Download or read book The el Toro Problem and Other Stories written by Anders Bellis and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2022-10-07 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Larry Carmody, private investigator, lives in a nighttime world of 1930s crime noir, a world of bottomless cynicism, triple standards, and scathingly black humor. There is no doing good in the world of Larry Carmody. There is only the cynicism and black humor needed to stay alive in the midst of convoluted plots and the nighttime world of crime. For some, that is. The accomplished and lucky ones. The rest perish. In the world of Larry Carmody, you have to get the low-down. And you have to find a way out. Otherwise someone will show you the foolproof way out, by means of force-feeding you lead with an equalizer. Larry Carmody himself says: “A case can sometimes be opened and shut in no time. It doesn’t often go down that way, but when it does, you can most often exchange the word ‘shut’ for the word ‘shot’. And I am not speaking of a shot of whisky in an instance such as this. I am using the word ‘shot’ in the sense of the main player in the case having been shot to death. Usually my client.”
Download or read book Don t Be Afraid of the Dark Blackwood s Guide to Dangerous Fairies written by Guillermo del Toro and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2011-08-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark: Blackwood’s Guide to Dangerous Fairies is a dark and disturbing illustrated novel based on the world of Guillermo del Toro’s film “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark.” Taking place a hundred years before the movie begins, the book chronicles the travels and explorations of Emerson Blackwood, a young and ambitious natural scientist who quickly discovers there is a mysterious world beyond what his education and peers understand. Follow Blackwood as he travels, discovering more and more about this secret world and the creatures that inhabit it -- creatures that Blackwood quickly realizes are just as interested in him as he is in them, particularly a long-lived and dangerous group of beings that have had centuries of encounters with humanity, creatures that live by eating enamel and bone.... The book, co-written by del Toro and the award-winning Christopher Golden, features illustrations by the director of “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,” Troy Nixey.
Download or read book Training Day written by Raúl the Third and published by Versify. This book was released on 2021-04 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers will fall in love with Raúl the Third's unique visual style as Kooky Dooky helps luchador El Toro train for his next wrestling match! Perfect for readers of Elephant and Piggie, comic book fans, and kids looking to practice both Spanish and English. Little Lobo introduced readers to his wrestling hero El Toro in Vamos! Let's go to the Market!. Now El Toro is off on his own adventures in this early reader series! Task #1: Getting out of bed. Usually that's not so hard, but being the champion luchador isn't easy. Today, El Toro is feeling uninspired. But his coach, Kooky Dooky, knows that practice makes better and it's important for El Toro to stay in shape and keep training! These eye-popping illustrations will appeal to comic book fans and encourage visual literacy, with an easy-to-follow mix of Spanish and English vocabulary words. Readers will cheer as El Toro's spirits are lifted with a little help from his community and he trains hard to win his next big wrestling match against The Wall!
Download or read book Tag Team written by Raúl The Third and published by Versify. This book was released on 2024-04-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Wildly imaginative and creative! Your kids will go loco for El Toro!" --Jeff Kinney, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series From New York Times bestselling, three-time Pura Belpré Award-winning author-illustrator Raúl the Third, Tag Team features El Toro and La Oink Oink's team-up in Spanish and English in this graphic-novel-style El Toro & Friends paperback reader from the Eisner-nominated World of ¡Vamos! Little Lobo introduced readers to his wrestling hero El Toro in Vamos! Let's Go to the Market! Now El Toro is off on his own adventures in this early reader graphic novel series! After last night's match, the stadium is a mess! There is so much work to be done and Mexican wrestling star El Toro feels overwhelmed. Enter . . . La Oink Oink! With the collaborative spirit they have in the ring, El Toro and La Oink Oink tackle the cleaning up together. La Oink Oink sweeps and El Toro picks up the trash. La Oink Oink washes the dishes, and El Toro dries them. Together, an insurmountable mountain of chores becomes a series of fun tasks for these two wrestling friends! With unique, detailed illustrations and easy Spanish and English vocabulary words, sports fans and comic book fans alike will fall in love with El Toro, La Oink Oink, and their tag-team adventures in this fun early reader graphic novel.
Download or read book Five Midnights written by Ann Dávila Cardinal and published by Tor Teen. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ann Dávila Cardinal's Five Midnights is a “wickedly thrilling” (William Alexander) and “flat-out unputdownable” (Paul Tremblay) novel based on the el Cuco myth set against the backdrop of modern day Puerto Rico. 2019 Digital Book World Award Winner for best Suspense/Horror Book Five friends cursed. Five deadly fates. Five nights of retribución. If Lupe Dávila and Javier Utierre can survive each other’s company, together they can solve a series of grisly murders sweeping though Puerto Rico. But the clues lead them out of the real world and into the realm of myths and legends. And if they want to catch the killer, they'll have to step into the shadows to see what's lurking there—murderer, or monster? “A frightening, fast-paced thriller.” —Julianna Baggott, Alex Award-winning author of Pure At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Download or read book Marine Corps Air Station El Toro written by Thomas O'Hara and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beskrivelse af US Marine Corps flyvestationen El Toro i Californien, USA.
