Download or read book Up The Junction written by Nell Dunn and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE JOHN LLEWELLYN RHYS MEMORIAL PRIZE 'Her art is ignited by voice, as you hear it, is unquestionable' ALI SMITH, GUARDIAN 'Distinctive, pared-down style' DAVID EVANS, INDEPENDENT 'Unflinching look at the lives of working-class women' DAILY MAIL Nell Dunn's scenes of London life, as it was lived in the early Sixties in the industrial slums of Battersea, have few parallels in contemporary writing. The exuberant, uninhibited, disparate world she found in the tired old streets and under the railway arches is recaptured in these closely linked sketches; and the result is pure alchemy. In this novel, we witness clip-joint hustles, petty thieving, candid sexual encounters, casual birth and casual death. She has a superb gift for capturing colloquial speech and the characters observed in these pages convey that caustic, ironic, and compassionate feeling for life, in which a turn of phrase frequently contains startling flashes of poetry. Battersea, that teeming wasteland of brick south of the Thames, has found its poet in Nell Dunn and Up the Junction is her touchingly truthful and timeless testimonial to it.
Download or read book The Junction written by Norm Konyu and published by Titan Comics. This book was released on 2022-04-06 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: September 1984 – eleven-year-old Lucas Jones vanishes from the sleepy town of Medford. June 1996 – Lucas finally returns home… and he hasn’t aged a day. Still eleven years old and unable to say where he’s been for the last twelve years, Lucas’ case baffles police and doctors alike. Their only clue is Lucas’ diary – a bizarre fantasy of a town called Kirby Junction where new houses appear out of thin air and people wait for a train that never comes. One psychologist thinks there’s a grain of truth to his tale that just might explain where Lucas has been, and it may be the key to unlocking his terrible dreams…
Download or read book The Junction of Sunshine and Lucky written by Holly Schindler and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-02 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Junction Boys written by Jim Dent and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2000-09-09 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Junction Boy is now a television movie produced by ESPN, starring Tom Berenger as Bryant. The legendary Paul "Bear" Bryant is recognized nationwide as one of the greatest coaches ever. So why did he always cite his 1-9 A&M team of 1954 as his favorite? This is the story of a remarkable team - and the beginning of the legend. The Junction Boys tells the story of Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant's legendary training camp in the small town of Junction, Texas. In a move that many consider the salvation of the Texas A&M football program, Coach Bryant put 115 players through the most grueling practices ever imagined. Only a handful of players survived the entire 10 days, but they braved the intense heat of the Texas sun and the burning passion of their coach, and turned a floundering team into one of the nation's best. The Junction Boys is more than just a story of tough practices without water breaks. An extraordinary fellowship was forged from the mind-numbing pain. The thirty-five survivors bonded together like no other team in America. They profited from the Junction experience; the knowledge they took back with them to College Station, about themselves and what they were capable of, would be used for the rest of their lives. In vivid and powerful images reminiscent of Friday Night Lights, Hoosiers, and The Last Picture Show, these young men and their driven coach come to life. The Junction Boys contains all the hallmarks of a classic sports story, and it combines America's love of college football with an extraordinary story of perseverance and triumph.
Download or read book Junction Book written by Ken Newton and published by Ardith Publishing. This book was released on 2015-02 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the son of the biggest bookmaker in the Junction turns up dead, finding his killer isn't the top priority for the Toronto Police. This leaves Al Green and Associates to take up the case. The trio will venture to the shadiest part of Toronto's Junction, and experience their share of street cars, scandals and slaughterhouses. Their approach might not be the most traditional-or the most ethical-but it's the only way to answer the big question: Who killed Junior O? Follow this trio of hard-bitten detectives as they try to unravel the twisted knot that is the Junction. With history and locations drawn straight from Toronto's past, this is a must-read for mystery fans.
Download or read book Stepping Up Stepping Out written by Sheila Seifert and published by David C Cook. This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Discipleship Junction book focusing on children learning to make choices to follow God's way.
Download or read book Stone Junction written by Jim Dodge and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2004-01-31 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Daniel's mother dies, he is brought under the protection of the AMO: the Alliance of Magicians and Outlaws. It is an introduction to a world of revenge, revolution and mind-bending chemicals, where anarchists, alchemists and high-stake gamblers co-exist. It is a place in which magic and murder are the norm. So begins an extraordinary quest for knowledge and understanding in this unforgettable outlaw classic.
Download or read book Squeeze written by Chris Difford and published by Sanctuary Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the finest bands of the British New Wave, Squeeze shot to the top of the charts in the 1980s with a string of hits. In this definitive account, band members discuss Squeeze's history, their distinctive sound, and the creative process. The book also includes lyric sheets and a detailed discography.
