Author: Elizabeth Kuiper
Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
ISBN: 0702263532
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
Hannah lives in Zimbabwe during the reign of Robert Mugabe; it's a country of petrol queues and power cuts, food shortages and government corruption. Yet Hannah is lucky. She can afford to go to school, has never had to skip a meal, and lives in a big house with her mum and their Shona housekeeper. Hannah is wealthy, she is healthy, and she is white. But money can't always keep you safe. As the political situation becomes increasingly unstable and tensions within Hannah's family escalate, her sheltered life is threatened. She is forced to question all that she's taken for granted, including where she belongs.
Little Stones
Author: Elizabeth Kuiper
Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
ISBN: 0702263532
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
Hannah lives in Zimbabwe during the reign of Robert Mugabe; it's a country of petrol queues and power cuts, food shortages and government corruption. Yet Hannah is lucky. She can afford to go to school, has never had to skip a meal, and lives in a big house with her mum and their Shona housekeeper. Hannah is wealthy, she is healthy, and she is white. But money can't always keep you safe. As the political situation becomes increasingly unstable and tensions within Hannah's family escalate, her sheltered life is threatened. She is forced to question all that she's taken for granted, including where she belongs.
Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
ISBN: 0702263532
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
Hannah lives in Zimbabwe during the reign of Robert Mugabe; it's a country of petrol queues and power cuts, food shortages and government corruption. Yet Hannah is lucky. She can afford to go to school, has never had to skip a meal, and lives in a big house with her mum and their Shona housekeeper. Hannah is wealthy, she is healthy, and she is white. But money can't always keep you safe. As the political situation becomes increasingly unstable and tensions within Hannah's family escalate, her sheltered life is threatened. She is forced to question all that she's taken for granted, including where she belongs.
The Little Book of the Rolling Stones
Author: Malcolm Croft
Publisher: Little Books of Music
ISBN: 9781787392540
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A bite-sized collection of more than 170 quotes by and about the world's greatest rock 'n' roll band. "There's the sun, there's the moon, there's the air we breathe, and then there's the Rolling Stones." --Keith Richards. Fans who endorse the legendary guitarist's sentiments will pore through every engaging quote in this collection, which shows exactly why the Stones remain in the spotlight after 50 years of performing. In addition to the band members, quotes come from such figures as producer Andrew Oldham and Paul McCartney ("I see a good little rock 'n' roll band--not as good as the Beatles, but good.")
Publisher: Little Books of Music
ISBN: 9781787392540
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A bite-sized collection of more than 170 quotes by and about the world's greatest rock 'n' roll band. "There's the sun, there's the moon, there's the air we breathe, and then there's the Rolling Stones." --Keith Richards. Fans who endorse the legendary guitarist's sentiments will pore through every engaging quote in this collection, which shows exactly why the Stones remain in the spotlight after 50 years of performing. In addition to the band members, quotes come from such figures as producer Andrew Oldham and Paul McCartney ("I see a good little rock 'n' roll band--not as good as the Beatles, but good.")
Sticks and Stones
Author: M. Ruth Little
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781469621357
Category : Epitaphs
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Sticks and Stones: Three Centuries of North Carolina Gravemarkers
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781469621357
Category : Epitaphs
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Sticks and Stones: Three Centuries of North Carolina Gravemarkers
Microliths They Are, Little Stones: Posthumous Prose
Author: Paul Celan
Publisher: Contra Mundum Press
ISBN: 9781940625362
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
In the mid-fifties Paul Celan suggested that he had a mind for writing that "would be a bit more sober & more spacious" than his poems. And yet, in his life-time Celan published very little of such "more spacious" work - i.e. prose. It is only with this volume that Celan's multifaceted achievements as a prose writer can be discovered.
Publisher: Contra Mundum Press
ISBN: 9781940625362
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
In the mid-fifties Paul Celan suggested that he had a mind for writing that "would be a bit more sober & more spacious" than his poems. And yet, in his life-time Celan published very little of such "more spacious" work - i.e. prose. It is only with this volume that Celan's multifaceted achievements as a prose writer can be discovered.
