A Few Memorable Days
A Few Memorable Days

Author: Philip Larson

Publisher: Archway Publishing

Published: 2023-07-24

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 1665745576

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Philip Larson began delivering newspapers in his hometown of Boone, Iowa, when he was ten years old. One afternoon while walking his paper route he looked up in the sky and noticed a narrow, white cloud developing behind an airplane. Although he had never seen a contrail before, he knew what it was. What he did not know is how the advancements in jet aircraft would revolutionize travel and enable a young Iowa paper carrier to one day explore all seven continents. He hiked, canoed, rode motorcycles, and traveled in automobiles, planes, trains, and ships. In a fascinating chronicling of his travels from 1969 to 2019, Philip Larson shares a glimpse into his global adventures as he journeyed from the frozen lakes of arctic Canada to the outback of Australia to the barren Namib desert of western Africa as well as many more destinations. As he leads other travel adventurers through his vast experiences, Larson details a frigid New Year’s Eve camping trip in northern Minnesota, an one-hundred and eighty-mile trek on the back trails of Nepal, a memorable campsite in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula as a typhoon blew in from the Sea of Okhotsk, and much more. A Few Memorable Days is the travel log of an experienced adventurer as he explored the world over five decades in some of its most inaccessible places.

Memorable Days
Memorable Days

Author: James Salter

Publisher: Catapult

Published: 2011-07-12

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1582437262

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“[A] well–edited collection . . . More than friends and less than lovers, Salter and Phelps were literary soul mates.” —Publishers Weekly It was James Salter’s third novel, A Sport and a Pastime—together with his film Three and a script he had written for Downhill Racer—that in 1969 prompted Robert Phelps to write a letter of admiration. Though the two writers didn’t know each other, their correspondence went on to span decades. The letters themselves are exceptionally alive, uninhibited, gossipy, touching, and brilliant. The successes of Salter and the struggles of Phelps are fully explored by the writers themselves in the kind of honest exchange only letters can divulge. With an insightful foreword by Michael Dirda, this book gives voice to a nearly forgotten figure and his friendship with a man he admired.

Memorable Day
Memorable Day

Author: Sabita Dakua

Publisher: Wordsgenix Publication

Published: 2024-06-14

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13:

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The Memorable Day book is compiled with the help of co-authors stories with an experience which is remarkable in their life. We are happy with good thoughts and upset with bad thoughts but both are essential in life to experience better in the future. This makes us concrete with our decisions. Hope this book will be helpful in giving you insights about the memories correlated to you and proactive for your future intentions.

Jungle Tales
Jungle Tales

Author: John Quinn

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2012-09-14

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1780577273

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Years of tradition crashed around the ears of Celtic supporters when the Jungle was demolished and replaced by seating to conform with the Taylor Report. It might never have been the most attractive setting in which to watch football but to the fans who occupied the gentle slopes under the covered North Enclosure it was as familiar as their own living-room. To them it was the nerve-centre of all that was good about their team and about Scottish football in general. There they had gathered to witness the great dramas unfold, the star players weave their artistry, and there they experienced the nerve-jangling, magical nights as Celtic joined the ranks of great European sides in the 1960s. John Quinn spent months interviewing the people who shaped the history of the Jungle. Star players past and present describe their favourite memories and the fans themselves recall the scenes indelibly etched in their minds. Jungle Tales is an exercise in pure nostalgia. It is in many ways a book by the fans for the fans as they reminisce over past glories and long for the days when they will return.

Unfinished Innings
Unfinished Innings

Author: Madhav Godbole

Publisher: Orient Blackswan

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 498

ISBN-13: 9788125008835

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The author s seeking premature retirement eighteen months before the due date in March 1993 as the Union Home Secretary, was widely reported and extensively debated in the media. In his memoirs Mr Godbole narrates the events that prompted his decision to resign from government service. The author interestingly accompanies the reader behind the scenes, to the world of Indian bureaucracy and realpolitik.

Delphi Complete Works of James Fenimore Cooper (Illustrated)
Delphi Complete Works of James Fenimore Cooper (Illustrated)

Author: James Fenimore Cooper

Publisher: Delphi Classics

Published: 2013-11-17

Total Pages: 3491

ISBN-13: 1909496529

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James Fenimore Cooper's popular historical romances of frontier and Indian life created a unique form of American literature , spellbinding readers across both sides of the Atlantic. For the first time in publishing history, Delphi Classics presents Cooper's complete FICTIONAL works, with numerous illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Cooper's life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * ALL 32 novels, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Famous works such as THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS are illustrated with their original artwork * Special contents table for THE LEATHERSTOCKING TALES series of novels * Includes Cooper's last novel THE WAYS OF THE HOUR, first time in digital print * The complete short stories, with rare tales appearing for the first time * Includes Cooper's play and a generous selection of non-fiction * Special criticism section, with essays evaluating Cooper's contribution to literature * Features two biographies - discover Cooper's literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels Precaution The Spy The Pioneers The Pilot Lionel Lincoln The Last Of The Mohicans The Prairie The Red Rover The Wept Of Wish-ton-wish The Water-witch The Bravo The Heidenmauer The Headsman: The Abbaye Des Vignerons The Monikins Homeward Bound Home As Found The Pathfinder Mercedes Of Castile The Deerslayer The Two Admirals The Wing-and-wing Wyandotté Afloat And Ashore Miles Wallingford Satanstoe The Chainbearer The Redskins The Crater Jack Tier The Oak Openings The Sea Lions The Ways Of The Hour The Shorter Fiction Tales For Fifteen: Or Imagination And Heart No Steamboats An Execution At Sea Autobiography Of A Pocket-handkerchief The Lake Gun The Play Upside Down: Or Philosophy In Petticoats Selected Non-fiction A Residence In France Recollections Of Europe The Chronicles Of Cooperstown Ned Myers New York The Criticism Discourse On The Life, Genius, And Writings Of James Fenimore Cooper By W. C. Bryant Fenimore Cooper’s Literary Offences By Mark Twain Books Necessary For A Liberal Education By Wilkie Collins Tales Of The Sea, 1898 By Joseph Conrad Various Reviews By Carl Van Doren The Biographies James Fenimore Cooper By Thomas R. Lounsbury James Fenimore Cooper By Mary E. Phillips Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

Mel Ott
Mel Ott

Author: Fred Stein

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2015-11-16

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 0786462663

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Melvin Thomas Ott was smaller than most home run sluggers, at 5'9", 170 pounds, but he could sure hit 'em as far as the big boys. Over a 22-year playing career with the New York Giants, Ott slapped 511 homers, then a National League record. At the tender age of 20, he erupted on the scene with career highs of 42 home runs and 152 RBIs. He went on to win or share six home run titles, appear in 11 All-Star Games and play in three World Series. It was a foregone conclusion when Ott was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1951. This is the first-ever biography of baseball's renowned "nice guy." Every aspect of his remarkable baseball career is covered, from his jump to the big leagues at age 17 to his tragic death at age 49. Ott's managerial and broadcasting careers are also discussed.