Author: Kusimba, Masinde
Publisher: Moran Publishers
ISBN: 996663214X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
After graduating from college, Situma goes to the city and puts up with his uncle as he seeks employment. City life for him is not sweet, in addition to the hardship of walking from office to office looking for job opportunities, his uncle’s wife does not give him peace. He is thrown out of the house before he gets a job. Luck shows up when Musebe, one of the directors at Kentem Limited likes Situma and gives him a job immediately. This well-paying job transforms Situma into a young man who can drink a few bottles of beer every evening and even seduce girls reserved for the rich men in society. He makes a mistake when he seduces Nambozo, a girl his boss covets so much. Will things remain the same for Situma?
Strange Twist of Fate
Author: Kusimba, Masinde
Publisher: Moran Publishers
ISBN: 996663214X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
After graduating from college, Situma goes to the city and puts up with his uncle as he seeks employment. City life for him is not sweet, in addition to the hardship of walking from office to office looking for job opportunities, his uncle’s wife does not give him peace. He is thrown out of the house before he gets a job. Luck shows up when Musebe, one of the directors at Kentem Limited likes Situma and gives him a job immediately. This well-paying job transforms Situma into a young man who can drink a few bottles of beer every evening and even seduce girls reserved for the rich men in society. He makes a mistake when he seduces Nambozo, a girl his boss covets so much. Will things remain the same for Situma?
Publisher: Moran Publishers
ISBN: 996663214X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
After graduating from college, Situma goes to the city and puts up with his uncle as he seeks employment. City life for him is not sweet, in addition to the hardship of walking from office to office looking for job opportunities, his uncle’s wife does not give him peace. He is thrown out of the house before he gets a job. Luck shows up when Musebe, one of the directors at Kentem Limited likes Situma and gives him a job immediately. This well-paying job transforms Situma into a young man who can drink a few bottles of beer every evening and even seduce girls reserved for the rich men in society. He makes a mistake when he seduces Nambozo, a girl his boss covets so much. Will things remain the same for Situma?
Strange Trades
Author: Paul Di Filippo
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1497613183
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
“Full of storytelling that is untamed, writing that is superb, and tales that are expansive and suggestive . . . a wry romp worthy of your attention” (Strange Horizons). In these eleven stories, including Nebula Award finalist “Kid Charlemagne,” Paul Di Filippo applies his armamentarium of vastly varied literary skills to an examination and definition of the outer limits of an almost unbearably mundane-sounding subject: daily toil or, in a word, jobs. In “Spondulix,” Rory Honeyman, desperate to preserve the meager cash flow in his sandwich shop, starts offering store coupons that somehow take on a life of their own. “The Mill” is the only place in the universe where Luxcloth, treasured and worn by many, can be manufactured and only at the direction of one man. “The Boredom Factory” gives meaning to the phrase “living to work.” Keep reading—it will be the easiest job you’ve ever had. You can try to escape from the mundane, or with the help of Paul Di Filippo, you can take a brief, meaningful break from it. In the vein of George Saunders or Michael Chabon, Di Filippo uses the tools of science fiction and the surreal to take a deep, richly felt look at humanity. His brand of funny, quirky, thoughtful, fast‐moving, heart‐warming, brain‐bending stories exist across the entire spectrum of the fantastic from hard science fiction to satire to fantasy and on to horror, delivering a riotously entertaining string of modern fables and stories from tomorrow, now, and anytime. After you read Paul Di Filippo, you will no longer see everyday life quite the same. Strange Trades includes an introduction by Bruce Sterling.
