Download or read book Misfits And Miscreants written by Richard Hernaman Allen and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2020-01-18 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1965. Starting work in Customs & Excise HQ in London, Nick Storey comes across some strange people, including a bully and a very tall rude man with a violent friend. He strikes up a friendship with a colleague, who is subsequently stabbed to death in an alley near the Monument. Though the police believe it was a robbery, only his briefcase was taken. Helped by Rosemary and a purloined notebook, Nick comes across a strange brotherhood, based on ancient and arcane wisdom of Balqis, Queen of Sheba. He is also drawn into a plan to catch colleagues receiving illicit payments for the return of temporarily imported cars seized by C&E, which involves Rosemary going undercover. However, sorting these out costs another life and isn't without risk to their lives as well. Misfits and Miscreants? is the twenty-eighth book published in a series of detective stories set mostly in HM Customs & Excise, by Richard Hernaman Allen, a former Commissioner

Download or read book Strangers and Misfits written by Jason Philip Coy and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2008 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the role of banishment, a prevalent form of punishment largely neglected by scholars, in sixteenth-century Ulm, using the towna (TM)s experience to uncover how early modern magistrates used expulsion to regulate and reorder society.

Download or read book Miscreants Misfits and Missionaries written by Martin Ell and published by . This book was released on 2011-12 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It could be a very bumpy ride for expatriates, arriving in Australian administered New Guinea in the 1950's. Here the unexpected was the norm and the norm was impossible to define. For the unwary, one mistake could be all that it took for this unforgiving country to kill and many expatriates died with their boots on. Only the fatalist felt comfortable! In the war decimated township of Lae, unexploded bombs, grenades and shells still lay strewn throughout the jungle. Its shores were guarded by sharks, crocodile and sea urchins, all with killer instincts and tropical diseases abounded. Headhunting cannibals still lived in a stone age culture and roamed around in the "no go" zone. For naive Swedish missionaries Jonas and Ingrid, unforgiving New Guinea turned their lives upside down, as it did for the bigoted, self righteous Brendan and the hard bitten, agnostic Jack. Post war New Guinea was a great leveller and for the miscreants, misfits and missionaries, who inhabited this tropical island they discovered that it could change the normal into the bizarre . And often did!

Download or read book Black Lives written by James L. Conyers and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-05-20 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The chapters in this text comprise biographical sketches of previously unknown (or lesser known) African-Americans, among them General Daniel Chappie James Jr; William Levi Dawson (composer); Vinnette Carroll (director and playwright); and Elizabeth Ross Haynes (political speaker and activist).

Download or read book Backlands written by Michael McGarrity and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the New York Times bestselling Hard Country, Michael McGarrity gave readers “an expansive, lyrical period Western in the tradition of A. B. Guthrie Jr. and Larry McMurtry” (Hampton Sides). Now McGarrity continues his richly authentic epic of life on the last vestiges of the twentieth-century American frontier. Scarred by the loss of an older brother he idolized, estranged from a father he barely knows, and deeply troubled by the failing health of a mother he adores, young Matthew Kerney is suddenly and irrevocably forced to set aside his childhood and take on responsibilities far beyond his years. When the world spirals into the Great Depression and drought settles like a plague over the nation, Matt must abandon his own dreams to salvage the Kerney ranch. Plunged into a deep trough of dark family secrets, hidden crimes, broken promises, and lies, Matt must struggle to survive on the unforgiving, sun-blasted Tularosa Basin.

Download or read book Old Ghosts written by Richard Hernaman Allen and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-07-16 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1985. As the new Collector London Port, Nick Storey inherits a Collection with low morale and weak performance in a declining port. Among the changes he makes, flexible use of staff to massively increase controls at random times, leads to the discovery at Tilbury of large quantities of cash in a mattress and cocaine in furniture destined for a new hotel to be built by an Italian company in the proposed development at Canary Wharf. The company claims no knowledge of the cocaine. Almost immediately the Assistant Collector at Tilbury is brutally murdered. A covert operation to follow a later shipment leads to the death of four smugglers, while trying to flee. As those responsible dive for cover, an old adversary, Kenneth King, emerges from the shadows seeking to persuade Nick to put him in the clear. But exactly who is responsible for shooting up Nick and Rosemary's home with machine guns? "Old Ghosts" is the eighteenth book in a series of detective stores set in HM Customs & Excise.

