Author: M.S. Watson
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1291672745
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
Strong. Beautiful. Fierce. Ira Dennis' life has always been a nightmare. Being an orphan for most of her life, Ira's teenage years have always consisted of luring vampires with her huntress associates, ridding the high schools of Miami of the dangerous predators that call the area home. But she has a dilemma. Leviath is her enemy. Will she follow her heart to this dangerous boy or her head to the goal of eradicating all vampires? A story of love, deceit and loyalty. Also available from Smashwords, Barnes & Noble and iBookstore in eBook formats.
Glass Bones
Author: M.S. Watson
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1291672745
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
Strong. Beautiful. Fierce. Ira Dennis' life has always been a nightmare. Being an orphan for most of her life, Ira's teenage years have always consisted of luring vampires with her huntress associates, ridding the high schools of Miami of the dangerous predators that call the area home. But she has a dilemma. Leviath is her enemy. Will she follow her heart to this dangerous boy or her head to the goal of eradicating all vampires? A story of love, deceit and loyalty. Also available from Smashwords, Barnes & Noble and iBookstore in eBook formats.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1291672745
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
Strong. Beautiful. Fierce. Ira Dennis' life has always been a nightmare. Being an orphan for most of her life, Ira's teenage years have always consisted of luring vampires with her huntress associates, ridding the high schools of Miami of the dangerous predators that call the area home. But she has a dilemma. Leviath is her enemy. Will she follow her heart to this dangerous boy or her head to the goal of eradicating all vampires? A story of love, deceit and loyalty. Also available from Smashwords, Barnes & Noble and iBookstore in eBook formats.
Looking Glass
Author: Alice Sebold
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780316081085
Category : Missing children
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In "The Lovely Bones," the spirit of fourteen-year-old Susie Salmon describes her murder and her family's efforts to find the killer; and in "Looking Glass," Susie's story is integrated with cases of actual missing children.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780316081085
Category : Missing children
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In "The Lovely Bones," the spirit of fourteen-year-old Susie Salmon describes her murder and her family's efforts to find the killer; and in "Looking Glass," Susie's story is integrated with cases of actual missing children.
Salvage the Bones
Author: Jesmyn Ward
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 140882700X
Category : African American children
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
A hurricane is building over the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the coastal town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi, and Esch's father is growing concerned. He's a hard drinker, largely absent, and it isn't often he worries about the family. Esch and her three brothers are stocking up on food, but there isn't much to save. Lately, Esch can't keep down what food she gets; at fifteen, she has just realized that she's pregnant. Her brother Skeetah is sneaking scraps for his prized pit bull's new litter, dying one by one. Meanwhile, brothers Randall and Junior try to stake their claim in a family long on child's play and short on parenting. As the twelve days that make up the novel's framework yield to a dramatic conclusion, this unforgettable family - motherless children sacrificing for one another as they can, protecting and nurturing where love is scarce - pulls itself up to face another day.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 140882700X
Category : African American children
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
A hurricane is building over the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the coastal town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi, and Esch's father is growing concerned. He's a hard drinker, largely absent, and it isn't often he worries about the family. Esch and her three brothers are stocking up on food, but there isn't much to save. Lately, Esch can't keep down what food she gets; at fifteen, she has just realized that she's pregnant. Her brother Skeetah is sneaking scraps for his prized pit bull's new litter, dying one by one. Meanwhile, brothers Randall and Junior try to stake their claim in a family long on child's play and short on parenting. As the twelve days that make up the novel's framework yield to a dramatic conclusion, this unforgettable family - motherless children sacrificing for one another as they can, protecting and nurturing where love is scarce - pulls itself up to face another day.
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Author: Association Of Genetic Support Of Australasia Inc Staff
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780957901001
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780957901001
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
The Mortal Instruments
Author: Cassandra Clare
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
ISBN: 9781442409521
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Don’t miss The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, soon to be a major motion picture in theaters August 2013. The first three books in the #1 New York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments series, available in a collectible paperback boxed set. Enter the secret world of the Shadowhunters with this MP3 collection that includes City of Bones, City of Ashes, and City of Glass. The Mortal Instruments books have more than five million copies in print, and this collectible set of the first three volumes in paperback makes a great gift for newcomers to the series and for loyal fans alike.
