Download or read book The Fall of Perdition written by Earl E. Gobel and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-04-23 with total page 605 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I am a professional truck driver for 25 years. Most of my books are done behind the wheel of my truck and my steering wheel is my desk.

Download or read book Don t be Cruel written by Mike Argento and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2015-09-24 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A law-student stripper, two inept hitmen, the First Church of Elvis, Scientist, and a small-time mobster's biggest scam. Things are about to get all shook up in this hilarious novel filled with explosions, attempted murder, intrigue, and a whole lot more. Indescribable…except…in a word. FUNNY. PRAISE FOR MIKE ARGENTO & DON'T BE CRUEL “It’s an understatement to say that Mike Argento is a funny writer. His wit unfolds across every character, scene and scenario of ‘Don't Be Cruel.’ Virtually every page elicits grins and frequent gut-busting laughs. I’ll never sit in a church pew again without looking at the altar and imagining the worship service at the First Church of Elvis, Scientist.” - Mike Leonard, columnist, The Herald Times, Bloomington, Ind. “Who would've thunk Mike Argento had it in him to write anything as consistently funny, profane and gratuitously outrageous as ‘Don't Be Cruel?’ If Spew, Nunn, ‘Traci with an I,’ the First Church of Elvis, Scientist and the whole crew don't put you in cracked ribbed territory early and often, well, you might as well tie a tag around your own big toe and go work for Rick Santorum. This is a deeply American tragicomedy, rooted in postmodern sensibility, insouciant nihilism and hillbilly smarminess. There's even a little sweetness stabbing around the contours of its narrative heart, which beats as solidly as anything this side of St. Vonnegut. It races along like those early Elvis Costello records, pulling you by the throat into some pretty dark corners thanks to its irresistible rhythms. Argento delights in kicking us in the balls while proclaiming his undying love.” - Tony Norman, columnist, Pittsburgh Post Gazette “In his first novel, the delightfully goofy ‘Don't Be Cruel,’ Mike Argento proves once again he's a twisted bastard with a heart of gold. This crime caper novel is filled with classic Argento observations of true life absurdities that devoted readers of his columns (and there are more than a few of us) will immediately recognize and appreciate. He’ll hate me for saying it, but his sentimental side is on fine display in ‘Don't Be Cruel.’ As I have done countless times, I'm simultaneously shaking my head head wondering, ‘What the hell is wrong with that boy?’ as I'm smiling and thinking, ‘Awwwwww.’” - Lauri Lebo, author, “The Devil in Dover: An Insider's Account of Darwin v Dogma in Small Town America” "Bizarre, clever and full of pitch black humor, ‘Don’t Be Cruel’ is one hell of a debut novel! Argento's voice, prose, and wit are sharp as razors." - Brian Keene, bestselling author of “Ghoul” and “Darkness on the Edge of Town” "Mike wrote a book?" - Jack Mayer, postal worker, musician

Download or read book Now That s What I Call Tuneful Tales written by Lulu.com and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-04-08 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a handful of students, their favourite songs and some crazy ideas, what do you get? Mixed stories of humour, love, the bizarre and the twisted. All named after popular hit singles by acts from all walks of life. Just like us. Songs like Crazy Frog in da House, Vogue, If I Were a Boy and The Theme From Shaft, are all given a new lease of life within these pages.

Download or read book Drag the Man Down written by Gregory Payette and published by 8 Flags Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-06-12 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the drinks are flowing and the money’s good, crime is one temptation George Sisco finds hard to resist... After three years behind bars in a Rhode Island state prison, all George wants is to live a somewhat normal life. Maybe he'll meet a nice girl...open the restaurant he always talked about in the yard. But after a couple of beers and a half bottle of bourbon, George heads out in the middle of the night and breaks into a local boxer’s home. He walks out six minutes later with a championship belt and a box full of cash he found bolted to the bottom of the bed. When he meets Sam, a pretty waitress working her way through school at the diner, George promises himself he's done with crime...and the only life he's known will be a thing of the past. If it were only so easy… The floodgates open when George runs into some old friends. Violence and double-crossing follow when a simple plan goes a little too far. And every move they make drags them deeper into a hole they can't seem to escape. With the cops on their tail, it’ll take everything George has to find a way out of a bad situation that only gets worse... But what if one more crime's the answer?

