Download or read book Court of Fives FREE PREVIEW EDITION First 12 Chapters written by Kate Elliott and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this imaginative escape into enthralling new lands, World Fantasy Award finalist Kate Elliott's first young adult novel weaves an epic story of a girl struggling to do what she loves in a society suffocated by rules of class and privilege. Jessamy's life is a balance between acting like an upper-class Patron and dreaming of the freedom of the Commoners. But away from her family she can be whoever she wants when she sneaks out to train for The Fives, an intricate, multilevel athletic competition that offers a chance for glory to the kingdom's best contenders. Then Jes meets Kalliarkos, and an unlikely friendship between two Fives competitors--one of mixed race and the other a Patron boy--causes heads to turn. When Kal's powerful, scheming uncle tears Jes's family apart, she'll have to test her new friend's loyalty and risk the vengeance of a royal clan to save her mother and sisters from certain death.

Download or read book Shattered Calm written by Susan Maroney and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2023-03-10 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sarah Peterson is president of the Calm Woods Cove Women's Club named after the town in which it is located. The Women's Club is closely associated with almost every aspect of life in Calm Woods Cove. Sarah loves living in Calm Woods Cove. It has a reputation as being a friendly and welcoming place to live. But most importantly, it has an almost nonexistent crime rate. It is said that you can live, work, and play there, feeling completely safe. But Sarah is beginning to wonder about this claim after speaking with Ralph Peterson, the club's recently hired custodian. He received a call laced with obscenities warning him that his custodial job at the Women's Club was in jeopardy. He felt that both his job and his life were being threatened. To calm him, Sarah responded that it probably was just a prank call, but the more she thought about it, the more she is not so sure. Her doubts are confirmed when the bloody corpse of Ralph Peterson is found on the floor in the rental manager's office. It appears that the call he had received was not a prank. Someone is upset that he was awarded the custodial position. But who and why? Important key members of the club become suspects causing Sarah to wonder if one of her close friends is a cold-blooded murderer. Unnerving twists and turns occur. Danger mounts. Sarah is on edge because she needs to be constantly on her guard.

Download or read book Intent to Harm written by Jonnie Jacobs and published by Pinnacle Books. This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attorney Kali O'Brien agrees to meet a client in a deserted park. The information the client has is highly dangerous. But the woman doesn't live to tell it: a sniper's shot ends her life and nearly takes Kali's. It's a chilling warning that leads Kali to another unsolved case.

Download or read book Yoga for People Who Can t Be Bothered to Do It written by Geoff Dyer and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mordantly funny, thought-provoking travel essays, from the acclaimed author of Out of Sheer Rage and “one of our most original writers” (New York Magazine). This isn’t a self-help book; it’s a book about how Geoff Dyer could do with a little help. In these genre-defying tales, he travels from Amsterdam to Cambodia, Rome to Indonesia, Libya to Burning Man in the Black Rock Desert, floundering in a sea of grievances, with fleeting moments of transcendental calm his only reward for living in a perpetual state of motion. But even as he recounts his side-splitting misadventures in each of these locales, Dyer is always able to sneak up and surprise you with insight into much more serious matters. Brilliantly riffing off our expectations of external and internal journeys, Dyer welcomes the reader as a companion, a fellow perambulator in search of something and nothing at the same time.

Download or read book Juvenile Justice Reform and Restorative Justice written by Gordon Bazemore and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an overview of the restorative justice conferencing programs currently in operation in the United States, paying particular attention to the qualitative dimensions of this, based on interviews, focus groups and ethnographic observation.

Download or read book Casablanca and Other Stories written by Edgar Brau and published by MSU Press. This book was released on 2020-08-20 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edgar Brau, one of the most exciting South American writers to emerge in the past twenty years, debuts his first English-language collection with the publication of Casablanca and Other Stories. The fiction of Edgar Brau draws not only upon the rich literary heritage of his native Argentina but also upon the body of work that has now rightly been formed into a South American canon, embracing those such as Jorge Luis Borges, Gabriel García Marquez, and Isabelle Allende. He brings a unique perspective to his narratives—narratives forged in the political and social upheaval that has been modern South America. Employing a fantasy-like aspect that goes beyond magical realism, his work is reminiscent of Edgar Allan Poe in his use of atmosphere as an additional character. These short stories signal a new era, much as the publication of Jorge Luis Borges’ Labyrinths in 1962 heralded a coming-of-age for his generation. Translated by Donald A. Yates, Andrea Labinger, and Joanne M. Yates, this collection includes stories from two of Edgar Brau’s collections—El poema y otras historias and Tres cuentos—to bring to a fresh audience the very best new work of a major Argentinean author.

