Download or read book Under the Iron Bridge written by Kathy Kacer and published by Second Story Press. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s 1938 in Dusseldorf, Germany, and Paul is feeling pressured to join the Hitler Youth. The last thing he wants to do is march around with a bunch of bullies, supporting the Gestapo and abusing the city’s Jews, but even Paul’s parents think he should go along with his classmates in order to keep himself safe. Just when he’s starting to despair, Paul meets the Edelweiss Pirates, a group of teenage boys and girls who are working to undermine the growing power of the Nazis. When he joins the rebel organization, he finds out just how hair-raising and dangerous it is to sabotage the Third Reich and rescue Jews wherever they can. But choices have consequences, and during the terrifying violence of Kristallnacht, Paul must step out of the shadows and make a life-changing decision. Inspired by the true story of the Edelweiss Pirates, a group that declared “Eternal War on the Hitler Youth,” Under the Iron Bridge is a tale of courage in the face of cruelty.
Download or read book Nikki Blaze and the Chinese Princess written by Tucker Jackson and published by World Castle Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2022-09-05 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nikki Blaze is at the top of her game and the top of her profession. She's the world's highest paid assassin. Now she wants out while she's still on top. But not until she goes on one last mission. To save someone she loves, she must find a legendary pearl called the Chinese Princess.
Download or read book It Takes Two written by Patrizia Chen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-11-03 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Francesca Rivabuona is fifty and exhausted by the monotony of her life. Stuck in a stale marriage with grown children who have long since fled the coop, and desperate to escape the endless cycle of Upper East Side dinner parties and charity luncheons, she jumps at the chance to write an article about Buenos Aires for a glossy travel magazine. Francesca is instantly captivated by Buenos Aires’s palpable rhythm. She explores the city with her new friends—a group of tango dancers who give her an insider’s scoop into the best Buenos Aires has to offer—and rediscovers the sense of passion and excitement she thought she had relinquished forever. As Francesca learns to master the sensual movements of tango dancing, she begins to let down her guard—on the dance floor, in the bedroom, and in her personal life. Embarking on a steamy love affair with Argentina’s most famous plastic surgeon, she knows that she has been irrevocably transformed by the pulsing, erotic thrill of life in Argentina. At once a tale of a middle-aged woman taking a stand against the disappointments of her life and a sexy, fast-paced, entertaining novel about the ecstasy of tango dancing, It Takes Two reads like a soulful tango: irresistible, exotic, and sensual.
Download or read book Jawbone written by Mónica Ojeda and published by Coffee House Press. This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finalist for the 2022 National Book Award in Translated Literature! “Was desire something like being possessed by a nightmare?” Fernanda and Annelise are so close they are practically sisters: a double image, inseparable. So how does Fernanda end up bound on the floor of a deserted cabin, held hostage by one of her teachers and estranged from Annelise? When Fernanda, Annelise, and their friends from the Delta Bilingual Academy convene after school, Annelise leads them in thrilling but increasingly dangerous rituals to a rhinestoned, Dior-scented, drag-queen god of her own invention. Even more perilous is the secret Annelise and Fernanda share, rooted in a dare in which violence meets love. Meanwhile, their literature teacher Miss Clara, who is obsessed with imitating her dead mother, struggles to preserve her deteriorating sanity. Each day she edges nearer to a total break with reality. Interweaving pop culture references and horror concepts drawn from from Herman Melville, H. P. Lovecraft, and anonymous “creepypastas,” Jawbone is an ominous, multivocal novel that explores the terror inherent in the pure potentiality of adolescence and the fine line between desire and fear.
Download or read book No Witnesses written by Rochelle Magee and published by La Femme Fatale Publishing. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A group of five girls embark on a college bound road trip from New York to Los Angeles that turns into a bloody ultra-violent cross-country murder spree with only one rule: No Witnesses. Will they survive or have they sealed their collective fates in blood? Rochelle Magee weaves a brutally graphic tale of friendship and loyalty that illustrates the darkest side of karma. Rochelle Magee comes out delivering a hard blow to the literary world with this tale of friendship, life, loyalty, and murder. One of the best urban tales to hit the streets in 2010 - Bestselling Author Cecelia Robinson of Memoirs of a Bitch
Download or read book Aries written by Lara Giesbers and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the last apostles laid hands to bestow spiritual gifts, the Holy Spirit chose some who would have supernatural strengths to protect mankind from itself until Christ's return. These were known as those of the Craft. In the land of Nereheim, Nafaria is the daughter of Lord Jason Mauldon; a vineyard owner and one of the Craft. She was always taught that her knowledge and talents were to be used to help others and was nothing to fear. However, when persecution breaks out in Denholm Glen, her family flees in the night to another city where they are unknown. Lord Jason's wish was to remain anonymous, but his wisdom and willingness to help those around him forces him before the king in an effort to resolve an old legend began with the disappearance of the last Court Adviser to the king. As Nafaria grows up, she discovers that using her talent for healing and honoring her father's wish to remain anonymous for her own safety is difficult. To help those around them, the family comes into the public eye. Once again, their fate is tied to a few who bear their secret. What happens if that chosen few betrays them?
