Author: Marni Jackson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781894773676
Category : Canadian literature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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A collection of the best poems and short stories written about various, sometimes risky wilderness experiences and adventures around the world, written for The Banff Centre's Mountain and Wilderness Writing program.
Author: Alice Feeney
Publisher: Flatiron Books
ISBN: 1250266114
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 309
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Feeney lives up to her reputation as the “queen of the twist”...This page-turner will keep you guessing.” —Real Simple Think you know the person you married? Think again... Things have been wrong with Mr and Mrs Wright for a long time. When Adam and Amelia win a weekend away to Scotland, it might be just what their marriage needs. Self-confessed workaholic and screenwriter Adam Wright has lived with face blindness his whole life. He can’t recognize friends or family, or even his own wife. Every anniversary the couple exchange traditional gifts--paper, cotton, pottery, tin--and each year Adam’s wife writes him a letter that she never lets him read. Until now. They both know this weekend will make or break their marriage, but they didn’t randomly win this trip. One of them is lying, and someone doesn’t want them to live happily ever after. Ten years of marriage. Ten years of secrets. And an anniversary they will never forget. Rock Paper Scissors is the latest exciting domestic thriller from the queen of the killer twist, New York Times bestselling author Alice Feeney.
Author: Douglas Walker
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743272625
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Rock Paper Scissors (RPS), the ultimate decision-making tool, is played the world over. By the late twentieth century, however, the sport's illustrious governing body, the World Rock Paper Scissors Society, had fallen on hard times. It was then that brothers Douglas and Graham Walker boldly took up the challenge to restore the World RPS Society to its former glory, and now they bring you the ultimate strategy guide to this time-honored game. The Official Rock Paper Scissors Strategy Guide covers the whole RPS scene from the school yard to the pro level, including RPS culture around the world, the personality behind each throw, and secrets of the RPS masters. Learn how to intimidate your opponent and anticipate his next move. Get the answers to burning questions such as "Does Rock crush Scissors, or are Scissors dulled by Rock?" and "Who invented RPS?" Forget about flipping a coin or consulting your Magic 8 Ball -- Rock Paper Scissors is the only decision-making tool anyone needs.
Author: Rachel Caine
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698180828
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
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The New York Times Bestseller In Ink and Bone, bestselling author Rachel Caine introduced a world where knowledge is power, and power corrupts absolutely. Now she continues the story of those who dare to defy the Great Library—and rewrite history... Jess Brightwell has survived his introduction to the sinister, seductive world of the Library, but serving in its army is nothing like he envisioned. His life and the lives of those he cares for have been altered forever. Embarking on a mission to save one of their own, Jess and his band of allies make one wrong move and suddenly find themselves hunted by the Library’s deadly automata and forced to flee Alexandria, all the way to London. But Jess’s home isn’t safe anymore. The Welsh army is coming, London is burning, and soon Jess must choose between his friends, his family, and the Library, which is willing to sacrifice anything and anyone in the search for ultimate control...
Author: Len Fisher
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0786726938
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 280
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Praised by Entertainment Weekly as “the man who put the fizz into physics,” Dr. Len Fisher turns his attention to the science of cooperation in his lively and thought-provoking book. Fisher shows how the modern science of game theory has helped biologists to understand the evolution of cooperation in nature, and investigates how we might apply those lessons to our own society. In a series of experiments that take him from the polite confines of an English dinner party to crowded supermarkets, congested Indian roads, and the wilds of outback Australia, not to mention baseball strategies and the intricacies of quantum mechanics, Fisher sheds light on the problem of global cooperation. The outcomes are sometimes hilarious, sometimes alarming, but always revealing. A witty romp through a serious science, Rock, Paper, Scissors will both teach and delight anyone interested in what it what it takes to get people to work together.
