Download or read book Fun Town written by J. W. Malinchalk and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000-05 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A killing at an Orlando women's clinic isn't as simple as the press and a clandestine cadre of retired military brass would have you believe. Using the abortion debate as cover for the acquisition of land from closed military bases, a grounded Navy pilot sets out to frame an old acquaintance for the killing. He's up against more than he bargained for when another old shipmate sets out to vindicate the accused murderer. With Central Florida as a backdrop, the story careens ahead to a final confrontation that could only happen in the Sunshine State. Using the pilot’s own demons against him, our casual hero and his newfound female companion must either succeed or die in their efforts to free his friend. With a further cast of bizarre characters, you're in for an E-ticket ride through "Fun Town."
Download or read book Boom Town written by Sam Anderson and published by Crown. This book was released on 2018-08-21 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brilliant, kaleidoscopic narrative of Oklahoma City—a great American story of civics, basketball, and destiny, from award-winning journalist Sam Anderson NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • NPR • Chicago Tribune • San Francisco Chronicle • The Economist • Deadspin Oklahoma City was born from chaos. It was founded in a bizarre but momentous “Land Run” in 1889, when thousands of people lined up along the borders of Oklahoma Territory and rushed in at noon to stake their claims. Since then, it has been a city torn between the wild energy that drives its outsized ambitions, and the forces of order that seek sustainable progress. Nowhere was this dynamic better realized than in the drama of the Oklahoma City Thunder basketball team’s 2012-13 season, when the Thunder’s brilliant general manager, Sam Presti, ignited a firestorm by trading future superstar James Harden just days before the first game. Presti’s all-in gamble on “the Process”—the patient, methodical management style that dictated the trade as the team’s best hope for long-term greatness—kicked off a pivotal year in the city’s history, one that would include pitched battles over urban planning, a series of cataclysmic tornadoes, and the frenzied hope that an NBA championship might finally deliver the glory of which the city had always dreamed. Boom Town announces the arrival of an exciting literary voice. Sam Anderson, former book critic for New York magazine and now a staff writer at the New York Times magazine, unfolds an idiosyncratic mix of American history, sports reporting, urban studies, gonzo memoir, and much more to tell the strange but compelling story of an American city whose unique mix of geography and history make it a fascinating microcosm of the democratic experiment. Filled with characters ranging from NBA superstars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook; to Flaming Lips oddball frontman Wayne Coyne; to legendary Great Plains meteorologist Gary England; to Stanley Draper, Oklahoma City's would-be Robert Moses; to civil rights activist Clara Luper; to the citizens and public servants who survived the notorious 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building, Boom Town offers a remarkable look at the urban tapestry woven from control and chaos, sports and civics.
Download or read book Plague Town written by Dana Fredsti and published by Titan Books. This book was released on 2012-04-27 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People are dying. Then they are waking up hungry. In the small university town of Redwood Grove, people are succumbing to a lethal strain of flu. They are dying—but not for long. Ashley Parker and her boyfriend are attacked by these shambling, rotting creatures that crave human flesh. Their lives will never be the same again. When she awakes Ashley discovers that she is a "wild card"— immune to the virus—and is recruited by a shadowy paramilitary organization that offers her the chance to fight back. Trained by gorgeous vegan Gabriel, and bonding with her fellow wild cards, Ashley begins to discover skills she never knew she had. As the town falls to ever-growing numbers of the infected, Ashley and her team fight to contain the outbreak—but will they be enough?
Download or read book Rocket Town written by Bob Logan and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2011 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follows an astronaut and his dog as they travel through Rocket Town looking for the perfect rocket.
Download or read book This Town written by Mark Leibovich and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-04-29 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 New York Times bestseller! Washington D.C. might be loathed from every corner of the nation, yet these are fun and busy days at this nexus of big politics, big money, big media, and big vanity. There are no Democrats and Republicans anymore in the nation's capital, just millionaires. Through the eyes of Leibovich we discover how the funeral for a beloved newsman becomes the social event of the year; how political reporters are fetishized for their ability to get their names into the predawn e-mail sent out by the city's most powerful and puzzled-over journalist; how a disgraced Hill aide can overcome ignominy and maybe emerge with a more potent "brand" than many elected members of Congress. And how an administration bent on "changing Washington" can be sucked into the ways of This Town with the same ease with which Tea Party insurgents can, once elected, settle into it like a warm bath. Outrageous, fascinating, and very necessary, This Town is a must-read whether you're inside the highway which encircles DC - or just trying to get there.
Download or read book Tiny Town Picnic Fun written by Joshua George and published by Imagine That. This book was released on 2018-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join the Tiny Town friends for a fun picnic in the park in this interactive felt play book that's ideal for children ages three and up. Children will love to complete every scene as they match the play pieces to the simple story!
Download or read book Who We are written by Paul King Jewett and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable. This timely theology of humankind gives an evangelical and Reformed perspective on what it means for us to be created in the image of God and shows how this image relates to contemporary problems of racism, sexuality, and our relationship to the natural world. The second volume in the late Paul Jewett's planned multivolume systematic theology -- which began with God, Creation, and Revelation -- this work brings solid biblical and theological scholarship to bear on the Christian doctrine of humankind, showing that our unique dignity as human beings is to have been created to live our lives before God, in loving responsibility toward God and other people. Excellent doctrinal sermons by Marguerite Shuster demonstrate how theological and practical aspects of the doctrine of humankind might be preached in local congregations.
