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Download or read book Loonies and Toonies written by Michael Ulmer and published by Sleeping Bear Press. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do Shakespeare, salmon, sled dogs and the Queen of England have in common? They all play a part in Canadian life, and they are just a few of the topics covered in this book. Taking its name from the one-dollar and two-dollar coins in Canadian currency, Loonies and Toonies provides a well-rounded view of the country's past and present. This virtual tour briefs children on the metric system, as well as on Canada's ceremonial link to the British monarchy. En route, they'll be inspired by stories of Terry Fox's courageous run for cancer research and the undefeated record of the Bluenose sailing schooner. Before the trip ends, they'll also discover why its not a good idea to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel!

Download or read book The Stories that Speak written by Sahil Miglani / Sikandar Marwah and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2023-12-11 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories that speak is an endearing romp through dozens of locations, genres and writing styles. Teleport instantly from chance encounters at the Zurich airport to soul connections near a Goan beach and animal rescues in a New Delhi coffee shop. Chase after a flying mustache, a girl getting a haircut in Florence and Greek mythology with just the turn of a page. This is first collaboration of musician-poet Sahil Miglani and writer Sikandar Marwah and their shared love of prose and verse. The collection of poems and short stories blurs the line between fiction and reality, and promises to be an enjoyable riot of unpredictable plots and memorable characters tied together by the thread of a unique literary approach.

Download or read book The Tidings: Volume Two written by Nick Mezins and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08-17 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During World War II, Latvia is being ripped apart by war. Amid this uncertainty, two women band together and began communicating with spirits. What begins as an experiment turns into something much more meaningful. The spirits explain the very workings of the universe, including planet Earth, as well as the development of matter and the spiritual nature of mankind. One of the women communicating with spirits is Mary, the mother of translator Nick Mezins. She invites others to join her group, and its members consider why the universe was created, what is the role of man on Earth, whether there is life on other planets, and other essential issues. Discover the answers to these questions in the second volume to The Tidings. Mezins has painstakingly translated the many conversations and insights his mother and others gleaned from the spirits so that everyone can benefit. These further extracts focus on a variety of themes, including religion and prophets such as Jesus Christ, the Buddha, Moses, and Zoroaster. Discover the Almightys religion of the universe and the truth behind existence with volume two of The Tidings.

Download or read book Reports and Communications written by Boston (Mass.). Finance Commission and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Absolute Power written by Zari and published by Urban Books. This book was released on 2022-06-28 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War may be bad for business, but sometimes, it’s necessary to move your business into the future. In this tale of love and loyalty, jealousy, betrayal, and hate, Imani Mosley finds herself at the center of it all. In addition to restructuring her family’s legitimate luxury charter business, Imani is rebuilding their weapons- and drug-trafficking business. Her brother, Hareem, who jealously thinks that he should be in charge, believes the way to expand is to eliminate his enemy, a mysterious woman known only as Diamond. Despite Imani’s warnings that his actions might start a war, Hareem sets out to prove that he’s right. In an attempt to draw Diamond out, he goes hard at her dealers. Imani’s world gets complicated when Brock Whitehall returns after serving a ten-year sentence for transporting assault weapons. Before he went to prison, her father had always seen Brock as his heir apparent. Now he’s back, looking for the money he was promised. He has plans to move on once he gets the money, until he sees Imani. Now he wants it all.

Download or read book The South Western Reporter written by and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 1320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes the decisions of the Supreme Courts of Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Texas, and Court of Appeals of Kentucky; Aug./Dec. 1886-May/Aug. 1892, Court of Appeals of Texas; Aug. 1892/Feb. 1893-Jan./Feb. 1928, Courts of Civil and Criminal Appeals of Texas; Apr./June 1896-Aug./Nov. 1907, Court of Appeals of Indian Territory; May/June 1927-Jan./Feb. 1928, Courts of Appeals of Missouri and Commission of Appeals of Texas.

Download or read book Harry written by Tim Wohlforth and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rusted, dented, dirty-white Toyota passes under a streetlight in a small town in Southern Oregon. A hulk of a man exits, leans on a cane and walks crab-like down the sidewalk toward Ted Whitaker. It's Harry, his best friend in the Sixties, a man Whitaker hasn't seen in thirty years. What does he want from him? For surely this meeting has a purpose. Whitaker soon discovers that Harry, once an extreme radical, has become an eco-anarchist and terrorist. He seeks to recruit Whitaker to join his plot to release a virulent form of smallpox with no known antidote. Whitaker must stop Harry.