Author: Ron Montana
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 146282062X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
Ron Montana has written six published SF, mystery and mainstream novels, his latest being FACE IN THE SNOW from Bantam in 1992. He sold the movie rights and adapted this book to a film script in 1998. His short stories have appeared in many of the major science fiction and mystery magazines and hardcover anthologies. His first stage play, Community Property, enjoyed a 20-week run in the San Francisco Bay Area and he was the humor columnist for San Jose Magazine and the City Editor of the San Jose Downtown Post Newspaper for three years. He has written ten screenplays, several of which have been optioned by major producers over the last decade. In 1999, he and film collaborator Barry Schneider sold The Sailmaker, an epic multimillion dollar film, for a high six-figure amount. The project should be in production in 2000. He has acted in many films and has directed several stage plays, as well as scripting radio plays. Ron currently resides in San Jose, California, and has one other great love besides writing: riding his Peruvian Paso horses. 4. Book Description RIDE A WHITE ZEBRA is a novel about the realization of dreams. If our characters can succeed in selling a decrepit gray mule to the circus as a white zebra, metaphorically speaking, they can then count coup on a society that considers them to be non-contributory. The characters come together in the Mission Street District of San Francisco when Sally and Jack use Sidneys script, THE ATTACK OF THE GIANT FLEAS (possibly the worst script in the history of American cinema if THE BLOB is not considered), to con Blue Lou into a blackjack hustle to raise $25,000 to fund a fake production company. Lou has been an avid film buff since early childhood (his mother was a drive-in movie projectionist who hung his car seat next to the projector six nights a week), and he is a sucker when it comes to anything dealing with the silver screen. Getting himself involved in what to the casual observer would certainly be recognizable as a scam, he proceeds to lead the intrepid hustlers to Reno to raise the $25,000. On the tour bus fate strikes Sidney when he meets Lorili during her abortive attempt to hijack the bus. It is love at first smite and Sid is torn between duty and romance when Sally disarms Lorili and throws her off the bus. Broken-hearted, Sidney goes through the motions as the gambling team actually does raise the money necessary to begin production on the film now entitled, THE AMNIOCENTESIS CONCURRENCE. ZEBRA is the story of the love between two young people of totally divergent backgrounds: a young Jewish writer with great faith and a low threshold of pain, and a dynamic Latino woman who has very little trouble identifying what she wants and even less in securing it. It is the story of an old man who dreams cinemascopic dreams in Dolby sound and who wants little more than to be a part of something more creative than blackjack hustling before he dies. It is the interweaving of two inept but dedicated con artists determined to finally make that last big score that will allow them to rest for the first time in their treadmill existances. ZEBRA tells how these mismatched and unlikely characters actually bilk a casino out of the seed money necessary to start up a motion picture company, how they attempt to con each other out of the bankroll, and how they finally end up in Hollywood where it is walk the walk time. Someone once said that to fill the job of the Presidency of the United States was impossible, the person elected was never qualified, they were just forced to do the job and succeed because of the mantle of the office. Such is true of Piece of the Action Productions, a company so doomed to failure by virtue of its lack of virtue, it actually does get off the ground. ZEBRA, as well as being a satirical look at movie making and the temperaments of show
On Beyond Zebra! Read & Listen Edition
Author: Dr. Seuss
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0385383266
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
If you think the alphabet stops with Z, you are wrong. So wrong. Leave it to Conrad Cornelius o'Donald o'Dell (with a little help from Dr. Seuss) to create an entirely new alphabet beginning with Z! This rhyming picture book introduces twenty new letters and the creatures that one can spell with them. Discover (and spell) such wonderfully Seussian creations as the Yuzz-a-ma-Tuzz and the High Gargel-orum. Readers young and old will be giggling from beginning to end . . . or should we say, from Yuzz to Hi! This Read & Listen edition contains audio narration.
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0385383266
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
If you think the alphabet stops with Z, you are wrong. So wrong. Leave it to Conrad Cornelius o'Donald o'Dell (with a little help from Dr. Seuss) to create an entirely new alphabet beginning with Z! This rhyming picture book introduces twenty new letters and the creatures that one can spell with them. Discover (and spell) such wonderfully Seussian creations as the Yuzz-a-ma-Tuzz and the High Gargel-orum. Readers young and old will be giggling from beginning to end . . . or should we say, from Yuzz to Hi! This Read & Listen edition contains audio narration.
