Download or read book It Happened in Zihuatanejo written by E. Thornton Goode Jr. and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2022-04-28 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our story opens in February 2006 with Andrew, an artist from Atlanta, coming to the house on the SW coast of Mexico that he and his partner had built. Andrew is mourning the death of his partner, Jacob, in May 2005. Soon after arriving, a great storm occurs. The next day, Andrew finds a man washed up on the beach and helps him to his house, so he has time to recover and rest. His name is Armando. They spend time sharing their life stories and a closeness begins to build between them. But for Armando, there is a problem. He realizes something extraordinary has happened to him but he has great difficulty and reluctance to explain it to Andrew. It weighs heavily on his mind. Then, an event occurs that changes both of their lives forever.
Download or read book Saving Yesterday written by E. Thornton Goode Jr. and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2023-12-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Groves, an artist from Atlanta, goes for two weeks to a secluded but very expensive and elegant hotel in the western mountains of North Carolina to paint the scenery there. While there, he meets Jonathan Wolfe, who lives in a pavilion close to the hotel and they begin what turns out to be a very close friendship. About a week and a half later, Jonathan leaves for New York on an important business trip that will take him to Europe. They plan to meet again when he returns. Paul, the hotel’s concierge, ends up showing Michael an old newspaper, hanging in the hotel office which alerts Michael to an unbelievable understanding about Jonathan, sending him on a life-and-death quest. He knows he must accomplish this quest even though by doing so, it will change his life forever.
Download or read book ZIHUATANEJO a True Story of Exile Love War and Murder South of the Border written by Eric L Bullard and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 1994, I stuffed a swimsuit, a couple of paperback books, my passport, and a stack of traveler's checks into a small daypack and caught a one-way flight to Mexico. I was 36 years old without any real ties in the world, and I had a little money saved up in the bank. But most importantly, I was done with America: the hectic pace, the spiraling cost of living, and the same old routines and monotony. I wanted something different now, something new, something exciting and off the grid. I had originally planned to go to Hawaii and live on the beach. But when a friend of mine pointed out the high cost of living in Hawaii and the comparatively low cost of living in Mexico, I quickly changed my plans and bought a one-way ticket to Mexico.I wasn't sure how long I was going to stay in Mexico. But once I got there, I ended up spending the next three and a half years living on the Pacific Coast in a small town called Zihuatanejo. During that time, my entire life completely changed as I dove headfirst into a country and culture of such diversity, excitement, violence, magic, and passion that still, to this day, I wonder at the meaning of it all.
Download or read book ZIHUATANEJO a True Story of Exile Love War and Murder South of the Border written by Eric L Bullard and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-28 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 1994, I stuffed a swimsuit, a couple of paperback books, my passport and a stack of travelers checks into a small daypack and caught a one-way flight to Mexico. I was 36 years old without any real ties in the world, and I had a little money saved up in the bank. But most importantly, I was done with America: the hectic pace, the spiraling cost of living, and the same old routines and monotony. I wanted something different now, something new, something exciting and off the grid.I had originally planned to go to Hawaii and live on the beach. But when a friend pointed out the high cost of living in Hawaii and the comparatively low cost of living in México, I quickly changed my plans and bought a one-way ticket to Puerto Vallarta. I wasn't sure how long I was going to stay in Mexico. But once I got there, I ended up spending the next three and a half years living on the Pacific Coast in a small town called Zihuatanejo. During that time, my entire life completely changed as I dove head first into a country and culture of such diversity, excitement, violence, magic, and passion that still, to this day, I wonder at the meaning of it all.
Download or read book The Hardtack Diary written by Richard Wilson and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A man will do many things for the woman he loves A mysterious man requests a private meeting with Hardington Tachman, university professor and naval intelligence officer. The visitor weaves a tale of intrigue that propels Hardtack, as he is better known, across the Pacific from Mexico to China – in pursuit of a missing weapon of mass destruction. On the journey, Hardtack falls in love with Mei Li, an exotic young Chinese-American who is kidnapped in Hong Kong and disappears into the clutches of the Chinese mafia. Hardtack tracks her across China, while becoming ensnared in a plot to entangle the US in a war with China. This page-turning thriller unfolds toward a climax in the sordid brothels of Taipei, culminating in a final reckoning. This is the first in a new series featuring the adventures of the memorable Hardtack.