Download or read book Mama s Prayers written by Dennis Phillips and published by Infinity Publishing. This book was released on 2006-04 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A faithful mother, Thelma Jackson, prays regularly for her grown son, William, though unaware of difficulties he is facing. William then experiences tangible and divine answers to his mother's prayers.

Download or read book Prohibition written by Terrence McCauley and published by Polis Books. This book was released on 2015-06-16 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL comes a riveting crime thriller for fans of "Boardwalk Empire", set in Prohibition-era New York. The year is 1930 and New York is a city on the edge. Banks are failing. Companies are closing their doors. Breadlines grow longer by the day. The only market making money is the black market: racketeering, rum running, and speakeasies. But when even those vices begin to weaken, the most powerful gangster on the Eastern Sea-board, Archie Doyle, sees the writing on the wall. He launches a bold scheme that, if successful, will secure his empire’s future beyond Prohibition. Beyond even the Great Depression. But when a mysterious rival attempts to kill Doyle’s right hand man, a dangerous turf war begins to brew. With his empire under attack, Doyle turns to his best gun, former boxer Terry Quinn, for answers. Quinn must use his brains as well as his brawn to uncover who is behind the violence and why before Doyle’s empire comes crashing down. Terrence McCauley whips up a fast paced pulp thriller ripe with Tommy-gun blasting hoods, corrupt cops and deadly dames in this original novel reminiscent of the classic gangster movies of old.

Download or read book Potus written by Greg Holden and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-06 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: President of the United States, Dwight Carl Boatwright, a former Brigadier General of the Delta Force, has served his country well. Winding down his final months in the Oval Office after a very successful two term Presidency, his life is about to take a course for which none of his experiences has prepared him. For fifteen years, Israel has been taking an annual missile bombardment from the Hezbollah in retaliation for a top secret mission conducted by a Delta Team that General Boatwright had led to intercept missiles stolen from Israel. After Boatwright's old military dog tags are mysteriously discovered lying in the middle of the Syrian Desert, the retaliation is now focused on the United States, but not by the Hezbollah. Over the years, each member of the Delta Team has gone their separate ways. Their last mission is just a memory of what was. A failed assassination attempt on President Boatwright's life in Berlin suddenly puts the First Family and family members of President Boatwright's former Delta Team as the new targets by unknown forces. While agents and law enforcement officials travel the globe from the Cayman Islands to Berlin and Istanbul to Montreal to track down the assassins, President Boatwright calls on his old Delta Team for one last and final mission that would not only shock the nation, but the entire world as well.

Download or read book Best Horror of the Year written by Ellen Datlow and published by Start Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over three decades, Ellen Datlow has been at the center of horror. Bringing you the most frightening and terrifying stories, Datlow always has her finger on the pulse of what horror readers crave. Now, with the seventh volume of this series, Datlow is back again to bring you the stories that will keep you up at night. Encompassed in the pages of The Best Horror of the Year have been such illustrious writers as: Neil Gaiman Kim Robinson Stephen King Linda Nagata Laird Barron Margo Lanagan And many others With each passing year, science, technology, and the march of time shine light into the craggy corners of the universe, making the fears of an earlier generation seem quaint. But this “light” creates its own shadows. The Best Horror of the Year chronicles these shifting shadows. It is a catalog of terror, fear, and unpleasantness, as articulated by today’s most challenging and exciting writers.

