Download or read book Trash Planet Confidential written by Louisa Vidal and published by Space Fruit Press. This book was released on 2023-10-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover Trash Planet Confidential by Louisa Vidal, a steamy story where enemies-to-lovers high society lawyer Onyez clashes with savvy Vio. Onyez thought she'd left her nemesis Vio behind when she went to practice law on a different planet. But then Vio shows up in Onyez's office with a request that she can't bring herself to refuse. Will these two lawyers manage to acquit themselves, or will this be a love trial? From Trash Planet Confidential: On the sixth anniversary of Vio’s arrival in San City, she was busy with the legal ramifications of some janitorial robots that had been reprogrammed to hijack shuttles. It was also the day Onyez Jones walked into her office and asked her to help dig up some trash. “Hello, Violaine. Is this a good time to talk?” Onyez looked impeccable, like she always had. Her black hair was tied in a neat set of twists that shone like lacquer, her suit all clean lines, skin tinted a fashionable leafy green, and around her impossibly long neck was a white scarf. Bright white. Breaking-the-laws-of-San-City-physics white. “No?” Vio threw out the response automatically, only adding the inflection of a question as it sunk in that Onyez — now the lead attorney for the most powerful company in this corner of the intergalactic union, easily the most famous lawyer on Albion10, and the one classmate Vio had never managed to out-argue — was standing in front of her. Word count: 8,000 This story previously appeared in the Space Fruit Press anthology Binary Stars: Queer Sci-Fi Romance.
Download or read book Binary Stars Constellations 1 written by Daisy Fairchild and published by Space Fruit Press. This book was released on 2023-07-22 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Binary Stars: Constellations #1 is a sizzling sci-fi LGBTQ+ anthology, featuring four stories of intergalactic romance. From a shady bar on the wrong side of the asteroid field, to a royal wedding that gets a rude interruption, to two rival lawyers going deep in the archives, to a formal treaty ceremony that heads in an unexpected direction — these tales of space-age hijinks will steam up your atmosphere. Four previously-unpublished stories of queer romance and adventure: “What the Empress Wants” by Daisy Fairchild The Empress of the Ehk'sorki is on her way across the galaxy to get married, along with an armada of warships and a fortune in jewels. It will only take one pirate with a very small spaceship to change the plan, but rebel pilot Hylbe's sabotage doesn't go as expected. She's about to learn that kidnapping an Empress doesn't necessarily mean certain death, but it will be an adventure. “We Come in Peace” by Rena Butler This should be Captain Abram Adoyo's finest hour, as he brokers a treaty with the gentle Khuzoid people of Iarus V. But while the Khuzoid are a peaceful species, they demand that Abe perform an important rite for them as part of their negotiating process. The captain never expected his first officer, Mattys Kriel, to be involved in such an intimate act — but he will do anything to complete their mission. No matter how hard it gets. “The Last Place They'd Look” by Catherine Fletcher Tal is an intergalactic courier down on their luck and looking for a quick buck in a seedy bar at the edge of the galaxy. That's where they meet Kate, an unexpected human who is seeking escape immediately, no questions asked. What Tal doesn't realize is how dangerous it will be to have Kate onboard — not just to their livelihood, but also to their heart. “Trash Planet Confidential” by Louisa Vidal Onyez thought she'd left her nemesis Vio behind when she went to practice law on a different planet. But then Vio shows up in Onyez's office with a request that she can't bring herself to refuse. Will these two lawyers manage to acquit themselves, or will this be a love trial?
Download or read book Grizzly Confidential written by Kevin Grange and published by Harper Horizon. This book was released on 2024-09-17 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In?Grizzly Confidential, author Kevin Grange—former paramedic and park ranger at Yellowstone and Grand Teton—comes face-to-face with North America’s most fearsome predator, Ursus Arctos. His quest takes him from his home in the Tetons to an eerie, mist-shrouded island of gigantic bruins; from the Bear Center at Washington State University—where scientists believe the secrets of hibernation might help treat diabetes, heart disease, and obesity in humans—to the dark underbelly of for-profit wildlife parks, illegal animal trade and black markets hawking bear bile. Along the way, he meets fascinating biologists and activists and discovers that everything he knew about grizzlies was wrong. Ultimately, his odyssey leads him to find answers on a remote corner of the Alaskan Peninsula where, for the last fifty years, humans have coexisted peacefully alongside the largest gathering of brown bears on the planet.?? ?? Grizzly Confidential is about bears but also the inspiring people who look after them. This is a fast-paced, gripping story that educates, entertains, and gives a sneak peek into the secret life of a well-known species. Part science, part travelogue, and a passionate plea for bear conservation, Grizzly Confidential is a lively account for anyone who loves the outdoors and learning about the natural world.?
