A Boy I Once Knew

Author : Elizabeth Stone
Publisher : Algonquin Books
ISBN 13 : 1565126874
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Boy I Once Knew written by Elizabeth Stone and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2002-05-17 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One morning, a box was delivered to Elizabeth Stone's door. It held ten years of personal diaries and a letter that began "Dear Elizabeth, You must be wondering why I left you my diaries in my will. After all, we have not seen each other in over twenty years . . ." What followed was a remarkable year in Elizabeth's life as she read Vincent's diaries and began to learn about the high school student she had taught twenty-five years before. A Boy I Once Knew is the story of the man that Vincent had become-and the efforts of his teacher to make some sense of his life. With his diaries, Vincent becomes a constant presence in her household. She follows his daily life in San Francisco and his travels abroad. She watches him deal with the deaths of friends in the gay community. She judges him. She gets angry with him. She develops affection and compassion for him. In some ways she brings him back to life. And in doing so, she becomes the student, and Vincent the teacher. He forces her to examine her life as well as his. He challenges her feelings and fears about death. He proves to her that relationships between two people can deepen even after one of them is gone. A Boy I Once Knew is a powerful book about loss, memory, and the ways in which we belong to each other. This is a revealing, moving, and wholly unexpected book.

Author : Elizabeth Stone
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1565126874
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Boy I Once Knew written by Elizabeth Stone and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2002-05-17 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One morning, a box was delivered to Elizabeth Stone's door. It held ten years of personal diaries and a letter that began "Dear Elizabeth, You must be wondering why I left you my diaries in my will. After all, we have not seen each other in over twenty years . . ." What followed was a remarkable year in Elizabeth's life as she read Vincent's diaries and began to learn about the high school student she had taught twenty-five years before. A Boy I Once Knew is the story of the man that Vincent had become-and the efforts of his teacher to make some sense of his life. With his diaries, Vincent becomes a constant presence in her household. She follows his daily life in San Francisco and his travels abroad. She watches him deal with the deaths of friends in the gay community. She judges him. She gets angry with him. She develops affection and compassion for him. In some ways she brings him back to life. And in doing so, she becomes the student, and Vincent the teacher. He forces her to examine her life as well as his. He challenges her feelings and fears about death. He proves to her that relationships between two people can deepen even after one of them is gone. A Boy I Once Knew is a powerful book about loss, memory, and the ways in which we belong to each other. This is a revealing, moving, and wholly unexpected book.

Author : Paul Gardner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781736770535
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Once A Boy written by Paul Gardner and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-13 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Once a Boy Paul Gardner reveals in dramatic detail his harrowing accounts as a young, wide-eyed enlistee thrown into the combat zone in Vietnam in 1967. Gardner shares with the reader his fears, insecurities, and his resolve to stay alive. Imbued with raw humanity, his vivid descriptions of intense warzone chaos and survival are bound to leave an indelible mark on readers. Many readers who might feel politically and morally unsympathetic to those men and women who fought the North Vietnamese will doubtless gain a wider perspective and a newer appreciation for what perils American soldiers had to go through, in particular, young servicemen barely out of high school. Not only did they have to face a fierce and deadly enemy, but they had to do so knowing they had little support from Americans back home. Gardner, a helicopter gunship gunner, was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for Heroism in April 1968. The author also shares his profound insights into the real challenges that so many who suffered PTSD experienced upon their return home in the aftermath of the war.

