Author: Jimmy James
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1491792361
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
It is 2010. The economy is in shambles and Jimmy James is a homeless felon. Desperate for refuge when his unemployment benefits end, Jimmy faces continual rejection from shelters and employers, leaving him to reconsider the promise he made to God to give up the lucrative life of gangs and drugs. Still, he is a man of his word. Despite the temptation to return to his dark past, Jimmy does his best to avoid the police and stay on a straight-and-narrow path. Determined to beat the odds, Jimmy finally finds a place to lay his head and a minimum wage job at a packaging company. Regardless of the rejection and judgment he continually must face, he keeps his head held high. When he takes a risky gamble with the money he has saved for housing and heads to New York, Jimmy soon discovers that when it comes to pursuing dreams, its all or nothing and that sometimes, hope, faith, and new beginnings can arrive in unexpected ways. Fracas shares the compelling tale of a homeless felons struggle to recreate his life after prison, pursue his dreams, and overcome seemingly insurmountable challenges.
Fracas
Author: Jimmy James
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1491792361
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
It is 2010. The economy is in shambles and Jimmy James is a homeless felon. Desperate for refuge when his unemployment benefits end, Jimmy faces continual rejection from shelters and employers, leaving him to reconsider the promise he made to God to give up the lucrative life of gangs and drugs. Still, he is a man of his word. Despite the temptation to return to his dark past, Jimmy does his best to avoid the police and stay on a straight-and-narrow path. Determined to beat the odds, Jimmy finally finds a place to lay his head and a minimum wage job at a packaging company. Regardless of the rejection and judgment he continually must face, he keeps his head held high. When he takes a risky gamble with the money he has saved for housing and heads to New York, Jimmy soon discovers that when it comes to pursuing dreams, its all or nothing and that sometimes, hope, faith, and new beginnings can arrive in unexpected ways. Fracas shares the compelling tale of a homeless felons struggle to recreate his life after prison, pursue his dreams, and overcome seemingly insurmountable challenges.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1491792361
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
It is 2010. The economy is in shambles and Jimmy James is a homeless felon. Desperate for refuge when his unemployment benefits end, Jimmy faces continual rejection from shelters and employers, leaving him to reconsider the promise he made to God to give up the lucrative life of gangs and drugs. Still, he is a man of his word. Despite the temptation to return to his dark past, Jimmy does his best to avoid the police and stay on a straight-and-narrow path. Determined to beat the odds, Jimmy finally finds a place to lay his head and a minimum wage job at a packaging company. Regardless of the rejection and judgment he continually must face, he keeps his head held high. When he takes a risky gamble with the money he has saved for housing and heads to New York, Jimmy soon discovers that when it comes to pursuing dreams, its all or nothing and that sometimes, hope, faith, and new beginnings can arrive in unexpected ways. Fracas shares the compelling tale of a homeless felons struggle to recreate his life after prison, pursue his dreams, and overcome seemingly insurmountable challenges.
The Fracas Factor
Author: Mack Reynolds
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1479456055
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Guns were illegal. Unless you were a member of Category Military, no one on Earth could own a gun. So who was shooting at Joe Mauser? And why? He'd been a mercenary, but he'd been thrown out when he saved Field Marshal Cogswell's life. Whose enemies were after him now—his own, or Cogswell's? In a world where the computers kept track of you, Mauser had to disappear...and stay alive long enough to reach the Field Marshal!
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1479456055
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Guns were illegal. Unless you were a member of Category Military, no one on Earth could own a gun. So who was shooting at Joe Mauser? And why? He'd been a mercenary, but he'd been thrown out when he saved Field Marshal Cogswell's life. Whose enemies were after him now—his own, or Cogswell's? In a world where the computers kept track of you, Mauser had to disappear...and stay alive long enough to reach the Field Marshal!
Frigid Fracas
Author: Dallas McCord Reynolds
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1633551083
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
In any status-hungry culture, the level a man is assigned depends on what people think he is—not on what he is. And that, of course, means that only the deliberately phony has real status!
