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Author: Joseph Coulson Publisher: Archipelago ISBN: 1935744216 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 345
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In The Vanishing Moon, Joseph Coulson writes with insight and beauty about the American working-class, about the strength and strain of family bonds, and about tragic incidents that haunt the human psyche over a lifetime. Set in Cleveland and Detroit, the novel chronicles two generations of the Tollman family, opening at the start of the Great Depression and moving forward through five decades to the Vietnam War. The first narrator, Stephen Tollman, looks back on his early adventures with his older brother, as both boys try to shield their siblings from the confusion and vulnerability of financial ruin. Later, as World War II approaches, Katherine Lennox, musician and political activist, offers an outsider’s view of the Tollmans, mesmerizing both Stephen and his brother with her energy and ambition. James Tollman comes of age in the 1960s, and as the youngest son in the family’s second generation, he strives to understand his father and mother amidst a summer of assassinations and civil unrest. Stephen returns to finish the story, struggling to hold his own against the currents of memory and abandoned dreams. Told with the compression and intensity of a poem, The Vanishing Moon is a novel of desire, unyielding necessity, and the people and places that inevitably disappear from our lives.
Author: Joseph Coulson Publisher: Archipelago ISBN: 1935744216 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 345
Book Description
In The Vanishing Moon, Joseph Coulson writes with insight and beauty about the American working-class, about the strength and strain of family bonds, and about tragic incidents that haunt the human psyche over a lifetime. Set in Cleveland and Detroit, the novel chronicles two generations of the Tollman family, opening at the start of the Great Depression and moving forward through five decades to the Vietnam War. The first narrator, Stephen Tollman, looks back on his early adventures with his older brother, as both boys try to shield their siblings from the confusion and vulnerability of financial ruin. Later, as World War II approaches, Katherine Lennox, musician and political activist, offers an outsider’s view of the Tollmans, mesmerizing both Stephen and his brother with her energy and ambition. James Tollman comes of age in the 1960s, and as the youngest son in the family’s second generation, he strives to understand his father and mother amidst a summer of assassinations and civil unrest. Stephen returns to finish the story, struggling to hold his own against the currents of memory and abandoned dreams. Told with the compression and intensity of a poem, The Vanishing Moon is a novel of desire, unyielding necessity, and the people and places that inevitably disappear from our lives.
Author: Joseph Coulson Publisher: National Geographic Books ISBN: 0972869204 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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In The Vanishing Moon, Joseph Coulson writes with insight and beauty about the American working-class, about the strength and strain of family bonds, and about tragic incidents that haunt the human psyche over a lifetime. Set in Cleveland and Detroit, the novel chronicles two generations of the Tollman family, opening at the start of the Great Depression and moving forward through five decades to the Vietnam War. The first narrator, Stephen Tollman, looks back on his early adventures with his older brother, as both boys try to shield their siblings from the confusion and vulnerability of financial ruin. Later, as World War II approaches, Katherine Lennox, musician and political activist, offers an outsider’s view of the Tollmans, mesmerizing both Stephen and his brother with her energy and ambition. James Tollman comes of age in the 1960s, and as the youngest son in the family’s second generation, he strives to understand his father and mother amidst a summer of assassinations and civil unrest. Stephen returns to finish the story, struggling to hold his own against the currents of memory and abandoned dreams. Told with the compression and intensity of a poem, The Vanishing Moon is a novel of desire, unyielding necessity, and the people and places that inevitably disappear from our lives.
Author: Marilyn Singer Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group ISBN: 1430130059 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 48
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All around the world people are affected by and in awe of a full moon. In this poetic exploration of the lunar wonder, places near and far provide the backdrop for discovering celebrations, beliefs, customs and facts about the moon. From Broadway to Hong Kong to the International Space Station, the various perspectives, sparkling verses and depth of information create a fascinating rendering of a familiar, yet remarkable sight.
Author: Sherry Cook Publisher: ISBN: 9781933815473 Category : Moon Languages : en Pages : 26
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Discusses the orbit, atmosphere, surface features, and phases of the Moon. Includes projects that demonstrate the Moon phases and how thrust propels an object.
