Download or read book Two a Quarter written by Michael Reed and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2021-05-24 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raised in a world of drugs, pain, and having to become a man before time. Two and a Quarter is going to take you on a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, street tale of power and street smarts. Enjoy!

Download or read book Chucky dies written by Laurent Poret and published by Laurent Poret. This book was released on with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chucky, the famous doll from Tom Holland’s film Child’s Play, is inspired by the story of Robert the Doll, an evil doll allegedly inhabited by a demonic spirit. This doll is now exhibited in a museum, locked in a glass cage, which would not prevent her from continuing her misdeeds. I invite you to discover the incredible story of Robert the Doll and its owner, Robert Eugène Otto. In 1896, Thomas Otto and his wife moved into their new home at the corner of Eaton and Simonton Streets in Key West, Florida. Mr. Otto was a doctor, the family was wealthy and their lives were very pleasant, but rumours were that they were particularly harsh towards their servants and abused them. Among their servants was a young woman of Haitian origin whom they had hired to take care of their young son Robert Eugene, but one day in 1906, Mrs. Otto saw her performing black magic rituals in the backyard of her house and shocked, she decided to dismiss her immediately. Before leaving, the woman went to young Robert, who was then six years old, and offered him a large, one-metre-high doll as a farewell gift. The object was most surprising and nowhere else was there one like it. Her body was made of a thick cloth filled with straw, two black buttons replaced her eyes and her wool hair was so soft that it looked like a child’s. Thinking that the young woman had become attached to her son, and despite her poor opinion of her, Mrs. Otto agreed that the young boy should accept the doll, but Robert fell so in love with his new toy that they became inseparable. He took her everywhere with him, day and night. Every night he would slip her into his bed, sleeping with her, and when it was time to sit at the table he would sit her down close to him, on a small chair specially designed for this purpose, and discreetly “feed” her without her parents’ knowledge. This whim amused Mr. and Mrs. Otto, who saw nothing but a child’s attachment to his new toy, but certain events would lead them to revise their judgment. One day, when his mother had just lectured him for some reason, Robert said that from now on he wanted to be called Eugene, who was his middle name, because, he explained, Robert was his doll’s name. On another occasion, while Mrs. Otto was near her room, she caught a strange conversation between her son and the doll. The little boy addressed Robert with his usual childish voice and another, much deeper voice replied. Of course, the mother first assumed that the child was playing, transforming his voice and responding to himself, but as she continued to listen to him, an uneasiness invaded her and eventually did not leave her. In a surprising way, the tone of the voice seemed to emanate from the doll and it looked in every way like that of an adult. Then suddenly, the little boy’s behaviour began to change. Sometimes he would show himself agitated and when his mother broke into his room she would find him huddled in a corner of the room, sitting on the floor, staring strangely at the large rag doll that was sitting on a chair or his bed. Often he was plagued by frightening nightmares and woke up screaming, terrified. One evening, a frightful noise rose from Eugene’s room and immediately his parents rushed in, panicked. The room had been destroyed. The furniture lay on the floor, upside down, and sitting on his bed, the child stared at the doll in horror. “It’s Robert! It’s not me, it’s Robert! ‘he cried as he saw them. Sometimes the servants would find Eugene’s toys scattered all over the house, horribly mutilated, and when the little boy was questioned, he would answer tirelessly: “Robert did it! “His whole family was worried that he would act in such a disturbing way, and soon the servants began to be afraid of it. Strange rumours then began to spread in the neighbourhood that when the family was away, their neighbours sometimes saw the doll moving from window to window. Some had remarked to them, and Eugene’s parents had confirmed their observations, replying that when they returned, they would never meet Robert instead. Sometimes it seemed as if they could see his small figure running from room to room, and soon his terrifying laughter echoed throughout the house. If Mr. and Mrs. Otto were the main witnesses of the unexplainable phenomena, they were not the only ones to have noticed the doll’s actions. Some of their guests reported, troubled, that Robert sometimes blinked and that the glimmers in his eyes seemed to vary according to his mood. Then, as the demonstrations became more and more frequent, many of their servants, terrified, gave their leave and even if new ones were hired, Mr. and Mrs. Otto’s relatives advised them to react. On the recommendation of a great-aunt, Eugene’s parents confiscated the doll from her and placed it in a box that they hid in the attic. She was going to stay there for a very long time. Many years had passed and the child had become a man. Eugene was a professional painter and he had married Anne, a young woman he had met during his studies in Paris. When his father died, the young man decided to move back to the old Victorian mansion of his childhood, thinking that he could easily set up a large workshop in his old room, but soon after his arrival he discovered the doll he had almost forgotten. She seemed to be waiting for her, lying in her little cedar chest, and immediately her old passion reappeared. He then decided to arrange a place for her in the attic, a room just for her, and decorated it with small pieces of furniture adapted to her size. Anne didn’t like Robert, she had hated him from the moment she saw him. Shivers were running through her as she looked at him and she was desperate about the way her husband seemed obsessed with this doll. Some time later, Eugene told his wife that Robert was not satisfied with where he was and that he no longer wanted to stay in the attic. Now he wanted light. Ignore his wife’s protests, Eugene moved his small room to a room on the 3rd floor and dropped Robert off in an armchair, near the window overlooking the street, but soon the children who passed by the house on their way to school reported seeing the doll wince, making fun of them and even dancing. So, since they were afraid of her, they avoided approaching or looking at her. Eugene had changed and his marriage to Anne was slowly deteriorating. He got carried away for no reason, shouted, attacked her, hit furniture, broke things and then, suddenly, he seemed to be himself again, apologized and started again a little later. His excuse was always the same: “It was Robert, Anne, it was Robert! “and his wife was beginning to doubt his mental health. Family friends said that the doll’s gaze changed according to the circumstances, and that it sometimes seemed frightening, full of hatred and wickedness. One day, a plumber who was working alone in the room where Robert was standing heard a laugh ringing in his back and turning over hastily, he noticed that the doll had changed places. The unfortunate man ran away from home without even picking up his tools. Malcolm Ross, a journalist at Solares Hill, visited Eugene Otto’s house and when he saw Robert, he thought he had the look of a punished little boy. Some of his friends, who were accompanying him, then told him Robert’s story and to prove their point, they showed him the small pieces of furniture that decorated his room. At that moment, the doll seemed to change her expression, as if she was following the conversion. One of the men then made an unpleasant comment about Gene Otto, calling him an old fool, and Robert’s eyes were tinged with disdain. According to Malcolm Ross: “There was a kind of intelligence there. The doll was listening to us. Then suddenly, in the early 1970s, Eugene became seriously ill. Instead of spending time with his wife, he preferred to lock himself in the room, alone with Robert. He died in 1972 in their guest room, his doll next to him. Anne’s heart was broken. She quickly sold the house and moved to Boston, near her family. As for Robert, he found his place in the attic, but this time he didn’t wait long before leaving.

