Download or read book Sins and Secrets written by Meg Fitzpatrick and published by Meg Fitzpatrick. This book was released on 2024-11-04 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Waverly was never cut out for the family business. While her relatives break laws, she breaks the mold as a quirky, sunshine-loving researcher with no interest in the mafia lifestyle. That’s fine, she would rather bury herself in research instead of burying bodies anyway. But when her best friend’s wedding threatens to expose the embarrassing tattoo, she’s in need of an emergency cover-up. The last person she expected to help? Lukas, her best friend’s grumpy brother and the boy who broke her heart years ago. Lukas has worked hard to build a life and career that his emotionally distant family won’t approve of. When he reluctantly agrees to cover up Waverly’s tattoo, he’s prepared for a quick fix—not the flood of old feelings. They had a secret romance back in the day, but it all fell apart. Now, forced into proximity by the wedding, they can’t escape their unresolved past or the undeniable chemistry between them. As the wedding draws near, Lukas’ gruff walls begin to crumble, revealing a softer side that Waverly can’t resist. And Lukas? He sees the opportunity to pick up where they left off and make Waverly his, forever. With her dangerous family enemies closing in, old secrets resurfacing, and wedding bells looming, Waverly and Lukas have one chance to rewrite their story. Can they risk it all for a second shot at love, or will their tangled worlds tear them apart once again? Filled with banter and humor, love and forgiveness, this is not your typical mafia romance. She was always a good girl, until she became HIS Good Girl.
Download or read book Avatar and Nature Spirituality written by Bron Taylor and published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. This book was released on 2013-08-14 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Avatar and Nature Spirituality explores the cultural and religious significance of James Cameron's film Avatar (2010), one of the most commercially successful motion pictures of all time. Its success was due in no small measure to the beauty of the Pandora landscape and the dramatic, heart-wrenching plight of its nature-venerating inhabitants. To some audience members, the film was inspirational, leading them to express affinity with the film's message of ecological interdependence and animistic spirituality. Some were moved to support the efforts of indigenous peoples, who were metaphorically and sympathetically depicted in the film, to protect their cultures and environments. To others, the film was politically, ethically, or spiritually dangerous. Indeed, the global reception to the film was intense, contested, and often confusing. To illuminate the film and its reception, this book draws on an interdisciplinary team of scholars, experts in indigenous traditions, religious studies, anthropology, literature and film, and post-colonial studies. Readers will learn about the cultural and religious trends that gave rise to the film and the reasons these trends are feared, resisted, and criticized, enabling them to wrestle with their own views, not only about the film but about the controversy surrounding it. Like the film itself, Avatar and Nature Spirituality provides an opportunity for considering afresh the ongoing struggle to determine how we should live on our home planet, and what sorts of political, economic, and spiritual values and practices would best guide us.
Download or read book Hammer Complete written by Howard Maxford and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-12-31 with total page 993 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Think you know everything there is to know about Hammer Films, the fabled "Studio that Dripped Blood?" The lowdown on all the imperishable classics of horror, like The Curse of Frankenstein, Horror of Dracula and The Devil Rides Out? What about the company's less blood-curdling back catalog? What about the musicals, comedies and travelogues, the fantasies and historical epics--not to mention the pirate adventures? This lavishly illustrated encyclopedia covers every Hammer film and television production in thorough detail, including budgets, shooting schedules, publicity and more, along with all the actors, supporting players, writers, directors, producers, composers and technicians. Packed with quotes, behind-the-scenes anecdotes, credit lists and production specifics, this all-inclusive reference work is the last word on this cherished cinematic institution.
Download or read book Animal Jam 1 written by Fernando Ruiz and published by Dynamite Entertainment. This book was released on 2017-05-31 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hey Kids, it’s Animal Jam! The world’s largest online playground for kids where they can learn about the natural world is now a new and exciting comic! Join in on the fun for all new adventures with all of your favorite characters!
Download or read book Alex Approximately written by Jenn Bennett and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this delightfully charming teen spin on You’ve Got Mail, the one guy Bailey Rydell can’t stand is actually the boy of her dreams—she just doesn’t know it yet. Classic movie buff Bailey “Mink” Rydell has spent months crushing on a witty film geek she only knows online by “Alex.” Two coasts separate the teens until Bailey moves in with her dad, who lives in the same California surfing town as her online crush. Faced with doubts (what if he’s a creep in real life—or worse?), Bailey doesn’t tell Alex she’s moved to his hometown. Or that she’s landed a job at the local tourist-trap museum. Or that she’s being heckled daily by the irritatingly hot museum security guard, Porter Roth—a.k.a. her new arch-nemesis. But life is whole lot messier than the movies, especially when Bailey discovers that tricky fine line between hate, love, and whatever-it-is she’s starting to feel for Porter. And as the summer months go by, Bailey must choose whether to cling to a dreamy online fantasy in Alex or take a risk on an imperfect reality with Porter. The choice is both simpler and more complicated than she realizes, because Porter Roth is hiding a secret of his own: Porter is Alex…Approximately.
