Childs: 377 books
From Cottonfields to Clouds
A Boy's Life in East Texas until Enlisting in the Army Air Corps by G. T. Childs, Chief Master Sergeant, U. S. Air Force
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
From Cottonfields to CloudsBy: G. T. Childs, Chief Master Sergeant, U. S. Air Force
In this autobiography, G. T. Childs, a member of “The Greatest Generation,” tells the story of the first seventeen years of his life in a small community in East Texas.
Through one engaging...
Never Would Have Made It
The Rise of Tyler Perry the Most Powerful Entertainer in Black America (And What it Really Took to Get Him There)
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2011
When it comes to self-made Hollywood success stories none is more compelling than the journey of Playwright/Actor Tyler Perry from homelessness to top-grossing movie star. Melvin Childs, Executive Producer of Tyler Perry’s first national tour ‘I Know I’ve Been Changed’ takes off the gloves...
God's Traitors
Terror and Faith in Elizabethan England
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
For many Catholics, the Elizabethan "Golden Age" was an alien concept. Following the criminalization of their religion by Elizabeth I, nearly two hundred Catholics were executed, and many more wasted away in prison during her reign. Torture was used more than at any other time in England's...
Apocalyptic Planet
Field Guide to the Future of the Earth
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
The earth has died many times, and it always comes back looking different. In an exhilarating, surprising exploration of our planet, Craig Childs takes readers on a firsthand journey through apocalypse, touching the truth behind the speculation. Apocalyptic Planet is a combination of science and adventure...
by Matt D. Childs
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2009
In 1812 a series of revolts known collectively as the Aponte Rebellion erupted across the island of Cuba, comprising one of the largest and most important slave insurrections in Caribbean history. Matt Childs provides the first in-depth analysis of the rebellion, situating it in local, colonial, imperial,...
by Amy Childs
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2015
Over the past five years, Amy Childs has become a household name. From the moment she appeared on ITV2's award-winning reality show The Only Way Is Essex, Amy captured audiences with her glamorous style and her vivacious personality, and for popularising 'vajazzaling'. Since then, she has appeared...
Invisible Girl
A heartbreaking page turner with an unexpected ending
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2019
A heartbreaking story of family secrets from the USA Today bestselling author of Gracie’s Secret. Perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult and Diane Chamberlain.
I know you. I know you in a way you can’t even imagine. I have been searching for you in the years since you wrote that letter – the...
Tibetan Diary
From Birth to Death and Beyond in a Himalayan Valley of Nepal
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2004
In this rich and deeply personal account of life in the highlands of Nepal, Geoff Childs chronicles the daily existence of a range of people, from venerated lamas to humble householders. Offering insights into the complex dynamics of the ethnically Tibetan enclave of Nubri, Childs provides a vivid...
The Joy of Keeping Farm Animals
Raising Chickens, Goats, Pigs, Sheep, and Cows
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2015
A second edition of the beloved guide to farm animals.
When the going gets tough, the tough . . . start raising their own food. In the first full-color guide of its kind, author and small farm owner Laura Childs reveals exactly what it takes to start raising your own animals, including chickens,...
by Tera Lynn Childs
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2014
From award-winning author Tera Lynn Childs comes a sweet, sassy story about friendship, fame, and how far one girl will go to prove she’s broken the pattern.
“Seriously, this book was just plain fun and it would make an excellent movie. Hint, Hint, Hollywood.” — Nat at Bibliojunkies
Every...
Understand Your Temperament!
A Guide to the Four Temperaments - Choleric, Sanguine, Phlegmatic, Melancholic
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2013
How can we better understand ourselves and others? The classical concept of the four temperaments - the four personality types characterized as the fiery choleric, the airy sanguine, the watery phlegmatic and the earthy melancholic - has been revered by many significant thinkers over the ages. In...
The Birth of New Criticism
Conflict and Conciliation in the Early Work of William Empson, I.A. Richards, Robert Graves, and Laura Riding
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
Amid competing claims about who first developed the theories and practices that became known as New Criticism - the critical method that rose alongside Modernism - literary historians have generally given the lion's share of credit to William Empson and I.A. Richards. In The Birth of New Criticism Donald...
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Eine Brautjungfer zum Verlieben / Ein Trauzeuge zum Verlieben / Ein Bräutigam zum Verlieben /
Language: German
Release Date: March 30, 2010
EINE BRAUTJUNGFER ZUM VERLIEBEN von CHILDS, LISA
Clayton McClintock ist die Vernunft in Person. Doch dann sieht er bei der Hochzeit seiner Schwester überraschend Abby wieder. Die impulsive Schönheit ist eine hinreißende Brautjungfer - und immer noch die einzige Frau, die stürmische Gefühle in...
The Way Out
A True Story of Ruin and Survival
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2007
Craig Childs is lost. In a labyrinth of canyons in the American Southwest where virtually nothing else is alive-barely any vegetation, few signs of wildlife, scant traces of any human precursors in this landscape-Childs and his friend Dirk undertake a fortnight's journey.