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Languages : en
Pages : 2
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On the Banks of a River
Author: SivPublisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 1685866298
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
India needs more entrepreneurs who can build sufficient social wealth and create additional employment opportunities in the country. Mahathi can never know where she was born and who her parents are. Will she achieve her goal of becoming a successful entrepreneur and emerge as a game-changer? On the Banks of a River is an intriguing story that traces the journey of the protagonist, Mahathi, who, from very humble beginnings, becomes a hero by realizing her long-cherished dream of becoming a successful entrepreneur. But the biggest challenge for her is to live with her disability – she suffers from polio since her childhood and is also an orphan – and fight against all odds associated with it. A social activist called Sathyam picks her up from a roadside dustbin and joins her in an orphanage. Mahathi befriends her schoolmate Rina and their bonding lasts for a lifetime. Rina initially resists joining hands with Mahathi but eventually becomes a partner in her entrepreneurial journey. The book in your hands is an interesting read, which will surely leave you after reading with a sense of hope and a lot of empathy for the myriad underprivileged people struggling for their survival.
The Third Bank of the River and Other Stories
Author: João Guimarães RosaPublisher:
ISBN: 9781777130428
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
A reissue of Barbara Shelby Merello's 1968 English translation of João Guimarães Rosa's 'Primeiras Estórias, ' with the short stories restored to Rosa's original order.
The Four Banks of the River of Space
Author: Wilson HarrisPublisher:
ISBN: 9780571143610
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
On the Banks of River Sarayu
Author: Bharati SenPublisher:
ISBN: 9781946504487
Category : Short stories, Indic (English)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
City of Joy, City of Paradoxes Kolkata, in West Bengal, India, is nicknamed "The City Of Joy." Contrary to its name, it is a city of paradoxes. The stories in this collection provide fascinating glimpses into a panorama of baffling variety, its rich contrast of the simple and the sophisticated, the ancient and the modern. The characters are mostly drawn from the women of Kolkata, and seek to put the challenges of being a woman in India in a broader perspective. The focus is on ordinary people, and have themes and motifs of women's rights, marital problems, matriarchies, and patriarchies. In general, they are about the living and breathing families in the Kolkata, India of the past and the present.
The River Bank
Author: Kij JohnsonPublisher: Small Beer Press
ISBN: 1618731319
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
In this delightful dive into the bygone world of Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows staunch Mole, sociable Water Rat, severe Badger, and troublesome and ebullient Toad of Toad Hall are joined by a young mole lady, Beryl, and her dear friend, Rabbit. There are adventures, kidnappings, lost letters, and family secrets—lavishly illustrated throughout by award-winning artist Kathleen Jennings. Praise for Kij Johnson: “The Fox Woman immediately sets the author in the front rank of today’s novelists.” —Lloyd Alex-ander “Johnson has a singular vision and I’m going to be borrowing (stealing) from her.” —Sherman Alexie “Johnson’s language is beautiful, her descriptions of setting visceral, and her characters compellingly drawn.” —Publishers Weekly (starred re-view) “Johnson would fit quite comfortably on a shelf with Karen Russell, Erin Morgen-stern and others who hover in the simultaneous state of being both “literary” and “fantasy” writ-ers.” —Shelf Awareness Kij Johnson’s stories have won the Sturgeon, World Fantasy, and Nebula awards. She has taught writing and has worked at Dark Horse, Microsoft, and Real Networks. She has run bookstores, worked as a radio announcer and engineer, edited cryptic crosswords, and waitressed in a strip bar. Kathleen Jennings was raised on fairytales in western Queensland. She trained as a lawyer and filled the margins of her notes with pen-and-ink illustrations. She has been nominated for the World Fantasy award and has received several Ditmar Awards. She lives in Brisbane, Australia.
One More River
Author: Lynne Reid BanksPublisher:
ISBN: 9781903015636
Category : Canadians
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Lesley lives in Canada and thinks life is just great, she has got friends, she likes school and they are very comfortably off. But then her father makes a fateful decision, the whole family is going to emigrate to Israel and lead a more fully Jewish life. Lesley is horrified and very resistant. However, once she gets to her new country and a very different life, she begins to find it stimulating and enjoyable. A strange relationship with Palestinian boy Mustafa, who lives on the other side of the Jordan river, is a big part of the new Lesley. A very exciting book, set in the 1960s about life in a pioneering new country.
On Jordan's Banks
Author: Darrel E. BighamPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813188318
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 607
Book Description
The story of the Ohio River and its settlements are an integral part of American history, particularly during the country's westward expansion. The vibrant African American communities along the Ohio's banks, however, have rarely been studied in depth. Blacks have lived in the Ohio River Valley since the late eighteenth century, and since the river divided the free labor North and the slave labor South, black communities faced unique challenges. In On Jordan's Banks, Darrel E. Bigham examines the lives of African Americans in the counties along the northern and southern banks of the Ohio River both before and in the years directly following the Civil War. Gleaning material from biographies and primary sources written as early as the 1860s, as well as public records, Bigham separates historical truth from the legends that grew up surrounding these communities. The Ohio River may have separated freedom and slavery, but it was not a barrier to the racial prejudice in the region. Bigham compares early black communities on the northern shore with their southern counterparts, noting that many similarities existed despite the fact that the Roebling Suspension Bridge, constructed in 1866 at Cincinnati, was the first bridge to join the shores. Free blacks in the lower Midwest had difficulty finding employment and adequate housing. Education for their children was severely restricted if not completely forbidden, and blacks could neither vote nor testify against whites in court. Indiana and Illinois passed laws to prevent black migrants from settling within their borders, and blacks already living in those states were pressured to leave. Despite these challenges, black river communities continued to thrive during slavery, after emancipation, and throughout the Jim Crow era. Families were established despite forced separations and the lack of legally recognized marriages. Blacks were subjected to intimidation and violence on both shores and were denied even the most basic state-supported services. As a result, communities were left to devise their own strategies for preventing homelessness, disease, and unemployment. Bigham chronicles the lives of blacks in small river towns and urban centers alike and shows how family, community, and education were central to their development as free citizens. These local histories and life stories are an important part of understanding the evolution of race relations in a critical American region. On Jordan's Banks documents the developing patterns of employment, housing, education, and religious and cultural life that would later shape African American communities during the Jim Crow era and well into the twentieth century.
On the Banks of the Gaṅgā
Author: Kelly D. AlleyPublisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472068081
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Explores the collision of sacred purity with environmental pollution of the river Ganga (Ganges)
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Author: Argye M. Briggs