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The Long Walk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Long Walk is a novel by Stephen King published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman in 1979 as a paperback original. It was collected in 1985 in the hardcover omnibus The Bachman Books , and has seen several reprints since, as both paperback & hardback. Set in a dystopian present , the plot revolves around the contestants of a gruelling walking contest , held annually by a somewhat despotic and totalitarian version of the United States of America . In 2000 the American Library Association listed The Long Walk as one of the 100 best books for teenage readers published between 1966 and 2000. [ 1 ] Stephen King has revealed that it is the first novel he ever wrote, begun eight years before Carrie was published in 1974, when he was a freshman at the University of Maine in 1966-67. [ 2 ] [ edit ] Plot summaryGuns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies is a 1997 book by Jared Diamond , professor of geography and physiology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). In 1998, it won the Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction and the Aventis Prize for Best Science Book . A documentary based on the book, and produced by the National Geographic Society , was broadcast on PBS in July 2005. [ 1 ]
Guns, Germs, and Steel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There are quite a few programs and web services that can be really useful to Kindle owners. This post compiles 17 of these that every Kindle user should know about, ranging from eBook conversion programs to services that can broadcast your favorite websites to your Kindle. Note that many of the tools listed here aren’t strictly Kindle specific, but can be very useful to anyone who has a Kindle or any other eBook reading device, such as PDF cropping tools and eBook conversion apps, etc. Areas covered include ‘eBook Reading Tools’, ‘General eBook Conversion’ , ‘PDF to Kindle Conversion’, ‘Organizing files on your Kindle’, and ‘Sending web content to your Kindle’. 1.
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World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War is a 2006 post-apocalyptic horror novel by Max Brooks . It is a follow-up to his 2003 book, The Zombie Survival Guide . Rather than a grand overview or narrative, World War Z is a collection of individual accounts in the form of first-person anecdotes. Brooks plays the role of an agent of the United Nations Postwar Commission, who published the report a decade after the ten-year Zombie War.
World War Z - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Art of Watching Films with Tutorial CD-ROM (9780073310282): Joe Boggs, Dennis Petrie: Books
This introduction to film appreciation uses both contemporary and classic movies to help students develop critical skills in the analysis and evaluation of film. By suggesting what to look for and how to look for it, the text challenges students to sharpen their powers of observation, establish habits of perceptive watching, and discover complex aspects of film art that will further enhance their enjoyment of watching films. In addition it makes the link from literature to film in chapters on Thematic Elements, Fictional and Dramatic Elements and a unique chapter on Adaptions.
The Grapes of Wrath is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939. For it he won the annual National Book Award [ 1 ] and Pulitzer Prize [ 2 ] for novels and it was cited prominently when he won the Nobel Prize in 1962. [ 3 ] Set during the Great Depression , the novel focuses on the Joads, a poor family of sharecroppers driven from their Oklahoma home by drought, economic hardship, and changes in financial and agricultural industries. Due to their nearly hopeless situation, and in part because they were trapped in the Dust Bowl , the Joads set out for California. Along with thousands of other " Okies ", they sought jobs, land, dignity, and a future. The Grapes of Wrath is frequently read in American high school and college literature classes due to its historical context and enduring legacy.
The Grapes of Wrath - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The delightful classic Gnomes has been repackaged in this exceptional collector's edition to celebrate the 35th anniversary of this magical book. The beloved Gnomes was first published in 1976 and the world became enchanted with the simple and diligent ways of these special creatures. Based on Rien Poortvliet and Wil Huygen's scientific observation of the local gnome population in Holland, Gnomes covers all areas of gnome culture: architecture, education, courtship, medicine, industry, and relationships with other mythical creatures. Thirty-five years later, this beautifully illustrated book continues to bring joy to readers of all ages.
Gnomes Deluxe Collector's Edition (9780810998469): Wil Huygen, Rien Poortvliet, Brian Froud: Books
Atlas Shrugged - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Atlas Shrugged is a novel by Ayn Rand , first published in 1957 in the United States. Rand's fourth and last novel, it was also her longest , and the one she considered to be her magnum opus in the realm of fiction writing. [ 1 ] Atlas Shrugged includes elements of mystery and science fiction , [ 2 ] and it contains Rand's most extensive statement of Objectivism in any of her works of fiction. The book explores a dystopian United States where many of society's most productive citizens refuse to be exploited by increasing taxation and government regulations and disappear. They are led by John Galt .
