Author: Midchild Carter
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1483634566
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
As a young girl, growing up in Jackson, Mississippi, Lina has traveled a dark and gloomy road of loneliness and despair. She longed to escape her childhood miseries and become her own woman. Now at the age of 25, Lina has finally fled Mississippi with fervent endeavors to encounter a new life in Alabama. Her dry and monotonous life of all-work-and-no-play has made her a very dull gal’, but a hot, new position at Speakin’ Out News, takes her on a vivacious journey of acceptance, courage, truth, and love. The question is, will Ms. Lina survive The Assignment, or be consumed?
The Assignment
Author: Midchild Carter
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1483634566
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
As a young girl, growing up in Jackson, Mississippi, Lina has traveled a dark and gloomy road of loneliness and despair. She longed to escape her childhood miseries and become her own woman. Now at the age of 25, Lina has finally fled Mississippi with fervent endeavors to encounter a new life in Alabama. Her dry and monotonous life of all-work-and-no-play has made her a very dull gal’, but a hot, new position at Speakin’ Out News, takes her on a vivacious journey of acceptance, courage, truth, and love. The question is, will Ms. Lina survive The Assignment, or be consumed?
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1483634566
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
As a young girl, growing up in Jackson, Mississippi, Lina has traveled a dark and gloomy road of loneliness and despair. She longed to escape her childhood miseries and become her own woman. Now at the age of 25, Lina has finally fled Mississippi with fervent endeavors to encounter a new life in Alabama. Her dry and monotonous life of all-work-and-no-play has made her a very dull gal’, but a hot, new position at Speakin’ Out News, takes her on a vivacious journey of acceptance, courage, truth, and love. The question is, will Ms. Lina survive The Assignment, or be consumed?
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Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
ISBN: 1302481223
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
ISBN: 1302481223
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
Killers
Author: Scott Neuman
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1483469875
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Killers is a gripping thriller set in the midwest. Adam the hero if you will is living with his father and his brother in St. Paul. when a random accident finds him in his neighbors house; there he stumbles upon the grisly after ecffects of a double homocide. Fearing reprisal from the authorites he runs away from home at the tender age of 15. Having no where else to go he decides to look up his estranged mother in Chicago. I will leave the rest to the reader enjoy. My name is Scott Neuman. Born in South Dakota I was raised primarily in the midwest namely Wisconsin. Given my background I thought it only fitting that I set my first book in the midwest.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1483469875
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Killers is a gripping thriller set in the midwest. Adam the hero if you will is living with his father and his brother in St. Paul. when a random accident finds him in his neighbors house; there he stumbles upon the grisly after ecffects of a double homocide. Fearing reprisal from the authorites he runs away from home at the tender age of 15. Having no where else to go he decides to look up his estranged mother in Chicago. I will leave the rest to the reader enjoy. My name is Scott Neuman. Born in South Dakota I was raised primarily in the midwest namely Wisconsin. Given my background I thought it only fitting that I set my first book in the midwest.
Everything I Need to Know, I Learned from a Chick Flick
Author: Kimberly Potts
Publisher: Citadel Press
ISBN: 9780806528038
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The first book to point out all the valuable life lessons that can be found in even the cheesiest, weepiest, most over-the-top chick flicks features fun chapters with overarching life lessons, backed up by examples from favorite films.
Publisher: Citadel Press
ISBN: 9780806528038
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The first book to point out all the valuable life lessons that can be found in even the cheesiest, weepiest, most over-the-top chick flicks features fun chapters with overarching life lessons, backed up by examples from favorite films.
All These Ashes
Author: James Queally
Publisher: Polis Books
ISBN: 1951709667
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 455
Book Description
Russell Avery needs a story to tell. The laid-off reporter turned private investigator is almost out of clients after he stood up against the Newark police officers whose problems he used to fix for a paycheck, exposing a scandal that left him on the wrong side of one of those thin blue lines. Desperate for work, Russell is as elated as he is skeptical when a detective shows up on his doorstep, asking him to look into one of the Brick City's most haunting mysteries: The Twilight Four killings. The detective tells Russell a story almost too good to be true, but maybe good enough to save his otherwise doomed journalism career if it is true. Supposedly, the wrong man was convicted in the brutal arson-murders that claimed four teenagers' lives, and if Russell finds the right one, he'll have the inside track on the kind of story that most reporters stake their careers on. But things worth knowing don't make themselves easy to find. As Russell starts untangling the complications of a decades-old murder that never even had a crime scene to start from, he runs into opposition from City Hall and finds himself drug into the middle of a contentious Mayoral race that could impact Newark for generations to come, all while trying to stay one step ahead of the real Twilight Four killer, who wouldn't mind reducing Russell to ash. In the sequel to the critically acclaimed LINE OF SIGHT, Russell Avery must once again try to figure out the definition of justice in a city where that term rarely applies to those who live below the poverty line.