Download or read book The Novice written by Taran Matharu and published by Feiwel & Friends. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He can summon demons. But can he win a war? Fletcher is working as a blacksmith's apprentice when he discovers he has the rare ability to summon demons from another world. Chased from his village for a crime he did not commit, Fletcher must travel with his demon, Ignatius, to an academy for adepts, where the gifted are taught the art of summoning. Along with nobles and commoners, Fletcher endures grueling lessons that will prepare him to serve as a Battlemage in the Empire's war against the savage Orcs. But sinister forces infect new friendships and rivalries grow. With no one but Ignatius by his side, Fletcher must decide where his loyalties lie. The fate of the Empire is in his hands.
Download or read book The Junction written by B. Western Rook and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2001-05 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WWW.BWESTONROOK.COM I first met Deems Ellison in Grand Junction, Colorado while serving my two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At the time, however, I didn’t know his real name. I knew him as Elder Andrew McConkie, the standoffish young missionary who was transferred into my district and put in charge of training a brand new Elder. I only knew him for a short time and he never seemed to be anything more than a rock in my shoe — an annoyance that I couldn’t seem to shake. Back then, I had no clue of the grand adventure that was going on right under my nose. But I guess that’s the point; I wasn’t supposed to know. I didn’t learn what really happened until eight years later when Deems Ellison unexpectedly telephoned me at my home in Sacramento, California and asked me to meet with him. He had discovered that I fancied myself a writer and he wanted me to help him tell this story. I jumped at the chance. There was nothing for me to lose. The Sacramento Union, “the oldest daily in the West,” was shutting down its presses forever and I would soon be facing unemployment lines. My first attempt at writing a novel had failed miserably, culminating in a dozen dog-eared copies of my manuscript stacked in my closet. But I think the biggest reason for my eagerness to work on this project with Deems Ellison was my overwhelming curiosity. I had a lot of questions about what happened in Grand Junction during August of 1988. So when Mr. Ellison, one of the few people who knew the real story, called me, eager to spill his guts, the temptation was too great to resist. It was like finding expired milk in the back of the refrigerator -- I knew it was going to stink, but I just couldn’t resist taking a whiff. Ellison wanted to meet me back where it all happened. So I told my family I needed a vacation alone and I made tracks for Grand Junction. It amazed me how little his appearance had changed. His face was still youthful and his silvery hair was close-cropped, just as it had been in the mission field. However, the more time I spent with him, the more I realized I had misjudged him when I was his District Leader and knew him as Elder McConkie. He was actually a very likable person. In fact, I found myself admiring him and envying the excitement he had seen. Unfortunately, I think the Deems Ellison of today is a man filled with regret. Not the average kind of regret that comes from doing something wrong, but the agonizing enigma of wondering how things could have been if only he had done something right. Still, he seems to look back on our time in Grand Junction with a fondness and sentimentality that even I cannot fully share. We got connecting rooms at the Westgate Inn and I spent nearly every waking hour with my former annoyance for a week, recording his story and making outlines for this book. He shared with me a thick binder full of notes and reminders from that time. He said he had been planning to tell this story for a long time, but wasn’t sure how he was going to do it until he discovered my occupation. What follows is Deems Ellison’s story in essentially his own words taken from my interviews with him and his journal notes. One more thing: my attorney tells me that I would face a stack of lawsuits unless I present this story as a work of fiction. So it is fiction. Elder Andrew McConkie never served in the Colorado-Denver Mission. Deems Ellison is a fictional character, as are all of the others in this book. If any people or events in this story resemble real life, it is just a coincidence. Everything in this book is just a figment of my overactive imagination. B. WESTON ROOK
Download or read book The Pegnitz Junction written by Mavis Gallant and published by McClelland & Stewart. This book was released on 2011-05-18 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these dazzling stories, Mavis Gallant immerses us in the lives of ordinary people swept up in the upheaval and displacement that followed in the wake of the Second World War. A bitter yet stubbornly pragmatic woman prepares for what promises to be another disastrous Christmas with her mother, her aunt, and her would-be-war-hero uncle. Engaged to another man, a woman travels to Paris with her older lover and his young son. A wife recollects her complicated relationship with the refugee woman who had a brief affair with her husband. Small mercies form the backbone of a friendship between an actress and a police commissioner. A career soldier, now discharged and stranded in France, makes his first adjustments to life as a civilian. In elegant, diamond-sharp prose, Gallant distills the vanities, absurdities, and contradictions that lie at the heart of human behavior and fashions stories of rare power and insight.
