Download or read book Eejit Strikes Back written by Paddy Sinnott and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The House of the Scorpion written by Nancy Farmer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newberry Honour Award Winner & National Book Award Winner. Matt is six years old when he discovers that he is different from other children and other people. To most, Matt isn't considered a boy at all, but a beast, dirty and disgusting. But to El Patron, lord of a country called Opium, Matt is the guarantee of eternal life. El Patron loves Matt as he loves himself - for Matt is himself. They share the exact same DNA. As Matt struggles to understand his existence and what that existence truly means, he is threatened by a host of sinister and manipulating characters, from El Patron's power-hungry family to the brain-deadened eejits and mindless slaves that toil Opium's poppy fields. Surrounded by a dangerous army of bodyguards, escape is the only chance Matt has to survive. But even escape is no guarantee of freedom . . . because Matt is marked by his difference in ways that he doesn't even suspect. Praise for The House of Scorpions: 'It's a pleasure to read science fiction that's full of warm, strong characters... that doesn't rely on violence as the solution to complex problems of right and wrong. It's a pleasure to read.' Ursula K. LeGuin 'Fabulous' Diana Wynne Jones Also by Nancy Farmer: The Sea of Trolls Land of the Silver Apples The Islands of the Blessed The Lord of Opium

Download or read book Eejits and Donkeys written by Paddy Sinnott and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-02-21 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Only Eejits and Donkeys work' is the unspoken ethos that drives reluctant mortgage brokers Danny and Paddy's search for THE idea that will make them serious money for minimum effort. And they seem to have found it when, with the government's public smoking ban about to come into force, they hit on the idea of importing cheap smoking shelters from China with potentially huge resale profits.The venture's progress is interwoven with funny and heart-warming tales from the brothers' childhood and later comical episodes with their friends on drunken nightclub outings and the Sunday football field. There is wicked road-rage revenge, a lottery win, possessions that mysteriously move around in a pork-pie factory, and a novel use for breath freshener by the Italian ice-cream man who lives in their broom cupboard.Will the luck of the Irish smile on the brothers' new enterprise or will Murphy 's Law prevail? Who knows, this time next year they could be millionaires ...

Download or read book Hey Car Driver What Are You Like written by Andy Large and published by Broken Diamond Publishing. This book was released on 2019-06-06 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Driver - Are you in this book? Passenger - read this and know your driver.Learner - Don't drive like some of these eejits.Pedestrian - Wake up and get it sorted.Be warned. Know what to look for and be aware of other drivers' potential for causing havoc.The more you look, the more you'll see.An alternative look at driving with some entertaining and slightly scary stories.It's not about good driving - it's about not driving bad.Get off the road you bums.Get out of my sight!

Download or read book Head Case written by Ron Hutchinson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-09-23 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Somebody hit Tracy on the head with a brick. And something just as bad has happened to Julia. But how can you hang on to your identity when you don't know who you are anymore? Head/Case is a powerful drama about identity and a mind damaged almost beyond repair. How do you define yourself when you literally don't know who you are anymore? How do you begin to heal when you cannot fix your sense of self? And how much does nationality, culture and memory shape who you actually are? Produced at the Soho Theatre in January 2005.

Download or read book Eejit written by Andrew Hindle and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-11-13 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 39th Century, great men and women of the human race strode among the stars. And the crew of the Astro Tramp 400 were also there. Six untrained civilians. Two seasoned officers and two radically unspaceworthy scientists. One mad alien inventor. And six hundred and twenty-eight clone crewmen with severe intelligence-formatting errors. Eejit is the first tale of The Final Fall of Man, a science-fiction story about - among other things - the human race and how we either won or lost it, depending on your point of view.

