Author: Anthony Bukoski
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780299331146
Category : Polish Americans
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Blondes of Wisconsin
Author: Anthony Bukoski
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780299331146
Category : Polish Americans
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780299331146
Category : Polish Americans
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Time Between Trains
Author: Anthony Bukoski
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Welcome to Superior, Wisconsin, the westernmost port on the Great Lakes, home to a declining population, often-dismal weather, and dying ethnic communities. Despite the biting winter winds and the ore dust blanketing the city, miracles occur here. In the title story, the only Jewish track inspector for the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe system discovers a magical place behind the drab house of a lonely Polish schoolteacher; in "Closing Time,” an accordion player working the bar of the local VFW finds an appreciative audience in a disillusioned German war bride; in "The Moon of the Grass Fires,” a retired flour mill worker has a vision of ultimate goodness and the meaning of his life one beautiful autumn evening as, covered with wheat dust, he takes a walk near the East End’s abandoned ore docks.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Welcome to Superior, Wisconsin, the westernmost port on the Great Lakes, home to a declining population, often-dismal weather, and dying ethnic communities. Despite the biting winter winds and the ore dust blanketing the city, miracles occur here. In the title story, the only Jewish track inspector for the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe system discovers a magical place behind the drab house of a lonely Polish schoolteacher; in "Closing Time,” an accordion player working the bar of the local VFW finds an appreciative audience in a disillusioned German war bride; in "The Moon of the Grass Fires,” a retired flour mill worker has a vision of ultimate goodness and the meaning of his life one beautiful autumn evening as, covered with wheat dust, he takes a walk near the East End’s abandoned ore docks.
Four of a Kind
Author: Valerie Frankel
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 034552540X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Lumped together as the Diversity Committee of a tony private school in New York City, four moms overcome early misconceptions over lively monthly poker games during which they confess secrets and endure challenges that help them to realize shared commonalities. By the author of Thin Is the New Happy. Original.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 034552540X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Lumped together as the Diversity Committee of a tony private school in New York City, four moms overcome early misconceptions over lively monthly poker games during which they confess secrets and endure challenges that help them to realize shared commonalities. By the author of Thin Is the New Happy. Original.
The Jumbo Book of Blonde Jokes
Author: Ed Sullivan
Publisher: New Line Publishing
ISBN: 1844810828
Category : Blondes
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
If the latest research on genetics is correct two hundred years from now the last blonde will be living in Finland and blondes (in their non-chemically enhanced state) will have disappeared, which gives us, males a rather tight deadline to make the most of the situation, pass round some jokes and ponder on the dismal state the world will be in once there are no more blondes! From quick-fire, short jokes to long, complex tales on blondes Ed Sullivan's lifelong collection of blonde jokes leaves few stones unturned and even fewer areas untouched when it comes to milking a situation for fun. All of which is an excellent reason to open up this eBook, fire up our email and fill up the inbox of friends and relatives with some truly hilarious stuff.
Publisher: New Line Publishing
ISBN: 1844810828
Category : Blondes
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
If the latest research on genetics is correct two hundred years from now the last blonde will be living in Finland and blondes (in their non-chemically enhanced state) will have disappeared, which gives us, males a rather tight deadline to make the most of the situation, pass round some jokes and ponder on the dismal state the world will be in once there are no more blondes! From quick-fire, short jokes to long, complex tales on blondes Ed Sullivan's lifelong collection of blonde jokes leaves few stones unturned and even fewer areas untouched when it comes to milking a situation for fun. All of which is an excellent reason to open up this eBook, fire up our email and fill up the inbox of friends and relatives with some truly hilarious stuff.
The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez
Author: Aaron Bobrow-Strain
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374191972
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
One of Esquire's 50 Best Biographies of All Time Winner of the 2020 Pacific Northwest Book Award | Winner of the 2020 Washington State Book Award | Named a 2019 Southwest Book of the Year | Shortlisted for the 2019 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize What happens when an undocumented teen mother takes on the U.S. immigration system? When Aida Hernandez was born in 1987 in Agua Prieta, Mexico, the nearby U.S. border was little more than a worn-down fence. Eight years later, Aida’s mother took her and her siblings to live in Douglas, Arizona. By then, the border had become one of the most heavily policed sites in America. Undocumented, Aida fought to make her way. She learned English, watched Friends, and, after having a baby at sixteen, dreamed of teaching dance and moving with her son to New York City. But life had other plans. Following a misstep that led to her deportation, Aida found herself in a Mexican city marked by violence, in a country that was not hers. To get back to the United States and reunite with her son, she embarked on a harrowing journey. The daughter of a rebel hero from the mountains of Chihuahua, Aida has a genius for survival—but returning to the United States was just the beginning of her quest. Taking us into detention centers, immigration courts, and the inner lives of Aida and other daring characters, The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez reveals the human consequences of militarizing what was once a more forgiving border. With emotional force and narrative suspense, Aaron Bobrow-Strain brings us into the heart of a violently unequal America. He also shows us that the heroes of our current immigration wars are less likely to be perfect paragons of virtue than complex, flawed human beings who deserve justice and empathy all the same.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374191972
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
One of Esquire's 50 Best Biographies of All Time Winner of the 2020 Pacific Northwest Book Award | Winner of the 2020 Washington State Book Award | Named a 2019 Southwest Book of the Year | Shortlisted for the 2019 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize What happens when an undocumented teen mother takes on the U.S. immigration system? When Aida Hernandez was born in 1987 in Agua Prieta, Mexico, the nearby U.S. border was little more than a worn-down fence. Eight years later, Aida’s mother took her and her siblings to live in Douglas, Arizona. By then, the border had become one of the most heavily policed sites in America. Undocumented, Aida fought to make her way. She learned English, watched Friends, and, after having a baby at sixteen, dreamed of teaching dance and moving with her son to New York City. But life had other plans. Following a misstep that led to her deportation, Aida found herself in a Mexican city marked by violence, in a country that was not hers. To get back to the United States and reunite with her son, she embarked on a harrowing journey. The daughter of a rebel hero from the mountains of Chihuahua, Aida has a genius for survival—but returning to the United States was just the beginning of her quest. Taking us into detention centers, immigration courts, and the inner lives of Aida and other daring characters, The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez reveals the human consequences of militarizing what was once a more forgiving border. With emotional force and narrative suspense, Aaron Bobrow-Strain brings us into the heart of a violently unequal America. He also shows us that the heroes of our current immigration wars are less likely to be perfect paragons of virtue than complex, flawed human beings who deserve justice and empathy all the same.
Hoaxes and Other Stories
Author: Brian DiNuzzo
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780299334741
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780299334741
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Beach Blondes
Author: Katherine Applegate
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 141696133X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description
Previously published as a six-book series by a "New York Times"-bestselling author, the Summer series, starring Summer Smith, is now compiled into two volumes.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 141696133X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description
Previously published as a six-book series by a "New York Times"-bestselling author, the Summer series, starring Summer Smith, is now compiled into two volumes.
Wisconsin's Health
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public health
Languages : en
Pages : 732
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public health
Languages : en
Pages : 732
Book Description
Rock and a Hard Place
Author: Angie Stanton
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062272551
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
When you fall in love with a rock star, anything can happen. . . . Libby In an instant, Libby's life went from picture-perfect to a nightmare. After surviving a terrible car accident, Libby is abandoned by her father and left with her controlling aunt. A new town, a new school, no friends—Libby is utterly alone. But then she meets Peter. Peter The lead singer in a rock band with his brothers, Peter hates that his parents overly manage his life. Constantly surrounded by family, Peter just wants to get away. And when he meets Libby, he's finally found the one person who only wants to be with him, not the rock star. But while Peter battles his family's growing interference in both his music and his personal life, Libby struggles with her aunt, who turns nastier each day. And even though Libby and Peter desperately want to be together, their drastically different lives threaten to keep them apart forever.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062272551
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
When you fall in love with a rock star, anything can happen. . . . Libby In an instant, Libby's life went from picture-perfect to a nightmare. After surviving a terrible car accident, Libby is abandoned by her father and left with her controlling aunt. A new town, a new school, no friends—Libby is utterly alone. But then she meets Peter. Peter The lead singer in a rock band with his brothers, Peter hates that his parents overly manage his life. Constantly surrounded by family, Peter just wants to get away. And when he meets Libby, he's finally found the one person who only wants to be with him, not the rock star. But while Peter battles his family's growing interference in both his music and his personal life, Libby struggles with her aunt, who turns nastier each day. And even though Libby and Peter desperately want to be together, their drastically different lives threaten to keep them apart forever.
The Outlaw's Redemption
Author: Renee Ryan
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369763351
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
Claiming His Child Who would guess the most formidable adversary former gunslinger Hunter Mitchell ever faced would be a fiery, violet-eyed female? Now that he's served his time, Hunter intends to claim the daughter he's only just discovered. While the law is on his side this time, his daughter's devoted aunt certainly isn't. Annabeth Silks can't bear to let a onetime outlaw take little Sarah. As the daughter of an infamous madam, she knows the hardship of an unstable home. But every glimpse of Hunter's reformed character dares Annabeth to look beyond his past…to the family and future she never thought to find.
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369763351
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
Claiming His Child Who would guess the most formidable adversary former gunslinger Hunter Mitchell ever faced would be a fiery, violet-eyed female? Now that he's served his time, Hunter intends to claim the daughter he's only just discovered. While the law is on his side this time, his daughter's devoted aunt certainly isn't. Annabeth Silks can't bear to let a onetime outlaw take little Sarah. As the daughter of an infamous madam, she knows the hardship of an unstable home. But every glimpse of Hunter's reformed character dares Annabeth to look beyond his past…to the family and future she never thought to find.