Author: Tyrus Cole Tisdale
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1038314135
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
After humans unexplainably left Earth, ancient fish and cephalopods evolved to walk on land and, thousands of years later, rebuilt what the humans had left behind. Flash, a humanoid teenage octopus from the snowy town of Shiverbourn, hasn’t had an easy life, often finding himself with the short end of the stick, bullied, or in a fight. On a walk one seemingly calm and wintry evening, he sees a falling star that looks like it’s headed for Earth. When it crash-lands on an old farmhouse, he can’t help but check it out, and when he thinks he hears a voice crying for help within the home, he runs into the burning inferno, only to find something sinister. A strange glowing-red object, the “star” that had fallen from the sky, draws Flash in and he touches it, forever locking his fate to the demon that manifests thereafter—a dark and evil fiend named Vyrus. Vyrus has not only taken Flash’s appearance as his own but also wants his soul. Though Flash barely escapes Vyrus at the farmhouse, the carnage begins and those he loves are in danger. To stop him, Flash must quickly uncover humanity’s greatest secret because Vyrus is coming and he will do whatever it takes to get what he wants. . . . Terrifying, gritty, and action-packed, The Advent’s Arrival is the first book in the heart-pounding Advent series
The Advent's Arrival
Author: Tyrus Cole Tisdale
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1038314135
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
After humans unexplainably left Earth, ancient fish and cephalopods evolved to walk on land and, thousands of years later, rebuilt what the humans had left behind. Flash, a humanoid teenage octopus from the snowy town of Shiverbourn, hasn’t had an easy life, often finding himself with the short end of the stick, bullied, or in a fight. On a walk one seemingly calm and wintry evening, he sees a falling star that looks like it’s headed for Earth. When it crash-lands on an old farmhouse, he can’t help but check it out, and when he thinks he hears a voice crying for help within the home, he runs into the burning inferno, only to find something sinister. A strange glowing-red object, the “star” that had fallen from the sky, draws Flash in and he touches it, forever locking his fate to the demon that manifests thereafter—a dark and evil fiend named Vyrus. Vyrus has not only taken Flash’s appearance as his own but also wants his soul. Though Flash barely escapes Vyrus at the farmhouse, the carnage begins and those he loves are in danger. To stop him, Flash must quickly uncover humanity’s greatest secret because Vyrus is coming and he will do whatever it takes to get what he wants. . . . Terrifying, gritty, and action-packed, The Advent’s Arrival is the first book in the heart-pounding Advent series
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1038314135
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
After humans unexplainably left Earth, ancient fish and cephalopods evolved to walk on land and, thousands of years later, rebuilt what the humans had left behind. Flash, a humanoid teenage octopus from the snowy town of Shiverbourn, hasn’t had an easy life, often finding himself with the short end of the stick, bullied, or in a fight. On a walk one seemingly calm and wintry evening, he sees a falling star that looks like it’s headed for Earth. When it crash-lands on an old farmhouse, he can’t help but check it out, and when he thinks he hears a voice crying for help within the home, he runs into the burning inferno, only to find something sinister. A strange glowing-red object, the “star” that had fallen from the sky, draws Flash in and he touches it, forever locking his fate to the demon that manifests thereafter—a dark and evil fiend named Vyrus. Vyrus has not only taken Flash’s appearance as his own but also wants his soul. Though Flash barely escapes Vyrus at the farmhouse, the carnage begins and those he loves are in danger. To stop him, Flash must quickly uncover humanity’s greatest secret because Vyrus is coming and he will do whatever it takes to get what he wants. . . . Terrifying, gritty, and action-packed, The Advent’s Arrival is the first book in the heart-pounding Advent series
Book One
Author: Tiffany Guthrie
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1449013325
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
"Six friends, three couples... endless heart-warming adventures!" When you read Fighting the Barrier/Facing the Barrier, you'll enter the world of Jon and Brie, the first couple you will meet in the Lakeside Series book collection. Jon and Brie have been friends for years. She's just come home from college and Jon can't wait to see her again. But she's got something that has always been a separation factor and thinks it might be time to confront him about it. Will she be able to get passed the barrier she put up so many years ago, and will he be able to accept what it is she's going to tell him?
