Download or read book Just Call Me Stanley written by Alec Chumley and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000-12 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This credible, biologically possible, fantasy follows the education of a small, multi-colored, English speaking hippo-like creature which is befriended by an American family with twin children, who live on an island in the Canadian Pacific Northwest. Concealing it from the authorities, they try to find out what it is, where it came from, why it is colored and how it can talk, with the help first of a vet and subsequently a zoologist. Meanwhile, with help from the children, the creature's education has proceeded apace. After it becomes computer literate with a special mouse and learns to play chess, the full extent of its incredible intelligence becomes apparent. Worried that the Agriculture Department has become suspicious, they arrange for a successful outing with the help of a broadcaster, setting up a Scientific Foundation to study the animal, under government auspices. The Foundation starts to work to try and discover the mechanism for the animals incredible intelligence and fast-learning ability, only to encounter violence from religious fundamentalists who believe that the it must be a creature of the devil.

Download or read book They Call Me Ishmael written by John D. Kuhns and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the South Pacific and based on true events, this is a novel about war, gold, interracial friendship, and the emergence of a new nation. Growing up in Bougainville, an island archipelago in the South Pacific, Ishmael always wanted to be a soldier. The Crisis—a brutal civil war with Papua New Guinea ignited by the gargantuan Panguna Mine—gives him his chance. As the guerrilla leader of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army, Ishmael secures a peace agreement that provides his islands with a measure of autonomy and the future right to conduct an independence referendum. If the people vote affirmatively, Bougainville could become the newest nation on earth. In the aftermath of the Crisis, Bougainville’s corrupt and inept government causes a vacuum. From its perch across the Pacific, China salivates. They covet Bougainville, both for its Panguna Mine and its strategic location, and are prepared to do whatever it takes to grab it. When Ishmael and Bougainville’s chiefs ask Jack Davis, a pin-striped American investor, to help rebuild their economy, he is intrigued. Although primitive, Bougainville holds billions in gold and copper, and its people seem lovely. Jack’s life has been comfortable, but things are changing. His family members have moved on with their lives, and his country doesn’t seem to value people like him anymore. Maybe Bougainville would be different. That two men—one black and one white—from totally different walks of life could meet on a remote island and decide they stand for the same things is a testament to Bougainville and its people, and shapes a story that anyone who believes in the innate goodness of humanity should read. The fact that it all really happened is truly inspirational.

Download or read book Tempered Joy written by Pamela S Thibodeaux and published by Temperance Publishing, Imprint of Pamela S Thibodeaux Enterprises, LLC. This book was released on 2020-04-30 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All around rodeo cowboy and heir to the Rockin’ H Ranch, Ace Harris is determined not to fall in love. He’s only loved one woman in his life, his mother, and no one can even come close to filling her boots. Lexie Morgan thinks rodeo cowboys have rocks for brains and a death wish for a soul. A broken childhood and the death of her father and best friend leave her doubting and questioning God (despite her years of religious upbringing) and afraid of love. Can two young people who clash from the onset learn to trust in the healing power of God and find love and happiness amidst tragedy and grief?

Download or read book Trails of Trials Tribulations written by James E. Best and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No drugs, no murders and certainly not a love story, just true-life business situations of how you can get into trouble without really trying. Similar to the movie, "The Producers."

Download or read book Locked Room Mysteries written by Skip Borrell and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Delisted

Download or read book Catabolism written by Adam Brown and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2024-08-15 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catabolism is a biological procedure wherein the human body metabolizes complex nutrients to create energy. In essence, what once was God is burnt down by a legion of tortured youth to make way for the sweeping ashes of a new world. Such is our story. Four youths. One detective. One dead high schooler. The rest will unfold in due time.

Download or read book To the Ends of the Earth written by Mary Anne Ackatz and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-12-22 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ripped from his family at an early age by a corporation known as Axis, a think tank of sorts, Gabriel is forced to perform complicated simulations and analogies for what he is told is the betterment of humankind. Gabriel is a genius, a person with a photographic memory and a brain like a sponge, absorbing every detail with perfect recall. Along the way, the focus of the work changed and some of his work was sold to the highest bidder resulting in death and destruction of people and buildings. Gabriel discovered this and vowed to stop it. He escaped from the confi nes of his forced imprisonment. Gabriel’s work generated a lot of money for Axis. With his departure, the income diminished, so the search is on to fi nd Gabriel and bring him back. He is pursued by Leonard Fletcher, the director of Axis, and his children, Amanda and Geoffrey. Gabriel eludes capture on numerous occasions as he traverses the country in search of clues to his past life, and the family he doesn’t remember. In addition, he evades an organization known as the Triad, based out of Ireland. They have fi nanced much of Gabriel’s work over the years. They want to see him returned as well, because they are no longer getting a return on their investment from Axis. Along the way, Gabriel has adventures that help other people, fi nds love, endures tragedy, and in the end must decide what he is destined to be and do in life.

Download or read book Trinity written by Michael Dugan and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-12-20 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When pets start disappearing on the west side of the sleepy remote Montana town of Trinity, folks figure there's a young or injured mountain lion looking for easy picking's. Or perhaps a coyote running around. When a young man is found ripped to pieces by what had to be something as big as a Grizzly bear, inside a building, folks get worried.... When a Grizzly is found ripped to pieces, folks get scared....

