Download or read book Don t Trust The Barbed Butterflies written by Merle Wigeson and published by Boujardo Books. This book was released on 2015-03-01 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Toad and his friends have been captured by Viking raiders after their home was sacked and burned. They have forgotten their heritage, and are at the mercy of the most brutal of their captors. But escape is at hand in the form of Cyanotic the mysterious Druid, who engineers their escape and provides them with the many gifts whose strange powers will aid them in their quest. To reach the famed school of magic in the far reaches of the world they need to recover their memories and royal attributes. But the most shocking betrayal of all awaits them just as success is within their grasp. Beware the Barbed Butterflies!

Download or read book On the Job written by Celeste Monforton and published by The New Press. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiring story of worker centers that are cropping up across the country and leading the fight for today's workers For over 60 million people, work in America has been a story of declining wages, insecurity, and unsafe conditions, especially amid the coronavirus epidemic. This new and troubling reality has galvanized media and policymakers, but all the while a different and little-known story of rebirth and struggle has percolated just below the surface. On the Job is the first account of a new kind of labor movement, one that is happening locally, quietly, and among our country's most vulnerable—but essential—workers. Noted public health expert Celeste Monforton and award-winning journalist Jane M. Von Bergen crisscrossed the country, speaking with workers of all backgrounds and uncovering the stories of hundreds of new, worker-led organizations (often simply called worker centers) that have successfully achieved higher wages, safer working conditions and on-the-job dignity for their members. On the Job describes ordinary people finding their voice and challenging power: from housekeepers in Chicago and Houston; to poultry workers in St. Cloud, Minnesota, and Springdale, Arkansas; and construction workers across the state of Texas. An inspiring book for dark times, On the Job reveals that labor activism is actually alive and growing—and holds the key to a different future for all working people.

Download or read book Stamping Butterflies written by Jon Courtenay Grimwood and published by Spectra. This book was released on 2006-08-29 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mystery, a thriller, and a cutting-edge sci-fi adventure all in one, Stamping Butterflies bends time, genre, and consciousness itself to tell the spellbinding story of two worlds, three lives, one future–and the question upon which everything depends: who is dreaming whom. . . . From Marrakech to China’s Forbidden City, from a doomed starship carrying a cryogenically preserved crew to an island prison camp, the fate of the world is being played out in the minds of two dreamers. One, a would-be assassin obsessed with enigmatic equations, has set out to kill the U.S. President. The other is a young Chinese emperor ruling thousands of years in the future. Each believes he is dreaming the other. One must change the future; one must change the past. And time is running out for both. Caught in the maelstrom is a motley cast of characters, each an unwitting key to the ultimate fate of both worlds: Moz, a resourceful young Marrakech street punk, and his half-German girlfriend, Malika; Jake Razor, a self-exiled rock star; and psychiatrist Katie Petrov, who finds herself racing against a looming death sentence to pry free the secret of her condemned patient–a secret with the power to restore hope to the future...or stamp it out forever.

Download or read book Guardian of the Red Butterfly written by D.S. Cuellar and published by D.S. Cuellar. This book was released on 2013-05-14 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A story of intrigue and romance between a detective and a modern day samurai geisha take on Portland’s underworld to save a young girl from a life of sexual slavery in a place once known as the Unheavenly City. Fate has brought them together as one and sets in motion events that will test Kyle and Aiko in a fight to save the Red Butterfly.

Download or read book Trials to Treasure written by Denise Hamilton and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2008-08-08 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All of us experience suffering; some much more than others. Having a Biblical perspective toward the trials and difficulties of life and responding correctly to them is vitally important. This book does an excellent job teaching how to prepare for the trials to come and how to appropriately respond when they do. Each chapter ends with Bible study questions, which offer an excellent opportunity to dig deep into Scripture, and discussion questions, which make it an ideal tool for small group Bible studies. "In this, her newest book, Denise has done an excellent job of covering a very crucial area of life - coping with suffering. This book is very sound, practical, and much needed." Frank M. Barker, Jr. Pastor Emeritus Briarwood Presbyterian Church "In this marvelous well-crafted book, Denise Hamilton has given us an excellent instrument so that 'when we encounter various trials' we will learn the life-changing lessons from suffering and adversity in the classroom of God's Providence." Dr. Harry Reeder Pastor/Teacher Briarwood Presbyterian Church Denise Hamilton has led Bible studies for high school and college girls for the past 30 years. She was formerly the associate executive director of finance at University of Alabama Hospital and is currently an instructor of health care financial management at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is a CPA and holds an accounting degree from Auburn University and an MBA from UAB. Her first book was Faith Pointes, Essential Truths for Living the Christian Life which she co-authored with Barbara Barker.

