Автор: Hermann Richard L. Название: Mother`s Century: A Survivor, Her People and Her Times ISBN: 0999136623 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780999136621 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 5097.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Mother's Century: A Survivor, Her People and Her Times is the "bio-history" of Margarete Sobel Hermann, the author's mother and role model, who lived 101 tumultuous and productive years. Her life spanned 95 percent of the twentieth century, during which she and her family experienced much of the good, the bad and the exceptionally ugly that marked that most violent of eras. Born into a middle-class Jewish family in Imperial Vienna, she survived the First World War, famine and starvation, runaway inflation, political turmoil that makes what we are undergoing today pale in comparison, discrimination, street violence, the Great Depression, the Nazi takeover of Austria, the Holocaust during which scores of her relatives perished in the death camps, and the daunting task of getting herself and her family out of Europe to America. Once in the United States, she faced and overcame the formidable task of creating a new life for herself. The first two-thirds of this chronicle is about the initial one-third of her life--the European phase. The last third of this book is an account of the last two-thirds of her life--the American story. The theme that carries through this remarkable life is one of perseverance, grit in the face of often overwhelming odds and obstacles.
Автор: Lindsley Susan Название: Wildlife in Persimmon Paradise (Enhanced and Revised) ISBN: 1733404481 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781733404488 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 6437.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Peacock Nancy Название: The Life and Times of Persimmon Wilson ISBN: 1501116363 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781501116360 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2345.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: For fans of Cold Mountain and The Invention of Wings comes "a magnificent, immersive, breathtaking work of historical fiction" (Jennifer Chiaverini, New York Times bestselling author) that follows the epic journey of a slave-turned-Comanche warrior who travels from the brutality of a New Orleans sugar cane plantation to the indomitable frontier of untamed Texas, searching not only for the woman he loves but also for his own identity.I have been to hangings before, but never my own. Sitting in a jail cell on the eve of his hanging, April 1, 1875, freedman Persimmon "Persy" Wilson wants to leave a record of the truth--his truth. He may be guilty, but not of what he stands accused: the kidnapping and rape of his former master's wife. In 1860, Persy had been sold to Sweetmore, a Louisiana sugar plantation, alongside a striking house slave named Chloe. Their deep and instant connection fueled a love affair and inspired plans to escape their owner, Master Wilson, who claimed Chloe as his concubine. But on the eve of the Union Army's attack on New Orleans, Wilson shot Persy, leaving him for dead, and fled with Chloe and his other slaves to Texas. So began Persy's journey across the frontier, determined to reunite with his lost love. Along the way, the Comanche captured him and his only chance of survival was to prove himself capable of becoming a warrior. His odyssey of warfare, heartbreak, unlikely friendships, and newfound family would change the very core of his identity and teach him the meaning and the price of freedom. From the author of the New York Times Notable Book Life Without Water, The Life and Times of Persimmon Wilson is a sweeping love story that "is as deeply moving and exciting an American saga as has ever been penned" (Lee Smith, author of Dimestore).
Автор: Lindsley Susan Название: Wildlife in Persimmon Paradise ISBN: 0999453866 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780999453865 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 3440.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Susan Lindsley was reared in the country but spent several years gadding about in big cities. It wasn't long, however, before she returned to the country, where she had hunted raccoons and possums in her youth. One deer hunt and an acute case of buck fever turned her into an avid lover of deer and only increased my already deep love of the farmland. Author of more than a dozen books, Susan dons her Nikon camera and takes her reader on a tour showing off her favorite wildlife.
Whether served in a batch of cookies or in a soup bowl, the persimmon is a favorite fruit of Midwesterners. Called the "divine fruit" or the "fruit of the gods," persimmons range from the American common persimmon, perfect for every kind of dessert, to Fuyu persimmons, a variety from China that has since won many hearts.
In The Perfect Persimmon, award-winning journalist Michelle Medlock Adams serves up persimmon expertise, from knowing when the fruit is at its ripest to sharing the best preparation techniques. Adams hails from the birthplace of the Mitchell Persimmon Festival in Lawrence County, Indiana, where the Midwest's best-kept secret, persimmon pudding, has people flocking toward what some consider the persimmon capital of the world.
Armed with a love of persimmons that has been nurtured from a young age, Adams has collected the best persimmon recipes, guaranteed to satisfy any hankering for the savory or the sweet. Accompanying these recipes are personal anecdotes detailing childhood memories and folktales about greedy possums, wise turtles, and the persimmon seed's ability to predict winter forecasts, providing a colorful context for this favored fruit.
Автор: Persimmon Olive B. Название: Unintentionally Celibate ISBN: 0692376518 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780692376515 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2240.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Kinky, pornstar-style sex. In every room and every position. Sex advice for the inept, the knowledgeable, and the sexiest sex-ers having sex. If that's what you're looking for...this is probably not the book for you. Because Olive is currently in the middle of the world's greatest stretch of unintentional celibacy. During this time, Olive has learned two facts: Fact one: Granny panties never lead to coitus. Fact two: Using the word coitus never leads to coitus. Olive's comedic tragedy started when she was twelve and looked exactly like the female version of George Costanza from Seinfeld. Her life was full of shenanigans after that. This humor book is a collection of those ramblings and adventures. But mostly it's about all of the fabulous sex Olive isn't having.
