Download or read book Ghost Traps written by Robert Abel and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ghost Traps is a collection of twelve stories about characters who are on the edge and under duress, individuals backed against a wall as they try to free themselves from their own limitations, habits, and destructive desires. In the title story, Harper learns to fish from a man whose son is “catching hell” in the Korean War. When the son returns, he begins stealing lobsters from Harper’s traps, and Harper, out of a sense of obligation and guilt, teaches him to fish, vainly hoping it will help the man put together the pieces of a life that war shattered. In “The Connoisseur,” a wealthy collector on an archeological dig in the Himalayan foothills realizes he “knows how to stay out of jail, charge rent, build hotels, and pass Go,” but has not spiritual life. Unlike his guide, a Sherpa, who could remain content with nothing but the Himalayas, the collector finds himself wanting in all but material success. Whether they win or lose, Robert Abel’s characters make the best of circumstance with creativity, wit, passion, and endurance. In “Lawless in New York,” Professor Alice Reinquist, the sole woman in her university’s delegation to an academic conference, maintains her sense of humor by thinking of Wonder Woman’s Gold Lasso, which makes “even the most cunning of evildoers unable to prevaricate.” Tracey Wynn, a woman who considers herself on loan to her aloof boyfriend, keeps her options open by always leaving a portion of her neck exposed because she “cannot stand being closed in by anything and because she knows it invites at least a fantasy kiss.” In “Appetizer,” a man fishing in Alaska resourcefully asks two hungry grizzly bears, “How much love can $600 worth of salmon buy?” Although many of these characters inhabit a world in which the bottom is about to fall out, they invariably find good reason—and courage—to take the next treacherous step. From the salty waters of Cape Cod Canal to the mountains of Tibet; from a Puerto Rican pub to an elegant New York bar where “Susan Sontag and Norman Mailer had no doubt insulted each other,” Ghost Traps is filled with people hustling for survival and fighting for identity in a world reluctant to give anyone an even break.
Download or read book Ghost Traps written by Robert H. Abel and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of twelve stories with characters who are on the edge, under duress, and backed against a wall as they try to free themselves from their own limitations, habits, and destructive desires
Download or read book The Ghost Trap A Novel Large Print 16pt written by K. Stephens and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stephens gives the reader an unvarnished view of the subculture of lobster fishermen in small - town coastal Maine. - James Acheson' author of The Lobster Gangs of Maine Stephens has a wonderful clear eye for people' especially Maine people' and The Ghost Trap is populated with dozens from all walks of Maine life. - Bill Roorbach' author of Temple Stream A salty' tangy read. . . . Stephens plunges you into the back - breaking' heart - breaking life of one lobsterman. - Richard Grant' author of Another Green World Stephens nails harbor life down to the unwritten rules and defense of imaginary territory lines. . . . Peppered with dark humor and brutal honesty' The Ghost Trap gives it to you straight' the way life should be. - Ryan Post' fourth - generation lobsterman' creator of Mainebuggin.
Download or read book The Ghost Trap written by Blake Hoena and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2016 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Will is a quiet and gentle ghost, so when three bully ghosts set out to scare the people at Hill House, he and his other monster friends come up with a plan to stop them.
Download or read book NOAA s Office of Undersea Research Report written by United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Office of Undersea Research and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Ghost Trap written by K. Stephens and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young lobsterman struggles with responsibility of a head-injured fiancee and cutthroat competition on the water."
Download or read book Seven Deadly Ghosts written by C.L. Hernandez and published by Permuted Press+ORM. This book was released on 2015-11-09 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For witch Deegie Tibbs, toil and trouble come in many forms—including a week’s worth of obnoxious spirits (that aren’t even her fault . . . for a change). A teenage girl steals a magical item from Deegie’s shop and accidentally conjures up seven of the most annoying paranormal entities in Washington. Now Deegie and her friends—a boyfriend, his brother, a witch, and a thief—have to help her capture them all, one by one. At first, they seem harmless and amusing, but these supernatural beings are anything but benign. Lives are being threatened . . . including Deegie’s. It’s a weird round-up of some of the most bizarre creatures the witches of Fiddlehead Creek have ever encountered. As the drama intensifies, so does the pain in Deegie’s heart, when she starts suspecting that the love of her life is making some magic of his own with a mysterious newcomer. A wise old witch named Flower discovers the secret of the marauding ghosts, but can she help end the chaos before it’s too late? Don’t miss the first two books in the series: A Jar of Fingers and The Witch War of Fiddlehead Creek! Praise for A Jar of Fingers “A classic has been born . . . a truly remarkable piece of horror fiction . . . a refreshing new look at magic and witchery . . . It has all the ingredients of a groundbreaking new franchise: gifted writing, lovable characters, interesting back story, breathtaking excitement and adrenaline, and a truly unforgettable tale.” —Horror Novel Reviews
Download or read book Ghost Trap written by Blake Hoena and published by Raintree. This book was released on 2016-12-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most ghosts love to scare people. But Will is not most like ghosts. He is shy and quiet and hates attention. When he hears other ghosts talking about haunting an old house to scare kids, he knows he needs to stop them. See if Will is brave enough to stop the scary ghosts in the early chapter book.