Download or read book In the Blink of an Eye written by Michael Waltrip and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There was one lap to go in the 2001 Daytona 500, NASCAR's most celebrated event. Michael Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt Jr. were running one-two. Junior's legendary dad, the driver race fans called "The Intimidator," was close behind in third, blocking anyone who might try to pass. Waltrip couldn't stop thinking about all the times he'd struggled to stay ahead -- and the 462 NASCAR Cup races he'd lost without a single win. He'd been a race-car driver all his adult life, following in the footsteps of his brother Darrell, a three-time NASCAR champion. And his losing streak was getting more painful every race. But this day, he knew, could be different. He was driving for Dale Earnhardt now, racing as a team with his close friend and mentor. Yet as his car roared toward the finish line, ending that losing streak once and for all, Waltrip had no clue that the greatest triumph of his life could get mired in terrible tragedy. This is the story of that fateful afternoon in Daytona, a day whose echoes are still heard today. But the story begins years earlier in a small town in Kentucky, with a boy who dreamed of racing cars, a boy who was determined to go from go-karts to the highest levels of NASCAR. For the first time ever, Michael Waltrip tells the full, revealing story of how he got to Daytona, what happened there, and the huge impact it had on so many in the racing world. He reveals for the first time how his own life changed as he dealt with guilt, faced his grief, and searched for the fortitude to climb into a race car again. It's an inspiring and powerful story, told with Michael's trademark humor, honesty, and irreverence. It's a story of family, fulfillment, and redemption -- and well-earned victory in the end.

Download or read book Tlc written by Patrick Brister and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2010-01-07 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Views from the Saddle written by Ray A. Twist and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A COWBOY'S PRAYER by Ray A. Twist Now I lay me down to sleep And I hope God will give me a break I hope I don't see Satan The next time I awake I hope I hear birds and smell flowers But not the ones given to the dead I hope I see a lone star wavin on a flag Against a blue sky overhead I hope I can see the mustang Drifting along the canyon rim And hear the voices of my old pals Randy, Rusty, Lefty and Slim

Download or read book Multiple Danger written by RM Secor and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2007-08-15 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Multiple Danger, sequel to the action-packed spy thriller The Death of an Agent, once again embarks on an FBI agents duty to uphold his honorand continuehis late fathers mission to stopterrorists and followers from wreaking their unjustacts of violenceon innocent people. Agent Jim Deliviki must avoid being killed as his enemies are after him for the killing of RAMSZY, their former leader. Now he is faced with a more adamant terrorist-Amanda, former FBI double agent gone bad. Jim is going to have to deal with an ex-lover on a mission to end his life or anyones life that gets in the way of her revenge for him taking her man away from her, while searching for his brother being helda hostage,who he has never seen. Jim is also faced with multiple danger and many obstacles to overcome that are governed by time if he wishes to spoil the terrorists plot. Now the FBI has no choice but to rely on one marked man to save the day. Will Agent Deliviki prosper and save lives or will he fall short and die for trying?

Download or read book Cecelia and Mr Oliver written by Dana M. H. Mockosher and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-04-18 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book there’s a touch of everything. It’s got a murder mystery, some romance, and a hint of science fiction. Cecelia and Mr. Oliver book #1 revolves around a relationship between an employee and an employer that later becomes more than just work related but also a little romantic. Cecelia has hesitations about getting serious with her boss for fear of how it may affect their working relationship. Mr. Oliver however has had alternative motives ever since he hired her. The duet take on a case that they both believe is to help a friend of Mr. Oliver. While trying to solve the case of his missing friend Wilson, Mr. Oliver discovers a lab in which hybrid were wolves and dino-birds are being created. Throughout the story while trying to solve the case, Mr. Oliver and Cecelia also struggle with their feelings for each other. Cecelia and Mr. Oliver, the beginnings, book #1, lays down a foundation for its sequel which is still a working progress. Expect the sequel to have more of the science fiction in it. I hope you enjoy reading Cecelia and Mr. Oliver as much as I enjoyed writing it.

