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The Tree in the Courtyard: Looking Through Anne Frank's Window by Jeff Gottesfeld The Tree in the Courtyard: Looking Through Anne Frank's Window by Jeff Gottesfeld PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad Told from the perspective of the tree outside Anne Frank's window—and illustrated by a Caldecott Honor artist—this book introduces her story in a gentle and incredibly powerful way to a young audience.   The tree in the courtyard was a horse chestnut. Her leaves were green stars; her flowers foaming cones of white and pink. Seagulls flocked to her shade. She spread roots and reached skyward in peace. The tree watched a little girl, who played and laughed and wrote in a diary. When strangers invaded the city and warplanes roared overhead, the tree watched the girl peek out of the curtained window of the annex. It watched as she and her family were taken away—and when her father returned after the war, alone. The tree died the summer Anne Frank would have turned eighty-one, but its seed

Qur'ans: Books of Divine Encounter by Keith E. Small Qur'ans: Books of Divine Encounter by Keith E. Small PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad With Qur'ans : Books of Divine Encounter , Keith E. Small has written a rich visual history of the Qur'an focused on more than fifty manuscripts in the collection of the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford. One of the oldest and finest collections of Qur'an in the English-speaking world, it includes treasures from parchment pages from Islam’s earliest centuries to a highly adorned copy of the Qur'an that once belonged to Tipu Sultan, the eighteenth-century ruler of the Islamic Kingdom of Mysore. Beginning with a brief introduction, Small takes readers through the Qur'an’s origins. The book then follows the development of the Qur'an chronologically and geographically, treating in each chapter the themes of textual development, divine presence, and political and religious identity. A wealth of full-color illustrations facili

George Orwell: Animal Farm, Burmese Days, A Clergyman's Daughter, Coming Up for Air, Keep the Aspidistra Flying, Nineteen Eighty-Four: Complete & Unabridged by George Orwell George Orwell: Animal Farm, Burmese Days, A Clergyman's Daughter, Coming Up for Air, Keep the Aspidistra Flying, Nineteen Eighty-Four: Complete & Unabridged by George Orwell PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad Animal Farm; Burmese Days; A Clergyman's Daughter; Coming up for Air; Keep the Aspidistra Flying; Nineteen Eighty-Four From reader reviews: Jon Cerrone: What do you concerning book? It is not important to you? Or just adding material when you need something to explain what your own problem? How about your spare time? Or are you busy particular person? If you don't have spare time to try and do others business, it is gives you the sense of being bored faster. And you have spare time? What did you do? All people has many questions above. The doctor has to answer that question since just their can d

Venezuela: Hugo Chavez and the Decline of an "Exceptional Democracy" (Latin American Perspectives in the Classroom) Venezuela: Hugo Chavez and the Decline of an "Exceptional Democracy" (Latin American Perspectives in the Classroom) PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad This authoritative book offers a comprehensive assessment of contemporary Venezuela. Analyzing the multifaceted phenomenon of Hugo Chávez, leading scholars move beyond his flamboyant style to focus on the concerns of popular social and political movements. The book challenges the misleading notions that for several decades glorified Venezuelan "exceptionalism" and minimized the role of important actors. After setting the historical and socio-economic contexts, the contributors explore racial issues, social and labor movements, electoral politics, economic and oil policy, and United States support for the Venezuelan opposition. Underscoring the complexity of Chávez and his popularity, the book highlights

Michael Symon's Live to Cook: Recipes and Techniques to Rock Your Kitchen by Michael Symon, Michael Ruhlman Michael Symon's Live to Cook: Recipes and Techniques to Rock Your Kitchen by Michael Symon, Michael Ruhlman PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad Hometown boy turned superstar, Michael Symon is one of the hottest food personalities in America. Hailing from Cleveland, Ohio, he is counted among the nation’s greatest chefs, having joined the ranks of Mario Batali, Bobby Flay, and Masaharu Morimoto as one of America’s Iron Chefs. At his core, though, he’s a midwestern guy with family roots in old-world traditions. In Michael Symon’s Live to Cook , Michael tells the amazing story of his whirlwind rise to fame by sharing the food and incredible recipes that have marked his route. Michael is known for his easy, fresh food. He means it when he says that if a dish requires more than two pans to finish, he’s not going to make it. Cooking what he calls “heritage” food–based on the recipes belove

