Author: Jake Logan
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101166037
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Slocum escorts a pint-sized package through pistol-packed peril… Caught in a hellish Arizona sandstorm, John Slocum comes across a broken down wagon with only one living occupant—a newborn baby boy. The tiny bundle of joy has a pack of very dangerous men hunting for him. The same cutthroats who killed his father—and now want to cash in on the gold mine the kid just inherited. Teamed up with a less-than-motherly spitfire, Slocum fights a running battle across the wastelands. But he’s made a promise to get the baby to safety at all costs—and along the way, he’s going to sing the desperadoes a little hot lead lullaby….
Slocum 303: Slocum and the Orphan Express
Author: Jake Logan
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101166037
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Slocum escorts a pint-sized package through pistol-packed peril… Caught in a hellish Arizona sandstorm, John Slocum comes across a broken down wagon with only one living occupant—a newborn baby boy. The tiny bundle of joy has a pack of very dangerous men hunting for him. The same cutthroats who killed his father—and now want to cash in on the gold mine the kid just inherited. Teamed up with a less-than-motherly spitfire, Slocum fights a running battle across the wastelands. But he’s made a promise to get the baby to safety at all costs—and along the way, he’s going to sing the desperadoes a little hot lead lullaby….
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101166037
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Slocum escorts a pint-sized package through pistol-packed peril… Caught in a hellish Arizona sandstorm, John Slocum comes across a broken down wagon with only one living occupant—a newborn baby boy. The tiny bundle of joy has a pack of very dangerous men hunting for him. The same cutthroats who killed his father—and now want to cash in on the gold mine the kid just inherited. Teamed up with a less-than-motherly spitfire, Slocum fights a running battle across the wastelands. But he’s made a promise to get the baby to safety at all costs—and along the way, he’s going to sing the desperadoes a little hot lead lullaby….
Slocum 302: Slocum and the Bad-News Brothers
Author: Jake Logan
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101167114
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
For this criminal clan, revenge is a family affair… Out a-bounty-hunting, Slocum’s just passing through the God-forsaken town of Breakneck. But when his quick thinking saves a rancher’s life from one of the notorious Beamer brothers, the gunslinger is hired on as the man’s bodyguard. Easy enough work, Slocum reckons. Sitting fat all day, meals paid for, saying howdy-do to the lovely fillies… But when Slocum kills Billy and Ike Beamer to save his own hide, the remaining brothers show up to give him what-for. And there’s something that Slocum doesn’t know: the Beamer brothers always fight dirty…
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101167114
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
For this criminal clan, revenge is a family affair… Out a-bounty-hunting, Slocum’s just passing through the God-forsaken town of Breakneck. But when his quick thinking saves a rancher’s life from one of the notorious Beamer brothers, the gunslinger is hired on as the man’s bodyguard. Easy enough work, Slocum reckons. Sitting fat all day, meals paid for, saying howdy-do to the lovely fillies… But when Slocum kills Billy and Ike Beamer to save his own hide, the remaining brothers show up to give him what-for. And there’s something that Slocum doesn’t know: the Beamer brothers always fight dirty…
The Road to Hell
Author: J. R. Roberts
Publisher: Jove
ISBN: 9780515141313
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
After rescuing a group of Indian women and children from being sold into slavery, Clint Adams must stand his ground against Big-Bellied Umberto and his posse who are armed with a wagon full of lead with Clint's name on it. Original.
Publisher: Jove
ISBN: 9780515141313
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
After rescuing a group of Indian women and children from being sold into slavery, Clint Adams must stand his ground against Big-Bellied Umberto and his posse who are armed with a wagon full of lead with Clint's name on it. Original.
The Last Ride
Author: J. R. Roberts
Publisher: Jove
ISBN: 9780515139570
Category : Adams, Clint (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Hired to escort David Trask and John Redwater, two deranged and dangerous killers, to jail in Tombstone, the Gunsmith soon discovers that the deadly duo still have some sneaky tricks up their sleeves.
Publisher: Jove
ISBN: 9780515139570
Category : Adams, Clint (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Hired to escort David Trask and John Redwater, two deranged and dangerous killers, to jail in Tombstone, the Gunsmith soon discovers that the deadly duo still have some sneaky tricks up their sleeves.