Publisher: Polis Books
ISBN: 1951709667
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 455
Book Description
Russell Avery needs a story to tell. The laid-off reporter turned private investigator is almost out of clients after he stood up against the Newark police officers whose problems he used to fix for a paycheck, exposing a scandal that left him on the wrong side of one of those thin blue lines. Desperate for work, Russell is as elated as he is skeptical when a detective shows up on his doorstep, asking him to look into one of the Brick City's most haunting mysteries: The Twilight Four killings. The detective tells Russell a story almost too good to be true, but maybe good enough to save his otherwise doomed journalism career if it is true. Supposedly, the wrong man was convicted in the brutal arson-murders that claimed four teenagers' lives, and if Russell finds the right one, he'll have the inside track on the kind of story that most reporters stake their careers on. But things worth knowing don't make themselves easy to find. As Russell starts untangling the complications of a decades-old murder that never even had a crime scene to start from, he runs into opposition from City Hall and finds himself drug into the middle of a contentious Mayoral race that could impact Newark for generations to come, all while trying to stay one step ahead of the real Twilight Four killer, who wouldn't mind reducing Russell to ash. In the sequel to the critically acclaimed LINE OF SIGHT, Russell Avery must once again try to figure out the definition of justice in a city where that term rarely applies to those who live below the poverty line.
Midnight
Author: Esteban Navarro Soriano
Publisher: Babelcube Inc.
ISBN: 1667470787
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
In 1960, Gretel, a nine-year-old girl, returns home after playing with some friends at the park. To her surprise, neither her mother, nor her grandfather, nor her brother are there. They never showed up, and after the time stipulated by law, the authorities officially declare them dead. Thirty years later, she must return, now as a police inspector, to investigate a series of crimes related to fairy tales.
Publisher: Babelcube Inc.
ISBN: 1667470787
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
In 1960, Gretel, a nine-year-old girl, returns home after playing with some friends at the park. To her surprise, neither her mother, nor her grandfather, nor her brother are there. They never showed up, and after the time stipulated by law, the authorities officially declare them dead. Thirty years later, she must return, now as a police inspector, to investigate a series of crimes related to fairy tales.
Killer With a Key
Author: Dan Marlowe
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1479449849
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
The Kingdom of Killain -- that's the Duarte, a big-city hotel at the crossroads of the world. The grifters, tough lads, girls on the make -- all learn to stay away from Hotel Duarte because Johnny Killain's in charge there. That's his turf -- a flick of his fist makes broken guys and dolls. So Johnny patrolled the dark corridors in peace...until the night he rounded a bend and looked murder square in the eye. The blonde lay on the bed in 609, her face a puffed, blue, strangled horror. Her name was Ellen Killain, and she was Johnny's ex-wife. His still-beloved ex-wife.
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1479449849
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
The Kingdom of Killain -- that's the Duarte, a big-city hotel at the crossroads of the world. The grifters, tough lads, girls on the make -- all learn to stay away from Hotel Duarte because Johnny Killain's in charge there. That's his turf -- a flick of his fist makes broken guys and dolls. So Johnny patrolled the dark corridors in peace...until the night he rounded a bend and looked murder square in the eye. The blonde lay on the bed in 609, her face a puffed, blue, strangled horror. Her name was Ellen Killain, and she was Johnny's ex-wife. His still-beloved ex-wife.
DETRIOT R.I.P Survivin the 'D' 1954 - ?
