New Releases by Eric Knight

Prawdziwa przyjaźń przezwycięży wszystkie przeszkody. Joe ma szczęśliwe dzieciństwo, dopóki jego rodzice nie wpadają w finansowe tarapaty. Sposobem na wyjście z kłopotów jest sprzedaż Lassie - ukochanego pupila chłopca. Załamany Joe musi pożegnać się z psem, który trafia do posiadłości księcia Rudlinga w dalekiej Szkocji. Czy ogromny dystans zakończy niezwykłą relację między człowiekiem a zwierzęciem? Utwór został wydany jako nowela, ale ze względu na popularność autor napisał na jego podstawie również powieść. W 1943 r. zekranizowano historię z udziałem 10-letniej Elizabeth Taylor. Doskonała pozycja dla młodych miłośników "O psie, który jeździł koleją". Eric Knight (1897-1943) - amerykański pisarz, najbardziej znany jako autor powieści młodzieżowej "Lassie, wróć!". Urodził się w Wielkiej Brytanii, dzieciństwo spędził w Afryce Południowej, a po śmierci ojca wraz z matką przeniósł się do USA. Pracował jako reporter i scenarzysta, hodował owczarki szkockie collie. Służył w armii, uzyskał stopień majora. Zginął na służbie, w wypadku samolotowym.

Spending leave together on the South Coast during the Battle of Britain and the beginning of the blitz, Clive and Prudence have an affair. Having survived Dunkirk, but having a crisis of conscience over what the war is being fought for and disgusted at the incompetence of the ruling elite, Clive decides not to return to the Army and to go absent without leave. Deserving comparison to Hemingway''s "A Farewell to Arms", This Above All was heralded as the first great novel of the Second World War... and it is about the war, but first and last it is a great love story, a great adventure in thinking things through. This soldier, discharged on leave after hospitalization, meets a girl in uniform of the W.A.A.F’s - and they break through the barriers of tradition and class and come to understand what both of them really stand for.

This is the story of Sam Small, a man from Yorkshire who wakes up one morning and decides that he can fly on his own two hands. So he does. This is for all those who know that dogs talk, Sundays can be repeated seven days in a row so that Monday never comes, and other dreamy escapism. You''ll have to read to believe how he learned to fly like a bird, by faith; how he changed a dog into a girl and back again; how he coped with the two selves of his split personality; and how he was called upon to explain the tricky foreign phrase, droit de seigneur, which said in effect that the duke of the neighboring parish was required by law to go to bed with Ian Cawper''s Mary Ann the night of their wedding. Here are fun humourous fantasies and shaggy dog stories by the author who would create "Lassie."

Joci negru, câștigă roșu de Eric Knight este un roman a cărui acțiune se petrece în anii Marii Crize din California. Dick are împreună cu Lois, soția sa, un mic restaurant în Oklahoma. Într-o seară, întoarcându-se de la cel de-al doilea serviciu al său, constată că Lois, fascinată de lumea filmului, l-a părăsit. Bănuind că e la Los Angeles, străbate țara ca să o găsească. Ajunge la destinație, și acceptă să ia parte la un jaf. În carte, un necaz nu vine niciodată singur pentru Dick, victimă a unui destin capricios; tot ce se întâmplă, se revarsă peste el fără să poată riposta.

Foraging Texas is a field guide and reference for people who want to learn about wild edible plants across the state of Texas. It covers edible plants native or naturalized in the lone star state and describes wild‐harvesting basics, ethics, identification, distribution, harvesting methods, recipes, and historical uses. The guide is easy for beginners to use. It''s primarily organized by plant type (i.e., tree, shrub, herb) and secondarily by plant family (i.e., sunflower family, carrot family, etc.) and has detailed photos to aid in identification. The guide is also a useful reference for more experienced foragers. Although this guide focuses on the edible plants of Texas, because the state of Texas covers such a wide variety of ecoregions and habitats, Foraging Texas is also useful in neighboring states like Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and beyond.