E-Learning Baltics 2009: Proceedings of the 2nd International eLBa Science Conference by Universität Rostock, et al. E-Learning Baltics 2009: Proceedings of the 2nd International eLBa Science Conference by Universität Rostock, et al. PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad This book is a collection of the papers accepted for presentation at e-Learning Baltics 2009, the 2nd International eLBa Science Conference held in Rostock, Germany. "E-Learning Baltics" (eLBa) was initiated by representatives from science as well as business. It aims at stimulating and supporting the exchange of new ideas and experiences between research and application, scientists and practitioners. The 2nd International eLBa Science Conference in 2009 focuses on e-learning in working processes and as such addressed a variety of topics from the perspective of computer science, educational science, psychology as well as design. More information about e-Learning Baltics is available at the website. From reader reviews: He

B.F.F. Best Friends Forever: Quizzes for You and Your Friends by Isabel B. Lluch, Emily Lluch B.F.F. Best Friends Forever: Quizzes for You and Your Friends by Isabel B. Lluch, Emily Lluch PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad Would you dye your hair blue for $500? Would you ever eat frogs' legs? Would you rather make a lot of money at a job you hate or a little money at a job you love? B.F.F. is filled with hundreds of hilarious, fun questions and fill-in-the-blanks that up to four best friends can fill out. They’ll learn about each other and laugh for hours. Silly, quirky, and funny questions about fashion, friends, food, sports, love, dreams, likes and dislikes, and more will help girls find out what they never knew about their closest girlfriends. This the perfect book for parties, sleepovers, school lunch breaks, road trips, and more. Girls will love quizzing and bonding with their best friends! From reader reviews: Wendy Brame: Often the book B.F.F. Best Friends Forever: Quizzes for You an

If I Make It by Amelia Faith If I Make It by Amelia Faith PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad What would you do if you had one year to live your dream? Broadway. It's the dream that keeps 17 year old Landyn King going, even on the hardest days. Since she was five years old, she's dedicated herself to the world of theatre; determined to make it in the big leagues. It's all she eats, sleeps, and breathes, and as soon as she turns 18, she's escaping her small town and moving out to the city to follow her dream. But all of that changed in one single instant. Even though, despite medical odds, she has been combating a rare form of Ridley's Disease since she was seven, a new tumor found on her brain gives Landyn approximately one year to live. She has one year to make it on Broadway and to achieve the dream that she has desperately wanted for almost her entire life. Determined not to take any charity, she decides not to tell anyone about her disease. She is committed it making

Fashion 101: A Crash Course in Clothing by Erika Stalder Fashion 101: A Crash Course in Clothing by Erika Stalder PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad Each year, we spend hours upon hours shopping and getting dressed, but do we ever actually think about what we’re wearing? For example, what’s the name of the style of your shirt? Who invented your favorite jeans cut? Or who made your baby-doll nightie famous? There is a story behind every piece of clothing and, with Fashion 101 , you’ll learn what those stories are and more: Where did the miniskirt come from? Why has the military had a stronger influence on fashion than either Audrey Hepburn or Gwen Stefani? How do denim makers work those perfect "whiskers" into your "worn-out" jeans? Filled with tons of intriguing factoids about designers and celebrities, and more than 300 illustrations, Fashion 101 offers the total scoop on underwear, outerwear, accessories, and everything in between. With this crash course, you’ll learn

Intermittent Fasting: An Introductory Guide To Unconvering The Truth of The Feast And Famine Diet by Philip Smith Intermittent Fasting: An Introductory Guide To Unconvering The Truth of The Feast And Famine Diet by Philip Smith PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad Tired Of Dieting With No Results? Revealed! A Stress Free And Easy Diet That Is Transforming Lives With It's Secret Of Simplicity! Say Goodbye to vicious fad diets that leave you worse than when you started, Read on to discover the method that is gaining popularity fast as a real, sustainable method of losing weight It's almost impossible to hide from the news and discussion about the obesity epidemic that's taking both lives and shattering the quality of life world wide. It's in the papers, on television and being blogged about on the internet almost endlessly. If that's not enough, unless you’re blind it's hard to walk the streets of any big city or small town and not see the end product of this epidemic

