Author: Perri Pagonis
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595220878
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 376
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Liz Fury runs the deadly dog-fights every weekend at her notorious roadhouse, The Clean n' Jerk Saloon. However, she's having trouble controlling the winning streak of Boo Smalls, a legendary trainer of three unbeatable dogs. In a plan to even the gambling odds at her tavern, the dangerous femme fatale sets out to destroy the unstoppable animals, and succeeds in killing the three champions. But in the heat of a violent electrical storm, they are brought back to life by the strength of the elemental current. This event sets off a chain reaction of wild incidents in the infamous town and locations beyond, with the reborn beasts hell bent to avenge those people responsible for their premature retirement. Raw Power is a giddily-tormented love story filled with breakneck action, suspense, black humor, horrific situational settings and slapstick comedy in a thrifty 200 page package. A must-buy for any urban hipster, suburban commando or peach-smooth country caballero.
Author: Colson Whitehead
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0385545142
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 342
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys, this gloriously entertaining novel is “fast-paced, keen-eyed and very funny ... about race, power and the history of Harlem all disguised as a thrill-ride crime novel" (San Francisco Chronicle). "Ray Carney was only slightly bent when it came to being crooked..." To his customers and neighbors on 125th street, Carney is an upstanding salesman of reasonably priced furniture, making a decent life for himself and his family. He and his wife Elizabeth are expecting their second child, and if her parents on Striver's Row don't approve of him or their cramped apartment across from the subway tracks, it's still home. Few people know he descends from a line of uptown hoods and crooks, and that his façade of normalcy has more than a few cracks in it. Cracks that are getting bigger all the time. Cash is tight, especially with all those installment-plan sofas, so if his cousin Freddie occasionally drops off the odd ring or necklace, Ray doesn't ask where it comes from. He knows a discreet jeweler downtown who doesn't ask questions, either. Then Freddie falls in with a crew who plan to rob the Hotel Theresa—the "Waldorf of Harlem"—and volunteers Ray's services as the fence. The heist doesn't go as planned; they rarely do. Now Ray has a new clientele, one made up of shady cops, vicious local gangsters, two-bit pornographers, and other assorted Harlem lowlifes. Thus begins the internal tussle between Ray the striver and Ray the crook. As Ray navigates this double life, he begins to see who actually pulls the strings in Harlem. Can Ray avoid getting killed, save his cousin, and grab his share of the big score, all while maintaining his reputation as the go-to source for all your quality home furniture needs? Harlem Shuffle's ingenious story plays out in a beautifully recreated New York City of the early 1960s. It's a family saga masquerading as a crime novel, a hilarious morality play, a social novel about race and power, and ultimately a love letter to Harlem. But mostly, it's a joy to read, another dazzling novel from the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning Colson Whitehead. Look for Colson Whitehead’s new novel, Crook Manifesto!
Author: Ric Wasley
Publisher: Kunati Books
ISBN: 1601640064
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
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Private investigator and Vietnam veteran Mick McCarthy and his partner Bridget Connolly travel to Newport, Rhode Island, to help a friend who is charged with murder.
Author: Wheeler
Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
ISBN: 1602688729
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 65
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Facilitate a love of language in students in grades 1–2 using Word Family Stories! This 64-page book improves phonics skills, phonological awareness, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension with 31 fun, easy-to-decode word family stories. This classroom resource increases confidence in and enjoyment of reading. It supports NCTE and NAEYC standards.
Author: Mark Lages
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1665539321
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 275
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Who is Martin? Yes, he is a super computer, but not just any number and data crunching machine. He is well-intentioned, emotional, and kind. He is independent, and he is alive. You might even say he is human, brought to life by a remarkable young MIT dropout named Jim. Join Martin as he teams up with Jim and his friends to make a special mark on our vexing human dominated world.
Author: Robin Lee Hatcher
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 1401687687
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
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For two single parents with bruised hearts, it’ll take more than a little courage to get back on the horse when it comes to love. Kimberly Welch lost her husband to a heart attack in the blink of an eye. But she’s losing her daughter slowly, in the day-to-day tension. In three difficult years, Kimberly has gone from Seattle socialite to Kings Meadow charity case, and her daughter is not responding well to the changes. She’s becoming a sullen, cantankerous teen. Chet Leonard lost his teenage son in a car accident. Then his wife abandoned him and their two remaining boys. He tries to keep his mind on the family ranch, but if the last two years have taught him anything, it’s that sometimes you just have to let the memories hurt. Let the memories hurt, and leave well enough alone. But when Chet volunteers to help tame Kimberly’s daughter’s horse, everyone gets more than they bargained for . . . especially when eighty-four-year-old Anna McKenna shows up. Nana Anna has reappeared in Kings Meadow after decades away, bringing with her the magnetism and transformative joy that come from a life well lived . . . just the kind of magic that a couple of unlucky-in-love single parents need to conjure up a little courage and raise a new family from the ashes of tragedy. "Hatcher crafts a lovely installment of the Kings Meadow Romance and readers will want more of the Idaho ranchers. It takes us into the healing power of horses and God's ability to create community where it is most needed." —Romantic Times, 4-1/2 star review
Author: Ben Kiernan
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300142994
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 544
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This edition of Ben Kiernan's account of the Cambodian revolution and genocide includes a new preface that takes the story up to 2008 and the UN-sponsored Khmer Rouge tribunal. Kiernan's other books include 'Blood and Soil: A World History of Genocide and Extermination from Sparta to Darfur' and 'How Pol Pot Came to Power'.
Author: Steven Mahalic
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781942437024
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Chet the vet decides he wants an exotic pet, and goes on a trip to catch a kangaroo.Includes worksheets for short e phonic search.
Author: Robin Lee Hatcher
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 0718076362
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 577
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Robin Lee Hatcher’s Kings Meadow Romance Series is now available as an e-collection! Love Without End For two single parents with bruised hearts, it’ll take more than a little courage to get back on the horse when it comes to love. Whenever You Come Around Will writing a romance help this author find a real-life hero? Keeper of the Stars She blames him for her brother's death. Can she let go of resentment and open her heart to love?
Author: Andrew Jackson Graham
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Shorthand
Languages : en
Pages : 1068
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