The Edge of Dreams

The Edge of Dreams
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 318
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ISBN-10 : 9781250052025
ISBN-13 : 1250052025
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Synopsis The Edge of Dreams by : Rhys Bowen

From the author of In Farleigh Field... Molly Murphy Sullivan's husband Daniel, a captain in the New York City police force, is stumped. He's chasing a murderer whose victims have nothing in common—nothing except for the taunting notes that are delivered to Daniel after each murder. And when Daniel receives a note immediately after Molly and her young son Liam are in a terrible train crash, Daniel and Molly both begin to fear that maybe Molly herself was the target. Molly's detective instincts are humming, but finding the time to dig deeper into this case is a challenge. She's healing from injuries sustained in the crash and also sidetracked by her friends Sid and Gus's most recent hobby, dream analysis. And when Molly herself starts suffering from strange dreams, she wonders if they just might hold the key to solving Daniel's murder case. Rhys Bowen's characteristic blend of atmospheric turn-of-the-century history, clever plotting, and sparkling characters will delight readers in The Edge of Dreams, from her bestselling Molly Murphy series.

Coast of Dreams

Coast of Dreams
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 802
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ISBN-10 : 9780307795267
ISBN-13 : 0307795268
Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Synopsis Coast of Dreams by : Kevin Starr

In this extraordinary book, Kevin Starr–widely acknowledged as the premier historian of California, the scope of whose scholarship the Atlantic Monthly has called “breathtaking”–probes the possible collapse of the California dream in the years 1990—2003. In a series of compelling chapters, Coast of Dreams moves through a variety of topics that show the California of the last decade, when the state was sometimes stumbling, sometimes humbled, but, more often, flourishing with its usual panache. From gang violence in Los Angeles to the spectacular rise–and equally spectacular fall–of Silicon Valley, from the Northridge earthquake to the recall of Governor Gray Davis, Starr ranges over myriad facts, anecdotes, news stories, personal impressions, and analyses to explore a time of unprecedented upheaval in California. Coast of Dreams describes an exceptional diversity of people, cultures, and values; an economy that mirrors the economic state of the nation; a battlefield where industry and the necessities of infrastructure collide with the inherent demands of a unique and stunning natural environment. It explores California politics (including Arnold Schwarzenegger’s election in the 2003 recall), the multifaceted business landscape, and controversial icons such as O. J. Simpson. “Historians of the future,” Starr writes, “will be able to see with more certainty whether or not the period 1990-2003 was not only the end of one California but the beginning of another”; in the meantime, he gives a picture of the place and time in a book at once sweeping and riveting in its details, deeply informed, engagingly personal, and altogether fascinating.

Shoeless Joe

Shoeless Joe
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Publisher : Rosetta Books
Total Pages : 262
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ISBN-10 : 9780795311710
ISBN-13 : 0795311710
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis Shoeless Joe by : W. P. Kinsella

The novel that inspired Field of Dreams: “A lyrical, seductive, and altogether winning concoction.” —The New York Times Book Review One of Sports Illustrated’s 100 Greatest Sports Books “If you build it, he will come.” When Ray Kinsella hears these mysterious words spoken in the voice of an Iowa baseball announcer, he is inspired to carve a baseball diamond in his cornfield. It is a tribute to his hero, the legendary Shoeless Joe Jackson, whose reputation was forever tarnished by the scandalous 1919 World Series. What follows is a timeless story that is “not so much about baseball as it is about dreams, magic, life, and what is quintessentially American” (The Philadelphia Inquirer). “A triumph of hope.” —The Boston Globe “A moonlit novel about baseball, dreams, family, the land, and literature.” —Sports Illustrated

The Ship of Dreams

The Ship of Dreams
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 448
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ISBN-10 : 9781501176746
ISBN-13 : 1501176749
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis The Ship of Dreams by : Gareth Russell

