Tommy: 479 books

In the Spring of 2001, I strapped on a backpack and attempted to hike the entire length of the Appalachian Trail. I made it as far as Damascus, Virginia.In the Summer of 2002, I returned to pick up where I had left off. I hiked southern Virginia that year.Here is my trail journal from that hike. It is the second of eight.

A novel stuffed with fun, animals, people, food, uncertainty, conflict but with a happy ending. It is carnitas for the soul. And brain. The story starts with two (2) out of order romances caused by a bunch of smelly pigs and a rattlesnake with a rotten disposition. The sad story then evolves...

A Chicano romantic-comedic-drama. Of sorts. Two combustible sisters take generous swipes at each other’s cabeza; one young man seeking love, displays his plumage while a young woman yawns; a son wants to be somebody, anybody; and one Grand Méjicana is a stellar cook, animal importer (when the sun...

A true romance. With a few detours and wrinkles. Like life. As a famous man once said, "The first sigh of love is the last of wisdom."

This is an assortment of short stories—like a box of Amedei Porcelana chocolates—about people like your vecinos and unnamed relatives. Everyone is trying to find romance while groping through the fog they and others create. Okay, two are about just groping through life, in general. They,...

«Un racconto stupefacente, avvincente e implacabilmente onesto.» Jon Krakauer Il 14 gennaio 2015 Tommy Caldwell, insieme al compagno Kevin Jorgeson, ha salito in diciannove giorni quella che è considerate la via più difficile in tutta la storia dello Yosemite: la Dawn Wall, una parete quasi...

Een grensstad in de steppe. Uit de vlakte duikt een groep verwilderde vluchtelingen op. Ze veroorzaken angst en onrust in de stad. Als Pontus Beg, commissaris van politie, ze laat oppakken, wordt in hun bagage het bewijs van een misdaad gevonden. Beg ontrafelt de geschiedenis van hun helletocht, die...

Football coach Tommy Reamon has crafted a unique ability among high school coaches, the ability to hone in on natural talent on the football field and to forge a personal connection with the young athletes themselves. His stories and memories of coaching the promising, would-be professional players...

The Index of American Design was one of the most significant undertakings of the Federal Art Project -- the visual arts arm of the Works Progress Administration. Part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, this ambitious initiative set out to discover and document an authentic American style...

De leraar Nederlands die je na de les een roman in handen drukt en je aanmoedigt om zelf te gaan schrijven. De docent op de toneelschool die je een podium geeft om vol overgave jezelf te zijn. De scriptiebegeleider die je tot het uiterste tergt. Een leraar kan een onuitwisbare indruk achterlaten,...

On the historic occasion of the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2007, the leaders of the ten-member countries signed the ASEAN Charter. This is an important milestone for the regional group as the Charter will make ASEAN stronger, more united...

In 2015, Singapore marks the 50th anniversary of its independence, and the United Nations (UN) the 70th anniversary of its founding. This book celebrates 50 years of a mutually beneficial relationship between Singapore and the UN. In the early years of Singapore's independence, the UN system...

A collection of short stories by the author of Balls and The Trap-Door, most have which have been selected for publication in literary magazines. Quality literature ranging from humour to the unsettling.

For fathers who long to make a positive, lasting difference in their sons’ lives, passing down a legacy of values and ideals that will help them mature into men—into true men, leaders, voices of strength and wisdom for the next generation and beyond—the challenge has become more daunting than...