Author: Sharon Draper
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440651361
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241
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Sylvia is shocked and confused when she is asked to be one of the first black students to attend Central High School, which is scheduled to be integrated in the fall of 1957, whether people like it or not. Before Sylvia makes her final decision, smoldering racial tension in the town ignites into flame. When the smoke clears, she sees clearly that nothing is going to stop the change from coming. It is up to her generation to make it happen, in as many different ways as there are colors in the world.
Author: Wyatt Baldwin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781521785416
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 102
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The Official Rock Paper Scissors Handbook is the greatest thing since the invention of Rock Paper Scissors. This rock paper scissors book includes everything there is to know about rock paper scissors from the history, official rules, etiquette, strategies and psychology of the great hand game. Rock Paper Scissors is a fun game that anyone can play it is an easy game for kids, and is great for outdoor and indoor sports. Rock Paper Scissors is the greatest hand game in the world. It is the most commonly played and easiest to learn. It can be used to settle a debate or just for fun. There is no language needed and no set-up required. A game that some may think is similar to a coin flip, in this book you will learn it is far more than that, learn the legend of rock paper scissors. If you ever need free games for kids, free games for women or free games for men RPS is the perfect game for you. Here are 5 reasons why Rock Paper Scissors is an absolutely incredible game. It is a Great Hand Game, an Easy Game to learn, a Fun Game, a Free Game and a great Travel Game. Rock Paper Scissors is a fun game for men, a fun game for kids, a fun game for girls, and a fun games for adults... it's a fun game for everyone! If you need a hand game for kids or easy games for kids rock paper scissors is the best game for that. This book includes the very best information, enough that after reading you could become a professional rock paper scissors athlete in the World Rock Paper Scissors Association after reading.
Author: Maxim Osipov
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1681373327
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
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The first English-language collection of a contemporary Russian master of the short story, recenly profiled in The New Yorker Maxim Osipov, who lives and practices medicine in a town ninety miles outside Moscow, is one of Russia’s best contemporary writers. In the tradition of Anton Chekhov and William Carlos Williams, he draws on his experiences in medicine to write stories of great subtlety and striking insight. Osipov’s fiction presents a nuanced, collage-like portrait of life in provincial Russia—its tragedies, frustrations, and moments of humble beauty and inspiration. The twelve stories in this volume depict doctors, actors, screenwriters, teachers, entrepreneurs, local political bosses, and common criminals whose paths intersect in unpredictable yet entirely natural ways: in sickrooms, classrooms, administrative offices and on trains and in planes. Their encounters lead to disasters, major and minor epiphanies, and—on occasion—the promise of redemption.
Author: Anastasia Suen
Publisher: ABDO
ISBN: 1602703906
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
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The students in Miss K's class experience situations that occur in schools everywhere. When most of the paper and all of the scissors have been taken for the art project, Omar and Alex find a creative way to do their project. Omar's story teaches about sharing and cooperation with brilliant illustrations and humorous text. What Do You Think? questions, Miss K's Classroom rules, and a glossary aid teachers in classroom discussions about the character trait of sharing featured in this stunning picture book. Special thanks to content consultant Vicki F. Panaccione Ph.D.
Author: Alice Feeney
Publisher: Flatiron Books
ISBN: 1250266084
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 300
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FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF Sometimes I Lie “Stunning. Addictive. This book should not be missed!” —Samantha Downing “Deliciously dark...will have readers tearing through the pages.” —Mary Kubica “Gives Gone Girl a run for its money...I couldn’t stop reading.” —Christina Dalcher There are two sides to every story: yours and mine, ours and theirs, His & Hers. Which means someone is always lying. When a woman is murdered in Blackdown, a quintessentially British village, newsreader Anna Andrews is reluctant to cover the case. Detective Jack Harper is suspicious of her involvement, until he becomes a suspect in his own murder investigation. Someone isn’t telling the truth, and some secrets are worth killing to keep. His & Hers is a twisty, smart, psychological thriller. A gripping tale of suspense, told by expertly-drawn narrators that will keep readers guessing until the very end. “For the ultimate rollercoaster reading experience this year, look no further than His & Hers by Alice Feeney.” —Woman & Home
