Download or read book Not Just a Game written by Doug Zipes and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2016-04-27 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is 1936 as track star Dietrich Becker trains for the Berlin Olympics. Supported by his wife and an unknown benefactor, Dietrich is hiding a dangerous secret: he is Jewish. But when he unexpectedly loses to the legendary Jesse Owens, a humiliated Dietrich crumbles under overwhelming pressure and makes a decision that changes everything. Thirty-six years later, Dietrichs son, Adam, assistant head of the 1972 Israeli Olympic team, travels to Munich, where eleven Israeli athletes including one of his friends, fencing coach Levi Frankel, are murdered by Islamic terrorists. Eventually Adams daughter, Kirsten, is taught to fence by Levis widow and sets her sights on the 2016 Olympics. When she travels to Rio with the Israeli team just as Nazism is reborn, Kirsten and a French fencer become intrigued by rumors that Hitler fled WWII to South America. After visiting Bariloche, Argentina to investigate, they explore Hitlers house and find the priceless Amber Room. As her journey leads her back to the Olympics, Kirsten soon discovers she is fighting not just to win gold but also for her life. Not Just a Game is the riveting story of three generations of Olympic athletes as they attempt to survive monumental challenges in the shadow of Hitler and during a rebirth of Nazism.

Download or read book Ghostlines written by Nick Gadd and published by Australian Scholarly Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-29 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philip Trudeau, a once-respected investigative journalist, has stepped on the wrong toes. With his personal life and health deteriorating around him, he is consigned to a suburban newspaper where he writes ‘filler’ local news articles to be slotted in among the real estate advertisements. Sent to cover what appears to be a tragic-yet-routine death at a level crossing, Philip is drawn into a multilayered mystery that includes art theft, political intrigue and business corruption … not to mention murder. Ghostlines is a cleverly-plotted and compelling story that is part thriller and part psychological mystery. ‘Ghostlines is rough-cut, grainy and good … Earthy and exciting, with a bluesy, wistful air.’ — The Australian ‘A thriller with a neat psychological twist.’ — The Herald-Sun ‘Crime fans will enjoy the compelling narrative, succinct writing and the pleasing lack of blood, gore and psychopathic behaviour that mars most contemporary crime stories … FOUR STARS’ — Bookseller and Publisher WINNER Ned Kelly Award for a debut crime novel WINNER Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript

Download or read book First Czech Reader for Beginners written by Lilie Hašek and published by Audiolego. This book was released on 2019-06-24 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book consists of Beginner and Elementary courses with parallel Czech-English texts. The author maintains learners' motivation with funny stories about real life situations such as meeting people, studying, job searches, working etc. The method utilizes the natural human ability to remember words used in texts repeatedly and systematically. The second and the following chapters of the Beginner course have only about 30 new words each. Language text with a parallel translation has helped many to uncover their potential for learning multiple languages. Whether you are learning a language as a hobby or for a necessary purpose, you will find such books are supportive. It can usually take you from one to three months to finish a bilingual graded reader at beginner level (A1) and elementary level (A2). The amount of time depends on your previous experience with learning foreign languages and on your personal abilities. At this point you should be able to ask and answer simple questions with the following questioning words: What? Who? Where? When? Which? How many/much? As you improve and become more confident in your ability to use the new language, you can move on to the next reader level and continue your language-learning journey. The book is equipped with the audio tracks. The address of the home page of the book on the Internet, where audio files are available for listening and downloading, is listed at the beginning of the book on the copyright page. A good idea is to use the free VLC media player to control the playing speed. You can control the playing speed by decreasing or increasing the speed value on the button of the VLC media player's interface. Read and hear at the same time!

Download or read book Stefan s Promise written by Sam Rennick and published by Hugo House Publishers, Ltd.. This book was released on 2019-11-29 with total page 589 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE VIETNAM WAR CHANGED AMERICA. TWO BEST FRIENDS WEREN'T SPARED. ONLY ONE WAS DRAFTED. It's 1968. America is rocked by assassinations, war protests and political upheaval. Alan Young, 21, is brooding over having been dumped by his girlfriend. This won't last long. His draft notice is in the mail. Stefan Kopinski isn't about to let the war get in his way. He spends his days at the mercy of his reckless ambition. When fate steps in, will he finally understand what has been right in front of him for 30 years? Stefan's Promise is the story of Alan and Stefan. Circumstances part them, and sharply diverging temperaments further erode their bond. Yet, Alan and Stefan are wrong in supposing their friendship has ended. It's just getting started.

Download or read book 54 written by Michael Honea and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eddie Galloway and his crew of seismologists are looking for oil in the western desert of Egypt, but they find more than ancient hydrocarbons. The further Eddie digs into the mystery, the wilder it gets until everyone on the crew, including the Egyptian archeologists, doubts his sanity. Has Eddie lost his mind, or has he really made the discovery of a lifetime? Are the Egyptians covering up the truth? When Eddie's logical and pragmatic engineering mind puts two and two together, the answer comes up 54, and the stage is set for some startling revelations about the past and some shocking implications for the future.

