Pat the Adventurer
Author: Katharine Tynan
Publisher:
Published: 1923
Total Pages: 340
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPosts
Love in English
Author: Maria E. Andreu
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2021-02-02
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 0062996533
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA fresh, joyful YA novel that is layered with themes of immigration, cultural identity, and finding your voice in any language. Sixteen-year-old Ana is a poet and a lover of language. Except that since she moved to New Jersey from Argentina, she can barely find the words to express how she feels. At first Ana just wants to return home. Then she meets Harrison, the very cute, very American boy in her math class, and discovers the universal language of racing hearts. But when she begins to spend time with Neo, the Greek Cypriot boy from ESL, Ana wonders how figuring out what her heart wants can be even more confusing than the grammar they’re both trying to master. After all, the rules of English may be confounding, but there are no rules when it comes to love. With playful and poetic breakouts exploring the idiosyncrasies of the English language, Love in English is witty and effervescent, while telling a beautifully observed story about what it means to become “American.”
Younghusband
Author: Patrick French
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 2016-06-21
Total Pages: 585
ISBN-13: 1101973358
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSoldier, explorer, mystic, guru, and spy, Francis Younghusband began his colonial career as a military adventurer and became a radical visionary who preached free love to his followers. Patrick French’s award-winning biography traces the unpredictable life of the maverick with the “damned rum name,” who single-handedly led the 190 British invasion of Tibet, discovered a new route from China to India, organized the first expeditions up Mount Everest and attempted to start a new world religion. Following in Younghusband’s footsteps, from Calcutta to the snows of the Himalayas, French pieces together the story of a man who embodies all the romance and folly of Britain’s lost imperial dream.
The Sun Is a Compass
Author: Caroline Van Hemert
Publisher: Little, Brown Spark
Published: 2019-03-19
Total Pages: 286
ISBN-13: 0316414433
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor fans of Cheryl Strayed, the gripping story of a biologist's human-powered journey from the Pacific Northwest to the Arctic to rediscover her love of birds, nature, and adventure. During graduate school, as she conducted experiments on the peculiarly misshapen beaks of chickadees, ornithologist Caroline Van Hemert began to feel stifled in the isolated, sterile environment of the lab. Worried that she was losing her passion for the scientific research she once loved, she was compelled to experience wildness again, to be guided by the sounds of birds and to follow the trails of animals. In March of 2012, she and her husband set off on a 4,000-mile wilderness journey from the Pacific rainforest to the Alaskan Arctic, traveling by rowboat, ski, foot, raft, and canoe. Together, they survived harrowing dangers while also experiencing incredible moments of joy and grace -- migrating birds silhouetted against the moon, the steamy breath of caribou, and the bond that comes from sharing such experiences. A unique blend of science, adventure, and personal narrative, The Sun is a Compass explores the bounds of the physical body and the tenuousness of life in the company of the creatures who make their homes in the wildest places left in North America. Inspiring and beautifully written, this love letter to nature is a lyrical testament to the resilience of the human spirit. Winner of the 2019 Banff Mountain Book Competition: Adventure Travel
Pat the Adventurer
Author: Katharine Tynan
Publisher:
Published: 1928
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Minds Behind Adventure Games
Author: Patrick Hickey, Jr.
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2020-01-03
Total Pages: 237
ISBN-13: 1476638470
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFeaturing interviews with the creators of 31 popular video games--including Grand Theft Auto, Strider, Maximum Carnage and Pitfall--this book gives a behind-the-scenes look at the origins of some of the most enjoyable and iconic adventure games of all time. Interviewees recount the endless hours of painstaking development, the challenges of working with mega-publishers, the growth of the adventure genre, and reveal the creative processes that produced some of the industry's biggest hits, cult classics and indie successes.
Patrick Leigh Fermor
Author: Artemis Cooper
Publisher: John Murray
Published: 2012-10-11
Total Pages: 506
ISBN-13: 184854670X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPatrick Leigh Fermor (1915-2011) was a war hero whose exploits in Crete are legendary, and above all he is widely acclaimed as the greatest travel writer of our times, notably for his books about his walk across pre-war Europe, A Time of Gifts and Between the Woods and the Water; he was a self-educated polymath, a lover of Greece and the best company in the world. Artemis Cooper has drawn on years of interviews and conversations with Paddy and his cloest friends as well as having complete access to his archives. Her beautifully crafted biography portrays a man of extraordinary gifts - no one wore their learning so playfully, nor inspired such passionate friendship.
Pat the Zombie
Author: Aaron Ximm
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Published: 2011-04-26
Total Pages: 18
ISBN-13: 1607740362
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA macabre mash-up of the children’s classic Pat the Bunny and the present-day zombie phenomenon, with the tactile features of the original book revoltingly re-imagined for an adult audience. In the hemorrhagic vein of other zombie parodies, Pat the Zombie presents trusting toddler Judy playing peek-a-boo with a putrefying Paul. Grownup fans of Pat the Bunny (seven million of them) will find their favorite touch-and-feel features disturbingly re-created: Judy reaches for Zombie’s decaying jaw instead of daddy’s cheek; Paul caresses Mummy’s empty eye socket instead of her wedding ring. Ximm’s twisted wit, Soofi’s sick artistic sensibility, and clever packaging that mimics the original book will bring the undead lurchingly to life in this camp popculture romp.
A Journey to Adventure
Author: Pat Falvey
Publisher: Collins Press
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781905172535
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPat Falvey is Ireland's best-known mountaineer-cum-adventurer. This book describes his climbs on the major peaks he has visited. He reveals his motives and the dangers and joys at the limits of physical and mental challenges.
Pat the Bunny
Author: Dorothy Kunhardt
Publisher: Golden Books
Published: 2001-05-01
Total Pages: 18
ISBN-13: 0307120007
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe timeless children's classic full of interactive fun—a perfect gift for new babies and first birthdays. For generations, Pat the Bunny has been creating special first-time moments between parents and their children. One of the best-selling children’s books of all time, this classic touch-and-feel book offers babies a playful and engaging experience, all the while creating cherished memories that will last a lifetime.