Download or read book Blackout City Confidential written by Rogue Planet Press and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-10-22 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Wow. More! Mark Slade has long been a leader in dark fiction, but this brings him to a new level. Congratulations to him and his amazing crew. I could so see this on the screen, too-but meanwhile, this is a must listen. I stand in awe." -G. Wayne Miller, Author of Thunder Rise Trilogy, Vapors Vol.1-2, Car Crazy, Toy Wars, filmmaker and Providence Journal Staff Writer, Director, Story in the Public Square: Pell Center, Salve Regina University
Download or read book Kitchen Confidential written by Anthony Bourdain and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2000-05-22 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York City chef who is also a novelist recounts his experiences in the restaurant business, and exposes abuses of power, sexual promiscuity, drug use, and other secrets of life behind kitchen doors.
Download or read book Ask a Manager written by Alison Green and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together
Download or read book K pop Confidential written by Stephan Lee and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I'm still giddy over this electrifying, big-hearted, all-kill smash of a debut. I couldn't put it down." -- Becky Albertalli, bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda In this romantic coming-of-age novel about chasing big dreams, a Korean-American girl travels to Seoul in hopes of debuting in a girl group at the same K-pop company behind the most popular boy band on the planet. Perfect for fans of Mary H. K. Choi and Jenny Han. Candace Park knows a lot about playing a role. For most of her life, she's been playing the role of the quiet Korean girl who takes all AP classes and plays a classical instrument, keeping her dreams of stardom-and her obsession with SLK, K-pop's top boyband-to herself. She doesn't see how a regular girl like her could possibly become one of those K-pop goddesses she sees on YouTube. Even though she can sing. Like, really sing.So when Candace secretly enters a global audition held by SLK's music label, the last thing she expects is to actually get a coveted spot in their trainee program. And convincing her strict parents to let her to go is all but impossible ... although it's nothing compared to what comes next.Under the strict supervision of her instructors at the label's headquarters in Seoul, Candace must perfect her performance skills to within an inch of her life, learn to speak Korean fluently, and navigate the complex hierarchies of her fellow trainees, all while following the strict rules of the industry. Rule number one? NO DATING, which becomes impossible to follow when she meets a dreamy boy trainee. And in the all-out battle to debut, Candace is in danger of planting herself in the middle of a scandal lighting up the K-pop fandom around the world.If she doesn't have what it takes to become a perfect, hair-flipping K-pop idol, what will that mean for her family, who have sacrificed everything to give her the chance? And is a spot in the most hyped K-pop girl group of all time really worth risking her friendships, her future, and everything she believes in?
Download or read book K Pop Confidential written by Stephan Lee and published by Chicken House. This book was released on 2020-09-03 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Korean-American girl travels to Seoul in hopes of debuting in a girl group at the same K-pop company behind the most popular boy band on the planet, in this romantic coming-of-age novel perfect for K-pop fans everywhere! Candace Park knows a lot about playing a role. For most of her life, she's been playing the role of the quiet Korean-American girl who takes advanced classes and plays a classical instrument, keeping her love of K-pop to herself. But she has a secret that she's been keeping from the world: she can sing. Like, really sing. So when Candace enters a global audition held by the biggest K-pop label in the world, she doesn't expect to actually win. And convincing her parents to go against everything they believe in is nothing compared to what's next. Under the strict supervision of her instructors at the label's headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Candace must hone her performance skills to within an inch of her life, learn to fluently speak Korean, and navigate the complex hierarchies of her teammates. And the number-one rule? NO DATING - which proves almost impossible after she meets superstar idol One.J and fellow Korean-American trainee YoungBae. And when Candace finds herself in the middle of an international K-pop scandal, she must decide whether a spot in the most hyped K-pop girl group of all time is really worth risking everything ...