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
ISBN: 9781442409521
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Don’t miss The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, soon to be a major motion picture in theaters August 2013. The first three books in the #1 New York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments series, available in a collectible paperback boxed set. Enter the secret world of the Shadowhunters with this MP3 collection that includes City of Bones, City of Ashes, and City of Glass. The Mortal Instruments books have more than five million copies in print, and this collectible set of the first three volumes in paperback makes a great gift for newcomers to the series and for loyal fans alike.
City of Glass
Author: Cassandra Clare
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416914307
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
City of fallen angels: As mysterious murders threaten the new peace between Shadowhunters and Downworlders, only Simon, the Daylighter vampire, can help bring both groups together.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416914307
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
City of fallen angels: As mysterious murders threaten the new peace between Shadowhunters and Downworlders, only Simon, the Daylighter vampire, can help bring both groups together.
The Physical Separation and Recovery of Metals from Waste, Volume One
Author: Alan Veasey
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9782881249167
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
This book deals with the physical processes used for the separation of secondary metals from waste sources. The introduction briefly considers the history of the secondary metals industries, defines the terms used in materials recycling and discusses the potential for resource recovery and improved processing. A comprehensive survey is given of the unit operations employed for metals recovery and reclamation, and this is followed by detailed descriptions of processes used to treat fragmentized metal wastes and granulated metal wastes. The final chapter reviews the processing of urban wastes for metals recovery, and gives details of modern plants and practices. The volume aims to bring together technical information on metals recovery from a wide range of sources in order to give a unified review of an important engineering and environmental topic.
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9782881249167
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
This book deals with the physical processes used for the separation of secondary metals from waste sources. The introduction briefly considers the history of the secondary metals industries, defines the terms used in materials recycling and discusses the potential for resource recovery and improved processing. A comprehensive survey is given of the unit operations employed for metals recovery and reclamation, and this is followed by detailed descriptions of processes used to treat fragmentized metal wastes and granulated metal wastes. The final chapter reviews the processing of urban wastes for metals recovery, and gives details of modern plants and practices. The volume aims to bring together technical information on metals recovery from a wide range of sources in order to give a unified review of an important engineering and environmental topic.
House of Glass
Author: Hadley Freeman
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 1501199153
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
A writer investigates her family’s secret history, uncovering a story that spans a century, two World Wars, and three generations. Hadley Freeman knew her grandmother Sara lived in France just as Hitler started to gain power, but rarely did anyone in her family talk about it. Long after her grandmother’s death, she found a shoebox tucked in the closet containing photographs of her grandmother with a mysterious stranger, a cryptic telegram from the Red Cross, and a drawing signed by Picasso. This discovery sent Freeman on a decade-long quest to uncover the significance of these keepsakes, taking her from Picasso’s archives in Paris to a secret room in a farmhouse in Auvergne to Long Island to Auschwitz. Freeman pieces together the puzzle of her family’s past, discovering more about the lives of her grandmother and her three brothers, Jacques, Henri, and Alex. Their stories sometimes typical, sometimes astonishing—reveal the broad range of experiences of Eastern European Jews during Holocaust. This thrilling family saga is filled with extraordinary twists, vivid characters, and famous cameos, illuminating the Jewish and immigrant experience in the World War II era. Addressing themes of assimilation, identity, and home, this powerful story about the past echoes issues that remain relevant today.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 1501199153
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
A writer investigates her family’s secret history, uncovering a story that spans a century, two World Wars, and three generations. Hadley Freeman knew her grandmother Sara lived in France just as Hitler started to gain power, but rarely did anyone in her family talk about it. Long after her grandmother’s death, she found a shoebox tucked in the closet containing photographs of her grandmother with a mysterious stranger, a cryptic telegram from the Red Cross, and a drawing signed by Picasso. This discovery sent Freeman on a decade-long quest to uncover the significance of these keepsakes, taking her from Picasso’s archives in Paris to a secret room in a farmhouse in Auvergne to Long Island to Auschwitz. Freeman pieces together the puzzle of her family’s past, discovering more about the lives of her grandmother and her three brothers, Jacques, Henri, and Alex. Their stories sometimes typical, sometimes astonishing—reveal the broad range of experiences of Eastern European Jews during Holocaust. This thrilling family saga is filled with extraordinary twists, vivid characters, and famous cameos, illuminating the Jewish and immigrant experience in the World War II era. Addressing themes of assimilation, identity, and home, this powerful story about the past echoes issues that remain relevant today.
