The Laughing Trees
The Laughing Trees

Author: Robert Enyeart

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2011-02-11

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 1456868748

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In 1835, near the headwaters of the Arkansas River, Cara Rojo, a Ute war chief finds an eight year old white girl who had witnessed her family being swept away in a flash flood the day before. The girl has blocked out the horror of the flood and can not speak, yet seems to fear nothing. The Ute Indians take her to their village and name her Tavimois, the Spirit of the Sunrise. The girl is Hannah Headly, and her brother, Daniel, has survived the flood, but believes his sister was killed with his younger brother and parents. Daniel is nursed back to health by Big Butt, the Crow wife of negro Mountain man Bull Thompson. Needing money to return to the East, Daniel hires on as Bull Thompson’s helper and heads deeper into the wilderness to trade with the plains tribes to the West and North. Bull takes Daniel to meet the, Frenchman, Phillip Rondel, who has a beautiful half Indian daughter he wants to marry off to a white man. Daniel is soon smitten by Monique Rondel’s beauty. After a winter of trading with the Indians, Bull Thompson brings Daniel back to the Frenchman’s camp and Daniel asks Monique to Marry him. Monique will only marry a Sundancer, and Daniel agrees to Sundance. Bull Thompson gives Daniel opium to dull the pain of the bone needles the Indians thrust through his chest muscles to start the sundance. Hanging by leather cords tied to the bone needles in his chest, Daniel has a sun dream, a vision of his sister running happily through a forest of laughing aspens.

The Singing Trees
The Singing Trees

Author: Boo Walker

Publisher: Lake Union Publishing

Published: 2021-08

Total Pages: 430

ISBN-13: 9781542019125

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A young artist forges a path of self-discovery in an enriching novel about forgiving the past and embracing second chances, from the bestselling author of An Unfinished Story. Maine, 1969. After losing her parents in a car accident, aspiring artist Annalisa Mancuso lives with her grandmother and their large Italian family in the stifling factory town of Payton Mills. Inspired by her mother, whose own artistic dreams disappeared in a damaged marriage, Annalisa is dedicated only to painting. Closed off to love, and driven as much by her innate talent as she is the disillusionment of her past, Annalisa just wants to come into her own. The first step is leaving Payton Mills and everything it represents. The next, the inspiring opportunities in the city of Portland and a thriving New England art scene where Annalisa hopes to find her voice. But she meets Thomas, an Ivy League student whose attentions--and troubled family--upend her pursuits in ways she never imagined possible. As their relationship deepens, Annalisa must balance her dreams against an unexpected love. Until the unraveling of an unforgivable lie. For Annalisa, opening herself up to life and to love is a risk. It might also be the chance she needs to finally become the person and the artist she's meant to be.

Wyatt's Laughing Lark
Wyatt's Laughing Lark

Author: Jennifer Reaves Bouani

Publisher: Bouje Publishing, LLC

Published: 2011-07

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13: 0977926532

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Wyatt, Tyler's funny friend, has caused quite a stir at the Nessibus Airport. Laughter roars from his airport comedy club where travelers, waiting for their planes to depart, get a chance to catch an exciting show. Like Tyler and Giselle before him, Wyatt plunges into a set of adventures that show him how expand his business. Sot , the Spirit of the Entrepreneurs, sends him on a wild log flume ride that, if navigated skillfully, could end with a chance to prove himself to the most influential venture capitalists in the city. Meanwhile, Tyler and Giselle explore the mysteries of Tyler's parents and the Golden Key for Giselle's movie and an eerie, green haze has settled over Nessibus. Nothing seems insurmountable, that is, until Ha-Ha Thieves start stealing laughter from the citizens and politicians arrive on the scene, giving the kids new business challenges to deal with - taxes and laws While the kids are buried in figuring out how to maneuver through the new taxes and laws, someone steals their beloved Golden Key right out from under them Wyatt's Laughing Lark is a part of the Future Business Leaders Series(TM), an adventure series designed to teach pre-teen kids business concepts and entrepreneurship. In the series, author Bouani interlinks the values of community and friendship with business. Business lessons covered in Wyatt's Laughing Lark are: -Expansion/Growth of a Company -Courting Investors -Ethical Business Practices -Strategy and Decision-Making -Networking -Government & Taxes Other books available in the Future Business Leaders Series(TM) are: 1. Tyler and His Solve-a-matic Machine http: //budurl.com/Tyler1 2. Tyler Passes the Golden Key http: //budurl.com/Giselle2 For more information about the series, go to http: //www.boujepublishing.com/series.htm

