Download or read book The Big Rock Candy Mountain written by Wallace Stegner and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2013-04-04 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bo Mason, his wife, Elsa, and their two boys live a transient life of poverty and despair. Drifting from town to town and from state to state, the violent, ruthless Bo seeks out his fortune - in the hotel business, in new farmland and eventually, in illegal rum-running through the treacherous back roads of the American Northwest. In this affecting narrative, Wallace Stegner portrays more than thirty years in the life of the Mason family as they struggle to survive during the lean years of the early twentieth century. Wallace Stegner was the author of, among other works of fiction, Remembering Laughter (1973); Joe Hill (1950); All the Little Live Things (1967, Commonwealth Club Gold Medal); A Shooting Star (1961); Angle of Repose (1971, Pulitzer Prize); The Spectator Bird (1976, National Book Award); Recapitulation (1979); Crossing to Safety (1987); and Collected Stories (1990). His nonfiction includes Beyond the Hundredth Meridian (1954); Wolf Willow (1963); The Sound of Mountain Water (essays, 1969); The Uneasy Chair: A Biography of Bernard deVoto (1964); American Places (with Page Stegner, 1981); and Where the Bluebird Sings to the Lemonade Springs: Living and Writing in the West (1992). Three short stories have won O.Henry prizes, and in 1980 he received the Robert Kirsch Award from the Los Angeles Times for his lifetime literary achievements.

Download or read book Nowhere in America written by Hal Rammel and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A magical tour through the imaginary terrain of the comic imagination as revealed in children's lore, literature, folktales, travel lies, film comedies, cartoons, comic books, and folksongs. With 14 bandw illustrations. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Download or read book Assassin Nation Vol 1 written by Kyle Starks and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2019-09-18 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hot off her breakout success at Marvel, two-time Eisner award winner ERICA HENDERSON (The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Jughead) teams up with KYLE STARKS (SEXCASTLE, Rick and Morty) for a hilarious twist on the hitman trope. The former World's Greatest Hitman hires the 20 best assassins in the world to be his bodyguards. These mean-as-hell hired guns and murderers must work together to keep the new crime boss safe while attempting to solve the mystery of whoÕs trying to off him. With the same laugh-until-you-cry spirit of action-comedies like Hot Fuzz, Tropic Thunder, and Deadpool, ASSASSIN NATION is the bombastic, side-splitting murder-fest youÕve been waiting for. Collects ASSASSIN NATION #1-5

Download or read book Rock Candy Mountain Vol 1 written by Kyle Starks and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2017-09-27 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's the first collection of the manic hobo-fighting epic that is ROCK CANDY MOUNTAIN. Come inside and meet the mysterious, unbeatable hobo Jackson on his quest to find the mythical hobo heaven. Meet his sidekick Pomona Slim. But watch out for the Devil! And the FBI! And the Hobo Mafia too! It's a fantastical fisticuff frolic through post-World War II America via the rails and backroads, through underground fight clubs, prison, and the hobo jungles wrought with dangers, hobo fights, jokes, and locomotive excitement. Collects ROCK CANDY MOUNTAIN #1-4

Download or read book Sexcastle written by Kyle Starks and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " ... The story of Shane Sexcastle, former Worlds Greatest Hitman turned former Secret Service agent turned former convict. Shane is recently out of jail seeking redemption for a life fueled by death and murder but sadly that journey has led him to a midwestern town under the rule of a petty despot. While he seeks a life of peace his old life relentlessly pulls him back in"--Author's Kickstarter website.

Download or read book Mars Attacks Collection written by Kyle Starks and published by Dynamite Entertainment. This book was released on 2019-07-24 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spencer hasn't finished a dang thing in his life. So, when he goes to visit his dad to see if maybe he can borrow some money, the last thing on his mind is global survival. Now Spencer and his father are on the run, trying to avoid being space-ray'd by a bunch of destruction happy Martians, heck bent on zapping them dead! Writer Kyle Starks (Rick and Morty, Rock Candy Mountain) and artist Chris Schweizer (The Creeps, Unbeatable Squirrel Girl) bring you the face melting experience of a lifetime with Mars Attacks for the first time at Dynamite!

Download or read book Kill Them All written by Kyle Starks and published by Oni Press. This book was released on 2017-09-27 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new gonzo graphic novel love letter to 90s action movies by Eisner-nominated cartoonist Kyle Starks (Sexcastle, Rick and Morty). A betrayed murderess wants revenge. A hard drinking former cop wants his job back. For either to get what they want, they’re going to have to fight their way through fifteen flights of criminals, assassins, drug lords, murderers, yup, even accountants, and… KILL. THEM. ALL.

