Dream Wheels

Download or read book Dream Wheels written by Richard Wagamese and published by Milkweed Editions. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cowboy forced into early retirement bonds with a stubborn teenager in this novel from the award-winning author of Indian Horse and Medicine Walk. Canadian champion bull-rider Joe Willie Wolfchild is poised to win the most sought-after title in rodeo when a devastating accident at the National Finals leaves his body and ambitions in tatters. Unsure of what else to do, he retires to the panoramic family ranch, Wolfcreek, to mend. Claire Hartley and her fifteen-year-old son Aiden have nearly been torn apart by abusive boyfriends and an unjust world when a friend sends them to the Wolfchild ranch. Thrown together by terrible circumstance, it appears Aiden and Joe Willie have more in common than their childhoods would suggest. After a rocky start, they strike a deal: Aiden will help Joe Willie repair his ’34 Ford V8 pickup if the former champion teaches the city kid how to ride a bull. As Wagamese reveals their story, he rewrites the history of the North American cowboy. In taut, muscular prose, Wagamese explores how independence, self-determination, and a return to cultural tradition can heal body, mind, and community. “Richard Wagamese is a born storyteller, and Dream Wheels is his finest book yet. Cover to cover, a ripping read.”—Louise Erdrich, New York Times – bestselling author of The Night Watchman “A worthy testament to the healing power of family and tradition.”—Publishers Weekly “Ojibwa author Wagamese mixes cowboy lore and Native American mysticism in this affecting novel about the healing effects of family…. His soaring descriptions of the desert landscape, action-packed rodeo scenes, and reverence for hearth and home will strike a chord with readers.”—Booklist

Download or read book Dream Wheels written by Chris Rees and published by Southwater Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the sensational Chevrolet Corvette to the stream-lined Toyota Celica, here is the ultimate history of classic cars manufactured since 1975, plus those dream and futuristic cars that were marvels of car design but never made it into production. This comprehensive visual reference shows every important marque from A-Z, highlighting some of the most significant and beautiful cars of the century. Detailed descriptions, history and technical information accompany every entry, making this the most authoritative and comprehensive guide to the contemporary classic car. This book also highlights the world's dream cars that were built as showcases but were never actually mass-produced. From major design houses such as Bertone and Ghia, these cars are at the very cutting edge of car design: futuristic models that were deemed too daring, too brash or too expensive to make commercial sense, but which pay tribute to the imagination and drive of car designers today. With over 800 stunning images, this title is the definitive gallery of classic and dream cars and the decisive reference book for every enthusiast and lover of the automobile.

Download or read book The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller written by Felix Fontaine and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller" by Felix Fontaine. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Download or read book Two Wheels Good written by Jody Rosen and published by Random House. This book was released on 2022-08-04 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2023** 'Full of delightful anecdotes and interviews and fascinating historical tales' Mail on Sunday A panoramic portrait of the wonderous vehicle whose passenger is also its engine. A toy, a tool, a liberator, or complete nuisance: the bicycle has been many things to many people over the decades, yet it endures as the most popular form of transport in the world. How has such a simple machine achieved so much? Combining history, travelogue and memoir, Jody Rosen reshapes our understanding of this ubiquitous vehicle from its invention in 1817 to its present-day renaissance as a 'green machine'. Readers meet unforgettable characters: women's suffragists who steered bikes to the barricades in the 1890s, a Bhutanese king who races mountain bikes in the Himalayas, astronauts who ride a floating bicycle in zero gravity. By examining the bicycle's past and peering into its future, Two Wheels Good forms a joyful ode to an engineering marvel of global importance. 'Funny, precise, surprising' Adam Gopnik 'Love for two-wheeled transport runs through every sentence' Economist 'Wry, rich, deeply researched' Patrick Radden Keefe

Download or read book Dream Car written by Dimitry Anastakis and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2024-03-26 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dream Car tells the story of entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin’s fantastical 1970s-era Safety Vehicle-1 (SV1), audaciously launched during a tumultuous breakpoint in postwar history. The tale of the sexy-yet-safe SV1 reveals the influence of automobiles on ideas about the future, technology, entrepreneurship, risk, safety, showmanship, politics, sex, gender, business, and the state, as well as the history of the auto industry’s birth, decline, and rebirth. Written as an “open road,” the book invites readers to travel a narrative arc that unfolds chronologically and thematically. Dream Car’s seven chapters have been structured so that they can be read in any order, determined by whichever theme each reader finds most interesting. The book also includes a musical playlist of car songs from the era and songs about the SV1 itself.

Download or read book The Wrong Bride written by Judith Arnold and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-08-22 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What have you resolved to do by the year 2000? Satisfaction: That's what Cassie Webber wants. Her New Millennium resolution is revenge against Phillip Keene, the man who broke his promise…and her heart. A year ago, when Cassie and Phillip fell in love, he was talking marriage, family, forever. Then he returned home to Ohio for what was supposed to be a quick visit—and Cassie never heard from him again. Until now. Her best friend, Diane, has just received an invitation to his wedding…and he's marrying another woman. The wrong woman! With Diane's help, Cassie concocts a scheme to get even, a scheme that involves going to his hometown to attend the wedding. But there's one thing Cassie wants more than revenge. She wants to be back in Phillip's arms—as the right bride.

Download or read book The Art Of The Pendulum written by Cassandra Eason and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 2005-04-20 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with the basic theories and practices of dowsing, Eason reveals techniques for finding lost objects, healing, identifying energy fields, and even making sound personal decisions about career, family, and money. She also identifies ways in which dowsing can help us tune in to the psychic world. Learn about the properties of different pendulums and how to choose the best one for your purposes. Gain experience and develop skills for a confident future practice. An excellent introduction to this age-old divination technique.