Download or read book Preschool Confidential written by Sandi Kahn Shelton and published by NYLA. This book was released on 2016-06-14 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Laugh-out-loud comments and astute remarks will help lighten any mother's load and keep things in perspective...This is a refreshing look at child rearing, written in short sections that can be read in five to ten minutes a perfect fit for a mother's schedule.” –Library Journal So you thought the difficult stage was over: the midnight feedings, the colic, the breast pumps, the endless diaper changings. Just when you thought you'd reached the blissful stretch of parenthood...here come the toddler/preschool years! Only Sandi Kahn Shelton could deliver such a dead-on, hilarious, true-ringing look at the walking, talking, crazy years. In Preschool Confidential, she explores such universal topics as: --Dealing with the mutiny in the checkout line (aka: begging or bribing?). --Presenting scientific proof that toddlers ask 437 questions per day. --Unveiling the four "answers" that any parent can recycle to respond to any toddler's question. --Understanding day-care romances. to ask (at the most inopportune moments). --Dissecting the anatomy of a birthday party (or how to control a group of four-year-olds without ropes or sedatives). --Cooking purple mashed potatoes, and emergency tactics to stave off a hunger strike. --And much more! Preschool Confidential will have you howling at the apt, accurate, and painfully honest look at the preschool years!! "The true successor to Erma Bombeck's throne." –WorkingMother magazine "For frazzled working moms, columnist Sandi Kahn Shelton's funny essays on parenting are a fail-safe way to lighten up." –Wall Street Journal "I'm thankful that this very funny and observant lady is not a cartoonist!" –Bil Keane, creator of "The Family Circus"
Download or read book The Savory Baker written by America's Test Kitchen and published by America's Test Kitchen. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate guide to savory baking using fragrant spices and herbs, fresh produce, rich cheeses and meats, and more Baking is about a lot more than just desserts. This unique collection, one of the few to focus solely on the savory side of baking, explores a multitude of flavor possibilities. Get inspired by creative twists like gochujang-filled puff pastry pinwheels or feta-studded dill-zucchini bread. And sample traditional baked goods from around the world, from Chinese lop cheung bao to Brazilian pão de quejo. Our flexible recipes let you keep things simple by often using store-bought doughs and crusts, or go all out and make them from scratch using our foolproof methods. No matter what kind of baker you are, you’ll be inspired by the irresistible flavors, from everyday biscuits to showstopping breads, including: Quick breads, scones, biscuits, and pastries: Turn scones savory with panch phoran, an Indian spice blend with cumin, fennel, and mustard seeds. Bake the flakiest biscuits ever, packed with fresh sage and oozing with melty Gruyère. Even danish goes savory with goat cheese and Urfa chile. Tarts, galettes, and pies: Jamaican spiced beef patties or a flaky galette with corn, tomatoes, and bacon will be your new favorite lunch (or breakfast, or snack). Or make pizza chiena, the over-the-top Italian double-crusted pie of eggs, cheeses, and cured meats. Batter and stovetop “bakes”: Popovers bursting with blue cheese and chives dress up dinner, while bread pudding with butternut squash and spinach makes the brunch table. And savory pancakes are for anytime, whether you choose Chinese cōngyóubing or Korean kimchi jeon. Flatbreads, pizza, rolls, and loaves: Try alu paratha, the Northern Indian potato-stuffed flatbread. Shape mushroom crescent rolls or a challah enlivened by saffron and rosemary. And for kids of any age, bake a pizza monkey bread. Every recipe has a photo you’ll want to sink your teeth into, and ATK-tested techniques plus step-by-step photos walk you through rolling out pie and galette doughs; shaping breads and rolls; stretching pizza dough; and more.
Download or read book This Storm written by James Ellroy and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: January '42. L.A. reels behind the shock of Pearl Harbor. Local Japanese residents are rounded up and slammed behind bars. Massive thunderstorms hit the city. A body is unearthed in Griffith Park. The cops tag it a routine dead-man job. They're wrong. It's an early-warning signal of Chaos. There's a murderous fire and a gold heist. There's Fifth Column treason on American soil. There are homegrown Nazis, Commies, and race racketeers. It's populism ascendant. There's two dead cops in a dive off the jazz-club strip. And three men and one woman have a hot date with history. Elmer Jackson is a corrupt Vice cop. He's a flesh peddler and a bagman for the L.A. Chief of Police. Hideo Ashida is a crime-lab whiz, lashed by anti-Japanese rage. Dudley Smith is PD hardnose working Army Intelligence. He's gone rogue and gone all-the-way fascist. Joan Conville was born rogue. She's a defrocked Navy lieutenant and a war profiteer to her core. L.A. '42. Homefront madness. Wartime inferno--This Storm is James Ellroy's most audacious novel yet. It is by turns savage, tender, elegiac. It lays bare and celebrates crazed Americans of all stripes. It is a masterpiece.
Download or read book Picking Up written by Robin Nagle and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2013-03-19 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's largest city generates garbage in torrents—11,000 tons from households each day on average. But New Yorkers don't give it much attention. They leave their trash on the curb or drop it in a litter basket, and promptly forget about it. And why not? On a schedule so regular you could almost set your watch by it, someone always comes to take it away. But who, exactly, is that someone? And why is he—or she—so unknown? In Picking Up, the anthropologist Robin Nagle introduces us to the men and women of New York City's Department of Sanitation and makes clear why this small army of uniformed workers is the most important labor force on the streets. Seeking to understand every aspect of the Department's mission, Nagle accompanied crews on their routes, questioned supervisors and commissioners, and listened to story after story about blizzards, hazardous wastes, and the insults of everyday New Yorkers. But the more time she spent with the DSNY, the more Nagle realized that observing wasn't quite enough—so she joined the force herself. Driving the hulking trucks, she obtained an insider's perspective on the complex kinships, arcane rules, and obscure lingo unique to the realm of sanitation workers. Nagle chronicles New York City's four-hundred-year struggle with trash, and traces the city's waste-management efforts from a time when filth overwhelmed the streets to the far more rigorous practices of today, when the Big Apple is as clean as it's ever been. Throughout, Nagle reveals the many unexpected ways in which sanitation workers stand between our seemingly well-ordered lives and the sea of refuse that would otherwise overwhelm us. In the process, she changes the way we understand cities—and ourselves within them.