Download or read book Rick and Morty Book Four written by Kyle Starks and published by Oni Press. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The smash-hit comic book series based on Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland’s hilarious [adult swim]™ animated show RICK AND MORTY™ is available in its fourth deluxe hardcover collection! When aliens threaten to destroy the world (again), what happens when Jerry tries to talk 'em out of it? Nothing good! Morty and Summer need dates to the prom, but when Rick tries to...help...everyone BUGS out! From Interdimensional Cable to Beth's never-ending struggles for even the smallest amount of respect...you'll find all that and more in this oversized collection, not to mention 5 full issues of Multiple Morty Madness!! This special edition collects issues #26-30 of the main series, as well as the entire Pocket Like You Stole It miniseries, based on the bestselling mobile game. It also includes a brand-new introduction, cover art, and a gallery of Pocket Like You Stole It trading cards! Get schwifty!

Download or read book Red Rock Baby Candy written by Shira Spector and published by Fantagraphics Books. This book was released on 2021-03-23 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shira Spector, whose drawing is visceral, symbolic and naturalistic, literally paints a vivid portrait of the most eventful 10 years of her life, encompassing her tenacious struggle to get pregnant, the emotional turmoil of her father’s cancer diagnosis and eventual death, and her recollections of past relationships with her parents and her partner. Set in a kaleidoscope of Montreal and Toronto, Red Rock Baby Candy begins in subtle, tonal shades of black ink and introduces color slowly over the next 50 pages until it explodes into a glorious full color palette. The visual storytelling eschews traditional comics panels in favor of a series of unique page compositions that convey both a stream of consciousness and the tactile reality of life, both the subjective impressions of the author at each moment of the life she depicts and the objective series of events that shape her narrative.

Download or read book Moon River written by and published by . This book was released on 2018-08 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow a little girl on a magical journey along the Moon River. It flows from her bedroom and out into the big wide world just waiting to be discovered. She's soon to be joined by other children who are all excited to be exploring the beautiful world together. There is such a lot of world tosee!Moon River is a song composed by Henry Mancini with Lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It recieved an Academy Award for Best Original Song for its performance by Audrey Hepburn in the iconic movie Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961).

Download or read book The Candy Shop War written by Brandon Mull and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-06-10 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When fifth-graders Nate, Summer, Trevor, and Pigeon meet the new candy store owner Mrs. White, she gives them magical candy that endows them with super powers, but soon they find that along with these benefits are dangerous consequences.

Download or read book Suffer Candy Volume 1 written by Jason Nelson and published by . This book was released on 2019-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Guide to ice climbing around Ouray, Silverton and Telluride Colorado.

Download or read book Shepherd s Hey written by R. Mark (CRT) Rogers and published by . This book was released on 1994-07-01 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Southern Music

Download or read book Yummy written by Greg Neri and published by Perfection Learning. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A graphic novel based on the true story of Robert Yummy Sandifer, an 11-year old African American gang member from Chicago who shot a young girl and was then shot by his own gang members.

Download or read book The Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton Volume 1 written by Kyle Starks and published by . This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Kyle Starks is a treasure. With THE SIX SIDEKICKS OFTRIGGER KEATON he proves that he's not only effortlessly funny, but canalso craft rich, distinct characters that you can't help but root for,even at their worst. And Chris Schweizer is an astounding artist, mastering bothperfect expressions and wild action scenes on jam-packed, eye-popping pages. Ihighly recommend this book!" - Chip Zdarsky (Daredevil) For fans of Chewand Assassin Nation comes a new action-mystery series from Eisner Award nomineesChris Schweizer (Crogan Adventures) and Kyle Starks (Sexcastle). The world's mostunlikable action star has been found dead and his previous TV sidekicks arelooking to solve the mystery. But how can you catch a murderer when almosteveryone hated the victim? Now these sidekicks are going to learn what itmeans to the stars of the show...that is, if anyone of them survive the STUNTMANWAR! Collects THESIX SIDEKICKS OF TRIGGER KEATON #1-6.

Download or read book Rock Candy Mountain 1 written by Kyle Starks and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2017-04-05 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SERIES PREMIERE Eisner-nominated comic creator, KYLE STARKS (SEXCASTLE), would like to invite you to enter the magical world of hobos. The world's toughest hobo is searching through post-World War II America for the mythological Rock Candy Mountain, and he's going to have to fight his way to get there. Lots of hobo fights. So many hobo fights. A new action-comedy series full of high action, epic stakes, magic, friendships, trains, punching, kicking, joking, a ton of hobo nonsense, and the Literal Devil. Yeah. The Literal Devil.

Download or read book Rock Candy Mountain Volume 1 written by Kyle Starks and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Contains material originally published in single magazine form as Rock Candy Mountain #1-4"--Title page verso.