Download or read book Alex Got Run Over by a Beer Keg written by C. G. Brettmann and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2008-11 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alex got run over by a beer keg while visiting his grandparents. Fiction, of course, but for any normal child suddenly disfigured the fight to accept and create a new kind of order in his or her world is real. All kids need heroes and unwittingly Alex becomes one to his family and friends. Alex, the voice of reason, and his alter ego Zach learn limitations and possibilities through hilarious adventures (often schemed up by Zach). They save Mario's house from drowning; try out a new slingshot; use Alex's new "stealth technology-shaped" body to beat the tag-out in baseball games; get locked out of their motel room, after they got out of the hot tub in twenty-degree weather and waking up all the motel guests. This story takes place in the Pacific Northwest and stars protagonist Alex, antagonist Zach, and two friends, Mario, an Italian, and Lars, a Norwegian. Among other characters are; old Mr. Delaney; Jo Jo, Alex's brother; Sidonia, Alex's baby sister; Mr. Messier's chickens; and Larissa, a ghost who becomes Alex's friend, all play a role in Alex's new life where he walks a fine line between participation in the boys' activities and suspicious observation of Zach's schemes. Ms Brettmann grew up with an older brother surrounded by boys from the neighborhood where she was raised by her father, a scientist, with whom she spent hours talking about his work and evolution. After graduating from Northwestern University she and her husband moved to Seattle. They raised two sons and were both active in soccer and a Boy Scout troop. She continued her education and received her master's degree. Alex Got Run Over by a Beer Keg is a fictional book based on her years of experience with pre-pubescent boys and a good memory of stories about her two sons; their friends, including stories her father and husband told about their growing up. She has always been fascinated by how children are influenced and what motivates them.
Download or read book Gaia s Prodigal Children Trilogy written by Barbara Allison Bisbee and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2022-03-31 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: King Oberon visits the planet Gaia and forms a friendship with a child, Lilyana. He casts spells but loses his Queen Tatinia to King Leonauric of the leprechauns. The planet, Gaia, floods land and parches soil. The child, Lilyana, grows up to marry a brilliant man who works with her to innovate life style changes on Gaia insuring their survival. Humor, friendship and deception follow Lilyana as Oberon watches over her. Lilyana's husband is a talented gamer and inventor who offers a new life to everyone with his Hollow Man and Wishing Well Games. Queen Titania learns self-esteem apart from being royalty. King Oberon learns magic does not replace a heart. Lilyana learns to accept love in a world where everyone is broken.
Download or read book The Valley written by Ross Kennedy and published by Rogue Phoenix Press. This book was released on 2024-05-01 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is a dream a lie if doesn’t come true? Or is it something worse? When Van’s brother goes missing, he places his career in Chicago as an artist, on hold, and reluctantly returns to his hometown of Oneida Valley. Digging deeper into a string of disappearances and murders linked to his brother’s case, the mounting clues point to an evil entity holding the inhabitants of the town under its sinister control. Destroying the lives of anyone who defies it or attempts to flee the confines of the Valley’s peaks. As old memories and traumas resurface, the lines of reality distort. To find the answers he seeks, Van must sacrifice everything, and journey into the depths beneath the town to discover the truth hidden in the heart of The Valley.
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Download or read book The Crumple Zone written by Buddy Thomas and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This hilarious Off-Broadway hit, set in a run-down apartment on Staten Island, concerns three gay roommates coming to a crisis during one frantic Christmas weekend.
Download or read book A Perfect Pint s Beer Guide to the Heartland written by Michael Agnew and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2014-05-30 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once dominated by megabreweries like Miller and G. Heilemann, the Midwest has in recent years become home to a dynamic craft beer industry at the core of America's current brewing renaissance. Beer writer and Certified Cicerone® Michael Agnew crisscrossed Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin sampling the astonishing variety of beers on offer at breweries and brewpubs. The result is a region-wide survey of the Midwestern craft beer scene. Packed with details on more than 200 breweries, A Perfect Pint's Beer Guide to the Heartland offers actual and armchair travelers alike a handbook that includes: Agnew's exclusive choices on which beers to try at each location Entries on every brewery's history and philosophy Information on tours, tasting rooms and attached pubs, and dining options and other amenities A survey of each brewery's brands, including its flagship beer plus seasonal brews and special releases Brewery equipment and capacity Nearby attractions In addition, Agnew sets the stage with a history of Midwestern beer spanning the origins of the immigrant brewers who arrived in the 1800s to the homebrewers-made-good who have built a new kind of brewing culture founded on creativity, dedication to quality, and attention to customer feedback. Informed and unique, A Perfect Pint's Beer Guide to the Heartland is the essential companion for beer aficionados and curious others determined to drink the best the Midwest has to offer. Includes more than 150 full color images, including the region's most distinctive beer labels, trademarks, and company logos.