Download or read book The Life and Times of Stanley Spank written by Lyndon Haynes and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-09-17 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A coming-of-age story about a young man called Stanley Spank who lives the life of a champion layabout with his best mate Jerry Dooley, supplemented by his hard-working parents, Greg and Brenda Spank. Stanleys life is one of endless days of nothing except for drinking, smoking, and fantasising about a life that seemed out of reach. Things change when Jerry lands a job abroad, leaving Stanley to rethink his own life choices, and out of a random act of desperation, a lucky break is bestowed upon Stanley that transforms his life. The self-styled lazy layabout is thrown into a world of glamour and fast women with lots of cash, and he is taken on a journey into the fast lane where, along the way, he meets a beautiful girl called Ami. Stanleys life is turned around, and the lure of earning good money along with female attention and a lifestyle he could only dream becomes a complex moral dilemma. A fun tale of twists and larger-than-life characters, which are interwoven into Stanleys journey of growth and experiences, The Life and Times of Stanley Spank will endear, delight, shock, and question the morality of his decisions as this small-town boy becomes the centre of a lot of peoples lives without realising it.

Download or read book A Life Without End written by Garland DeNelsky and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2018-03-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Life Without End is a fictional portrayal of Stan Miller, a man with a lifelong yearning for an afterlife that began as a child when his beloved pet dog died unexpectedly and he was too young to properly comprehend its death. Despite finding and marrying the woman of his dreams, raising a family, and establishing himself as a respected college biology professor, the finality and universality of death continued to haunt him throughout his entire life, triggering an exploration of several major religions, psychotherapy, and finally, science, all in quest of somehow eluding death and achieving immortality, or at least a greatly extended life span. In his early sixties, Stan develops a fatal disease (ALS) and, despite his wifes many (thoughtful) reservations, ultimately decides to have his body cryonically preserved (frozen). He is returned to life sixty-one years later (in the year 2068) after a cure is found for his disease and discovers a very different world where the altered nature of human relationships are even more difficult to comprehend than the baffling technology surrounding him.

Download or read book Midstation written by Brian Thomas Barrow and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-06-14 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A heartbroken author, Thomas Strong, leaves his California estate to escape the recent tragedies of his life. It is 1898, and he feels compelled to tell the stories of the throngs of people heading north through Alaska in pursuit of Yukon gold. His best friend, a French bulldog named Stanley, is confused to be on a frigid dogsled trip in pursuit of these stories, but he remains loyal to his master. Midstation, a tale told by from the point of view of a French Bulldog named Stanley, is a story about hope, salvation, survival, loyalty, and finding love in the most remote places.

Download or read book Sydney s Passion written by Susie Wright and published by Fulton Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-03-13 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything seems normal in the town of Lexington, but for how long? When community unity, friendship, love, racing, and justice are pushed and tested to their limits, what will become of those involved? When asked, will the community come through? Will love and friendships die, or will new blossom? Will there be wins or losses? Will true justice prevail for peace of mind? Or will it be a major letdown for the community? Only their faith has the true answers.

Download or read book Blueberry Terrace An Appropriate Ending written by Kim Joyce Evans and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stanley Johnston a 82 year old Widower, is persuaded by his three daughters to move into a Nursing Home. He sees little evidence of the promised 'total care' where Carers sneak outside for cigarettes and even the Cook complains about resident's large appetites. Money goes missing from bedrooms and Matron is afraid of losing relatives. Later, a resident is found with bruising and a camera is installed in her bedroom. The culprits are discovered, and claim that the 92 year old woman was attacking them. Emily visits Stanley in an exercise class where the Trainer is reading, and says she is studying Health benefits in older people'. Emily quips "You wont get much from reading 'Youth of Today'. Olive's paranoia is upsetting Stanley, but when a new resident, Veronica, moves in Stanley begins to feel contented. He explains that he can't discuss the house with Olive, since he no longer owns it but intends to contact his Solicitor.

Download or read book Toby written by William Wallace and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2019-05-22 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pedophile priest Father Anthony Mancini is found murdered in his confessional. With few clues to work with, Detective Terry Longfellow faces the most challenging case of his young career. The detective solicited help from a surprising source in Toby Krasik, a mentally challenged friend from the neighborhood.

Download or read book Beast written by Watt Key and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beast is a fast-paced adventure of guts and survival, this time with a paranormal twist, from acclaimed author Watt Key... Adam says he can’t remember where he was for the two months he went missing in a Florida swamp. That’s not true. He does remember. The truth: He was driving with his parents, and the car crashed when his father swerved to avoid colliding with a giant Sasquatch-like creature standing in the highway. Haunted by his parents’ disappearance and hounded for claiming to have seen Bigfoot, Adam sets off into the deadly wilderness on a hunt for answers as to what really happened that night. The answer he finds is more terrifying—and more fascinating—than he could have imagined.

Download or read book My Teacher Is a Zombie written by J. Murdock and published by J.R. Murdock. This book was released on 2013-01-26 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stanley and his best friend, Bert, are eighth graders just trying to get through middle school and move on to high school. Just like other kids they have things to deal with day-to-day; lunch, bullies, grades, parents. What they did not expect to have to deal with is an old teacher that has become a zombie!Knowing that that their parents won't understand their teacher's evolution into the undead, they take matters into their own hands. With the help of some of their classmates, Penny, William, and Zita, and also accompanied with Rex, the biggest kid in the eighth grade, they head to school to deal with their teacher. To get out of the eighth grade, passing class won't be enough.

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