The Zebra-Riding Cowboy
Author: Angela Shelf Medearis
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780606121354
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
In this Western folk song, an educated fellow mistaken for a greenhorn proves his cowboy ability by riding a wild horse. Includes a discussion of Afro-American and Hispanic cowboys in the nineteenth century. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780606121354
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
In this Western folk song, an educated fellow mistaken for a greenhorn proves his cowboy ability by riding a wild horse. Includes a discussion of Afro-American and Hispanic cowboys in the nineteenth century. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Think About This
Author: Reverend Ajamu Bandele
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 109804973X
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
The United States of America The U.S.A. was chosen by God and blessed ThataEUR(tm)s why we stand out above all the rest This country was established on faith in God and courage ThataEUR(tm)s why in the beginning we couldnaEUR(tm)t be discouraged God has allowed our country to fly his colors over this land Cause He chose and guided us with His Almighty hand He inspired Betsy Ross to put His colors in our flag Cause she could had made it from an old green rag The red in our flag represents the blood of Jesus Christ Listen to this not once but twice The white in our flag represents the purity of our LORD And He wants us all to be on one accord The blue represents the sky that our God in Heaven put in place And the love that He has for this entire human race The stars in our flag represent GodaEUR(tm)s heavenly creation God allows us to fly this flag over our great and mighty nation Wake up America and realize That this nation is still blessed in GodaEUR(tm)s heavenly eyes. Reverend Ajamu Bandele
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 109804973X
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
The United States of America The U.S.A. was chosen by God and blessed ThataEUR(tm)s why we stand out above all the rest This country was established on faith in God and courage ThataEUR(tm)s why in the beginning we couldnaEUR(tm)t be discouraged God has allowed our country to fly his colors over this land Cause He chose and guided us with His Almighty hand He inspired Betsy Ross to put His colors in our flag Cause she could had made it from an old green rag The red in our flag represents the blood of Jesus Christ Listen to this not once but twice The white in our flag represents the purity of our LORD And He wants us all to be on one accord The blue represents the sky that our God in Heaven put in place And the love that He has for this entire human race The stars in our flag represent GodaEUR(tm)s heavenly creation God allows us to fly this flag over our great and mighty nation Wake up America and realize That this nation is still blessed in GodaEUR(tm)s heavenly eyes. Reverend Ajamu Bandele
Call Me Zebra
Author: Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544944607
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction "Hearken ye fellow misfits, migrants, outcasts, squint-eyed bibliophiles, library-haunters and book stall-stalkers: Here is a novel for you."--Wall Street Journal "A tragicomic picaresque whose fervid logic and cerebral whimsy recall the work of Bola o and Borges." --New York Times Book Review Finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction * Longlisted for the PEN/Open Book Award * An Amazon Best Book of the Year * A Publishers Weekly Bestseller Named a Best Book by: Entertainment Weekly, Harper's Bazaar, Boston Globe, Fodor's, Fast Company, Refinery29, Nylon, Los Angeles Review of Books, Book Riot, The Millions, Electric Literature, Bitch, Hello Giggles, Literary Hub, Shondaland, Bustle, Brit & Co., Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Read It Forward, Entropy Magazine, Chicago Review of Books, iBooks and Publishers Weekly From an award-winning young author, a novel following a feisty heroine's quest to reclaim her past through the power of literature--even as she navigates the murkier mysteries of love. Zebra is the last in a line of anarchists, atheists, and autodidacts. When war came, her family didn't fight; they took refuge in books. Now alone and in exile, Zebra leaves New York for Barcelona, retracing the journey she and her father made from Iran to the United States years ago. Books are Zebra's only companions--until she meets Ludo. Their connection is magnetic; their time together fraught. Zebra overwhelms him with her complex literary theories, her concern with death, and her obsession with history. He thinks she's unhinged; she thinks he's pedantic. Neither are wrong; neither can let the other go. They push and pull their way across the Mediterranean, wondering with each turn if their love, or lust, can free Zebra from her past. An adventure tale, a love story, and a paean to the power of language and literature starring a heroine as quirky as Don Quixote, as introspective as Virginia Woolf, as whip-smart as Miranda July, and as spirited as Frances Ha, Call Me Zebra will establish Van der Vliet Oloomi as an author "on the verge of developing a whole new literature movement" (Bustle).
