Download or read book Spitting on Diamonds written by Clyde H. Hogg and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Biography of early twentieth-century baseball pitcher, Bradley Hogg"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Coal to Diamonds A Memoir written by Beth Ditto and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-10-09 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A raw and surprisingly beautiful coming-of-age memoir, Coal to Diamonds tells the story of Mary Beth Ditto, a girl from rural Arkansas who found her voice. Born and raised in Judsonia, Arkansas—a place where indoor plumbing was a luxury, squirrel was a meal, and sex ed was taught during senior year in high school (long after many girls had gotten pregnant and dropped out) Beth Ditto stood out. Beth was a fat, pro-choice, sexually confused choir nerd with a great voice, an eighties perm, and a Kool Aid dye job. Her single mother worked overtime, which meant Beth and her five siblings were often left to fend for themselves. Beth spent much of her childhood as a transient, shuttling between relatives, caring for a sickly, volatile aunt she nonetheless loved, looking after sisters, brothers, and cousins, and trying to steer clear of her mother’s bad boyfriends. Her punk education began in high school under the tutelage of a group of teens—her second family—who embraced their outsider status and introduced her to safety-pinned clothing, mail-order tapes, queer and fat-positive zines, and any shred of counterculture they could smuggle into Arkansas. With their help, Beth survived high school, a tragic family scandal, and a mental breakdown, and then she got the hell out of Judsonia. She decamped to Olympia, Washington, a late-1990s paradise for Riot Grrrls and punks, and began to cultivate her glamorous, queer, fat, femme image. On a whim—with longtime friends Nathan, a guitarist and musical savant in a polyester suit, and Kathy, a quiet intellectual turned drummer—she formed the band Gossip. She gave up trying to remake her singing voice into the ethereal wisp she thought it should be and instead embraced its full, soulful potential. Gossip gave her that chance, and the raw power of her voice won her and Gossip the attention they deserved. Marked with the frankness, humor, and defiance that have made her an international icon, Beth Ditto’s unapologetic, startlingly direct, and poetic memoir is a hypnotic and inspiring account of a woman coming into her own.
Download or read book The Work of the Sun written by Charles Edward Eaton and published by Associated University Presse. This book was released on 2004 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Work of the Sun', Charles Edward Eaton's 17th collection of poetry, includes selections from 'The Guest on Mild Evenings' (1992), 'The Country of the Blue' (1994), 'The Fox and I' (1996), 'The Scout in Summer' (1999), 'The Jogger by the Sea' (2000), and over 30 new poems, previously published in 'Salmagundi', 'The New Criterion', and others.
Download or read book Saint Genet written by Jean-Paul Sartre and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 637 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The remarkable and controversial study of the mind, life, and legend of Jean Genet
Download or read book The Diamond written by Berthold Laufer and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Deadly Diamond written by D. J. Martin and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-07-26 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Diamond Sky written by Ken Douglas and published by Bootleg Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Beth Shannon's husband dies of a heart attack in the Caribbean. The man he worked for is murdered in California. Bad men from the Russian Mafia are following her. Beth's husband and his boss had stolen millions of dollars worth of diamonds from the Russians. The Russians think Beth knows where the diamonds are and she does, only she doesn't know it. But she better find out before she is next on their list"--Back cover
Download or read book Diamond Ice written by Naomi Smart and published by Headline Accent. This book was released on 2019-02-14 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thrilling finale in Naomi Smart's exciting BDSM romance series The Gemstone Trilogy, perfect for fans of E. L. James, Sylvia Day, J. Kenner and Tara Sue Me. Upon returning home from a weekend away, Louisa opens her front door to an empty home. As she stumbles through a house littered with cryptic messages, panic begins to take over. It only takes one phone call to know that the past can indeed come back to haunt you. Unwilling to let Evan face the demons of his past alone, she follows him to a house in the middle of nowhere where she encounters much more than she bargained for. With secrets shared and lies revealed, Louisa finds the very core of her relationship beginning to shatter. Her love for Evan, like a fire, has burned brightly for many years, but will her heart now turn to ice against him? Don't miss the entire Gemstone Trilogy: Emerald Fire, Sapphire Storm and Diamond Ice, as well as the Fly High With Me series: Fly High With Me and The Other Side of the Coin.
Download or read book Diamond Boy written by Michael Williams and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My father says that a journey should always change your life in some way. Well, when you have nothing, I suppose a journey promises everything. "Diamonds for everyone." That's what fifteen-year-old Patson Moyo hears when his family arrives in the Marange diamond fields. Soon Patson is working in the mines along with four friends, pooling their profits for a chance at a better life. Each of them hopes to find a girazi, a priceless stone that could change their circumstances forever. But when the government's soldiers come to Marange, Patson's world is shattered. Set against the backdrop of Zimbabwe's brutal recent history, Diamond Boy is the story of a young man who succumbs to greed but finds his way out through a transformative journey to South Africa in search of his missing sister, in search of freedom, and in search of himself. A high-stakes, harrowing adventure in the blood-diamond fields of southern Africa, from the critically acclaimed author of Now Is the Time for Running.
Download or read book Grey Diamond written by Timo Kulkki and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2014-11-17 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The leader of a chart-topping band is killed in front of his old friend, Elias Harmaa. Elias - or "Herr Grau" as he is also known in Germany - leads the team responsible for the security of the band on their world tour. Now he needs to find the killer. The task is puzzled with a bunch of diamonds found in his friend's possession, but as Elias proceeds with his investigations, he soon realizes that appearances may indeed be deceptive. After some breath-taking events in Munich and Bonn, Elias finds himself and his team life-saving the family of his killed friend at Finnish lake district, dodging bullets and trying to survive. Rapidly changing actions do not slow Elias down in investigating why his friend had to be killed. And who are the people behind the murder?
