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  • Mademoiselle Gigi

    Dennis Ward

    eBook (University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press, Aug. 15, 2017)
    Gigi, a fun-loving Jewish girl about to marry a Louisiana Cajun soldier at the end of World War II, reminisces about the war years and her family’s struggle to survive them. Gigi’s impeccable world of loving family, friends, and her plans to attend art school is shattered as the German Army approaches Paris. Along with millions of other refugees, the family takes the decision to flee the advancing Nazis. Marked as rich Parisian Jews, her family is subject to people’s scorn while the French Republic crumbles around them. During the next four years, they will endure isolation, starvation, deportations of family and friends, and the horrors of the Gestapo. Despite living through the grim realities of war, Gigi emerges from girlhood adolescence to become a beautiful young woman with a monumental sense of humor and lightness of being.Sometimes comic, sometimes tragic, Mademoiselle Gigi is an emotional rollercoaster that takes the reader on a page-turning journey from pure joy and laughter to despair and tears. Gigi’s indomitable spirit will inspire and capture your heart. Dennis Ward’s debut novel is based on the true-life events of Gisèle “Gigi” Carriton. This book is a new edition that includes an additional chapter, and the sequel, Madame Gigi, is now available in the Gigi Series.To learn more about the Gigi series and peruse Dennis Ward’s literary garden of books, plays, and short stories, visit DennisWardAuthor.com or DennisWardAuthor/Facebook.com.
  • Mademoiselle Gigi

    Dennis Ward

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Nov. 19, 2013)
    Gigi, a fun-loving Jewish girl about to marry a Louisiana Cajun soldier at the end of World War II, reminisces about the war years and her family’s struggle to survive them. Gigi’s impeccable world of loving family, friends, and her plans to attend art school is shattered as the German army approaches Paris. Along with millions of other refugees, the family takes the decision to flee the advancing Nazis. Marked as rich Parisian Jews, her family is subject to people’s scorn while the French Republic crumbles around them. During the next four years, they will endure isolation, starvation, deportations of family and friends, and the horrors of the gestapo. Despite living through the grim realities of war, Gigi emerges from girlhood adolescence to become a beautiful young woman with a monumental sense of humor and lightness of being. Sometimes comic, sometimes tragic,"Mademoiselle Gigi" is an emotional roller-coaster that takes the reader on a page-turning journey from pure joy and laughter to despair and tears. Gigi’s indomitable spirit will inspire and capture your heart. Dennis Ward’s debut novel is based on the true life events of Gisele “Gigi” Carriton. The sequel, "Chez Gigi," will be ready for publication in 2014. To learn more about "Mademoiselle Gigi" and peruse Dennis Ward’s literary garden of books, plays, and short stories, visit DennisWardAuthor.com.
  • Mademoiselle Gigi

    Dennis Ward

    Paperback (Univ of Louisiana at Lafayette, Aug. 15, 2017)
    Gigi, a fun-loving Jewish girl about to marry a Louisiana Cajun soldier at the end of World War II, reminisces about the war years and her family s struggle to survive them. Gigi s impeccable world of loving family, friends, and her plans to attend art school is shattered as the German Army approaches Paris. Along with millions of other refugees, the family takes the decision to flee the advancing Nazis. Marked as rich Parisian Jews, her family is subject to people s scorn while the French Republic crumbles around them. During the next four years, they will endure isolation, starvation, deportations of family and friends, and the horrors of the Gestapo. Despite living through the grim realities of war, Gigi emerges from girlhood adolescence to become a beautiful young woman with a monumental sense of humor and lightness of being. Sometimes comic, sometimes tragic, Mademoiselle Gigi is an emotional rollercoaster that takes the reader on a page-turning journey from pure joy and laughter to despair and tears. Gigi s indomitable spirit will inspire and capture your heart. Dennis Ward s debut novel is based on the true-life events of Gisèle Gigi Carriton. This book is a new edition that includes an additional chapter, and the sequel, Madame Gigi, is now available in the Gigi Series.To learn more about the Gigi series and peruse Dennis Ward s literary garden of books, plays, and short stories, visit DennisWardAuthor.com or DennisWardAuthor/Facebook.com.
  • Cardboard Folk Instruments to Make & Play