Download or read book The Little Brother written by Bill Eidson and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bill Eidson’s first novel is an early and frightening look at the concept of identity theft. When Boston-based dive shop owner, Rod Konrad, runs short of money, he decides to share his apartment. Bette, his girlfriend, isn’t ready to move in, so he places an ad for a roommate. Brendan is nice enough—as nice as a stranger invading your home can be. He certainly takes to Rod. But isn't he trying too hard? He talks like Rod, acts like him, and is always just a little too close. Left unchecked, he’ll not only steal Rod’s clothes—but his life. THE LITTLE BROTHER is a fast, dark thriller that tackles the very concept of who we are. "Ever advertised for a roommate, and feared the stranger who is about to share your digs is a psychopath? Go ahead; scare yourself to death." —Hartford Courant "One of the joys of reviewing is the discovery of a major new talent. [Bill Eidson has]...constructed a fascinating, terrifying psychological profile that ranks with the best and needs to be recognized by awards committees. Highly recommended." —Mystery News "There is something undeniably intriguing about the relentlessness and almost gleeful inventiveness that Nolan...brings to his demented, homicidal obsession..." —The Washington Post "It will make you avoid dark hallways and sense something sinister behind a friendly stranger's smile. The novel crawls with suspense. If the story grips you, THE LITTLE BROTHER may have you by the throat." —The Pittsburgh Press

