Author: Gary Golio
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1524738883
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
The poignant story of Blind Willie Johnson--the legendary Texas musician whose song "Dark Was the Night" was included on the Voyager I space probe's Golden Record Willie Johnson was born in 1897, and from the beginning he loved to sing--and play his cigar box guitar. But his childhood was interrupted when he lost his mother and his sight. How does a blind boy make his way in the world? Fortunately for Willie, the music saved him and brought him back into the light. His powerful voice, combined with the wailing of his slide guitar, moved people. Willie made a name for himself performing on street corners all over Texas. And one day he hit it big when he got a record deal and his songs were played on the radio. Then in 1977, his song--"Dark Was the Night"--was chosen to light up the darkness when it was launched into space on the Voyager I space probe's famous Golden Record. His immortal song was selected for the way it expresses the loneliness humans all feel, while reminding us we're not alone.
Dark Was the Night
Author: Gary Golio
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1524738883
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
The poignant story of Blind Willie Johnson--the legendary Texas musician whose song "Dark Was the Night" was included on the Voyager I space probe's Golden Record Willie Johnson was born in 1897, and from the beginning he loved to sing--and play his cigar box guitar. But his childhood was interrupted when he lost his mother and his sight. How does a blind boy make his way in the world? Fortunately for Willie, the music saved him and brought him back into the light. His powerful voice, combined with the wailing of his slide guitar, moved people. Willie made a name for himself performing on street corners all over Texas. And one day he hit it big when he got a record deal and his songs were played on the radio. Then in 1977, his song--"Dark Was the Night"--was chosen to light up the darkness when it was launched into space on the Voyager I space probe's famous Golden Record. His immortal song was selected for the way it expresses the loneliness humans all feel, while reminding us we're not alone.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1524738883
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
The poignant story of Blind Willie Johnson--the legendary Texas musician whose song "Dark Was the Night" was included on the Voyager I space probe's Golden Record Willie Johnson was born in 1897, and from the beginning he loved to sing--and play his cigar box guitar. But his childhood was interrupted when he lost his mother and his sight. How does a blind boy make his way in the world? Fortunately for Willie, the music saved him and brought him back into the light. His powerful voice, combined with the wailing of his slide guitar, moved people. Willie made a name for himself performing on street corners all over Texas. And one day he hit it big when he got a record deal and his songs were played on the radio. Then in 1977, his song--"Dark Was the Night"--was chosen to light up the darkness when it was launched into space on the Voyager I space probe's famous Golden Record. His immortal song was selected for the way it expresses the loneliness humans all feel, while reminding us we're not alone.
Dark Was the Night
Author: Tania Lorena Rivera
Publisher: Tania Lorena Rivera
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
Lucie Arnold is a mother with a secret fear of the dark. One Halloween night, three intruders penetrate her home and terrorize her and her four-year-old daughter. Plunged in darkness, she must find the courage to overcome her fears to save her daughter. But the traumatizing event triggers lost memories that come to haunt her amid all this horror, explaining the origin of her nyctophobia.
Publisher: Tania Lorena Rivera
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
Lucie Arnold is a mother with a secret fear of the dark. One Halloween night, three intruders penetrate her home and terrorize her and her four-year-old daughter. Plunged in darkness, she must find the courage to overcome her fears to save her daughter. But the traumatizing event triggers lost memories that come to haunt her amid all this horror, explaining the origin of her nyctophobia.
The Dark Corners of the Night
Author: Meg Gardiner
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
ISBN: 198262762X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
“Don’t miss it. This is a great one!” — Stephen King Soon to be an Amazon TV series I am the legion of the night ... He appears in the darkness like a ghost, made of shadows and fear—the Midnight Man. He comes for the parents but leaves the children alive, tiny witnesses to unspeakable horror. The bedroom communities of Los Angeles are gripped with dread, and the attacks are escalating. Still reeling from her best friend’s close call in a bombing six months ago, FBI behavioral analyst Caitlin Hendrix has come to Los Angeles to assist in the Midnight Man investigation and do what she does best—hunt a serial killer. Her work is what keeps her going, but something about this UNSUB—unknown subject—doesn’t sit right. She soon realizes that this case will test not only her skills but also her dedication, for within the heart of a killer lives a secret that mirrors Caitlin’s own past. Hesitancy is not an option, but will she be able to do what must be done if the time comes? Tense and impactful, Edgar Award winner Meg Gardiner’s latest UNSUB thriller will leave you on the edge of your seat until its riveting conclusion.
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
ISBN: 198262762X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
“Don’t miss it. This is a great one!” — Stephen King Soon to be an Amazon TV series I am the legion of the night ... He appears in the darkness like a ghost, made of shadows and fear—the Midnight Man. He comes for the parents but leaves the children alive, tiny witnesses to unspeakable horror. The bedroom communities of Los Angeles are gripped with dread, and the attacks are escalating. Still reeling from her best friend’s close call in a bombing six months ago, FBI behavioral analyst Caitlin Hendrix has come to Los Angeles to assist in the Midnight Man investigation and do what she does best—hunt a serial killer. Her work is what keeps her going, but something about this UNSUB—unknown subject—doesn’t sit right. She soon realizes that this case will test not only her skills but also her dedication, for within the heart of a killer lives a secret that mirrors Caitlin’s own past. Hesitancy is not an option, but will she be able to do what must be done if the time comes? Tense and impactful, Edgar Award winner Meg Gardiner’s latest UNSUB thriller will leave you on the edge of your seat until its riveting conclusion.
The Night is Dark and I Am Far from Home
Author: Jonathan Kozol
Publisher: Touchstone
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
"A bold inquiry into the values and goals of America's schools."--Cover.
Publisher: Touchstone
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
"A bold inquiry into the values and goals of America's schools."--Cover.
In the Dark of the Night
Author: John Saul
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345487028
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Summer vacation becomes a season in hell for an ordinary family who unwittingly stir something invisible, insidious, and insatiable from its secret slumber–unleashing a wave of horror only the darkest evil could create, that only a master of spine-tingling terror like John Saul could orchestrate. For deep in the shadows in the dark of the night lurks something as big as life . . . and as real as death. It has waited seven years for someone to come back to the rambling lakeside house called Pinecrest, which has stood empty since its last owner went missing. For upscale Chicago couple Dan and Merrill Brewster, the old midwestern manse is an ideal retreat, and for their kids, Eric and Marci, it’s the perfect place to spend a lazy summer exploring. Which is how Eric and his teenage friends discover the curious cache of discarded objects stowed in a hidden room of Pinecrest’s carriage house. The bladeless hacksaws, shadeless lamps, tables with missing legs, headless axe handle, and other unremarkable items add up to a pile of junk. Yet someone took the trouble to inventory each worthless relic in a cryptic ledger. It has all the makings of a great mystery–whispering, coaxing, demanding to be solved. But the more the boys devote themselves to restoring the forgotten possessions and piecing together the puzzle behind them, the more their fascination deepens into obsession. Soon their days are consumed with tending the strange, secret collection–while their nights become plagued by ever more ghastly dreams, nightmares that soon seep into reality. And when a horrifying discovery surfaces, so does the chilling truth–about the terrifying events that rocked the town seven years before, the mysterious disappearance of Pinecrest’s last resident, and a twisted legacy with a malevolent life of its own . . . and a bottomless hunger for new victims.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345487028
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Summer vacation becomes a season in hell for an ordinary family who unwittingly stir something invisible, insidious, and insatiable from its secret slumber–unleashing a wave of horror only the darkest evil could create, that only a master of spine-tingling terror like John Saul could orchestrate. For deep in the shadows in the dark of the night lurks something as big as life . . . and as real as death. It has waited seven years for someone to come back to the rambling lakeside house called Pinecrest, which has stood empty since its last owner went missing. For upscale Chicago couple Dan and Merrill Brewster, the old midwestern manse is an ideal retreat, and for their kids, Eric and Marci, it’s the perfect place to spend a lazy summer exploring. Which is how Eric and his teenage friends discover the curious cache of discarded objects stowed in a hidden room of Pinecrest’s carriage house. The bladeless hacksaws, shadeless lamps, tables with missing legs, headless axe handle, and other unremarkable items add up to a pile of junk. Yet someone took the trouble to inventory each worthless relic in a cryptic ledger. It has all the makings of a great mystery–whispering, coaxing, demanding to be solved. But the more the boys devote themselves to restoring the forgotten possessions and piecing together the puzzle behind them, the more their fascination deepens into obsession. Soon their days are consumed with tending the strange, secret collection–while their nights become plagued by ever more ghastly dreams, nightmares that soon seep into reality. And when a horrifying discovery surfaces, so does the chilling truth–about the terrifying events that rocked the town seven years before, the mysterious disappearance of Pinecrest’s last resident, and a twisted legacy with a malevolent life of its own . . . and a bottomless hunger for new victims.
Dark Is the Night
Author: William W. Johnstone
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
ISBN: 0786043733
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
YOU ARE NOW ENTERING TEXAS. SAY YOUR PRAYERS. The national bestselling western authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone return to their bestselling Death & Texas series with a fresh new cover package. DEATH ISN’T PRETTY There are a million ways to die in the great state of Texas. And on the lawless streets of New Hope, the odds are even worse. Once the home of Comanche, the region has been up for grabs since the settlers drove off the natives. Now it’s a magnet for settlers looking for cheap land, merchants looking to exploit its resources—and outlaws looking for a place to hide in between robbing and killing. With shootouts and showdowns being a nightly occurrence, it’s one of the deadliest places on earth. And the governor ain’t happy about it. He wants to clean up the town. He wants to wipe away the scum. And he knows just the man to do it. . . . Enter Cullen McCabe. A small-town sheriff turned special agent, McCabe doesn’t care what he has to do—or who he has to kill—to rid this hellhole of every rustler, robber, and ruthless cuss in sight. Especially the notorious Viper Gang. . . .
