The Book of Wonders

2012-01-17 Juvenile Fiction

Author : Jasmine Richards
Release : 2012-01-17
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 183/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Book of Wonders written by Jasmine Richards. This book was released on 2012-01-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sorcerers, Cyclops, Djinnis . . . Magic. Thirteen-year-old Zardi loves to hear stories about fantastical beings long banned from the kingdom of Arribitha. But anyone who is caught whispering of their powers will feel the rage of the sultan—a terrifying tyrant who, even with his eyes closed, can see all. When her own beloved sister is captured by the evil ruler, Zardi knows that she must risk everything to rescue her. Along with Rhidan, who is her best friend, and an unlikely crew of sailors led by the infamous Captain Sinbad, Zardi ventures forth into strange and wondrous territory with a seemingly impossible mission: to bring magic back to Arribitha and defeat the sultan once and for all.

World of Wonders

2020-09-08 Nature

Author : Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Release : 2020-09-08
Genre : Nature
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 59X/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book World of Wonders written by Aimee Nezhukumatathil. This book was released on 2020-09-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A poet celebrates the wonders of nature in a collection of essays that could almost serve as a coming-of-age memoir.” —Kirkus Reviews As a child, Nezhukumatathil called many places home: the grounds of a Kansas mental institution, where her Filipina mother was a doctor; the open skies and tall mountains of Arizona, where she hiked with her Indian father; and the chillier climes of western New York and Ohio. But no matter where she was transplanted—no matter how awkward the fit or forbidding the landscape—she was able to turn to our world’s fierce and funny creatures for guidance. “What the peacock can do,” she tells us, “is remind you of a home you will run away from and run back to all your life.” The axolotl teaches us to smile, even in the face of unkindness; the touch-me-not plant shows us how to shake off unwanted advances; the narwhal demonstrates how to survive in hostile environments. Even in the strange and the unlovely, Nezhukumatathil finds beauty and kinship. For it is this way with wonder: it requires that we are curious enough to look past the distractions in order to fully appreciate the world’s gifts. Warm, lyrical, and gorgeously illustrated by Fumi Nakamura, World of Wonders is a book of sustenance and joy. Praise for World of Wonders Barnes & Noble 2020 Book of the Year An NPR Best Book of 2020 An Esquire Best Book of 2020 A Publishers Weekly “Big Indie Book of Fall 2020” A BuzzFeed Best Book of Fall 2020 “Hands-down one of the most beautiful books of the year.” —NPR “A timely story about love, identity and belonging.” —New York Times Book Review “A truly wonderous essay collection.” —Roxane Gay, The Audacity

Wonder of Wonders

2013-10-22 Performing Arts

Author : Alisa Solomon
Release : 2013-10-22
Genre : Performing Arts
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 292/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Wonder of Wonders written by Alisa Solomon. This book was released on 2013-10-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sparkling and eye-opening history of the Broadway musical that changed the world In the half-century since its premiere, Fiddler on the Roof has had an astonishing global impact. Beloved by audiences the world over, performed from rural high schools to grand state theaters, Fiddler is a supremely potent cultural landmark. In a history as captivating as its subject, award-winning drama critic Alisa Solomon traces how and why the story of Tevye the milkman, the creation of the great Yiddish writer Sholem-Aleichem, was reborn as blockbuster entertainment and a cultural touchstone, not only for Jews and not only in America. It is a story of the theater, following Tevye from his humble appearance on the New York Yiddish stage, through his adoption by leftist dramatists as a symbol of oppression, to his Broadway debut in one of the last big book musicals, and his ultimate destination—a major Hollywood picture. Solomon reveals how the show spoke to the deepest conflicts and desires of its time: the fraying of tradition, generational tension, the loss of roots. Audiences everywhere found in Fiddler immediate resonance and a usable past, whether in Warsaw, where it unlocked the taboo subject of Jewish history, or in Tokyo, where the producer asked how Americans could understand a story that is "so Japanese." Rich, entertaining, and original, Wonder of Wonders reveals the surprising and enduring legacy of a show about tradition that itself became a tradition. Wonder of wonders, miracle of miracles.

A Book of Wonders

2009 Devotional calendars

Author : Edward Hays
Release : 2009
Genre : Devotional calendars
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 834/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book A Book of Wonders written by Edward Hays. This book was released on 2009. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bring the Renaissance to life while exploring Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and much more.

Phenomena

1977-01-01 Curiosities and wonders

Author : John Michell
Release : 1977-01-01
Genre : Curiosities and wonders
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Book Rating : 890/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Phenomena written by John Michell. This book was released on 1977-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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