The Little Book of Rock Painting
Author: F. Sehnaz Bac
Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing
ISBN: 1633227316
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
Filled with creative exercises, art prompts, templates, and step-by-step projects, The Little Book of Rock Painting encourages interactivity for immediate results, while teaching beginners the fundamentals of the medium in an engaging and fun way. In the new The Little Book of ... series from Walter Foster Publishing, artists and art hobbyists alike will delight in learning a variety of fun and interesting art topics in a portable format boasting a fresh, contemporary design. In The Little Book of Rock Painting, aspiring artists will discover how to gather and prepare their rocks to create masterpieces that are truly one with nature. Written and illustrated by three talented rock-painting artists, the book features a range of contemporary designs to experiment with, from patterns and animals to mandalas and dots. The instructions are easy to follow and invite creativity and originality. Grab your colors, head outside, and start painting beautiful works of art on stones!
Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing
ISBN: 1633227316
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
Filled with creative exercises, art prompts, templates, and step-by-step projects, The Little Book of Rock Painting encourages interactivity for immediate results, while teaching beginners the fundamentals of the medium in an engaging and fun way. In the new The Little Book of ... series from Walter Foster Publishing, artists and art hobbyists alike will delight in learning a variety of fun and interesting art topics in a portable format boasting a fresh, contemporary design. In The Little Book of Rock Painting, aspiring artists will discover how to gather and prepare their rocks to create masterpieces that are truly one with nature. Written and illustrated by three talented rock-painting artists, the book features a range of contemporary designs to experiment with, from patterns and animals to mandalas and dots. The instructions are easy to follow and invite creativity and originality. Grab your colors, head outside, and start painting beautiful works of art on stones!
Stones from the River
Author: Ursula Hegi
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439144761
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
From the acclaimed author of Floating in My Mother’s Palm and Children and Fire, a stunning story about ordinary people living in extraordinary times—“epic, daring, magnificent, the product of a defining and mesmerizing vision” (Los Angeles Times). Trudi Montag is a Zwerg—a dwarf—short, undesirable, different, the voice of anyone who has ever tried to fit in. Eventually she learns that being different is a secret that all humans share—from her mother who flees into madness, to her friend Georg whose parents pretend he’s a girl, to the Jews Trudi harbors in her cellar. Ursula Hegi brings us a timeless and unforgettable story in Trudi and a small town, weaving together a profound tapestry of emotional power, humanity, and truth.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439144761
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
From the acclaimed author of Floating in My Mother’s Palm and Children and Fire, a stunning story about ordinary people living in extraordinary times—“epic, daring, magnificent, the product of a defining and mesmerizing vision” (Los Angeles Times). Trudi Montag is a Zwerg—a dwarf—short, undesirable, different, the voice of anyone who has ever tried to fit in. Eventually she learns that being different is a secret that all humans share—from her mother who flees into madness, to her friend Georg whose parents pretend he’s a girl, to the Jews Trudi harbors in her cellar. Ursula Hegi brings us a timeless and unforgettable story in Trudi and a small town, weaving together a profound tapestry of emotional power, humanity, and truth.
The Book of Stones
Author: Robert Simmons
Publisher:
ISBN: 1583949089
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 593
Book Description
Published in association with North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, California.
Publisher:
ISBN: 1583949089
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 593
Book Description
Published in association with North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, California.
Little Stones at My Window
Author: Mario Benedetti
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : es
Pages : 308
Book Description
These poems, by an Uruguayan poet writing from political exile, range in theme from pain of exile to joys of love to the horrors of political repression. Benedetti also frequently conveys with Kafkaesque irony the impact of bureaucracy on the lives of ordinary citizens. His latest poems in this collection focus on the personal and collective problems of reintegration into a wounded and changed society and the desire for universal brotherhood.--From publisher description.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : es
Pages : 308
Book Description
These poems, by an Uruguayan poet writing from political exile, range in theme from pain of exile to joys of love to the horrors of political repression. Benedetti also frequently conveys with Kafkaesque irony the impact of bureaucracy on the lives of ordinary citizens. His latest poems in this collection focus on the personal and collective problems of reintegration into a wounded and changed society and the desire for universal brotherhood.--From publisher description.
Scribble Stones
Author: Diane Alber
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781732934641
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781732934641
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Stones for Grandpa
Author: Renee Londner
Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing ™
ISBN: 1512494747
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
A little boy and his family gather at the cemetery for the unveiling of his grandpa’s gravestone, bringing stones to place on the grave, in the Jewish custom. They tell stories that help the boy deal with his loss, reminding him of the wonderful memories he has of his grandpa.
Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing ™
ISBN: 1512494747
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
A little boy and his family gather at the cemetery for the unveiling of his grandpa’s gravestone, bringing stones to place on the grave, in the Jewish custom. They tell stories that help the boy deal with his loss, reminding him of the wonderful memories he has of his grandpa.