Books with author Buchanan

Meriel Buchanan (1886 - 1959) was British memorialist. The daughter of the last British Ambassador to Imperial Russia, she wrote a number of articles and books about her experiences during that time, most notably: Recollections of imperial Russia (1919) and Ambassador's daughter (1958).Although several books have been written about Russia and the Revolution in its time period, few of them are illuminating. One of them that does really send some gleams of light through the mist is Miss Meriel Buchanan's Petrograd, the City of Trouble, 1914-1918. The writer is the daughter of the late British Ambassador in Russia. She was in the capital all through the war and the Revolution till the beginning of its last year, having opportunities for seeing all sorts of people, from the Emperor and his Consort to street-loafers and policemen, and keeping a calm, clear, untroubled, and yet sympathetic English eye upon everything. She gives us the atmosphere of that huge, bewildered, fate-stricken capital, that fair Northern giantess spellbound and helpless in the coils of an unholy wizardry, better than any other writer of these times. Even if her judgment of men and events may be erroneous the book would be worth reading for the singular charm of its descriptive passages. Miss Buchanan's word-painting is exquisite, and her pictures of the Kremlin, and the Crimea, and of Petrograd in the rose and gold of its summer pageantry, or lying white and still under the thin blue wintry sky, linger on the memory. She writes well of Russia and the Russians, for she loves them, and moves us to pity and sorrow for the great, simple, helpless people, preyed upon by surely the shabbiest and most ignoble gang of miscreants whom the frothy waves of revolution ever drifted out of the underworld.This book of Miss Buchanan's is the first attempt of any writer in any language to give to the world a sense of the atmosphere of Russia under the shock and terror of those world-shaking events. Miss Buchanan has placed us all under a very real and serious debt. She has also done Russia a noble service. ContentsI. THE EVENING REVIEW AT KRASSNOEII. JULY 24III. DECLARATION OF WARIV. MOSCOWV. FIRST DAYS AT THE HOSPITALVI. 1915VII. THE SECOND WINTERVIII. THE CRIMEAIX. SUMMER, 1916X. THE COURTXI. THE MURDER. OF RASPUTINXII. THE GATHERING OF THE STORMXIII. MONDAY, MARCH 12XIV. THE EMPEROR'S ABDICATIONXV. THE FIRST WEEKS OF THE REVOLUTIONXVI. SPRING, 1917XVII. THE WOMEN OF RUSSIAXVIII. BOLSHEVIK RISING OF JULYXIX. JULY 17 AND 18XX. THE TAKING OF THE FORTRESSXXI. THE FAILURE OF THE RUSSIAN ARMYXXII. THE COUP D'ETAT OF KORNILOFFXXIII. A SOLDIERXXIV. AUTUMN, 1917XXV. THE BOLSHEVIKS STRIKEXXVI. THE BOLSHEVIKS IN POWERXXVII. THE MOCKERY OF GOVERNMENTXXVIII. NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACEXXIX. RULE OF THE RED GUARDXXX. ANARCHYXXXI. EAST DAYS IN PETROGRADXXXII. THE SOUL OF RUSSIAXXXIII. THE JOURNEY FROM RUSSIA

Once America was free from Great Britain, it needed to decide how to run the new country. The nation's founders split the government into three branches. This ensured that no one person would have too much power. This system keeps us free! Colorful images, supporting text, a glossary, table of contents, and index all work together to help readers better understand the content and be fully engaged from cover to cover.

Welcome to Candid Conversations with Connie, Volume 2! And these conversations are going to be very candid. In this book we’re only taking questions from girls! Yep, they can ask whatever they want, and I will answer from my vast knowledge and experience. (Well . . . maybe not vast.) If I don’t know the answer, I’ll ask my friend Penny. We’ve been where you are, and we know what it’s like.You’re not a little girl anymore, but you’re still years off from adulthood. You still like to play, but you also enjoy having long conversations with friends. You sometimes want to cuddle on your mom’s lap, and other times you wish she would just leave you alone. All that’s pretty normal, and you’ll see that from the questions we’re answering.