One Long Panel of Stones
Author: Thorin Klosowski
Publisher: RNN Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
In the novella, "One Long Panel of Stones," we meet Samantha, a doodler of maps, who spends most of her free time at her local bookshop with its eccentric owner, Gus. When a strange book shows up at the shop, the duo decide to research its origins and track down anyone who might have a clue to what it means. 40 other flash fiction stories accompany this novella, including a letter from a sad mage, a story about a gig working time traveler, and a how-to guide for rolling your own time flying triangles (a guide we can all use, to be honest). At the publisher's request, this book is sold without DRM.
Publisher: RNN Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
In the novella, "One Long Panel of Stones," we meet Samantha, a doodler of maps, who spends most of her free time at her local bookshop with its eccentric owner, Gus. When a strange book shows up at the shop, the duo decide to research its origins and track down anyone who might have a clue to what it means. 40 other flash fiction stories accompany this novella, including a letter from a sad mage, a story about a gig working time traveler, and a how-to guide for rolling your own time flying triangles (a guide we can all use, to be honest). At the publisher's request, this book is sold without DRM.
Edgar Wallace - Ultimate Collection: Crime Novels, Detective Stories, Historical Works & Memoirs
Author: Edgar Wallace
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 22645
Book Description
Edgar Wallace's 'Ultimate Collection: Crime Novels, Detective Stories, Historical Works & Memoirs' showcases the diverse talents of this prolific author known for his gripping tales of crime and mystery. Spanning various genres, from classic detective stories to historical novels, Wallace's works are characterized by their fast-paced plots, intricate twists, and engaging characters. His writing style is both accessible and suspenseful, making his books popular among readers of all ages. In the context of early 20th-century British literature, Wallace's contributions to the detective fiction genre are highly regarded for their innovative storytelling techniques and vivid descriptions. This comprehensive collection offers a glimpse into the genius of one of the foremost crime writers of his time. Edgar Wallace's own experiences as a journalist and war correspondent greatly influenced his writing career, providing him with a unique perspective on crime and intrigue. His keen observations of human behavior and astute investigations served as the inspiration for many of his iconic characters and plotlines. As a prominent figure in the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, Wallace's work continues to captivate audiences worldwide. For fans of classic crime fiction and historical mysteries, Edgar Wallace's 'Ultimate Collection' is a must-read. With its intriguing narratives and captivating storytelling, this anthology is sure to keep readers on the edge of their seats from beginning to end. Whether you are a seasoned mystery enthusiast or a newcomer to the genre, Wallace's timeless tales offer something for everyone.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 22645
Book Description
Edgar Wallace's 'Ultimate Collection: Crime Novels, Detective Stories, Historical Works & Memoirs' showcases the diverse talents of this prolific author known for his gripping tales of crime and mystery. Spanning various genres, from classic detective stories to historical novels, Wallace's works are characterized by their fast-paced plots, intricate twists, and engaging characters. His writing style is both accessible and suspenseful, making his books popular among readers of all ages. In the context of early 20th-century British literature, Wallace's contributions to the detective fiction genre are highly regarded for their innovative storytelling techniques and vivid descriptions. This comprehensive collection offers a glimpse into the genius of one of the foremost crime writers of his time. Edgar Wallace's own experiences as a journalist and war correspondent greatly influenced his writing career, providing him with a unique perspective on crime and intrigue. His keen observations of human behavior and astute investigations served as the inspiration for many of his iconic characters and plotlines. As a prominent figure in the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, Wallace's work continues to captivate audiences worldwide. For fans of classic crime fiction and historical mysteries, Edgar Wallace's 'Ultimate Collection' is a must-read. With its intriguing narratives and captivating storytelling, this anthology is sure to keep readers on the edge of their seats from beginning to end. Whether you are a seasoned mystery enthusiast or a newcomer to the genre, Wallace's timeless tales offer something for everyone.