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1449013325
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
"Six friends, three couples... endless heart-warming adventures!" When you read Fighting the Barrier/Facing the Barrier, you'll enter the world of Jon and Brie, the first couple you will meet in the Lakeside Series book collection. Jon and Brie have been friends for years. She's just come home from college and Jon can't wait to see her again. But she's got something that has always been a separation factor and thinks it might be time to confront him about it. Will she be able to get passed the barrier she put up so many years ago, and will he be able to accept what it is she's going to tell him?
Takedown
Author: David Harkness
Publisher: Wheatmark, Inc.
ISBN: 160494594X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
When fifteen-year-old Frankie Sawyer is discovered lifeless in the school sauna wearing a thermal suit, the ready explanation is that he went too far trying to "make weight." His coach tells it that way, and in a place where wrestling is the only game in town, his word is golden. But this kid's death has teeth. Its bite penetrates more than the sinister nature of a revered leader of boys. And for Jeffrey Maxim, the forty-five-year-old trial lawyer who chases martinis harder than ambulances, it goes deep enough to draw the blood of redemption. "Takedown" tells the compelling story of a deeply disturbing crime, its unlikely perpetrators, the people who get caught up in its wake, and, ultimately, of one man--burned out and pathologically cynical--avenging harm while rediscovering his soul. David Harkness practices law out of his own office in the Pacific Northwest. He and his wife, Kris, and their German shepherd, Bacchi, live on the beautiful Puget Sound.
Publisher: Wheatmark, Inc.
ISBN: 160494594X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
When fifteen-year-old Frankie Sawyer is discovered lifeless in the school sauna wearing a thermal suit, the ready explanation is that he went too far trying to "make weight." His coach tells it that way, and in a place where wrestling is the only game in town, his word is golden. But this kid's death has teeth. Its bite penetrates more than the sinister nature of a revered leader of boys. And for Jeffrey Maxim, the forty-five-year-old trial lawyer who chases martinis harder than ambulances, it goes deep enough to draw the blood of redemption. "Takedown" tells the compelling story of a deeply disturbing crime, its unlikely perpetrators, the people who get caught up in its wake, and, ultimately, of one man--burned out and pathologically cynical--avenging harm while rediscovering his soul. David Harkness practices law out of his own office in the Pacific Northwest. He and his wife, Kris, and their German shepherd, Bacchi, live on the beautiful Puget Sound.
Howl at the Moon
Author: L.A. Starkey
Publisher: BrixBaxter Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
Eighth graders, Ben, Jake and Leah need cash, and mowing lawns in the winter just isn’t cutting it. Their need for cash births the Liarus (Liars R Us) Detective Agency! Their first client is Old Lady Smitz, who is said to have murdered her three sons and husband. She’s missing a family heirloom, but it’s not just any old trinket, it’s the crest of Lykoi. There are only two rules: No girls are allowed and never seal a deal with the witch doctor. Disregarding danger, these three discover that money is usually more trouble than it’s worth Detectives, Werewolves, Adventure, Witchdoctor, Middle Grade, Ghosts, Paranormal
Publisher: BrixBaxter Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
Eighth graders, Ben, Jake and Leah need cash, and mowing lawns in the winter just isn’t cutting it. Their need for cash births the Liarus (Liars R Us) Detective Agency! Their first client is Old Lady Smitz, who is said to have murdered her three sons and husband. She’s missing a family heirloom, but it’s not just any old trinket, it’s the crest of Lykoi. There are only two rules: No girls are allowed and never seal a deal with the witch doctor. Disregarding danger, these three discover that money is usually more trouble than it’s worth Detectives, Werewolves, Adventure, Witchdoctor, Middle Grade, Ghosts, Paranormal
Bummy Davis vs. Murder, Inc.
