Letter from a Far Country

Letter from a Far Country
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Publisher : Carcanet
Total Pages : 72
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ISBN-10 : 9781847778512
ISBN-13 : 1847778518
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis Letter from a Far Country by : Gillian Clarke

Gillian Clarke's poems are letters from the far countries of personal and ancestral memories, of places and moments of insight. Her acclaimed title poem explores the buried histories of women's lives, the enduring responsibilities that link generations and ensure the continuance of language and traditions. Rooted in rural Wales, Letter from a Far Country celebrates the sources of strength and continuity that bind people to landscape and community.

In a Far Country

In a Far Country
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Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages : 28
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ISBN-10 : 198569865X
ISBN-13 : 9781985698659
Rating : 4/5 (5X Downloads)

Synopsis In a Far Country by : Jack London

Both men were ill-prepared for life in the North, and were meant to symbolize "civilized" men, by their underestimation of nature's.

Letter from Birmingham Jail

Letter from Birmingham Jail
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Publisher : HarperOne
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0063425815
ISBN-13 : 9780063425811
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis Letter from Birmingham Jail by : Martin Luther King

A beautiful commemorative edition of Dr. Martin Luther King's essay "Letter from Birmingham Jail," part of Dr. King's archives published exclusively by HarperCollins. With an afterword by Reginald Dwayne Betts On April 16, 1923, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., responded to an open letter written and published by eight white clergyman admonishing the civil rights demonstrations happening in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. King drafted his seminal response on scraps of paper smuggled into jail. King criticizes his detractors for caring more about order than justice, defends nonviolent protests, and argues for the moral responsibility to obey just laws while disobeying unjust ones. "Letter from Birmingham Jail" proclaims a message - confronting any injustice is an acceptable and righteous reason for civil disobedience. This beautifully designed edition presents Dr. King's speech in its entirety, paying tribute to this extraordinary leader and his immeasurable contribution, and inspiring a new generation of activists dedicated to carrying on the fight for justice and equality.

A Far Country

A Far Country
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Publisher : Sheba Blake Publishing
Total Pages : 583
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ISBN-10 : 9783962178260
ISBN-13 : 3962178260
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Synopsis A Far Country by : Winston Churchill

Though American author Winston Churchill often focused on historical events as inspiration for his novels, his later work more often explored the way that events conspired to shape his characters' opinions and values. In A Far Country, protagonist Hugh Paret enters his career as a corporate lawyer full of high-minded ideals, but begins to change his outlook as he gains experience in the business world. Winston Churchill (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British politician and statesman who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. As Prime Minister, Churchill led Britain to victory over Nazi Germany during World War II. Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, a non-academic historian, and a writer (as Winston S. Churchill). He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953 for his overall, lifetime body of work. Churchill was born into the family of the Dukes of Marlborough, a branch of the Spencer family. His father, Lord Randolph Churchill, was a charismatic politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer; his mother, Jennie Jerome, was an American socialite. As a young army officer, he saw action in British India, the Anglo–Sudan War, and the Second Boer War. He gained fame as a war correspondent and wrote books about his campaigns. At the forefront of politics for fifty years, he held many political and cabinet positions. Before the First World War, he served as President of the Board of Trade, Home Secretary, and First Lord of the Admiralty as part of Asquith's Liberal government. During the war, he continued as First Lord of the Admiralty until the disastrous Gallipoli Campaign caused his departure from government. He then briefly resumed active army service on the Western Front as commander of the 6th Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers.

A Far Country

A Far Country
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Publisher : Momentum
Total Pages : 498
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ISBN-10 : 9781743342480
ISBN-13 : 1743342489
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis A Far Country by : John Fletcher

South Australia, 1846, and the countryside is being rapidly cared into pastures and copper mines. It's first come, first served and no prizes for coming second. But to hold your prize you must be as tough and unforgiving as the land itself. A young man, Jason Hallam, shipwrecked off the Yorke Peninsula, is taken in by the Narungga clan who live there. He learns their ways, hears the whispers that the kuinyo, the white man is coming to take their land. And then black and white tragically collide. Jason is caught between two worlds — his best friend, Mura, is Narungga, and Alison, the girl he loves, a grazier's daughter. What price is he prepared to pay to tread his own path, make his own rules? A compelling story of loyalty, loss and survival, A Far Country is alive with the beauty and brutality of a wild frontier and the people who made it their home.

Home Is Not a Country

Home Is Not a Country
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Publisher : Make Me a World
Total Pages : 225
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ISBN-10 : 9780593177082
ISBN-13 : 0593177088
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis Home Is Not a Country by : Safia Elhillo

LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD “Nothing short of magic.” —Elizabeth Acevedo, New York Times bestselling author of The Poet X From the acclaimed poet featured on Forbes Africa’s “30 Under 30” list, this powerful novel-in-verse captures one girl, caught between cultures, on an unexpected journey to face the ephemeral girl she might have been. Woven through with moments of lyrical beauty, this is a tender meditation on family, belonging, and home. my mother meant to name me for her favorite flower its sweetness garlands made for pretty girls i imagine her yasmeen bright & alive & i ache to have been born her instead Nima wishes she were someone else. She doesn’t feel understood by her mother, who grew up in a different land. She doesn’t feel accepted in her suburban town; yet somehow, she isn't different enough to belong elsewhere. Her best friend, Haitham, is the only person with whom she can truly be herself. Until she can't, and suddenly her only refuge is gone. As the ground is pulled out from under her, Nima must grapple with the phantom of a life not chosen—the name her parents meant to give her at birth—Yasmeen. But that other name, that other girl, might be more real than Nima knows. And the life Nima wishes were someone else's. . . is one she will need to fight for with a fierceness she never knew she possessed.

The Piano Tuner

The Piano Tuner
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 338
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ISBN-10 : 9781400077717
ISBN-13 : 1400077710
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis The Piano Tuner by : Daniel Mason

A New York Times Notable Book A San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, and Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year “A gripping and resonant novel. . . . It immerses the reader in a distant world with startling immediacy and ardor. . . . Riveting.” —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times In 1886 a shy, middle-aged piano tuner named Edgar Drake receives an unusual commission from the British War Office: to travel to the remote jungles of northeast Burma and there repair a rare piano belonging to an eccentric army surgeon who has proven mysteriously indispensable to the imperial design. From this irresistible beginning, The Piano Tuner launches readers into a world of seductive, vibrantly rendered characters, and enmeshes them in an unbreakable spell of storytelling.

The Far Country

The Far Country
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Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages : 224
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ISBN-10 : 1727339118
ISBN-13 : 9781727339116
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis The Far Country by : Nevil Shute

Jennifer fled the drab monotony of post-war London. When she landed in Australia, it was like coming home. She loved it and when she met Carl, she had every reason to stay. But the two of them came from quite different worlds, and it is the story of their building a life together that Nevil Shute tells in his matchless way. With warmth and understanding, and with his natural affection for the people he creates, the author brings to life his characters and the pioneer country in which they live

Literature of Nature

Literature of Nature
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 520
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ISBN-10 : 1579580106
ISBN-13 : 9781579580100
Rating : 4/5 (06 Downloads)

Synopsis Literature of Nature by : Patrick D. Murphy

First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.