A Rope From The Sky

Author : Zach Vertin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1643130889
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Rope from the Sky written by Zach Vertin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The untold story of America's attempt to forge a nation from scratch, from euphoric birth to heart-wrenching collapse. South Sudan's independence was celebrated around the world—a triumph for global justice and an end to one of the world's most devastating wars. But the party would not last long: South Sudan's freedom fighters soon plunged their new nation into chaos, shattering the promise of liberation and exposing the hubris of their foreign backers. Chronicling extraordinary stories of hope, identity, and survival, A Rope from the Sky journeys inside an epic tale of paradise won and then lost. This character-driven narrative is first a story of power, promise, greed, compassion, violence, and redemption from the world's most neglected patch of territory. But it is also a story about the best and worst of America—both its big-hearted ideals and its difficult reckoning with the limits of American power amid a changing global landscape. Zach's Vertin's firsthand acounts, from deadly war zones to the halls of Washington power, brings readers inside this remarkable episode—an unprecedented experiment in state-building and a cautionary tale. It is brilliant and breathtaking, a moder-day Greek tragedy that will challenge our perspectives on global politics.

Author : Lisa Robinson
Publisher : Schwartz & Wade
ISBN 13 : 0525579990
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Madame Saqui written by Lisa Robinson and published by Schwartz & Wade. This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning picture book biography about the tightrope walker who dazzled Paris as she danced across the sky with impeccable balance and unparalleled skill during the French Revolution. In revolutionary France, a girl named Marguerite Lalanne longed to perform above large crowds on a tightrope, just like her acrobatic parents. Sneaking off to the fairgrounds for secret tightrope walking lessons, Marguerite finessed her performance skills, ultimately performing for crowds as a young rope dancer. And eventually, Marguerite would perform as Madame Saqui, waltzing and pirouetting across- and never falling off- countless ropes above adoring crowds. A nouvelle chérie de Paris, Madame Saqui cemented her place in circus history, winning the adoration of the French people and royalty alike, including Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. This remarkable biography unveils the inspiring story of a trailblazing woman who revolutionized the circus world-- without ever missing a step.

Author : William R. Forstchen
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0765334380
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pillar to the Sky written by William R. Forstchen and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-02-11 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A towering epic to rank with Douglas Preston's Blasphemy and Michael Crichton's Prey... Pandemic drought, skyrocketing oil prices, dwindling energy supplies and wars of water scarcity threaten the planet. Only four people can prevent global chaos. Gary Morgan--a brilliant, renegade scientist is pilloried by the scientific community for his belief in a space elevator: a pillar to the sky, which he believes will make space flight fast, simple and affordable. Eva Morgan--a brilliant and beautiful scientist of Ukrainian descent, she has had a lifelong obsession to build a pillar to the sky, a vertiginous tower which would mine the power of the sun and supply humanity with cheap, limitless energy forever. Gunther Rothenberg--the ancient but revered rocket-scientist who labored at Peenemunda with von Braun to create the first rockets and continued on to build those of today. A legend, he has mentored Gary and Natalia for two decades, nurturing and encouraging their transcendent vision. Franklin Smith--the eccentric Silicon Valley billionaire who will champion their cause, wage war with Congress and government bureaucracy and most important, finance their herculean undertaking. This journey to the stars will not be easy--a tumultuous struggle filled with violence and heroism, love and death, spellbinding beauty and heartbreaking betrayal. The stakes could not be higher. Humanity's salvation will hang in the balance"--

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Knowledge written by and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Edwin Sharpe Grew
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Knowledge & Illustrated Scientific News written by Edwin Sharpe Grew and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Edward Burnett Tylor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Researches Into the Early History of Mankind and the Development of Civilization written by Edward Burnett Tylor and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lois Ehlert
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780152016166
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Moon Rope; Un Lazo a la Luna written by Lois Ehlert and published by . This book was released on 1996-09-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ALA Notable Children's Book shares a magical folktale--in Spanish and English--about Fox and Mole who go to the moon with a little help from their friends. Full color.

Author : Bill Martin
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0805054790
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Knots on a Counting Rope written by Bill Martin and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1997-09-15 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A grandfather and his blind grandson reminisce about the young boy's birth, his first horse and an exiciting horse race.

Author : James Ramsey Ullman
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0064470482
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Banner in the Sky written by James Ramsey Ullman and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1988-04-15 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Citadel It stands unconquered, the last great summit of the Alps. Only one man has ever dared to approach the top, and that man died in his pursuit. He was Josef Matt, Rudi Matt's father. At sixteen, Rudi is determined to pay tribute to the man he never knew, and complete the quest that claimed his father's life. And so, taking his father's red shirt as a flag, he heads off to face the earth's most challenging peak. But before Rudi can reach the top, he must pass through the forbidden Fortress, the gaping chasm in the high reaches of teh Citadel where his father met his end. Rudi has followed Josef's footsteps as far as they will take him. Now he must search deep within himself to find the strength for the final ascent to the summit -- to plant his banner in the sky. His father died while trying to climb Switzerland's greatest mountain -- the Citadel -- and young Rudi knows he must make the assault himself.

Author : Patrick Hamilton
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0349141487
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky written by Patrick Hamilton and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2017-01-12 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I recommend Hamilton at every opportunity, because he was such a wonderful writer and yet is rather under-read today. All his novels are terrific' Sarah Waters 'If you were looking to fly from Dickens to Martin Amis with just one overnight stop, then Hamilton is your man' Nick Hornby Patrick Hamilton's novels were the inspiration for Matthew Bourne's new dance theatre production, The Midnight Bell. The Midnight Bell, a pub on the Euston Road, is the pulse of this brilliant and compassionate trilogy. It is here where the barman, Bob, falls in love with Jenny, a West End prostitute who comes in off the streets for a gin and pep. Around his obsessions, and Ella the barmaid's secret love for him, swirls the sleazy life of London in the 1930s. This is a world where people emerge from cheap lodgings in Pimlico to pour out their passions, hopes and despair in pubs and bars - a world of twenty thousand streets full of cruelty and kindness, comedy and pathos, wasted dreams and lost desires.