Download or read book Dark Horse written by Gregg Hurwitz and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* Gregg Hurwitz's New York Times bestselling series returns when Orphan X faces his most challenging mission ever in Dark Horse. Evan Smoak is a man with many identities and a challenging past. As Orphan X, he was a government assassin for the off-the-books Orphan Program. After he broke with the Program, he adopted a new name and a new mission--The Nowhere Man, helping the most desperate in their times of trouble. Having just survived an attack on his life and the complete devastation of his base of operations, as well as his complicated (and deepening) relationship with his neighbor Mia Hall, Evan isn't interested in taking on a new mission. But one finds him anyway. Aragon Urrea is a kingpin of a major drug-dealing operation in South Texas. He's also the patron of the local area--supplying employment in legitimate operations, providing help to the helpless, rough justice to the downtrodden, and a future to a people normally with little hope. He's complicated--a not completely good man, who does bad things for often good reasons. However, for all his money and power, he is helpless when one of the most vicious cartels kidnaps his innocent eighteen year old daughter, spiriting her away into the armored complex that is their headquarters in Mexico. With no other way to rescue his daughter, he turns to The Nowhere Man. Now not only must Evan figure out how to get into the impregnable fortress of a heavily armed, deeply paranoid cartel leader, but he must decide if he should help a very bad man--no matter how just the cause.
Download or read book Rich Man Dead Man written by Tom Towslee and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2024-05-25 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Only John Standard knows how billionaire Proctor Scofield really died. He’s kept the secret for four years, but now, a lawyer determined to learn what really happened has tracked him down in the sleepy coastal town of Zihuatanejo, Mexico. Standard reluctantly agrees to tell him the story, but only if he listens to the entire tale. What unveils over the next few days is a story of murder, betrayal and a two-decade-old conspiracy involving the death of a young girl. A crime thriller set in Mexico, RICH MAN DEAD MAN is the fourth book in Tom Towslee's John Standard series.
Download or read book John Standard Books 4 5 written by Tom Towslee and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2024-08-18 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Books 4-5 in 'John Standard', a series of mystery novels by Tom Towslee, now available in one volume! Rich Man Dead Man: Only John Standard knows how billionaire Proctor Scofield really died. Now, a lawyer determined to learn what really happened has tracked him down. Standard reluctantly agrees to tell him the story, and what unveils over the next few days is a story of murder, betrayal and a two-decade-old conspiracy involving the death of a young girl. The Last Masterpiece: After representatives of several prestigious art museums are murdered in Zihuatanejo, John Standard gets entangled in a deadly art heist. He's hired to transport a lost masterpiece, worth an estimated $350 million, from the airport to a local hotel. But when the art dealer is killed, Standard finds himself the custodian of the painting, and a target in a deadly game.
Download or read book Retirement Without Borders written by Barry Golson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-12-09 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barry Golson knows all about retiring abroad -- he and his wife, Thia, have lived in six different countries. Now they choose expatriate-friendly locales around the world for their low cost and their high quality of living and explain how to investigate and settle in each country with minimum hassle and maximum pleasure. Taking you step-by-step through the process of researching, testing, and finally living abroad, the Golsons' practical how-to guide covers all the major issues, including health care, finances, real estate, taxes, and immigration. Each location is profiled by an expatriate writer who has made that country his or her home and who knows how to answer all the questions about living richly and economically in some of the world's most beautiful places.
Download or read book Ghost Dancer written by John Case and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2007-05-01 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From The Genesis Code to The Murder Artist, John Case has established himself as the master of unrelenting suspense. Now Case choreographs his most diabolically chilling novel to date, as the very fabric of civilization threatens to come apart in the hands of a brilliantly vengeful madman. Photojournalist Mike Burke carried his camera into every war zone and hellhole on earth–and came back with the pictures (and battle scars) to prove it. He was flying high until, quite suddenly, he wasn’t. When Burke’s helicopter crashed and burned in Africa, he came away with his life but lost his heart to the beautiful woman who saved him. That’s when he decided it was time to stop dancing with the devil. But a wicked twist of fate puts an end to Burke’s dreams, leaving him adrift in Dublin with bittersweet memories . . . and no appetite for danger. But the devil isn’t done with him yet. An ocean away, Jack Wilson leaves prison burning for revenge. Like Burke, Wilson has had something taken from him. And he, too, dreams of starting over. Only Wilson’s dream is the rest of the world’s nightmare. Driven by his obsession with a Native American visionary, and guided by the secret notebooks of Nikola Tesla, the man who is said to have “invented the twentieth century,” Wilson dreams of the Apocalypse–and plans to make it happen. As a terrifying worldwide chain reaction is set in motion, Burke alone grasps the impending horror of Wilson’s malevolent plan. With nothing left to lose, Burke pursues an American terrorist–a twisted genius who journeys from a lawless weapons arsenal in the Transdneister to the diamond fields of the Congo . . . to an isolated Nevada ranch. It is here, in a climactic showdown, that a determined Mike Burke faces a nemesis who knows no fear. John Case is the bestselling author of The Genesis Code, The First Horseman, The Syndrome, The Eighth Day, and The Murder Artist.
