Download or read book Karen Bluejeans written by George Horse and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2022-07-20 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is 1745 and Quebec City reigns as the capital of New France. When an abandoned infant is found and delivered to a French-Canadian couple, they adopt and name her Karen Bluejeans. As she is baptized, no one realizes that the Mic-Mak Indian girl will one day fulfill an important destiny. Some nine years later as the French and Indian war unofficially begins, the rogue Bishop Levele spews hatred and untruths to students at a convent school that includes Karen Bluejeans. As she matures and eventually falls in love with captured Royal Marine Major Jack Wales, he plants a love of democracy and brotherhood in her heart. After plotting an escape to inform British Major General James Wolfe of a secret passage that opens on the riverbank and climbs towering cliffs to the Plain of Abraham outside the walls of Quebec City. Karen Bluejeans delivers the intelligence. Wolfe sneaks his army up the secret passage. After a battle of only around eleven minutes he defeats France’s forces, virtually winning the war that gives birth to the British Empire and prompts the English language to become the dominant word in the New World. Karen Bluejeans (Pathway to Glory) is the historical tale of a Mic-Mak Indian teenager’s experiences as she is unwittingly caught up in the French and Indian War.

Download or read book Little Girl Blue The Life of Karen Carpenter written by Randy Schmidt and published by Omnibus Press. This book was released on 2012-03-07 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Karen Carpenter was the instantly recognisable lead singer of the Carpenters. The top-selling American musical act of the 1970s, they delivered the love songs that defined a generation. Karen's velvety voice on a string of 16 consecutive Top 20 hits from 1970 to 1976 – including Close to You, We've Only Just Begun, Rainy Days and Mondays, Superstar, and Hurting Each Other – propelled the duo to worldwide stardom and record sales of over 100 million. Karen's musical career was short – only 13 years. During that time, the Carpenters released 10 studio albums, toured more than 200 days a year, taped five television specials, and won three Grammys and an American Music Award. But that's only part of Karen's story. As the world received news of her death at 32 years of age in 1983, she became the proverbial poster child for anorexia nervosa. Little Girl Blue is an intimate profile of Karen Carpenter, a girl from a modest Connecticut upbringing who became a Superstar. Based on exclusive interviews with nearly 100 friends and associates, including record producers, studio musicians, songwriters, television directors, photographers, radio personalities, classmates, childhood friends, neighbours, personal assistants, romantic interests, hairdressers, and housekeepers.'...thorough and affectionate biography of a singer who's been constantly undervalued by the music industry.' MOJO 'Schmidt cannot be faulted... carefully factual, sensitively pitched book.' The Word 'The first truly convincing account of her nightmarish story.' The Guardian

Download or read book Blue World written by Robert McCammon and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2011-10-18 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Masterful and macabre short fiction from the New York Times–bestselling author of Swan Song. Father John has lived his whole life without knowing a woman’s touch. Hard at first, his self-denial grew easier over time, as he learned to master his urges with a regimen of prayer, cold showers, and jigsaw puzzles. That changed the day that Debra Rocks entered his confessional. A rough-talking adult film actress, she has come to ask him to pray for a murdered costar. Her cinnamon perfume infects Father John, and after she departs he becomes obsessed. Around the corner from his church is a neon-lit alley of sin. He goes there hoping to save her life before he damns himself. That is “Blue World,” the novella that anchors this collection of chilling stories by Robert R. McCammon. Although monsters, demons, and murderers fill these pages, in McCammon’s world the most terrifying landscape of all is the barren wasteland of a lost man’s soul.