Author: Zijian Chi Publisher: Random House ISBN: 1846554810 Category : China Languages : en Pages : 324
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A long-time confidante of the rain and snow, I am ninety years old. The rain and snow have weathered me, and I too have weathered them'. At the end of the twentieth-century an old woman sits among the birch trees and thinks back over her life, her loves, and the joys and tragedies that have befallen her family and her people. She is a member of the Evenki tribe who wander the remote forests of north-eastern China with their herds of reindeer, living in close sympathy with nature at its most beautiful and cruel. An idyllic childhood playing by the river ends with her father's death and the growing realisation that her mother's and uncle's relationship is not as simple as she thought. Then, in the 1930s, the intimate, secluded world of the tribe is shattered when the Japanese army invades China. The Evenki cannot avoid being pulled into the brutal conflict which marks the first step towards the end of their isolation.
Author: David Grann Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 0307742482 Category : True Crime Languages : en Pages : 417
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history, from the author of The Wager and The Lost City of Z, “one of the preeminent adventure and true-crime writers working today."—New York Magazine • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • NOW A MARTIN SCORSESE PICTURE “A shocking whodunit…What more could fans of true-crime thrillers ask?”—USA Today “A masterful work of literary journalism crafted with the urgency of a mystery.” —The Boston Globe In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe. Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off. The family of an Osage woman, Mollie Burkhart, became a prime target. One of her relatives was shot. Another was poisoned. And it was just the beginning, as more and more Osage were dying under mysterious circumstances, and many of those who dared to investigate the killings were themselves murdered. As the death toll rose, the newly created FBI took up the case, and the young director, J. Edgar Hoover, turned to a former Texas Ranger named Tom White to try to unravel the mystery. White put together an undercover team, including a Native American agent who infiltrated the region, and together with the Osage began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history. Look for David Grann’s latest bestselling book, The Wager!
Author: Adrian Smith Publisher: ISBN: 9781979902083 Category : Languages : en Pages : 236
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James (7) and his sisters, Ellen (5) and Rebecca (1), are asked to be a pageboy and bridesmaids at their auntie's wedding. They then overhear their Mum and auntie discuss details of the wedding and the planned honeymoon.James' sisters are confused by what their auntie means by a 'honeymoon'. James, having a vivid imagination, makes up a story that he tells his sisters at bedtime. This story is all about the Moon that they can see every night up in the sky. This is, in fact, made out of honey, which is why, James says, it's really called the 'Honey Moon'. Then, one day when James is looking for possible presents for his upcoming birthday, he comes across a small, silver telescope in a toy shop in town. The shopkeeper, who James refers to as the Toy Keeper, tells him that it's a magic telescope. Hearing that, there's no doubt in James' mind that this is top of his wish list. Luckily for him, Mum and Dad buy it for him and he gets it on his birthday. That first evening as he looks through it from his bedroom window at the Moon, James is, somehow, magically transported to the Honey Moon. His made-up story is coming to life! Suddenly, the Toy Keeper appears and introduces himself as Gabe. There on the Honey Moon, the two then meet with Queen Bee and her subjects, the Honey Bees, who live there. They already know Gabe.Before he knows it, James is awoken by his Mum. He's overslept and may be late for school. Was it all a dream? That night, James continues telling his sisters his 'Honey Moon' bedtime story and, as part of this latest story, he tells them about Gabe, Queen Bee and that his small, silver, telescope is magical. Together, the three siblings take it in turns to look through it and, just like James before the previous time, they are all magically transported to the Honey Moon. There Queen Bee comes to meet them once more. They learn from her that the planet is in danger from being eaten up by another group of creatures, called the Honey Badgers, who also live there. Can James, Ellen and Rebecca help save it?Moral of the Story: While the Honey Moon is a fictional place, James and the Honey Moon could quite easy be set on our own planet, Earth. If it had not have been for James and his sisters, the honey that formed the Honey Moon would have all been used up by the Honey Badgers. The planet itself would have ceased to exist and Queen Bee and the Honey Bees, including Acacia, Manuka and Buckwheat would have needed to find a new place to live. Roger, the King of the Honey Badgers, did not realise the damage he and his subjects were unintentionally causing to their planet. Like Roger, many of us do not realise the damage we are unintentionally causing to the Earth. We can all do our bit, no matter how young or old and rich or poor we are. Whether we are an individual or a business, we can each ensure that we look after our planet and not only use its minerals, treasures and components in a sustainable way, but are as green as we possibly can be when disposing of our waste. If we each do our bit, then together we can make a big difference and, as Roger discovered, we can not only ensure that our planet is a beautiful place for us all to live our lives on, but that it remains a beautiful place for our children, grandchildren and future generations to also enjoy.In writing James and the Mystery of the Vanishing Honey Moon, I hope that this story will play its part in helping everyone that reads it appreciate that our planet is precious, and, like Roger, they can make a difference
Author: Timothy Richerson Publisher: Storylight Press ISBN: 9781942969488 Category : Languages : en Pages : 62
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Gathered around the fire most evenings, the Googuwams loved to talk with one another and observe the night sky. Most of all, they loved the moon. In this first book in the series of science and adventures stories for children of every age, discover what happens when the moon disappears before their eyes and two curious Googuwams set out to discover why. Young readers meet a talking Polaris as they learn about the phases of the moon and follow the adventures of the Googuwams on the night the moon disappeared.
