Snow-Storm in August

Snow-Storm in August
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Publisher : Anchor
Total Pages : 369
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ISBN-10 : 9780307477484
ISBN-13 : 0307477487
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis Snow-Storm in August by : Jefferson Morley

In 1835, the city of Washington simmered with racial tension as newly freed African Americans from the South poured in, outnumbering slaves for the first time. Among the enslaved was nineteen-year-old Arthur Bowen, who stumbled home drunkenly one night, picked up an axe, and threatened his owner, respected socialite Anna Thornton. Despite no blood being shed, Bowen was eventually arrested and tried for attempted murder by district attorney Francis Scott Key, but not before news of the incident spread like wildfire. Within days Washington’s first race riot exploded as whites, fearing a slave rebellion, attacked the property of free blacks. One of their victims was gregarious former slave and successful restaurateur Beverly Snow, who became the target of the mob’s rage. With Snow-Storm in August, Jefferson Morley delivers readers into an unknown chapter in history with an absorbing account of this uniquely American battle for justice.

Snowstorm in August

Snowstorm in August
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Publisher : Blackstone Publishing
Total Pages : 294
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ISBN-10 : 9798200714032
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis Snowstorm in August by : Marshall Karp

The riveting new thriller from Marshall Karp, cocreator and coauthor, with James Patterson, of the #1 New York Times bestselling NYPD Red series The most powerful drug lord on the planet, Joaquín Alboroto, has a gift for New York City—four thousand pounds of uncut cocaine burying Central Park and raining death upon hundreds of innocent people enjoying a summer afternoon. The only NYPD unit trained to go up against this level of terrorism has been disbanded, so the task falls to former NYPD captain Danny Corcoran. In this heart-stopping, unflinching, and highly entertaining thriller of life and death, drugs and heroism, Corcoran leads a team of retired top cops, funded by four anonymous billionaires, on a mission to stop Alboroto before it’s too late. Snowstorm in August also features a sneak peek of the popular NYPD Red series, NYPD Red 7: The Murder Sorority.

Snow in August

Snow in August
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Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Total Pages : 252
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ISBN-10 : 9780446569668
ISBN-13 : 0446569666
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis Snow in August by : Pete Hamill

Deeply affecting and wonderfully evocative of old New York, Snow in August is a brilliant fable for our time and all time -- and another triumph for Pete Hamill. Brooklyn, 1947. The war veterans have come home. Jackie Robinson is about to become a Dodger. And in one close-knit working-class neighborhood, an eleven-year-old Irish Catholic boy named Michael Devlin has just made friends with a lonely rabbi from Prague. Snow in August is the story of that unlikely friendship -- and of how the neighborhood reacts to it. For Michael, the rabbi opens a window to ancient learning and lore that rival anything in Captain Marvel. For the rabbi, Michael illuminates the everyday mysteries of America, including the strange language of baseball. But like their hero Jackie Robinson, neither can entirely escape from the swirling prejudices of the time. Terrorized by a local gang of anti-Semitic Irish toughs, Michael and the rabbi are caught in an escalating spiral of hate for which there's only one way out -- a miracle....

A Balloon in the Snowstorm

A Balloon in the Snowstorm
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Publisher : Tate Publishing
Total Pages : 142
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ISBN-10 : 9781618628428
ISBN-13 : 1618628429
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis A Balloon in the Snowstorm by : Sonja Van Leeuwe

Baby Madison is born during a blizzard in southwestern Minnesota on Christmas Day 2009. Everything seems perfect, until Madison has trouble breathing and turns blue only hours after she is discharged home from the hospital. As she is rushed to the ER, her emotional and incredible journey begins. The doctors at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, suspect that Madison is suffering from a metabolic condition called CPS deficiency, which can be associated with severe neurological damage and even death. Now only time will tell how badly Madison has been affected by this rare and devastating disorder. While the medical world labors to find a treatment for Madison, her parents, Eric and Sonja, struggle to keep their hope and faith alive. With the support and love of their family and friends, Eric and Sonja continue to fight for their beloved daughter, as Madison continues to show slow progress and much strength and love. Throughout Madison's unimaginable experience, she touches the lives of many and initiates many transformations within the medical community. By joining Eric and Sonja on Madison's Journey, you will discover the powerful message that Madison was sent to reveal.

City of Snow

City of Snow
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 40
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ISBN-10 : 9780802789105
ISBN-13 : 0802789102
Rating : 4/5 (05 Downloads)

Synopsis City of Snow by : Linda Oatman-High

A fictionalized account, told in free-verse poems, of a young girl's experience living through the 1888 "Great Blizzard" in New York City.