Author: SHOMARI
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1490713409
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
My book is about me growing up in Detroit, My experience's, as a young person, a father, a provider, and a husband, my book is about lessons i learned living in the 'D' and teachings that i passed on to my children
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1490713409
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
My book is about me growing up in Detroit, My experience's, as a young person, a father, a provider, and a husband, my book is about lessons i learned living in the 'D' and teachings that i passed on to my children
Intentional Mindset
Author: Dave Anderson
Publisher: BenBella Books
ISBN: 1953295215
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Some people seem to be born with a mental makeup that predestines them for success. But anyone can master their mindset. Dave Anderson shows you how. In Intentional Mindset, LearnToLead founder Dave Anderson shows you how to purposefully develop both killer instinct and mental toughness by cultivating and strengthening ten specific traits. The author of 15 books and host of the popular podcast The Game Changer Life, Dave's guidance has impacted readers and listeners in more than 145 countries. Now, he shares a unique blueprint for developing the mindset you need to succeed, presenting foundational strategies for intentionally developing and strengthening what he calls the ACCREDITED traits: attitude, competitiveness, character, rigor, effort, discipline, intelligence, tenacity, energy, and drive. Throughout the book, readers will follow the progress of three "case studies." The frustrations, progress, and victories of "Fred," "Frank," and "Frances" will replace the sterile or academic approach so common in personal development books with a more readable, personal, and actionable experience. What's more, Anderson provides an optional 70-day follow-up course to integrate the book's lessons into one's daily routine and accelerate results. All materials for this course, including a downloadable workbook and 70 supporting videos—one for each day—are provided at no cost on the LearnToLead website. Intentional Mindset is a true game changer—a book that gives you the tools to shape your future by shaping your mind.
Publisher: BenBella Books
ISBN: 1953295215
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Some people seem to be born with a mental makeup that predestines them for success. But anyone can master their mindset. Dave Anderson shows you how. In Intentional Mindset, LearnToLead founder Dave Anderson shows you how to purposefully develop both killer instinct and mental toughness by cultivating and strengthening ten specific traits. The author of 15 books and host of the popular podcast The Game Changer Life, Dave's guidance has impacted readers and listeners in more than 145 countries. Now, he shares a unique blueprint for developing the mindset you need to succeed, presenting foundational strategies for intentionally developing and strengthening what he calls the ACCREDITED traits: attitude, competitiveness, character, rigor, effort, discipline, intelligence, tenacity, energy, and drive. Throughout the book, readers will follow the progress of three "case studies." The frustrations, progress, and victories of "Fred," "Frank," and "Frances" will replace the sterile or academic approach so common in personal development books with a more readable, personal, and actionable experience. What's more, Anderson provides an optional 70-day follow-up course to integrate the book's lessons into one's daily routine and accelerate results. All materials for this course, including a downloadable workbook and 70 supporting videos—one for each day—are provided at no cost on the LearnToLead website. Intentional Mindset is a true game changer—a book that gives you the tools to shape your future by shaping your mind.
The Misbegotten Son
Author: Jack Olsen
Publisher: Crime Rant Books
ISBN:
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description
Little Artie Shawcross bullied classmates, insulted teachers, started fires, tortured animals, and roved the woods of New York's hardscrabble North Country with imaginary friends, talking in a high squawk. He also scored top grades, excelled in sports and shared his money and toys with the children who ridiculed him. From the second grade on, he was subjected to psychiatric examination, regularly confounding the experts. Years later, while serving in Vietnam, Arthur John Shawcross wrote bloodcurdling letters about his battlefield ordeals, then returned to Watertown to commit a string of arsons and burglaries. He served two years in prison, was paroled to his respectable parents - and murdered a boy and a girl. Back in the penitentiary, he proved as enigmatic as ever. Some counselors saw him as a Frankenstein monster, beyond hope, irredeemable. To others he was a troubled young man who could be saved. No two psychiatrists seemed to agree. Shawcross served fifteen years, then conned a parole board into an early release. He settled in Binghamton, but angry citizens learned of his bloody history and ran him out of town. After two smaller communities turned him away, desperate parole authorities finally smuggled the child-killer into Rochester in the dead of night - neglecting to alert the local police. Soon the corpses started turning up, locked in winter ice, covered by reeds in swamps, floating in streams. The homicidal pedophile had changed his M.O., this time murdering diminutive women. As the body count grew, Rochester streets swarmed with police, and still the serial killer managed to snare his tenth victim, then his eleventh. Amazon.com Accounts of more famous serial killers like Ted Bundy or Jeffrey Dahmer may have ghoulish entertainment value, but I agree with writer Darcy O'Brien that this meticulously factual study of child sex-murderer Arthur Shawcross "comes closer to capturing the psychology of a serial killer than anything else I've ever read." The strength of this book (semi-finalist for a 1994 Edgar Award) comes first from the quality of the materials--including first-person interviews with the killer's wives, girlfriends, co-workers, police officers, therapists, and even a prostitute who "played dead" for Shawcross--and second, from Olsen's ability to weave the information into a highly readable story that reveals, above all, the ineffectiveness of our system of rehabilitation and parole. From Publishers Weekly An experienced and skilled writer, Olsen ( Predator ) proves himself equal to the formidable task of studying serial killer Arthur Shawcross. Born in 1945 in upstate New York, Shawcross was perceived as different even in childhood (his classmates dubbed him "Oddie," and elementary school officials called for mental health evaluations). In the early '70s he murdered two children and was sentenced to up to 25 years in prison; he served less than 15 years before he was paroled in 1987. He was difficult to place--townspeople drove him out as soon as his past became known. After three such episodes, parole officials sent him surreptitiously to Rochester, N.Y., where he killed at least 11 prostitutes. He was arrested in 1990 and eventually sentenced to 250 years in prison. During the trial, he claimed that he had been physically and sexually abused by his mother (untrue, the authorities concluded) and that he had committed horrible atrocities in Vietnam (probably untrue). He did not fit the classic pattern of the sociopath, nor did he seem either schizophrenic or paranoid. It remained for psychiatrist Richard Kraus to hypothesize that physiology was the basis for Shawcross's behavior--he diagnosed Shawcross as suffering from a metabolic ailment known as pyroluria and an abnormal genetic constitution. Told by Olsen with contributions from others affected by Shawcross's crimes, the story is a triumph of true-crime writing.
