Shooting Monarchs

Author : John Halliday
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0689843380
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shooting Monarchs written by John Halliday and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2003 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Macy and Danny, two teenage boy who have both grown up under difficult circumstances, turn out very differently--one becomes a hero, the other a murderer.

Author : Joni Richards Bodart
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442230827
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book They Hurt, They Scar, They Shoot, They Kill written by Joni Richards Bodart and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-09-29 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young adults live in a violent culture, so trying to protect them from the world they live in is not only futile but can also be dangerous. No matter their ethnicity, social class, or economic status, teens must know how to survive the perils that may await them. Most teens understand this, and they want books, television shows, and films to reflect the reality of their world—the bad along with the good. In They Hurt, They Scar, They Shoot, They Kill: Toxic Characters in Young Adult Fiction, Joni Richards Bodart examines works of fiction that feature characters who threaten the psychological and physical well-being of teens and their friends and families. In this companion volume to They Suck, They Bite, They Eat, They Kill, the focus is on individuals who prey on the vulnerable: bullies, manipulators, torturers, sexual predators, and sadists. The novels and stories discussed in this volume feature adult criminals or predators who look for young people to ensnare; school personnel who interact with students in harmful ways; teens who bully others in order to hide their own fears and weaknesses; and parents, siblings, and others who mistreat family members. Arranged in five sections that cover such topics as bullies, school shootings, and monsters at home, this volume analyzes the most important and well-written series and titles for teens. They Hurt, They Scar, They Shoot, They Kill will help parents, teachers, and other adults understand the value of these titles and the benefits of reading them, so they will be less likely to forbid them to their teens or challenge library collections for carrying them.

Author : Jane Ridley
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141977191
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Victoria (Penguin Monarchs) written by Jane Ridley and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2015-04-30 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of the Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers in a collectible format Queen Victoria inherited the throne at 18 and went on to become the longest-reigning female monarch in history, in a time of intense industrial, cultural, political, scientific and military change within the United Kingdom and great imperial expansion outside of it (she was made Empress of India in 1876). Overturning the established picture of the dour old lady, this is a fresh and engaging portrait from one of our most talented royal biographers. Jane Ridley is Professor of Modern History at Buckingham University, where she teaches a course on biography. Her previous books include The Young Disraeli; a study of Edwin Lutyens, The Architect and his Wife, which won the 2003 Duff Cooper Prize; and the best-selling Bertie: A Life of Edward VII. A Fellow of the Royal Society for Literature, Ridley writes for the Spectator and other newspapers, and has appeared on radio and several television documentaries. She lives in London and Scotland.

Author : William A. Young
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476626146
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book J.L. Wilkinson and the Kansas City Monarchs written by William A. Young and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-11-19 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baseball pioneer J. L. Wilkinson (1878–1964) was the owner and founder, in 1920, of the famed Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues. The only white owner in the Negro National League (NNL), Wilkinson earned a reputation for treating players with fairness and respect. He began his career in Iowa as a player, later organizing a traveling women’s team in 1908 and the multiracial All-Nations club in 1912. He led the Monarchs to two Negro Leagues World Series championships and numerous pennants in the NNL and the Negro American League. During the Depression he developed an ingenious portable lighting system for night games, credited with saving black baseball. He resurrected the career of legendary pitcher Satchel Paige in 1938 and in 1945 signed a rookie named Jackie Robinson to the Monarchs. Wilkinson was posthumously inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006, joining 14 Monarchs players.

Author : Michael Litos
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1402241585
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cinderella written by Michael Litos and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2008-02-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The NCAA tournament has always been an enormous spotlight for the underdog. Bracket-clenching fans root for teams from smaller schools to upset the elite squads and score an unexpected win on their tournament sheet...if they picked them, that is. And normally that's all the fans expect-one or two incredible upsets. But in 2006, the underdogs broke through... Cinderella is an inside look at the NCAA's mid-major basketball programs, which fight for one shot to battle the elite teams for the national championship. The rise of mid-majors has been one of the most thrilling sport stories of the past few years, and it's only getting bigger. Michael Litos spent the 2005-06 season on the frontlines of the Colonial Athletic Association, home of such mid-major standouts as Old Dominion, Hofstra, and George Mason. With complete access to coaches and players, he found incredible tales of pressure and passion. He saw coaches and players struggling to put together a championship drive in spite of uncompromising schedules and half-filled arenas. And he was there when the ultimate underdog turned the world of college basketball upside-down-George Mason's historic run to the Final Four. In what was dubbed "The Year of the Mid-major," Cinderella delivers the ultimate look at what it means to be an underdog, and how the sport of college basketball is being transformed. In the last great league of amateur athletes, this is the story those who play for the love of the game...and the thrill of achieving the unbelieveable

Author : Richard Davenport-Hines
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0241014816
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Edward VII (Penguin Monarchs) written by Richard Davenport-Hines and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2016-02-25 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like his mother Queen Victoria, Edward VII defined an era. Both reflected the personalties of their central figures: hers grand, imperial and pretty stiff; his no less grand, but much more relaxed and enjoyable. This book conveys Edward's distinct personality and significant influences. To the despair of his parents, he rebelled as a young man, conducting many affairs and living a life of pleasure. But as king he made a distinct contribution to European diplomacy and - which is little known - to London, laying out the Mall and Admiralty Arch. Richard Davenport-Hines's book is as enjoyable as its subject and the age he made.

Author : Dr. Doran (John)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Monarchs Retired from Business written by Dr. Doran (John) and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Doran
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Monarchs Retired from Business written by John Doran and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Pam Spencer Holley
Publisher : American Library Association
ISBN 13 : 083893577X
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quick and Popular Reads for Teens written by Pam Spencer Holley and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2009 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compiles and annotates YALSA's "Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults" and "Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers." Includes theme lists.

Author : Paul Thomas Murphy
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1781851980
Total Pages : 529 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shooting Victoria written by Paul Thomas Murphy and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-12-10 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During her long reign, Queen Victoria was the target of no fewer than eight assassination attempts. In seven of these cases her life was saved by poor marksmanship or misfiring weaponry, but one assailant managed to strike her with a finely wrought cane. Remarkably, all eight of her attackers lived to tell their tales, and were variously incarcerated in asylums, deported to Australia, or in a few cases eventually released into society again. Paul Thomas Murphy shows how these obscure would-be assassins effected a change in history. Their attacks on Victoria galvanised her to face them down by presenting a more public face than her forebears, thereby laying the groundwork for the monarchy as we know it today. SHOOTING VICTORIA opens up a new window onto Victorian England. In exploring contemporary attitudes to madness, crime and criminality, it reveals a wealth of little-known and often surprising aspects of 19th-century British society and monarchy.