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544944607
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction "Hearken ye fellow misfits, migrants, outcasts, squint-eyed bibliophiles, library-haunters and book stall-stalkers: Here is a novel for you."--Wall Street Journal "A tragicomic picaresque whose fervid logic and cerebral whimsy recall the work of Bola o and Borges." --New York Times Book Review Finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction * Longlisted for the PEN/Open Book Award * An Amazon Best Book of the Year * A Publishers Weekly Bestseller Named a Best Book by: Entertainment Weekly, Harper's Bazaar, Boston Globe, Fodor's, Fast Company, Refinery29, Nylon, Los Angeles Review of Books, Book Riot, The Millions, Electric Literature, Bitch, Hello Giggles, Literary Hub, Shondaland, Bustle, Brit & Co., Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Read It Forward, Entropy Magazine, Chicago Review of Books, iBooks and Publishers Weekly From an award-winning young author, a novel following a feisty heroine's quest to reclaim her past through the power of literature--even as she navigates the murkier mysteries of love. Zebra is the last in a line of anarchists, atheists, and autodidacts. When war came, her family didn't fight; they took refuge in books. Now alone and in exile, Zebra leaves New York for Barcelona, retracing the journey she and her father made from Iran to the United States years ago. Books are Zebra's only companions--until she meets Ludo. Their connection is magnetic; their time together fraught. Zebra overwhelms him with her complex literary theories, her concern with death, and her obsession with history. He thinks she's unhinged; she thinks he's pedantic. Neither are wrong; neither can let the other go. They push and pull their way across the Mediterranean, wondering with each turn if their love, or lust, can free Zebra from her past. An adventure tale, a love story, and a paean to the power of language and literature starring a heroine as quirky as Don Quixote, as introspective as Virginia Woolf, as whip-smart as Miranda July, and as spirited as Frances Ha, Call Me Zebra will establish Van der Vliet Oloomi as an author "on the verge of developing a whole new literature movement" (Bustle).
Stiff Suit
Author: Tawna Fenske
Publisher: Tawna Fenske
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
I’ve spent my whole life guarding the family’s biggest secrets. Too bad this one won’t leave my guest room. Let’s blame that inconvenient distraction for the questionable choices I make at my brother’s wedding. Thank God for Lily Archer, who saves my rep and melts my heart in one fell swoop. It’s damn humbling for a controlling jerk like me accustomed to being in charge of everything. But something about Lily has me unraveling like the cuffs on a cheap suit. She’s sexy and smart as hell, and makes no secret she wants me for a no-strings fling. What guy in his right mind would say no? I’m clearly not in my right mind because I suddenly can’t stop thinking about long-term with Lily. It’s not ideal, since the family’s worst skeleton is ready to tumble from the closet in a big, dusty heap. Who the hell is in charge around here? It’s me. And before this is over, I’ll have some explaining to do.
Publisher: Tawna Fenske
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
I’ve spent my whole life guarding the family’s biggest secrets. Too bad this one won’t leave my guest room. Let’s blame that inconvenient distraction for the questionable choices I make at my brother’s wedding. Thank God for Lily Archer, who saves my rep and melts my heart in one fell swoop. It’s damn humbling for a controlling jerk like me accustomed to being in charge of everything. But something about Lily has me unraveling like the cuffs on a cheap suit. She’s sexy and smart as hell, and makes no secret she wants me for a no-strings fling. What guy in his right mind would say no? I’m clearly not in my right mind because I suddenly can’t stop thinking about long-term with Lily. It’s not ideal, since the family’s worst skeleton is ready to tumble from the closet in a big, dusty heap. Who the hell is in charge around here? It’s me. And before this is over, I’ll have some explaining to do.
A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa
Author: Frederick Courteney Selous
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hunting
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hunting
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Simply Unique Poetry
Author: Rosetta Jenkins
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1796036099
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
No Available information at this time. Author will provide once available.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1796036099
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
No Available information at this time. Author will provide once available.
My American Harp
Author: Surazeus Astarius
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365807142
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 672
Book Description
"My American Harp" presents 1,169 poems written 2010-2014 by Surazeus that explore what it means to be an American in the modern world of an interconnected global civilization.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365807142
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 672
Book Description
"My American Harp" presents 1,169 poems written 2010-2014 by Surazeus that explore what it means to be an American in the modern world of an interconnected global civilization.
Points of the Horse
Author: Matthew Horace Hayes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horse breeds
Languages : vi
Pages : 534
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horse breeds
Languages : vi
Pages : 534
Book Description
A Zebra's World
Author: Caroline Arnold
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN: 1479563552
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 11
Book Description
Follow the black and white stripes of a baby zebra and discover what happens in a zebra's world.
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN: 1479563552
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 11
Book Description
Follow the black and white stripes of a baby zebra and discover what happens in a zebra's world.