    Dennis Waring

    Paperback (Sterling/Tamos, May 1, 2002)
    With a few techniques, these fun-to-make and fun-to-play instruments from around the world produce remarkable sound quality. Strum a homemade Middle Eastern Lute, or Oud; Chinese Moon Guitar; North Indian Sitar, Shoebox Zither, or Angle Harp. Or, try Australian Didgeridoos, Percussion Tubes, and more. You’ll be surprised what wonderful things start with an ordinary piece of cardboard.
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  • Kitten Care

    Dennis

    Hardcover (Gardners Books, June 30, 2004)
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  • An Analytical Key to the Fossils of the Vicinity of Richmond, Ind.

    D. W. Dennis

    Paperback (Leopold Classic Library, Oct. 27, 2015)
    About the Book Earth science (geoscience) describes the fields of natural science relating to the planet Earth, and dealing with the physical composition of the earth and its atmosphere. It is the study of our planet’s physical characteristics, from earthquakes to raindrops, and floods to fossils. Earth science can also be considered a branch of planetary science. It can include the study of: geology, the lithosphere, the structure of the Earth's interior, the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. About us Leopold Classic Library has the goal of making available to readers the classic books that have been out of print for decades. While these books may have occasional imperfections, we consider that only hand checking of every page ensures readable content without poor picture quality, blurred or missing text etc. That's why we: republish only hand checked books; that are high quality; enabling readers to see classic books in original formats; that are unlikely to have missing or blurred pages. You can search "Leopold Classic Library" in categories of your interest to find other books in our extensive collection. Happy reading!
  • Cardboard Folk Instruments to Make & Play by Dennis Waring

    Dennis Waring

    Paperback (Sterling/Tamos, March 15, 1740)
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  • An Analytical Key to the Fossils of the Vicinity of Richmond, Ind.

    D. W. Dennis

    Paperback (Trieste Publishing, Aug. 24, 2017)
    Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. Our readers see the books the same way that their first readers did decades or a hundred or more years ago. Books from that period are often spoiled by imperfections that did not exist in the original. Imperfections could be in the form of blurred text, photographs, or missing pages. It is highly unlikely that this would occur with one of our books. Our extensive quality control ensures that the readers of Trieste Publishing's books will be delighted with their purchase. Our staff has thoroughly reviewed every page of all the books in the collection, repairing, or if necessary, rejecting titles that are not of the highest quality. This process ensures that the reader of one of Trieste Publishing's titles receives a volume that faithfully reproduces the original, and to the maximum degree possible, gives them the experience of owning the original work.We pride ourselves on not only creating a pathway to an extensive reservoir of books of the finest quality, but also providing value to every one of our readers. Generally, Trieste books are purchased singly - on demand, however they may also be purchased in bulk. Readers interested in bulk purchases are invited to contact us directly to enquire about our tailored bulk rates.
  • A Kid's Guide to Arab American History: More Than 50 Activities by Dennis, Yvonne Wakim, Addasi, Maha

    Dennis

    Paperback (Chicago Review Press, 2013, )
    A Kid's Guide to Arab American History: More Than 50 Activities by Dennis, Yv...
  • An Analytical Key to the Fossils of the Vicinity of Richmond, Ind

    D. W. Dennis

    Paperback (Forgotten Books, Feb. 7, 2018)
    Excerpt from An Analytical Key to the Fossils of the Vicinity of Richmond, IndThe following pages have been prepared for the student. Such terms, and only such, have been introduced as are necessary to furnish a natural basis for classification, and these are all defined as here used.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
  • An Analytical Key to the Fossils of the Vicinity of Richmond, Ind

    D. W. Dennis

    Hardcover (Forgotten Books, Feb. 7, 2018)
    Excerpt from An Analytical Key to the Fossils of the Vicinity of Richmond, IndThe following pages have been prepared for the student. Such terms, and only such, have been introduced as are necessary to furnish a natural basis for classification, and these are all defined as here used.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.