Download or read book Out of the Silent Planet written by Clive Staples Lewis and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first novel in C.S. Lewis's sci-fi trilogy, which tells the adventure of Dr Ransom who was kidnapped and transported to another planet.
Download or read book How to Lose a Planet The Afrofuture Epic written by Quentin Lucas and published by JM Content LLC. This book was released on 2022-09-09 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kato Washington has been freed from prison and tries to rebuild his life on a foundation of regret. But a police officer and a journalist believe Kato’s parole was actually a jailbreak. And a telekinetic serial killer is quietly wreaking havoc on the moons, where humans have rebuilt society after losing Earth. The police and journalist are closing in. And the killer has a special interest in Kato. On two sides, he faces disaster that rivals the loss of a planet, which is to lose everything. "How to Lose a Planet" is a 100,000-word speculative fiction story with a diverse cast of characters. The story was written with an appreciation for NK Jemisin’s detailed world-building, Octavia Butler’s philosophy on a clear and accessible storytelling voice, and Nalo Hopkinson’s attention to the effect of culture on dialogue.
Download or read book Waste Age written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 1176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The official magazine of Waste Expo.
Download or read book Faith and Struggle on Smokey Mountain written by Benigno P. Beltran and published by Orbis Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text describes the spiritual resilience of struggling peoples and how, through their eyes, Beltran learned to read the Gospel. The lessons he learned bear a message for all who struggle for a better world.
Download or read book 3000 Amazing STEM Facts for Smart Kids written by Theo Brighton and published by Beyond Class Books. This book was released on 2024-04-01 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Epic Learning Adventure Filled with 3000 Incredibly Interesting Educational Facts! - Did you know that there are gloves inspired by geckos' feet that let humans climb walls like Spider-Man? - Or that there's an animal that can carry objects 50 times its body weight? - Or that somewhere in the world, there's a road so wide that 160 cars can drive side-by-side? Why read books that don't teach you anything when you could read this? You'll learn 3000 amazing facts that you can use to impress your family and get reactions from your friends! Say goodbye to awkward silences and "I don't know what to say." Start incredibly interesting conversations with these impressive facts about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. There's no fluff or filler in this book. Each fact is interesting, educational, and straight to the point. There are 123 well-organized subchapters, the facts are numbered from 1-3000, and there is a blank space between each fact for easy reading. Inside, You'll Learn About: - The blazing trails of planets and the mysteries of galaxies. - Earth’s fascinating geology, weather patterns, and natural phenomena. - The complexity of biology, from ecosystems to the human body. - Chemistry's wonders, including elements, compounds, and molecular marvels. - The principles of physics that govern motion, energy, and the universe itself. - Cutting-edge technological advancements in AI, robotics, and the internet. - Engineering feats that shape our infrastructure, from bridges to space travel. Mathematical concepts made intriguing through puzzles, games, and critical thinking exercises. A Sneak Peek into Some Mind-Blowing Facts: - Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system, races around the Sun at 106,000 miles per hour–fast enough to cross the United States in a heartbeat! - The Baobab tree can store up to 31,700 gallons of water in its trunk, making it a natural desert reservoir. That's 240,000 standard water bottles! - Dry water is a powdered form of water, where water droplets are surrounded by a silica coating, preventing them from combining. - Before it became the tech giant we know today, Google was originally named "BackRub"–a nod to its backlink analysis method. - Nanoscale fabrication allows for solar cell materials that can be sprayed onto surfaces, turning anything into a solar panel! Your Passport to Becoming a STEM Star! With the incredible diversity and quantity of facts in this book, readers will be kept occupied and engaged. Using these facts to impress classmates and family will plant a love of learning. So whether you're a curious kid eager to learn, a parent looking for an engaging educational resource, or a teacher in search of trivia to spark your students' interest in STEM, "3000! Amazing STEM Facts for Smart Kids" is your stepping stone to wonder, knowledge, and a genuine love for learning. Impress your friends, wow your teachers, and feed your curiosity with this captivating collection that celebrates the marvels of STEM!