Download or read book Glasgow Urban Myths written by Ian Black and published by Black & White Publishing. This book was released on 2006-10-16 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urban myths. They could have happened anywhere, but you know they could all have happened in Glasgow. In this new collection of the best Glasgow urban myths, truth is often stranger than fiction, but can you work out which stories really did happen to a friend of a friend of an enemy of a friend of a friend? Glasgow urban myths, like the one about some Edinbuggers being occasionally pleasant, are as many and varied as Glaswegians themselves. And all the best are gathered in this collection of mirth and myth, like the one about the wasted willie and the pylon, or the one about the car thief and the opera tickets. Glasgow Urban Myths is full of all the hilarious stories that ever happened to a friend of a friend of an enemy of a friend of a friend in Glasgow - hard truths and blatant lies, albeit in a sort of hit and myth style, but you will laugh, and you will repeat them.

Download or read book The Lord of Opium written by Nancy Farmer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-06-07 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the teenage ruler of his own country, Matt must cope with clones and cartels in this riveting sequel to the modern classic "House of the Scorpion, " winner of the National Book Award, a Newbery Honor, and a Printz Honor.

Download or read book The Smoky Smirr O Rain written by Matthew Fitt and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This packed anthology contains a vast selection of literature in Scots. From the Renaissance makars to contemporary authors, together with work in translation from a number of different languages, it gathers into one volume writers as diverse as Robert Henryson, William Dunbar, Robert Fergusson, Robert Burns, Jean Elliot, Walter Scott, Hugh MacDiarmid, Liz Lochead, Charles Baudelaire and Feodor Dostoevsky, as well as some of the finest anonymous ballads and songs ever composed. Arranged thematically into topics such as love, home, death, jealousy, pride, ambition, freedom, work and play, it gives teachers and students immense scope both for comparative analysis and exploration of the main concerns of individual authors. It is, therefore, not only a major contribution to the study of Scots literature but a fascinating and enjoyable tour through some of the greatest writing Scotland has ever produced. Ideal for both students at upper secondary level and beyond, as well as anyone wishing to indulge in the best in Scottish literature.

Download or read book Pirate Booty written by E.Z. Prine and published by Pure Barry Press. This book was released on 2022-08-03 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You think you got problems? Try being a rock star, mate. It’s 1984, and lead singer Jack St James is on cloud nine. He’s met the woman of his dreams and his rock band, Pirate, is on track to finish its sold-out American tour in four days. If only he hadn’t done some foolhardy things—things that threaten to derail the end of the tour and wreck his plans to retire to the English countryside. Namely, leaping from one hotel balcony to another eight stories above the ground, attracting the attention of the mainstream news media, and having his true identity revealed to the world. Now his all-powerful father knows exactly where he is and will move heaven and earth to punish him for calling himself “Jack.” How dare he use the name of his brother, his father’s heir and favored son who died a senseless and terrible death? And how dare he shame his father by becoming a rock star, instead of assuming his rightful place in English society? As Jack and band manager Dunk batten down the hatches, little do they know that they face not one but three rich and powerful men colluding to derail the final concerts in the tour: Jack’s evil father, their coked-up A&R executive, and a smarmy swami intent on kidnapping Jack’s new woman. Jack is finally facing the enemy of a lifetime, one he cannot predict or control, and the dream life he’s worked so hard to attain hangs in the balance. Content advisory: In keeping with the era and setting, this book contains adult themes and language and potentially upsetting content. This is book 2 in the Pirate (the Rock Band) series.

Download or read book The Broken Gate written by Emerson Hough and published by New York : Grosset & Dunlap. This book was released on 1917 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Half Moon Bay written by Jonathan Kellerman and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2021-06-29 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deputy Coroner Clay Edison discovers that buried secrets can be deadly in this riveting thriller from a father-son team of bestselling authors who write “brilliant, page-turning fiction” (Stephen King). An ID Book Club Selection Clay Edison has his hands full. He’s got a new baby who won't sleep. He’s working the graveyard shift. And he’s trying, for once, to mind his own business. Then comes the first call. Workers demolishing a local park have made a haunting discovery: the decades-old skeleton of a child. But whose? And how did it get there? No sooner has Clay begun to investigate than he receives a second call—this one from a local businessman, wondering if the body could belong to his sister. She went missing fifty years ago, the man says. Or at least I think she did. It’s a little complicated. And things only get stranger from there. Clay’s relentless search for answers will unearth a history of violence and secrets, revolution and betrayal. Because in this town, the past isn’t dead. It’s very much alive. And it can be murderous.