Download or read book The Guardians written by Rick Boyle and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2018-09-15 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No matter how good our lives seem to be going, we often long for a little more excitement. Sometimes we don’t realize it though until something unusual is presented to us, and we need to make some big, important decisions. In author Rick Boyle’s The Guardians: The Search for the Golden Praying Mantis, you join three teenagers who undertake an adventure of a lifetime. Seth is the star quarterback for La Jolla High School and his younger brother, Sean, is a genius. For the most part, the brothers are pleased with their lives. Then they meet their new science teacher. Miss Tia, a former college professor from New York University. When she shares a story about the elusive Golden Praying Mantis, the boys are intrigued. With the help of classmate, Amber, they go on a search for this mystical creature. And when they discover a black and white crystal, their lives are changed forever. The Guardians: The Search for the Golden Praying Mantis shows us that things are not always what they seem. Nor are people—even parents. Join Seth and Sean as they begin their journey to become Guardians of the Universe.

Download or read book Edwin Mullhouse written by Steven Millhauser and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1996-04-16 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A parody of a literary biography starring a 10-year-old novelist who is mysteriously dead at 11—from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Martin Dressler. As a memorial, Edwin Mullhouse's best friend, Jeffrey Cartwright, decides that the life of this great American writer must be told. He follows Edwin's development from his preverbal first noises through his love for comic books to the fulfillment of his literary genius in the remarkable novel, Cartoons.

Download or read book Blue Jeans written by Carolyn Purnell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2022-12-15 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Few clothing items are as ubiquitous or casual as blue jeans. Yet, their simplicity is deceptive. Blue jeans are nothing if not an exercise in opposites. Americans have accepted jeans as a symbol of their culture, but today jeans are a global consumer product category. Levi Strauss made blue jeans in the 1870s to withstand the hard work of mining, but denim has since become the epitome of leisure. In the 1950s, celebrities like Marlon Brando transformed the utilitarian clothing of industrial labor into a glamorous statement of youthful rebellion, and now, you can find jeans on chic fashion runways. For some, indigo blue might be the color of freedom, but for workers who have produced the dye, it has often been a color of oppression and tyranny. Blue Jeans considers the versatility of this iconic garment and investigates what makes denim a universal signifier, ready to fit any context, meaning, and body. Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.

Download or read book Karen s Ski Trip Baby Sitters Little Sister 58 written by Ann M. Martin and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2016-05-31 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of the generation-defining series The Baby-sitters Club comes a series for a new generation! Hit the Slopes!Karen can’t wait to go to a ski resort at Shadow Lake. She is excited to spend time with her big-house family and try and new sport. Karen is sure she’ll be a good skier. But once she’s on the slopes, Karen keeps falling down. And Andrew is skiing like a pro! Boo. Karen hates skiing. Now what is she going to do on her ski trip?

Download or read book Mixed Bag II Supersized written by Marva Dasef and published by Marva Dasef. This book was released on 2011-04-24 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A little science fiction, a bit of fantasy, plenty of humor, and some really shocking horror. These are tales to suit any mood. All stories in this book were previously published in on-line or print publications. The author is re-issuing the stories since an editor somewhere liked them enough to publish them in the first place. Fish Story - Science Fiction The Vision - Horror/Fantasy Chilpequin 22 Miles - Fantasy Coward - Horror Heather's Pain - LitFic The Delegate - SciFi No Deposit, No Return - LitFic Taxman - Humor The Country Faire - Horror Fair's Fair - Fantasy If You Could See Her - Romance Ma 'Yote and Her Cubs - Nostalgia LitFic Invasion - Horror The Cursed Valley - Fantasy Shasta Lake - LitFic Big Bessie's Place - LitFic The Hunter - Horror The Great Writing Competition - SciFi A Good, Honest Dog - Non-fic A Visit to Potter's Field - Fantasy Extraordinary Rendition - LitFic Jonathan Swift Finds Nemo - Alterate History Lemons - Children Neighborly - LitFic A Grab Bag of Drabbles

Download or read book Critical Issues In Crime and Justice written by Albert R. Roberts and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2003-01-02 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critical Issues in Crime and Justice, Second Edition provides a comprehensive examination of current developments and controversies confronting the American criminal justice system. An overview of contemporary criminal justice trends provides the context for interpreting the critical issues raised throughout this engaging volume. Editor Albert R. Roberts and a prominent group of scholars and criminal justice professionals examine both the successes and failures of modern law enforcement, juvenile justice, the courts, and correctional systems. Developed for courses on Critical Issues in Criminal Justice, Special Issues in Criminal Justice, and Contemporary Topics in Criminal Justice, Critical Issues in Crime and Justice, Second Edition is also an excellent supplementary text for introductory Criminal Justice and related courses.

