Download or read book Tough Guys Don t Dice written by James A. Thorson and published by . This book was released on 1991-09-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Tough Guys Don t Dice written by James A. Thorson and published by William Morrow & Company. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pared down reference teaches those with little or no knowledge of cooking how to begin, offering such simple but hearty recipes as stew, turkey soup, corned-beef hash, French toast, and meatloaf

Download or read book Tough Guys Don t Dance written by Norman Mailer and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2014-02-18 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Spectacular . . . [Norman Mailer] makes every word count, like a master knife thrower zinging stilettos in a circle around your head.”—People Norman Mailer peers into the recesses and buried virtues of the modern American male in a brilliant crime novel that transcends genre. When Tim Madden, an unsuccessful writer living on Cape Cod, awakes with a gruesome hangover, a painful tattoo on his upper arm, and a severed female head in his marijuana stash, he has almost no memory of the night before. As he reconstructs the missing hours, Madden runs afoul of retired prizefighters, sex addicts, mediums, former cons, a world-weary ex-girlfriend, and his own father, old now but still a Herculean figure. Stunningly conceived and vividly composed, Tough Guys Don’t Dance represents Mailer at the peak of his powers. Praise for Tough Guys Don’t Dance “As brash, brooding and ultimately mesmerizing as the author himself . . . [Mailer strikes a] dazzling balance between humor and horror.”—New York Daily News “A first-rate page-turner of a murder mystery . . . full of great characters, littered with dead bodies and replete with plausible suspects.”—Chicago Tribune “[Tough Guys Don’t Dance] has that charming Mailer bravado.”—The New York Times

Download or read book The Houstiliad written by Michael Lieberman and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this savage yet beautiful book length poem Michael Lieberman captures the rage of men in modern society. He reimagines the characters of Homer's Iliad, recasts them, and sets them in conflict in today's Houston. Unflinching is its descriptions of violence, The Houstiliad implicitly contrasts the rage of Homer's Achilles which was specific and focused with the free-floating rage of contemporary men. Though unsparing in its descriptions, Lieberman's portrait is leavened by lovely lyric passages, reflection, and humor. For those who care about the complicated role of men in modern society this book is revelatory without promising an easy path to redemption or honor. Achilles' wrath is where our tale begins then spools out venom and men's mortal sins. It's tempered true yet riffs on Homer's style, suffused with guile, grit, and mordant wile. * * * Men savage men in violent travails though in the end it's humor that prevails.

Download or read book A Rich and Fertile Land written by Bruce Kraig and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2017-10-15 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The small ears of corn once grown by Native Americans have now become row upon row of cornflakes on supermarket shelves. The immense seas of grass and herds of animals that supported indigenous people have turned into industrial agricultural operations with regular rows of soybeans, corn, and wheat that feed the world. But how did this happen and why? In A Rich and Fertile Land, Bruce Kraig investigates the history of food in America, uncovering where it comes from and how it has changed over time. From the first Native Americans to modern industrial farmers, Kraig takes us on a journey to reveal how people have shaped the North American continent and its climate based on the foods they craved and the crops and animals that they raised. He analyzes the ideas that Americans have about themselves and the world around them, and how these ideas have been shaped by interactions with their environments. He details the impact of technical innovation and industrialization, which have in turn created modern American food systems. Drawing upon recent evidence from the fields of science, archaeology, and technology, A Rich and Fertile Land is a unique and valuable history of the geography, climate, and food of the United States.

Download or read book Threadbare written by Monica Ferris and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-12-04 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As full-time owner of the Crewel World needlework shop and part-time sleuth, Betsy Devonshire has unraveled more than her share of tangled clues in the USA Today bestselling Needlecraft Mysteries. But a cryptic embroidered message on a dead woman’s blouse may prove her greatest challenge yet… When an elderly homeless woman is found dead on the shore of Lake Minnetonka, she’s wearing a blouse embroidered with her will, which bequeaths everything she owns to her niece, Emily Hame—a member of the Monday Bunch at Betsy Devonshire’s Crewel World needlework shop! But Emily’s aunt is the second homeless woman to be found dead in Excelsior, Minnesota. Is someone targeting the homeless, or is it related to a sizable inheritance? Emily seeks the help of her fellow needlecrafter Betsy to discover the common thread between the deaths—and to determine if a murderer may strike again…

Download or read book Dinner Roles written by Sherrie A. Inness and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2001-04 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who cooks dinner in American homes? It's no surprise that “Mom” remains the overwhelming answer. Cooking and all it entails, from grocery shopping to chopping vegetables to clearing the table, is to this day primarily a woman's responsibility. How this relationship between women and food developed through the twentieth century and why it has endured are the questions Sherrie Inness seeks to answer in Dinner Roles: American Women and Culinary Culture. By exploring a wide range of popular media from the first half of the twentieth century, including cookbooks, women's magazines, and advertisements, Dinner Roles sheds light on the network of sources that helped perpetuate the notion that cooking is women's work. Cookbooks and advertisements provided valuable information about the ideals that American society upheld. A woman who could prepare the perfect Jell-O mold, whip up a cake with her new electric mixer, and still maintain a spotless kitchen and a sunny disposition was the envy of other housewives across the nation. Inness begins her exploration not with women but with men-those individuals often missing from the kitchen who were taught their own set of culinary values. She continues with the study of juvenile cookbooks, which provided children with their first cooking lessons. Chapters on the rise of electronic appliances, ethnic foods, and the 1950s housewife all add to our greater understanding of women's evolving roles in American culinary culture.

