Books with title The magic mountain

Seth Benton is a mountain man out of step with civilization. His era is gone, but he lingers. He's trapped with Jedediah Smith, spent many long winters in the mountains trapping beaver and dodging Blackfeet Indians. So, when an old friend, a former mountain man turned rancher asks for Benton's help in tracking rustlers, he comes down from the mountains.Benton tracks the rustlers and catches them. But, the man behind the rustling is unknown to him and his friend. They come up with a plan to catch the man, but before it can be put in place, his friend is gunned down in town. Benton races to the saloon after hearing the shots. The scene went something like this:Benton eyed the man standing at the bar, a pistol still in his hand, looking around slowly as if to dare anyone to challenge his right to do what he’d done. Benton asked him, “Why did you shoot him?” “He was going to beat me, that crazy old fool. Then he reached for his gun and was going to shoot me. I had a right to kill him. It was me or him.” A voice came from the crowd, “That’s right, mister. Old Dodd grabbed Brownie here by the shirt front and was shaking him like he was a salt holder. Then he tried to get his pistol out but Brownie beat him to it.”No one was more surprised by the shot that followed than the man called Brownie. The shot took his leg out from under him and he fell to the floor, screaming with pain and fear. Men scrambled for shelter behind tables and the bartender disappeared behind the bar. Benton moved to one side, kicked the man’s fallen pistol away, then said to the crowd, “Everyone get out of here. You, barkeep, you stay and don’t even think of bringin’ out that scatter gun you got hid down there. I want you to listen to this weasel.” Benton moved over to the groaning man, jerked him to a chair and slammed him down into it. His voice was hoarse, low and guttural when he spoke: “You got no chance at all of livin’, mister, unless you tell me who hired you to kill my friend.” Some men never seem to learn until it is too late. There are some men you can take chances with, can bluff, can stall, and can fool. There are a few who, when they’ve decided on a course and are convinced of the rightness of this course, will brook no interference, will waste no time, and will be merciless to any in their path.Seth Benton was such a man.=============This is a story that you'll enjoy. It's the Old West come alive, with characters straight out of history. This particular story shows just how tough some of these men really were. These men who risked their life trapping in the mountains, fighting heavy snows, blizzards and cold, and Indians who hunted them with the same passion that the mountain men hunted the beaver.A gunslinger in the Wild West was fairly uncommon. A cowboy chasing “cow critters” could be found throughout the Old West. In western books, historical fiction novels, or western novels, the western cowboys are a dime a dozen . (Maybe that’s where the phrase “dime novel” arose.) Cowboy stories were common on the western open range, and those cowboys told a lot of those stories, but cowboy novels were not. A “cowboy western,” was pretty uncommon during the early days of western novels. Usually, the greatest westerns were about some gunslinger in the Old West, or a marshal or sheriff made larger than life, or a mountain man (like this one), or an Indian fighter (such as Buffalo Bill). This is another western fiction novel of the highest caliber, an action packed adventure from Brevia Westerns by Voyle Glover, an author one reader said “reminds me of Louis L’Amour’s books. He was my favorite when it came to westerns.”

It’s 1961, and Harriet Elizabeth Oechsner has almost completed her sophomore year in high school, when she’s faced with the dreaded news that her family is moving again. This time it’s because her father Erik’s liberal theology and commitment to social justice has angered his parishioners, and he’s been forced to resign from his church after only a year as pastor. The resulting move thrusts the five members of the close knit Oechsner family into a community bathed in privilege, steeped in tradition, and staunchly resistant to change. Mountain Brook, a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, is a community separated only by a mountain ridge from the struggle for human rights being waged on the other side. And yet, it’s a community so distanced by privilege and color from its parent city and the needs of the poor and disenfranchised within, that it may as well be on the other side of the world.Harriet must once again assume the role of the outsider adapting to another new school, her third in three years. Her encounters with new teachers and peers lead her into situations that are at times painful, lonely, embarrassing, shocking, and often humorous.Harriet’s adjustment to her new school is fraught by teenage angst and emotion; and, as a child of the Cold War and the civil rights era, she is thrust into the realities of injustice, separation, and the threat of nuclear holocaust. However, the story maintains a hopeful tone, as the plot is interwoven with themes of inclusiveness, loyalty, friendship, and reconciliation.Readers who fell in love with Hattie Robinson in Hattie’s Place and In the Fullness of Time, will be happy to know that Over the Mountain takes up two generations later, with Hattie’s granddaughter and namesake, Harriet, as the main character.

Do you like adventures and a bit of magic? Then this book is for you. Follow Maeve and Max who lives in a town that has everything. There's just one thing missing. Colour. Will Maeve and Max be able to create a happy colourful place to live in? Find out in this new book written and illustrated by Linda Fahrlin. About the AuthorIn 2016 Linda Fahrlin moved to the North West coast of Ireland and set up Atlantic Art Studios continuing creative pursuits. This is where she found inspiration for her first independent book "Magic Mountain", a book for children. It is an empowering story for children about change and the possibilities to create change.

Moving the Mountain is a feminist utopian novel written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. It was published serially in Perkins Gilman's periodical The Forerunner and then in book form, both in 1911. The book was one element in the major wave of utopian and dystopian literature that marked the later nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The novel was also the first volume in Gilman's utopian trilogy; it was followed by the famous Herland and its sequel, With Her in Ourland (1916).

