A Tale of the Wind
Author: Kay Nolte Smith
Publisher:
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 599
ISBN-13: 9781860196034
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSet in Paris and rich with historical detail, the characters in this title are lively and compelling.
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The Shadow of the Wind
Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2005-01-25
Total Pages: 512
ISBN-13: 1101147067
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe New York Times bestseller “The Shadow of the Wind is ultimately a love letter to literature, intended for readers as passionate about storytelling as its young hero.” —Entertainment Weekly (Editor's Choice) “One gorgeous read.” —Stephen King Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, and Daniel, an antiquarian book dealer’s son who mourns the loss of his mother, finds solace in a mysterious book entitled The Shadow of the Wind, by one Julián Carax. But when he sets out to find the author’s other works, he makes a shocking discovery: someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book Carax has written. In fact, Daniel may have the last of Carax’s books in existence. Soon Daniel’s seemingly innocent quest opens a door into one of Barcelona’s darkest secrets--an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love.
The Wind Tells about Valdemar Daae and His Daughters
Author: Hans Christian Andersen
Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof
Published: 2021-03-22
Total Pages: 16
ISBN-13: 8726417324
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe wind blows everywhere, pushing the clouds, slipping through the cracks in the walls and so sees lots of things we cannot see. This is why it knows so many stories: here, it tells the story of Valdermar Daae and his daughters. Valdermar Daae was an alchemist of royal blood and possessed great wealth as only those of royal blood can. But his stubbornness in finding the recipe for red gold could lead to his downfall... Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author, poet and artist. Celebrated for children’s literature, his most cherished fairy tales include "The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Little Mermaid", "The Nightingale", "The Steadfast Tin Soldier", "The Snow Queen", "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Little Match Girl". His books have been translated into every living language, and today there is no child or adult that has not met Andersen's whimsical characters. His fairy tales have been adapted to stage and screen countless times, most notably by Disney with the animated films "The Little Mermaid" in 1989 and "Frozen", which is loosely based on "The Snow Queen", in 2013. Thanks to Andersen's contribution to children's literature, his birth date, April 2, is celebrated as International Children's Book Day.
A Story Like the Wind
Author: Laurens Van Der Post
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2011-10-31
Total Pages: 572
ISBN-13: 1407072943
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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.
The Boy and the North Wind: A Tale from Norway
Author: Suzanne I. Barchers
Publisher: Red Chair Press
Published: 2022-08-21
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 1684526574
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Norway, the cold winds blow from the north. But when the wind blows away the flour carried by the baker’s young son, he sets out on a journey to insist it be returned. Themes: perseverance, intelligence.
Contest Between the Sun and the Wind: An Aesop's Fable
Author: Heather Forest
Publisher: Triangle Interactive, Inc.
Published: 2017-12-13
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 1684440238
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRead Along or Enhanced eBook: Based on a fable from Aesop, the Sun and the Wind test their strength by seeing which of them can cause a man to remove his coat, demonstrating the value of using gentle persuasion rather than brute force as a means of achieving a goal.
Gone with the Wind
Author: Margaret Mitchell
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2008-05-20
Total Pages: 1476
ISBN-13: 1416548947
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe story of the tempestuous romance between Rhett Butler and Scarlet O'Hara is set amid the drama of the Civil War.
The Name of the Wind
Author: Patrick Rothfuss
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2009-04-07
Total Pages: 674
ISBN-13: 0756405890
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn these pages you will come to know Kvothe the notorious magician, the accomplished thief, the masterful musician, the dragon-slayer, the legend-hunter, the lover, the thief and the infamous assassin.
All the Wind in the World
Author: Samantha Mabry
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Published: 2017-10-10
Total Pages: 273
ISBN-13: 1616206667
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWorking in the maguey fields of the Southwest, Sarah Jac and James are in love but forced to start over on a ranch that is possibly cursed where the delicate balance in their relationship begins to give way.
The Wind Blew
Author: Pat Hutchins
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2012-02-21
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 1442454024
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA rhymed tale describing the antics of a capricious wind. The wind blew, and blew, and blew! It blew so hard, it took everything with it: Mr. White’s umbrella, Priscilla’s balloon, the twins’ scarves, even the wig on the judge’s head. But just when the wind was about to carry everything out to sea, it changed its mind! With rhyming verse and colorful illustrations, Pat Hutchins takes us on a merry chase that is well worth the effort.