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1633551083
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
In any status-hungry culture, the level a man is assigned depends on what people think he is—not on what he is. And that, of course, means that only the deliberately phony has real status!
Frigid Fracas
Author: Mack Reynolds
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
"Frigid Fracas" by Mack Reynolds. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
"Frigid Fracas" by Mack Reynolds. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Fracas in the Foothills
Author: Elliot Paul
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1839740248
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Fracas in the Foothills, first published in 1940, is a rollicking, fast-paced action – western – mystery – adventure story set in the 1930s and moving from Paris to the American West (especially in the lower Yellowstone River valley Montana). The book features scholar-sleuth Homer Evans, the subject of several books by author Elliot Paul, and a host of additional, often wacky characters including his French cohorts, gangsters, Native Americans, ranchers, rustlers, and even rattlesnakes. Evans and his group return to Montana to solve a murder but the plot takes many often humorous twists along the way.
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1839740248
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Fracas in the Foothills, first published in 1940, is a rollicking, fast-paced action – western – mystery – adventure story set in the 1930s and moving from Paris to the American West (especially in the lower Yellowstone River valley Montana). The book features scholar-sleuth Homer Evans, the subject of several books by author Elliot Paul, and a host of additional, often wacky characters including his French cohorts, gangsters, Native Americans, ranchers, rustlers, and even rattlesnakes. Evans and his group return to Montana to solve a murder but the plot takes many often humorous twists along the way.
The Great Sand Fracas of Ames County
Author: Jerold W. Apps
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Pres
ISBN: 0299300706
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
In the sixth novel in Jerry Apps's "Ames County series," a proposed frac sand mine in the local community park divides small-town neighbors into factions.
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Pres
ISBN: 0299300706
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
In the sixth novel in Jerry Apps's "Ames County series," a proposed frac sand mine in the local community park divides small-town neighbors into factions.
Beaucoup Fracas
Author: Pauline Baird Jones
Publisher: Pauline Baird Jones
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
A Humorous New Orleans Romantic Suspense Series from USA Today Bestselling author Pauline Baird Jones. Discover the tension and romance that brews in the sultry Louisiana heat as private investigator Gideon Baker and Jessica Savoie cross paths amidst murder, betrayal, and a maze of classic cars in the sixth installment of the beloved Big Uneasy series. Private Investigator Gideon Baker is on a mission to locate a missing husband. A lead takes him to the Savoie Salvage yard in the heart of southern Louisiana. However, the owner is no more, and his daughter, Jessica, is left to untangle the chaotic aftermath of her estranged father's legacy. Jessica Savoie would prefer to be anywhere else but the salvage yard, dealing with the remnants of a father she never knew. The yard—essentially a junkyard—is a hotbed of unresolved daddy issues and literal heat rash. And as if that's not enough, there's also the matter of a dead body. As Gideon and Jessica navigate the labyrinth of murder, betrayal, and vintage cars, sparks ignite between them. But can they survive the blistering Louisiana temperatures and the danger that lurks behind the gunshots long enough to fall for each other? Dive into Beaucoup Fracas, the sixth riveting episode in The Big Uneasy series, and experience a journey of suspense and passion you won't forget. Embrace the heat, mystery, and charm of New Orleans in this thrilling romantic suspense series. Get your copy of Beaucoup Fracas today!