The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most Imaginative Chefs: Amazon.ca: Karen Page, Andrew Dornenburg: Books
This review is from: The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most Imaginative Chefs (Hardcover) My interest was looking for a book that would not only explain flavours, but also to better explain which flavours work best with what particular food. I wanted specific fruit and spice combinations.
Psychiatric Tales (9781906653088): Darryl Cunningham: Books
I've been looking forward to this book for some time, and it's as impressive as I'd been hoping. In one sense, the book is a fascinating handbook, focusing on different kinds of mental illness in each chapter. These include dementia, self-harming, depression, anti-social personality disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, suicide, and great figures in history who've suffered mental illnesses. But it also follows Darryl Cunningham's own journey, starting as a health care assistant and then training to become a mental health nurse until the strain of the course threw him into severe depression and he had to stop.The Giver is a dystopian children's novel by Lois Lowry . It is set in a society which is at first presented as a utopian society and gradually appears more and more dystopian . The novel follows a boy named Jonas through the twelfth year of his life. The society has eliminated pain and strife by converting to "Sameness," a plan that has also eradicated emotional depth from their lives. Jonas is selected to inherit the position of "Receiver of Memory," the person who stores all the past memories of the time before Sameness, in case they are ever needed to aid in decisions that others lack the experience to make. When Jonas meets the previous receiver—The "Giver"—he is confused in many ways.
The Giver - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anarchy, State, and Utopia (1974) is a minarchist book by the American political philosopher Robert Nozick . It won the 1975 U.S. National Book Award in category Philosophy and Religion , [ 1 ] has been translated into 11 languages, and was named one of the "100 most influential books since the war" (1945–1995) by the U.K.
Anarchy, State, and Utopia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Wonderful Future That Never Was: Flying Cars, Mail Delivery by Parachute, and Other Predictions from the Past (Popular Mechanics) (9781588168221): The Editors of Popular Mechanics, Gregory Benford: Books
This review is from: The Wonderful Future That Never Was: Flying Cars, Mail Delivery by Parachute, and Other Predictions from the Past (Popular Mechanics) (Hardcover) There aren't that many retro-futurism books out there, at least ones that are accessible to your average lay reader. The Wonderful Future That Never Was is one of the best. It provides a nice comprehensive compendium of the various predictions that people were making decades ago about what life would be like in the year 2000.In Susan Orlean's mesmerizing true story of beauty and obsession is John Laroche, a renegade plant dealer and sharply handsome guy, in spite of the fact that he is missing his front teeth and has the posture of al dente spaghetti. In 1994, Laroche and three Seminole Indians were arrested with rare orchids they had stolen from a wild swamp in south Florida that is filled with some of the world's most extraordinary plants and trees. Laroche had planned to clone the orchids and then sell them for a small fortune to impassioned collectors. After he was caught in the act, Laroche set off one of the oddest legal controversies in recent memory, which brought together environmentalists, Native Amer-ican activists, and devoted orchid collectors. The result is a tale that is strange, compelling, and hilarious.
The Orchid Thief - Orlean Susan - 42,99 zł
Tytuł: obudz w sobie olbrzyma monika - 2010-02-17 00:14:07 Z reguły przeczytane przeze mnie książki mają formę elektroniczną, jednak dla powyższej pozycji, zrobiłam wyjątek i zakupiłam książkę w formie papierowej, naprawdę warto, kup przeczytaj a na pewno nie będziesz żałować. Anthony to bardzo mądry człowiek od którego z pewnością można się bardzo dużo nauczyć,czytałam dużo książek tego pokroju jednak Jego jest najlepsza z najlepszych, zdecydowanie polecam Tytuł: I niech twoja wyrozumiałość wreszcie zgaśnie. Artur, 21 - 2008-07-29 12:08:19
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