Download or read book The Kreiser Affair written by G. K. Sutton and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-06-18 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charlotte Lawson is a wealthy socialite, a scion of Atlanta society. A child prodigy, she faces a promising career as a performance artist, majoring in piano and organ. She is completing her studies with Wilhelm Kreiser, one of the most sought-after teachers in the country. Charlotte, reeling from a sudden breakup with her fiancé, flings herself at her teacher, and ends up falling in love with Kreiser. Then something goes terribly wrong, and Charlotte flees Atlanta. She develops performance anxiety, and gives up her dreams of public performance. She struggles to pull herself back together, with the help of her childhood friend, Gerard Fellowes, one of the wealthiest and most eligible bachelors in the country. However, her path keeps crossing that of Kreiser. She finds herself still drawn to him. He encourages her, only to abandon her. Out of the blue, Kreiser is murdered. Suddenly Charlotte finds herself a suspect, as the police's search for evidence points to her and the net begins to tighten.

Download or read book Skeletons written by Paris Love and published by Skeletons:Deceit to the bone. This book was released on 2007 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three successful black women, Paris Love, Lucky Blue and Lolita Marcus set out to make it big in a world where money was no object and life was their playground. The road to success wasn't an easy one for neither of the women because they all had skeletons from their past that molded their futures.--Source other than Library of Congress.

Download or read book The Marlow Murder Club written by Robert Thorogood and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-05-03 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2023 EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE, LILIAN JACKSON BRAUN AWARD "An absolute joy to read. Funny, entertaining, and beautifully written." —B. A. Paris, New York Times bestselling author A delightfully clever new mystery from creator of BBC One's hilarious murder mystery series Death in Paradise Meet Judith: a seventy-seven-year-old whiskey drinking, crossword puzzle author living her best life in a dilapidated mansion on the outskirts of Marlow. Nothing ever happens in Marlow. That is, until Judith hears her neighbor shot while skinny-dipping in the Thames. The local police don't believe her story. It's an open and shut case, of course. Ha! Stefan can't be left for dead like that. Judith investigates and picks up a crew of sidekicks: Suzie the dogwalker and Becks the vicar's wife. Together, they are the Marlow Murder Club. When another body turns up, they realize they have a real-life serial killer on their hands. And the puzzle they set out to solve has become a trap from which they might never escape... Robert Thorogood, has turned the Christie-mystery on its head with this ever-so-sly cozy perfect for readers who love Richard Osmond's Thursday Murder Club and An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good. "Lightweight but no-nonsense and genuinely brainy"—Kirkus Reviews "Damn right funny and heartwarming...great fun"—Crime Time "I love Robert Thorogood's writing."—Peter James, international bestselling author

Download or read book Double Take written by Barbara Chamberlin and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2017-01-10 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Double Take by Barbara Chamberlin Barbara Chamberlin is an avid reader and loves a great story. Her love for a wonderful tale is what prompted her to write Double Take – a story of suspense and mystery with a bit of romance rolled together with several plot twists and turns. Double Take has a suspense that grips you from the start, taking you to the top of the wave of mystery and drama. The author wants to remind readers to always stay aware of your surroundings.

Download or read book Harlequin Superromance May 2015 Box Set written by Kathleen O'Brien and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harlequin® Superromance brings you four new novels for one great price, available now! Experience powerful relationships that deliver a strong emotional punch and a guaranteed happily ever after. This Superromance box set includes The Rancher's Dream by Kathleen O'Brien, One More Night by Jennifer McKenzie, Catching Her Rival by Lisa Dyson and Her Hawaiian Homecoming by USA TODAY bestselling author Cara Lockwood. Enjoy more story and more romance from Harlequin® Superromance with 4 new novels every month!

Download or read book First German Reader for Beginners written by Lisa Katharina May and published by tredition. This book was released on 2023-05-15 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book consists of Beginner and Elementary courses with parallel German-English texts. The author maintains learners' motivation with funny stories about real life situations such as meeting people, studying, job searches, working etc. The method utilizes the natural human ability to remember words used in texts repeatedly and systematically. Each lesson deals with a few main concepts. Those concepts are presented in sentences that are broken into groups and repeated in a variety of ways, so you get familiar with them before moving on. Sentences from previous chapters are brought back around so you do not forget them. This incremental learning makes it easy to progress. The sentences are relatable and practical so you're learning useful vocabulary and sentence structures. There is vocabulary for each chapter at the beginning so you can become familiar before you start and can refer back to easily. With the translation on the same page, you can effortlessly learn what any unfamiliar words mean. You can quickly pick up new vocabulary and phrases that are used over and over in the book. As you read the book, your brain begins to remember words and phrases simply because you are exposed to them several times. You do not even realize, until you must recall what you have learned, that you have already learned the new words and phrases. The audio tracks are available inclusive online. With the help of QR codes, call up an audio file without manually entering web addresses. Twenty minutes a day is the rule for success!