Download or read book The Book of Destiny written by Melissa McShane and published by Melissa McShane. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helena has come far from the day she became custodian of Abernathy’s, the world’s only living oracle. Now, she faces her greatest challenge yet: the oracle’s prediction that it, and she, will end. As monstrous invaders strike city after city, leaving death and destruction behind, the Wardens scramble to defend humanity. Weakened by infighting, they turn to Abernathy’s for guidance and strength. But the oracle’s cryptic guidance may no longer be enough. With time running out, and her allies falling one after another, Helena faces the terrifying possibility that saving the world will mean her death.

Download or read book Please Report Your Bug Here written by Josh Riedel and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2023-01-17 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An unexpected, inventive, heartfelt riff on the workplace novel—startup realism with a multiverse twist.” —Anna Wiener, author of Uncanny Valley Introducing Josh Riedel's adrenaline-packed debut novel about a dating app employee who discovers a glitch that transports him to other worlds Once you sign an NDA it's good for life. Meaning legally, I shouldn't tell you this story. But I have to. A college grad with the six-figure debt to prove it, Ethan Block views San Francisco as the place to be. Yet his job at hot new dating app DateDate is a far cry from what he envisioned. Instead of making the world a better place, he reviews flagged photo queues, overworked and stressed out. But that's about to change. Reeling from a breakup, Ethan decides to view his algorithmically matched soulmate on DateDate. He overrides the system and clicks on the profile. Then, he disappears. One minute, he’s in a windowless office, and the next, he’s in a field of endless grass, gasping for air. When Ethan snaps back to DateDate HQ, he’s convinced a coding issue caused the blip. Except for anyone to believe him, he’ll need evidence. As Ethan embarks on a wild goose chase, moving from dingy startup think tanks to Silicon Valley’s dominant tech conglomerate, it becomes clear that there’s more to DateDate than meets the eye. With the stakes rising, and a new world at risk, Ethan must choose who—and what—he believes in. Adventurous and hypertimely, Please Report Your Bug Here is an inventive millennial coming-of-age story, a dark exploration of the corruption now synonymous with Big Tech, and, above all, a testament to the power of human connection in our digital era.

Download or read book Frankie Best Hates Quests written by Chris Smith and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2022-03-31 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A laugh-out-loud funny and exciting adventure!' Cressida Cowell From the incredible imagination of Chris Smith - bestselling author and now a major new solo talent - comes an extraordinary accidental adventure for fans of Cressida Cowell and Pixar's Onward. Frankie Best is not happy. She's stuck at Grandad's with her annoyingly nerdy brother Joel for a whole week while her parents swan off to the Arctic. Things take a turn for the worse when Grandad gets kidnapped by gnoblins (no, that is not spelt incorrectly) forcing Frankie to embark on a rescue mission across a magical realm filled with strange creatures, dangerous enemies and - worst of all - absolutely no WiFi. Frankie did have big plans to watch YouTube and eat pot noodles that weekend but it looks like she'll just have to go on an epic mega-dangerous quest instead . . .

Download or read book Boss of Busy written by Alison Hill and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-01-16 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bring calm to the chaos in your life. Whether you find yourself checked out, burnt out, or just plain freaked out; you deserve better. Psychologist Alison Hill takes you deep into the key pillars for our happiness, health and sanity to help you live a life filled with purpose and progress. Productivity training or the latest organisational system will only take you so far. To make lasting change you need the right tools, mindset and skills. Boss of Busy helps you find the courage and optimism to live the life you crave, let go of what is holding you back and learn how to prioritise what really matters. Originally published in 2016 as Stand Out, this book has been reviewed and redesigned to become part of the Wiley Be Your Best series - aimed at helping readers acheive professional and personal success.