Big Snow

Big Snow
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Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages : 36
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ISBN-10 : 9781466845008
ISBN-13 : 1466845007
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis Big Snow by : Jonathan Bean

An excited and frustrated boy watches hopefully as wintry weather develops slowly into a "big snow." While "helping" his mother with holiday housecleaning, a boy keeps a watchful eye on the progress of a winter storm. He's hoping for a big snow. A really big snow. Inside, he is underfoot, turning sheet-changing and tub-scrubbing into imaginary whiteouts. Outside, flakes are flying. But over the course of a long day (for Mom) the clouds seem slow on delivering a serious snowfall. Then comes a dreamy naptime adventure, marking just the beginning of high hopes coming true in this irresistible seasonal story.

Let It Snow

Let It Snow
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 369
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781101575178
ISBN-13 : 1101575174
Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Synopsis Let It Snow by : John Green

Now a Netflix Original Film! #1 New York Times bestseller An ill-timed storm on Christmas Eve buries the residents of Gracetown under multiple feet of snow and causes quite a bit of chaos. One brave soul ventures out into the storm from her stranded train, setting off a chain of events that will change quite a few lives. Over the next three days one girl takes a risky shortcut with an adorable stranger, three friends set out to win a race to the Waffle House (and the hash brown spoils), and the fate of a teacup pig falls into the hands of a lovesick barista. A trio of today’s bestselling authors—John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle—brings all the magic of the holidays to life in three hilarious and charming interconnected tales of love, romance, and kisses that will steal your breath away. “A comedy as delicious as any whipped up by the Bard.” —Washington Post Book World

The Moth Snowstorm

The Moth Snowstorm
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Publisher : New York Review of Books
Total Pages : 273
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781681370415
ISBN-13 : 1681370417
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis The Moth Snowstorm by : Michael McCarthy

The moth snowstorm, a phenomenon Michael McCarthy remembers from his boyhood when moths “would pack a car’s headlight beams like snowflakes in a blizzard,” is a distant memory. Wildlife is being lost, not only in the wholesale extinctions of species but also in the dwindling of those species that still exist. The Moth Snowstorm is unlike any other book about climate change today; combining the personal with the polemical, it is a manifesto rooted in experience, a poignant memoir of the author’s first love: nature. McCarthy traces his adoration of the natural world to when he was seven, when the discovery of butterflies and birds brought sudden joy to a boy whose mother had just been hospitalized and whose family life was deteriorating. He goes on to record in painful detail the rapid dissolution of nature’s abundance in the intervening decades, and he proposes a radical solution to our current problem: that we each recognize in ourselves the capacity to love the natural world. Arguing that neither sustainable development nor ecosystem services have provided adequate defense against pollution, habitat destruction, species degradation, and climate change, McCarthy asks us to consider nature as an intrinsic good and an emotional and spiritual resource, capable of inspiring joy, wonder, and even love. An award-winning environmental journalist, McCarthy presents a clear, well-documented picture of what he calls “the great thinning” around the world, while interweaving the story of his own early discovery of the wilderness and a childhood saved by nature. Drawing on the truths of poets, the studies of scientists, and the author’s long experience in the field, The Moth Snowstorm is part elegy, part ode, and part argument, resulting in a passionate call to action.

Snowstorm

Snowstorm
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 150
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ISBN-10 : 0986057878
ISBN-13 : 9780986057878
Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Synopsis Snowstorm by : Michael J. Murch

The inspirations and struggles of the infamous New Jersey graffiti artist, Carmelo "Snow" Sigona. This volume showcases some of Snow's earliest works, his brushes with the law, his travels, and his humble beginnings as a professional artist. Showcasing abandoned factories and train tracks, five boroughs and ill neighborhood till all hours of the night. Subterranean adventures in the dark subway tunnels. Dodging bullets, police and thugs alike. Battling to mark territory in the Northeast, brightening up scenery for the forgotten, teaching kids to be strong and creative, spreading love with multicolors, getting chased on the daily. Creative missionary by day, artistic ninja by night. Catch a glimpse of some of Snow's rare and never-before-seen images!

The Snowstorm

The Snowstorm
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Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages : 180
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0394916131
ISBN-13 : 9780394916132
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis The Snowstorm by : Beryl Netherclift

While staying with their aunt in an ancient English house, three children discover a strange snowstorm paperweight which takes them back in time, bringing them face-to-face with ancestors who help them find a long lost treasure trove.