Author: Clifford Thompson
Publisher: Other Press, LLC
ISBN: 1635422019
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 97
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A writer navigates shady—and potentially deadly—political campaigns in this vibrant graphic novel about unconscious bias and how the cynical exploit it. April Wells, a celebrated African-American memoirist and essayist, lands a writing assignment unlike any she has had before: covering the presidential campaign of the presumptive Democratic nominee, William Waters, for a high-profile magazine. Waters, a well-spoken progressive with lofty ideals of unity in diversity, faces the polar opposite in his Republican challenger, the anti-intellectual, narcissistic Lee Newsome, who seeks to gain power by sowing division. Ahead of the Democratic National Convention, to be held in April’s hometown, Waters must also contend with a potential Achilles’ heel: persistent rumors that he has cheated on his wife with young male staffers. At first excited about the assignment, April sometimes feels out of her depth and wonders why she was chosen instead of a veteran journalist. When a woman contacts her accusing Waters of sexual assault, April is torn: should she do her job and report this? Or should she sit on it, in case the damage to Waters’s reputation would help Newsome win the presidency? Events soon spiral out of control, and April, feeling that her life may be in danger but mistrusting the police and the FBI, thinks of one person she can count on: the Big Man, a longtime friend from her hometown, now its mayor. Along with his stalwart crew of Little Men, they set out to unravel a gripping mystery that goes all the way to the top.
Author: Philip Fried
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Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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A collection of poems by New York-based poet, Philip Fried, who is also the founding editor of The Manhattan Review.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture
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Category : Forestry law and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 636
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Author: Yuri Dolgopolov
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786459956
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 406
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Covering over 10,000 idioms and collocations characterized by similarity in their wording or metaphorical idea which do not show corresponding similarity in their meanings, this dictionary presents a unique cross-section of the English language. Though it is designed specifically to assist readers in avoiding the use of inappropriate or erroneous phrases, the book can also be used as a regular phraseological dictionary providing definitions to individual idioms, cliches, and set expressions. Most phrases included in the dictionary are in active current use, making information about their meanings and usage essential to language learners at all levels of proficiency.
Author: John Creasey
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 075513737X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 179
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Masked raiders are attacking small shops all over London. Owners fear for their lives and the situation is getting out of hand as one store after another is robbed. Each raid appears to be faultlessly timed? It is up to Chief Inspector Roger West of Scotland Yard to root out the truth.
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Languages : en
Pages : 854
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Languages : en
Pages : 1242
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Author: Theodore Roosevelt
Publisher: Forge Books
ISBN: 0765391775
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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The first compilation of selections from the major works of Teddy Roosevelt since the resurgence in his popularity due to the major award-winning/bestselling biographies by Edmond Morris and H. W. Brands By the time he was twenty-five the future president of the United States was already a published author. From The Naval War of 1812 through his four-volume Winning of the West, Teddy Roosevelt proved himself a master historian...but one must not make the mistake of labeling him a stodgy academic. The future president was also a great outdoorsman, with such works as Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail and African Game Trails capturing his rough and ready lifestyle. Theodore Roosevelt was part Francis Parkman, part Lowell Thomas, and one hundred percent spirit of America and master of the printed page. The Man in the Arena collects self-contained excerpts from some of his greatest works, including such revealing memoirs as The Rough Riders, the Autobiography, and Through the Brazilian Wilderness, in an effort to capture the many aspects of a great American who was indeed larger than life and his own best "Boswell." "This collection of his writings gives credence to Henry Adams's assertion that Roosevelt was "pure Act": there was, it seems, no subject (or foe) he was afraid to tackle. " - Publishers Weekly At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author: Elizabeth Trombley
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1524542083
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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Evil, in the form of a delusional doctor, lurks behind a smile while he covertly plans to steal the renowned Dr. Lees medical miracle to extend life. Using an innocent woman, Martha, for experimental purposes, a sinister plot unfolds as a foreign dictator vies for the formula. Martha, who has no memory or the ability to choose her fate, is unable to protect herself from the insidious cruelty waged against her. With newfound strength and determination, Martha finally escapes from her antagonist only to find she cannot escape the death sentence he placed inside her. Willow comes to her aid too late but rallies against her nemeses. Willow Whisp, a female government agent, cannot save Martha from a tragic end but quickly retaliates against her enemies, bringing the devil to his knees with the help of a rash, judgmental sidekick named Jason, who dislikes functioning beside a shrewd female. The continual bickering between the agents puts the mission in jeopardy more than once, yet this bickering cements the relationship between the two agents, a bond that cannot be broken. Although obscured in the story, this is a tale of love and trust, success and failure; the journey two people must take to justify their chosen profession.