Behind the soft smile, perfect manners, and helpful air, Constance Ray is a woman struggling to make it through the day. After her husband is killed in the Korean war, his death leaves her lost, knowing she can never be the woman she was before. Although, when a handsome navy officer shows up with a final word from the grave, Constance can’t ignore the message. She also can’t continue to be indifferent to the man who brought it, or his involvement in the war – the one for everyone’s right to be treated equally.Nathaniel Kelly never means for it to happen, especially not with Constance. He is supposed to fulfill the final wish of the man he owed his life to, but he can’t help it when he instantly falls for the soften-spoken, bereaved preacher’s daughter. But as much as he wishes to court her, to love her, his loyalty to his friend and his obligation to make up for sins of the father, stand in the way. Remaining true to his friendship, and his mission, is hard when pride for the movement unites Nathaniel with Constance and his passion for her finally sets her free.

Lights, camera, action! Connie Kendall is at it again in this third volume in her advice series, doling out her sage-yet-witty wisdom to girls everywhere. Straight from her radio show aptly titled Candid Conversations with Connie, Connie helps girls explore their true beauty, the good and bad of media and technology, and more through unique activities.Known for making a great Whit’s End Wod-Fam-Choc-Sod and never being afraid to tell you what she’s thinking, Connie shares with girls her growing-up experiences in a fun, honest way!

If you are looking for a new dystopian type world, new creatures, and a new original story The Pages of Deresa, Tears of the Unknown is the start of your new journey. The Pages of Deresa a story where generations and Gods collide, with every story comes a new chapter for a new character. The Demon Seed has awakened, and the only way to defeat him is the power of an Archangel. Released from his prison by an unknown source, the Demon Seed is wrecking havoc across the globe, with his eyes set on The Tree of Life. Claire, a former soldier, journeys to find the Archangel. Together with the Calindo Zeig, the Appilando Kiff, Claire and her companions search for the Unknown. It is up to Claire on her journey to stop the Demon Seed, before he can destroy The Tree of Life, which will kill the Goddess Deresa, and set the world into fire.

Lights, camera, action! Connie Kendall is at it again in this third volume in her advice series, doling out her sage-yet-witty wisdom to girls everywhere. Straight from her radio show aptly titled Candid Conversations with Connie, Connie helps girls explore their true beauty, the good and bad of media and technology, and more through unique activities.Known for making a great Whit’s End Wod-Fam-Choc-Sod and never being afraid to tell you what she’s thinking, Connie shares with girls her growing-up experiences in a fun, honest way!

What was the nude, recently slain body of Kaithlin Jordan doing spoiling the pristine turquoise waters of Miami Beach -- especially when the dead socialite's convicted killer husband is sitting on Death Row for having murdered her...ten years ago! Reporter Britt Montero lives for this kind of story. But she may die for this one as well. Because each question raises many others -- and every hard-won answer reveals secret passions and explosive truths that could doom an overly inquisitive journalist with a tendency to leap before she looks.

While Earth is constantly changing, evidence shows that humans are speeding up the process of the greenhouse effect. Extreme weather, plant and animal extinction, and reshaping of our coastlines are harmful effects of rising temperatures. Understand the causes of global warming and explore ways we can reduce our carbon footprint and impact on the planet in this dynamic science e-book. Teach fifth-grade readers about climate and weather, the carbon cycle, deforestation, melting ice caps, renewable energy, and more through this high-interest informational text filled with vibrant photographs. Aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards, a hands-on "Think Like a Scientist" lab activity and a "Your Turn" page at the end of the e-book support STEM Education and provide young scientists with an opportunity to apply what they've learned in the text. Helpful diagrams and text features, such as a glossary and index, are also included to reinforce content-area literacy and improve close reading.

This is no ordinary ghost storyWellington, 1931. Seventeen-year-old Phyllis Symons' body is discovered in the Mt Victoria tunnel construction site. Eighty years later, Aroha Brooke is determined to save her life. Urban legend meets urban fantasy in this compelling alternate history by award-winning author Andi C. Buchanan."Haunting in every sense of the word, Buchanan balances historical and personal traumas with magic, resilience, and hope. A beautiful read!" —Charles Payseur, Quick Sip Reviews"A complex and richly-woven narrative. Buchanan deftly constructs a series of possibilities that play out as gorgeously crafted vignettes, but when taken together, have extraordinary depth." —Emma Osbourne

This SHORT NON-FICTION LARGE PRINT CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK, written by an author with a B.A. in Anthropology, explains the traditional step-by-step process involved in making a shrunken head. This isn't an instruction in crafting a "shrunken head" out of a carved and dried apple, but a real, honest-to-goodness description of the creation of a REAL shrunken head.