Download or read book Walter s Rifle written by Ron Ripley and published by Scare Street. This book was released on 2017-11-09 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gleaming muzzle of a rifle burns with an insatiable desire, and its new owner is all too happy to comply… Haunted items are traversing the country and its ghosts are wreaking havoc on their new owners. At the center of the chaos is an old rifle possessed by a blood-thirsty specter, who dreams of massacres at every turn. Meanwhile, lurking in a nearby mailbox is an antique novel, possessed by a monster who takes pleasure in agonizing, heart-stopping torture. Stefan Korzh’s plan is unraveling flawlessly and he can’t imagine a better way of seeking revenge on the world. But Victor Daniels and Jeremy Rhinehart won’t let that happen. Recovering from their grisly encounters with the dead, they’re more prepared than ever before. They work on finding the sources of bloodshed and imprisoning the crazed collectibles. With murderous ghosts continuing to raise the death toll, Victor and Jeremy have their hands full. They race against time to stop the mayhem and save innocent bystanders. Fueled by their quest for revenge, each step brings them toward the culprit behind all the horror. But as they get closer to catching this madman, they discover how dangerous Stefan Korzh truly is…

Download or read book CodeName Snake the Evil We Kill written by CodeName Snake: The Evil We Kill M. M. Rumberg and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2005 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Jewish Assassin operating in Berlin during World War II.

Download or read book Circle of Love written by Joan Lowery Nixon and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2013-11-27 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Civil War has officially ended and Frances Mary Kelly's true love, Johnny, is back from the war. But to Frances's dismay, Johnny is hesitant to marry her. Attempting to ease her aching heart, Frances accepts an offer to go to New York City and escort a group of orphans out West to new homes. Along the way, she must deal with a flood of painful memories and a threatening stranger. Will Frances be able to complete her mission... and return home to find out what her future will be?

Download or read book Shades of Indigo written by Maria Bojanitz and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2018-07-30 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning near Belgrade, the story tells of the effects of escalating war upon a Serbian-Jewish family and a developing forbidden relationship. A trade war causes conflict between neighboring countries. In the Balkan war, Stefans head injury threatens to change the course of his familys life. Thereafter, he succumbs to alcohol. Characters upholding the common good are prevalent, and others who are seen to be coercive controllers are despised. As the plot unfolds, the protagonists escape from one problem only to be trapped by another. Against the odds, a marriage succeeds. Children are born, and some deaths occur. A safe haven in Germany becomes enemy territory, and Stefan has to fight under another banner. Men from the community fail to return from worldwide war. Deeper issues are questioned and discussed among the characters. Concurrent to the outer war, inner wars exist within each individual. Even the children are affected emotionally, and one child attempts suicide. An episode of a different kind of prejudice continues, and eventually, a dramatic retrieval of a young infant from an orphanage sees a depleted family dramatically escape back to Serbia. The book leaves us wondering what will happen next.

Download or read book Ticket to Death written by Ron Ripley and published by Scare Street. This book was released on 2018-08-17 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A faded old ticket glows with an unholy light… Historian Victor Daniels never planned to devote his life to battling evil spirits, or tracking down a collection of cursed antiques unleashed by ruthless occultist Stefan Korzh. But after months of clashing with paranormal threats, he’s developed a reputation as an investigator of the strange and bizarre. So when a rash of mysterious deaths strikes Victor’s home state, an old friend reaches out to him for help. As Victor investigates the chilling mystery, he is shocked to discover that the victims all died by drowning… within the safety of their own homes. Another cursed antique has been unearthed, a ticket for a steamer ship that sank over a century ago. The worn scrap of paper is haunted by the vengeful ghost of a passenger, and it must gather the souls of the living to complete its final voyage. Before Victor can put a stop to the murderous spirit’s killing spree, Stefan takes their blood feud to the next level, when he captures Victor’s adopted son. Following the madman’s trail to his sleepy hometown, deep in the Pennsylvania woods, Victor must confront his nemesis face to face. The final clash between good and evil has begun, and only one man can emerge victorious…

Download or read book No Number Nine written by F J Campbell and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novel with a strong female lead character who’s flawed but who readers will take to their hearts. A story about grief, family conflicts and first love, with a dramatic background of sport and the Olympics. What do you do when your amazing, beautiful, beloved sister dies? Hide in your room for two years. Sleep with a very, very wrong man. Leave home and start a new life, lying to everyone you meet including your kind employer, your curious friends and the man you love? Pip Mitchell’s an expert at making seriously bad decisions. But when her past, present and future collide at the Sydney Olympic Games, she’s going to have to decide whose side she’s on – or she’ll lose everyone she loves. No Number Nine is a coming-of-age story about an 18-year-old girl who has put her life on hold for two years after the death of her sister. Pip leaves her home in England and tries to move forward with her life, taking a job in Germany as an au pair to the von Feldsteins, a family which is full of surprises - and not good ones. Set in Munich, the story follows Pip for a year as she crashes from one embarrassing, awkward mistake to the next. Finally, as she starts to emerge from her fog of grief, she travels with the von Feldsteins to Sydney where, amid the drama of the 2000 Olympic Games, everything that can go wrong, does go wrong. Can Pip protect herself and the people she loves? Does she have the courage to tell the truth, even if it destroys her?