A Far Off Place
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Author |
: Laurens Van der Post |
Publisher |
: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages |
: 328 |
Release |
: 1978 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0156301989 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780156301985 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Far Off Place by : Laurens Van der Post
For Nonnie and Francois, both on the brink of adulthood, a thousand-mile trip across Africa's Kalahari Desert becomes a pilgrimage of self-discovery.
Author |
: Laurens Van Der Post |
Publisher |
: Random House |
Total Pages |
: 572 |
Release |
: 2011-10-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781407072944 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1407072943 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Story Like the Wind by : Laurens Van Der Post
This is a story of an almost vanished Africa; a world of myth and magic in which the indigenous peoples of the continent lived for uncountable centuries before the Europeans came to shatter it. The main character is a boy who has a relationship with this Africa not unlike Kipling's Kim with the antique world of India. François Joubert, whose Huguenot ancestors settled in Africa three hundred years ago, lives as a solitary child on his father's farm. 'Hunter's Drift'. Here, in the far interior of Africa, he experiences the wonder and mystery of an ageless, natural primitive life, his perception of it heightened by the influence of three people in particular - his Bushman nurse, the head herdsman of the local Matabele clan (his father's chosen partners in the pioneering of Hunter's Drift), and a hunter of legendary fame, now the chief ranger of a vast game reserve nearby. François' meeting with an untamed Bushman, Xhabbo, whose intuitive teaching nourishes his spirit; his strange pilgrimage to the distant krall of a powerful witch-doctor; his dramatic encounter and relationship with the daughter of a retired colonial governor; all are examples of African point and European counterpoint, in a highly original theme, moving to a strangely presaged and omened climax.
Author |
: D. E. Hendrix |
Publisher |
: Dorrance Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 214 |
Release |
: 2015-12-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781480919525 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1480919527 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Synopsis Tales from a Far Off Place Called Home by : D. E. Hendrix
Growing up in Hickshaw has not been easy for Mave and Shirley. In a town with long-standing traditions and ideals, it is best to follow than rebel. In the place they called home, at least they always had their friendship. As unexpected challenges arise and come their way, will their friendship and relationships be able to survive the small-town world? As they travel on their journey, the two young women will find just how far they have to travel to find a true home of their own.
Author |
: Brian Sowakinas |
Publisher |
: Xlibris Corporation |
Total Pages |
: 97 |
Release |
: 2019-07-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781796039986 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1796039985 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Arrival from a Far-Off Place by : Brian Sowakinas
The story is an existential comedy dealing with the lives of three men and the closeness they share after fighting in a war together. It is existential because it deals with the nature of how these men choose to live their lives, and though it does not end well for most of them, it is comedic because it does have a happy ending. One of the men’s son is raised by his selfless father who attempts to teach him the trade of carpentry. Though he never does get the job done, he instead finds love.
Author |
: M. M. Kaye |
Publisher |
: St. Martin's Griffin |
Total Pages |
: 961 |
Release |
: 2015-12-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781250089298 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1250089298 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Far Pavilions by : M. M. Kaye
This sweeping epic set in 19th-century India begins in the foothills of the towering Himalayas and follows a young Indian-born orphan as he's raised in England and later returns to India where he falls in love with an Indian princess and struggles with cultural divides. The Far Pavilions is itself a Himalayan achievement, a book we hate to see come to an end. It is a passionate, triumphant story that excites us, fills us with joy, move us to tears, satisfies us deeply, and helps us remember just what it is we want most from a novel. M.M. Kaye's masterwork is a vast, rich and vibrant tapestry of love and war that ranks with the greatest panoramic sagas of modern fiction, moving the famed literary critic Edmond Fuller to write: "Were Miss Kaye to produce no other book, The Far Pavilions might stand as a lasting accomplishment in a single work comparable to Margaret Mitchell's achievement in Gone With the Wind."