Download or read book Lethal in a Kilt written by Anna Durand and published by Jacobsville Books. This book was released on 2020-02-28 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I hate Logan MacTaggart. He's rude, crude, and the last man on earth I'd ever get involved with. But every filthy thing he says makes me want to rip his clothes off. Or smack him. Sometimes both. Logan tempts me to do naughty things in inappropriate places, and I can't resist giving in. Serena Carpenter is a bitch. Every time she slaps me and calls me disgusting, I want to drag her into the nearest dark corner and show her exactly how rude I can be. The last thing I want is a relationship. Once I seduce her, I'll walk away. After all, an ex-spy doesn't get a happy ending. If Logan and I didn't work together, maybe we could stay away from each other. But I see him every day, and the more I see him the more I crave that infuriating man. It's not fair for a jerk to be so hot and irresistible. We're completely wrong for each other. But maybe… Lethal in a Kilt is the seventh book in the award-winning, bestselling Hot Scots series of contemporary romances. Coming soon in audio, featuring Shane East and Emma Wilder. Read Anna's books in order: Hot Scots series 1. Dangerous in a Kilt (also in audio, featuring Rinelle Harkin) 2. Wicked in a Kilt (also in audio, featuring Mary Ann Weathers) 3: Scandalous in a Kilt (also in audio, featuring Mary Ann Weathers) Books 1-3 (plus bonus chapters): The MacTaggart Brothers Trilogy (also in audio, featuring Rinelle Harkin, Mary Ann Weathers & Ged Bowie) 4: Gift-Wrapped in a Kilt (also in audio, featuring Mary Ann Weathers & Patrick Zeller) 5: Notorious in a Kilt (also in audio, featuring Mary Ann Weathers & Patrick Zeller) 6: Insatiable in a Kilt (also in audio, featuring Shane East & Mary Ann Weathers) 7: Lethal in a Kilt (coming soon in audio) 8: Irresistible in a Kilt (coming in 2020) Also check out Anna's other contemporary romances: Au Naturel Trilogy 1. Natural Passion (coming soon in audio, featuring Jason Clarke & Ava Lucas) 2. Natural Impulse (coming in 2020) 3. Natural Satisfaction (coming in 2020) Fired Up (a standalone romance, also in audio featuring Talece Brown) You might also like her steamy paranormal romances: Undercover Elementals series 1. The Mortal Falls (also in audio, featuring Mary Ann Weathers) 2. The Mortal Fires (also in audio, featuring Mary Ann Weathers) 3. The Mortal Tempest (also in audio, featuring Mary Ann Weathers) Books 1-3 + bonus chapters: The Janusite Trilogy (also in audio, featuring Mary Ann Weathers) 4. Obsidian Hunger (coming in 2020) Psychic Crossroads series 1. Willpower 2. Intuition 3. Kinetic Reborn series (completed) 1. Reborn to Die 2. Reborn to Burn 3. Reborn to Avenge 4. Reborn to Conquer Passion Never Dies: The Complete Reborn Series