Download or read book Black Diamond written by Martin Walker and published by Alfred a Knopf Incorporated. This book was released on 2011 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wake of attacks on local Asian vendors and an increase in black-market ingredients that threaten the Dordogne's lucrative truffle trade, Chief of Police Bruno finds the case taking a personal turn when one of his hunting partners, a former high-profile intelligence agent, is murdered. By the author of The Dark Vineyard.
Download or read book Blue Diamond written by Judy-Lynn Wheeler and published by Partridge Africa. This book was released on 2014-10-20 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sinister feud between two men interlocks the futures of their offspring with far-reaching consequences. Paul Ansley has been under suspicion for illegal trade in precious stones. His health is against him. Lin Ansley Fletcher stands to inherit a lucrative company and a vast cattle station. The acquisition comes at a high cost. Jos Cameron Cordosa-Michaels is a criminal psychologist working within the CIA. Hes also the mastermind behind an elite team of specialists. Unquestionable loyalty, borne by respect and trust, binds these men. Taking on a seemingly routine case file, Cameron Michaels unwittingly places himself and his team in jeopardy.
Download or read book Diamond Tide written by George Applegate and published by Clay Tablet Press. This book was released on with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A floating blanket of self-replicating nanomachines has spread across the Earth’s oceans. As it consumes CO2 from atmosphere and water, it is suffocating marine life, and causing famine and social chaos. This environmental catastrophe will doom mankind unless stopped. The nanomachines' startling complexity has scientists baffled. Identifying its source has investigators stumped. No lab admits error. No terrorist claims credit. Time is running out. A search is on for a fugitive nanotech engineer suspected of being the terrorist. Scott Eastman, a disgraced DHS analyst eager to redeem himself, schemes to use the suspect’s ex-girlfriend. Eager to become a hero, he must choose between his duty, his honor, and his growing suspicion that the prime suspect is innocent, yet may still hold the key to ending the plague. There is no room for error.
Download or read book The Diamond Alps written by Nicholas Rinth and published by Stephanie Mae Pedron. This book was released on 2025-01-07 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using the ancient magic bestowed upon them as their guide, Sylvie and Jack traverse the icy ranges that surround the Diamond Alps. The core of the four Institutes, however, is not as tranquil as its silent gateway suggests. Behind the scenes, an internal struggle for power rages as the Zenith Council strives to elect their new leader. Gridlock among the Diamond Alps’ top brass has brought the entirety of the north to a standstill, and the pair arrive just as tensions peak. But Sylvie and Jack quickly realize that the real danger does not lie within the Diamond Alps, rather in the snowy plains outside of it. The mountains that make up the north are home to a heinous secret. A forgotten god tied to the past slumbers beneath a once venerated altar deep in the heart of the mountains. As events spiral out of control, the ancient plot that devastated the First Zenith is finally dragged into the light. Bearing the burden of Thelarius Merve’s legacy, Sylvie and Jack must face off against the bloody ambitions of a man they believed long dead in one last epic struggle.
Download or read book The Diamond Secret written by Suzanne Weyn and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-06-02 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the Russian Revolution, Empress Marie, the czar’s mother, who escaped to Paris, offers a reward for the return of her missing granddaughter, the princess Anastasia. Eager to collect the large sum, two friends hatch a plan to fool Empress Marie and convince Nadya, a mischievous and quick-witted kitchen girl at a Russian tavern, to accompany them to France. Nadya resembles the famous Anastasia, but can’t remember her life before the revolution. Eager for the future, Nadya and her new friends venture across Europe, discovering new terrain of friendship, family, and love.
Download or read book Black Diamond The Commander written by Anthony Scheiber and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-11 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black Diamond: The Commander is the exciting, fast paced story of Michael Thomas Striker, a rugged young military officer falsely accused of murdering a senior official admidst the smoldering battlefields of Mars. Just as his sentence is being levied, his courageous band of commandos rescue him from the clutches of a justice system gone terribly wrong. While making his escape through the treacherous dangers of the asteroid belt, the Commander is enlisted to become the next guardian of a mysterious gemstone, the royal symbol of a powerful alien civilization ruling an entire quadrant of star systems at the center of the galaxy. When the Commander learns his beloved has been kidnapped by pirates, he and his elite commando team, the Cobra Squadron, battle their way across the solar system to face a ruthless pirate warlord invulnerable in an underground fortress hidden deep below Jupiter's inhospitable surface. Black Diamond: The Commander delivers the ultimate rescue adventure filled with heroism, suspense, high tech driven intrigue, and spine tingling action every perilous step of the way!
Download or read book The Diamond City written by Patti Larsen and published by Patti Larsen Books. This book was released on 2012-04-09 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (New adult contemporary urban fantasy, drugs and addiction) Fresco is finally free of the blue joy forever. Even better, his brother Daniel is alive and clean, the leader of a group fighting the corporation for years. But Fresco faces worse than his own self-doubt and hatred at his weakness. A new strain of Wasteland has hit the streets, one that turns his kind into savage killers. Their only recourse is to invade the project and end it once and for all. KEYWORDS: drug addiction, new adult drug addiction, urban fantasy, new adult urban fantasy series