Innocent Blood
Author: J. R. Roberts
Publisher: Jove
ISBN: 9780515140125
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Clint Adams is after a maniac who skins young girls to death. He's partnered with the sister of one victim, a tough gunfighter who won't stop until she looks the wily killer in the eye--down the barrel of a gun. Original.
Publisher: Jove
ISBN: 9780515140125
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Clint Adams is after a maniac who skins young girls to death. He's partnered with the sister of one victim, a tough gunfighter who won't stop until she looks the wily killer in the eye--down the barrel of a gun. Original.
Bowker's Guide to Characters in Fiction 2007
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780835247498
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 3004
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780835247498
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 3004
Book Description
A Treatise on Express Trusts and Powers, Under the New York Revised Statutes and the Real Property Law of 1896
Author: Stewart Chaplin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Express trusts
Languages : en
Pages : 806
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Express trusts
Languages : en
Pages : 806
Book Description
The Scandal of Continuity in Middle East Anthropology
Author: Judith Scheele
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253043786
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
“An exciting and intellectually fluent work that avoids most of the clichés of contemporary anthropological thought.” —Gregory Starrett, coeditor of Teaching Islam: Textbooks and Religion in the Middle East Despite a rich history of ethnographic research in Middle Eastern societies, the region is frequently portrayed as marginal to anthropology. The contributors to this volume reject this view and show how the Middle East is in fact vital to the discipline and how Middle Eastern anthropologists have developed theoretical and methodological tools that address and challenge the region’s political, ethical, and intellectual concerns. The contributors are students of Paul Dresch, an anthropologist known for his incisive work on Yemeni tribalism and customary law. As they expand upon his ideas and insights, these essays ask questions that have long preoccupied anthropologists, such as how do place, point of view, and style combine to create viable bodies of knowledge; how is scholarship shaped by the historical context in which it is located; and why have duration and form become so problematic in the study of Middle Eastern societies? Special attention is given to understanding local terms, contested knowledge claims, what remains unseen and unsaid in social life, and to cultural patterns and practices that persist over long stretches of time, seeming to predate and outlast events. Ranging from Morocco to India, these essays offer critical but sensitive approaches to cultural difference and the distinctiveness of the anthropological project in the Middle East.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253043786
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
“An exciting and intellectually fluent work that avoids most of the clichés of contemporary anthropological thought.” —Gregory Starrett, coeditor of Teaching Islam: Textbooks and Religion in the Middle East Despite a rich history of ethnographic research in Middle Eastern societies, the region is frequently portrayed as marginal to anthropology. The contributors to this volume reject this view and show how the Middle East is in fact vital to the discipline and how Middle Eastern anthropologists have developed theoretical and methodological tools that address and challenge the region’s political, ethical, and intellectual concerns. The contributors are students of Paul Dresch, an anthropologist known for his incisive work on Yemeni tribalism and customary law. As they expand upon his ideas and insights, these essays ask questions that have long preoccupied anthropologists, such as how do place, point of view, and style combine to create viable bodies of knowledge; how is scholarship shaped by the historical context in which it is located; and why have duration and form become so problematic in the study of Middle Eastern societies? Special attention is given to understanding local terms, contested knowledge claims, what remains unseen and unsaid in social life, and to cultural patterns and practices that persist over long stretches of time, seeming to predate and outlast events. Ranging from Morocco to India, these essays offer critical but sensitive approaches to cultural difference and the distinctiveness of the anthropological project in the Middle East.
The Violin Conspiracy
Author: Brendan Slocumb
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 059331543X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK! • Ray McMillian is a Black classical musician on the rise—undeterred by the pressure and prejudice of the classical music world—when a shocking theft sends him on a desperate quest to recover his great-great-grandfather’s heirloom violin on the eve of the most prestigious musical competition in the world. “I loved The Violin Conspiracy for exactly the same reasons I loved The Queen’s Gambit: a surprising, beautifully rendered underdog hero I cared about deeply and a fascinating, cutthroat world I knew nothing about—in this case, classical music.” —Chris Bohjalian, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Flight Attendant and Hour of the Witch Growing up Black in rural North Carolina, Ray McMillian’s life is already mapped out. But Ray has a gift and a dream—he’s determined to become a world-class professional violinist, and nothing will stand in his way. Not his mother, who wants him to stop making such a racket; not the fact that he can’t afford a violin suitable to his talents; not even the racism inherent in the world of classical music. When he discovers that his beat-up, family fiddle is actually a priceless Stradivarius, all his dreams suddenly seem within reach, and together, Ray and his violin take the world by storm. But on the eve of the renowned and cutthroat Tchaikovsky Competition—the Olympics of classical music—the violin is stolen, a ransom note for five million dollars left in its place. Without it, Ray feels like he's lost a piece of himself. As the competition approaches, Ray must not only reclaim his precious violin, but prove to himself—and the world—that no matter the outcome, there has always been a truly great musician within him.