This original and “meticulously researched retelling of history’s most infamous voyage” (Denise Kiernan, New York Times bestselling author) uses the sinking of the Titanic as a prism through which to examine the end of the Edwardian era and the seismic shift modernity brought to the Western world. “While there are many Titanic books, this is one readers will consider a favorite” (Voyage). In April 1912, six notable people were among those privileged to experience the height of luxury—first class passage on “the ship of dreams,” the RMS Titanic: Lucy Leslie, Countess of Rothes; son of the British Empire Tommy Andrews; American captain of industry John Thayer and his son Jack; Jewish-American immigrant Ida Straus; and American model and movie star Dorothy Gibson. Within a week of setting sail, they were all caught up in the horrifying disaster of the Titanic’s sinking, one of the biggest news stories of the century. Today, we can see their stories and the Titanic’s voyage as the beginning of the end of the established hierarchy of the Edwardian era. Writing in his signature elegant prose and using previously unpublished sources, deck plans, journal entries, and surviving artifacts, Gareth Russell peers through the portholes of these first-class travelers to immerse us in a time of unprecedented change in British and American history. Through their intertwining lives, he examines social, technological, political, and economic forces such as the nuances of the British class system, the explosion of competition in the shipping trade, the birth of the movie industry, the Irish Home Rule Crisis, and the Jewish-American immigrant experience while also recounting their intimate stories of bravery, tragedy, and selflessness. Lavishly illustrated with color and black and white photographs, this is “a beautiful requiem” (The Wall Street Journal) in which “readers get the story of this particular floating Tower of Babel in riveting detail, and with all the wider context they could want” (Christian Science Monitor).

God Has No Edges, Dreams Have No Boundaries

God Has No Edges, Dreams Have No Boundaries
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Publisher : Wheatmark Incorporated
Total Pages : 264
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1604941499
ISBN-13 : 9781604941494
Rating : 4/5 (99 Downloads)

Synopsis God Has No Edges, Dreams Have No Boundaries by : Arthur Bernard

Have you been hungering for spiritual nourishment? Looking for answers to pressing life questions but coming up empty? "God Has No Edges, Dreams Have No Boundaries" is the must-read book for you. In clear and simple language, Dr. Arthur Bernard shows you how to harvest the abundant wisdom of the dreaming mind. More than that, he demonstrates how dreams are the best, most direct way to understand not only yourself, but also your relationship to the divine. What he teaches will empower and inspire you. What you learn will change your life -- and transform the way you think about yourself and the world around you.

The Paintings and Poetry of Dale Terbush

The Paintings and Poetry of Dale Terbush
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 177
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ISBN-10 : 0970438702
ISBN-13 : 9780970438706
Rating : 4/5 (02 Downloads)

Synopsis The Paintings and Poetry of Dale Terbush by : Dale Terbush

The Art of Inspiration coffee table book for 2002. The art works of Dale TerBush, from dramatic too inspirational, romantic too healing, his images, poetry and quotes are uplifting and beautiful.

The Edge of Never

The Edge of Never
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0965633845
ISBN-13 : 9780965633840
Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Synopsis The Edge of Never by : William A. Kerig

Capturing the romance and risk of extreme big-mountain skiing, this non-fiction adventure follows 15-year-old Kye Peterson as he attempts to conquer the same mountain in Chamonix, France -- known as "the death sport capital of the world" -- that claimed the life of his father more than a decade earlier. Aided by some of the greatest ski mountaineers of the day, and followed by a documentary filmmaker and ski enthusiast, this book tells a story of surviving against nature, overcoming mental and physical challenges, and coming of age in a world of extreme adventure.

Penguin Dreams

Penguin Dreams
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Publisher : Chronicle Books
Total Pages : 42
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0811851001
ISBN-13 : 9780811851008
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis Penguin Dreams by : J.otto Seibold

Chongo Chingi the penguin has a dream in which he experiences the excitement of flying, but then he must wake up.

River of Dreams

River of Dreams
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Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
Total Pages : 304
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781250248855
ISBN-13 : 125024885X
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis River of Dreams by : Jan Nash

Draped in themes of first love and family, secrets and malevolence, and swirling through an exhilarating dream world full of danger, violence, and love, Jan Nash's exciting debut is a high-stakes adventure full of suspense, romance, and magic, perfect for fans of Stanger Things and Supernatural. Finn Driscoll is counting down the days until she can leave for college. With her beloved brother, Noah, in a coma and her high school social life sinking every day, she’s ready for a fresh start. Until the night she sees Noah in a dream. He begs for her help. At first, she shakes it off as just a nightmare. Then it happens again. And again. Frightened, Finn confides in her grandmother, only to learn the shocking truth about her family. They’re Dreamwalkers--heroes who step into the River of Dreams and fight the monsters in other people’s nightmares, freeing them to face the problems in their real lives. Awake or asleep, Finn has never thought of herself as any kind of hero, and walking through other people’s dreams seems much worse than just hiding at school. But as hard as facing this challenge might be, Finn knows she has no choice: she will do anything she can to save her brother.

Poems

Poems
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 108
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ISBN-10 : HARVARD:HNP4BP
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (BP Downloads)

Synopsis Poems by : Gilbert Thorne