Author: Soibhan Dodds
Publisher: Orchard
ISBN: 9780006633655
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 23

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As Charles Tiger looks for his lost roar he encounters many animal friends.

Author: Charles McDougal
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mammals
Languages : en
Pages : 214

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Author: Charles R. Bond
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 9780890964088
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 288

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" Draws aside the curtain of mythology and shows the AVG members--pilots, mechanics, nurses, and Chennault himself--as recognizable humans with a full spectrum of virtues and faults. Yet, the glory remains undiminished . . . A Flying Tiger's Diary is highly readable and is wholeheartedly recommended."--Military Review The Flying Tigers, under the leadership of Claire Chennault, fought legendary air battles in the skies over Burma and China. This journal of ace pilot Charles Bond, now in its fifth printing, vividly preserves his experiences in aerial combat against the Japanese, all recorded within twenty-four hours of the action. It also documents the training and living conditions of the men whom Gen. Bruce K. Holloway has called "the most colorful group of warriors in modern times." A limited, specially bound edition of A Flying Tiger's Diary, signed and with a laid-in print by Terry Pyles, is available while supply lasts."

Author: Nancy Churnin
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
ISBN: 0807511277
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35

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2018 Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Honor Award, presented by the California Reading Association When the rules kept Charlie Sifford from playing in the Professional Golf Association, he set out to change them. Charlie Sifford loved golf, but in the 1930's only white people were allowed to play in the Professional Golf Association. Sifford had won plenty of Black tournaments, but he was determined to break the color barrier in the PGA. In 1960 he did, only to face discrimination from hotels that wouldn't rent him rooms and clubs that wouldn't let him use the same locker as the white players. But Sifford kept playing, becoming the first Black golfer to win a PGA tournament and eventually ranking among the greats in golf.

Author: Téa Obreht
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0679604367
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • The instant classic debut novel from the author of Inland and The Morningside, hailed as “a thrilling beginning to what will certainly be a great literary career” (Elle) “Spectacular . . . [Téa Obreht] spins a tale of such marvel and magic in a literary voice so enchanting that the mesmerized reader wants her never to stop.”—Entertainment Weekly “Not since Zadie Smith has a young writer arrived with such power and grace.”—Time ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times; Entertainment Weekly; The Christian Science Monitor; The Kansas City Star; Library Journal In a Balkan country mending from war, Natalia, a young doctor, is compelled to unravel the mysterious circumstances surrounding her beloved grandfather’s recent death. Searching for clues, she turns to his worn copy of The Jungle Book and the stories he told her of his encounters over the years with “the deathless man.” But most extraordinary of all is the story her grandfather never told her—the legend of the tiger’s wife. Weaving a brilliant latticework of family legend, loss, and love, Téa Obreht, hailed by Colum McCann as “the most thrilling literary discovery in years,” has spun a timeless novel that will establish her as one of the most vibrant, original authors of her generation. ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Wall Street Journal, O: The Oprah Magazine, The Economist, Vogue, Slate, Chicago Tribune, The Seattle Times, Dayton Daily News, Publishers Weekly, Alan Cheuse, NPR’s All Things Considered

Author: Charles Sailor
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780983854258
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 544

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THE MAN WHO RODE THE TIGER is planned as a series of David Kettering novels written by the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of THE SECOND SON, Charles Sailor. This taut suspense thriller tells the story of a fathers unwavering determination to save his daughter from execution in China. David Kettering finds himself pitted against the government of China as well as the world's most powerful communist party. Expelled from China on the day of her sentencing, and with only seven days to save her life Kettering takes matters into his own hands. As the clock runs down, and with only hours to spare, Kettering finally possesses something viable to trade. When he notifies the Chinese authorities he becomes a marked and relentlessly hunted man. It seems David Kettering holds the one thing that China cannot allow to exist. THE MAN WHO RODE THE TIGER validates the belief that a single individual has the power to alter the world in a positive way, no matter the odds.

Author: Stephanie Perry Moore
Publisher: Darby Creek ™
ISBN: 1467778869
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 93

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When five girls at Jackson High School find themselves on a nasty list, they must join together and face the rest of their school. But will their struggles be too much to bear?