Download or read book The Last Good Heist written by Wayne Worcester and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On Aug. 14, 1975, eight daring thieves ransacked 148 massive safe-deposit boxes at a secret bank used by organized crime, La Cosa Nostra, and its associates in Providence, R.I. The crooks fled with duffle bags crammed full of cash, gold, silver, stamps, coins, jewels and high-end jewelry. The true value of the loot has always been kept secret, partly because it was ill-gotten to begin with, and partly because there was plenty of incentive to keep its true worth out of the limelight. It's one thing for authorities to admit they didn't find a trace of goods worth from $3 million to $4 million, and entirely another when what was at stake was more accurately valued at about $30 million, the equivalent of $120 million today. It was the biggest single payday in the criminal history of the Northeast. Nobody came close, not the infamous James "Whitey" Bulger, not John "The Dapper Don" Gotti, not even the Brinks or Wells Fargo robbers. The heist was bold enough and big enough to rock the underworld to its core, and it left La Cosa Nostra in the region awash in turmoil that still reverberates nearly 38 years later. "The Last Good Heist" is the inside story of the robbery and its aftermath.

Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1956-03-31 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.

Download or read book Growing Up in a Tough City written by Jerry McGrellis and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing up in Jersey City, New Jersey, from 1966 to 1979, Tony quickly learns that there are few rules on the streets. A child born in the city has to learn fast, and Tony is no exception. The fictionalized memoir of author Jerry McGrellis speaks to the carefree days of the past while simultaneously focusing on the current problems of inner-city youth.

Download or read book Chucky the Car written by Raymond Vance Olszewski and published by . This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Chucky The Car" is a simple and expressive story about a car whose life was deteriorating until one day a "fine, old gentleman" saved him from the junk yard. Chucky was given a new home, love, caring, and a new life. The story shares two negative encounters with a "local bully"; a smart sports car. Chucky's determination to be strong in his beliefs, his now newfound life is willing to overlook the faults of others. The story ends when the smart sports car and Chucky become friends. Words associated with the illustrations are printed on each page to allow the reader to relate them with the particular scene. Opportunities abound throughout the story for one to learn about harmony, love, happiness, friendship, achievement and many other positive attributes one learns during their life. As the pages are turned, the reader experiences reading words of the story and seeing the illustrations relating to positive words and through coloration of the illustrations, one can express their own feelings about Chucky's wonderful experiences.

Download or read book Hooligans A Heavy Metal Story written by Chaz Fenwick and published by Chaz Fenwick. This book was released on 2015-01-10 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A violent metalhead novel about gang warfare, set in Sydney, Australia.

Download or read book Brody Boys written by Bucky & Moose and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-07-24 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relive your days as a college student all over again with Brody Boys. Told through the eyes of Bucky and Moose, Brody Boys captures the crazy and unrestrained lives of two college freshmen living in the notorious Brody Complex of Michigan State University (MSU).Times may have changed since Bucky and Moose attended MSU and lived at Brody, but their stories are everyone's stories; timeless, unique and legendary.Brody Boys will make you both laugh and reminisce about your current, recent or distant days as a college student. Long live the Brody Boys!

