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No Country for Jewish Liberals by Derfner Larry
epub |eng | 2016-11-20 | Author:Derfner, Larry

The late 1990s, the period of Netanyahu’s first term as prime minister, was a time when Israeli society split into the elites and the amcha, the salt of the earth. ...
( Category: Historical November 21,2019 )
The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste & Maaza Mengiste
epub |eng | | Author:Maaza Mengiste & Maaza Mengiste

HIRUT IS TENDING TO ONE OF THE INJURED WHEN THE CAMP FALLS silent. She turns. Seifu, Aklilu, and Hailu stagger up the hill bearing their awful burden. Marta walks beside ...
( Category: War November 20,2019 )
Crown of Visions by R A Rock
epub |eng | 2019-08-16 | Author:R A Rock [Rock, R A]

“Well, well, well.” Nyall’s snide, pompous tone grated on Tessa’s last nerve. “Look what we have here.” Perdira was still snorting with laughter and he frowned at her. “Why isn’t ...
( Category: Historical November 20,2019 )
The Golden Book of the Dutch Navigators by Hendrik Willem Van Loon
epub |eng | 2016-07-31 | Author:Hendrik Willem Van Loon [Loon, Hendrik Willem Van]

CHAPTER VI VAN NOORT CIRCUMNAVIGATES THE WORLD Oliver van Noort was the first Hollander to sail around the world. Incidentally, he was the fourth navigator to succeed in this dangerous ...
( Category: Historical November 20,2019 )
Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds
epub |eng | 2019-10-07 | Author:Jason Reynolds

2. Getting out of trouble with Ms. Wockley for pretending to be in a horse race. “But, Ms. Wockley, we’re not pretending to be in a horse race,” Simeon pleaded. ...
( Category: Short Story Collections November 20,2019 )
Southern Son by Victoria Wilcox
epub |eng | 2019-06-16 | Author:Victoria Wilcox

Chapter Eleven VALDOSTA, 1872 HIS FATHER, HOWEVER, HAD OTHER PLANS FOR HIM. “I hope you’ve had your fill of big-city life,” Henry Holliday said over supper on John Henry’s first ...
( Category: Biographical November 20,2019 )
With Clive in India by G A Henty
epub |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:G A Henty [Henty, G A]

Chapter 16 : A Tiger Hunt. Commodore James was greatly astonished at the easy success which he had gained. The extraordinary cessation of fire from the sea face, and the ...
( Category: Military November 20,2019 )
Mountain Man by David Weston Marshall
epub |eng | 2017-11-19 | Author:David Weston Marshall

AFTER A FEW weeks at Manuel’s Fort, Colter must have grown bored and restless. Early summer arrived, and the grasses and trees turned a deep green. Fish jumped in the ...
( Category: United States November 20,2019 )
Revolution by Nick S Thomas
epub |eng | 2018-02-28 | Author:Nick S Thomas [Thomas, Nick S]

Chapter 10 Axel fired two shots as an enemy fighter came up the stairs ahead. He ran on, and as he took the bend he spotted another, but the man ...
( Category: Superheroes November 20,2019 )
Last Letters by Helmuth Caspar von Moltke & Freya von Moltke
epub |eng | 2019-09-16 | Author:Helmuth Caspar von Moltke & Freya von Moltke

1. Freya refers obliquely to the idea, which Helmuth had probably discussed with Poelchau, to attempt to break out of the prison in the chaos of a bomb attack and ...
( Category: Historical November 20,2019 )
Ridge Stories by Jones Gary;
epub |eng | 2019-11-19 | Author:Jones, Gary;

Memorial Day on Pleasant Ridge When I die, I reckon I’d as soon be buried on Pleasant Ridge as anywhere. There, a small cemetery flanks an empty tall-steepled white country ...
( Category: United States November 20,2019 )
Inner Circle by Y A Marks
epub |eng | 2019-08-23 | Author:Y A Marks [Marks, Y A]

CHAPTER 14 We left the township and headed north. The moon was still bright, but a few clouds began rolling in. Their silvery edges were barely visible on the horizon. ...
( Category: Historical November 20,2019 )
The First Lady and the Rebel by Susan Higginbotham
epub |eng | 2019-07-31 | Author:Susan Higginbotham

15 Mary August 1862 to January 1, 1863 “I’ve bad news, Mary,” the President said as he walked through the door of their cottage at the Soldiers’ Home one sweltering ...
( Category: Biographical November 20,2019 )
Exonerated by Dan Bongino
epub |eng | 2019-07-26 | Author:Dan Bongino [Bongino, Dan]

1 Papadopoulos, Deep State Target, 60. 2 Ross, “Devin Nunes Casts Doubt on Joseph Mifsud Narrative in Letter to Intel Agencies,” The Daily Caller, May 5, 2019, https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/04/Nunes-mifsud-papadopoulos/. 3 Papadopoulos, ...
( Category: Elections November 20,2019 )
The Legend of Colton H Bryant by Alexandra Fuller
epub |eng | 2008-11-19 | Author:Alexandra Fuller

In mid-January, six months after he’d fallen in love with her, the pretty girl in Colorado broke Jake’s heart. Colton tried everything he could think of to fix it. “Well,” ...
( Category: United States November 20,2019 )

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