Author: Don Carpenter
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1590173902
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
A hardboiled novel about life in the American underground, from the pool halls of Portland to the cells of San Quentin. Simply one of the finest books ever written about being down on your luck. Don Carpenter’s Hard Rain Falling is a tough-as-nails account of being down and out, but never down for good—a Dostoyevskian tale of crime, punishment, and the pursuit of an ever-elusive redemption. The novel follows the adventures of Jack Levitt, an orphaned teenager living off his wits in the fleabag hotels and seedy pool halls of Portland, Oregon. Jack befriends Billy Lancing, a young black runaway and pool hustler extraordinaire. A heist gone wrong gets Jack sent to reform school, from which he emerges embittered by abuse and solitary confinement. In the meantime Billy has joined the middle class—married, fathered a son, acquired a business and a mistress. But neither Jack nor Billy can escape their troubled pasts, and they will meet again in San Quentin before their strange double drama comes to a violent and revelatory end.
Hard Rain Falling
Author: Don Carpenter
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1590173902
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
A hardboiled novel about life in the American underground, from the pool halls of Portland to the cells of San Quentin. Simply one of the finest books ever written about being down on your luck. Don Carpenter’s Hard Rain Falling is a tough-as-nails account of being down and out, but never down for good—a Dostoyevskian tale of crime, punishment, and the pursuit of an ever-elusive redemption. The novel follows the adventures of Jack Levitt, an orphaned teenager living off his wits in the fleabag hotels and seedy pool halls of Portland, Oregon. Jack befriends Billy Lancing, a young black runaway and pool hustler extraordinaire. A heist gone wrong gets Jack sent to reform school, from which he emerges embittered by abuse and solitary confinement. In the meantime Billy has joined the middle class—married, fathered a son, acquired a business and a mistress. But neither Jack nor Billy can escape their troubled pasts, and they will meet again in San Quentin before their strange double drama comes to a violent and revelatory end.
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1590173902
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
A hardboiled novel about life in the American underground, from the pool halls of Portland to the cells of San Quentin. Simply one of the finest books ever written about being down on your luck. Don Carpenter’s Hard Rain Falling is a tough-as-nails account of being down and out, but never down for good—a Dostoyevskian tale of crime, punishment, and the pursuit of an ever-elusive redemption. The novel follows the adventures of Jack Levitt, an orphaned teenager living off his wits in the fleabag hotels and seedy pool halls of Portland, Oregon. Jack befriends Billy Lancing, a young black runaway and pool hustler extraordinaire. A heist gone wrong gets Jack sent to reform school, from which he emerges embittered by abuse and solitary confinement. In the meantime Billy has joined the middle class—married, fathered a son, acquired a business and a mistress. But neither Jack nor Billy can escape their troubled pasts, and they will meet again in San Quentin before their strange double drama comes to a violent and revelatory end.
When Rains Fall
Author: Cassidy Taylor
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781981923878
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Two girls, two kingdoms, one destiny...Sibba Hallowtide has never felt like a Fielding......but fierce loyalty to her mother has always kept her close to home. When tragedy strikes, Sibba suddenly has a chance to leave the Fields in search of independence. But unless she can rescue her brother and return him to his rightful place as chief, the duty of clan leadership will fall onto her shoulders.Rayne Crowheart is not just any rebel......but the daughter of the Casuin emperor and a trained assassin. She returns home on a mission to kill the crown princess-her own sister-and hand the country over to the rebels. That is, until she makes an unexpected ally who gives her hope there might be another way. A land rife with turmoil, rich in magic and revenge...Sibba wants nothing more than to be free, but her journey to save her brother reveals that instead, her destiny may lie in a land across the sea where a new queen is about to take the throne.When rains fall and tides rise, you must decide on which shore you stand."Amazing! Sheer brilliance! I can't wait for the next one!" - Amazon Reviewer
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781981923878
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Two girls, two kingdoms, one destiny...Sibba Hallowtide has never felt like a Fielding......but fierce loyalty to her mother has always kept her close to home. When tragedy strikes, Sibba suddenly has a chance to leave the Fields in search of independence. But unless she can rescue her brother and return him to his rightful place as chief, the duty of clan leadership will fall onto her shoulders.Rayne Crowheart is not just any rebel......but the daughter of the Casuin emperor and a trained assassin. She returns home on a mission to kill the crown princess-her own sister-and hand the country over to the rebels. That is, until she makes an unexpected ally who gives her hope there might be another way. A land rife with turmoil, rich in magic and revenge...Sibba wants nothing more than to be free, but her journey to save her brother reveals that instead, her destiny may lie in a land across the sea where a new queen is about to take the throne.When rains fall and tides rise, you must decide on which shore you stand."Amazing! Sheer brilliance! I can't wait for the next one!" - Amazon Reviewer
Rain Fall
Author: Ella West
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781911631378
Category : Murder
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Fifteen-year-old Annie needs to get to her basketball match, but the police have cordoned off her road. Is her neighbour, who she grew up with, still alive? What has he done to have the police after him? A murder investigation brings new people to her wild West Coast town, including a dark-haired boy riding the most amazing horse she has ever seen. But Annie is wary of strangers, especially as her world is beginning to crumble around her. In setting out to discover the truth, Annie uncovers secrets that could rip the small community apart.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781911631378
Category : Murder
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Fifteen-year-old Annie needs to get to her basketball match, but the police have cordoned off her road. Is her neighbour, who she grew up with, still alive? What has he done to have the police after him? A murder investigation brings new people to her wild West Coast town, including a dark-haired boy riding the most amazing horse she has ever seen. But Annie is wary of strangers, especially as her world is beginning to crumble around her. In setting out to discover the truth, Annie uncovers secrets that could rip the small community apart.
