Author: Joan Garvey
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781455617425
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
A brief history for New Orleans' greatest admirers. This concise history of the Crescent City contains chapters covering the Mississippi River, the city's founding, European rule, and more, updated with expanded jazz and African American sections. It is a must for every library and home, and for those who love New Orleans and its rich history.
Beautiful Crescent
Author: Joan Garvey
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781455617425
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
A brief history for New Orleans' greatest admirers. This concise history of the Crescent City contains chapters covering the Mississippi River, the city's founding, European rule, and more, updated with expanded jazz and African American sections. It is a must for every library and home, and for those who love New Orleans and its rich history.
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781455617425
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
A brief history for New Orleans' greatest admirers. This concise history of the Crescent City contains chapters covering the Mississippi River, the city's founding, European rule, and more, updated with expanded jazz and African American sections. It is a must for every library and home, and for those who love New Orleans and its rich history.
The Most Beautiful Women
Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets
Author: Hena Khan
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452155720
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets — Islamic book for kids "A beautiful picture book that simultaneously explores shapes, Islam, and the cultures of the Muslim people." — Kirkus Reviews Toddler book of shapes and Islamic traditions: From a crescent moon to a square garden to an octagonal fountain, this breathtaking picture book celebrates the shapes—and traditions—of the Muslim world. Toddler book by author Hena Khan: Sure to inspire questions and observations about world religions and cultures, Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets is equally at home in a classroom reading circle and on a parent's lap being read to a child. If you and your child like books such as Lailah’s Lunchbox, Numbers Colors Shapes, or The Name Jar, you will love Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets.
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452155720
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets — Islamic book for kids "A beautiful picture book that simultaneously explores shapes, Islam, and the cultures of the Muslim people." — Kirkus Reviews Toddler book of shapes and Islamic traditions: From a crescent moon to a square garden to an octagonal fountain, this breathtaking picture book celebrates the shapes—and traditions—of the Muslim world. Toddler book by author Hena Khan: Sure to inspire questions and observations about world religions and cultures, Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets is equally at home in a classroom reading circle and on a parent's lap being read to a child. If you and your child like books such as Lailah’s Lunchbox, Numbers Colors Shapes, or The Name Jar, you will love Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets.
The Sorrow of a Crescent Moon
Author: J Wagoner
Publisher: J Wagoner
ISBN: 1500823791
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
A Mom's Choice Awards® Gold Medal Recipient. Jamie, an exceptionally bright and inquisitive eight year old, is given the opportunity to see New Orleans in a way that few will ever see it. Upon accepting the gift, he finds that he is able to interact with the "shadows" of the city, the essences of people hidden away from the rest of the world. As a result, Jamie learns difficult, yet important, lessons about the emotional pain, regret, and fear with which some must live.
Publisher: J Wagoner
ISBN: 1500823791
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
A Mom's Choice Awards® Gold Medal Recipient. Jamie, an exceptionally bright and inquisitive eight year old, is given the opportunity to see New Orleans in a way that few will ever see it. Upon accepting the gift, he finds that he is able to interact with the "shadows" of the city, the essences of people hidden away from the rest of the world. As a result, Jamie learns difficult, yet important, lessons about the emotional pain, regret, and fear with which some must live.
The Story of the Heavens
Author: Robert Stawell Ball
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
The Ladies' Repository
The Mahabharata of Khrisna-Dwaipayana Vyasa; VI. The Book of Bhishma
Author: Kisari Mohan Ganguli
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 338532436X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883-1896.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 338532436X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883-1896.
THE MAHABHARATA of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
Author: Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
Publisher: Darryl Morris
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 5718
Book Description
The Mahabharata, "What is found here, may be found elsewhere. What is not found here, will not be found elsewhere." The ancient story of the Mahabharata casts the reader's mind across spiritual and terrestrial vistas and battlefields. Through the experiences of divine incarnations and manifest demons, a great royal dynasty is fractured along fraternal lines, resulting in the greatest war of good and evil ever fought in ancient lands. This most venerable of epics remains profoundly timeless in it teachings of truth, righteousness and liberation. This second edition ebook of the Mahabharata is Kisari Mohan Ganguli's 1896 translation and is complete with all 18 parvas in a single ebook. It features a comprehensive table of contents, book summaries and double linked footnotes.
Publisher: Darryl Morris
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 5718
Book Description
The Mahabharata, "What is found here, may be found elsewhere. What is not found here, will not be found elsewhere." The ancient story of the Mahabharata casts the reader's mind across spiritual and terrestrial vistas and battlefields. Through the experiences of divine incarnations and manifest demons, a great royal dynasty is fractured along fraternal lines, resulting in the greatest war of good and evil ever fought in ancient lands. This most venerable of epics remains profoundly timeless in it teachings of truth, righteousness and liberation. This second edition ebook of the Mahabharata is Kisari Mohan Ganguli's 1896 translation and is complete with all 18 parvas in a single ebook. It features a comprehensive table of contents, book summaries and double linked footnotes.
The Mahabharata: A Modern Retelling
Author: Erin Bernstein
Publisher: BookRix
ISBN: 3743835479
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
"But war is made for the satisfaction of men's ambition; for the sake of worldly gain to the few, terrible misery is brought to numberless homes, breaking the hearts of hundreds of men and women! How many widows mourn their husbands, how many stories of savage cruelty do we hear! How many little orphaned children are crying for their dead fathers, how many women are weeping for their slain sons! There is nothing so heart-breaking and terrible as an outburst of human savagery!" (Abdul-Baha, Paris Talks, p. 29)
Publisher: BookRix
ISBN: 3743835479
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
"But war is made for the satisfaction of men's ambition; for the sake of worldly gain to the few, terrible misery is brought to numberless homes, breaking the hearts of hundreds of men and women! How many widows mourn their husbands, how many stories of savage cruelty do we hear! How many little orphaned children are crying for their dead fathers, how many women are weeping for their slain sons! There is nothing so heart-breaking and terrible as an outburst of human savagery!" (Abdul-Baha, Paris Talks, p. 29)
Krsnagiti of Manaveda
Author: Mānaveda
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN: 9788120814783
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
On Krishna (Hindu deity).
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN: 9788120814783
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
On Krishna (Hindu deity).