Download or read book Dancing Forever with Spirit written by Garnet Schulhauser and published by Ozark Mountain Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-06 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A chance meeting with a homeless man marks the beginning of enlightening and soul searching conversations with Garnet's Spirit Guide answering all of the probing questions we all want to know about life here as well as the hereafter.
Download or read book Beneath Aquatica s Waves Bundle 1 written by Charlie Richards and published by eXtasy Books. This book was released on 2020 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World of Aquatica: When a group of aquatic shifters create a marine park, there’s so much more happening than what appears just on the surface. When Kaiser Roush decided to round up a couple of dozen other aquatic shifters and create a marine park, he’d known it would be a success. He’d even roped his brother William into it, making him the beta of his pod. Now their park contains a massive variety of aquatic and semi-aquatic shifters—sharks, dolphins, octopi, seahorses, and so much more. It seems, Kaiser’s not the only one who agrees with his idea. Fate is smiling on them and sending some of them mates—the other halves of their souls. The problem is, sharing their secret with humans brings a new set of issues. The humans have problems, too…and Kaiser will have to figure out a way to balance helping the shifters in his pod as well as their mates with keeping his people safe. Bundle Contains: Backstroking with a Tiger Shark Book 1 Floating with a Sea Cow Book 2 Diving with a Hammerhead Book 3
Download or read book Native Use of Fish in Hawaii written by Margaret Titcomb and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No detailed description available for "Native Use of Fish in Hawaii".
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Download or read book The Lost World of the Kalahari written by Laurens Van der Post and published by William Morrow. This book was released on 1988 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventy-five stunning color photographs have been added as well as an epilogue by the author.
Download or read book The Journal of the Polynesian Society written by Polynesian Society (N.Z.) and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. for 1892-1941 contain the transactions and proceedings of the society.
Download or read book The Girl of the Sea of Cortez written by Peter Benchley and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2013-08-20 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Benchley’s fascination with the sea and its magnificent inhabitants inspired such classic novels as Jaws and The Deep, making him the preeminent author of ocean adventure and suspense. The Girl of the Sea of Cortez was his most heartfelt, cherished story of the relationship between man and the sea, both those that live in it and those who love it. On an island in the Gulf of California, an intrepid young woman named Paloma carries a special legacy from her father—a deep understanding of the sea and a sixth sense about the need to protect it. Every day, Paloma paddles her tiny boat into the ocean and anchors over a seamount—a submerged volcanic peak sixty feet underwater that is clustered with spectacular sea animals and a wondrous web of marine life. It is there that an astonishing event takes place, when on one of her dives Paloma is shadowed by a manta ray—an animal so large it blocks the sun. She develops an extraordinary relationship with this luminous, gentle creature, but instinctively knows its existence is a secret she must fiercely protect. Benchley’s novel paints a poignant picture of humanity’s precarious relationship with the ocean, which unfolds alongside a heartrending story of familial bonds, often revealing that the ignorance of man is far more dangerous than the sea. Full of beauty, danger, and adventure, The Girl of the Sea of Cortez is triumphant—a novel to fall in love with. Praise for The Girl of the Sea of Cortez “It’s hard not to compare Benchley’s tale . . . with Hemingway’s classic The Old Man and the Sea.”—The Christian Science Monitor “Charming.”—The New York Times Book Review “For a hot summer’s day, The Girl of the Sea of Cortez is the next best thing to looking through a clear face mask into blue water swimming with fish.”—United Press International
Download or read book Underwater Man written by Joseph B. MacInnis and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Other Side of the World written by Jay Neugeboren and published by Two Dollar Radio. This book was released on 2012-12-04 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Epic... The Other Side of the World can charm you with its grace, intelligence and scope... [An] inventive novel." —Mark Athitakis, The Washington Post Charlie is a journeyman whose friend Nick convinces him to move to Singapore, where he falls in love with the vibrant and endangered world of nearby Borneo. One night, during a fight at a cocktail party in Singapore, Nick dies mysteriously, prompting Charlie to return to New England where he discovers that a former student has moved in with his father, Max, a former professor and source of unlimited sage expressions. Seana is a wildly successful and provocative writer who is equally wild and provocative in life. Together, she and Charlie set out on a road trip of resolution where "weird things happen if you make room for them." From the lush forests of Borneo to coastal Maine, The Other Side of the World is a grand, episodic novel and another virtuosic performance by one of America’s most revered living writers. Jay Neugeboren is the author, most recently, of the novel 1940, and collection You Are My Heart and Other Stories. His previous novels have received the American Jewish Committee Award and the Edward Lewis Wallant Award. His stories and essays have appeared in The Atlantic, Tikkun, GQ, Newsweek, The New York Times, and The New York Review of Books. He was the writer-in-residence for many years at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and currently lives in New York City.
Download or read book The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States Feature Films written by American Film Institute and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 990 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