Download or read book Cool English Level 3 Teacher s Guide with Audio CD and Tests CD written by Herbert Puchta and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-09-05 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cool English is a 6-level contemporary version of Join In. It is organized in lesson plans for each class session. These lesson plans give suggestions on different ways of exploiting the activities, plus extra ideas and materials. It includes clear and concise instructions with step-by-step explanations which simplify lesson-planning for the teacher. The guide is interleaved with the Pupil's Book and contains all the tape scripts. The 2 Audio CDs for the teacher contain all the songs and the recordings from the Pupil's Book, as well as the listening tests. The Tests CD contains pdfs of assessment tests for this level.

Download or read book We the People Are Good to Eat written by William D'Andrea and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-12-10 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a fatally overpopulated future Earth, all that the people have to eat is each other, and they thank God for every meal. In this world, keeping the population trimmed and the meat quota filled, is every citizen's responsibility. Gladiator type combat games have become a high school sport. This is the students' way of participating in both the population trimming and meat harvest. A Cheerleader discovers that some things in this world are not the way that everyone believes, and strange things begin to happen. "A week ago," she said, "I was killed for food, and all was right with the world. Now I'm alive again, and the world's turned upside down."

Download or read book La Familia Divided The Cartel Publications Presents written by Krista Cole and published by The Cartel Publications. This book was released on 2010-10-08 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when sibling rivalry fueled by a mother s greed spirals out of control? How far will a mother go to live the fabulous life ? When Robin James plan to trap not one but two notorious crime lords by bearing their offspring backfires, she has no choice but to thrust her two young sons into the game . Lucky for her, her youngest son Carmelo is quickly rising to kingpin status while, his older brother Rason still struggles to find his place in the game. By chance, Carmelo finds his soul mate Blue and his whole world changes. All he wants to do is give her the world, but the life he lives and the people in it are way too demanding. In his quest for happiness, loyalty is questioned, friendships are tested, innocent bystanders are kidnapped, money is stolen and lives are lost. As the two crime family matriarch s head up to protect their grandson s interest, ultimately somebody has to lose. La Familia Divided tells a tale of a deceitful mother who will stop at nothing to get what she wants. Even at the expense of her own children s happiness. The phrase ain t no love in the heart of the city rings true as two brothers born of the same mother, but divided by two notorious crime families, battle for money, power and respect in the grimy streets of New York. As this story unravels, jealousy, larceny, malice and love will all find their rightful places within the very people who harbor these emotions. Just remember that nothing comes without a price.

Download or read book Lone Assumption written by Harvey Butaleon Degree Sr. and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2001-01-08 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OOSA Online Book Club gave 4 stars to: Lone Assumption by Harvey Butaleon Degree Sr. Erik and his fellow Crime Dog gang members thought they hit the jackpot after car jacking a doctor for his vehicles. They made a nice sum of money selling the vehicles to the local chop shop. Little did the Crime Dogs know there was a dead body in the trunk. Now the chop shop wants the money that it paid out and the DA wants the Crime Dogs lives. The only problem is they arent guilty, despite the overwhelming evidence that says other wise. This murder mystery lands on Detective Clyde Barrymans lap and it may very well be what he needs to snap him out of his alcoholic depression. Clyde desperately needs to prove the Crime Dogs innocence in order to restore his faith in mankind. "Lone Assumption" by Harvey Butaleon Degree Sr. is well written with very few grammatical errors. The story line flows nicely and had enough twists and turns to keep the reader engaged and flipping the pages for more. Reviewed by: Alicia