Have Your Cake And Look Good Too is an easy reading guide that shows how the author used the power of a healthy meal replacement to not only get into shape, but stay in shape without completely cutting out the foods that we really want to eat. The core message is why should people who simply want to be healthier and look better have to eat like people whose lively hood depends on the way their bodies look? We all know that if we want change, then we have to make some changes. But many trainers and programs push drastic changes down our throats that are not sustainable by the majority of people. If I am not a body builder or fitness model, why do I have to eat like one? If you don''t have at least a little discipline, this isn''t the program for you. It is for people who have discipline but can''t find a program that rewards that discipline. This book shows you how to maximize a good meal replacement so that you can lose weight or get healthier without throwing the foods you love out of the window. You have tried everything else, so what do you have to lose?

The fragments of the Key begin to surface... After saving the woman he loves from the dark sorcerers of Ankhara, Fen realizes for the first time that his power can be a force for good. But the power is wild and uncontrollable and he doesn''t have long before it devours him as it did his father. His only hope is to summon one of the ancient Shapers and convince it to teach him what he needs to know. Aislin has kept the secret of the strange artifact she found in the alien underground vault. But her secret is not as safe as it seems. The agents of the Devourers know what she has found and they will threaten everyone she loves if she doesn''t give it to them. The Guardian Kasai has created new, more powerful warriors to threaten Karliss and his clan. As powerful as Karliss is, he knows he will inevitably lose to Kasai. Seeing no other options, he conceives a desperate plan to retrieve the lost words of power, but their origins are shrouded in legend and to track them down he and his companions will have to complete a dangerous quest.

Three children with the powers of Stone, Sea and Sky... Are all that stands between the world and the chaotic power of the Abyss. Fen is only a boy when his city is sacked by enemy invaders. His mother is cut down before his eyes. Yet somehow when the blade is turned on him, he survives without a scratch. But the attack seems to have awakened something inside him, something that killed his father years ago. Aislin came from the sea, her origins a mystery. Within her is an innate power over water, as natural as breathing. But she lives in a world of her own, emotionally isolated from everyone else, including the woman who is raising her. Bullied by the other children, one day she turns her power on them. Karliss was touched by the wind at birth, destined to be the greatest wind shaman his people have ever seen. But he is careless with his power and he ignores the warnings about the madness that afflicts those who don''t protect themselves against the spirits in the wind. When the powerful, inhuman denizens of the Abyss reach out to take the world, only these three have a chance of stopping them, but only if they can learn to master their powers in time...

I Eric Knights roman "Lykkelige Land" skildres livet på godt og ondt i en engelsk mineby. Thora har siden sin mors død været familiens varme samlingspunkt. Hun har stået for husførelse og hjulpet sin far og søskende med hvad de nu behøvede. Familien lever en lille men hyggelig tilværelse. Der vendes dog op og ned på alting, da minen lukker og stort set hele byen står uden arbejde. Byens rige særling, Mr. Ferrell, forsøger at hjælpe ved at uddele gratis suppe. I den forbindelse tilbyder Thora sin hjælp, og inden længe er Mr. Ferrell hovedkuldsforelsket i den unge kvinde. Tilværelsens jerngreb strammes yderligere, da 2. verdenskrig bryder ud. Mr. Ferrell forsøger at overtale Thora til at rejse med til Canada bort fra krig og fattigdom. Thora befinder sig i et voldsomt dilemma, for lige meget hvad, vil hun svigte nogen: Mr. Ferrell, sin familie eller sig selv. Eric Knight (1897-1943) var en britisk forfatter bosat i USA i en længere årrække. Eric Knight omkom som major i den amerikanske hær under 2. verdenskrig, men nåede forinden at efterlade sig et stort og forskelligartet forfatterskab.