Would You Marry A Farmer? by Lorna Sixsmith Would You Marry A Farmer? by Lorna Sixsmith PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad Is a farmer a good catch? Would you like to marry a farmer? Wondering where to find a nice farmer? Does the prospect of marrying a farmer scare the life out of you? This tongue-in-cheek funny yet realistic look at what life is like married to a farmer will make you groan in empathy as well as laugh out loud. "Would You Marry A Farmer?" is a lucid discussion of farm life in the 21st century, and a perfect book for both visitors to Ireland who wish to better understand Irish life, urban dwellers seeking to learn more about their farmer forefathers, and anyone curious about the social history of agricultural life in Ireland. From reader reviews: Geneva Orta: Book is to be different for each grade. Book for children till adult are different content. As we know that book is very important usually. The book Would You Marry A Farmer? ended up being making you to know abo

Exploring Adobe Illustrator Creative Cloud Update (with CourseMate Printed Access Card) by Toni Toland, Annesa Hartman Exploring Adobe Illustrator Creative Cloud Update (with CourseMate Printed Access Card) by Toni Toland, Annesa Hartman PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad Your Adobe Creative Cloud package includes two components: 1) Online access to Adobe Creative Cloud updates on your CourseMate product, and 2) the CS6 edition of your Adobe book. CourseMate enriches your learning with thorough, chapter-by-chapter summaries of the new Adobe Creative Cloud release. Author-created video introductions cover each chapter's learning objectives, emphasizing their importance for the contemporary design professional. Flashcards, quizzes, and games are also included. Your printed book covers fundamental concepts, starting with the workspace and proceeding logically and intuitively to more advanced topics. Step-by-step tutorials and user-friendly design result in a resource that is comprehensive, clea

Girl with Two Landscapes: The Wartime Diary of Lena Jedwab, 1941-1945 by Lena Jedwab Rozenberg, Solon Beinfeld Girl with Two Landscapes: The Wartime Diary of Lena Jedwab, 1941-1945 by Lena Jedwab Rozenberg, Solon Beinfeld PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad A journal account of a sixteen-year-old girl who in June 1941 bade farewell to her family for what was to have been a summer-long vacation camp. Lena Jedwab left her home in Bialystok, Poland and arrived in Russia just as Germany invaded the Soviet Union. Lena was stranded in a Russian children's home while her family was murdered by the Nazis at the Treblinka concentration camp for the crime of having been born Jewish. In her diary, Lena wrote in Yiddish as she agonised over the unknown fate of her family and the uncertainties of her future. Expressed are her conflicted emotions over what the war had done to her youth and the gratitude felt for being alive, nourished and in school while so many others were displaced, starving, and dying.

The 2009 Dramatists Guild Resource Directory: The Writer's Guide to the Theatrical Marketplace by Dramatist Guild The 2009 Dramatists Guild Resource Directory: The Writer's Guide to the Theatrical Marketplace by Dramatist Guild PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad The 2009 Dramatists Guild Resource Directory is the official annual reference for playwrights compiled by the Dramatists Guild. This up-to-date directory is the authoritative reference for any serious or casual playwright. It contains a number of useful resources for playwrights, all in one place: NEW to the 2009 edition: an expanded 2009 calendar with additional submission opportunities, submission opportunities for special interests, 10 minute play opportunities, sample writer s resume, sample letters for inquiries and submissions, educational opportunities in London, Ireland and Canada, information on script writing software, listing of the World Summer Theater Festivals From reader reviews: Gerald Dews: Spent a free the perf

A Beginner's Guide to Prayer: The Orthodox Way to Draw Closer to God by Michael Keiser A Beginner's Guide to Prayer: The Orthodox Way to Draw Closer to God by Michael Keiser PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad This is a book for those of us who are struggling to establish an effective prayer life. Written neither for monastics or scholars, A Beginner's Guide to Prayer speaks to the average man or woman on the street who desires a deeper relationship with God but is unsure how or where to begin. Drawing from nearly 2000 years of Orthodox spiritual wisdom, the author offers warm, practical, pastoral advice whose genius is to be found in its homespun simplicity and straightforward style.If you want to make prayer a meaningful and regular part of your life, A Beginner's Guide to Prayer will help set you on your way. But be careful! Prayer can be habit forming! From reader reviews: Maureen Perdue: Book is to be different for every grade. Book for children until eventually adult are