Author: Ron Ross
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429979992
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
A tough kid with a heart of gold, Al "Bummy" Davis grew up in the streets of Brownsville, New York on the fringes of the Jewish mob during the 20's and 30's-thanks to his older brother, a feared racketeer. But as much as he resisted the underworld of Murder, Inc. by becoming a championship fighter and a Brownsville hero, he never did escape the Jewish Mob's shadow. Though he repeatedly stood up to mob kingpins, Bummy suffered a spectacular fall from grace as a result of a smear campaign by the press. Ron Ross' Bummy Davis vs. Murder, Inc. is not just about one Jewish boxer, his meteoric rise to fame, and victimization by the press. Bummy's life was intertwined with the Great Depression, the survival of the Brooklyn Jewish immigrant population during Prohibition, and the inevitable offshoot of Prohibition-Murder Inc., one of American history's most notorious band of killers. Ron Ross portrays an important historical time period, an enigmatic Jewish subculture, and the surprising juxtaposition of a generation of Jews and their talent for boxing. Bummy Davis vs. Murder, Inc. features a cast of colorful villains whom you'll love to hate, a boxing legend who was the unwitting pawn of fate, and the human drama of the boxing world. With his vivid, street-smart Damon Runyonesque writing style, Ron Ross redeems a tragic hero who fought the pull of one of the most brutal groups of killers to grace the twentieth century.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429979992
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
A tough kid with a heart of gold, Al "Bummy" Davis grew up in the streets of Brownsville, New York on the fringes of the Jewish mob during the 20's and 30's-thanks to his older brother, a feared racketeer. But as much as he resisted the underworld of Murder, Inc. by becoming a championship fighter and a Brownsville hero, he never did escape the Jewish Mob's shadow. Though he repeatedly stood up to mob kingpins, Bummy suffered a spectacular fall from grace as a result of a smear campaign by the press. Ron Ross' Bummy Davis vs. Murder, Inc. is not just about one Jewish boxer, his meteoric rise to fame, and victimization by the press. Bummy's life was intertwined with the Great Depression, the survival of the Brooklyn Jewish immigrant population during Prohibition, and the inevitable offshoot of Prohibition-Murder Inc., one of American history's most notorious band of killers. Ron Ross portrays an important historical time period, an enigmatic Jewish subculture, and the surprising juxtaposition of a generation of Jews and their talent for boxing. Bummy Davis vs. Murder, Inc. features a cast of colorful villains whom you'll love to hate, a boxing legend who was the unwitting pawn of fate, and the human drama of the boxing world. With his vivid, street-smart Damon Runyonesque writing style, Ron Ross redeems a tragic hero who fought the pull of one of the most brutal groups of killers to grace the twentieth century.
Guilt
Author: G. H. Ephron
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1466863307
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
When a bomb detonates outside a Harvard law school building, killing several including a law student who was counseling Jackie Kelvinski, a woman trying to get out of an abusive marriage, Jackie is afraid that the bomb was set off by her unstable husband. Annie Squires, an investigator helping her out, tries to convince her that's unlikely, but Jackie's not listening. And before the Cambridge police get very far in their investigation to determine who could have committed such a crime, a second deadly bomb explodes, this time at a Cambridge courthouse. The bomb narrowly misses forensic neuropsychologist Dr. Peter Zak, late for a meeting inside. Peter, suddenly closer to the action that he'd like to be, agrees to help the police by profiling the bomber from some anti-government fliers found at the crime scene. But were they really written by the perpetrator? Or is the bomber's motive more personal, perhaps directed at Jackie, or Peter, or another target? Delving deeper into the mind of the criminal, Peter must work quickly before more lives are lost, including possibly his own. Guilt, G. H. Ephron's thrilling psychological suspense novel, is a fascinating and surprising novel about motive and murder, survivor's guilt and criminal culpability--and trying to stay one step ahead of a killer.
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1466863307
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
When a bomb detonates outside a Harvard law school building, killing several including a law student who was counseling Jackie Kelvinski, a woman trying to get out of an abusive marriage, Jackie is afraid that the bomb was set off by her unstable husband. Annie Squires, an investigator helping her out, tries to convince her that's unlikely, but Jackie's not listening. And before the Cambridge police get very far in their investigation to determine who could have committed such a crime, a second deadly bomb explodes, this time at a Cambridge courthouse. The bomb narrowly misses forensic neuropsychologist Dr. Peter Zak, late for a meeting inside. Peter, suddenly closer to the action that he'd like to be, agrees to help the police by profiling the bomber from some anti-government fliers found at the crime scene. But were they really written by the perpetrator? Or is the bomber's motive more personal, perhaps directed at Jackie, or Peter, or another target? Delving deeper into the mind of the criminal, Peter must work quickly before more lives are lost, including possibly his own. Guilt, G. H. Ephron's thrilling psychological suspense novel, is a fascinating and surprising novel about motive and murder, survivor's guilt and criminal culpability--and trying to stay one step ahead of a killer.
