Swan Song

Swan Song
Author :
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 928
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781501131424
ISBN-13 : 1501131427
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis Swan Song by : Robert McCammon

In a nightmarish, post-holocaust world, an ancient evil roams a devastated America, gathering the forces of human greed and madness, searching for a child named Swan who possesses the gift of life.

Swan Songs

Swan Songs
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Publisher : Watkins Media Limited
Total Pages : 262
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781913462635
ISBN-13 : 1913462633
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis Swan Songs by : Lee Scott

An experimental and humorous modern satire about Leonard Swanson, a hip-hop visionary from the north-west of England, as he works in factories and tries to make the greatest rap album of all time. "Unfortunately making the greatest rap album of all time was to be put on hold as the insidious Job Centre advisors had finally had enough of my shit. I would be forced to sign up to one of the town's two recruitment agencies, or I would be starved of weed money." Leonard Swanson lives in an obscure north-western town — the kind that "has a knack for swallowing you whole". He is supposed to be making the greatest rap album of all time, Swan Songs, but instead is forced to work in one of the town's factories, "picking things up and putting them down for twelve hours in a giant white room". Swan Songs follows Leonard as he works, quits, signs on, and travels the country, playing in small capacity venues for even smaller capacity audiences, for which he gets "paid in booze, drugs and a night on a bed bug-ridden mattress somebody dragged in from the street", all the while making the album he thinks will change hip-hop forever. Part Alan Sillitoe and part William Burroughs, UK rapper Lee Scott's debut novel, partially based on his own experiences of becoming a rapper in Runcorn, is an experimental and humorous modern satire about the perils of being a hip-hop visionary far from the beaten track...

The Swan Book

The Swan Book
Author :
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 320
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781501124785
ISBN-13 : 1501124781
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis The Swan Book by : Alexis Wright

Originally published: Australia: Giramondo, 2013.

Swan Song

Swan Song
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 40
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1949344177
ISBN-13 : 9781949344172
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis Swan Song by : Armen Davoudian

Poetry. California Interest. Middle Eastern Studies. LGBTQIA Studies. Winner of the 2020 Frost Place Chapbook Competition. A swan song is a song of departure: after a lifetime of silence, the legend goes, the mute swan breaks into song just before leaving this world for good. Armen Davoudian's SWAN SONG chronicles what it's like to take leave of a home, a country, a past life. In their search for a home in language, these poems combine the formal resources of English and Persian poetry, turning the immigrant's permanent sense of loss and rootlessness, the gay person's sense of alienation, into artistic assets--positions of outsiderhood from which to witness and record.

The Trumpet of the Swan

The Trumpet of the Swan
Author :
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Total Pages : 129
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780008139438
ISBN-13 : 0008139431
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis The Trumpet of the Swan by : E. B. White

The much-loved children’s classic from the author of Charlotte’s Web and Stuart Little, available in eBook for the very first time!

Swan Song

Swan Song
Author :
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Total Pages : 80
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781800900301
ISBN-13 : 1800900309
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis Swan Song by : Gill Lewis

Dylan is struggling but when he's out on the water with his Grandad his mind clears and everything seems simpler. But his Grandad's beloved Whooper swans are under threat and it feels like everything that has made him feel safe is slipping away ... A profoundly moving novel on the redemptive, healing power of nature from bestseller Gill Lewis.

Capote's Women

Capote's Women
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 393
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780593328101
ISBN-13 : 0593328108
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis Capote's Women by : Laurence Leamer

DON’T MISS FX’s FEUD: CAPOTE VS. THE SWANS—THE ORIGINAL SERIES BASED ON THE BESTSELLING BOOK—NOW AVAILABLE TO STREAM ON HULU! New York Times bestselling author Laurence Leamer reveals the complex web of relationships and scandalous true stories behind Truman Capote's never-published final novel, Answered Prayers—the dark secrets, tragic glamour, and Capote's ultimate betrayal of the group of female friends he called his "swans." "There are certain women," Truman Capote wrote, "who, though perhaps not born rich, are born to be rich." Barbara "Babe" Paley, Gloria Guinness, Marella Agnelli, Slim Hayward, Pamela Churchill, C. Z. Guest, Lee Radziwill (Jackie Kennedy's sister)—they were the toast of midcentury New York. Capote befriended them, received their deepest confidences, and ingratiated himself into their lives. Then, in one fell swoop, he betrayed them in the most surprising and shocking way possible. Bestselling biographer Laurence Leamer delves into the years following the acclaimed publication of Breakfast at Tiffany's in 1958 and In Cold Blood in 1966, when Capote struggled with a crippling case of writer's block. While enjoying all the fruits of his success, he was struck with an idea for what he was sure would be his most celebrated novel...one based on the remarkable, racy lives of his very, very rich friends. For years, Capote attempted to write what he believed would have been his magnum opus, Answered Prayers. But when he eventually published a few chapters in Esquire, the thinly fictionalized lives (and scandals) of his swans were laid bare for all to see, and he was banished from their high-society world forever. Laurence Leamer recreates the lives of these fascinating women, their friendships with Capote and one another, and the doomed quest to write what could have been one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century.

The Stand

The Stand
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Publisher : Anchor
Total Pages : 1474
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780307743688
ISBN-13 : 0307743683
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis The Stand by : Stephen King

A monumentally devastating plague leaves only a few survivors who, while experiencing dreams of a battle between good and evil, move toward an actual confrontation as they migrate to Boulder, Colorado.

What If...

What If...
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Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages : 45
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780316515931
ISBN-13 : 0316515930
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis What If... by : Samantha Berger

Creativity, the power of imagination, and the importance of self-expression are celebrated in this inspiring picture book written and illustrated by real-life best friends. This girl is determined to express herself! If she can't draw her dreams, she'll sculpt or build, carve or collage. If she can't do that, she'll turn her world into a canvas. And if everything around her is taken away, she'll sing, dance, and dream... Stunning mixed media illustrations, lyrical text, and a breathtaking gatefold conjure powerful magic in this heartfelt affirmation of art, imagination, and the resilience of the human spirit.

The Song of the Swan

The Song of the Swan
Author :
Publisher : Yearling
Total Pages : 305
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780593121726
ISBN-13 : 0593121724
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Synopsis The Song of the Swan by : Karah Sutton

A magical retelling of Swan Lake, featuring a clever orphan, a castle filled with enchanted swans, and a quest to unearth the secrets of the past. Olga is an orphan and a thief, relying on trickery and sleight of hand to make her way in the world. But it’s magic, not thievery, that could get her into trouble. When Olga and her partner-in-crime Pavel learn of a valuable jewel kept in a secluded castle, Olga sees an opportunity to change their lives: a prize so big, they’d never have to steal again. But the castle is not as it seems, ruled by an enchanter who hosts grand balls every night, only for the guests to disappear each morning, replaced by swans. Guided by cryptic clues from the palace spiders, Olga soon realizes she’s in over her head—torn between a bargain with the enchanter, loyalty to Pavel, and determination to understand how the enchanted swans are linked to her own fate. One thing is certain: there is dark magic behind the castle’s mysteries, and Olga will stop at nothing to unmask it.