Download or read book Danger and Delight written by Jennifer Lawler and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-11-30 with total page 877 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hunker down, grab your flashlight, and prepare to be delighted with these kickass heroes and heroines who overcome enormous odds to survive. You can count on sparks flying when danger throws these three unlikely couples together: The Achilles Project: Nothing remarkable happened when former NYPD detective Meghan McCafferty first met Marcus Bixil, yet now a black-ops government agency is trying to kill her. Who knew the hunk closed deals for the powerful Kozlova Group? Meghan races to discover the rest of Marcus's secrets--without falling for him in the process. Date with the Devil: Victoria Everett's past cost her the ultimate price: her daughter's life. So when the man she blames for all of her problems asks for help, she refuses to play. But her refusal doesn't stop this rogue FBI agent--Victoria must confront her past in order to solve a murder, protect her family, and find the love of her life. Acts of Faith: Everyone assumed Emma's brother died in a car accident. Then one of his friends asks Emma to meet her so she can reveal the truth, but the whistleblower is brutally murdered before their appointment. There's only one person Emma can turn to for help--her ex-husband, a cop who never wants to see her again. Sensuality Level: Behind Closed Doors

Download or read book The Butterfly King and Other Poems for Self Reflection written by Cory McRae and published by McRaeWrites. This book was released on 2018-04-19 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Butterfly King and Other Poems for Self Reflection rings clear with purpose - and is filled with poetry steeped in the act of self-reflection. Centered around the titular heroic epic poem, which is written entirely in rhyming couplets - the book is furthered broken down into several different sections, including nature and society, individual self-reflection, as well as love and sexuality. The poems within are designed to be poignant pauses in a chaotic world, a world often filled with fear, doubt, or injustice. This book should resonate with any who have taken the time to reflect on the world, either through lenses of light/dark, bad/good, or even self/other.

Download or read book Blood of the Butterfly written by Deborah Jean and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-10-23 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blood of the Butterfly is the first collection of poems by Deborah Jean. It is a chilling reflection of her abuse and poor choices which spanned the better part of thirty-seven years. *Trigger Warning: Graphic descriptions of sexual assault and violence.

Download or read book Some of the Best of Tor com 2021 written by G. V. Anderson and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2022-01-25 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of some of the best original science fiction and fantasy short fiction published on Tor.com in 2021. Includes stories by: 'Pemi Aguda G. V. Anderson Elizabeth Bear Kate Elliott Aliza Greenblatt Glen Hirshberg Elsie Kathleen Jennings Cheri Kamei Jasmin Kirkbride Matthew Kressel Usman T. Malik Sam J. Miller Annalee Newitz noc Sarah Pinsker Daniel Polansky Peng Shepherd Cooper Shrivastava Lavie Tidhar Catherynne M. Valente Carrie Vaughn E. Lily Yu At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book Blood in the Thread written by Cheri Kamei and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2021-06-02 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cheri Kamei's Blood in the Thread is a retelling of "The Crane Wife". Content warning: This story contains fictional depictions of domestic violence. Nothing tears two women apart like the men who want and take indiscriminately. A makeup artist and her actress lover struggle to stay together as the glitz and glamour of old Hollywood transforms into a cruel and manipulative beast that threatens to pluck them apart. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book Alive in Necropolis written by Doug Dorst and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Navigating adult responsibilities in a California city where the dead outnumber the living, rookie cop Michael Mercer becomes increasingly obsessed with the mysterious fate of his predecessor, an officer who believed he policed the dead.

Download or read book Rolling Thunder written by Mark Berent and published by Mark Berent. This book was released on 1989 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As hostilities escolate in late 1965, the fates of three men intertwine in Vietnam.