Publisher: Pauline Baird Jones
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
A Humorous New Orleans Romantic Suspense Series from USA Today Bestselling author Pauline Baird Jones. Discover the tension and romance that brews in the sultry Louisiana heat as private investigator Gideon Baker and Jessica Savoie cross paths amidst murder, betrayal, and a maze of classic cars in the sixth installment of the beloved Big Uneasy series. Private Investigator Gideon Baker is on a mission to locate a missing husband. A lead takes him to the Savoie Salvage yard in the heart of southern Louisiana. However, the owner is no more, and his daughter, Jessica, is left to untangle the chaotic aftermath of her estranged father's legacy. Jessica Savoie would prefer to be anywhere else but the salvage yard, dealing with the remnants of a father she never knew. The yard—essentially a junkyard—is a hotbed of unresolved daddy issues and literal heat rash. And as if that's not enough, there's also the matter of a dead body. As Gideon and Jessica navigate the labyrinth of murder, betrayal, and vintage cars, sparks ignite between them. But can they survive the blistering Louisiana temperatures and the danger that lurks behind the gunshots long enough to fall for each other? Dive into Beaucoup Fracas, the sixth riveting episode in The Big Uneasy series, and experience a journey of suspense and passion you won't forget. Embrace the heat, mystery, and charm of New Orleans in this thrilling romantic suspense series. Get your copy of Beaucoup Fracas today!
Fracas
Author: Paul Violi
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Poetry. "Even the humble hoe/ if stepped on the right way/ -- Stars in daylight!// ...Nail... thumbnail./ No wonder the hammer/ often gets confused" ("I.Q."). Paul Violi is the author of Likewise, which William Corbett of the Harvard Book Review called "a knockout, " and The Curious Builder, both available from SPD. "Violi is one of the most inventive poets around. The results are vital, brash, and often very funny. 'All poetry is experimental poetry, ' Wallace Stevens once delcared. Violi joyfully honors this edict" (David Lehman, Newsday). He has been awarded two poetry fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, and he is currently on the faculty of New York University.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Poetry. "Even the humble hoe/ if stepped on the right way/ -- Stars in daylight!// ...Nail... thumbnail./ No wonder the hammer/ often gets confused" ("I.Q."). Paul Violi is the author of Likewise, which William Corbett of the Harvard Book Review called "a knockout, " and The Curious Builder, both available from SPD. "Violi is one of the most inventive poets around. The results are vital, brash, and often very funny. 'All poetry is experimental poetry, ' Wallace Stevens once delcared. Violi joyfully honors this edict" (David Lehman, Newsday). He has been awarded two poetry fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, and he is currently on the faculty of New York University.
Fracas
Author: Elizabeth Fodaski
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Poetry. Elizabeth Fodaski's FRACAS grabs attention, then holds, examines, and explodes the attention it attracts. This work is both elegant and playful, sardonic and amused. A din, a brawl, a noisy quarrel. It instructs, implores, and navigates a level of writerly inquiry that's a joy to encounter ... FRACAS rocks -- Jessica Grim. Liz's poems are very raw. They are the impulse to speak -- Eileen Myles. let x=o/ we still have too many constants/ see dangle, see ding./ a true strong verb/ Constant; see State./ Consternation; see Stratum./ Conspire; see Spirit./ Conspicuous; see Species./ This is a bust, / Etymology uncertain (Etymologies)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Poetry. Elizabeth Fodaski's FRACAS grabs attention, then holds, examines, and explodes the attention it attracts. This work is both elegant and playful, sardonic and amused. A din, a brawl, a noisy quarrel. It instructs, implores, and navigates a level of writerly inquiry that's a joy to encounter ... FRACAS rocks -- Jessica Grim. Liz's poems are very raw. They are the impulse to speak -- Eileen Myles. let x=o/ we still have too many constants/ see dangle, see ding./ a true strong verb/ Constant; see State./ Consternation; see Stratum./ Conspire; see Spirit./ Conspicuous; see Species./ This is a bust, / Etymology uncertain (Etymologies)
The Fraxilly Fracas
Author: Douglas Hill
Publisher: Gateway
ISBN: 147320271X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
It all seemed so simple: take a small, sealed container to the planet Fraxilly, and hand it over to the planet's ruling God-King. Hardly a problem for someone with the reputation of Del Curb interstellar courier and self-styled hero.
Publisher: Gateway
ISBN: 147320271X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
It all seemed so simple: take a small, sealed container to the planet Fraxilly, and hand it over to the planet's ruling God-King. Hardly a problem for someone with the reputation of Del Curb interstellar courier and self-styled hero.