Download or read book Chicago s Englewood Neighborhood written by Maria Lettiere Roberts and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once known as Junction Grove, the rich history of Englewood began in the mid-1800s as the area quickly developed into a rail and commerce crossroads. Junction Grove changed its name to Englewood in 1868, and in 1889, it became part of the City of Chicago. With its cross streets at 63rd and Halsted, the four railroad stations, and the 63rd Street 'L' stop, Englewood has long been a transportation hub of the south west side. This easy access helped to make Englewood one of the largest outlying business districts in the country for much of the first half of the 20th century. But Englewood has changed over the years. Now a struggling urban area, it is nevertheless known for its grassroots organizations and strong sense of community, on the forefront of revival.Chicago's Englewood Neighborhood: At the Junction explores the history of the people, places, commerce, and community that have created this ever-changing neighborhood.
Download or read book Some Fantastic Place written by Chris Difford and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2017-08-31 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Longlisted for the Penderyn Music Book Prize Over the course of a thirteen-album and multi-award-winning career with Squeeze, it was clear from the very beginning that Chris Difford has few peers when it comes to smart, pithy lyricism. In Some Fantastic Place, he charts his life from his childhood in south London to becoming a member of one of Britain's greatest bands and beyond. Along the way Chris reveals the inspiration and stories behind Squeeze's best-known songs, and his greatest highs and lows from over four decades of making music.
Download or read book The Placebo Effect written by David Rotenberg and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-03-12 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this first action-packed novel in The Junction Chronicles, professor and acting coach Decker Roberts has the dangerous gift of detecting the truth—that turns into deadly curse. For years Decker’s rare sensory ability to discern the truth proved to be a lucrative sideline to his acting teaching. Only his closest friends know, and he keeps his "synesthete" identity secret from the companies that pay him to tell them if the people they are planning to hire are truthful. But Decker’s carefully compartmentalized life starts to fall apart. His house burns down, his credit cards are cancelled, his bank loan is called and his studio is condemned. He realizes that he must have heard something in one of his truth-telling sessions that someone didn’t want him to know. Decker has to go on the run and figure out why he’s been targeted. There’s also a government agent hunting him who seems to know absolutely everything about Decker Roberts’ identities, real and false—and other people of “his kind.” How will Decker find out which truth was endangering his life? Who betrayed him and revealed all his secrets? Decker needs to find answers quickly, before knowing the truth turns from a gift into a deadly curse.
Download or read book Taffy of Torpedo Junction written by Nell Wise Wechter and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Back in print A longtime favorite of several generations of Tar Heels, Taffy of Torpedo Junction is the thrilling adventure story of thirteen-year-old Taffy Willis, who, with the help of her pony and dog, exposes a ring of Nazi spies operating from a secluded house on Hatteras Island, North Carolina, during World War II. For readers of all ages, the book brings to life the dramatic wartime events on the Outer Banks, where German U-boats turned an area around Cape Hatteras into 'Torpedo Junction' by sinking more than sixty American vessels in just a six-month period in 1942. Taffy has been enjoyed by young and old alike since it was first published in 1957.
Download or read book Rails to Trails written by Diane Ham and published by . This book was released on 2021-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of Rochester Junction in Mendon, NY. Chronicles the area's days as a key stop on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, through its conversion to a rail-trail by the Mendon Foundation and Monroe County Parks.
Download or read book The Agony of Alice written by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life, Alice McKinley feels, is just one big embarrassment. Here she is, about to be a teenager and she doesn't know how. It's worse for her than for anyone else, she believes, because she has no role model. Her mother has been dead for years. Help and advice can only come from her father, manager of a music store, and her nineteen-year-old brother, who is a slob. What do they know about being a teen age girl? What she needs, Alice decides, is a gorgeous woman who does everything right, as a roadmap, so to speak. If only she finds herself, when school begins, in the classroom of the beautiful sixth-grade teacher, Miss Cole, her troubles will be over. Unfortunately, she draws the homely, pear-shaped Mrs. Plotkin. One of Mrs. Plotkin's first assignments is for each member of the class to keep a journal of their thoughts and feelings. Alice calls hers "The Agony of Alice," and in it she records all the embarrassing things that happen to her. Through the school year, Alice has lots to record. She also comes to know the lovely Miss Cole, as well as Mrs. Plotkin. And she meets an aunt and a female cousin whom she has not really known before. Out of all this, to her amazement, comes a role model -- one that she would never have accepted before she made a few very important discoveries on her own, things no roadmap could have shown her. Alice moves on, ready to be a wise teenager.