The Rainy Day: For tablet devices
Author: Anna Milbourne
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1409574814
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
A delightful picture book about a wonderfully wet walk. Simple text and colourful illustrations introduce the science of rain to very young children. This is a highly illustrated ebook that can only be read on the Kindle Fire or other tablet.
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1409574814
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
A delightful picture book about a wonderfully wet walk. Simple text and colourful illustrations introduce the science of rain to very young children. This is a highly illustrated ebook that can only be read on the Kindle Fire or other tablet.
Light Rains Sometimes Fall
Author: Lev Parikian
Publisher: Elliott & Thompson
ISBN: 9781783966387
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
See the British year afresh and experience a new way of connecting with nature - through the prism of Japan's seventy-two ancient micro seasons. Across seventy-two short chapters and twelve months, writer and nature lover Lev Parikian charts the changes that each of these ancient micro seasons (of a just a few days each) bring to his local patch - garden, streets, park and wild cemetery. From the birth of spring (risshun) in early February to 'the greater cold' (daikan) in late January, Lev draws our eye to the exquisite beauty of the outside world, day-to-day. Instead of Japan's lotus blossom, praying mantis and bear, he watches bramble, woodlouse and urban fox; hawthorn, dragonfly and peregrine. But the seasonal rhythms - and the power of nature to reflect and enhance our mood - remain. By turns reflective, witty and joyous, this is both a nature diary and a revelation of the beauty of the small and subtle changes of the everyday, allowing us to 'look, look again, look better'. It is perfect gift to read in real time across the British year.
Publisher: Elliott & Thompson
ISBN: 9781783966387
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
See the British year afresh and experience a new way of connecting with nature - through the prism of Japan's seventy-two ancient micro seasons. Across seventy-two short chapters and twelve months, writer and nature lover Lev Parikian charts the changes that each of these ancient micro seasons (of a just a few days each) bring to his local patch - garden, streets, park and wild cemetery. From the birth of spring (risshun) in early February to 'the greater cold' (daikan) in late January, Lev draws our eye to the exquisite beauty of the outside world, day-to-day. Instead of Japan's lotus blossom, praying mantis and bear, he watches bramble, woodlouse and urban fox; hawthorn, dragonfly and peregrine. But the seasonal rhythms - and the power of nature to reflect and enhance our mood - remain. By turns reflective, witty and joyous, this is both a nature diary and a revelation of the beauty of the small and subtle changes of the everyday, allowing us to 'look, look again, look better'. It is perfect gift to read in real time across the British year.
There Will Come Soft Rains
Author: Ray Bradbury
Publisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN: 9780895989628
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Publisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN: 9780895989628
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
Author: Verna Aardema
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0140546162
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
A cumulative rhyme relating how Ki-pat brought rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain. Verna Aardema has brought the original story closer to the English nursery rhyme by putting in a cumulative refrain and giving the tale the rhythm of “The House That Jack Built.”
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0140546162
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
A cumulative rhyme relating how Ki-pat brought rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain. Verna Aardema has brought the original story closer to the English nursery rhyme by putting in a cumulative refrain and giving the tale the rhythm of “The House That Jack Built.”
Reports of Explorations and Surveys for the Location of a Ship-canal Between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, Through Nicaragua. 1872-'73
Author: United States. Navy Dept
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Digest of the Annual Reports of the Agricultural Experiment Stations in the United States for 1888 ...
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural experiment stations
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural experiment stations
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Experiment Station Bulletin
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural experiment stations
Languages : en
Pages : 1028
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural experiment stations
Languages : en
Pages : 1028
Book Description