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Author : Joy Cowley
Release : 1995
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 044/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Mouse Bride by : Joy Cowley
Download or read book The Mouse Bride written by Joy Cowley. This book was released on 1995. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Determined to find the mightiest husband for herself, a mouse approaches the sun, a cloud, the wind, and a house, before the unexpected victor finally appears.
Author : Thomas F. Anderson
Release : 2006
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 355/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Everything in Its Place by : Thomas F. Anderson
Download or read book Everything in Its Place written by Thomas F. Anderson. This book was released on 2006. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything in Its Place: The Life and Works of Virgilio Pinera: is a seminal book that fills a major gap in Cuban and Latin American literary criticism. In addition to being the most comprehensive study to date of the life and work of Virgilio Pinera, this is the first book in English on this major twentieth-century Cuban author. In this study Thomas F. Anderson draws extensively on unpublished manuscripts and diverse critical writings, bringing new insights into how Pinera's works responded to key literary influences as well as events in his life and in Cuban political and cultural history.
Author : Horacio A. Hernández
Release : 2013-01-18
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 370/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Incredible Wedding of a Dictator by : Horacio A. Hernández
Download or read book The Incredible Wedding of a Dictator written by Horacio A. Hernández. This book was released on 2013-01-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The novel is divided in ten chapters. It starts with the wedding of one the victims of the dictator. In the preamble, there are two godfathers [compadres] (two fathers, one who has baptized the other one son) who share their manuscripts about a fictitious community called Dolorosa Village, the finding of the original manuscript of Christopher Columbus, known as Columbus Journal; and about the apocalyptic predictions of the island. Then, continues the description of the priest of the community; followed by the life of the dictator of Dolorosa: his origin, his political tricks, and his repressive measures, the adventures of his centaurs, the extravagance of his wedding, his decadence, and his death. In the same way, the life of the hero is developed parallel to the dictator with all his vicissitudes and struggles against him. The novel continues with the desperation and exodus of the younger members of the community, and the destruction almost of the whole island caused by a tsunami. Finally, it is closed with an epilogue where the two godparents make a scrutiny about the books written during the dictatorship.
Author : Patricia Nisbet Klingenberg
Release : 1999
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 897/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Fantasies of the Feminine by : Patricia Nisbet Klingenberg
Download or read book Fantasies of the Feminine written by Patricia Nisbet Klingenberg. This book was released on 1999. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In order to address these questions and to better understand Ocampo's work, the analysis sustains an extended dialogue between her short fiction and current Euro-American feminist theory. While the analysis is intended primarily for scholars interested in Latin American authors, every effort has been made to facilitate a reading by the non-specialist."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : DK
Release : 2013-10-01
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 254/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis It Can't Be True! by : DK
Download or read book It Can't Be True! written by DK. This book was released on 2013-10-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If anything in this book doesn't quite ring true, you'd better start believing! The incredible collection of mind-blowing facts may defy belief, but they are all absolutely true. This irresistible page-turner will keep your eyes popping and your jaws dropping from start to finish. Did you know that the Moon is the same size as Australia? And Earth could fit inside Jupiter more than 1,000 times? Can you believe the Eiffel Tower would fit inside a Sahara sand dune? Or the blue whale's heart is as big as a car and the colossal squid has eyes the size of beach balls? Not to mention in the next hour, another 8,000 people will inhabit our planet! All this and much, much more is at your fingertips in It Can't Be True.?? Wow your friends and amaze your family with hundreds of new facts in this fun-filled, picture-packed bumper book. From the tiniest microchip to our unimaginably enormous Universe, no subject is left unexplored for this groundbreaking reference title. Astounding images, inspiring visual comparisons, and informative graphics combine in one unforgettable learning experience. Now settle down and start reading... you won't believe your eyes! 2014 International Reading Association and Children's Book Council Children's Choices List Winner
