1# Library to Find Best eBook for Read
Author : Muriel SCOTT
Release : 1934
Genre :
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Stolen Paradise, Etc by : Muriel SCOTT
Download or read book A Stolen Paradise, Etc written by Muriel SCOTT. This book was released on 1934. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mark ALLERTON (pseud. [i.e. William Ernest Cameron.])
Release : 1921
Genre :
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Stolen Paradise by : Mark ALLERTON (pseud. [i.e. William Ernest Cameron.])
Download or read book A Stolen Paradise written by Mark ALLERTON (pseud. [i.e. William Ernest Cameron.]). This book was released on 1921. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stephanie C. Fox
Release : 2014-01-09
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Hawai`i - Stolen Paradise: A Brief History by : Stephanie C. Fox
Download or read book Hawai`i - Stolen Paradise: A Brief History written by Stephanie C. Fox. This book was released on 2014-01-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains the history that is part of Hawaiʻi – Stolen Paradise: A Travelogue. This history was originally written as the prelude to a travelogue about a trip I took in October of 2012 to Oʻahu and the Big Island. It includes details about the Hawaiian language, culture, agriculture, aquaculture, music, dance, cuisine, and the Hawaiian people, with a bibliography of source material and a glossary at the end. For either people with a casual interest in Hawaiʻi or formal students of history and culture, and either armchair or serious travelers, this book can serve as a fun starting point for more in-depth study of this fascinating, beautiful paradise.
Author : Stephanie C. Fox
Release : 2013-04-19
Genre : Travel
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Hawai`i - Stolen Paradise: A Travelogue by : Stephanie C. Fox
Download or read book Hawai`i - Stolen Paradise: A Travelogue written by Stephanie C. Fox. This book was released on 2013-04-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Would you like to learn the history of Hawaiʻi, and get to know its culture and traditions through the convenience of a book? This one has it all: photographs, stories, and history, all told by a traveler who wanted to study that firsthand. What she compiled is a fun way to learn about Hawaiʻi, the result of her own, self-taught course about the Islands. It includes a bibliography and a glossary of Hawaiian words and phrases at the end, complete with a pronunciation key. As a bonus, the names, addresses, phone numbers, and websites of the places she visited are listed in the bibliographies of both San Francisco - a stop along the way to Hawaiʻi - and for Hawaiʻi itself. Here is a brief summary of the fun described in this travelogue: In October of 2012, the author and her parents took a trip to Hawai‘i, visiting O‘ahu and the Big Island. They stayed at a beautiful resort on O‘ahu called Ko Olina, which means “to be filled with happiness” in the Hawaiian language. They toured historic sites - ‘Iolani Palace in Honolulu and Hulihe‘e Palace in Kailua-Kona. They visited the dead sailors aboard the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial. They took a ride in an electric submarine in the waters off Waikiki. They drove down Saddle Road between Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the Big Island, and then down Chain of Craters Road to see where Kilauea had erupted over the pavement and into the Pacific Ocean. They tasted Kona coffee and saw how it was grown, harvested, dried, and roasted. They attended a hokey lu‘au on O‘ahu and a wonderfully educational one on the Big Island. They walked through a tropical garden on each of the Islands that they visited, looking at orchids, butterflies, palm trees, macadamia trees, and cannonball trees. In short, the author led her parents on a fascinating tour of Hawaiian history, language, music, cuisine, culture, botany, zoology, and volcanology. It was the trip of a lifetime. After all, one can never taste, smell, hear, see, or touch enough of the paradise that is Hawai‘i.
Author : Howard Johns
Release : 2018-02-09
Genre :
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 529/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Stolen Paradise by : Howard Johns
Download or read book A Stolen Paradise written by Howard Johns. This book was released on 2018-02-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Stolen Paradise is a controversial new book about the making of The Night of the Iguana. The non-fiction narrative follows the history of this modern classic from its creation as an acclaimed stage play by Tennessee Williams, regarded as the greatest playwright of the twentieth century, to its adaptation as an Oscar-winning movie directed by the legendary filmmaker John Huston. Sharing the spotlight in this riveting saga are two international megastars whose love affair dominated news coverage for much of that millennium: Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, together with the highly combustible superstar Ava Gardner, and a third equally impressive star, Deborah Kerr, who lived side-by-side for three months in the Mexican jungle during the film's production. Everyone involved hoped they would benefit from the movie's success. But what was the personal and professional cost to each of them? Through extensive archival research and firsthand interviews, which uncover many previously unknown facts, Howard Johns brings to life the people and events surrounding The Night of the Iguana and its transformative effect on Puerto Vallarta - once a small fishing village, now an international tourist destination. It was there, in the isolated jungles of Mismaloya, that the movie had its greatest impact, introducing the native inhabitants, who had no previous contact with the outside world, to a modern way of life, the effects of which are still being felt today. This richly detailed account of movie making is more than an exposé of Hollywood or a sentimental wallow in nostalgia; it is also a time capsule of world events. A Stolen Paradise combines elements of American pop culture, Mexican history and Aztec mythology to tell a prescient saga of human conquest and its surprising, often tragic, consequences.
