Author: Barry Yourgrau
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062034154
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
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Why would criminals kidnap a cuddly teddy bear? Or monsters attack a kid for picking his nose? 'Cause Nice is overrated
Author: Bert Fegg
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780413327406
Category : Caricatures and cartoons
Languages : en
Pages : 62
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Author: Jaime Cortez
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 0802158099
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 145
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This debut story collection “masterfully navigates adverse conditions of migrant life while . . . managing to find joy and amusement, love and triumph” (San Francisco Chronicle). Gordo brings readers inside a migrant workers camp near Watsonville, California in the 1970s. At the heart of these interrelated stories is a young, probably gay, boy named Gordo, who must find a way to contend with the notions of manhood imposed on him by his father. As he comes of age, Gordo learns about sex, watches his father’s drunken fights, and discovers even his own documented Mexican-American parents are wary of illegal migrants. We also meet Fat Cookie, high schooler and resident artist who runs away from home one day with her mother’s boyfriend, Manny. And then there are Los Tigres, the twins who show up every season and whose drunken brawl ends with one of them rushed to the emergency room in an upholstered chair tied to the back of a pick-up truck. These scenes from Steinbeck Country are full of humor, family drama, and a sweet frankness about serious questions: Who belongs to America and how are they treated? How does one learn decency when grown adults must fear for their lives and livelihoods? Gordo “announces a vibrant new voice on the literary scene, at once wise and authentic and supremely gifted” (Booklist, starred review). Finalist for the 2022 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction
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ISBN: 9780425030844
Category : English wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 95
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Author: Dr. XYZ
Publisher: Strebor Books
ISBN: 9781593092627
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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When a rich divorcée, an ambitious music mogul, and an extremely horny high school virgin cross paths, their insatiable web of lust, obsession, and revenge turns . . . NASTY Beautiful, wealthy, and newly divorced, Nicola is angry with the world over her life’s failures. Determined to destroy everything in her path, she goes on a sexual rampage beginning with one unsuspecting family. She starts up a hot-and-heavy relationship with Carlos, a young music executive with big dreams and an even larger sexual appetite. Then she deflowers Carlos’s wholesome brother, Jonathan, an up-and-coming basketball star. She’s definitely on fire, but the summer is already hot for so many other reasons. . . . Carlos’s mother is unexpectedly reunited with the love of her life. Eli is a recovering substance abuser and the father of her eldest child, Tarik, a talented neo-soul artist on the cusp of greatness. Thanks to Carlos’s expert music management, Tarik was only seconds away from signing a major record deal—but Eli’s unexpected arrival disrupts everything. As the family grows weaker, Nicola can finally be her truly ruthless self.
Author: Nigel Wingrove
Publisher: FAB Press
ISBN: 9781903254578
Category : Exploitation films
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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A comprehensive collection of video nasty and pre-certificate video sleeves, this text includes over 300 covers from the extreme imagery of SS Experiment Camp and the gross savagery of Cannibal Holocaust to the powerful I Spit on Your Grave.
Author: Cameron White
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1780573634
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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Mr Nasty charts the rise, fall and ultimate redemption of a wannabe player in the global narcotics business. From humble beginnings on the streets of London's East End, Cameron White rapidly ascended the drug ladder of London's club scene before notorious local criminals forced him to move to the US. There, he soon found himself aboard a cocaine-fuelled roller-coaster ride, transporting him from encounters with psychotic, crack-dealing Jamaicans in New York to luncheons with Hollywood's glitterati. The American adventure was to reach its inevitable conclusion in a drive-by shooting in the barrios of LA.Back in London, a dull nine-to-five existence did nothing to quell White's narco-inclinations. Cue a chemical vacation in Thailand and an effortless metamorphosis from recreational drug user to fully fledged smack addict in Berlin. White's eventual wake-up call came after he robbed some innocent tourists to feed his heroin habit. Stunned to realise how low he had sunk, he was determined to get clean and his gold-star efforts at rehabilitation were rewarded with an opportunity to start again in Australia. Faced with temptation once more, White's good intentions were to prove short-lived and he slid into the murky world of substance abuse in Sydney. But this time things were different and a gradual but life-defining epiphany rescued White from the edge. Mr Nasty is a thrilling yet cautionary tale of a decade lived within the narcotics underworld. Illuminating both the exciting and destructive sides of such an existence, it is ultimately a testament to how a strong will can sometimes overcome the lure of vice and break the chains of addiction.
Author: Lionel Shriver
Publisher: Harper
ISBN: 0007301758
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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Following the success of ‘We Need to Talk About Kevin’ and ‘The Post-Birthday World’, ‘Game Control’ is coming back into print after being unavailable for years.
Author: Margaret Mahy
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1444014439
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey. Aunt Nasty is coming to stay. Claire and Toby don't know what to expect. You see, Aunt Nasty isn't like other aunties. Aunt Nasty is a witch! A spooky and magical full colour Early Reader edition of a classic story from the CARNEGIE-winning and HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN AWARD nominated author Margaret Mahy, with new full colour illustrations by Chris Mould.
Author: Syra Divine
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 149318900X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 207
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In the second installment of the Syras Scribbles series, Syra makes her New Years resolution to be thankful in all circumstances, little knowing how difficult it will be to keep. She immediately gets caught up in the daily drama of taking care of three small children and her ailing mother and suddenly finds her family moving across the country. These intimate letters chronicle everything from perfect days of complete contentedness to months of sickness, sorrow, and an unanswered prayer. Syra shares her struggles and triumphs with an honesty and humor that inspires.