Download or read book Tick Tock written by Fern Michaels and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 2022-12-27 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a thrilling new story of female empowerment, adventure, and vigilante justice from the legendary #1 New York Times bestselling author, The Sisterhood reunites to avenge an attack against one of their own… The Sisterhood: a group of women from all walks of life bound by friendship and years of adventure. Armed with vast resources, top-notch expertise, and a loyal network of allies around the globe, the Sisterhood will not rest until every wrong is made right. The women of the Sisterhood have developed a motto: “Whatever it takes.” Regardless of how dangerous an adversary may be, or how overwhelming the odds against them seem, the group’s devotion to each other and to their cause has helped them achieve the seemingly impossible. But there’s a price to pay for success. In the course of both their official careers and their top-secret missions, the Sisterhood—and their menfolk—have acquired enemies. Myra has been feeling uneasy of late, and her fears are justified when her adopted daughter, Nikki, is seriously injured. With Nikki in a coma, and Nikki’s partner, Jack, convinced that the organization’s online security has been breached, the women of the Sisterhood are more vulnerable than they’ve ever been. On their trail is a vicious felon with scores to settle and a network of accomplices willing to do his bidding, for a price. He’s set his sights on vengeance, and the attack on Nikki is just the beginning. Though frantic with worry about her daughter, Myra and her beloved Charles know it’s time to summon the others and figure out how to take the fight to the enemy’s door. Because no one targets one of their own and gets away with it . . .

Download or read book Darkly written by Leila Taylor and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating journey into the dark heart of the American gothic that analyzes its connections to race and racism in 21st-century America Haunted houses, bitter revenants and muffled heartbeats under floorboards—the American gothic is a macabre tale based on a true story. Part memoir and part cultural critique, Darkly explores American culture’s inevitable gothicity in the traces left from chattel slavery. The persistence of white supremacy and the ubiquity of Black death feeds a national culture of terror and a perpetual undercurrent of mourning. If the gothic narrative is metabolized fear, if the goth aesthetic is

Download or read book America in Black and White written by Stephan Thernstrom and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-07-14 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a book destined to become a classic, Stephan and Abigail Thernstrom present important new information about the positive changes that have been achieved and the measurable improvement in the lives of the majority of African-Americans. Supporting their conclusions with statistics on education, earnings, and housing, they argue that the perception of serious racial divisions in this country is outdated -- and dangerous.

Download or read book The Shame of It written by Gubrium, Erika K. and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2013-12-11 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The shame experienced by people living in poverty has long been recognised. Nobel laureate and economist, Amartya Sen, has described shame as the irreducible core of poverty. However, little attention has been paid to the implications of this connection in the making and implementation of anti-poverty policies. This important volume rectifies this critical omission and demonstrates the need to take account of the psychological consequences of poverty for policy to be effective. Drawing on pioneering empirical research in countries as diverse as Britain, Uganda, Norway, Pakistan, India, South Korea and China, it outlines core principles that can aid policy makers in policy development. In so doing, it provides the foundation for a shift in policy learning on a global scale and bridges the traditional distinctions between North and South, and high-, middle- and low-income countries. This will help students, academics and policy makers better understand the reasons for the varying effectiveness of anti-poverty policies.

Download or read book Charlie the Great White Horse written by Kenneth Mullinix and published by Charlie the Horse. This book was released on 2012-03-17 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book in the series of "Charlie the Great White Horse" "Charlie the Great White Horse and the Story of the Magic Jingle Bells," is a children's/ adult Christmas novella that evokes: the adventure, fantasy and magical happy-endings, of a simpler time in America. This story is set in the early 1900's, in the mythical town of Centerville, Indiana. Louis Parks is a: ten year old red haired, freckle faced boy, who is a little small for his age, and found to be in constant trouble with his mom, because he never finishes his daily-chores; due to his endless daydreaming. Louis envisions himself the hero in his fantasies; but his real life is quite different. Louis has found a special friendship with Charlie-a very friendly, but somewhat strange barnyard-horse; of Louis' neighbor, Mr. Beamer. Charlie has his own secrets though. Although he appears to be: an old working cart-horse, soon to be replaced by the new "horseless-buggy" technology, he is in fact; the last of a very special breed of horse. He is an "Arion," from the "ancient times," who can achieve immortality by performing magical acts of daring and courage-when called upon. As the story unfolds in the months before Christmas, Charlie, Louis and Chug Martin are thrown into circumstances wrought: with danger, daring, and intrigue. They must: foil the plot of a trio of horse-thieves from Saint Louis, who arrive in Centerville-during the annual county fair-to steal Jupiter, the great racehorse, who has come to run in Centerville's famous "Gazette Stakes." Charlie, Louis and Chug perform: heroic deeds, ultimately acts of great courage, bravery and determination; in ridding the town of the three Missouri Rats- Black Jack Tilly, Cool Joe Biggs and Rags Martin. This wonderful Christmas fable is about: tried-and-true-values and good-morals that all children; should take to heart. This is a: coming-of-age story that should be relevant for children of all ages. The pre-quell to this book is: The Journey to Northumberland and the Rise of the Undertoads.