Author |
: Bill Shapiro |
Publisher |
: Running Press Adult |
Total Pages |
: 419 |
Release |
: 2018-09-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780762462551 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0762462558 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Synopsis What We Keep by : Bill Shapiro
With contributions from Cheryl Strayed, Mark Cuban, Ta-Nahesi Coates, Melinda Gates, Joss Whedon, James Patterson, and many more -- this fascinating collection gives us a peek into 150 personal treasures and the secret histories behind them. All of us have that one object that holds deep meaning--something that speaks to our past, that carries a remarkable story. Bestselling author Bill Shapiro collected this sweeping range of stories--he talked to everyone from renowned writers to Shark Tank hosts, from blackjack dealers to teachers, truckers, and nuns, even a reformed counterfeiter--to reveal the often hidden, always surprising lives of objects.
Author |
: Victor H. Green |
Publisher |
: Colchis Books |
Total Pages |
: 235 |
Release |
: |
ISBN-10 |
: |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Synopsis The Negro Motorist Green Book by : Victor H. Green
The Negro Motorist Green Book was a groundbreaking guide that provided African American travelers with crucial information on safe places to stay, eat, and visit during the era of segregation in the United States. This essential resource, originally published from 1936 to 1966, offered a lifeline to black motorists navigating a deeply divided nation, helping them avoid the dangers and indignities of racism on the road. More than just a travel guide, The Negro Motorist Green Book stands as a powerful symbol of resilience and resistance in the face of oppression, offering a poignant glimpse into the challenges and triumphs of the African American experience in the 20th century.
Author |
: Graham Greene |
Publisher |
: Open Road Media |
Total Pages |
: 170 |
Release |
: 2018-05-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781504053945 |
ISBN-13 |
: 150405394X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Captain and the Enemy by : Graham Greene
In postwar London, a boy is drawn into a labyrinth of personal betrayals, intrigue, love, and revolution: “In short, a tremendous yarn” (Paul Theroux). On his twelfth birthday, Victor Baxter is spirited away from boarding school by a stranger known only as the Captain who claims to have won him in a backgammon game with the boy’s diabolical father. Settling into a new life in a dire London flat, Victor becomes the willing ward of his mysterious abductor and the tender and childless Liza. He quickly adapts to the only family he’s ever known, despite the Captain’s long disappearances on suspicious “adventures” and a guarded curiosity about this peculiar but devoted couple who call him son. Then one day, in pursuit of answers, and perhaps an adventure of his own, Victor responds to an entreaty from the Captain to come to Panama. What transpires in this world of dangerous imposture is absolutely revelatory—for both Victor and the Captain. In Graham Greene’s final novel, “we enter those disparate worlds [he] has made his own—the England of Brighton Rock and The Ministry of Fear, and the exotic Central American territories in which his restless talent has so often roamed” (The New York Times).
Author |
: Marian Hurd McNeely |
Publisher |
: Courier Dover Publications |
Total Pages |
: 323 |
Release |
: 2017-05-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780486815688 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0486815684 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (88 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Jumping-Off Place by : Marian Hurd McNeely
This 1930 Newbery Honor Book relates an exciting tale of adventure in which four orphaned children head for the South Dakota prairie, where they battle drought, squatters, and other challenges.
Author |
: Jonathan S. Addleton |
Publisher |
: University of Georgia Press |
Total Pages |
: 231 |
Release |
: 2010-07-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780820327136 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0820327131 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Synopsis Some Far and Distant Place by : Jonathan S. Addleton
Born in Pakistan to Baptist missionaries from rural Georgia, Jonathan S. Addleton crossed the borders of race, culture, class, and religion from an early age. Some Far and Distant Place combines family history, social observation, current events, and deeply personal commentary to tell an unusual coming-of-age story that has as much to do with the intersection of cultures as it does with one man's life. Whether sharing ice cream with a young Benazir Bhutto or selling gospel tracts at the tomb of a Sufi saint, Addleton provides insightful and sometimes hilarious glimpses into the Muslim-Christian encounter through the eyes of a young child. His narrative is rooted in many unlikely sources, including a southern storytelling tradition, Urdu ghazal, revivalist hymnology, and the Anglican Book of Common Prayer. The natural beauty of the Himalayas also leaves a strong and lasting mark, providing solidity in a confusing world that on occasion seems about to tilt out of control. This clear-eyed, insightful memoir describes an experience that will become increasingly more common as cultures that once seemed remote and distant are no longer confined within the bounds of a single nation-state.