, comment section to share thoughts and discuss the days readings, Journal, and more. ![]() The dailiy devotionals cut to the truth of scripture with wisdom like: “Faith never knows where it is being led, but it loves and knows the One who is leading.” and “The remarkable thing about God is that when you fear God, you fear nothing else, whereas if you do not fear God, you fear everything else.”Īlthough these words were written a hundred years ago, the reflections and truth ring ever true. This app is two-books in one, offering both the Classic (original text) and Updated (in today's language) of one of the bestselling devotionals of all time, My Utmost for His Highest. ![]() ![]() ![]() Rebecca Moesta will also be writing three books in the Junior Jedi Knights series. ![]() He has edited several Star Wars® anthologies, including Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina (July 1995), in which Rebecca Moesta has a story. Anderson is also the author of the Star Wars® : Jedi Academy trilogy, the Star Wars® novel Darksaber, and the comic series The Sith War for Dark Horse comics and the science fiction novel Blindfold. Together, they are writing the eleven volumes of the Young Jedi Knights saga for young adults, as well as creating the Junior Jedi Knights series for younger readers. Anderson and his wife, Rebecca Moesta, have been involved in many Star Wars® projects. He is a New York Times bestselling author and lives in California with his wife, Rebecca Moesta. ![]() He has edited several Star Wars anthologies, including Tales From The Mos Eisley Cantina. Anderson is the author of the Star Wars: Jedi Academy trilogy, the Star Wars novel, Darksaber, and the comic series The Sith War for Dark Horse comics and the science fiction novel Blindfold. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Exploring the artistic challenges, technical impossibilities, marketplace demands, and Donkey Kong-sized monkey wrenches thrown into the works by corporate, Blood, Sweat, and Pixels reveals how bringing any game to completion is more than Sisyphean-it's nothing short of miraculous. In Blood, Sweat, and Pixels, Jason Schreier takes readers on a fascinating odyssey behind the scenes of video game development, where the creator may be a team of 600 overworked underdogs or a solitary geek genius. ![]() ![]() “The stories in this book make for a fascinating and remarkably complete pantheon of just about every common despair and every joy related to game development.” - Rami Ismail, cofounder of Vlambeer and developer of Nuclear Throneĭeveloping video games-hero's journey or fool's errand? The creative and technical logistics that go into building today's hottest games can be more harrowing and complex than the games themselves, often seeming like an endless maze or a bottomless abyss. ![]() ![]() ![]() With heart-pounding suspense and relevant social commentary comes a high-octane thriller from debut author Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé. Can Devon and Chiamaka stop Aces before things become incredibly deadly? ![]() ![]() Shortly after the announcement is made, though, someone who goes by Aces begins using anonymous text messages to reveal secrets about the two of them that turn their lives upside down and threaten every aspect of their carefully planned futures.Īs Aces shows no sign of stopping, what seemed like a sick prank quickly turns into a dangerous game, with all the cards stacked against them. Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé is the instant New York Times, international bestselling and award-winning author of Ace of Spades. After all, not only does it look great on college applications, but it officially puts each of them in the running for valedictorian, too. When two Niveus Private Academy students, Devon Richards and Chiamaka Adebayo, are selected to be part of the elite school’s senior class prefects, it looks like their year is off to an amazing start. ![]() |