Publisher: Crime Rant Books
ISBN:
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description
Little Artie Shawcross bullied classmates, insulted teachers, started fires, tortured animals, and roved the woods of New York's hardscrabble North Country with imaginary friends, talking in a high squawk. He also scored top grades, excelled in sports and shared his money and toys with the children who ridiculed him. From the second grade on, he was subjected to psychiatric examination, regularly confounding the experts. Years later, while serving in Vietnam, Arthur John Shawcross wrote bloodcurdling letters about his battlefield ordeals, then returned to Watertown to commit a string of arsons and burglaries. He served two years in prison, was paroled to his respectable parents - and murdered a boy and a girl. Back in the penitentiary, he proved as enigmatic as ever. Some counselors saw him as a Frankenstein monster, beyond hope, irredeemable. To others he was a troubled young man who could be saved. No two psychiatrists seemed to agree. Shawcross served fifteen years, then conned a parole board into an early release. He settled in Binghamton, but angry citizens learned of his bloody history and ran him out of town. After two smaller communities turned him away, desperate parole authorities finally smuggled the child-killer into Rochester in the dead of night - neglecting to alert the local police. Soon the corpses started turning up, locked in winter ice, covered by reeds in swamps, floating in streams. The homicidal pedophile had changed his M.O., this time murdering diminutive women. As the body count grew, Rochester streets swarmed with police, and still the serial killer managed to snare his tenth victim, then his eleventh. Amazon.com Accounts of more famous serial killers like Ted Bundy or Jeffrey Dahmer may have ghoulish entertainment value, but I agree with writer Darcy O'Brien that this meticulously factual study of child sex-murderer Arthur Shawcross "comes closer to capturing the psychology of a serial killer than anything else I've ever read." The strength of this book (semi-finalist for a 1994 Edgar Award) comes first from the quality of the materials--including first-person interviews with the killer's wives, girlfriends, co-workers, police officers, therapists, and even a prostitute who "played dead" for Shawcross--and second, from Olsen's ability to weave the information into a highly readable story that reveals, above all, the ineffectiveness of our system of rehabilitation and parole. From Publishers Weekly An experienced and skilled writer, Olsen ( Predator ) proves himself equal to the formidable task of studying serial killer Arthur Shawcross. Born in 1945 in upstate New York, Shawcross was perceived as different even in childhood (his classmates dubbed him "Oddie," and elementary school officials called for mental health evaluations). In the early '70s he murdered two children and was sentenced to up to 25 years in prison; he served less than 15 years before he was paroled in 1987. He was difficult to place--townspeople drove him out as soon as his past became known. After three such episodes, parole officials sent him surreptitiously to Rochester, N.Y., where he killed at least 11 prostitutes. He was arrested in 1990 and eventually sentenced to 250 years in prison. During the trial, he claimed that he had been physically and sexually abused by his mother (untrue, the authorities concluded) and that he had committed horrible atrocities in Vietnam (probably untrue). He did not fit the classic pattern of the sociopath, nor did he seem either schizophrenic or paranoid. It remained for psychiatrist Richard Kraus to hypothesize that physiology was the basis for Shawcross's behavior--he diagnosed Shawcross as suffering from a metabolic ailment known as pyroluria and an abnormal genetic constitution. Told by Olsen with contributions from others affected by Shawcross's crimes, the story is a triumph of true-crime writing.