Download or read book The Hostage Rescuer written by Darren Franklin and published by Pen and Sword True Crime. This book was released on 2020-03-30 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gripping true crime story of a child abducted by his father from his mother, and the international race to rescue him against dangerous odds. Two close encounters with death convince Darren Franklin that his career in global private security is not the healthiest. Meanwhile Scottish nurse Diane is on a life-changing journey of her own after a Shirley Valentine-style romance on a Greek holiday island. As she moves to Australia to marry her Greek lover and start a family, Darren escapes a contract on his life and teams up with a former British special forces operative to get into the business of rescuing abducted children. Then Darren’s and Diane’s paths cross. After Diane’s marriage breaks down, her ex takes their four-year-old son Theo back to the Greek islands, and, when all attempts to get her son back via the courts have failed, Darren’s company is called in to get him back. As Diane waits anxiously in the wings, Darren and his small team must contend with hostile locals, double-crossing police, and dubious legal contacts to conduct surveillance on their target, formulate a plan, and grab the boy before making their hazardous escape. They can trust no one. A whole island community is against them, they have their suspicions about their own lawyer, and the charity go-between on their team is actively leaking details of their plans, risking their mission, and possibly their lives. Set against an epidemic of parental abductions, and a background of frequent failed recoveries, the action swings from Britain to South America to Australia, to the USA and the Greek Islands on a dramatic, emotional roller coaster from start to finish.

Download or read book Currents written by Jeremy Scott and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set four years after the events of Strings, Currents finds the Ables gang about to start their second year at Goodspeed University. Phillip is struggling more than ever with anxiety and PTSD, and he continues to feel tremendous guilt over the loss of a friend. It’s haunting him. He’s having vivid nightmares, passing out frequently, and starting to question his role in the world. On top of all that, he’s taking his first public speaking course, and the learning curve is steep—though he does make a new friend in the class. Phillip also finds himself truly blind once again, with no one to give him even temporary sight. He and his girlfriend, Emmaline, have created a sort of shorthand that allows her to communicate enemy positions so that Phillip can still be an effective crime fighter. Sherpa, his dog, is proving just as helpful during hero work as she is in the day-to-day things Phillip needs help with. There’s more distance between Phillip & Bentley now, and the reasons aren’t entirely understood by either of them. As Phillip tries to keep it together and rebuild an old friendship, the group of college heroes chases a new energy-hoarding villain across the globe, desperate to understand the danger in time to stop it. By the end, few of them will ever be the same.

Download or read book Love and Resistance in WWII Germany written by Marion Kummerow and published by Marion Kummerow. This book was released on with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Must-read for everyone wondering how an entire nation could slide from democracy to totalitarian dictatorship ultimately killing millions of Jews in the Holocaust. The Trilogy consisting of Unrelenting, Unyielding, and Unwavering in one box set. Berlin, Germany 1932. In a time of political unrest and strife, one man finds the courage to fight back.. Follow Dr. Wilhem "Q" Quedlin, chemical engineer and inventor, and Hilde Dremmer through the rise of Hitler and into World War Two. While fighting against their own government, they struggle to keep their family safe and their love for each other burning. Despite darkness and despair looming at every corner, their hope never fades. Will they evade the inevitable and come out unscathed by the claws of the Gestapo? Topics: spy, espionage, Allied Powers, Rebellion, Military Occupied Forces, Battles and War, Liberation, Fighting for Freedom, Nazi Government, Brutality and Oppression, Romantic Love story, biographical fiction, scientist, Third Reich, true story, hopeful, based on the lives of real people, WWII, World War Two, based on a true story Perfect for fans of Ann Bennett, Lucinda Riley, Dinah Jefferies, Victoria Hislop, Marius Gabriel, Tracy Chevalier, Fiona Valpy, Deborah Swift, Jenny Ashcroft, Petra Durst-Benning, Nicola Cornick, Janet MacLeod Trotter, Jean Grainger, Clare Flynn, Kate Furnivall, Kristin Hannah. Sharon Maas, Anna Jacobs, Helen Carey, Catherine Hokin, Sarah Lark, Tania Crosse, Rhys Bowen, Angela Petch, Hazel Gaynor, Roberta Kagan, Anna Stuart, Kate Hewitt, Ellie Midwood, Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger, Eoin Dempsey, Suzanne Goldring

Download or read book Stem Cells That Divide written by Swinburne and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-05-21 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are those who will do anything to stop the embryonic stem cell research. They say they are doing Gods work. Could be, or is there a hidden truth? Anti-stem cell demonstrators occupy the Free Forum area across from Mikes office. They plague him, but that, too, is not the whole truth. Is there a connection between Mike and their leader, and does a connection emerge between Mike and the woman he thinks of as Eyes? The truth of the promise of stem cells may have to wait. Then again, it is just possible you may catch a glimpse into the future.

