Author: Vernor Vinge
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1447217470
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 404
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Robert Gu is a world-renowned poet and recovering Alzheimer's patient. The world that he remembers was much as we know it today. Now, as he regains his faculties through a new cure, he discovers that the world has changed. He is seventy-five years old, though by a medical miracle he looks much younger, and he’s starting over, for the first time unsure of his poetic gifts. Living with his son’s family, he has no choice but to learn how to cope with a new information age in which the virtual and the real are a seamless continuum. But the consensus reality of the digital world is available only if, like his thirteen-year-old granddaughter Miri, you know how to wear your wireless access and to see the digital context—through smart contact lenses. With knowledge comes risk. When Robert begins to re-train at Fairmont High he unwittingly becomes part of a wide-ranging conspiracy to use technology as a tool for world domination. This conspiracy is something that baffles even the most sophisticated security analysts, including Robert’s son and daughter-in law, two top people in the U.S. military. And even Miri, in her attempts to protect her grandfather, may be entangled in the plot . . . ‘In the grand tradition of William Gibson and Neal Stephenson, Vernor Vinge just turned the future upside-down in Rainbow's End’ Charles Stross
Author: Cecelia Ahern
Publisher: HarperTorch
ISBN: 9780007260829
Category : Friendship
Languages : en
Pages : 584
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From naughty children to rebellious teenagers, Rosie and Alex have stuck by each other through thick and thin. But just as they're discovering the joys of teenage nights on the town and dating disasters, they're separated. Alex's family moves from Dublin to America - and Alex goes with them. For good.Rosie's lost without her best friend. But on the eve of her departure to join Alex in Boston, Rosie gets news that will change her life forever - and keep her at home in Ireland.Their magical connection sees them through the ups and downs of each other's lives but neither of them knows whether their friendship can really survive the years and miles - as well as new relationships. And at the back of Rosie's mind is whether they were meant to be more than just good friends all along. Misunderstandings, circumstances and sheer bad luck have kept them out of each others' arms, but when presented with the ultimate opportunity, will they gamble everything - including their friendship - for true love?Destiny, Alex and Rosie discover, is a funny thing and fate isn't quite done with them yet ...
Author: Steven P. Erie
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520910621
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360
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Unprecedented in its scope, Rainbow's End provides a bold new analysis of the emergence, growth, and decline of six classic Irish-American political machines in New York, Jersey City, Chicago, San Francisco, Pittsburgh and Albany. Combining the approaches of political economy and historical sociology, Erie examines a wide range of issues, including the relationship between city and state politics, the manner in which machines shaped ethnic and working-class politics, and the reasons why centralized party organizations failed to emerge in Boston and Philadelphia despite their large Irish populations. The book ends with a thorough discussion of the significance of machine politics for today's urban minorities.
Author: Cecelia Ahern
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0007279701
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 592
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True love, friendship and luck – a warm-hearted novel about where fate can lead you from the No.1 bestselling author.
Author: Nicola May
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 1529346525
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 279
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Book Three in bestselling sensation Nicola May's gorgeous new series - catch up with Book One, WELCOME TO FERRY LANE MARKET, and Book Two, STARRY SKIES IN FERRY LANE MARKET, now! 39-year-old Glanna Pascoe - also known as 'the Rainbow Painter' - runs the Hartmouth Gallery in Ferry Lane Market in Cornwall. She is just getting her head and broken heart around being single, childless, and sober when Cupid flies in, shooting arrows all over the place. Meeting the mysterious and fascinating Isaac Benson, famous local artist, and recluse, allows Glanna's disillusioned heart and attitude to soften, and she begins to learn more about herself than she ever thought possible. Confused by her growing feelings for Isaac, Glanna throws herself into organising a life-drawing class at her gallery, using both male and female nudes - and setting local tongues wagging. A theft from her gallery and the return of ex-love Oliver Trueman cause Glanna to wonder if a pot of gold will be appearing at the end of her rainbow. And will it bring her the happiness, she has sought for so long? *** Discover the rest of the series! Starry Skies in Ferry Lane Market and Welcome to Ferry Lane Market are available now, and A Holiday Romance in Ferry Lane Market is coming soon! *** Praise for Nicola May! 'This book will twang your funny bone & your heartstrings' - Milly Johnson 'A fun and flighty read' - Sun 'A funny and fast-paced romp - thoroughly enjoyable!' WOMAN Magazine 'One of those books that I can't stop thinking about way after I've read it! - Kim The Bookworm 'This book is so addictive that you will literally lose 3 hours of your life, and you won't care!' - Cara's Book Boudoir Readers love Nicola May, too! 'A FABULOUS must-read' - 5 STARS 'An excellent book of friendship - with a little wickedness!' - 5 STARS 'Good for the soul' - 5 STARS 'I loved it and devoured it in a matter of days' - 5 STARS 'A wonderful, feel-good novel with some grit thrown in' - 5 STARS 'Marvellous, beautiful and heart-warming' - 5 STARS 'Sea, sand and sex - a soppy delight' - 5 STARS 'A truly lovely book' - 5 STARS 'Fun and whimsy, plus a dog!' - 5 STARS
Author: Bob Adamov
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Press
ISBN: 9781929774166
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 424
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... The Put-in-Bay resort town on South Bass and the neighboring islands provide the backdrop for an action packed novel including hit and run accidents, murder, arson, sailing adventures, dangerous cave explorations, boat and helicopter chases and ultralight flights, as well as sordid confrontations in Put-in-Bay's crowded bars ...
Author: Rex Beach
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 314
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'Rainbow's End' is an adventure story with the backdrop of the Spanish-American war. This action-packed story takes place in Cuba during its war for independence from Spain. It has unique characters, a sad but incredible love story and a search for an unknown treasure.
Author: Vernor Vinge
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 9780812579925
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 696
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On a world of fascinating wonders and terrifying dangers, Vinge has created apowerful novel of adventure and discovery that will entrance the many readersof "A Fire Upon the Deep."
Author: Coyne Steven Sanders
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
ISBN: 9780688090883
Category : Judy Garland show (Television program : 1963)
Languages : en
Pages : 416
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A behind-the-scenes look at Garland's 1963-1964 weekly television series describes the powerplays and machinations on the part of studio executives, led by James Aubrey, that doomed the show and that led to the star's personal and professional downfall
Author: Cecelia Ahern
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062248642
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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Internationally bestselling author Cecelia Ahern's One Hundred Names is the story of secrets, second chances, and the hidden connections that unite our lives—a universal tale that will grip you with its emotional power and mesmerize you with its magic. Scandal has derailed Journalist Kitty Logan's career, a setback that is soon compounded by an even more devastating loss. Constance, the woman who taught Kitty everything she knew, is dying. At her mentor's bedside, Kitty asks her—what is the one story she always wanted to write? The answer lies in a single sheet of paper buried in Constance's office—a list of 100 names—with no notes or explanation. But before Kitty can talk to her friend, it is too late. Determined to unlock the mystery and rebuild her own shaky confidence, Kitty throws herself into the investigation, using her skills and savvy to track down each of the names on the list and uncover their connection. Meeting these ordinary people and learning their stories, Kitty begins to piece together an unexpected portrait of Constance's life. . . and starts to understand her own.