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1497613183
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
“Full of storytelling that is untamed, writing that is superb, and tales that are expansive and suggestive . . . a wry romp worthy of your attention” (Strange Horizons). In these eleven stories, including Nebula Award finalist “Kid Charlemagne,” Paul Di Filippo applies his armamentarium of vastly varied literary skills to an examination and definition of the outer limits of an almost unbearably mundane-sounding subject: daily toil or, in a word, jobs. In “Spondulix,” Rory Honeyman, desperate to preserve the meager cash flow in his sandwich shop, starts offering store coupons that somehow take on a life of their own. “The Mill” is the only place in the universe where Luxcloth, treasured and worn by many, can be manufactured and only at the direction of one man. “The Boredom Factory” gives meaning to the phrase “living to work.” Keep reading—it will be the easiest job you’ve ever had. You can try to escape from the mundane, or with the help of Paul Di Filippo, you can take a brief, meaningful break from it. In the vein of George Saunders or Michael Chabon, Di Filippo uses the tools of science fiction and the surreal to take a deep, richly felt look at humanity. His brand of funny, quirky, thoughtful, fast‐moving, heart‐warming, brain‐bending stories exist across the entire spectrum of the fantastic from hard science fiction to satire to fantasy and on to horror, delivering a riotously entertaining string of modern fables and stories from tomorrow, now, and anytime. After you read Paul Di Filippo, you will no longer see everyday life quite the same. Strange Trades includes an introduction by Bruce Sterling.
A Stitch in Time
Author: Kelley Armstrong
Publisher: KLA Fricke Inc
ISBN: 1989046207
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Escape into this time travel romance series by #1 New York Times bestselling fantasy author Kelley Armstrong… Thorne Manor has always been haunted…and it has always haunted Bronwyn Dale. As a young girl, Bronwyn could pass through a time slip in her great-aunt's house, where she visited William Thorne, a boy her own age, born two centuries earlier. After a family tragedy, the house was shuttered and Bronwyn was convinced that William existed only in her imagination. Now, twenty years later Bronwyn inherits Thorne Manor. And when she returns, William is waiting. William Thorne is no longer the boy she remembers. He’s a difficult and tempestuous man, his own life marred by tragedy and a scandal that had him retreating to self-imposed exile in his beloved moors. He’s also none too pleased with Bronwyn for abandoning him all those years ago. As their friendship rekindles and sparks into something more, Bronwyn must also deal with ghosts in the present version of the house. Soon she realizes they are linked to William and the secret scandal that drove him back to Thorne Manor. To build a future, Bronwyn must confront the past. * * * * * Keywords: award-winning novel; time travel novel; time slip; Victorian romance; bestselling author; gothic; second chance at love; cold-case mystery; haunted house; Yorkshire moors; first in series; no cliffhangers
Publisher: KLA Fricke Inc
ISBN: 1989046207
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Escape into this time travel romance series by #1 New York Times bestselling fantasy author Kelley Armstrong… Thorne Manor has always been haunted…and it has always haunted Bronwyn Dale. As a young girl, Bronwyn could pass through a time slip in her great-aunt's house, where she visited William Thorne, a boy her own age, born two centuries earlier. After a family tragedy, the house was shuttered and Bronwyn was convinced that William existed only in her imagination. Now, twenty years later Bronwyn inherits Thorne Manor. And when she returns, William is waiting. William Thorne is no longer the boy she remembers. He’s a difficult and tempestuous man, his own life marred by tragedy and a scandal that had him retreating to self-imposed exile in his beloved moors. He’s also none too pleased with Bronwyn for abandoning him all those years ago. As their friendship rekindles and sparks into something more, Bronwyn must also deal with ghosts in the present version of the house. Soon she realizes they are linked to William and the secret scandal that drove him back to Thorne Manor. To build a future, Bronwyn must confront the past. * * * * * Keywords: award-winning novel; time travel novel; time slip; Victorian romance; bestselling author; gothic; second chance at love; cold-case mystery; haunted house; Yorkshire moors; first in series; no cliffhangers
All Things Cold and Slimy
Author: John Rossi
Publisher: 5th Corner Publishing
ISBN: 1938178467
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Publisher: 5th Corner Publishing
ISBN: 1938178467
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
This Perfect Stranger
Author: Barbara Ankrum
Publisher: Silhouette
ISBN: 1459203712
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Was a husband a requirement up here in this wild country? For Maggie Cortland, a widow struggling to keep her husband's ranch—her beloved land—the answer was crystal clear. She needed a man, preferably one who was big and strong, and not afraid to take risks. And then, out of the rainy Montana sky, this perfect stranger rode up on his Harley, looking for work.... Cain MacCallister hadn't belonged anywhere in so long, he'd forgotten what it felt like. In the four months since his conviction was overturned, he'd drifted. And now this fragile-looking beauty with sadness in her eyes was asking him to be her temporary husband. Could he ever go down that road again?
