Author: Patrick D. SmithPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393355241
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Forever Island
Author: Patrick D. SmithPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393355241
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Forever Island ; And, Allapattah
Author: Patrick D. SmithPublisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780910923422
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Twenty-five-year-old Seminole Toby Tiger lives in despair in the Florida Everglades. He loves the land and everything that exists in the natural world: the deer and egrets, turtles and herons, cypress trees and sawgrass, ponds and marshes, and, most of all, Allapattah, the crocodile. He watches helplessly as the white man imposes his will on the Seminoles, forcing them either to conform or to eke out a living wrestling alligators and carving trinkets for tourists. According to Toby, the whites "destroy all that they touch." Toby refuses to bend to the white man's will and fights back the only way he knows how. He becomes Allapattah, a creature that earns his respect and protection.
We Are the Middle of Forever
Author: Dahr JamailPublisher: The New Press
ISBN: 1620978628
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
With a new afterword by the authors A powerful, intimate collection of conversations with Indigenous Americans on the climate crisis and the Earth’s future Although for a great many people, the human impact on the Earth—countless species becoming extinct, pandemics claiming millions of lives, and climate crisis causing worldwide social and environmental upheaval—was not apparent until recently, this is not the case for all people or cultures. For the Indigenous people of the world, radical alteration of the planet, and of life itself, is a story that is many generations long. They have had to adapt, to persevere, and to be courageous and resourceful in the face of genocide and destruction—and their experience has given them a unique understanding of civilizational devastation. An American Library Association Notable Book, We Are the Middle of Forever places Indigenous voices at the center of conversations about today’s environmental crisis. The book draws on interviews with people from different North American Indigenous cultures and communities, generations, and geographic regions, who share their knowledge and experience, their questions, their observations, and their dreams of maintaining the best relationship possible to all of life. A welcome antidote to the despair arising from the climate crisis, We Are the Middle of Forever will be an indispensable aid to those looking for new and different ideas and responses to the challenges we face.
Allapattah
Author: Patrick D. SmithPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 168334281X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
Twenty-five-year-old Seminole Toby Tiger lives in despair in the Florida Everglades. He loves the land and everything that exists in the natural world: the deer and egrets, turtles and herons, cypress trees and sawgrass, ponds and marshes, and, most of all, Allapattah, the crocodile. He watches helplessly as the white man imposes his will on the Seminoles, forcing them either to conform or to eke out a living wrestling alligators and carving trinkets for tourists. According to Toby, the whites “destroy all that they touch." Toby refuses to bend to the white man's will and fights back the only way he knows how. He becomes Allapattah, a creature that earns his respect and protection.
The Water Is Wide
Author: Pat ConroyPublisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback
ISBN: 0553381571
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
A “miraculous” (Newsweek) human drama, based on a true story, from the renowned author of The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini The island is nearly deserted, haunting, beautiful. Across a slip of ocean lies South Carolina. But for the handful of families on Yamacraw Island, America is a world away. For years the people here lived proudly from the sea, but now its waters are not safe. Waste from industry threatens their very existence unless, somehow, they can learn a new way. But they will learn nothing without someone to teach them, and their school has no teacher—until one man gives a year of his life to the island and its people. Praise for The Water Is Wide “Miraculous . . . an experience of joy.”—Newsweek “A powerfully moving book . . . You will laugh, you will weep, you will be proud and you will rail . . . and you will learn to love the man.”—Charleston News and Courier “A hell of a good story.”—The New York Times “Few novelists write as well, and none as beautifully.”—Lexington Herald-Leader “[Pat] Conroy cuts through his experiences with a sharp edge of irony. . . . He brings emotion, writing talent and anger to his story.”—Baltimore Sun
A Land Remembered
Author: Patrick D. SmithPublisher: Pineapple PressInc
ISBN: 9781561642236
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Traces the story of the MacIvey family of Florida from 1858 to 1968.
The Island on the Edge of Forever
Author: Andrew M. CrusoePublisher: Andrew M. Crusoe
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
When Asha accepts a mission to recover a sacred stone capable of raising the dead, she doesn't expect her ship to be shot down above a raw, untamed world. To their shock, Asha and her commander Mira are dragged into the planet's wild ocean, and Asha barely manages to escape a vast underwater complex. Once she reaches the surface, she discovers a mysterious island that comes to life with dancing villagers and roaring bonfires every night, only to vanish without a trace each morning, leaving her feeling alone and confused. Meanwhile, Zahn has taken Oonak's ship on a mission to a subterranean labyrinth where Vayuna says he will be needed, learning more about the Vakragha than he ever could have imagined. Yet there are greater struggles ahead for both of them. Having followed Asha, the vicious Vakragha are desperate to find the stone first, bent on using it to revive their greatest mastermind. And when Asha finds Mira on the verge of death, the full burden of the mission falls on her shoulders. Time is running out, and Asha must rely on her courage, intuition, and healing skills to have any hope of survival. But she soon discovers that the Vakragha aren't the only ones searching desperately for the sacred stone.... A fast-paced, tropical Sci-Fi novel inspired by the Big Island of Hawaii, THE ISLAND ON THE EDGE OF FOREVER is a great place to start, or continue, in the Epic of Aravinda series.
The River Is Home
Author: Patrick D. SmithPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1683342852
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Poor in material possessions, Skeeter's kinfolk are rich in their appreciation of their beautiful natural surroundings. The river on which they live—with its food supply, steamboats, and floods—figures strongly in their lives as the source of life, change, and death. Though their life is a simple one, it's filled with friendship, loyalty, love, and compassion
Forever Mine
Author: Iris MorlandPublisher: Blue Violet Press LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Fall in love on Hazel Island with the start of a brand-new small-town romance series from USA Today bestselling author Iris Morland. They’re just friends…until one kiss changes everything. After a messy divorce, Gwen Parker retreats to idyllic Hazel Island to start a new life. She has no time for relationships now, not when she has a bed and breakfast to run. No matter that her friend, the gruff and ruggedly handsome Jack Benson, makes her yearn for more. Yet Gwen knows that she’s too broken from her first marriage to risk heartbreak a second time. Jack Benson prefers to live a solitary life. As a fisherman, he’s well-aware that relationships, like the tides, come and go. Gwen is special, though. She makes him want a different life, one that he never thought he’d want. But Jack can never act on his attraction to Gwen and risk ruining their friendship. When temptation proves to be too much, Jack and Gwen can no longer ignore the heat between them. As the past rears its ugly head, can these two friends let go of old heartbreaks to embrace a newfound love?
Island of Fire
Author: Lisa McMannPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442458461
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
In the third book of this "New York Times"-bestselling series, the magical world of Artim is gone and the Unwanteds look to Alex Stowe for answers. Meanwhile, as his twin brother Aaron continues to build his army in Quill, a very dangerous common enemy is revealed.