Download or read book The Queen s Nine Month Scandal written by Abby Green and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2013-06-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA Today bestselling author Abby Green takes you on one queen’s sensational journey from a masquerade ball to a royal scandal in this fantastic digital novella! Desperate for a last taste of freedom before she enters a political, loveless marriage, Analia—the famous Virgin Queen of Azoria—hides behind her mask at a glitzy Venetian ball. Until the stormy grey gaze of an enigmatic, disguised stranger lays her soul—and her body—bare in one passionate night! World-famous photojournalist Daniel Petrovsky learned years ago to harden his heart against emotions and the morning disappearance of his anonymous lover should mean nothing. But when a certain queen’s shock pregnancy hits the headlines, the brooding billionaire will stop at nothing to fight for what is his! Don’t miss the other titles in this fantastic collection that celebrates Royal Babies all over the world!
Download or read book The Moral Power of Money written by Ariel Wilkis and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking beneath the surface of seemingly ordinary social interactions, The Moral Power of Money investigates the forces of power and morality at play, particularly among the poor. Drawing on fieldwork in a slum of Buenos Aires, Ariel Wilkis argues that money is a critical symbol used to negotiate not only material possessions, but also the political, economic, class, gender, and generational bonds between people. Through vivid accounts of the stark realities of life in Villa Olimpia, Wilkis highlights the interplay of money, morality, and power. Drawing out the theoretical implications of these stories, he proposes a new concept of moral capital based on different kinds, or "pieces," of money. Each chapter covers a different "piece"—money earned from the informal and illegal economies, money lent through family and market relations, money donated with conditional cash transfers, political money that binds politicians and their supporters, sacrificed money offered to the church, and safeguarded money used to support people facing hardships. This book builds an original theory of the moral sociology of money, providing the tools for understanding the role money plays in social life today.
Download or read book The Theoretical Minimum written by Leonard Susskind and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2014-04-22 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A master teacher presents the ultimate introduction to classical mechanics for people who are serious about learning physics "Beautifully clear explanations of famously 'difficult' things," -- Wall Street Journal If you ever regretted not taking physics in college -- or simply want to know how to think like a physicist -- this is the book for you. In this bestselling introduction to classical mechanics, physicist Leonard Susskind and hacker-scientist George Hrabovsky offer a first course in physics and associated math for the ardent amateur. Challenging, lucid, and concise, The Theoretical Minimum provides a tool kit for amateur scientists to learn physics at their own pace.
Download or read book My Twisted Love Story written by Arun Singh and published by Sristhi Publishers & Distributors. This book was released on 2022-01-14 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Rohan, you are a romantic person. You will fall in love easily. But, falling out of love will be a transformative journey for you.” Rohan’s dreams come crashing down when his beloved breaks up with him. Unable to endure the trauma of separation, he decides to end his life. An unexpected phone call gives his story a twist and takes him on a journey to diverse places, where he discovers life-altering truths. Who is the mysterious call from? Is he able to overcome his grief and make a fresh start? My Twisted Love Story is a motivational thriller which unravels the power of love and inspires you to embrace life with all its imperfections. Laced with twists and turns, it has the magic to bring you closer to your inner self and lead you to success.
Download or read book The Weakest Manga Villainess Wants Her Freedom written by Kazuki Karasawa and published by Cross Infinite World. This book was released on 2020-05-22 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oh, crud, I just realized that I’ve been reincarnated into my favorite manga as the first boss defeated by the heroine at the start of the story! Worst yet, it turns out my fiancé is the strongest of the Four Grand Magi and the very villain who slanders my character as a disgrace on her deathbed! I’m outta here! This is the story of the weakest manga villainess who seeks out the slow life instead of the villain life.