Download or read book Broken Heartland written by J. M. Hayes and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-03-24 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sleepy Benteen County, Kansas, turns frantic on election day. Sheriff English, better known as Englishman, faces his toughest re-election challenge yet. The radical religious right is out to unseat him, their candidate an Iraq war hero. But Englishman's only available deputy isn't winning him votes. That very morning, while pursuing a vehicle, the hurried deputy rammed a school bus carrying the Benteen County teen choir. Englishman's brother, Mad Dog, a born-again Cheyenne, rushes back from a quest to the Black Hills. He has had a premonition that the sheriff is in serious danger. Meanwhile, the sheriff's daughters, attending separate colleges, wake with similar fears, cut classes, and hurry home to keep their father safe. The sheriff believes the girls are the ones in need of protection as election day grows ever wilder. A student smuggles a gun into the school and begins shooting and taking hostages. A private army has seized a nearby farm and holds citizens, including Mad Dog, against their will. And, when he finds some spare time, Englishman needs to clear up one little thing about his deputy's accident: Benteen County doesn't have a teen choir. All this by sundown. It's enough to make a sheriff wonder why he wants to serve another term.

Download or read book A Vacation Gathering written by Stanley Kuren and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2014-08-29 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chucky and his zany friends have known each other forever, but they dont get together as much as they would like. Life got in the way. It happens. So to correct this grievous injustice, he inspires the gang to get together for a festive group vacation. The antics of this reunion will fuel legendary reminiscences for decades to come. It will be an epic adventure. But even this group could never have predicted just how weird that gathering would be They come face to face with the spirits of our founding fathers, a rather unconventional genie in a bottle, a group of misplaced Egyptian goddesses, a matriarch who is known only as Big Mama and a persnickety little imp who goes by the name of Harrold. Together, the friends will explore the explained, survive the unexplained, and wonder at the never-could-happens of their weird vacation. So sit back and enjoy the ride to a place where the troubles are few, the laughter is plentiful, and the joy comes from living in harmony with others who are delightfully different.

Download or read book C 6 0 and the NET 4 6 Framework written by ANDREW TROELSEN and published by Apress. This book was released on 2015-11-16 with total page 1660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new 7th edition of Pro C# 6.0 and the .NET 4.6 Platform has been completely revised and rewritten to reflect the latest changes to the C# language specification and new advances in the .NET Framework. You'll find new chapters covering all the important new features that make .NET 4.6 the most comprehensive release yet, including: A Refined ADO.NET Entity Framework Programming Model Numerous IDE and MVVM Enhancements for WPF Desktop Development Numerous updates to the ASP.NET Web APIs This comes on top of award winning coverage of core C# features, both old and new, that have made the previous editions of this book so popular. Readers will gain a solid foundation of object-oriented development techniques, attributes and reflection, generics and collections as well as numerous advanced topics not found in other texts (such as CIL opcodes and emitting dynamic assemblies). The mission of this book is to provide you with a comprehensive foundation in the C# programming language and the core aspects of the .NET platform plus overviews of technologies built on top of C# and .NET (ADO.NET and Entity Framework, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), ASP.NET (WebForms, MVC, WebAPI).). Once you digest the information presented in these chapters, you’ll be in a perfect position to apply this knowledge to your specific programming assignments, and you’ll be well equipped to explore the .NET universe on your own terms. What You Will Learn: Be the first to understand the .NET 4.6 platform and C# 6. Discover the ins and outs of the leading .NET technology. Learn from an award-winning author who has been teaching the .NET world since version 1.0. Find complete coverage of XAML, .NET 4.6 and Visual Studio 2015 together with discussion of the new Windows Runtime.

Download or read book Stelfox Street written by Margaret Slaven and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walk down a street in a small town of suburban America, and the stories in Stelfox Street could be about any of the people living in the homes you pass. The characters in this book could be your neighbors, coping with the common elements of everyday living. They worry about familiar issues--safety, jobs, their children, the future--as well asstruggling with the life-altering concerns of loneliness, aging, and death. Some of these stories are written with humor, some with irony. But what will be clear to the reader is how much the author cares for her characters, all of whom she treats with empathy and compassion.