Download or read book Flyfisher s Guide to Mexico written by Phil Shook and published by Wilderness Adventures Press. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mexico has enough flyfishing opportunities to keep an angler busy for decades, and author Phil Shook breaks it down from Baja to the Yucatan and well beyond. Everything from tourist destinations like Cancun, Mazatlan and Acapulco, to lesser known locales such as Campeche, Ascension Bay, Tampico, Veracruz, Xcalak and much more, Shook has dedicated years of his life to researching Mexico's vast fisheries, and readers are privy to his insights in this all-inclusive book. If it's a viable sport-fishery, it's in the book. Shook guides anglers to the best tarpon, permit, bonefish and roosterfish fishing, while giving tips to steer them clear from potential trouble. Shook also details the best lodges, guide services and guides from his experience. Also covered are dorado, sailfish, mackerel, redfish, seatrout, snook, jack crevalle, marlin, ladyfish, snapper, tuna, barracuda, baby tarpon, needlefish, skipjack and more. Angler's need not avoid Mexico with the information contained in this guide. If you're a seasoned saltwater expert looking to expand your repertoire, you'll want this book. If you've always dreamed of getting wet in the tropics with targeting 100-pound tarpon or 8-pound bones, you'll want this book.
Download or read book Travel Leisure written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 1074 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Inspiration written by Robert Bonnet and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-11-09 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are as many personal goals to reach in life as there are human beings. Each of us follows a dream that provides us with the drive needed not only to overcome daily obstacles but also to expand our internal virtues and capabilities in order to reach our goal. The paths we follow are often planned in advance though frequently modified as required. This is a lifelong process that goes on and on as long as we live. Before we know it, months, years, and decades of our own lives pass as we conti
Download or read book Gone Missin written by Peggy O'Neal Peden and published by Severn House Publishers Ltd. This book was released on 2021-12-01 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nosy, warm-hearted travel agent Campbell Hall gets mixed up in a missing persons case when beloved Nashville socialite Bitsy Carter vanishes during her Mexican vacation. "Fans of Diane Mott Davidson and Donna Andrews will enjoy this new series" - Booklist Travel agent Campbell Hale isn't surprised when she hears her good friend, socialite and talented artist Bitsy Carter, has booked a luxury Mexican spa vacation through her agency. Bitsy often takes solo trips abroad, and who'd want to spend February in grey Nashville when they could avoid it? She is, however, extremely surprised - and extremely worried - when Bitsy doesn't come back. What could compel warm, friendly Bitsy to run away without telling anyone her plans? And most puzzling of all: what could make her leave her small children behind? The answers lie in Zihuatanejo, and Campbell barely needs to twist new boyfriend Detective Sam Davis' arm to get him to agree to accompany her there. Campbell's determined to uncover the truth, but will this be a vacation to remember . . . or one to die for? "Fans of Tonya Kappes's books and readers who enjoy humorous whodunits with a strong sense of place will find this one delightful" - Library Journal (starred review) of the first Nashville mystery, Your Killin' Heart
Download or read book John Standard Books 1 3 written by Tom Towslee and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2024-07-27 with total page 1075 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first three books in 'John Standard', a series of mystery novels by Tom Towslee, now available in one volume! Chasing The Dead: John Standard will need to figure out whether Allison Shafer is dead or alive - or risk losing his own life. The search for the truth takes Standard back to when he first met Shafer, and eventually halfway around the world - chasing the dead. Paradise Girls: In Zihuatanejo, Mexico, freelance writer John Standard is reluctantly drafted into the search for the missing granddaughter of a wealthy industrialist. His search takes him into the dark underside Mexico. Can Standard find the missing girl and bring her back to safety? The Drug Lord's Daughter: After a food blogger is murdered in Zihuatanejo, John Standard's girlfriend asks him to find out what happened. His search leads him to the daughter of a notorious drug lord and an unlikely alliance with a Shakespeare-quoting DEA agent. Does Standard still have what it takes to get the job done?
Download or read book Fodor s Mexico written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 828 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Now I Can Die in Peace written by Bill Simmons and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2009-03-24 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ESPN's beloved Sports Guy replays the years leading up to the Boston Red Sox historic championship season and says goodbye to a lifetime of suffering. At least for now."The Red Sox won the World Series." To Citizen No. 1 of Red Sox Nation, those seven words meant "No more 1918 chants. No more smug glances from Yankee fans. No more worrying about living an entire life -- that's 80 years, followed by death without seeing the Red Sox win a Series." But once he was able to type those life-changing words, Bill Simmons decided to look back at his Sports Guy columns for the last five years to find out how the miracle came to pass. And that's where the trouble began. Why didnt he see it coming? Why didn't it happen sooner? What was the key deal, the lucky move, the funny bounce, the sign from above that he failed to spot? Pretty soon, The Sports Guy was second-guessing himself, rewriting history, sniping at his own past predictions, pounding the table -- that's what sports guys do, right And doing so, he let himself get sidetracked by the suffering of the Boston Bruins, frustrated by the false promise of the Celtics -- and driven into a state of ecstasy by the dynastic New England Patriots. The result is Now I Can Die in Peace, a hilarious and fresh new look at some of the best sportswriting in America, with sharp critical commentary (and fresh insights) from the guy who wrote it in the first place.