Som barn mister engelske Tregan sin mor og vokser derfor op hos sin mors slægtninge. Faren er rejst til USA og har giftet sig på ny. Tregan er rodløs og giver ikke meget for traditioner, og da han bliver gammel nok, rejser han til USA, hvor han i en kortere periode bor hos faren. Det bliver dog hurtigt klart, at de to er fremmede for hinanden, så Tregan drager videre. Han ender med at melde sig som frivillig i 1. verdenskrig, hvor han sendes til Frankrig. Her møder han endelig kærligheden i en ung, engelsk pige. De gifter sig lynhurtigt, men hvad der kommer let, går let. Tilværelsens barskhed formørker Tregans sind, og apatien tager over, selv da han en dag står over for at skulle i den elektriske stol. Eric Knight (1897-1943) var en britisk forfatter bosat i USA i en længere årrække. Eric Knight omkom som major i den amerikanske hær under 2. verdenskrig, men nåede at efterlade sig et stort og forskelligartet forfatterskab.

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Lassie adlı köpeğin, insan ve hayvan dostlarının maceralarını konu alan bir roman.

Lassie is Joe''s prize collie and constant companion. But when Joe''s father loses his job, Lassie must be sold. Three times she escapes from her new owner, and three times she returns home to Joe, until finally she is taken to the remotest part of Scotland—too far a journey for any dog to make alone. But Lassie is not just any dog. First published in 1940, Lassie Come-Home has become one of the best-loved dog stories in the world. This beautiful 75th anniversary edition showcases the original text and illustrations with a striking new jacket design and a new introduction from bestselling author Ann M. Martin.

DESPERATE TIMESMelekath reaches through the cracks in his prison and his poison spreads. Two of the old gods who warred against him are already dead and the others have hidden. Kasai raises an army in his name.Their homeland destroyed and their god dead, the Takare flee to the lowlands. The fiercest warriors Atria has ever known have once again taken up arms, seeking revenge on the burned ones. But they have drawn Kasai''s attention and if they do not listen to Shakre they will be exterminated.Meanwhile, in Qarath, Rome learns that Kasai''s army is close to marching. His only chance is a desperate, forced march to catch Kasai''s army in the one spot where his army has a chance against overwhelming odds. But it won''t be enough to be there first. He needs Quyloc to go to the shadow world of the Pente Akka to finish the rendspear, not knowing that a hunter is waiting for Quyloc this time. Now it is up to Rome to save his old friend before the hunter drains him and traps him in the Pente Akka forever.When Netra was attacked by the eloti on the Plateau, Shorn saw his chance for an honorable death and release from the guilt that clouds his life. But she saved his life and now he is bound to her by a debt he can never repay. He follows her south as she seeks to return to her family. Slowly Shorn begins to see in Netra a cause he can believe in, and perhaps a chance to redeem himself. But death has come to her family and Netra spirals into despair. What she does next will determine the fate of all life.As the final battle against Kasai''s army looms, none realize how much of their fate is in the hands of one desperate young woman and the decisions she makes.

How to solve the world''s trickiest problems? In Reframe, Eric Knight explains how a change of focus can reveal a solution that was lying just outside your frame of vision. From terrorism to global warming, from border security to high finance, he brings a new perspective that is both exhilarating and useful. Why can''t we eliminate terrorism by killing terrorists? Why can''t we learn anything about climate change by talking about the weather? Why can''t we resolve immigration tensions by building higher fences? And what do fishermen in Turkey have to teach us about international relations? This is an optimistic, lucid and original book by a brilliant young thinker.

These ten stories of Sam Small and other Yorkshiremen, were written by Eric Knight (of ''Lassie Come Home'' fame), with pride and a touch of homesickness, while ''in exile'' in America in the early 20th century. Sam Small is a brilliant creation, thick of accent but sharp of mind and with the power of flight! These stories are larger than life, full of improbable accounts and the humor that arises from clashes in culture, and all laced with traditional Yorkshire values and wit.

Eric Knight, the internationally known film reviewer of the 1930s and author of Lassie-Come-Home tells his story in his own words, with the help of Geoff Gehman.