Kate's Legacy
Author: Jack Richeson
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595284647
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
In 1942, Kate Denis drowned herself in a stinking pond of run-off from a leather tannery in Rushden, England. Or so her daughter Marie was told. According to the story, Kate found herself pregnant by an American GI while her husband was fighting in Africa. In despair, she killed herself. All through her childhood, merciless schoolmates taunted Marie as the daughter of a whore. But Marie could never quite believe the stories. The details didn't make sense. Who would drown herself in such a place, leaving her other baby unprotected in a pram all alone? Marie hated the story, and hated that her mother had been buried in a pauper's grave. It was Marie's dying wish that a headstone be laid on her mother's grave-and that the truth of her death be discovered. Fifty years after Kate's death, Marie's husband Phil returns to England to discover the truth. Kate's Legacy is a war story, a love story, and a story of redemption.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595284647
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
In 1942, Kate Denis drowned herself in a stinking pond of run-off from a leather tannery in Rushden, England. Or so her daughter Marie was told. According to the story, Kate found herself pregnant by an American GI while her husband was fighting in Africa. In despair, she killed herself. All through her childhood, merciless schoolmates taunted Marie as the daughter of a whore. But Marie could never quite believe the stories. The details didn't make sense. Who would drown herself in such a place, leaving her other baby unprotected in a pram all alone? Marie hated the story, and hated that her mother had been buried in a pauper's grave. It was Marie's dying wish that a headstone be laid on her mother's grave-and that the truth of her death be discovered. Fifty years after Kate's death, Marie's husband Phil returns to England to discover the truth. Kate's Legacy is a war story, a love story, and a story of redemption.
Black Hearts
Author: Jim Frederick
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307450988
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
“Riveting. . . a testament to a misconceived war, and to the ease with which ordinary men, under certain conditions, can transform into monsters.”—New York Times Book Review This is the story of a small group of soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division’s fabled 502nd Infantry Regiment—a unit known as “the Black Heart Brigade.” Deployed in late 2005 to Iraq’s so-called Triangle of Death, a veritable meat grinder just south of Baghdad, the Black Hearts found themselves in arguably the country’s most dangerous location at its most dangerous time. Hit by near-daily mortars, gunfire, and roadside bomb attacks, suffering from a particularly heavy death toll, and enduring a chronic breakdown in leadership, members of one Black Heart platoon—1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion—descended, over their year-long tour of duty, into a tailspin of poor discipline, substance abuse, and brutality. Four 1st Platoon soldiers would perpetrate one of the most heinous war crimes U.S. forces have committed during the Iraq War—the rape of a fourteen-year-old Iraqi girl and the cold-blooded execution of her and her family. Three other 1st Platoon soldiers would be overrun at a remote outpost—one killed immediately and two taken from the scene, their mutilated corpses found days later booby-trapped with explosives. Black Hearts is an unflinching account of the epic, tragic deployment of 1st Platoon. Drawing on hundreds of hours of in-depth interviews with Black Heart soldiers and first-hand reporting from the Triangle of Death, Black Hearts is a timeless story about men in combat and the fragility of character in the savage crucible of warfare. But it is also a timely warning of new dangers emerging in the way American soldiers are led on the battlefields of the twenty-first century.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307450988
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
“Riveting. . . a testament to a misconceived war, and to the ease with which ordinary men, under certain conditions, can transform into monsters.”—New York Times Book Review This is the story of a small group of soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division’s fabled 502nd Infantry Regiment—a unit known as “the Black Heart Brigade.” Deployed in late 2005 to Iraq’s so-called Triangle of Death, a veritable meat grinder just south of Baghdad, the Black Hearts found themselves in arguably the country’s most dangerous location at its most dangerous time. Hit by near-daily mortars, gunfire, and roadside bomb attacks, suffering from a particularly heavy death toll, and enduring a chronic breakdown in leadership, members of one Black Heart platoon—1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion—descended, over their year-long tour of duty, into a tailspin of poor discipline, substance abuse, and brutality. Four 1st Platoon soldiers would perpetrate one of the most heinous war crimes U.S. forces have committed during the Iraq War—the rape of a fourteen-year-old Iraqi girl and the cold-blooded execution of her and her family. Three other 1st Platoon soldiers would be overrun at a remote outpost—one killed immediately and two taken from the scene, their mutilated corpses found days later booby-trapped with explosives. Black Hearts is an unflinching account of the epic, tragic deployment of 1st Platoon. Drawing on hundreds of hours of in-depth interviews with Black Heart soldiers and first-hand reporting from the Triangle of Death, Black Hearts is a timeless story about men in combat and the fragility of character in the savage crucible of warfare. But it is also a timely warning of new dangers emerging in the way American soldiers are led on the battlefields of the twenty-first century.