Download or read book Forgotten Children written by Melissa Marie Faith and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2020-04-05 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The farmlands in Alabama 1947 the cotton fields were full of Black , White , and Latin woman picking cotton, dragging their babies on the cotton sacks, as they worked from sun up to sundown, and as their babies would cry out in hunger, one of the ladies would pick the child up and allow it to breast feed, if the child were theirs or not, times were hard and not much money , so everyone looked after each other as it should be even today, mom would always tell me, respect those that respect you, love those that show you love, and remember where you came from, as poverty knows no color, and always look up giving thanks to our Lord, with a song in your heart.

Download or read book I Wasn t Lucky I Was Blessed written by DeShannon Butler and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-10-19 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you lucky, or are you blessed? Is there a difference between being lucky and being blessed? Depending on the circumstances, one would suggest the two are very subjective. I believe, when you are blessed, you are giving a divined gift from God. You cannot not be lucky to receive such miraculous gifts. This notion of being blessed has been a life lesson for me. As a child, I always was taught to count my blessing and to always look to progress. Against all odds, I felt a calling on my life. My life experiences have shaped me to be the person I am today. I realized how sports served as a platform for my future success. It is quintessential to say I learned early in life...without being academically eligible, I could not participate in sports. "No one was going to cut me a break because of my learning disability!" More and more, this motivated me to try my best in school. Fasten your seat belt! You are about to embark on a journey of bravery, of struggles, of trials, of defeat, and of triumph. At the conclusion of this book, reflect on your own life and determine, are you lucky or blessed?

Download or read book Memories of Sixty Five Years Plus written by M.J. Rosenkoetter and published by Author House. This book was released on 2012-09-29 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is about the love story of Richard and Margaret Rosenkoetter. It recounts their early childhood, meeting, courtship, and marriage; their children, relatives, friends, acquaintances and occasional stranger, some trials and triumphs. This was a relationship that lasted sixty-five years, plus three months and three days. Richard was born January 13,1921 at home on1808 State Street in Quincy, Illinois. His parents had moved into town from the farm the previous year; he resided in that home until a short time after his marriage to Margaret. He had one sister, Anna, who was three years older. His parents, Henry Lewis Rosenkoetter, was born June 24,1886 and died, August 18, 1948 and Hattie (Weed) Rosenkoetter, born August 3, 1891 and died June 8, 1958. Hattie, a lovely and proper lady of English descent, was born and raised in Quincy, Illinois, living at 1808 State Street in Quincy. She gave birth to two children and was a homemaker, up until the time of her death at age 66. Richard's father was a wonderful and well-respected gentleman of German descent. He was a farmer until moving his wife and young daughter into the home at 1808 State Street, in Quincy. For the greater part of his remaining years he had a good job working for Prairie Farms Dairy until the time of his last illness, passing away at their home on 1808 State, at age 62.

Download or read book The Night Wanderer written by Drew Hayden Taylor and published by Annick Press. This book was released on 2007-08-17 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mesmerizing blend of Gothic thriller and modern coming-of-age novel, The Night Wanderer is unlike any other vampire story. Nothing ever happens on the Otter Lake reservation. But when 16-year-old Tiffany discovers her father is renting out her room, she’s deeply upset. Sure, their guest is polite and keeps to himself, but he’s also a little creepy. Little do Tiffany, her father, or even her astute Granny Ruth suspect the truth. The mysterious Pierre L’Errant is actually a vampire, returning to his tribal home after centuries spent in Europe. But Tiffany has other things on her mind: her new boyfriend is acting weird, disputes with her father are escalating, and her estranged mother is starting a new life with somebody else. Fed up and heartsick, Tiffany threatens drastic measures and flees into the bush. There, in the midnight woods, a chilling encounter with L’Errant changes everything . . . for both of them.