Download or read book Jardigo s Castle written by Martyn Croft and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-06-29 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a tale of a modern day Robin Hood. Jardigo Batista is wealthy ' very wealthy, but he wants to become wealthier. On the face of it, he has a worthy mission in life; to help the poor of the world by 'redistributing' the assets of rich men and women. Like the real Robin Hood, however, he uses any means at his disposal, whether above the law or not. Is his mission genuine or does he have some other less philanthropic reason for his deeds? Jardigo gathers together his band of 'merry men' to his castle from all walks of life and backgrounds to assist him in his cause. David is a young Englishman who is down on his luck and is attracted to Jardigo's operation, drawn there, like many others, by greed and envy. Will good triumph over evil? The author is a retired Deputy Headteacher who lives on the Lincolnshire coast and is the author of several fantasy novels which began with 'The Fantastic Journey', available from www.arimapublshing.co.uk and online bookstores like Amazon.
Download or read book LOOKING FOR UNCLE BOB written by Terry Vine and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-08-22 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A light hearted story about Denis, a computer consultant, who was leading a comfortable life until it is turned upside down whilst investigating and searching for an Uncle who has gone missing. The trials and misfortunes that befall him - as he is caught between a matriarchal Grandmother, family members of questionable standards, a conniving female and illegal scams in South London - can turn a bloke to crime. "Follow the ups and downs, the twists and turns, in this family mystery crime caper as our hero and his gorgeous female sidekick set off on a perplexing search for an elusive uncle with a past as colourful as a chameleon... A great read which you won't be able to put down until you find out where on earth Bob had disappeared to and discover why he'd gone missing in the first place."
Download or read book Reshaping Gender and Class in Rural Spaces written by Barbara Pini and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2011 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leach and Pini bring together empirical and theoretical studies that consider the intersections of class, gender and rurality. Each chapter engages with current debates on these concepts to explore them in the context of contemporary social and economic transformations. This book will appeal to scholars working in the fields of gender, rurality, identity, and class studies.
Download or read book A Lovely Way to Burn written by Louise Welsh and published by Quercus. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pandemic called 'The Sweats' is sweeping the globe. London is a city in crisis. Hospitals begin to fill with the dead and dying, but Stevie Flint is convinced that the sudden death of her boyfriend Dr Simon Sharkey was not from natural causes. As roads out of London become gridlocked with people fleeing infection, Stevie's search for Simon's killers takes her in the opposite direction, into the depths of the dying city and a race with death. A Lovely Way to Burn is the first outbreak in the Plague Times trilogy. Chilling, tense and completely compelling, it's Louise Welsh writing at the height of her powers.
Download or read book Black Sheep and Lame Ducks written by Albert Jack and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-05-04 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fun and fascinating follow-up to the international bestseller Red Herrings and White Elephants Why do people put their "skeletons in a closet," "have a hunch," "get the cold shoulder," "get dressed up to the nines," or "call a spade a spade?" These phrases are used every day, yet most people have little or no idea where most of them come from. In Black Sheep and Lame Ducks, Albert Jack takes readers on a journey through the curious- and often bizarre-origins of hundreds of their favorite idioms and expressions. For example, "wearing your heart on your sleeve" comes from the Middle Ages, when a lady would "give her heart" in the form of a handkerchief pinned to the sleeve of a knight who was about to go into battle. And calling someone the "black sheep in the family" refers to a thousands- year-old belief that a black lamb in a flock was unpopular because its fleece was undyeable and therefore less valuable. With Black Sheep and Lame Ducks, any language-lover can feel like a "Smart Aleck"-and also know exactly who that was.
Download or read book Full Moon written by Dougal Butler and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2012-06-19 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Chris Trengove and Peter LawrenceIn 1967 Peter 'Dougal' Butler became a roadie for The Who and their mercurial genius drummer Keith Moon. Soon he would be Moon's personal assistant, chauffeur, and all-purpose wingman. The ride lasted a tumultuous ten years, ending just prior to Moon's untimely death in 1978. Full Moon is Butler's memoir of that ride: essential reading for Who fans, and a masterclass in the mayhem caused by rock 'n' roll excess. 'The most candid insight into the Who star's life.' Daily Star 'Written in a wonderful fast, racy style, Runyonesque and full of good jokes.' Girl About Town 'A welcome change from the usual bland rock book reportage... Butler clearly has a deep and lasting affection for Moon.' Andy Gill, NME 'Certainly outrageous, sometimes funny, but mostly a sad account of life with a talented neurotic.' Daily Mirror