Download or read book The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Nine written by Lauren Beukes and published by Solaris. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FEATURING KELLY LINK * HOLLY BLACK * KEN LIU * USMAN T. MALIK * LAUREN BEUKES * PAOLO BACIGALUPI * JOE ABERCROMBIE * GENEVIEVE VALENTINE * NICOLA GRIFFITH * CAITLÍN R. KIERNAN * GREG EGAN * K. J. PARKER * RACHEL SWIRSKY * ALICE SOLA KIM * GARTH NIX * KARL SCHROEDER * ELLEN KLAGES * KAI ASHANTE WILSON * MICHAEL SWANWICK * ELEANOR ARNASON * JAMES PATRICK KELLY * IAN MCDONALD * AMAL EL-MOHTAR * TIM MAUGHAN * ELIZABETH BEAR * THEODORA GOSS * PETER WATTS Science fiction and fantasy has never been more diverse or vibrant, and 2014 has provided a bountiful crop of extraordinary stories. These stories are about the future, worlds beyond our own, the realms of our imaginations and dreams but, more importantly, they are the stories of ourselves. Featuring best-selling writers and emerging talents, here are some of the most exciting genre writers working today. Multi-award winning editor Jonathan Strahan once again brings you the best stories from the past year. Within you will find twenty-eight amazing tales from authors across the globe, displaying why science fiction and fantasy are genres increasingly relevant to our turbulent world.

Download or read book Blessings of the Father written by Mitch Reed and published by MITCH [email protected]. This book was released on 2007-05 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1979, fifteen-year-old Marcus Morgan leaves Los Angeles on a European performance tour with his school choir.There he meets the girl of his dreams, Miranda Richards representing England... naturally the fall hopelessly in love. Somehow, they keep their long-distance relationship alive throughout a separation spanning 7000 miles, eight years and two diametrically opposed worlds. As soul mates; they marry, yet soon become star-crossed and doomed. By 1999, we find that Mac is America's leading Restaurateur. Long since separated from his wife Miranda who remains behind in England, his world is about to be turned upside down. It all begins with the receipt of a cryptic telegram from his father-in-law, calling him back to Britain. He must come face-to-face with his past, his 'present', and his future... what awaits Marcus in England? Ties That Bind is the first book in the series of six, of Blessings of the Father, Marcus' incredible transformation from one day to the next. If you fear death, this book will change your life! "I found Blessings of the Father to be great read" Craig Reade, cxPulp.com "Come Meet a Family You Won't Regret Falling in Love With"... BookTalk.org on Facebook 10.16.10 "A brilliant first effort thanks to Reed's vibrant characters, a true page-turner." Brant Russell, Writesavers.com

Download or read book Bad Boy written by Peter Robinson and published by McClelland & Stewart. This book was released on 2010-09-14 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Banks is on holiday, headed for Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. His daughter, Tracy, home in Leeds and angry with her father, is headed for some very deep trouble. Robinson's nineteenth Inspector Banks novel is a stunner. Handguns are illegal in the U.K., and whenever one is reported, the police swing into high gear. But things go very wrong when the police swoop down on a home in Eastvale to seize a reported handgun. In the confusion, Patrick Doyle, a former neighbour of Banks, is shot. Doyle's daughter, Erin, is to blame for the gun being in the house, and while she's in police custody, her housemate in Leeds, Tracy Banks, decides to let Erin's boyfriend know that the police have been around their place. Bad decision. When Banks returns home from holiday, Tracy is missing. And that's not the worst of it. Robinson's latest Inspector Banks novel is a powerful story of how the volatile emotions of love and resentment can turn deadly when fear comes creeping in.

Download or read book Pursued written by Patricia H. Rushford and published by Blackstone Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-22 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third installment in the popular Jennie McGrady mystery series Allison Beaumont is beautiful, popular, wealthy, and she's just been crowned the Rose Festival Princess. But when dead roses begin arriving on her doorstep and threatening phone calls follow, Allison realizes she's paying a high price for her throne. Jennie McGrady has only one goal in life: to find her father. But Allison's plea for help tears Jennie away from her search and involves both of them in a dangerous race to hunt down the Portland stalker. Rocky is the Beaumonts' handsome gardener, but with no dirt on his hands and a lot on his character, Jennie's wondering if Rocky's interested in something other than flowers. Something sinister is going on.