Nicholas
Author: René Goscinny
Publisher: Phaidon Press Limited
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780714861142
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →UK edition. The day-to-day adventures of an amusing, endearing young school boy.
Author: René Goscinny
Publisher: Phaidon Press Limited
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780714861142
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →UK edition. The day-to-day adventures of an amusing, endearing young school boy.
Author: Robert D. San Souci
Publisher: Puffin Books
Published: 2000-07-28
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780140565201
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Based on an old folk legend and brought to life with color illustrations, this story is about a "merman" from the ocean who can walk like any man. While on land, he falls in love with Margaret. Together they defy her father, outwit the jealous sea-folk, and even stand up to the king himself!
Author: René Goscinny
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Published: 2006-03-14
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780714845647
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →US edition. More classic adventures in this sequel to Nicholas.
Author: Glenn Beck
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2015-10-27
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 1476798842
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Bestselling author Glenn Beck re-tells the story of Santa Claus, imagining him at the first Christmas and casting him as a guardian for the infant and adult Jesus"--
Author: Laura Geringer
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2011-10-04
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 1442430486
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Forget naughty or nice; this is a battle of good and evil. Luminary Joyce and co-author Geringer deliver the first book in a new series. Before Santa was Santa, he was Nicholas St. North--a daredevil swordsman whose prowess with double scimitars was legendary. Illustrations.
Author: Annie Kratzsch
Publisher:
Published: 2015-10-01
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 9781922206794
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Nicholas Carr
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2011-06-06
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780393079364
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction: “Nicholas Carr has written a Silent Spring for the literary mind.”—Michael Agger, Slate “Is Google making us stupid?” When Nicholas Carr posed that question, in a celebrated Atlantic Monthly cover story, he tapped into a well of anxiety about how the Internet is changing us. He also crystallized one of the most important debates of our time: As we enjoy the Net’s bounties, are we sacrificing our ability to read and think deeply? Now, Carr expands his argument into the most compelling exploration of the Internet’s intellectual and cultural consequences yet published. As he describes how human thought has been shaped through the centuries by “tools of the mind”—from the alphabet to maps, to the printing press, the clock, and the computer—Carr interweaves a fascinating account of recent discoveries in neuroscience by such pioneers as Michael Merzenich and Eric Kandel. Our brains, the historical and scientific evidence reveals, change in response to our experiences. The technologies we use to find, store, and share information can literally reroute our neural pathways. Building on the insights of thinkers from Plato to McLuhan, Carr makes a convincing case that every information technology carries an intellectual ethic—a set of assumptions about the nature of knowledge and intelligence. He explains how the printed book served to focus our attention, promoting deep and creative thought. In stark contrast, the Internet encourages the rapid, distracted sampling of small bits of information from many sources. Its ethic is that of the industrialist, an ethic of speed and efficiency, of optimized production and consumption—and now the Net is remaking us in its own image. We are becoming ever more adept at scanning and skimming, but what we are losing is our capacity for concentration, contemplation, and reflection. Part intellectual history, part popular science, and part cultural criticism, The Shallows sparkles with memorable vignettes—Friedrich Nietzsche wrestling with a typewriter, Sigmund Freud dissecting the brains of sea creatures, Nathaniel Hawthorne contemplating the thunderous approach of a steam locomotive—even as it plumbs profound questions about the state of our modern psyche. This is a book that will forever alter the way we think about media and our minds.
Author: William J. Bennett
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2009-10-14
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 1439166404
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Former secretary of education and New York Times bestselling author William Bennett blends his historical expertise with his gift for storytelling into a heartwarming book about the man who ultimately became known as Santa Claus. Beloved writer and speaker William Bennett brings the legendary Saint Nicholas to life in this fascinating and faith-affirming book that will change the way you think about Santa Claus and the meaning of Christmas. Bennett reflects on Saint Nicholas’s storied life, which has spanned seventeen centuries across Europe, Asia, and Africa, and reveals an inspiring tale of devotion to God and an example of eternal goodness. The True Saint Nicholas: Why He Matters to Christmas focuses on three aspects of Saint Nicholas—historical facts from his life, his legacy in the centuries following his death, and the legendary status that transformed his likeness into the present-day jolly, toy-bearing Santa Claus. The book vividly captures the heart and life of someone who lived long ago—and yet whose life remains an inspiration for everyone to aspire to a higher order of generosity, giving, and devotion to others. An instant classic by one of America’s most respected thinkers, The True Saint Nicholas is a memorable keepsake to be shared with family and friends every year to evoke the true spirit of Christmas.
Author: Nicholas Sparks
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2001-09-18
Total Pages: 334
ISBN-13: 075952582X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Fall in love with this small-town love story about a widower sheriff and a divorced schoolteacher who are searching for second chances -- only to be threatened by long-held secrets of the past. Miles Ryan's life seemed to end the day his wife was killed in a hit-and-run accident two years ago. As deputy sheriff of New Bern, North Carolina, he not only grieves for her and worries about their young son Jonah but longs to bring the unknown driver to justice. Then Miles meets Sarah Andrews, Jonah's second-grade teacher. A young woman recovering from a difficult divorce, Sarah moved to New Bern hoping to start over. Tentatively, Miles and Sarah reach out to each other...soon they are falling in love. But what neither realizes is that they are also bound together by a shocking secret, one that will force them to reexamine everything they believe in-including their love.
Author: Ned Bustard
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2021-10-12
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 1514001802
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Around Christmas we think a lot about presents, but have you ever wondered why we give gifts? Learn about the life of Saint Nicholas and discover why he became known as one of the greatest giftgivers of all time. Told as a delightful poem, this colorfully illustrated children's book also includes tools to help parents engage in conversation about the content.