Author: Sandra Brown
Publisher: Class Ebook Editions Ltd
ISBN: 1944654186
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
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“‘Forget everything you’ve ever heard about technique. Kiss me the way you think a bad girl would and we’ll both have a much better time.’” Sportswriter Judd Mackie has earned fame with his scathing columns. Women’s tennis pro Stevie Corbett is a favorite target of his sarcastic prose. In his view, she’s too focused on being a cute, crowd-pleaser to be taken seriously as an athlete on the court. What Stevie’s nemesis doesn’t know is that she’s suffering a medical condition that’s all too serious and potentially ruinous to her career. When Judd uncovers the sensational story, he recognizes it as one that comes along only once in a lifetime...but telling it would cost him the woman he now doesn’t want to live without.
Author: Simon Baatz
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060781009
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 559
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It was a crime that shocked the nation, a brutal murder in Chicago in 1924 of a child, by two wealthy college students who killed solely for the thrill of the experience. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb had first met several years earlier, and their friendship had blossomed into a love affair. Both were intellectuals—too smart, they believed, for the police to catch them. However, the police had recovered an important clue at the scene of the crime—a pair of eyeglasses—and soon both Leopold and Loeb were in the custody of Cook County. They confessed, and Robert Crowe, the state's attorney, announced to newspaper reporters that he had a hanging case. No defense, he believed, would save the two ruthless killers from the gallows. Set against the backdrop of the 1920s, a time of prosperity, self-indulgence, and hedonistic excess, For the Thrill of It draws the reader into a lost world, a world of speakeasies and flappers, of gangsters and gin parties, that existed when Chicago was a lawless city on the brink of anarchy. The rejection of morality, the worship of youth, and the obsession with sex had seemingly found their expression in this callous murder. But the murder is only half the story. After Leopold and Loeb were arrested, their families hired Clarence Darrow to defend their sons. Darrow, the most famous lawyer in America, aimed to save Leopold and Loeb from the death penalty by showing that the crime was the inevitable consequence of sexual and psychological abuse that each defendant had suffered during childhood at the hands of adults. Both boys, Darrow claimed, had experienced a compulsion to kill, and therefore, he appealed to the judge, they should be spared capital punishment. However, Darrow faced a worthy adversary in his prosecuting attorney: Robert Crowe was clever, cunning, and charismatic, with ambitions of becoming Chicago's next mayor—and he was determined to send Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb to their deaths. A masterful storyteller, Simon Baatz has written a gripping account of the infamous Leopold and Loeb case. Using court records and recently discovered transcripts, Baatz shows how the pathological relationship between Leopold and Loeb inexorably led to their crime. This thrilling narrative of murder and mystery in the Jazz Age will keep the reader in a continual state of suspense as the story twists and turns its way to an unexpected conclusion.
Author: Daniel Barbarisi
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0525656189
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 369
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“Daniel Barbarisi plunges into an adventure from another era when he goes in search of buried treasure, guided only by a cryptic poem, a mischievous art collector, and the footsteps another pursuer who died on the quest… Every page draws you deeper into this no-man’s-land where fortune—or tragedy—awaits.” —Christopher McDougall, author of Born to Run When Forrest Fenn was given a fatal cancer diagnosis, he came up with a bold plan: He would hide a chest full of jewels and gold in the wilderness, and publish a poem that would serve as a map leading to the treasure's secret location. But he didn't die, and after hiding the treasure in 2010, Fenn instead presided over a decade-long gold rush that saw many thousands of treasure hunters scrambling across the Rocky Mountains in pursuit of his fortune. Daniel Barbarisi first learned of Fenn's hunt in 2017, when a friend became consumed with decoding the poem and convinced Barbarisi, a reporter, to document his search. What began as an attempt to capture the inner workings of Fenn's hunt quickly turned into a personal quest that led Barbarisi down a reckless and potentially dangerous path, one that found him embroiled in searcher conspiracies and matching wits with Fenn himself. Over the course of four chaotic years, several searchers would die, endless controversies would erupt, and one hunter would ultimately find the chest. But the mystery didn't end there. Full of intrigue, danger, and break-neck action, Chasing the Thrill is a riveting tale of desire, obsession, and unbridled adventure.
