Tom and his Grandfather
Tom and his Grandfather

Author: Samuel Tomkins

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2023-08-19

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 336818914X

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.

Grandfather
Grandfather

Author: Tom Brown

Publisher: Berkley

Published: 1996-12

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780425155936

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"Grandfather was an anachronism. Modern time and place had no value in his world, for his world was without limits or time. His world was that of nature and eternity. He was truly one of the ancients, part man, part animal, and almost entirely spirit. His home was the wilderness, and in the wilderness, he tested all things. Most of all, he was a searcher for truth. His was a life of grand simplicity that few would ever know, where true riches were defined in beauty..." Tom Brown, Jr. Here is the incredible true story of a Native American whose tribe roamed free, far from the chaos we call "civilization." His wisdom is a remarkable integration of different philosophies, of different peoples, tribes, and religions. Now Tom Brown, Jr. shares the insights of his beloved teacher--insights that speak to the eternal spirit within us all.

Tom
Tom

Author: Tomie dePaola

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1997-06-16

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 0698114485

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Tom dePaola’s classic illustrations accompany his heartwarming story about his relationship with his grandfather as a small boy. “A delightfully offbeat vignette of boyish mischief reinforcing the bond between generations.”—Kirkus Reviews “DePaola champions the special relationship he had with grandfather. . . . Youngsters will bask in the delicious conspiracy between grandfather and grandson. . . . This book is a treasure.”—Booklist “With gentle humor and his usual master of line and composition, dePaola conveys the strong bond of affection between Tom and little Tommy, from the photo-album snapshot of the proud grandfather holding a baby on the title page to the big hug of the mischief-makers that ends the book.”—Horn Book “Touches of old-world humor add sparkle to the tale.”—Publishers Weekly

Tom's Midnight Garden
Tom's Midnight Garden

Author: Philippa Pearce

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780192717771

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"Tom is not prepared for what is about to happen when he hears the grandfather clock strike thirteen. Outside the back door is a garden, which everyone tells him does not exist."--Page 4 de la couverture.

The Lawyer's Relic and A Grandfather's Dilemma
The Lawyer's Relic and A Grandfather's Dilemma

Author: Julian Bauer

Publisher: WestBow Press

Published: 2013-08

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 149080272X

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Author of the acclaimed historical novel, The Scholar's Challenge, Julian Bauer now turns his unique writing abilities to two contemporary novellas, The Lawyer's Relic and A Grandfather's Dilemma. The first novella asks how an agnostic lawyer would react if he found a bloody napkin wrapped as a Christmas gift. Would he throw it away even if he found a card attached describing it as the burial face cloth of Jesus Christ? How would he react if supposedly miraculous events occurred? Would his legal skills play a factor in his search for an answer to what it all means? The second novella puts a elderly man in a predicament. He faces death from old age and has settled all his worldly affairs when a middle-aged woman and her adult son show up on his doorstep. She claims the young man is his grandson. Is he? Moreover, she tells the old man that her son has major character flaws needing someone of his ability to redeem him. He refuses to take on the responsibility. She insists. In any case, how could an unwilling young man be changed? Is it possible that age can bring with it weapons of unusual teaching abilities? Heartbreaking and enlightening, these powerful stories engage the reader in questions of faith and integrity. In writing these novellas, Julian utilizes all the investigative and managerial tools he gained in his career as CEO of his own company, executive in the Federal government, and national president of a nonprofit organization. He skillfully weaves two riveting tales around the benefits of trust and virtue.

North American Indian Life
North American Indian Life

Author: Elsie Clews Parsons

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-02-20

Total Pages: 479

ISBN-13: 0486148130

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DIV27 fictionalized essays by noted anthropologists examine religion, customs, government, additional facets of life among the Winnebago, Crow, Zuni, Eskimo, other tribes. /div

The Birth of a Grandfather
The Birth of a Grandfather

Author: May Sarton

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2015-08-18

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 1504017978

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May Sarton’s 7th novel is about marriage, family, life’s cycles, and the regeneration of love Frances and Sprig Wyeth have come to the old Wyeth house in Maine for the summer. In a house filled with lively members of her husband’s extended family, Frances feels alienated from everyone, including Sprig. A night of passion breaks down the growing barriers between them, yet Frances feels it is more a “desperate moment of possession” than the true “flowing together of two deeply joined selves.” And although she’s the mother of two grown children, in many ways she still feels like a child, waiting to mature into adulthood. Sprig adores his wife. But now, at 50, he both wants her and wants her to leave. He longs for freedom and is haunted by memories of his youth. His son, Caleb, is hostile; his unmarried daughter, Betsy, is pregnant. Sprig feels as if he is “walking in the dark,” and has begun to doubt himself as a husband, father, and friend. The Birth of a Grandfather is the story of a marriage and a family, of friendship and the love that reminds us that we are alive and that we matter. It’s about the small domestic moments and the defining events that make up a life.