Author: Charles Buck Cho
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781640033245
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 272

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In rural southwestern Korea, a boy, born in the year of the Tiger, works in the fields alongside his father. Having just finished elementary school with no prospect of further schooling, Charlie hungers for food and knowledge. True to his tiger birth sign, he dares to leave his home, in search of a better life for himself and for his family.

Author: Charles Cornell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615602240
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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As a serial killer wreaks havoc on Wall Street, dismantling a corrupt financier's financial empire one body at a time, FBI profiler Scott Forrester uncovers the deadly secret of a demon-worshipping Hindu cult that is determined to change the very fabric of society. Firmly in their assassin's crosshairs, Scott Forrester is forced underground to stop the killing spree. But will he survive the deal he must make with the Devil to thwart their satanic plan?Best Indie Thriller Nominee - Kindle Book ReviewsBest Thriller Nominee - Florida Writers Association, Royal Palm Literary Awards"A great variation to the thriller genre...the author blended a detective storyline with a thread of the esoteric which makes it stand out from other thrillers. The ending leaves you guessing... a well thought out story, with lots of action. Recommended for all lovers of thrillers and action books." - Midwest Book Review"5 Stars! - This book had my juices flowing-my heart pounding, blood boiling, anger, rage, PISSED OFF. It had me thinking of all kinds of things. So applicable to what is going on today. Believable. For a debut novel, I was really impressed." - Sherry Fundin, Fundinmental Book Reviews"This book goes far beyond a 5 STAR rating! Charles A. Cornell is a magnificent storyteller and his debut novel is brilliant. Tiger Paw was a very tumultuous read for me. It touches on everything that's wrong in government and Wall Street. I can imagine the challenge he faces when writing the next novels. It will be hard to top this." - Laura Thomas, FU Only Knew Book ReviewsMore on Tiger Paw...In Charles A Cornell's critically acclaimed mystery thriller, Tiger Paw, FBI Special Agent Scott Forrester investigates a series of bizarre murders at the center of a Wall Street stock scam. The killer's most recent victim - billionaire Wall Street mogul Matthew Carleton - was drowned in a bath tub of red wine. The FBI believes the murders are the work of a professional hit man. But the killer leaves behind an indecipherable message that defies explanation. Scott Forrester teams up with criminal psychologist, Dr. Rajeev Chandra. They decode the killer's cryptic warning. It points to an East Indian cult whose religious icon - an altarpiece lost for centuries and now on display in the US - is haunted by a disturbing past. As the billionaire financier's Wall Street empire is dismantled one body at a time, they encounter sinister forces deep inside the corridors of power in Washington that are determined to silence anyone who uncovers their connection with the cult. The conspiracy is spreading like a cancer and is on a mission to change the very fabric of society. Dogged by his own demons - his troubled brother, a disabled Afghan war veteran; an adversarial boss hell bent to destroy his career; and a failed love life - Scott Forrester follows the trail of the elusive killer as he wreaks havoc from Wyoming to the Bahamas. Forrester falls into the cult's carefully laid trap. Exposed to the assassin's crosshairs and forced to take his fight underground, Scott Forrester must confront the cult's menace in all its physical and spiritual forms. And the ultimate price to end this nightmare? Cross the no man's land that divides good from evil... to bargain his soul with the Devil himself. Tiger Paw is a thriller cloaked in mystery, psychological suspense and international intrigue. A story of people who have sold their souls in exchange for wealth and power. A story of greed, deception, and revenge. And a story of one man's struggle to triumph against the greatest evil he has ever faced.

Author: Tom Clancy
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780425219133
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 588

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The #1 New York Times bestseller-updated with additional information on the current Iraq War-now in trade paperback. General Chuck Horner commanded the U.S. and allied air assets-the forces of a dozen nations- during Desert Shield and Desert Storm, and was responsible for the design and execution of one of the most devastating air campaigns in history. Never before has the Gulf air war planning, a process filled with controversy and stormy personalities, been revealed in such rich, provocative detail. In this edition of Every Man a Tiger, General Horner looks at the current Gulf conflict and comments on the use of air power in Iraq.