Download or read book Blue Suede Shoes written by Deborah Reardon and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deep in the woods of Wisconsin, little Mary Martin has been missing for five weeks. Meanwhile, city girl Clare Paxton thinks she’s destined for boredom when she returns home to Danfield, Wisconsin, to care for her lonely mother. But when a little girl goes missing, leaving only her tiny blue shoes behind in the dark northern forest, Clare can’t idly stand by as local police fumble the case. Handsome police chief Jared Grady seems far more interested in keeping watch on Clare’s meddling than searching for the girl, and no one in town seems to care that there could be a kidnapper in their midst—or worse. Why would the townspeople of Danfield allow little Mary’s case go cold? As Clare’s investigation heats up, she discovers more than she might have hoped about her small-town neighbors. And she may be Mary Martin’s only hope of returning home safe and sound.

Download or read book Allen Cain written by Roger Whitmire and published by Metamorph Publishing. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s 2087, and things have changed. With added technology of robots and medical breakthroughs, the world should be a better place. But evil still abounds among humankind. Allen Cain is an extraordinary man; he’s a witch blessed with the power of prophetic visions. Along with his wife, Mary, and their friends Jason and Karen Johnson, he assists well-known superhero The Green Tornado in an epic battle against evil. The Green Tornado, and his spouse, Shadow Lady, pit their skills against the evil Black Cobra and his sidekick, Lady Death. The fate of mankind hangs in the balance. Can good overcome evil, once and for all?

Download or read book THE GROUP written by James L. Lowther, PhD and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-02-21 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE GROUP By Dr. James Lowther Danny Carter has won a scholarship to attend Enlightenment University in New England. Since Danny wants to be a Christian philosopher, he accepts the challenge of going to a completely and unabashedly humanistic university in order to learn philosophy. Shortly after matriculating to the school he is annoyed by a classmate's ridiculing of his faith, so Danny challenges this student, Peter Grayson, just to listen to a complete Christian apologetic without ridicule or interruption before he makes such scathing judgments. Peter takes him up on his challenge and invites Danny to a philosophy club meeting to present his case and undergo due scrutiny. Danny accepts and six sessions are set up to discuss the Bible, origins, morality, and evidences of faith. The book is honest about criticisms of the Bible and faith and answers to them. In the meantime Danny tries to find a good church home near campus that is somewhat akin to his home church in northeast Georgia, runs into the pastor's daughter of a local church who is working at a local coffee shop. He discovers the church through a flyer on the counter of the shop that is advertising the church's fall festival. He walks the five miles to the church in a driving rain storm and for his troubles begins a romantic relationship with the pastor's daughter, finds a loving supporting church that spiritually and tangibly backs his efforts to be a missionary on the secular campus of EU, and finds some trouble when the leading church member's daughter is attracted to Danny. The stream of tension runs furious in three tributaries of Danny's life. First, the attacks on his Christian beliefs and value system are relentless. Second, Danny's hedonistic roommate, an art major, mocks his moral values, but then ends up being hit by a truck after a drinking binge. Third, Danny's romantic interest in the pastor's daughter of the church he started attending is complicated by the blonde daughter of the lead deacon in the church, a rich lawyer, aggressively pursuing Danny. Though the book has its light moments it is a serious work to arm Christian students to defend their faith in school and guard them against attacks on that faith. The book does not soft peddle the criticisms against the Bible, but instead tries to answer those criticisms forthrightly. It is the author's long held believe that that Bible and the Christian faith will stand firm against the strongest arguments thrown at them. It is with this aim that the book is written.

Download or read book Classes Apart written by Philip O'Mara and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul Marriot, the secretary of the Barnstorm Village Sunday soccer team and coach of a school cricket team in Yorkshire, England, becomes involved with Emma Potter, the sister of a major player for their bitter rivals. Thus, begins an entangled web of romance and conflict.