Download or read book Florida Retirement Is Murder written by Kris Courtney and published by KCProduction. This book was released on 2022-12-31 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FLORIDA RETIREMENT IS MURDER Snowbirds do more than just Flock “Stewart Johnson had worked hard his entire life to reach retirement. However, his Golden Years would prove to be more of a challenge than he anticipated after his wife passed away. Seeking to find peace of mind and warmth in Florida, Stewart became surrounded by a tribe of Snowbird residents who took him on a journey of laughter and sleuthing inside a gossip riddled community filled with the humorous dysfunction of overgrown children.” The setting is in Central Florida and the dramatic genre of "Fictional Satire Mystery Novel" appeals to both young and old. With the more-alike-than-different family ancestry, we all share some of the very same quirks and ability to laugh at ourselves. It is that level of vulnerable exposure inside the mind of senior citizens that we can all relate to with humor. This book will cause the reader to laugh out-loud and relate back to their own memories or current life history, not to mention an entertaining ‘Book Club’ experience. This colorful story will fit perfectly on every shelf and screen. Oh, Wake Up, Earl!™

Download or read book In the Time of the Butterflies written by Julia Alvarez and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2010-01-12 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2024, internationally bestselling author and literary icon Julia Alvarez's In the Time of the Butterflies is "beautiful, heartbreaking and alive ... a lyrical work of historical fiction based on the story of the Mirabal sisters, revolutionary heroes who had opposed and fought against Trujillo." (Concepción de León, New York Times) Alvarez’s new novel, The Cemetery of Untold Stories, is coming April 2, 2024. Pre-order now! It is November 25, 1960, and three beautiful sisters have been found near their wrecked Jeep at the bottom of a 150-foot cliff on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. The official state newspaper reports their deaths as accidental. It does not mention that a fourth sister lives. Nor does it explain that the sisters were among the leading opponents of Gen. Rafael Leónidas Trujillo’s dictatorship. It doesn’t have to. Everybody knows of Las Mariposas—the Butterflies. In this extraordinary novel, the voices of all four sisters--Minerva, Patria, María Teresa, and the survivor, Dedé--speak across the decades to tell their own stories, from secret crushes to gunrunning, and to describe the everyday horrors of life under Trujillo’s rule. Through the art and magic of Julia Alvarez’s imagination, the martyred Butterflies live again in this novel of courage and love, and the human costs of political oppression. "Alvarez helped blaze the trail for Latina authors to break into the literary mainstream, with novels like In the Time of the Butterflies and How the García Girls Lost Their Accents winning praise from critics and gracing best-seller lists across the Americas."—Francisco Cantú, The New York Times Book Review "This Julia Alvarez classic is a must-read for anyone of Latinx descent." —Popsugar.com "A gorgeous and sensitive novel . . . A compelling story of courage, patriotism and familial devotion." —People "Shimmering . . . Valuable and necessary." —Los Angeles Times "A magnificent treasure for all cultures and all time.” —St. Petersburg Times "Alvarez does a remarkable job illustrating the ruinous effect the 30-year dictatorship had on the Dominican Republic and the very real human cost it entailed."—Cosmopolitan.com

Download or read book Incompatibility written by Chuck Snyder and published by Multnomah. This book was released on 2011-04-20 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do women really spend more time in the bathroom? Are men truly more gifted when it comes to handling the remote control? Will women ever understand the intense concentration demanded by Monday Night Football? Chuck and Barb Snyder (who reveal that their only area of compatibility is having the same kids and grandkids) tackle these and other questions in Incompatibility: (Still) Grounds for a Great Marriage, an entertaining, insightful, and sensible primer on marriage for Christian couples. Ten years after their popular original book, they've teamed up again to present new material and elaborate on their original themes. Readers will learn that differences between couples are actually part of God's plan for marriage and should be viewed as assets, not liabilities.

Download or read book The Drifts written by Thom Vernon and published by Coach House Books. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four stories violently mapping in the winter snow the ways that memory, gender, and history carve themselves upon our bodies.

Download or read book A Blush With Death written by Yasmine Galenorn and published by Nightqueen Enterprises LLC. This book was released on 2017-05-30 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally written under the name of "India Ink" There's only one #1... There's a new makeover maven in town, and she spells big trouble for everyone at Venus Envy. Bebe Wilcox has just unveiled her own boutique, and she won't stop until her shop has put everyone else out of business. Nothing is out of bounds, from stealing fragrance recipes to computer hacking and sabotaging supplies. But when one of Bebe's pushy saleswomen ends up dead, the stakes become much more dangerous. Staging a public falling out with her Auntie, Persia gets hired at Bebe's Boutique and begins snooping for evidence of wrongdoing. But can she find the goods before the killer decides to find her? Keywords: Cozy mystery, bath and beauty shop, day spa, small town, amateur detective, Pacific North West, childhood home, cats, dogs, birds, relatable mc, woman sleuth, perfume, fragrance, perfumer, cozy mystery with cats, cosmetics