Download or read book American Roulette written by Richard Marcus and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-09-10 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In American Roulette, Richard Marcus tells his never-before-heard story, of ripping off casinos. The book follows Marcus, along with several of the world's great professional casino cheaters, as he travels from Las Vegas to London and Monte Carlo, pilfering large sums of money from casinos by performing sleight of hand magic tricks with gaming chips. As skilled cheaters, they back up their moves with psychological setups to convince pit bosses that they're watching legitimate high rollers getting lucky, while in fact they're being ripped off blind. With the exploding growth of casino gambling, heightened by Indian reservation and riverboat expansion, more and more elaborate casino cheaters are illegally assaulting the green-felt, getting rich off of novice casino personnel. Richard Marcus's insider story is a window into the hidden world of intriguing personalities and tense situations he encounters as a member of expert casino-cheating teams who use their wits to turn the odds upside down and "earn" millions. American Roulette is a fascinating story not only for those who occasionally casino-gamble, but for everyone with a little larceny in their heart.

Download or read book Tough Guy written by Eddie Maloney and published by Pinnacle Books. This book was released on 1995 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the true story of Crazy Eddie Maloney, a contract thief and enforcer for the likes of John Gotti, Joey Gallo, Vinnie The Chin Gigante and the Lucchese family. Now, still carrying a bullet in his back, hunted by the mob, unprotected by the FBI, and forced to live his life on the run, Eddie spills his guts for the first time. Includes 12 pages of photos.

Download or read book Above The Line written by and published by Lenny Manzo. This book was released on 19?? with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Snake Eyes written by Gaylord Dold and published by Gaylord Dold. This book was released on 2014-06-11 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Someone is maiming the horses of rancher Jules Reynard and Mitch Roberts is hired to put a stop to the mayhem. But the blind Reynard is also a nightclub owner with a dangerous and beautiful young wife. Gaylord Dold is the author of fifteen works of fiction including the highly acclaimed private detective series featuring Mitch Roberts, a well as numerous contemporary crime thrillers. Many of his novels have been singled out for awards and praise by a number of critics and writer’s organizations. Snake Eyes is a recipient of the Best Paper Back Novel, Private Eye Writers of America.

Download or read book Jason Samuels written by Jason Samuels and published by Writers Republic LLC. This book was released on 2022-07-29 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When prison life fails you… you can always count on your crew to have your back. But, on the streets it’s a different story… Avanti left his pregnant girlfriend Staci on the streets for prison hoping their love would last forever. After meeting Xavier, Shellz, Tricks and Dice in prison they form a street bond that couldn’t be broken. Avanti also learn that you can’t hold on to anything while serving time and when his return to the streets causes chaos between Staci’s new love, a deadly kingpin name Gutterman, Avanti leans on his crew to have his back. But… there are secrets amongst the squad and Avanti’s first love, Staci. A secret that forces Avanti to question his loyalty to all of them. The Perfect Squad is based on two love stories into one. When one person love for his crew and a woman is tested… what do you do? Enjoy the truth about urban life and what’s it like to survive in the mean streets of Philly.

Download or read book The Rayne Pilson Collection written by Robert Noyola and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-11-16 with total page 613 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of Rayne Pilson Stories. Former Los Angeles cop, Rayne Pilson, is Robert Noyola's favorite Character. He was introduced in the 2001 short story "Catalina Gene" and has appeared in six Novellas in Various collections, before the Novel length "The Pentagram Killer" was published in 2013. This collection brings all eight of them together inside one cover.

Download or read book Starting the Game written by Shawn L. Hunter and published by LifeRich Publishing. This book was released on 2020-12-11 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tale from the hood with true experiences. People who interact like this from day to day in the hood. It’s also a tale of a few blocks and corners of a neighborhood that people have no reason to leave because food, drugs, bills, are all in the same vicinity. I’ve witnessed this first hand. Open your eyes, ears and mind and absorb the story.

Download or read book Buck s War written by William F. Kelly and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2005-10-06 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buck Jones was a high school student and athlete consumed with the patriotic desire to join the military to help defeat the enemy in World War II. Upon graduation in 1942 from Mineola High School on Long Island he enlisted in the marines. When his patrol plane was shot down over the Pacific, the family was notified that the entire crew was missing in action and presumed dead. One person refused to accept that determination as final. Bucks mother, Lena, told him before he left home that he would survive the war and return home safely. She continued to pray that he would live and not for an instant did her faith waver. Buck, using his intelligence and following an inner voice, not only survived on an island in the Pacific but dealt a severe blow to the Japanese war effort. He returned home to a few surprises.

Download or read book Tough Guys Don t Dance written by Outlet and published by . This book was released on 1986-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Doctor Who Hunter s Moon written by Paul Finch and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-04-28 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'There's no end to the horror in this place - it's like Hell, and there are devils round every corner.' On Leisure Platform 9 gamblers and villains mix with socialites and celebrities. It's a place where you won't want to win the wrong game. With Rory kidnapped by a brutal crime lord, the Doctor and Amy infiltrate a deadly contest where fugitives become the hunted. But how long before they realise the Doctor isn't a vicious mercenary and discover what Amy is up to? It's a game that can only end in death, and time for everyone is running out. A thrilling, all-new Doctor Who adventure featuring the Doctor, Amy and Rory, as played by Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill in the spectacular hit series from BBC Television.