The Slangman Guide to Street Speak 3
Author: David Burke
Publisher: SLANGMAN PUBLISHING
ISBN: 9781891888229
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The Slangman Guide to STREET SPEAK 3 continues the book series with even more popular slang and idioms that will help you understand any American!The 3rd book in the series introduces you to popular slang and idioms used in a variety of situations including dating ¿ everything from the pick up (¿beginning of a relationship¿) to the break up (¿end of a relationship¿) and everything in between!Once you learn all the slang used in dating, you¿ll definitely know if someone is either hitting on (¿flirting with¿) you or just not into (¿not interested in¿) you!The Slangman Guide to STREET SPEAK 3 contains popular chapters on slang and idioms associated with:Dating & RelationshipsEmergency SituationsTelevision & EntertainmentTeens & Students (Jr. High through University)Being Politically CorrectSports (Popular Terms Used in Daily Conversations)Foreign Words that Americans Use Every DayAlliterations & Repeating WordsThe Slangman Files ¿ a special section in each chapter with slang & idioms used in categories
Publisher: SLANGMAN PUBLISHING
ISBN: 9781891888229
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The Slangman Guide to STREET SPEAK 3 continues the book series with even more popular slang and idioms that will help you understand any American!The 3rd book in the series introduces you to popular slang and idioms used in a variety of situations including dating ¿ everything from the pick up (¿beginning of a relationship¿) to the break up (¿end of a relationship¿) and everything in between!Once you learn all the slang used in dating, you¿ll definitely know if someone is either hitting on (¿flirting with¿) you or just not into (¿not interested in¿) you!The Slangman Guide to STREET SPEAK 3 contains popular chapters on slang and idioms associated with:Dating & RelationshipsEmergency SituationsTelevision & EntertainmentTeens & Students (Jr. High through University)Being Politically CorrectSports (Popular Terms Used in Daily Conversations)Foreign Words that Americans Use Every DayAlliterations & Repeating WordsThe Slangman Files ¿ a special section in each chapter with slang & idioms used in categories
Night Kill
Author: Ann Littlewood
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1615951172
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Night Kill is a mystery set in fictional Finley Memorial Zoo in Vancouver, Washington, seen from an insider perspective on the challenging and dangerous world of zoo keeping. Iris Oakley, a young zookeeper, hopes to reconcile with her husband after he promises to quit drinking. But he's soon found dead drunk and just plain dead in the lion exhibit. A paralyzing mix of grief and anger at his betrayal keep Iris from questioning the assumptions around his death. Her co-workers are soon convinced that she is unhinged by losing Rick, but friends inadvertently motivate Iris to prove that her husband could not have died the way it appears. These same friends impede her progress as she follows ambiguous clues and sorts through unlikely motives. Meantime, Iris must adjust to losing her beloved job as feline keeper and instead learn to be a bird keeper. The veterinarian respects her skills, but the foreman, her boss, would far rather she get a job elsewhere, and the senior bird keeper seems to agree. After Iris survives a series of near-fatal "accidents," the behavior of a lioness and the death of a penguin at last make clear what happened the night Rick died and who fed him to the lions. Then Iris has to survive to prove it.
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1615951172
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Night Kill is a mystery set in fictional Finley Memorial Zoo in Vancouver, Washington, seen from an insider perspective on the challenging and dangerous world of zoo keeping. Iris Oakley, a young zookeeper, hopes to reconcile with her husband after he promises to quit drinking. But he's soon found dead drunk and just plain dead in the lion exhibit. A paralyzing mix of grief and anger at his betrayal keep Iris from questioning the assumptions around his death. Her co-workers are soon convinced that she is unhinged by losing Rick, but friends inadvertently motivate Iris to prove that her husband could not have died the way it appears. These same friends impede her progress as she follows ambiguous clues and sorts through unlikely motives. Meantime, Iris must adjust to losing her beloved job as feline keeper and instead learn to be a bird keeper. The veterinarian respects her skills, but the foreman, her boss, would far rather she get a job elsewhere, and the senior bird keeper seems to agree. After Iris survives a series of near-fatal "accidents," the behavior of a lioness and the death of a penguin at last make clear what happened the night Rick died and who fed him to the lions. Then Iris has to survive to prove it.