Download or read book Sand Talk written by Tyson Yunkaporta and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-05-12 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A paradigm-shifting book in the vein of Sapiens that brings a crucial Indigenous perspective to historical and cultural issues of history, education, money, power, and sustainability—and offers a new template for living. As an indigenous person, Tyson Yunkaporta looks at global systems from a unique perspective, one tied to the natural and spiritual world. In considering how contemporary life diverges from the pattern of creation, he raises important questions. How does this affect us? How can we do things differently? In this thoughtful, culturally rich, mind-expanding book, he provides answers. Yunkaporta’s writing process begins with images. Honoring indigenous traditions, he makes carvings of what he wants to say, channeling his thoughts through symbols and diagrams rather than words. He yarns with people, looking for ways to connect images and stories with place and relationship to create a coherent world view, and he uses sand talk, the Aboriginal custom of drawing images on the ground to convey knowledge. In Sand Talk, he provides a new model for our everyday lives. Rich in ideas and inspiration, it explains how lines and symbols and shapes can help us make sense of the world. It’s about how we learn and how we remember. It’s about talking to everyone and listening carefully. It’s about finding different ways to look at things. Most of all it’s about a very special way of thinking, of learning to see from a native perspective, one that is spiritually and physically tied to the earth around us, and how it can save our world. Sand Talk include 22 black-and-white illustrations that add depth to the text.

Download or read book The Cameron Box Set written by Angelin Sydney and published by Massachusetts Books. This book was released on 2017-06-20 with total page 1588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LIFESAVER IN A BIKINI When ballistics expert Queen Gomez finds herself thrust into the middle of a murder mystery, the media hails her 'the lifesaver in a bikini'.' Her husband, New York SWAT Officer Giorgio Gomez, tells her to stay in the crime lab and let the detectives handle it. She wouldn't listen. Now, she is in a world of trouble. As a matter of fact, the mystery had started with Belle. A forensic accountant who got in the way of a sociopath's criminal enterprise. Enter Australian Special Forces Bryce Cameron. About the gamine beauty, he sums it up best: 'I know why you're in hot water. You ask too many questions.' As tragedies mount, it's up to them to solve the mystery and catch the madman before the game gets too rough to play. RETURN TO CAMERON COUNTRY Belle doesn't know Bryce Cameron well, but she knows one thing for certain: she loves him and would follow him anywhere, even to the ends of the Earth. She leaves New York to follow him to his homeland. Soon, she discovers just how hard life would be once she got to the end of the Earth, otherwise known as Australia's Gulf Savannah. Belle has to confront being a step-­mom, dangerous wildlife, scorching heat, thick dust, and deadly cyclones. Worse still, Bryce is often called away for clandestine missions which are fraught with danger. Each time he went, she is never certain he'd be able to return. Will love be enough to keep Belle with Bryce, or will the harsh world of her romantic warrior be too much for her? CAMERON OF THE SKIES Banjo Cameron is an Australian Black Hawk helicopter pilot, married to the Royal Australian Air Force. Andrea 'Andy' Cosgrove is a Second Warrant Officer, married to the U.S. Air Force. Fate brings them together through a joint training program in the Mojave Desert, but from the start, everything seems to conspire against them. Adding to the complications is Henry Moran, Andy's spurned lover turned sadistic serial killer who will stop at nothing to possess her. Only the good Captain stands in the way of his evil scheme. Highly intelligent and deranged, Henry succeeds in getting them captive. Will they survive their ordeal? In the process of finding love, Andy also discovers the truth about her father and learns of a love story so divine and beautiful: that of her own parents. This love story within a love story reminds us that our lives are intricately intertwined. CAMERON OF THE SEAS Bernard "Duck" Mabo Cameron, a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Australian Navy, lost a leg in a black ops mission. As bad as it is, his amputated limb is the least of his problems. More worrying is the damage to his psyche. Emotionally damaged and mentally scarred, his sleep is filled with nightmares. Frightened of what he could do, the only thing he could think of to protect his loved ones is to leave them. His long-term girlfriend Bonita tries to live without him. She makes sure that her daughter Megan is not badly impacted by the fracture in their relationship. For although she isn't his biological daughter, he is the only father she has ever known. Life takes a turn for the worse when her ex-husband, Megan's biological Dad asks to share custody. On top of that, Duck has decided to return to Somalia for an unfinished business. How many more challenges can she take? Would he make it back alive? Could there be a happy ending?

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