The Coming Night is Full of Stars
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The Coming Night is Full of Stars by Robert Pike
The Coming Night Is Full Of Stars is a miscellany of poetry and prose, with accompanying photographs, mostly inspired by people and places of the Great War. The author's focus is always on the individuals, their humanity and suffering, their hopes and fears, their fortitude and courage and the need, a hundred years on, to remember. An important aspect of all the experiences, however terrible, is the under-lying humour, most apparent in the tales of an ordinary French campsite at the heart of the battlefields of the Somme.
Robert Pike is an American Checker Federation MA Champion. Graduating from Brown University, he served as a Navy Jet Carrier Pilot & then a sales/marketing executive in Health Care Companies with three medical device patents. Years ago he was introducing his grandchildren to this Granddaddy of Boardgames and their interest started him off on an extensive, but unsuccessful, search for a primer on this not-so-simple mind game. So he wrote Winning Checkers For Kids and, for younger audiences, Checker Power. He also produced an award winning video, Learning to Play Better Checkers to incorporate visualization into the learning process. Pike's colorful checker materials and captivating classroom presentations have beenenthusiastically received by students and educators, who find that the magic of checkers provides a stimulating, multigenerational challenge that develops critical thinking, strategizing, problem solving, perseverance and attention span, while also building important social skills. His Checker Puzzles have been featured in Highlights For Children magazine. He lives in San Diego.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781839756825 |
| ISBN 10 | 1839756829 |
| Title | The Coming Night is Full of Stars |
| Author | Robert Pike |
| Series | The Company Of These Fellows |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2021-08-05 |
| Number of pages | 120 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |