Author: Raymond D. Mason
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781500881436
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Dan Wilder is at it again and up to his neck in killer birds. When a woman in line to inherit a large fortune wants to hire him to protect her against a killer bird she says is trying to kill her, Dan has his doubts about her claims. After having a run in with the bird, however, he quickly changes his mind and take the threat serious. As he begins to check out those who might benefit by her death, he realizes that the entire family is a little off their nut. This is a fun romp through the Great Northwest with one of the most fun detectives you will ever have the pleasure of reading about. Dan Wilder, Private Eye will keep you laughing while delivering a good mystery at the same time.
To Mock a Killing Bird
Author: Raymond D. Mason
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781500881436
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Dan Wilder is at it again and up to his neck in killer birds. When a woman in line to inherit a large fortune wants to hire him to protect her against a killer bird she says is trying to kill her, Dan has his doubts about her claims. After having a run in with the bird, however, he quickly changes his mind and take the threat serious. As he begins to check out those who might benefit by her death, he realizes that the entire family is a little off their nut. This is a fun romp through the Great Northwest with one of the most fun detectives you will ever have the pleasure of reading about. Dan Wilder, Private Eye will keep you laughing while delivering a good mystery at the same time.
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781500881436
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Dan Wilder is at it again and up to his neck in killer birds. When a woman in line to inherit a large fortune wants to hire him to protect her against a killer bird she says is trying to kill her, Dan has his doubts about her claims. After having a run in with the bird, however, he quickly changes his mind and take the threat serious. As he begins to check out those who might benefit by her death, he realizes that the entire family is a little off their nut. This is a fun romp through the Great Northwest with one of the most fun detectives you will ever have the pleasure of reading about. Dan Wilder, Private Eye will keep you laughing while delivering a good mystery at the same time.
To Kill a Mockingbird
Author: Harper Lee
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062368680
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Voted America's Best-Loved Novel in PBS's The Great American Read Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep South—and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatred One of the most cherished stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than forty million copies worldwide, served as the basis for an enormously popular motion picture, and was voted one of the best novels of the twentieth century by librarians across the country. A gripping, heart-wrenching, and wholly remarkable tale of coming-of-age in a South poisoned by virulent prejudice, it views a world of great beauty and savage inequities through the eyes of a young girl, as her father—a crusading local lawyer—risks everything to defend a black man unjustly accused of a terrible crime.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062368680
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Voted America's Best-Loved Novel in PBS's The Great American Read Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep South—and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatred One of the most cherished stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than forty million copies worldwide, served as the basis for an enormously popular motion picture, and was voted one of the best novels of the twentieth century by librarians across the country. A gripping, heart-wrenching, and wholly remarkable tale of coming-of-age in a South poisoned by virulent prejudice, it views a world of great beauty and savage inequities through the eyes of a young girl, as her father—a crusading local lawyer—risks everything to defend a black man unjustly accused of a terrible crime.
Surprise, Kill, Vanish
Author: Annie Jacobsen
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316441406
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
From Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen, the untold USA Today bestselling story of the CIA's secret paramilitary units. Surprise . . . your target. Kill . . . your enemy. Vanish . . . without a trace. When diplomacy fails, and war is unwise, the president calls on the CIA's Special Activities Division, a highly-classified branch of the CIA and the most effective, black operations force in the world. Originally known as the president's guerrilla warfare corps, SAD conducts risky and ruthless operations that have evolved over time to defend America from its enemies. Almost every American president since World War II has asked the CIA to conduct sabotage, subversion and, yes, assassination. With unprecedented access to forty-two men and women who proudly and secretly worked on CIA covert operations from the dawn of the Cold War to the present day, along with declassified documents and deep historical research, Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen unveils -- like never before -- a complex world of individuals working in treacherous environments populated with killers, connivers, and saboteurs. Despite Hollywood notions of off-book operations and external secret hires, covert action is actually one piece in a colossal foreign policy machine. Written with the pacing of a thriller, Surprise, Kill, Vanish brings to vivid life the sheer pandemonium and chaos, as well as the unforgettable human will to survive and the intellectual challenge of not giving up hope that define paramilitary and intelligence work. Jacobsen's exclusive interviews -- with members of the CIA's Senior Intelligence Service (equivalent to the Pentagon's generals), its counterterrorism chiefs, targeting officers, and Special Activities Division's Ground Branch operators who conduct today's close-quarters killing operations around the world -- reveal, for the first time, the enormity of this shocking, controversial, and morally complex terrain. Is the CIA's paramilitary army America's weaponized strength, or a liability to its principled standing in the world? Every operation reported in this book, however unsettling, is legal.