Author: Rebecca Scherm Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101980125 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 401
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“Inventive and thrilling. . . . I couldn’t put it down.” —Brit Bennett, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Vanishing Half “It’s a thrill to read this novel.” —Jia Tolentino, New York Times bestselling author of Trick Mirror The gripping story of one scientist in outer space, another who watches over him, the family left behind, and the lengths people will go to protect the people and planet they love For twenty years, Alex has believed that his gene-edited superalgae will slow and even reverse the effects of climate change. His obsession with his research has jeopardized his marriage, his relationships with his kids, and his own professional future. When the Son sisters, founders of the colossal tech company Sensus, offer him a chance to complete his research, he seizes the opportunity. The catch? His lab will be in outer space on Parallaxis, the first-ever luxury residential space station built for billionaires. Alex and six other scientists leave Earth and their loved ones to become Pioneers, the beta tenants of Parallaxis. But Parallaxis is not the space palace they were sold. Day and night, the embittered crew builds the facility under pressure from Sensus, motivated by the promise that their families will join them. At home on Earth, much of the country is ablaze in wildfires and battered by storms. In Michigan, Alex’s teenage daughter, Mary Agnes, struggles through high school with the help of the ubiquitous Sensus phones implanted in everyone’s ears that archive each humiliation, and wishes she could go to Parallaxis with her father—but her mother will never allow it. The Pioneers are the beta testers of another program, too: Sensus is designing an algorithm that will predict human behavior. Katherine Son hires Tess, a young social psychologist, to watch the experiment’s subjects through their phones—including not only the Pioneers, but Katherine’s sister, Rachel. Tess begins to develop an intimate, obsessive relationship with her subjects. When Tess and Rachel travel to Parallaxis, the controlled experiment begins to unravel. Prescient and insightful, A House Between Earth and the Moon is at once a captivating epic about the machinations of big tech and a profoundly intimate meditation on the unmistakably human bonds that hold us together.
Author: Janet Hill Publisher: Tundra Books ISBN: 1770499253 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 144
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After moving to a seemingly quaint and quiet new town, Lucy faces a new reality in which fairies exist, weather can be bottled and witches hold grudges. Accompanied by gorgeous color paintings, this novel is perfect for fans of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, The Hazel Wood and Gregory Maguire. It has been a year since Lucy Crisp graduated from high school and she still hasn't found her calling. That is, until she discovers an exclusive arts college called Ladywyck Lodge. On a whim, she applies and is thrilled to be accepted into their program. Lucy moves to Esther Wren, the charming little town where it's based, and stays in the house her father buys as an investment: a magnificent building built by a sea captain in 1876. The house has history and personality --perhaps too much personality. . . Strange things start happening: Lucy hears voices and footsteps in empty rooms. She sees people and things that should not be there. Furniture disappears and elaborate desserts appear. What's worse is that the strange events are not restricted to her house. Lucy begins to understand that the town and its inhabitants are hiding many secrets, and Ladywyck is at the heart. As the eerie happenings escalate, Lucy fears she is being threatened -- but she is determined not to let fairy potions, spells and talk of witchcraft scare her away. Janet Hill's enchanting debut novel is part mystery, part supernatural thriller and all fun.
Author: Joseph Coulson
Author: Joseph Coulson
Author: Joseph Coulson
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