Author: W. P. Kinsella
Publisher: Rosetta Books
ISBN: 0795351011
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 156
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From the author of Shoeless Joe—the basis for the film Field of Dreams—come baseball stories that capture the magic and wonder of the game. No one can write about baseball with the same brilliant combination of mysticism and realism as W. P. Kinsella. Lovers of the game and lovers of fine writing will thrill at the range and depth of the eleven stories that make up this collection. From the magical conspiracy of the title story, to the celestial prediction in “The Last Pennant Before Armageddon,” to the desolation of “The Baseball Spur,” Kinsella explores the world of baseball and makes it, miraculously, a microcosm of the human condition. Praise for W. P. Kinsella’s The Dixon Cornbelt League and Other Baseball Stories “[Kinsella] defines a world in which magic and reality combine to make us laugh and think about the perceptions we take for granted.” —The New York Times “His short stories about baseball are wistful things of beauty which serve to remind us how the game should feel—the innate glory of a diamond etched in the minds of Americans.” —Calgary Sun “[Kinsella] uses baseball . . . As a familiar starting place for exploring, with pinpoint control, the human psyche.” —Booklist “Stories that read like lightning and tantalize the reader with fascinating scenarios.” —Publishers Weekly
Author: Forrest Fenn
Publisher: One Horse Land & Cattle Limited Company
ISBN: 9780967091785
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 147
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This book is the remarkable true story of Forrest Fenn's life and of a hidden treasure, secreted somewhere in the mountains north of Santa Fe. The book contains clues to the treasure's location as Forrest Fenn invites readers to join in The Thrill of the Chase.
Author: Christopher Schlesinger
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061913952
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 635
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The Granddaddy of all Grilling cookbooks-with more than 130,000 copies sold-is available in paperback for the first time ever. From outdoor cooking experts Chris Schlesinger and John Willoughby, you'll learn ... Expert advice on getting your grill set up 190 sensational recipes from appetizers to dessert Great tips for grilling foods to perfection An up-to-date guide to barbecuing An indispensable list of tools you'll need to have
Author: Tom Sadira
Publisher: HIFI Press
ISBN: 1948588064
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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"Star Trek meets Cheech & Chong!" – #1 INTERGALACTIC BESTSELLING author Tom Sadira invites you on another trip to the farthest reaches of outer space in this hilarious sci-fi adventure saga. Lifetime stoner, longtime carnivore, and novice spaceship captain Charlie Hong craves meat–one of the few things the Starseed won’t provide. After striking a secret deal with a seductive and mysterious member of his crew, Charlie hires a professional hunting guide and sets course to a dangerous planet in search of one of the galaxy’s most delicious, and elusive, prey: a chocolate moose. When the hunting trip turns sour, Charlie and his crew must find a way to survive on a planet where everything, especially stoners with no survival skills, become prey. INTERPLANETARY PRAISE FOR FAR OUT CHRONICLES: “★★★★★ Since being published in our sector, the FAR OUT CHRONICLES series has become our planet’s currency, our only imported or exported resource, the founding document of our government, the origins of our religion, and our species’ primary source of nutrients. Oh yeah, makes for pretty good toilet paper, too.” — Crytix Fru-Fru, Supreme Leader of Annekc M’ecneret “★★★★★ After our planet was destroyed, the hilarious sci-fi series FAR OUT CHRONICLES inspired us to regroup and strike back. Now, we’ve claimed our aggressor’s planet as our own, and have scattered what was left of the Essari scum to the darkest corners of the galaxy. Thanks Tom Sadira!” — Garbok Svenzi, survivor of the Essari Rebellion & First President of New G’warkonia “★★★★★ If the Galactic Federation hadn’t mandated that the FAR OUT CHRONICLES be stocked in every emergency escape pod in the galaxy, I wouldn’t be alive to write this review. Without the charming characters and the fast-paced adventures, I would’ve succumbed to the hopelessness of outer space weeks ago. I’m a little embarrassed to admit this, but… I actually dodged rescue ships a few times just so I could keep on reading without being interrupted!” — Hin’swa Doh, ex-Captain of the J.J.Binks, floating somewhere beyond the Gevaar system Readers have compared Tom Sadira’s Far Out Chronicles series to Douglas Adams ' Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Terry Pratchett ‘s Ringworld series, Grant Naylor's Red Dwarf series, Barry J. Hutchison's Space Team series, as well as books by Ernest Cline, David Wong, Tom Robbins, Christopher Moore, and Rob Dircks.
Author: Patricia Ryan
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459278402
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218
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Isn't there some sort of limit on thrills? Clay Granger thrived on life in the fast lane. He wasn't afraid to take on his friend Izzy's "problem." Besides, a temporary wife was just what he needed; matchmakers were making his life miserable. Izzy Fabrioni was pregnant and alone, except for her best friend, Clay, who just happened to be the most eligible bachelor in the world. The most eligible and the riskiest. He'd do anything just for the thrill of it—including marrying her! The roller-coaster ride begins… For the Thrill of It! "Ever a master of characterization and sexual tension, Patricia Ryan…is sure to heat up our reading pleasure!" —Romantic Times "Some of the wittiest characters I've had the pleasure to meet in a long time!" —The Literary Times
Author: Walter Kendrick
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 9780802132468
Category : Amusements
Languages : en
Pages : 292
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Why do we enjoy scaring ourselves? Why do some of the largest industries in the world--books, films, television, toys and games--depend so crucially on ghouls, ghosts and zombies? Walter Kendrick provides an answer with this authoritative history of 250 years of horror as entertainment.
Author: Alan G. Barbour
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 226
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