Shrapnel
Shrapnel

Author: William Wharton

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2013-05-14

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 0062257382

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Author of such classic wartime novels as Birdy and A Midnight Clear, William Wharton was one of the most acclaimed writers of his generation. However, he was also a very private man—he wrote under a pseudonym and rarely gave interviews—so fans and critics could only speculate how much of his work was autobiographical and how much was fiction. Now, for the first time, we are able to read the author's own account of his experiences during World War II—events that went on to influence some of his greatest works. These are the tales that Wharton never wanted to tell his children. Together, they illuminate a deeply personal, transformative experience: of learning to kill, to "abandon my natural desire to live, survive, and to risk my life for reasons I often did not understand and sometimes did not accept." Moving and insightful, Shrapnel is a powerful, timeless work from an acclaimed American master.

Shrapnel
Shrapnel

Author: William Wharton

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 9780007513017

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Presents a collection of tales detailing the late author's harrowing experiences during World War II and the events that influenced some of his greatest works

Shrapnel
Shrapnel

Author: Stephanie Lawton

Publisher:

Published: 2013-01

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9781771302463

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It's been six years since Dylanie and her family visited a Civil War site and the place came alive with cannon fire. Problem was, no one could hear it but her. Now she's sixteen, her dad's moved out, her mom's come out of the closet and Dylan's got a spot on Paranormal Teen, a reality TV show filming at historic Oakleigh Mansion. She'll spend a weekend with two other psychic teens-Jake and Ashley-learning how to control her abilities. None of them realized how much their emotional baggage would put them at the mercy of Oakleigh's resident spirits, or that they'd find themselves pawns in the 150-year-old battle for the South's legendary Confederate gold. Each must conquer their personal ghosts to face down Jackson, a seductive spirit who will do anything to protect the gold's current location and avenge a heinous attack that destroyed his family.

Shrapnel
Shrapnel

Author: Robert Swindells

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2009-01-01

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1407047930

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It's the height of World War Two. Britain is being ravaged by bombs and most young men are off fighting. Gordon wishes he was too. Maybe then he wouldn't get bullied for having a cowardly family . . . Gordon's dad didn't serve in World War One, and now his older brother Raymond isn't serving in World War Two - he's gone missing. When Gordon finds a revolver hidden in his house, he tracks Raymond down, but ends up involved in more than he'd bargined for. Raymond enlists Gordon's help to deliver and collect some 'packages'. But is the work actually for the government? And will it have terrible consequences?

The Shrapnel Shell in England and in Belgium
The Shrapnel Shell in England and in Belgium

Author: Charles Bormann

Publisher:

Published: 1859

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13:

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This "historico-technical sketch" provides readers a unique glimpse into a then-new technology which dramatically influenced the course of many battles during the Crimean Campaign: shrapnel shells. Dominance in this technology would ultimately spell victory for the Allies

Shrapnel in the Heart
Shrapnel in the Heart

Author: Laura Palmer

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 1988-11-05

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 0394759885

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For the first time, one book gives voice to the haunting, painful, tender, and healing tales of those who lost so much in America's least popular war.

Gender Shrapnel in the Academic Workplace
Gender Shrapnel in the Academic Workplace

Author: Ellen Mayock

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-05-27

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 1137508302

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This book employs the image of “shrapnel,” bits of scattered metal that can hit purposeful targets or unwitting bystanders, to narrate the story of workplace power and gender discrimination. The project interweaves stories of gender shrapnel with an examination of national rhetoric surrounding business, education, and law to uncover underlying phenomena that contribute to discourse on privilege and gender in the academic workplace. Using concrete examples that serve as case studies for subsequent discussion of data about women in the workforce, language use and misuse, sexual harassment, silence and shutting up, and hiring, training, promotion, and the glass ceiling, Mayock explores the deeper implications of gender inequity in the workplace.