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316441406
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
From Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen, the untold USA Today bestselling story of the CIA's secret paramilitary units. Surprise . . . your target. Kill . . . your enemy. Vanish . . . without a trace. When diplomacy fails, and war is unwise, the president calls on the CIA's Special Activities Division, a highly-classified branch of the CIA and the most effective, black operations force in the world. Originally known as the president's guerrilla warfare corps, SAD conducts risky and ruthless operations that have evolved over time to defend America from its enemies. Almost every American president since World War II has asked the CIA to conduct sabotage, subversion and, yes, assassination. With unprecedented access to forty-two men and women who proudly and secretly worked on CIA covert operations from the dawn of the Cold War to the present day, along with declassified documents and deep historical research, Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen unveils -- like never before -- a complex world of individuals working in treacherous environments populated with killers, connivers, and saboteurs. Despite Hollywood notions of off-book operations and external secret hires, covert action is actually one piece in a colossal foreign policy machine. Written with the pacing of a thriller, Surprise, Kill, Vanish brings to vivid life the sheer pandemonium and chaos, as well as the unforgettable human will to survive and the intellectual challenge of not giving up hope that define paramilitary and intelligence work. Jacobsen's exclusive interviews -- with members of the CIA's Senior Intelligence Service (equivalent to the Pentagon's generals), its counterterrorism chiefs, targeting officers, and Special Activities Division's Ground Branch operators who conduct today's close-quarters killing operations around the world -- reveal, for the first time, the enormity of this shocking, controversial, and morally complex terrain. Is the CIA's paramilitary army America's weaponized strength, or a liability to its principled standing in the world? Every operation reported in this book, however unsettling, is legal.
Speech Errors as Linguistic Evidence
Author: Victoria A. Fromkin
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110888424
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110888424
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Bird Law
Author: Charlie Kelly
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781320892155
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781320892155
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
I Killed Zoe Spanos
Author: Kit Frick
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 153444971X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Working as a nanny in the Hamptons before starting college, Anna learns of her weird connection to a missing girl, but after she confesses to manslaughter a podcast producer helps reveal life-changing truths.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 153444971X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Working as a nanny in the Hamptons before starting college, Anna learns of her weird connection to a missing girl, but after she confesses to manslaughter a podcast producer helps reveal life-changing truths.
Party Tricks! the Book
Author: Earnest Pettie
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1411619706
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 59
Book Description
Man has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and yet his attempts to claim any of those rights will almost always end up in comedic catastrophy. That's where Earnest Pettie comes in, documenting those efforts that seem to fall so gracelessly short. Party Tricks is a collection of Earnest Pettie's best stories and essays, collected for the first time in one volume. If you can't get life, liberty, or happiness, the least you can do for yourself is purchase this book, which admirably attempts to fill the gap.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1411619706
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 59
Book Description
Man has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and yet his attempts to claim any of those rights will almost always end up in comedic catastrophy. That's where Earnest Pettie comes in, documenting those efforts that seem to fall so gracelessly short. Party Tricks is a collection of Earnest Pettie's best stories and essays, collected for the first time in one volume. If you can't get life, liberty, or happiness, the least you can do for yourself is purchase this book, which admirably attempts to fill the gap.
Dualed
Author: Elsie Chapman
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 0307931552
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
The Hunger Games meets Matched in this high-concept thriller where citizens must prove their worth by defeating the other version of themselves—their twin. Two of you exist. Only one will survive. West Grayer is ready. She's trained for years to confront her Alternate, a twin raised by another family. Survival means a good job, marriage—life. But then a tragic misstep leaves West questioning: Is she the best version of herself, the version worthy of a future? If she is to have any chance of winning, she must stop running not only from herself, but also from love . . . though both have the power to destroy her. Fast-paced and unpredictable, Elsie Chapman's suspenseful YA debut weaves unexpected romance into a chilling, unforgettable world. Praise for Dualed: "A gripping, thought-provoking thriller that keeps your heart racing and your palms sweaty. . . . The kind of book Katniss Everdeen and Jason Bourne would devour." —Andrew Fukuda, author of the Hunt series "Full of unexpected turns. . . . Fans of the Divergent trilogy will want to read this imaginative tale." —VOYA "A fast ride from first to final pages, Dualed combines action and heart." —Mindy McGinnis, author of Not a Drop to Drink "Intense and swift, Dualed grabbed me by the throat and kept me turning pages all the way to the end. Romance and action fans alike will love it." —Elana Johnson, author of the Possession series "Stylish, frenetic, and violent, . . . the textual equivalent of a Quentin Tarantino movie."—Publishers Weekly "A double dose of intensity and danger in this riveting tale of survival, heartache, and love."—Kasie West, author of Pivot Point "This thought-provoking survival-of-the-fittest story will leave you breathless for more." —Ellen Oh, author of Prophecy "Clever suspense—here, stalking is a two-way street." —Kirkus Reviews
