Ransome: 55 books
Walking with Buddha
Volumes 1, 2 & 3
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2015
On September 11, 2001, A. P. Ransome watched in horror as the Twin Towers fell in New York. It was nearly more than he could bear to witness.
Just three days earlier, his brother collapsed at his mothers home. A.P. rushed to his brothers aid but didnt understand why a loving God would allow...
by Arthur Ransome
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2019
Spring always seems to begin on the morning that the Imp, in a bright pink nightgown, comes rushing into my room without knocking, and throws himself on my bed, with a sprig of almond blossom in his hand. You see, the almond blossom grows just outside the Imp's window, and the Imp watches it very...
Young Pele
Soccer's First Star
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2013
HOW DID A POOR BOY named Edson—who kicked rocks down roads and dribbled balls made from rags—go on to become Pelé, the greatest soccer player of all time? While other kids memorized letters, Edson memorized the scores of soccer matches. And when Edson finally played in a youth soccer tournament...
by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Marshall Taylor could ride his bike forward, backward, even perched on the handlebars. When his stunts landed him a job at the famous Indiana bike shop Hay and Willits, folks were amazed that a thirteen-year-old black boy in 1891 could be such a crackerjack cyclist.
How little Marshall Taylor—through...
by Jon S. Wilson, John Rittinghouse, PhD
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2011
The Newnes Know It All Series takes the best of what our authors have written to create hard-working desk references that will be an engineer's first port of call for key information, design techniques and rules of thumb. Guaranteed not to gather dust on a shelf!
Communications engineers need...
Ethics and Socially Responsible Investment
A Philosophical Approach
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2016
This volume breaks new ground by approaching Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) as an explicitly ethical practice in financial markets. The work explains the philosophical and practical shortcomings of ’long term shareholder value’ and the origins and conceptual structure of SRI, and links...
by Arthur Ransome
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2012
Choice collection of nine classic tales — gathered by British author on his journeys to Russia in the early twentieth century — tells of magical beasts, daring young men, frightful giants, wicked witches, and beguiling creatures of the sea. A delight for fairy tale fans of all ages.
Greatest Russian Fairytales & Fables (Illustrated)
Over 125 Stories Including Picture Tales for Children, Old Peter's Russian Tales, Muscovite Folk Tales for Adults and Others (Annotated Edition)
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
This carefully crafted ebook: "Greatest Russian Fairytales & Fables (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Russians very well know how to weave intriguing stories that keep readers hooked till the end. This ebook represents...
by Arthur Ransome
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2011
THE characteristic of a revolutionary country is that change is a quicker process there than elsewhere. As the revolution recedes into the past the process of change slackens speed. Russia is no longer the dizzying kaleidoscope that it was in 1917. No longer does it change visibly from week to week as...
Germs
Fact and Fiction, Friends and Foes
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2017
Come meet the good, the bad, and the ugly—yes, germs!
There’s so much to discover about germs. Did you know that germs make your stomach growl as they break down your food? Or that they can travel the world on anything from fleas and ticks to trains and buses?
Told from the perspective of Sam...
by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2016
When Lizzie's parents are granted their freedom from slavery, Mama says its time for Lizzie and her brother Paul to go to a real school--a new one, built just for them. Lizzie can't wait. The scraps of learning she has picked up here and there have just made her hungry for more. The walk to school...
Helen Keller
The World in Her Heart
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2018
This evocative portrait of Helen Keller focuses on the developing relationship of the courageous young girl and her dedicated, loving teacher, Annie Sullivan, who taught her a new way to experience the world.
Light in the Darkness
A Story about How Slaves Learned in Secret
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2017
Rosa and her mama go to school together—in the dark of night, silently, afraid that any noise they hear is a patroller on the lookout for escaped slaves. Their school is literally a hole in the ground, where they and other slaves of all ages gather to form letters out of sticks, scratch letters...
Cloud Computing
Implementation, Management, and Security
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2017
Cloud Computing: Implementation, Management, and Security provides an understanding of what cloud computing really means, explores how disruptive it may become in the future, and examines its advantages and disadvantages. It gives business executives the knowledge necessary to make informed, educated...