Download or read book New Magic Valley Fun Town written by Daniel MacIvor and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-21 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Dougie's childhood friend Allen comes to visit, a night reminiscing, drinking, and dancing turns into a raw examination of their past.
Download or read book Fodor s Disneyland Southern California With Kids written by Michael Knight and published by Fodors Travel Publications. This book was released on 2008 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing helpful guides to traveling with children, these easy-to-use travel handbooks offer a wide variety of fun-filled, educational, hassle-free activities available in cities and regions around the world, covering everything from family days to puppet theaters and museums, along with planning tips, addresses, admission prices, age appropriateness, and nearby lodgings and restaurant recommendations.
Download or read book Monster Town written by Judith Bauer Stamper and published by Scholastic. This book was released on 1997 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little Monster goes to a strange new town where each day he is introduced to a new letter. Includes related activities.
Download or read book Sixpence House written by Paul Collins and published by Bloomsbury Press. This book was released on 2003-04-03 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sixpence House is an engaging meditation on what books mean to us, and how their meaning can resonate long after they have been abandoned by their public."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Frontier Town Abandoned Theme Park Then and Now written by Jennifer Renee ST.Pierre and published by . This book was released on 2014-12-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frontier Town Abandoned Theme Park Then and Now is a coffee table style book that documents the conception, life, and closing of the beloved Adirondack Mountain's historically based theme park called "Frontier Town." With America being romanced by Western movies on the big screen and television, the country was ready for a western themed amusement park. Arthur Bensen, Edward Ovensen and Magnus Anderson, three Long Island Norwegian-American friends came together to open America's first western themed amusement park located in North Hudson, NY yet it was set to the traditions of the 1800's old west while offering local trade crafts and wares. The first year it drew over 40,000 visitors with little advertising. Over the next 45 years the park continued to host millions of visitors, and averaged over 300 employees and volunteers per season. The park included a collection of genuine log buildings which formed a traditional frontier town, a professional rodeo arena, a historical industrial section that included a grist mill, saw mill, forge, and ice house. It also included a traditional Native American village, animals, stage coach rides, and a fort with a full cavalry. This book documents the history of Frontier Town through professional photography as well as visitor's snapshots that are combined with historical storytelling that give the reader a feel of what Frontier Town was all about! Tammy Whitty-Brown's gift of gab and historical connections combined with her storytelling abilities and Jennifer Renee ST.Pierre's equestrian background and photography are showcased with their love of Adirondack history
Download or read book Hearings written by United States. Congress Senate and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 2422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chimes of Change and Hours written by Audrey Borenstein and published by Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encompassing a variety of perspectives on the lives of older women in modern America, this book is a rich mosaic, drawing on demographic, social-psychological, social-historical, economic, and gerontological data, and incorporating transcripts of oral histories, interviews with women artists, fiction and essays by and about women in the second half of their lives, autobiographies, diaries, journals, letters, and other sources.
Download or read book The Word of the Lord Is Upon Me written by Jonathan Rieder and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking us deep into King's backstage discussions with colleagues, his preaching to black congregations, his exhortations in mass meetings, and his crossover addresses to whites, Rieder tells a powerful story about the tangle of race, talk, and identity in the life of one of America's greatest moral and political leaders.
Download or read book What I Found in a Thousand Towns written by Dar Williams and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beloved folk singer presents an impassioned account of the fall and rise of the small American towns she cherishes. Dubbed by the New Yorker as "one of America's very best singer-songwriters," Dar Williams has made her career not in stadiums, but touring America's small towns. She has played their venues, composed in their coffee shops, and drunk in their bars. She has seen these communities struggle, but also seen them thrive in the face of postindustrial identity crises. Here, in an account that "reads as if Pete Seeger and Jane Jacobs teamed up" (New York Times), Williams muses on why some towns flourish while others fail, examining elements from the significance of history and nature to the uniting power of public spaces and food. Drawing on her own travels and the work of urban theorists, Williams offers real solutions to rebuild declining communities. What I Found in a Thousand Towns is more than a love letter to America's small towns, it's a deeply personal and hopeful message about the potential of America's lively and resilient communities.
Download or read book In the Sheriff s Protection written by Lauri Robinson and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2018-04-01 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A sweet, heartwarming romance between a sheriff and an outlaw’s wife.” —RT Book Reviews The sheriff of Oak Grove, Kansas, Tom Baniff might be hunting Clara Wilson’s criminal husband, but that doesn’t mean he won’t help protect Clara and her young son from the outlaw’s deadly threats. When he invites Clara to his hometown, Tom is determined to keep her safe. But with her so close, can he resist the allure of the only woman he’s ever wanted? “Delightful, charming.” —RT Book Reviews on Winning the Mail-Order Bride “Enjoyable and endearing . . . [A] classic western adventure with strong characters, authentic setting and quick pace.” —RT Book Reviews on Unwrapping the Rancher’s Secret