Publisher: Silhouette
ISBN: 1459203712
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Was a husband a requirement up here in this wild country? For Maggie Cortland, a widow struggling to keep her husband's ranch—her beloved land—the answer was crystal clear. She needed a man, preferably one who was big and strong, and not afraid to take risks. And then, out of the rainy Montana sky, this perfect stranger rode up on his Harley, looking for work.... Cain MacCallister hadn't belonged anywhere in so long, he'd forgotten what it felt like. In the four months since his conviction was overturned, he'd drifted. And now this fragile-looking beauty with sadness in her eyes was asking him to be her temporary husband. Could he ever go down that road again?
Strange Luv
Author: Terrence Benjamin Samuel, Jr
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Strange Luv is a story of a young couple, Chris and Jill that have been head over heels in love with each other since childhood. After getting into some trouble as a teen, Chris was forced to leave his young love by getting sent to live with his estranged father. Through a painful separation, Jill moved on with her life, graduating high school and becoming a registered nurse. Chris graduated high school as well and was a construction worker. Years later, faith reunites the couple and the love that they had for one another grew stronger. They soon were married with plans of living happily ever after, or so they thought...
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Strange Luv is a story of a young couple, Chris and Jill that have been head over heels in love with each other since childhood. After getting into some trouble as a teen, Chris was forced to leave his young love by getting sent to live with his estranged father. Through a painful separation, Jill moved on with her life, graduating high school and becoming a registered nurse. Chris graduated high school as well and was a construction worker. Years later, faith reunites the couple and the love that they had for one another grew stronger. They soon were married with plans of living happily ever after, or so they thought...
In the Time of Oil
Author: Mandana Limbert
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 0804774609
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 391
Book Description
Before the discovery of oil in the late 1960s, Oman was one of the poorest countries in the world, with only six kilometers of paved roads and one hospital. By the late 1970s, all that had changed as Oman used its new oil wealth to build a modern infrastructure. In the Time of Oil describes how people in Bahla, an oasis town in the interior of Oman, experienced this dramatic transformation following the discovery of oil, and how they now grapple with the prospect of this resource's future depletion. Focusing on shifting structures of governance and new forms of sociality as well as on the changes brought by mass schooling, piped water, and the fracturing of close ties with East Africa, Mandana Limbert shows how personal memories and local histories produce divergent notions about proper social conduct, piety, and gendered religiosity. With close attention to the subtleties of everyday life and the details of archival documents, poetry, and local histories, Limbert provides a rich historical ethnography of oil development, piety, and social life on the Arabian Peninsula.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 0804774609
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 391
Book Description
Before the discovery of oil in the late 1960s, Oman was one of the poorest countries in the world, with only six kilometers of paved roads and one hospital. By the late 1970s, all that had changed as Oman used its new oil wealth to build a modern infrastructure. In the Time of Oil describes how people in Bahla, an oasis town in the interior of Oman, experienced this dramatic transformation following the discovery of oil, and how they now grapple with the prospect of this resource's future depletion. Focusing on shifting structures of governance and new forms of sociality as well as on the changes brought by mass schooling, piped water, and the fracturing of close ties with East Africa, Mandana Limbert shows how personal memories and local histories produce divergent notions about proper social conduct, piety, and gendered religiosity. With close attention to the subtleties of everyday life and the details of archival documents, poetry, and local histories, Limbert provides a rich historical ethnography of oil development, piety, and social life on the Arabian Peninsula.