Download or read book The Lobster Gangs of Maine written by James M. Acheson and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2012-05-22 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An anthropologist describes the working world of Maine lobstermen, focusing on the intricate personal network that sustains them.
Download or read book Manned Undersea Science and Technology Program Report written by United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Ghost Whisperer Ghost Trap written by Doranna Durgin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-03-31 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since she was a little girl, Melinda Gordon could talk to the dead: "earthbound spirits" as her grandmother called them. Melinda came to understand that the spirits are trapped, and in need. She listens, tries to understand what keeps them from crossing over, and helps them find what they need to be free. It's not easy, but with time and patience her gift allows her to come to bring those spirits to peace. The sound of a mournful lullaby has been haunting Melinda in her sleep, the song of a ghost who doesn't seem ready or willing to accept her help. Knowing that earthbound spirits are often confused and troubled, Melinda feels that with time she will make a connection. But there is no time; the melodic tapestry that the ghostly singer is weaving with her words -- meant to comfort a child -- has become a trap, lulling the young listeners into such a deep sleep that no one can ever awaken them. It takes one child, then another and another, until all across the town children are drawn in by the gentle song, their lives slowly slipping away. Even Melinda, with her knowledge of the spirit world, finds herself being pulled into the beautiful snare, where she nearly loses herself. Only then does Melinda begin to worry that this is a spirit so troubled, so heartsick, that it may be beyond her help.
Download or read book Ghost Money written by Stephen Blackmoore and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fifth book of this dark urban fantasy series follows necromancer Eric Carter through a world of vengeful gods and goddesses, mysterious murders, and restless ghosts. The Los Angeles Firestorm killed over a hundred thousand people, set in revenge against necromancer Eric Carter for defying the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl. Carter feels every drop of that blood on his hands. But now there's a new problem. Too many ghosts in one spot and the barrier separating them from the living cracks. And when they cross it, they feed off all the life they can get hold of. People die. L.A. suddenly has a lot more ghosts. But it's not just one or two ghosts breaking through: it's dozens. Another mage is pulling them through the cracks and turning them into deadly weapons. Eric follows a trail that takes him through the world of the Chinese Triads, old associates, old crimes. And a past that he thought he was done with. Carter needs to find out how to get things under control, because if more ghosts break through, there's going to be even more blood on his hands.
Download or read book Maine Adventure Guide written by Earl Brechlin and published by Hunter Publishing, Inc. This book was released on 2009-10-24 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exhaustive coverage of this quintessential New England state that offers year-round fun for outdoorsfolk. Skiing, skating, ice fishing, waterskiing, hiking, camping, biking and more! Resident-author Earl Brechlin has been exploring Maine for years, and he'll introduce you to hidden lakes, deserted mountain tops and secluded, tranquil bays. Acadia and Baxter parks are included, with details on how to avoid the crowds, hiking safety and the best trails.
Download or read book The Rattled Bones written by S.M. Parker and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-08-21 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After her father's death, Rilla Brae puts off thoughts of college to take over his lobstering business, while helping an archaeology student excavate nearby Malaga, an uninhabited island with a ghost that beckons her.
Download or read book The Question of the Commons written by Bonnie J. McCay and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of eighteen original essays evaluates the use and misuse of common-property resources, taking as its starting point ecologist Garret Hardin's assertion in "The Tragedy of the Commons" that common property is doomed to overexploitation in any society. This book represents the first cross-cultural test of Hardin's argument and argues that, while tragedies of the commons do occur under some circumstances, local institutions have proven resilient and responsive to the problems of communal resource use.
Download or read book Final Environmental Impact Statement Prepared on the Proposed Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary written by National Ocean Survey. Office of Coastal Zone Management and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