Download or read book Tacos Today written by Raúl the Third and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2023-03-28 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Outrageously creative! Kids will drink in every imaginative detail in El Toro’s wild world!” —Jeff Kinney, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series From New York Times bestselling, three-time Pura Belpré Award–winning author-illustrator Raúl the Third, Tacos Today follows the young luchadores on the hunt for their favorite lunch in an action-packed, graphic-novel-style El Toro & Friends paper-over-board reader from the Eisner-nominated World of ¡Vamos! It’s lunchtime for young El Toro and his friends—and each one is looking forward to a different kind of taco, their favorite! The luchadores take a break from their training and head into town to eat. When they count their lunch money and discover they don’t have enough for tacos, they will have to work together on a creative, fun solution to earn plenty of dinero for a delicious all-you-can-eat spectacular! Flavored with Spanish phrases and topped with plenty of humor, this early reader graphic novel is essential for those who want an action-packed story and lots of laughs.
Download or read book Toro Bravo written by Liz Crain and published by McSweeney's. This book was released on 2014-04-07 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the heart of Portland’s red-hot food scene is Toro Bravo, a Spanish-inspired restaurant whose small plates have attracted a fiercely loyal fan base. But to call Toro Bravo a Spanish restaurant doesn’t begin to tell the whole story. For chef John Gorham, each dish reflects a time, a place, a moment. For Gorham, food is more than mere sustenance. The Toro Bravo cookbook is an honest look behind the scenes: from Gorham’s birth to a teenage mother who struggled with drug addiction, to time spent in his grandfather’s crab-shack dance club, to formative visits to Spain, to becoming a father and opening a restaurant. Toro Bravo also includes 95 of the restaurant’s recipes, from simple salads to homemade chorizo, along with an array of techniques that will appeal to both the home cook and the most seasoned, forearm-burned chef.
Download or read book Barely Missing Everything written by Matt Mendez and published by Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “There are moments when a story shakes you...Barely Missing Everything is one of those stories, and Mendez, a gifted storyteller with a distinct voice, is sure to bring a quake to the literary landscape.” —Jason Reynolds, New York Times bestselling author of Long Way Down In the tradition of Jason Reynolds and Matt de la Peña, this heartbreaking, no-holds-barred debut novel told from three points of view explores how difficult it is to make it in life when you—your life, brown lives—don’t matter. Juan has plans. He’s going to get out of El Paso, Texas, on a basketball scholarship and make something of himself—or at least find something better than his mom Fabi’s cruddy apartment, her string of loser boyfriends, and a dead dad. Basketball is going to be his ticket out, his ticket up. He just needs to make it happen. His best friend JD has plans, too. He’s going to be a filmmaker one day, like Quentin Tarantino or Guillermo del Toro (NOT Steven Spielberg). He’s got a camera and he’s got passion—what else could he need? Fabi doesn’t have a plan anymore. When you get pregnant at sixteen and have been stuck bartending to make ends meet for the past seventeen years, you realize plans don’t always pan out, and that there are some things you just can’t plan for… Like Juan’s run-in with the police, like a sprained ankle, and a tanking math grade that will likely ruin his chance at a scholarship. Like JD causing the implosion of his family. Like letters from a man named Mando on death row. Like finding out this man could be the father your mother said was dead. Soon Juan and JD are embarking on a Thelma and Louise—like road trip to visit Mando. Juan will finally meet his dad, JD has a perfect subject for his documentary, and Fabi is desperate to stop them. But, as we already know, there are some things you just can’t plan for…
Download or read book The Cat in the Hat written by Seuss and published by Collins. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have fun with your favourite Dr. Seuss characters as you sing the silliest rhymes and piece together the five zany jigsaw puzzles in this book A fabulous gift pack featuring some of Dr. Seuss's most popular characters. Meet the crazy Cat in the Hat, the meanie Grinch and a host of others, then put together the jigsaws, which include The Cat in the Hat, I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew, How the Grinch Stole Christmas , Green Eggs and Ham and The Sneetches.
Download or read book Devils in Exile written by Chuck Hogan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-05 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Another fabulous Boston-based thriller by Chuck Hogan, this one involving an Iraq war veteran who gets involved with dangerous big-time drug dealers.
Download or read book The Art of the Book of Life written by Jorge Gutierrez and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tale packed with adventure, The Book of Life celebrates the power of friendship and family, and the courage to follow your dreams. To determine whether the heart of humankind is pure and good, two godlike beings engage in an otherworldly wager during Mexico's annual Day of the Dead celebration. They tether two friends, Manolo and Joaquin, into vying for the heart of the beautiful and fiercely independent Maria, with comical and sometimes dangerous consequences. This volume is an inspirational behind-the-scenes look at the making of the animated feature film The Book of Life, from visionary producer Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth) and director Jorge R. Gutierrez (El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera).