Author : George Gill (Schoolmaster.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gill's Illustrated Series of Reading Books. First [-third] Standard written by George Gill (Schoolmaster.) and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Perfection Learning Corporation
Publisher : Turtleback
ISBN 13 : 9781663608192
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Last Lecture written by Perfection Learning Corporation and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Reese Ryan
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 0369742451
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Breaking the Bad Boy's Rules written by Reese Ryan and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-11-28 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inherited ranch resort could be his ticket to restarting his career—if his best friend’s younger sister doesn’t tempt him to break every rule. Reese Ryan’s next Dynasties: Willowvale title shows that some mistakes are worth making twice. He vowed never to mix business and pleasure again—but then she walked in. Rock star drummer Vaughn Reed no longer has a band, just a run-down ranch resort he unexpectedly inherited. Transforming it into an upscale getaway could be his ticket to raising funds and reuniting his band. But the top-notch designer he hired—who’s also his best friend’s sister—may be more than he bargained for. Alejandra “Allie” Price is all grown-up and tempting him to break his all-work-no-play rule…until a steamy fling and rumors splashed across the internet threaten his reputation. Vaughn refuses to allow his dream to implode a second time. But will it cost him Allie? Harlequin Desire transports you to the luxurious worlds of American tycoons, ranchers and family dynasties. Get ready for bold encounters and sizzling chemistry. You’ll be swept away by this bold, sizzling romance, part of the Dynasties: Willowvale series: Book 1: Working with Her Crush by Reese Ryan Book 2: A Bet Between Friends by Jules Bennett Book 3: Breaking the Bad Boy’s Rules by Reese Ryan Book 4: Their White-Hot Christmas by Jules Bennett

Author : Martin. Wall.
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1291696369
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In the wake of the comet star: a Mercian tale written by Martin. Wall. and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thrilling adventure tale set in 10th century England. As the first millennium closes, Anglo-Saxon England is gripped by fear and expectation of the end of the world. But an ancient prophesy foretells a hero, a man of destiny who will redeem the people. But who is he, and can he be found in time, as Viking raiders plan invasion and conquest? The second of his "Mercian Trilogy" series, this new story by Martin Wall is based on two Anglo-Saxon sagas which were lost after the Norman conquest --- the saga of Edmund Ironside, and the saga of Edric Streona, the most dastardly villain in English history. The darkest period of Anglo-Saxon times, the disastrous reign of King Ethelred "the unready" forms the backdrop for this epic tale of one man's quest as he traverses a country stricken by internal division, intrigue, and invasion by the Vikings.

Author : Laurence Hutton
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Boy I Knew and Four Dogs written by Laurence Hutton and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-12 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Boy I Knew and Four Dogs" by Laurence Hutton offers a heartwarming glimpse into the author's life through the lens of his cherished canine companions. Hutton's narrative skillfully intertwines his personal experiences with the unique personalities and adventures of his four canine friends. The book celebrates the special bond between humans and their furry companions, capturing the joy, loyalty, and shared moments that make these relationships so meaningful.

Author : Deborah Crossland
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1665927127
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Quiet Part Out Loud written by Deborah Crossland and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-06-27 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Told in two voices, Mia must fight to reunite with her ex-boyfriend Alfie, whom she still loves, before the aftershocks of a devastating earthquake separates them forever.

Author : Jennifer Finney Boylan
Publisher : Celadon Books
ISBN 13 : 1250261864
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Good Boy written by Jennifer Finney Boylan and published by Celadon Books. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From bestselling author of She’s Not There, New York Times opinion columnist, and human rights activist Jennifer Finney Boylan, Good Boy: My Life in Seven Dogs, a memoir of the transformative power of loving dogs. This is a book about dogs: the love we have for them, and the way that love helps us understand the people we have been. It’s in the love of dogs, and my love for them, that I can best now take the measure of the child I once was, and the bottomless, unfathomable desires that once haunted me. There are times when it is hard for me to fully remember that love, which was once so fragile, and so fierce. Sometimes it seems to fade before me, like breath on a mirror. But I remember the dogs. In her New York Times opinion column, Jennifer Finney Boylan wrote about her relationship with her beloved dog Indigo, and her wise, funny, heartbreaking piece went viral. In Good Boy, Boylan explores what should be the simplest topic in the world, but never is: finding and giving love. Good Boy is a universal account of a remarkable story: showing how a young boy became a middle-aged woman—accompanied at seven crucial moments of growth and transformation by seven memorable dogs. “Everything I know about love,” she writes, “I learned from dogs.” Their love enables us to pull off what seem like impossible feats: to find our way home when we are lost, to live our lives with humor and courage, and above all, to best become our true selves.