Download or read book School of Love written by Roger Joslin and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roger Joslin is the vicar of All Saints Episcopal Church in Bentonville, AR, a mission of the Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas. He arrived in town in town as a newly ordained deacon in 2006. All Saints now has an ASA of 233, is the fifth largest congregation in the Diocese of Arkansas, and is well on its way to parish status. It is obviously doing well, but its location in Bentonville, the home of Walmart, adds another layer to the narrative. It is a rich narrative, and one of the best books on congregational development I've read in a long time. He makes a powerful case for the role of a progressive Episcopal church in this location and for the appeal of preaching and practicing a gospel of inclusion in a way that reaches out to whatever groups or individuals that have been marginalized by churches.

Download or read book Raiding with Morgan written by Jim R. Woolard and published by Pinnacle Books. This book was released on 2015-05 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the height of the Civil War in 1863, Ty Mattson joins up with the Confederacy as part of Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan's Raiders in hopes of locating his long-lost father.

Download or read book Beauty the Beast Vendetta written by Nancy Holder and published by Titan Books (US, CA). This book was released on 2014-11-25 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During a mysterious blackout, Angelo DeMarco, the son of New York City’s most powerful family, is kidnapped. NYPD detectives Catherine Chandler and Tess Vargas are on the case when they learn of a second missing person: Cat’s father has disappeared from his prison cell on Rikers Island. Vincent is desperate to help Cat, but as tensions rise, the couple becomes caught in a trap where the only way out is to confront their pasts and prove their epic love.

Download or read book At the Cross roads written by "Diogenes" (pseud.) and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Call the Fall of Humankind written by Ligondé and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Call is the archetype of 'the Iliad by Homer'; except, here, Ligonde dares go where no other mind has gone before. As has said Stephen Hawking in his book 'a brief history of time' The Church dislikes the idea of anyone going before or beyond the 'big bang' creation especially astrophysicists. Since, humans were limping before, then, Ligonde trek with them, back and forth in space/time, left them to proceed into 'the Quantum slipstream' beyond the Heavens near 'The Continuum' in this journey to see God! Unlike 'The Iliad' and 'The Inferno', 'The Call by Ligonde' is not fixated in one specific space/time or location on this blue, beautiful, bountiful planet Earth we dwell on; Instead, 'The Call' made them, both: "space" and "time", its playground; in them, it goes, 'back and forth', around! Unlike 'the Iliad and the Inferno', 'The Call' is overarching, overbearing in the Multiverses's escathological fate to awaken humankind about our destitute state by these entities who supposed to care for us, ad inceptio! Two apathetic posterities, two sides stand erect, posture for: Hegemony, world domination; whereas, one is orderly, conciliatory, revelatory and with respect; while the other is chaotic, deceitful, full of concealment and with disrespect, as if everything is fined. When, in the contrary, by the latter, we are being hijacked, taken hostages for more over (6,000) six thousands years of foolished history of disobedience and futile rebellion! Finally, after centuries of literary and religious dominance in the Western civilisation, both: 'The Iliad by Homer' and 'The Inferno by Dante' are pushed off the book-shelves awe-strikingly in 'The Call by Ligonde' for Humankind to get ready for 'the Messianic Era'. Open 'The Call', this edda in the eddy, with glee. You'll bite more than you could shew! Ligonde ID # Book ID #

Download or read book Stranger on a Train written by Jenny Diski and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2002-10-04 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "... A unique combination of travelogue and memoir ..."--Back cover.