Gatekeeper press apr 2023 (8 resultados)

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Let's play 'Copy Cat!'When Cat wakes up with a twist in his spine, all is not fine. He stretches and twists, but everything is amiss!Not knowing what to do, he asks the other farm animals how they fix a crick. They give some advice and teach Cat new moves until he finds a way to get rid of his pain.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Maddie usually loses her pencils at school. It happens a lot! But today will be different, she has a new set of magical pencils. During the school day, Maddie uses her magical pencils to help others without by offering them pencils when needed. She notices how her own kindness makes others feel happy and how then it can circle back to her!A classroom parable that explains to children the social benefits of kindness, and how a kind gesture offered tends to spread throughout others. A wonderful story about sharing to help your children understand the benefits of being kind.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Maddie usually loses her pencils at school. It happens a lot! But today will be different, she has a new set of magical pencils. During the school day, Maddie uses her magical pencils to help others without by offering them pencils when needed. She notices how her own kindness makes others feel happy and how then it can circle back to her!A classroom parable that explains to children the social benefits of kindness, and how a kind gesture offered tends to spread throughout others. A wonderful story about sharing to help your children understand the benefits of being kind.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The author is a continuously celebrating child-man who grew up (but not completely) in Hannibal, Missouri in the '50s and '60s. Influenced and inspired by both the power and the majestic beauty of the Mississippi River, he draws on its surrounding landscapes, history, and inhabitants (human and otherwise) for his writings. This setting is interwoven with an enduring and intensely sensual love of a woman whom he calls his Muse. …

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Evaristo Bergnes arrives in Cuba in the mid nineteenth century. He marries a Cuban woman, Ines Duran, and with her they have eight children. Their descendants collide with the Cuban revolutionary movement, which forever changed their lives.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Eric Reno sought to write about the lives lived throughout a life. Structuring his memoir similar to how one experiences French Impressionist paintings, nose to canvas dazzles the eye with riotous colors, but upon retreat, shapes and shadows emerge. The painting's beauty increases with changed distance and angles, generating different emotions while seeing multiple stories. In a similar experiential metaphor, his memoir tells life-defining stories and shares insights of people met, places lived, decisions made, and both tragedies and joyous experiences. Eric participated in many historical events of the latter20th Century and the beginning of the 21st. A year after high school graduation he was an Air Force intelligence analyst in the United Kingdom monitoring Cold War events that included the building of the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Kennedy assassination, and the beginning of the Viet Nam conflict. His three years in the UK prepared him to become the first college graduate in his family and fostered his late-in-life desire to become an educator. Famous encounters included: football player Brian Piccolo, holding the first-ever World Champion 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers in the palm of his hand, a week in awe of Maya Angelou, a semester mesmerized by novelist Harry Crews, an attitude-changing phone call with poet Judith Ortiz Cofer, a delightful afternoon encounter with Carmen McRae, a evening in the company of Dave Brubeck and family, dinner with and advice from Julian Bond, and a career-saving year of encouragement from Elizabeth Snead.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - An anthology of stories which capture everyday life, with writings from the twelfth grade to those inspired by present day experiences, all with an underlying theme of God's blessings.Themes range from loss, illness, healing, humor, depression, and some works of poetry.The closing story, 'Dust Off,' is a moving look back at the heroes of Vietnam-US Army Huey helicopter pilots who risked their lives time after time to save the lives of others.Each entry in the book includes photos of the author's roses which bless the author's gardens with God's perfect design.Without God's help this book would not have made it to publication to share the 'good, the bad, and the ugly' moments of life.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The early 20th century introduction of the legendary Auburn automobiles is intertwined with the history of the Butler family of Auburn, Indiana, who were involved with the car's creation. As one of the earliest employees of the fledging Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum, the author Dr. Butler relates secrets of the museum's restoration and how it functioned in the early years after its inception. His journey through history culminates with his personal search for, purchase of, and exhaustive restoration of an iconic Auburn Boattail Speedster. Notably, the specimen being a car that his grandfather had upholstered on at least two occasions.An engaging read for anyone with a zeal for automotive history, and especially for those familiar with Auburn Cord or Duesenberg brands. The book reads as a first person narrative highlighted by rare photographs of the naked Auburn Speedster and what really lived underneath the paint and chrome of one of the world's most copied automobiles, His 1935, 851 model automobile, (body number 32922-E) was awarded the coveted Roy Faulkner Award for best Auburn at the annual Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club reunion in September 2022. This designation identifies his speedster as one of, if not the best example of, its kind in the world. …