Download or read book The Greatest Works of Emerson Hough 19 Books in One Volume Illustrated Edition written by Emerson Hough and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2017-10-06 with total page 6049 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Musaicum Books presents to you this carefully created volume of "The Greatest Works of Emerson Hough – 19 Books in One Volume (Illustrated Edition)" This ebook has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The Young Alaskans Series The Young Alaskans The Young Alaskans in the Rockies The Young Alaskans on the Trail Young Alaskans in the Far North The Young Alaskans on the Missouri Other Novels The Girl at the Halfway House The Mississippi Bubble The Law of the Land Heart's Desire The Way of a Man 54-40 or Fight The Purchase Price The Lady and the Pirate The Man Next Door The Magnificent Adventure The Broken Gate The Way Out The Sagebrusher The Covered Wagon Children's Books King of Gee-Whiz Singing Mouse Stories The Land of the Singing Mouse The Burden of a Song The Little River What the Waters Said Lake Belle-Marie The Skull and the Rose The Man of the Mountain At the Place of the Oaks The Birth of the Hours The Stone That Had No Thought The Tear and the Smile How the Mountains Ate Up the Plains The Savage and Its Heart The Beast Terrible The Passing of Men The House of Truth Where the City Went The Bell and the Shadows Of the Greatest Sorrow The Shoes of the Princess Of White Moths The House of Dreams Poetry The Unredeemed Historical Works The Story of the Cowboy The Way to the West The Story of the Outlaw The Passing of the Frontier Maw's Vacation Emerson Hough (1857–1923) was an American author best known for writing western stories, adventure tales and historical novels. His best known works include western novels The Mississippi Bubble and The Covered Wagon, The Young Alaskans series of adventure novels, and historical works The Way to the West and The Story of the Cowboy.

Download or read book The Greatest Adventure Novels of Emerson Hough written by Emerson Hough and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 4828 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection includes: The Young Alaskans Series The Young Alaskans The Young Alaskans in the Rockies The Young Alaskans on the Trail Young Alaskans in the Far North The Young Alaskans on the Missouri Other Novels The Girl at the Halfway House The Mississippi Bubble The Law of the Land Heart's Desire The Way of a Man 54-40 or Fight The Purchase Price The Lady and the Pirate The Man Next Door The Magnificent Adventure The Broken Gate The Way Out The Sagebrusher The Covered Wagon Emerson Hough (1857–1923) was an American author best known for writing western stories, adventure tales and historical novels. His best known works include western novels The Mississippi Bubble and The Covered Wagon, The Young Alaskans series of adventure novels, and historical works The Way to the West and The Story of the Cowboy.

Download or read book Dark Clouds on the Mountain written by John Tully and published by Hybrid Publishers. This book was released on 2018-11-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in wintry Tasmania in the early 1990s, with flashbacks to post-war Hobart and Europe during World War II, this story deals with dark secrets, crime and Nazi plots, interwoven with familiar domestic tensions of family life and marriage. Tully creates a fictional world strongly embedded in authentic details of real locations and well-conceived characters. The earthy, passionate main protagonist, Jack Martin, is richly drawn: 'A typical copper - detective anyway - stressed out most of the time, running on adrenaline, nicotine and coffee. Booze too, but not as much as some of his mates. Running to flab from a diet of meat pipes and sauce, chips and the deep-fried dog's turds they called chicken rolls, gobbled down on the run between cases, ingesting cumulatively lethal doses of salt, sugar and saturated fats.' In this elaborate web of intrigue the ground shifts, the past intrudes and time and place are vividly realised. Brooding violence, tangled mysteries... a gripping read.

Download or read book Angela s Ashes written by Frank McCourt and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1998-12-17 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Pulitzer Prize–winning, #1 New York Times bestseller, Angela’s Ashes is Frank McCourt’s masterful memoir of his childhood in Ireland. “When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while. Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood.” So begins the luminous memoir of Frank McCourt, born in Depression-era Brooklyn to recent Irish immigrants and raised in the slums of Limerick, Ireland. Frank’s mother, Angela, has no money to feed the children since Frank’s father, Malachy, rarely works, and when he does he drinks his wages. Yet Malachy—exasperating, irresponsible, and beguiling—does nurture in Frank an appetite for the one thing he can provide: a story. Frank lives for his father’s tales of Cuchulain, who saved Ireland, and of the Angel on the Seventh Step, who brings his mother babies. Perhaps it is story that accounts for Frank’s survival. Wearing rags for diapers, begging a pig’s head for Christmas dinner and gathering coal from the roadside to light a fire, Frank endures poverty, near-starvation and the casual cruelty of relatives and neighbors—yet lives to tell his tale with eloquence, exuberance, and remarkable forgiveness. Angela’s Ashes, imbued on every page with Frank McCourt’s astounding humor and compassion, is a glorious book that bears all the marks of a classic.