Download or read book Guillermo Del Toro s Nightmare Alley The Rise and Fall of Stanton Carlisle written by Gina McIntyre and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-12-17 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From acclaimed director Guillermo del Toro comes the stunning psychological thriller Nightmare Alley. Taking readers on a captivating journey through the making of the highly anticipated film, The Art and Making of Guillermo del Toro's Nightmare Alley is filled with incisive commentary from the director and his creative team. A behind-the-scenes experience through Guillermo del Toro's eyes: The acclaimed filmmaker and a range of key collaborators provide exclusive insight into the director's process and his unique creative vision. Discover a riveting story: Nightmare Alley follows a manipulative young carny (Bradley Cooper) who becomes involved with a dangerous psychiatrist (Cate Blanchett). The exciting new film is del Toro's first since the Academy Award-winning The Shape of Water. Never-before-seen concept art and photos: With compelling art and candid imagery, this in-depth exploration gives you the insider's perspective on the making of del Toro's latest film. A stunning addition to your collection: This large-format, exquisitely detailed book is the perfect volume for your collection--a must-have for every Guillermo del Toro fan"--provided by publisher.
Download or read book Toro written by Andrew Avner and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-17 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Toro is the heartfelt story of a cow who desperately wants to run with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain to prove herself noble and brave to her family.
Download or read book The Strain Book Two the Fall written by David Lapham and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a Boeing 777 lands at JFK International Airport and goes dark on the runway, the Center for Disease Control, fearing a terrorist attack, calls in Dr. Ephraim Goodweather and his team of expert biological-threat first responders. Only an elderly pawnbroker from Spanish Harlem suspects a darker purpose behind the event - an ancient threat intent on covering mankind in darkness. In one week, Manhattan will be gone. In one month, the country. In two months - the world.
Download or read book The Age of Happy Problems written by Herbert Gold and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his first book of non-fiction, originally published in 1962, Herbert Gold explores some not-so-happy problems confronting people in an age of "mass destruction, mass inertia, mass everything." While acknowledging that we live in a time of utmost global significance-war on an enormous scale was a reality of the twentieth century and continues to threaten, unadulterated evil has exhibited itself in grandiose proportions-Gold tackles issues and problems which are very much of significance to the individual: teaching, writing, love, marriage, divorce, and death. In The Age of Happy Problems, Gold takes the reader through a journey of eclectic characters, situations, and locales. Part I is a selection of essays entitled "American Events." In "The Age of Happy Problems" we are presented with an analysis of the problems facing people in the middle of their lives and careers. "How to Be an Artist's Wife" explores the prospect of being married, and remaining married, to a temperamental and egotistical artist. "Divorce as a Moral Act" describes the termination of marriage as a means for renewal and the chance to start over again the search for love. "The Bachelor's Dilemma" evokes the decisions confronting the male of the "big city." And "A Dog in Brooklyn, A Girl in Detroit: A L"ife Among the Humanities" is a memoir on the paradoxes of teaching in a university. Part II is entitled "American Places." The author examines in this section various American lifestyles. In "Paris: Notes from La Vie de Boheme," Gold describes Americans abroad, why they decide to become expatriates, and how they adapt to their new surroundings. In "Greenwich Village: The Changing Village" he writes about the importance of New York City's symbol of change, experiment and nonconformity. Finally, the author meditates on "Death in Miami Beach," offering a moving account of the relationship between death and the popular Florida city. Gold writes: "How can I total it up? What is the map of the map? Well, to begin with, Plato was wrong. The life of contemplation is not sufficient...and for another thing, Plato was right. He knew that men must learn to come together in the practice of intelligence and moral privilege." Gold's essays, stemming from the author's own humanity, are just as poignant and relevant today as they were when they were first published. The Age of Happy Problems is sure to captivate, but perhaps most of all, make the reader contemplate the importance of these issues for his or her own life.
Download or read book Among the Dark Places of the Earth and Other Stories written by Julio Toro San Martin and published by JournalStone. This book was released on 2022-07-15 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Among the Dark Places of the Earth charts a bold new path in the world of Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror. I'm looking forward to much more from Mr. Toro San Martin!” — William Holloway, author of Blackwood Estates Journey to worlds both eerie and strange, to times long in the past and to futures yet to be, in this debut collection of nineteen short stories and five poems by Julio Toro San Martin. In its pages you’ll learn of an outer god who found a novel way to enter our world, encounters with cosmic horrors in ancient Rome, an airplane ride gone deadly wrong, grim-faced barbarians battling otherworldly enemies, and a mysterious being who wants to invade the earth using the internet. These stories, told in the genres of contemporary horror, dark fantasy, sword and sorcery, and sci-fi are sure to chill, excite and terrify. Here nothing is assured and victory a fleeting promise, if possible at all.