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 059331543X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK! • Ray McMillian is a Black classical musician on the rise—undeterred by the pressure and prejudice of the classical music world—when a shocking theft sends him on a desperate quest to recover his great-great-grandfather’s heirloom violin on the eve of the most prestigious musical competition in the world. “I loved The Violin Conspiracy for exactly the same reasons I loved The Queen’s Gambit: a surprising, beautifully rendered underdog hero I cared about deeply and a fascinating, cutthroat world I knew nothing about—in this case, classical music.” —Chris Bohjalian, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Flight Attendant and Hour of the Witch Growing up Black in rural North Carolina, Ray McMillian’s life is already mapped out. But Ray has a gift and a dream—he’s determined to become a world-class professional violinist, and nothing will stand in his way. Not his mother, who wants him to stop making such a racket; not the fact that he can’t afford a violin suitable to his talents; not even the racism inherent in the world of classical music. When he discovers that his beat-up, family fiddle is actually a priceless Stradivarius, all his dreams suddenly seem within reach, and together, Ray and his violin take the world by storm. But on the eve of the renowned and cutthroat Tchaikovsky Competition—the Olympics of classical music—the violin is stolen, a ransom note for five million dollars left in its place. Without it, Ray feels like he's lost a piece of himself. As the competition approaches, Ray must not only reclaim his precious violin, but prove to himself—and the world—that no matter the outcome, there has always been a truly great musician within him.
Mark Twain among the Indians and Other Indigenous Peoples
Author: Kerry Driscoll
Publisher: University of California Press
ISBN: 0520310748
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Mark Twain among the Indians and Other Indigenous Peoples is the first book-length study of the writer’s evolving views regarding the aboriginal inhabitants of North America and the Southern Hemisphere, and his deeply conflicted representations of them in fiction, newspaper sketches, and speeches. Using a wide range of archival materials—including previously unexamined marginalia in books from Clemens’s personal library—Driscoll charts the development of the writer’s ethnocentric attitudes about Indians and savagery in relation to the various geographic and social milieus of communities he inhabited at key periods in his life, from antebellum Hannibal, Missouri, and the Sierra Nevada mining camps of the 1860s to the progressive urban enclave of Hartford’s Nook Farm. The book also examines the impact of Clemens’s 1895–96 world lecture tour, when he traveled to Australia and New Zealand and learned firsthand about the dispossession and mistreatment of native peoples under British colonial rule. This groundbreaking work of cultural studies offers fresh readings of canonical texts such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, Roughing It, and Following the Equator, as well as a number of Twain’s shorter works.
Publisher: University of California Press
ISBN: 0520310748
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Mark Twain among the Indians and Other Indigenous Peoples is the first book-length study of the writer’s evolving views regarding the aboriginal inhabitants of North America and the Southern Hemisphere, and his deeply conflicted representations of them in fiction, newspaper sketches, and speeches. Using a wide range of archival materials—including previously unexamined marginalia in books from Clemens’s personal library—Driscoll charts the development of the writer’s ethnocentric attitudes about Indians and savagery in relation to the various geographic and social milieus of communities he inhabited at key periods in his life, from antebellum Hannibal, Missouri, and the Sierra Nevada mining camps of the 1860s to the progressive urban enclave of Hartford’s Nook Farm. The book also examines the impact of Clemens’s 1895–96 world lecture tour, when he traveled to Australia and New Zealand and learned firsthand about the dispossession and mistreatment of native peoples under British colonial rule. This groundbreaking work of cultural studies offers fresh readings of canonical texts such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, Roughing It, and Following the Equator, as well as a number of Twain’s shorter works.