Chronicles In Stone

Author : Ismail Kadare
Publisher : Skyhorse
ISBN 13 : 1628721308
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chronicle in Stone written by Ismail Kadare and published by Skyhorse. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Masterful in its simplicity, Chronicle in Stone is a touching coming-of-age story and a testament to the perseverance of the human spirit. Surrounded by the magic of beautiful women and literature, a boy must endure the deprivations of war as he suffers the hardships of growing up. His sleepy country has just thrown off centuries of tyranny, but new waves of domination inundate his city. Through the boy’s eyes, we see the terrors of World War II as he witnesses fascist invasions, allied bombings, partisan infighting, and the many faces of human cruelty—as well as the simple pleasures of life. Evacuating to the countryside, he expects to find an ideal world full of extraordinary things, but discovers instead an archaic backwater where a severed arm becomes a talisman and deflowered girls mysteriously vanish. Woven between the chapters of the boy’s story are tantalizing fragments of the city’s history. As the devastation mounts, the fragments lose coherence, and we perceive firsthand how the violence of war destroys more than just buildings and bridges.

Author : Ismail Kadare
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN 13 : 161145039X
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chronicle in Stone written by Ismail Kadare and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2011-07 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a seamless mosaic of dreams and games, a young boy reflects on events as his hometown in Albania falls to a series of invaders. Amid floods and bombings, his own innocence and wonder are lost forever in the madness and brutality of the Second World War. A disturbing mix of tragedy and comedy, politics and sexuality, Chronicle in Stone is a fascinating masterpiece about what it means to grow up in a turbulent world.

Author : L. Penelope
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 1250258383
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Song of Blood & Stone written by L. Penelope and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2019-07-16 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A TIME 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time A Time Magazine Best Fantasy Book of 2018 L. Penelope's Song of Blood & Stone is a treacherous, thrilling, epic fantasy about an outcast drawn into a war between two powerful rulers. The kingdoms of Elsira and Lagrimar have been separated for centuries by the Mantle, a magical veil that has enforced a tremulous peace between the two lands. But now, the Mantle is cracking and the True Father, ruler of Lagrimar and the most powerful Earthsinger in the world, finally sees a way into Elsira to seize power. All Jasminda ever wanted was to live quietly on her farm, away from the prying eyes of those in the nearby town. Branded an outcast by the color of her skin and her gift of Earthsong, she’s been shunned all her life and has learned to steer clear from the townsfolk...until a group of Lagrimari soldiers wander into her valley with an Elsiran spy, believing they are still in Lagrimar. Through Jack, the spy, Jasminda learns that the Mantle is weakening, allowing people to slip through without notice. And even more troubling: Lagrimar is mobilizing, and if no one finds a way to restore the Mantle, it might be too late for Elsira. Their only hope lies in uncovering the secrets of the Queen Who Sleeps and Jasminda’s Earthsong is the key to unravel them. Thrust into a hostile society and a world she doesn’t know, Jasminda and Jack race to unveil an ancient mystery that might offer salvation.

Author : Victoria Donovan
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501747886
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chronicles in Stone written by Victoria Donovan and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles in Stone is a study of the powerful and pervasive myth of the Russian Northwest, its role in forming Soviet and Russian identities, and its impact on local communities. Combining detailed archival research, participant observation and oral history work, it explores the transformation of three northwestern Russian towns from provincial backwaters into the symbolic homelands of the Soviet and Russian nations. The book's central argument is that the Soviet state exploited the cultural heritage of the Northwest to craft patriotic narratives of the people's genius, heroism and strength that could bind the nation together after 1945. Through sustained engagement with local voices, it reveals the ways these narratives were internalized, revised, and resisted by the communities living in the region. Donovan provides an alternative lens through which to view the rise of Russian patriotic consciousness in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, adding a valuable regional dimension to our knowledge of Russian nation building and identity politics.

Author : M.J. Evans
Publisher : Dancing Horse Press
ISBN 13 : 194622975X
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Stone of Mercy written by M.J. Evans and published by Dancing Horse Press. This book was released on 2017-11-13 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sawyer Bennett
Publisher : Big Dog Books, LLC
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Discovery of Secrets and Fate written by Sawyer Bennett and published by Big Dog Books, LLC. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life as I knew it ended the day I accepted my fate. In its place is an existence even the wildest imagination could never fathom. Strange creatures walk among us, plotting our demise, and I’ve come to find that the fate of our world rests squarely on my shoulders. We’re all in danger and I’m trying to figure out how to make it through each day. The key to my survival is a man I can’t figure out. As dangerous as the darkest fae, I have no choice but to work with him to stop the prophecy that’s foretold to be the ruination of mankind. Carrick Byrne continues to be my only source of information, but he doles it out as he sees fit. He intrigues and scares me in equal measure, yet I can’t help but be attracted to him. And the more I discover about him, the more it becomes clear he feels the same. As we travel to Faere in search of answers, we find that every piece of information leads to more questions, that every question leads to a new piece of the puzzle, and that, most importantly, no one can be trusted. The more secrets we uncover, one thing is certain— if we have any chance of saving the world, we have to do it together. A Discovery of Secrets and Fate is book two of the Chronicles of the Stone Veil series and is best enjoyed if read in series order.

Author : Isobelle Carmody
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0375892427
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Stone Key written by Isobelle Carmody and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2008-12-09 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Friend becomes foe and trust is a thing of the past when the Misfits’ most relentless enemy turns Elspeth’s world upside down. Through coercion and mind control, Ariel stands on the cusp of his ultimate revenge—and it falls to Elspeth to rescue a former ally whose mind and body have been manipulated to unleash a plague that will destroy all it touches.

Author : Perry F. Stone
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780978592073
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chronicles of the Sacred Mountain written by Perry F. Stone and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Kim Allred
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781732241114
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Stone in Time written by Kim Allred and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AJ Moore strives for meaning in her life following the unexpected death of her beloved father. Her reporting career stalled, her love-life non-existent, and a family frilled with more conflict than love, she relies on her dear friend Stella to make it through cheerless days in small-town Bayside.While rock-climbing the seaside cliffs, AJ discovers a mysterious two-hundred year old sailing ship appearing through the fog. The mystery deepens when she can't learn any more about the ship than its single passenger, Captain Finn Murphy. So begins a fiery relationship that simultaneously warms her heart and angers her blood. And if that's not enough, AJ must decide what impact the second mysterious stranger to enter Bayside, Ethan Hughes, has on her life.While AJ attempts to get to the bottom of the ship's strange existence, Finn and Ethan seek an ancient stone necklace, lost in time. No one is less prepared than AJ to realize that she alone holds the key that unlocks everything.

Author : Tony DiTerlizzi
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1665930020
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Seeing Stone written by Tony DiTerlizzi and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-02-21 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Grace kids are just beginning to get used to Aunt Lucinda's strange old mansion when Simon suddenly disappears. Jared and his sister have to rely on the help of a mischievous house boggart, a nasty bridge troll, and a loud-mouthed hobgoblin to get him back. Illustrations.