Author: Randy Black
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1430313269
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
HardcoverNominated for the 2008 Pulitzer Prize in Non-Fiction."Tales from Siberia is sincere, fresh and interesting. Mr. Black's stories portray the essence of Siberia and her people, especially the babushky (grandmothers). I recommend this book.†Sergei Khrushchev, son of Nikita Khrushchev. “Black captures the harsh conditions, the stern babushky, the bone-chilling Siberian winter juxtaposed with the generosity and warmth of the Russian people.†The Dallas Morning News “From the Russian Mafia to the politicians and the retired surgeon who found it hard living on her $14 a month pension, Black provides avenues of concern, laughter and shear delight.†The Minneola MonitorThis collection of warm, inspiring, heart-touching and humorous stories brings to life Russians as they confront the painful thawing out process from their 75-year communist deepfreeze.
Randy Black's Favorite Tales from Siberia
Author: Randy Black
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1430313269
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
HardcoverNominated for the 2008 Pulitzer Prize in Non-Fiction."Tales from Siberia is sincere, fresh and interesting. Mr. Black's stories portray the essence of Siberia and her people, especially the babushky (grandmothers). I recommend this book.†Sergei Khrushchev, son of Nikita Khrushchev. “Black captures the harsh conditions, the stern babushky, the bone-chilling Siberian winter juxtaposed with the generosity and warmth of the Russian people.†The Dallas Morning News “From the Russian Mafia to the politicians and the retired surgeon who found it hard living on her $14 a month pension, Black provides avenues of concern, laughter and shear delight.†The Minneola MonitorThis collection of warm, inspiring, heart-touching and humorous stories brings to life Russians as they confront the painful thawing out process from their 75-year communist deepfreeze.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1430313269
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
HardcoverNominated for the 2008 Pulitzer Prize in Non-Fiction."Tales from Siberia is sincere, fresh and interesting. Mr. Black's stories portray the essence of Siberia and her people, especially the babushky (grandmothers). I recommend this book.†Sergei Khrushchev, son of Nikita Khrushchev. “Black captures the harsh conditions, the stern babushky, the bone-chilling Siberian winter juxtaposed with the generosity and warmth of the Russian people.†The Dallas Morning News “From the Russian Mafia to the politicians and the retired surgeon who found it hard living on her $14 a month pension, Black provides avenues of concern, laughter and shear delight.†The Minneola MonitorThis collection of warm, inspiring, heart-touching and humorous stories brings to life Russians as they confront the painful thawing out process from their 75-year communist deepfreeze.
Black Fox Magazine
Bulletin of the Salem Public Library
Author: Salem Public Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Catalogue of the Cambridge Public Library, 1887
Author: Cambridge Public Library (Cambridge, Mass.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Bulletin
Author: Salem Public Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Saving Zasha
Author: Randi Barrow
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545532272
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
In post-WWII Russia, one boy dares to save an entire race of outlawed dogs -- the German shepherd!World War II has just ended when thirteen-year-old Mikhail finds a dying man and his German shepherd, Zasha, in the woods. It's dangerous -- some say traitorous -- to own a German dog after Germany attacked Russia, so Mikhail must keep Zasha a secret to keep her alive.But Mikhail's rival, Katia, is determined to find the dog she is sure he's hiding. At the same time, a soldier named Dimitri is breeding a new Russian dog at a nearby farm. So many dogs were lost in combat, to starvation, and in the slaughter of German dogs that the country is in dire need of every kind of dog.Dimitri, too, has suspicions of Zasha's existance, and would like nothing more than to add her to his breeding program. He'll have to compete with the armed dog thieves who are also on her trail.Mikhail's inspiring journey to save his best friend, the last German shepherd in Russia, forces him to face some of life's hardest lessons about war, hate, forgiveness, hope, love, and man's best friend.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545532272
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
In post-WWII Russia, one boy dares to save an entire race of outlawed dogs -- the German shepherd!World War II has just ended when thirteen-year-old Mikhail finds a dying man and his German shepherd, Zasha, in the woods. It's dangerous -- some say traitorous -- to own a German dog after Germany attacked Russia, so Mikhail must keep Zasha a secret to keep her alive.But Mikhail's rival, Katia, is determined to find the dog she is sure he's hiding. At the same time, a soldier named Dimitri is breeding a new Russian dog at a nearby farm. So many dogs were lost in combat, to starvation, and in the slaughter of German dogs that the country is in dire need of every kind of dog.Dimitri, too, has suspicions of Zasha's existance, and would like nothing more than to add her to his breeding program. He'll have to compete with the armed dog thieves who are also on her trail.Mikhail's inspiring journey to save his best friend, the last German shepherd in Russia, forces him to face some of life's hardest lessons about war, hate, forgiveness, hope, love, and man's best friend.
List of Books for School Libraries of the State of Oregon
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Elementary school libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Elementary school libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
An Infinite Number of Parallel Universes
Author: Randy Ribay
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1440588155
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
Four friends from wildly different backgrounds have bonded over Dungeons & Dragons since the sixth grade. Now they're facing senior year and a major shift in their own universes. Math whiz Archie is struggling with his parents' divorce after his dad comes out as gay. Mari is terrified of her adoptive mother's life-altering news. Dante is carrying around a huge secret that is proving impossible to keep hidden. And when Sam gets dumped by the love of his life, everyone is ready to join him on a cross-country quest to win her back. The four quickly discover that the road is not forgiving, and that real life is no game. They must face a test of friendship where the stakes are more than just a roll of the dice--they are life and death.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1440588155
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
Four friends from wildly different backgrounds have bonded over Dungeons & Dragons since the sixth grade. Now they're facing senior year and a major shift in their own universes. Math whiz Archie is struggling with his parents' divorce after his dad comes out as gay. Mari is terrified of her adoptive mother's life-altering news. Dante is carrying around a huge secret that is proving impossible to keep hidden. And when Sam gets dumped by the love of his life, everyone is ready to join him on a cross-country quest to win her back. The four quickly discover that the road is not forgiving, and that real life is no game. They must face a test of friendship where the stakes are more than just a roll of the dice--they are life and death.
The Delineator
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dressmaking
Languages : en
Pages : 2218
Book Description
Issue for Oct. 1894 has features articles on Mount Holyoke College and Millinery as an employment for women.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dressmaking
Languages : en
Pages : 2218
Book Description
Issue for Oct. 1894 has features articles on Mount Holyoke College and Millinery as an employment for women.
Strange Highways
Author: Jerry Coleman
Publisher: Whitechapel Productions
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Publisher: Whitechapel Productions
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description