Download or read book Death on Tap written by Ellie Alexander and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After catching her husband cheating on her, craft-brew expert Sloan Krause leaves the family business to work for a hip, new nano-brewery, only to discover a competitor dead in the fermenting tub, clutching a secret recipe.
Download or read book Field of Girls written by Martin Krist and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A frightening, gripping and unputdownable thriller A BESTSELLER IN EUROPE, FIELD OF GIRLS IS A TERRIFYING THRILLER FOR FANS OF JO NESBO AND SHARON BOLTON. She is young. She is beautiful. And no one heard her cry. Three years ago, Alex Lindner was the investigating police officer in a series of murders committed by 'the beasts', as the media dubbed the killers. When a young colleague was killed during the investigation he resigned from his post and now lives a quiet life in a small village. But when another girl disappears, Alex is convinced that the beasts have returned. Obsessed with bringing them to justice, Alex determines to finally track them down, even if it means putting his own life in danger . . .
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Download or read book Kings of the Diamond written by Robert T. Diamond and published by Robert Diamond. This book was released on 2008 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kings of the Diamond is based on historical events in Winnipeg in 1950, drawing on the city¿s great sporting heritage. The main storyline follows the 1950 season of the Northern Hotel team of the Twentieth Century Community Softball League, the powerhouse team that went on to play in the Western Canada Softball Championship that year under the direction of the story¿s chief protagonist ¿ author Robert Diamond¿s father, Lazar Diamond. That legacy is brought to life in this story of the Diamond family and the Northern Hotel and of many of the players and principals of the Twentieth Century Community Softball League. The entire narrative builds inexorably towards the final championship game, when 8,000 people crammed the Aberdeen School Grounds to watch it. Kings of the Diamond is the story of one of the most colourful chapters in the sporting and cultural history of Winnipeg, and of the legendary characters who were the main players on this stage. It is also a story of family and friendships that survive tests of emotional strength, love, and commitment, and of how they find final vindication. From Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz¿ foreword: ¿Winnipeg had its share of larger than life characters in those days. [The author] aptly and authentically describes them all in this tale of Winnipeg sports and other games ... Ex-pat Robert Diamond pays homage to his hometown, offering fascinating insights into how Winnipeg earned its moniker, the Chicago of the North, and to a very special era in softball history.¿
Download or read book Heavy Weather written by Bruce Sterling and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A near-future eco-thriller from the bestselling author of Schismatrix Plus and The Difference Engine. The Storm Troupers are a group of weather hackers who roam the plains of Texas and Oklahoma, hopped up on adrenaline and technology. Utilizing virtual reality, flying robots, and all-terrain vehicles, they collect data on the extreme storms ravaging an America decimated by climate change. But even their visionary leader can’t predict the danger on the horizon when a volatile new member joins their ranks and faces a trial by fire: a massive tornado unlike any the world has seen before. “A remarkable and individual sharpness of vision . . . Sterling hacks the future, and an elegant hack it is.” —Locus “Lucid and tremendously entertaining. Sterling shows once more his skills in storytelling and technospeak. A cyberpunk winner.” —Kirkus Reviews “So believable are the speculations that . . . one becomes convinced that the world must and will develop into what Sterling has predicted.” —Science Fiction Age “A very exciting coming-of-age story in a wild future America . . . What’s it got? Cyberpunk attitude, genuine humor, nanotechnology, minimal sex but some cool medications and very big weather systems.” —SFReviews.net “Brilliant . . . Fascinating . . . Exciting . . . A full complement of thrills.” —The New York Review of Science Fiction
Download or read book Firehouse 101 written by Justin Watral and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-09-21 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because of the severe downturn in the travel industry after the tragic events of 9/11, Alex Livingston is transferred from his dream job in a luxurious Honolulu hotel to his company's downtown business property in Brooklyn, where he must face the family he ran away from years earlier and a city still reeling from the horrific attack. While adjusting to life in Brooklyn, Alex discovers that it's denizens are not just trying to make sense of a world gone mad, but dealing with day to day issues in their multicultural neighborhood in Boerum Hill. Alex befriends a firefighter, Ryan Callahan, who is haunted by his role in the events of 9/11. Through Ryan and his firehouse comrades, Alex comes to terms with the bizarre turns his life has taken and has new hope for the future.