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
ISBN: 0786043733
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
YOU ARE NOW ENTERING TEXAS. SAY YOUR PRAYERS. The national bestselling western authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone return to their bestselling Death & Texas series with a fresh new cover package. DEATH ISN’T PRETTY There are a million ways to die in the great state of Texas. And on the lawless streets of New Hope, the odds are even worse. Once the home of Comanche, the region has been up for grabs since the settlers drove off the natives. Now it’s a magnet for settlers looking for cheap land, merchants looking to exploit its resources—and outlaws looking for a place to hide in between robbing and killing. With shootouts and showdowns being a nightly occurrence, it’s one of the deadliest places on earth. And the governor ain’t happy about it. He wants to clean up the town. He wants to wipe away the scum. And he knows just the man to do it. . . . Enter Cullen McCabe. A small-town sheriff turned special agent, McCabe doesn’t care what he has to do—or who he has to kill—to rid this hellhole of every rustler, robber, and ruthless cuss in sight. Especially the notorious Viper Gang. . . .
Kiss of the Night
Author: Sherrilyn Kenyon
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312992416
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
In this Dark-Hunter novel, Wulf and Cassandra face ancient curses, prophecies, and the direct meddling of the Greek gods to find true happiness.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312992416
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
In this Dark-Hunter novel, Wulf and Cassandra face ancient curses, prophecies, and the direct meddling of the Greek gods to find true happiness.
Seize the Night
Author: Sherrilyn Kenyon
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250075521
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
A special hardcover release of the seventh book in the blockbuster Dark-Hunter series.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250075521
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
A special hardcover release of the seventh book in the blockbuster Dark-Hunter series.
Dark Is the Night
Author: T.L. Brooks
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1483485404
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Twin brothers Erik and Magnus Rasmussen have no reason to think their lives will be anything but peaceful. Magnus enjoys working outdoors and painting, while the more brooding Erik prefers teaching and writing in his journals. Their parents have taught them to live quietly, respect nature, and be kind to others. Everything changes when the brothers find their parents brutally murdered. They know they were born in Wales, in a village called Darst, and it is their parents' wish for their ashes to be scattered there by the sea. When the brothers set out to honor those wishes, they embark on a journey that will change them forever. The village of Darst holds secrets, and so do the people they meet there. Erik and Magnus will discover an ancient magick and learn truths their parents didn't know. With this magic comes an evil that could destroy everything and everyone they've come to care about. They must find the courage and strength to face the darkness that wishes to consume them, and those they love.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1483485404
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Twin brothers Erik and Magnus Rasmussen have no reason to think their lives will be anything but peaceful. Magnus enjoys working outdoors and painting, while the more brooding Erik prefers teaching and writing in his journals. Their parents have taught them to live quietly, respect nature, and be kind to others. Everything changes when the brothers find their parents brutally murdered. They know they were born in Wales, in a village called Darst, and it is their parents' wish for their ashes to be scattered there by the sea. When the brothers set out to honor those wishes, they embark on a journey that will change them forever. The village of Darst holds secrets, and so do the people they meet there. Erik and Magnus will discover an ancient magick and learn truths their parents didn't know. With this magic comes an evil that could destroy everything and everyone they've come to care about. They must find the courage and strength to face the darkness that wishes to consume them, and those they love.
A Light Amongst Shadows
Author: Kelley York
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781386592716
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
James Spencer is hardly the typical troubled youth who ends up at Whisperwood School for Boys. Instead of hating the strict schedules and tight oversight by staff, James blossoms, quickly making friends, indulging in his love of writing, and contemplating the merits of sneaking love poems to the elusive and aloof William Esher.The rumours about William’s sexuality and opium reliance are prime gossip material amongst the third years…rumours that only further pique James' curiosity to uncover what William is really like beneath all that emotional armor. And, when the normally collected William stumbles in one night, shaken and ranting of ghosts, James is the only one who believes him.James himself has heard the nails dragging down his bedroom door and the sobs echoing in the halls at night. He knows others have, too, even if no one will admit it. The staff refuses to entertain such ridiculous tales, and punishment awaits anyone who brings it up.Their fervent denial and the disappearance of students only furthers James’ determination to find out what secrets Whisperwood is hiding...especially if it prevents William and himself from becoming the next victims.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781386592716
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
James Spencer is hardly the typical troubled youth who ends up at Whisperwood School for Boys. Instead of hating the strict schedules and tight oversight by staff, James blossoms, quickly making friends, indulging in his love of writing, and contemplating the merits of sneaking love poems to the elusive and aloof William Esher.The rumours about William’s sexuality and opium reliance are prime gossip material amongst the third years…rumours that only further pique James' curiosity to uncover what William is really like beneath all that emotional armor. And, when the normally collected William stumbles in one night, shaken and ranting of ghosts, James is the only one who believes him.James himself has heard the nails dragging down his bedroom door and the sobs echoing in the halls at night. He knows others have, too, even if no one will admit it. The staff refuses to entertain such ridiculous tales, and punishment awaits anyone who brings it up.Their fervent denial and the disappearance of students only furthers James’ determination to find out what secrets Whisperwood is hiding...especially if it prevents William and himself from becoming the next victims.