Robin

Author: Dave Itzkoff
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 1627794255
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 400

Book Description
From New York Times culture reporter Dave Itzkoff, the definitive biography of Robin Williams – a compelling portrait of one of America’s most beloved and misunderstood entertainers. From his rapid-fire stand-up comedy riffs to his breakout role in Mork & Mindy and his Academy Award-winning performance in Good Will Hunting, Robin Williams was a singularly innovative and beloved entertainer. He often came across as a man possessed, holding forth on culture and politics while mixing in personal revelations – all with mercurial, tongue-twisting intensity as he inhabited and shed one character after another with lightning speed. But as Dave Itzkoff shows in this revelatory biography, Williams’s comic brilliance masked a deep well of conflicting emotions and self-doubt, which he drew upon in his comedy and in celebrated films like Dead Poets Society; Good Morning, Vietnam; The Fisher King; Aladdin; and Mrs. Doubtfire, where he showcased his limitless gift for improvisation to bring to life a wide range of characters. And in Good Will Hunting he gave an intense and controlled performance that revealed the true range of his talent. Itzkoff also shows how Williams struggled mightily with addiction and depression – topics he discussed openly while performing and during interviews – and with a debilitating condition at the end of his life that affected him in ways his fans never knew. Drawing on more than a hundred original interviews with family, friends, and colleagues, as well as extensive archival research, Robin is a fresh and original look at a man whose work touched so many lives.

My Spring Robin

Author: Anne Rockwell
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481414038
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24

Book Description
Celebrate the splendors of springtime in this delightful, updated classic from the author of Apples and Pumpkins. When spring arrives, a young girl looks everywhere for the robin who sang for her last year. She sees all the sights and sounds of the new season: a blooming crocus, a buzzing bee, a colorful magnolia tree, a brief rain shower…but where is the robin? This updated edition of a springtime favorite includes new jacket art from Lizzy Rockwell and refreshed interior art and design.

What the Robin Knows

Author: Jon Young
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547451253
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 277

Book Description
How understanding bird language and behavior can help us to see more wildlife.

The Story of the Easter Robin

Author: Dandi Daley Mackall
Publisher: Zonderkidz
ISBN: 0310424143
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
In the center of the nest lay one perfect egg, the color of a spring sky. The father robin sat on a branch nearby, guarding his family. Tressa spotted raccoon tracks below and a blue jay eyeing the nest. “Gran, how are we going to keep the egg safe?”“We’ll have to leave that one to the Creator,” Gran said.Robins have built a nest on the window ledge at Grandmother’s house! Tressa is thrilled—and concerned. What will happen to the sky-blue egg laid by the mother robin? As more eggs appear, Tressa witnesses the daily drama of the robins’ nest and learns how God cares for all creatures.Besides watching the birds, there are Easter eggs to color. And there is a very special story to hear—a tale of long ago about one small bird with a very big heart. How did the robin get its red breast? Tressa is about to find out as Gran tells her the story of the Easter robin.Brought to life with colorful, tender illustrations, The Story of the Easter Robin will captivate and teach your child about compassion and faith.

A Long Time Comin'

Author: Robin W. Pearson
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1496441559
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 432

Book Description
“Pearson delivers a poignant debut that explores the faith of one African American family. . . . The writing is strong, and the story is engaging, and readers will be pleased to discover a new voice in Southern inspirational fiction.” —Booklist Christy Award winner! To hear Beatrice Agnew tell it, she entered the world with her mouth tightly shut. Just because she finds out she’s dying doesn’t mean she can’t keep it that way. If any of her children have questions about their daddy and the choices she made after he abandoned them, they’d best take it up with Jesus. There’s no room in Granny B’s house for regrets or hand-holding. Or so she thinks. Her granddaughter, Evelyn Lester, shows up on Beatrice’s doorstep anyway, burdened with her own secret baggage. Determined to help her Granny B mend fences with her far-flung brood, Evelyn turns her grandmother’s heart and home inside out. Evelyn’s meddling uncovers a tucked-away box of old letters, forcing the two women to wrestle with their past and present pain as they confront the truth Beatrice has worked a lifetime to hide.

Hi! My Name is Robin!: A Young Bird Watcher Book

Author:
Publisher: Young Bird Watchers
ISBN: 9780578722702
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50

Book Description
Pamela Slaughter loves the hats she wears. She works full-time as a Realtor in Portland, OR. Slaughter is also the Founder of People of Color Outdoors, which is a non-profit created to provide Black, Indigenous and other people of color in Oregon a safe way to enjoy nature. She is writing a series of books about some of her favorite birds and other wildlife, beginning the the American Robin. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of each book is contributed to People of Color Outdoors. Slaughter can be reached at [email protected].

The Robin

Author: Stephen Moss
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473546109
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 179

Book Description
Acclaimed naturalist and birdwatcher Stephen Moss brings us a year in the life of Britain's favourite bird - the robin. In The Robin Moss records a year of observing the robin both close to home and in the field to shed light on the hidden life of this apparently familiar bird. We follow its life cycle from the time it enters the world as an egg, through its time as a nestling and juvenile, to the adult bird; via courtship, song, breeding, feeding, migration - and ultimately, death. At the same time, we trace the robin's relationship with us: how did this bird - one of more than 300 species in its huge and diverse family - find its way so deeply and permanently into our nation's heart and its social and cultural history? It's a story that tells us as much about ourselves as it does about the robin itself. No other bird is quite so ever-present and familiar, so embedded in our culture, as the robin. But how much do we really know about this bird? 'There is no doubt that Moss's book, with its charming cover and quaint illustrations, will make it into many a stocking this year' The Times

Batman and Robin Team Up!

Author: Donald B. Lemke
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1479516899
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 18

Book Description
Batman and Robin team up to stop the Joker's giant robot.

Round Robin

Author: Jack Kent
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 9780671666989
Category : Robins
Languages : en
Pages : 30

Book Description
A robin who has eaten until he looks more like a ball than a bird finds when fall comes that he can only walk south while the other robins fly.

Stranger Things: Rebel Robin

Author: A. R. Capetta
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 0593375599
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369

Book Description
Discover the backstory of new Stranger Things fan favorite Robin--the perfect read for anyone looking forward to devouring the fourth season on Netflix—now available as a paperback! High school is a monster, and it's eating everyone Robin knows. It's the beginning of sophomore year, and Robin's Odd Squad friends couple up, won't stop talking about college and their future careers, and are obsessed with trying to act "normal." Robin knows that game well--she's been pretending for years, hoping nobody would notice the sarcastic polyglot French horn player with a bad perm in the back of the room. But there's one aspect of her identity that she knows for sure doesn't fit in with her image--Robin likes girls. How is she supposed to be her true self in teeny-tiny Hawkins, Indiana? Robin is convinced the only way she can experience real life is by fleeing to Europe for the summer--aka Operation Croissant. But she has no money, no permission, and no one to share the adventure with--and it will take a heck of a lot more than that to escape Hawkins in one piece. Sprinkled with references to your favorite Stranger Things characters, this prequel chronicles one girl's realization that the only person she really needs to be accepted by is herself.