Download or read book Fearful Symmetries written by Thomas F. Monteleone and published by Diversion Books. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bram Stoker Award–winning short story collection. “These solidly crafted tales consistently evoke an enjoyably unsettling mood of horror.” —Publishers Weekly Thomas F. Monteleone displays his mastery of the horror genre in the selected short fiction of Fearful Symmetries, collected works spanning more than twenty years of his career. Revel in the deftly deployed classic horror tropes of these twenty-six stories, from their Lovecraftian monsters and archetypal vampires to Bradbury-esque mysteries and Twilight Zone-type tales. In “The Night Is Freezing Fast,” a mysterious hitchhiker emerges from a white-out winter storm, following a boy and his grandfather into an ever-more dangerous evening. “Love Letters”—written as a series of letters from a backwoods Pennsylvanian farmer, a private investigator, and an adult pen pal service—subtly instills psychological suspense into the epistolary form. From celebrity-hunting vampires in “Triptych di Amore” to Lovecraftian behemoths in “Yog Sothoth, Superstar,” there’s a skillfully told trope for every horror reader. With a wry author’s note accompanying each story, and an introduction from the late Rick Hautala, the Bram Stoker Award–winning Fearful Symmetries thrills and disturbs with its twisted tales. Praise for Thomas F. Monteleone “Monteleone has a dark imagination, a wicked pen, and the rare ability to convey an evil chill with words.” —Dean Koontz, New York Times–bestselling author “Tom’s an expert storyteller.” —F. Paul Wilson, author of The Keep and Deep as the Marrow “A vastly entertaining novel of horror and suspense [that poses] difficult questions about the nature of man, God and the devil.” —Los Angeles Daily News “The story is irresistible, moving to a mighty climax.” —The New York Times
Download or read book Towards a Sociology of Selfies written by Maria-Carolina Cambre and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-02-17 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines selfies as a relational and processual networked social practice, performed between people within digital contexts and that involve online/offline intersections and tensions. It offers an analysis of selfies through a rich and interdisciplinary framework, that explores the ritualized and affective engagements selfies provoke from others. Given that selfies by definition are shared and posted through networked platforms, they complicate notions of traditional photographic self-portraiture. As such, this book explores how selfies invoke broader, stratified patterns of looking that are occluded in discourses of "empowerment" and "visibility", as well as the subjectivities these networked practices work to produce. Drawing on extensive qualitative research conducted over a period of three years, this book questions not only what selfies are but what they do, they worlds they create, the imaginaries that organize them, and the flows of desire, affect and normativity that underpin them, questions that can only be addressed through research that closely attends to the experience of selfie-takers. It will be of interest to those working in the fields of Sociology, Cultural studies, Communications, Visual Studies, Social Media studies, Feminist research and Affect Theory.
Download or read book Salupo s Groceries written by Laurel Salupo and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2021-04-25 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Salupo’s Groceries is a beautiful written story about two young loves that met and married in Sicily. Carolina and Nicolo had their share of heartaches and happiness over the years. Nicolo was an Army Veteran from the Turkish Italian war. Together the newly married couple traveled from Sicily to America. Once they arrived in the land of the free, they settled in the Woodland area of Cleveland Ohio. Like many young European travelers, it took time to assimilate and plant roots like many immigrants of that time in the early 1920’s. Nicolo had many dreams: he wanted a home, and a neighborhood grocery store, but most of all he wanted a family. With the love of his life by his side, Carolina, they worked hard and achieved many of their goals. Life can be joyous and tragic, and it was for the Salupo family. Together as a family they pulled though tragedy, forging forward in life remembering the true inner strength of Nicolo, who was a husband and their loving father.
Download or read book Beyond The Shores written by K.M. Robinson and published by Crescent Sea Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-31 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inside the human palace, Celena is faced with a choice—cooperate or die. Separated from Merrick and the other mer, her only choice is to sway the human prince into befriending her despite his father’s resistance to create a new treaty with the mer. When her twin and the collection find Celena and Merrick, they create a plan to escape, but dangerous advances from above threaten to destroy their chance at survival. Celena and her friends find themselves thrust into a new side of the war—one where they have to side with the humans and work to help save them before it’s too late for anyone to survive this new battle. She may be fighting for her enemy’s safety, but the royal humans might kill her anyway. One way or another, the Siren Wars will finally end.
Download or read book Sweet Holy Honey written by Angel DeVille and published by A. DeVille. This book was released on 2024-10-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alicia Givens is a beautiful, full-figured 23 year old woman with an amazing voice. She sings like an angel. She's on her way to try and make it as a singer. Her friend, Shaunice Weathersby, has been her best friend since elementary school. Alicia feels she's always been the 'big girl' with the bubbly personality, yet she still has a few self esteem issues. She settles for guys who basically play around with her feelings until she finally gets tired of the game. Shaunice wants Alicia to find someone who values her and not Maurice Gibbs, who Alicia has been seeing. Alicia understands that Shaunice doesn't like Maurice, but Alicia feels she owes him a lot due to the fact that he has been trying to get her singing career off the ground as her manager as well as her boyfriend. Shaunice thinks Maurice is complete trash. Alicia is aware but she's so attracted so much to Maurice: the sex is good and he makes promises of getting her noticed by being her manager. Shaunice doesn't trust Maurice at all and is willing to get Alicia to see him for who he really is. As luck would have it, Maurice is able to get Alicia an audition with the CFE group, owned by Marcus Harper and Franklin Studdard (That's Why I Love You) and things take off. Even after getting Alicia noticed, Maurice doesn't change his ways. Instead he gets worse. Fate steps in and opens Alicia's eyes along with the help of others playing 'Cupid' and she finds someone who shows her how she should be treated. Alicia finds herself torn between the person who was with her from the start of her career and a person who makes her feel like a Queen. She wants to move on, yet Maurice isn't ready to let her go just yet. Will Alicia allow herself to be love the way she deserves? Will Maurice go away after all of the work he had done for Alicia? **This is a Stand-Alone book. If you want to know the story behind Marcus and Siedah - their story starts in THAT'S WHY I LOVE YOU and continues in LIKE I WANT YOU**