Stranded with the Tempting Stranger
Author: Brenda Jackson
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0373180748
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Risky Business High-powered lawyer Brandon Washington knew how to win. He had to be ruthless, cutthroat and, for his latest case, irresistible. His biggest client, the family of the late hotel magnate John Garrison, had sent Brandon under an assumed name to the Bahamas to track down their newly discovered half sister. He would find her, charm her and uncover all her secrets. But as soon as Brandon met the beautiful heiress, the lines began to blur. Between the truth and the lies. Between her secrets and his. Between his ambition…and a chance to be loved. And as a storm gathered over the Caribbean, Brandon knew the reckoning was coming. And this time, winning could be the last thing he wanted.
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0373180748
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Risky Business High-powered lawyer Brandon Washington knew how to win. He had to be ruthless, cutthroat and, for his latest case, irresistible. His biggest client, the family of the late hotel magnate John Garrison, had sent Brandon under an assumed name to the Bahamas to track down their newly discovered half sister. He would find her, charm her and uncover all her secrets. But as soon as Brandon met the beautiful heiress, the lines began to blur. Between the truth and the lies. Between her secrets and his. Between his ambition…and a chance to be loved. And as a storm gathered over the Caribbean, Brandon knew the reckoning was coming. And this time, winning could be the last thing he wanted.
KILL OR CURE
Author: Pixie Britton
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1838593861
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
What price will she pay to save him? With her little brother Tommy now ravaged with Infection and her best friend Will kidnapped and hidden far underground, Alyx’s world is on the edge of ruin. General Sinter is stealing Will’s memories, searching for the secret to Tommy’s power. If Will continues to resist, he loses everything, including his love for Alyx. Desperate and afraid, Alyx has no choice but to seek help from a man whom she betrayed, the ruthless gang leader Tyron. Can she convince him who the real enemy is? Or will his thirst for revenge be the end of Alyx and her friends? The clock is ticking. The fate of humanity rests in her hands. Join Alyx and Will in the explosive finale of the Kill or Cure trilogy.
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1838593861
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
What price will she pay to save him? With her little brother Tommy now ravaged with Infection and her best friend Will kidnapped and hidden far underground, Alyx’s world is on the edge of ruin. General Sinter is stealing Will’s memories, searching for the secret to Tommy’s power. If Will continues to resist, he loses everything, including his love for Alyx. Desperate and afraid, Alyx has no choice but to seek help from a man whom she betrayed, the ruthless gang leader Tyron. Can she convince him who the real enemy is? Or will his thirst for revenge be the end of Alyx and her friends? The clock is ticking. The fate of humanity rests in her hands. Join Alyx and Will in the explosive finale of the Kill or Cure trilogy.
Famous Detective Stories
Author: National Library of Australia
Publisher: National Library of Australia
ISBN: 0642278903
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
From the notorious Louisa Collins in 1880s NSW, who murdered two husbands with rat poison, to a blazing shootout featuring prominent underworld figure Antonio Martini at Taronga Zoo in the 1940s, this book features stories of true crimes that shocked and thrilled the Australian public. Published as pulp fiction in the early 1950s, the original Famous Detective Stories catalogued murders, robberies, love triangles and great escapes. Here, each story is paired with the often sensationalist newspaper cuttings of the time.
Publisher: National Library of Australia
ISBN: 0642278903
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
From the notorious Louisa Collins in 1880s NSW, who murdered two husbands with rat poison, to a blazing shootout featuring prominent underworld figure Antonio Martini at Taronga Zoo in the 1940s, this book features stories of true crimes that shocked and thrilled the Australian public. Published as pulp fiction in the early 1950s, the original Famous Detective Stories catalogued murders, robberies, love triangles and great escapes. Here, each story is paired with the often sensationalist newspaper cuttings of the time.