Showing results for "Giraffes" in Literature & Fiction

Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. But when he learns giraffes are going extinct, he finds himself recalling the unforgettable experience he cannot take to his grave. It’s 1938. The Great Depression lingers. Hitler is threatening Europe, and world-weary Americans long for wonder. They find it in two giraffes who miraculously survive a hurricane while crossing the Atlantic. What follows is a twelve-day road trip in a custom truck to become Southern California’s first giraffes. Behind the wheel is the young Dust Bowl rowdy Woodrow.

The Giraffe Problem tells the story of an evening at the Problem Club, a secret society of gentlemen in London who meet once a month in a private room above a restaurant, where one of the waiters is the admirable Leonard. Every month Leonard sets the members a problem or challenge. The one who is able to complete the feat successfully wins that month's share of the membership fees.

2 Giraffen, 12 Tage, 3.000 Meilen nach Westen. Amerika, 1938. Woody Nickels hat alles verloren. Seine Familie, sein Zuhause, seine Arbeit. Der junge Mann verlässt wie so viele andere Texas und versucht sein Glück in New York. Doch als der große Hurrikan im September 1938 die gesamte Ostküste zerstört, erlischt auch der letzte Funken Hoffnung in Woody. Zwischen den Trümmern von Schiffen und Häusern macht er jedoch eine besondere Entdeckung: Zwei Giraffen, riesengroß, elegant und wunderschön, haben inmitten des Hurrikans auf einem Schiff die USA erreicht.

Anpassung ist alles, weiß Inge Lohmark. Schließlich unterrichtet die schrullige Lehrerin seit mehr als dreißig Jahren Biologie...

Join Chris Jarvis as he interviews some of the most successful, innovative, motivational, and disruptive minds on the planet. These "real giraffes" stick their necks out and share the challenges, worries, and setbacks that were important parts of their journey -- and may be exactly what you are going through right now! Learn the invaluable insights, observations, tips and strategies that helped our amazing guests change their businesses, disrupt their industries, build extraordinary wealth, and generate amazing transformation for themselves, their families, and their communities.

Emily appears to have it all: professional success and a sweet family life. But when her promotion causes her family to relocate to a new city, the move unexpectedly stirs up unpleasant memories of Jack Olney, the handsome jock who bullied her during college. As Emily sorts through her recollections and past humiliations, she decides to reach out to her old dorm mates. Do they remember her? Are they happy? And whatever happened to Jack?

Here we recall African legends, myths, folk and fairytales, both in English and in French. Ici, on se rappelle des légendes africaines, mythes, fables et contes de fées, en français et en anglais.

"Billbrook" schildert das groteske Straßenbild des zerbombten Hamburg aus der Sicht eines einfältigen kanadischen Offiziers. "Eisenbahnen nachmittags und nachts" erklärt, warum die Eisenbahn eine wundervolle Metapher für das Leben ist. "Bleib doch Giraffe", "Vorbei vorbei" und "Die Stadt" spiegeln den gesellschaftlichen Alltag der unmittelbaren Nachkriegszeit wider.