Mother is Gold
Mother is Gold

Author: Adrian Roscoe

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1971-07-02

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 9780521080927

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How did West African literature in English begin? What influences affected its birth and development? How much does it imitate European models? How is traditional African culture influencing modern writing? What kind of experiments are being tried? These are some of the questions, relevant to African writing throughout the continent, which this critical study discusses by examining the most significant work in verse, prose, drama, children's literature, journalism and political writing in West Africa. The author examines the writing of major figures such as Soyinka, Achebe, Okara, Clark, Tutuola and Ekwensi as well as that of authors whose work is not as widely known.

Writings on the Sober Life
Writings on the Sober Life

Author:

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2014-02-24

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 1442668350

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Alvise Cornaro (c.1484–1566) was the son of a Paduan innkeeper with presumed ties to the patrician Cornaro family of Venice. Highly ambitious, he acquired a name for himself as a businessman, architect, and patron of the arts. Critically ill around age 40 – likely with diabetes and gout – he resolved to abandon his intemperate lifestyle. The strict rules regarding food and drink that he adopted and which led to his recovery are outlined in his most famous treatise, the Vita Sobria (1558). The work, which featured prescriptions for living to 100 years – stressing healthy lifestyle, proper diet, and avoidance of excess –became an international success. This edition offers the most comprehensive and faithful version of this early modern classic ever available in English, and includes Cornaro’s Aggionta (“Addition”), translated here for the first time. An introductory essay by the late Marisa Milani offers biographical background and analysis and discusses the work’s publication history. The volume also presents letters by Cornaro’s contemporaries commenting on the treatise as well as his Eulogy, now viewed as having been written by Cornaro himself. A foreword by award-winning health journalist Greg Critser speaks to the continuing relevance of Cornaro’s fascinating and seminal work.

Design Principles and Methods for Composing Artwork
Design Principles and Methods for Composing Artwork

Author: L. Rogers Ramírez

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2013-07

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 1475956428

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Truly great artwork achieves excellence in four areas: the arrangement of the pictorial elements, the expressive content or message, the application of the medium, and a personal creative approach that explores new avenues of visual expression. In this guide, author L. Rogers Ramirez presents an introduction to the elements and principles of two-dimensional design through the study of representational and abstract artwork. "Design Principles and Methods for Composing Artwork" provides a clear, detailed guide to the elements that create good and bad design. Complemented by 465 illustrations, the concepts discussed are applicable to painting, graphic design, photography, architecture, film making, and more. Ramirez details the essential points to help you achieve the following: Create artwork that demonstrates competency. Acquire an understanding of the principles of design. Understand the expressive potential of visual images. Evaluate artwork in an effective manner. Employ the language of design with confidence./ Exercise your imagination and creative abilities. This visual exploration of design guides students to find solutions to visual problems relevant to them and their personal approach to art. It encourages artists to express themselves and to begin developing a design system that will enable them to achieve their artistic goals.

The People in the Trees
The People in the Trees

Author: Hanya Yanagihara

Publisher: Anchor

Published: 2013-08-13

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 038553678X

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A thrilling anthropological adventure story with a profound and tragic vision of what happens when cultures collide—from the bestselling author of National Book Award–nominated modern classic, A Little Life “Provokes discussions about science, morality and our obsession with youth.” —Chicago Tribune It is 1950 when Norton Perina, a young doctor, embarks on an expedition to a remote Micronesian island in search of a rumored lost tribe. There he encounters a strange group of forest dwellers who appear to have attained a form of immortality that preserves the body but not the mind. Perina uncovers their secret and returns with it to America, where he soon finds great success. But his discovery has come at a terrible cost, not only for the islanders, but for Perina himself. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.