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 0307931552
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
The Hunger Games meets Matched in this high-concept thriller where citizens must prove their worth by defeating the other version of themselves—their twin. Two of you exist. Only one will survive. West Grayer is ready. She's trained for years to confront her Alternate, a twin raised by another family. Survival means a good job, marriage—life. But then a tragic misstep leaves West questioning: Is she the best version of herself, the version worthy of a future? If she is to have any chance of winning, she must stop running not only from herself, but also from love . . . though both have the power to destroy her. Fast-paced and unpredictable, Elsie Chapman's suspenseful YA debut weaves unexpected romance into a chilling, unforgettable world. Praise for Dualed: "A gripping, thought-provoking thriller that keeps your heart racing and your palms sweaty. . . . The kind of book Katniss Everdeen and Jason Bourne would devour." —Andrew Fukuda, author of the Hunt series "Full of unexpected turns. . . . Fans of the Divergent trilogy will want to read this imaginative tale." —VOYA "A fast ride from first to final pages, Dualed combines action and heart." —Mindy McGinnis, author of Not a Drop to Drink "Intense and swift, Dualed grabbed me by the throat and kept me turning pages all the way to the end. Romance and action fans alike will love it." —Elana Johnson, author of the Possession series "Stylish, frenetic, and violent, . . . the textual equivalent of a Quentin Tarantino movie."—Publishers Weekly "A double dose of intensity and danger in this riveting tale of survival, heartache, and love."—Kasie West, author of Pivot Point "This thought-provoking survival-of-the-fittest story will leave you breathless for more." —Ellen Oh, author of Prophecy "Clever suspense—here, stalking is a two-way street." —Kirkus Reviews
Mock Two
Author: Ron Oliver
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781426922220
Category : Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
It's late summer 1967 at DaNang Air Force Base in South Vietnam. The 366th Tactical Fighter Wing has big problems. They just lost a squadron of F-4Cs to a rocket attack when a chain reaction from the initial explosion blows a row of the best fighters on earth. This event triggers headquarters to order changes in DaNang's missions which caused the wing to suffer the greatest losses of any Air Force fighter wing in the war. Into this teaming, ambitious, tropical cauldron comes the author, who, as a backseat pilot, would rather be anywhere else. After four years at the brand new Air Force Academy, which he barely survives, he's seriously questioning if his military conditioning will get him through; for the tour in Vietnam will prove to be a nightmare in what may be the last great conventional air war in history. From Khe Sahn to the Tet Offensive, to strange bombing runs, to drunken soul searching, to crashes no one should have survived, to coming close to court-martial, to losing close friends, Oliver gives his take on the devastating dualities of air attack and needless war.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781426922220
Category : Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
It's late summer 1967 at DaNang Air Force Base in South Vietnam. The 366th Tactical Fighter Wing has big problems. They just lost a squadron of F-4Cs to a rocket attack when a chain reaction from the initial explosion blows a row of the best fighters on earth. This event triggers headquarters to order changes in DaNang's missions which caused the wing to suffer the greatest losses of any Air Force fighter wing in the war. Into this teaming, ambitious, tropical cauldron comes the author, who, as a backseat pilot, would rather be anywhere else. After four years at the brand new Air Force Academy, which he barely survives, he's seriously questioning if his military conditioning will get him through; for the tour in Vietnam will prove to be a nightmare in what may be the last great conventional air war in history. From Khe Sahn to the Tet Offensive, to strange bombing runs, to drunken soul searching, to crashes no one should have survived, to coming close to court-martial, to losing close friends, Oliver gives his take on the devastating dualities of air attack and needless war.
The Drumbeat
Author: Cate Wananda
Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1649520891
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
The title Drumbeat is rooted in the African culture of using the drum as a voice and a means of communication. Drums are among the most important percussion instruments in African culture, and the sound of the drum, the time it is played, and the rhythm played will vary according to the occasion. The rhythm of the drumbeat is meant to reach and move the entire community. Songs accompanying the drumbeat are usually composed in simple language, understandable and even familiar to the community. This collection has drawn its character from the drumbeat, both in rhythm and the ability to resonate and address complex matters in simple, familiar language. 18
Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1649520891
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
The title Drumbeat is rooted in the African culture of using the drum as a voice and a means of communication. Drums are among the most important percussion instruments in African culture, and the sound of the drum, the time it is played, and the rhythm played will vary according to the occasion. The rhythm of the drumbeat is meant to reach and move the entire community. Songs accompanying the drumbeat are usually composed in simple language, understandable and even familiar to the community. This collection has drawn its character from the drumbeat, both in rhythm and the ability to resonate and address complex matters in simple, familiar language. 18