DID YOU KNOW that music as we know it today, originates from a prince in ancient China? From a young age, Prince Zaiyu was a genius in mathematics, poetry, astronomy, and of course, music. He discovered that you only need twelve musical tones to make the most beautiful music. In The Mountain Man of Music, learn more about the life of this Chinese prince, from the time he was a crying baby to the last days of his life. Without Zaiyu, we probably would not be listening to the music of Mozart, Michael Jackson, and Eminem today! The simple language and beautiful illustrations make this book a wonderful reader or bedtime story. It is suitable for all ages, but children aged six to twelve years will especially enjoy reading this book. ~ About the ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA… Series ~ China has a long history, but its many stories are often too complex for children. In this series, Jillian Lin retells China’s best historical tales so they are easy and fun to read. Children will embark on a journey through time where they will get a glimpse inside the colorful lives of famous Chinese figures. Beautiful illustrations, gripping stories, and fascinating facts make these books wonderful readers or bedtime stories for ages six and above. Other titles in this series include: The Emperor Who Built The Great Wall (Qin Shihuang) The King Without A Throne (Confucius) The Miracle Doctor (Hua Tuo) The Girl Who Became Emperor (Wu Zetian) The Dreamer Of Stars (Zhang Heng) The Greatest Explorer In The World (Zheng He) The Pirate King (Koxinga/Zheng Chenggong) Also available as e-books on www.amazon.com. For more information, visit www.jillianlin.com

There was a period, from 1961-1967, when Roger Zelazny was magic, and every new story of his was an event. He was a tremendously variable writer. The heart-wrenching "A Rose for Ecclesiastes" (written October 1967) was nothing like the passionate "Graveyard Heart," which was completely different from the mind blowing "The Ides of Octember," serialized in Amazing as "He Who Shapes," which was altogether different from the post-nuclear holocaust romp, "Damnation Alley," published in Galaxy and released as a film ten years later.Zelazny had style, his language sang, his prose flowed like poetry. There was really no one else quite like him when he exploded onto the scene. Collected here together in one volume are the ten long stories that made Zelazny a legend. The impact of these ten stories cannot be denied. Reading them together gives one a sense of how rare an accomplishment Zelazny's early career was. Samuel R. Delany is the author of more than 20 novels including Nova and Dhalgren. He has won two Hugo Awards, four Nebula Awards, two Lambda Awards, and the Stonewall Book Award. Delany is an SFWA Grand Master and was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2002. He is widely regarded as one of our most important science fiction authors.Roger Zelazny was a science fiction and fantasy writer, a six time Hugo Award winner, and a three time Nebula Award Winner. He published more than forty novels in his lifetime. His first novel This Immortal, serialized in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction under the title ...And Call Me Conrad, won the Hugo Award for best novel. Lord of Light, his third novel, also won the Hugo award and was nominated for the Nebula award. He died at age 58 from colon cancer. Zelazny was posthumously inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2010.

Moving the Mountain is the first book in Charlotte Perkins Stetson Gilman's well known trilogy. The second book in the trilogy is her land mark classic Herland. Moving Mountain delivers Gilman's program for reforming society. She concentrates on measures of rationality and efficiency that could be instituted in her own time, largely with greater social cooperation - equal education and treatment for girls and boys, day-care centers for working women, and other issues still relevant a century later.

DID YOU KNOW that music as we know it today, originates from a prince in ancient China? From a young age, Prince Zaiyu was a genius in mathematics, poetry, astronomy, and of course, music. He discovered that you only need twelve musical tones to make the most beautiful music. Up to this very day, we still use those twelve tones—just listen to the white and black keys between A to G on a piano. In The Mountain Man of Music, learn more about the life of this Chinese prince, from the time he was a crying baby to the last days of his life. Without Zaiyu, we probably would not be listening to the music of Mozart, Michael Jackson, and Eminem today!The simple language and beautiful illustrations make this book a wonderful reader or bedtime story. It is suitable for all ages, but children aged 5-12 years will especially enjoy reading this book. About the Once Upon A Time In China… seriesChina has a very long history that includes many fascinating stories, but often they are too complex for young children to read. For this series, Jillian Lin has rewritten the most well-known tales in a simple, engaging manner, for children from age five to enjoy. While some stories sound almost like fairytales, they are all based on true historical facts, brought to life with beautiful illustrations. Each book contains the life story of a famous figure in Chinese history, a list of interesting facts, a quiz, and a map. Other books in this series include:- The Emperor Who Built The Great Wall (Qin Shihuang) - www.amazon.com/dp/B00TAUX224- The King Without A Throne (Confucius/Kong Qiu) -www.amazon.com/dp/B00TPRSD0I- The Miracle Doctor (Hua Tuo) - www.amazon.com/dp/B01EBRN52M- The Girl Who Became Emperor (Wu Zetian)- The Dreamer Of Stars (Zhang Heng)- The Greatest Explorer In The World (Zheng He)- The Pirate King (Koxinga/Zheng Chenggong)Sign up to my newsletter at www.jillianlin.com to be the first to hear about my new releases and special sales.

Enter a magical world of friendship and fun!In book five of the exciting Secret Kingdom series, it's time for best friends Ellie, Summer and Jasmine to head to the frosty slopes of Magic Mountain! Can they find Queen Malice's fifth enchanted thunderbolt and stop the snow brownies from turning into icicles...? Secret Kingdom is a brand new series full of the things girls love most: special friendships, secrets and magical adventures. Newly confident readers will be swept away by the magical stories of three children whose courage and resourcefulness save a fantastical land from disaster.Full of all the things little girls love best: special friendships, secrets and magical adventures, all set in an incredible kingdom!Eye-catching illustrations throughout.Become best friends with Ellie, Summer and Jasmine - plus Trixi the pixie!Help Ellie, Summer and Jasmine save the Secret Kingdom from wicked Queen Malice and her naughty storm sprites. A new exciting adventure in each and every book.