Download or read book An Unfortunate Place to Die written by Allan Taylor and published by First Edition Design Pub.. This book was released on 2018-03-29 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Islamic terrorist group al Shabaab has overrun Somalia and is believed to be planning a major terrorist attack across the border in neighboring Kenya. US officials are concerned the attack may be aimed at an American target in retaliation for recent drone strikes the US has been conducting against the terrorists. As part of an all-out effort to thwart the attack, the US sends a young intelligence agent, Alex Morgan, to Mombasa, the center of Kenya’s Muslim community where al Shabaab is known to have a covert presence, to try to uncover information about the group’s plans. But soon after he arrives, Alex and a young French woman he meets run afoul of both al Shabaab and the notoriously corrupt Mombasa police, causing Alex to wonder whether he has in fact been sent into a trap. Caught in a web of terror and deceit, Alex and the young woman must somehow find a way out with their lives hanging in the balance. Keywords: Spy, Thriller, Africa, Terrorist, Espionage, Lies, Murder, Sex, Corruption, Betrayal
Download or read book Finding his Way Home to her Heart written by Heather Scarlett and published by Heather Scarlett. This book was released on 2023-04-25 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You can never truly go home again—but you can find love where you least expect it. Alex Hart was forced to walk away from his life as a Marine hero far sooner than he wanted. He returns home, wounded and bitter, to take his place as the manager of the family’s bar. Except he has competition for the job—from someone he’s never met. Samantha Martin is on the run from her past and Jackson, Wyoming is the perfect hideout. Alex’s return threatens the fragile safety net she’d built for herself. Alex and Sam are both running from their past and want the freedom of managing the business. They stand to lose everything if they don’t. Despite their animosity towards each other, they can’t fight the building attraction. Allowing their guard down, even for one night, is too big a risk—they could lose their livelihood and their hearts. Finding his Way Home to her Heart is a guaranteed happily ever after. Alex and Sam both experience PTSD and find their happiness while dealing with their emotional history.
Download or read book A Misconception of Fate written by James Bailey and published by James Bailey. This book was released on 2006-05 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five years after fleeing Seattle for a fresh start in Georgia, Sam Hawkins returns, unsure if he's heading home or leaving it behind. His homecoming reunites him with his high school buddies, but after the initial fun and games he comes face-to-face with a stark reality: Unemployment sucks. Work's not much better when his boss rides him and his attempts to casually play the field in a small office blow up in his face. It all just makes quitting that much sweeter. When he finally scores a break, his faith that everything happens for a reason is restored. But the celebration doesn't last long. He wakes up in the park, bruised, battered, and minus one Hawkmobile. Enter 17-year-old Monica Dawsey, who soon begins monopolizing his time, much to the chagrin of his mother--not to mention hers. The hard-drinking Sam and his teenage girlfriend have a settling influence on each other, and they'll need it when life hands them a disappointment so bitter that even Sam can't reconcile it with his vision of fate.
Download or read book Flight of a Unicorn written by A.D Morrison and published by Fulton Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-05-09 with total page 649 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alex finds his life confining after the Brazilian storm that claimed his wife and child. A chance encounter with a dying old sea captain creates an oath he feels bond to honor. The multicontinent journey takes him to the land of his grandmother and allows him to fulfill his wanderlust's spirit and complete his father's dream while finding friends and love. Alex is a borderline scoundrel, even in 1890 standards, that overcomes dangers but believes in fairness. His rascal nature is harnessed by Elizabeth when she channels his fantasies and anchors his dreams. Can they, with the help of friends, bring much needed hope to the Highlands and Oban? Follow Alex, Elizabeth, and the rest of Oban on their quest to improve the hopes and dreams of Highlanders in Flight of a Unicorn.
Download or read book A Living Hell written by Sean Conway and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-08 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the base of the Rocky Mountains in Boulder, Colorado, to the city streets in Denver, A Living Hell takes us into places our common sense would rather keep us away from. A fast-paced thriller about friendship, sanity, deception, and murder, A Living Hell tells the story of people who live only in the present, risking their very future. A former armed forces special service sergeant turned undercover cop, Alex must venture into the dark, violent world of drugs, where money is respected and human life is not. Alex must overcome the dark truths about his only living ally to stop the murderous cyclone of destruction unraveling his life and tearing his reality apart. As his investigation unfolds, the mounting evidence begins to point to the one place it shouldn't. Desperate to find the source, Alex races to finish the assignment before he loses his fragile grasp on sanity. But can he track down those who he is looking for before they find him?
