Download or read book Last Trip to Vegas written by J. V. Adams and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000-06-09 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TEXT FOR AUTHOR BIO: J.V. Adams ws born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 6, 1932. His colorufl and experience-rich life enables him to write with little or no research and he generally completes a paperback book in fifty days or less. His first book, All the Cake I Want, was transcribed into Braille by the Minnesota Society for the Blind, and his apocalyptic The Sociopath has sold steadily since its first publication in 1983.TEXT FOR BOOK DESCRIPTION: A big-time gambler is in love with another man's wife. He introduces her husband to the world of high-stakes gambling in an attempt to destroy him and in the process destroys himself.TEXT FOR REVIEW BOX: "Poignant, rather touching; not at all what the reader expects." —Harley M. Sorensen, New York Times book reviewer "I didn't want it to end. I just wanted it to go on and on." —Pat Duchesne, Las Vegas
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Las Vegas written by John Hawks and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-02-03 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vegas, baby! The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Las Vegas takes the guesswork out of planning the perfect vacation. Readers are given practical advice based on the kind of trip they're looking for. ?A reader-friendly list of visual icons and symbols that make navigating the book easy ?Ultimate itineraries suited to different lengths of stay and special interests ?Everything readers need to know about gambling, shopping, entertainment, restaurants, activities, and hotels ?An eight-page color insert that captures the magic of the city
Download or read book Last Trip to Vegas written by James Vincent Adams and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A big-time gambler is in love with another man's wife. He introduces her husband to the world of high-stakes gambling in an attempt to destroy him and in the process destroys himself.
Download or read book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas written by Hunter S. Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2003-04-07 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reissue of the novel inspired by Hunter S. Thompson's ether-fuelled, savage journey to the heart of the American Dream: We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold... And suddenly there was a terrible roar all around us and the sky was full of what looked like huge bats, all swooping and screeching and diving around the car, which was going about a hundred miles an hour with the top down to Las Vegas.
Download or read book The Awakening written by H.W. Walker and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2021-05-12 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first book of the Evolution Wars, the first man to become fully awake is suddenly shocked into becoming awake in the second of two dreams. The first dream was of four passenger jets all sitting on a tarmac at an airport. He saw the airport break up around them, and they all fell into darkness. Three days later, the four jets all crashed in the 9-11 attacks. The second one years later was even stronger, waking him violently from his sleep. This also woke his wife, and he told her he's had another true dream. After trying to get her to believe him by telling her of the first dream years ago, she still did not believe him. In trying to calm him, she said, "Okay, tell me again. I will listen to the whole dream. I promise." With her promise, he reached for her, and when they touched physically, their minds also touched. She relived the two dreams with him in seconds. From that moment on, they could speak to each other's minds without words. He started working on a plan to escape the city as they both saw all the death and destruction coming today. After they merged, he stared calling his family members in town and his sister living in the south. First his oldest daughter, and then he set about getting things ready to flee the city. They were the first to wake up! The earth had been visited by alien races for many years. The two races were at war, and it had come to earth. The crash at Roswell was the result of one of the ships crashing. The government recovered one dead body and three living beings which they had been holding at a secret holding facility in Nellis Air Force Base. Most believe it's at Area 51. The reason they were here was to stop human's evolution. The one race saw them as a threat. So to stop them, they made deals with the government. They gave them access to new technologies, computers, and new aircraft designs. They were responsible for all the modern wonders they lost in their attack. The purpose of their gifts was to give them items that would slow and eventually stop their growth as a race. They also nursed the negative feeling they suffered from hate, bigotry, and many darker emotions to keep them at war with themselves.
Download or read book Not Without You written by Harriet Evans and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-02-11 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From internationally bestselling author Harriet Evans comes an intriguing and fresh new novel about a famous modern-day actress whose fate becomes intertwined with a glamorous movie star from the 1950s who vanished many years earlier. HOW CAN THE WHOLE WORLD KNOW YOU WHEN YOU HARDLY KNOW YOURSELF? Sophie Leigh’s real name is Sophie Sykes. But she hasn’t been called that for years, not since she became an A-list movie star. Living in Los Angeles, she can forget all about the life she left behind in England. But she’s lost something of herself in the process, too. Glamorous 1950s starlet Eve Noel had none of Sophie’s modern self-confidence. She didn’t choose her name. A Hollywood producer did. In fact, he made all her decisions—what to wear, when to smile, who to love. Right up until the day she simply vanished from the spotlight. No one knows where she went, or why. As Sophie’s perfect-on-the-outside world begins to crumble, her present collides with Eve’s past. She must unravel the mystery around her idol’s disappearance before it’s too late for them both.
Download or read book My Life with Nobi written by JAMES WASHINGTON and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2011-09-23 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My Life with Nobi is a story of two people whose lives were such that they had little or no chance of meeting had it not been for World War II. She was born and lived her early life on the Island of Hokkaido, Japan while I was born and lived my early life in Little Rock, Arkansas. I have always thought that she was given to by God, not because I deserved her, but because we were two lost souls aimlessly going through life. Our story takes us through the problems of Army Regulations prohibiting us from showing affection to the Japanese women and a few times where racial prejudice raised its ugly head. There were times when I had to be approved by her guardian before I was permitted to kiss her goodnight. When all of the problems were solved our love for each other grew and span over a period of sixty-two years. Our story includes how we raised our children, the heartache of losing one to a dreaded disease called Systemic Lupus Erythematosis, and the problems of everyday life like the middle class family that we are. I am not too proud of the period immediately following my return from the Vietnam War. I was sick and needed the help of a psychologist to put my life back together. It was because of the love for each other that we got through this period.
Download or read book The Beginning and End of Us written by Rose James and published by Bookouture. This book was released on 2019-11-21 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Wow... amazing!... Finished in a day.’ Goodreads reviewer ‘Beautiful.’ Insights into Books Blog ‘Made me cry.’ Shalini’s Books and Reviews ‘I couldn’t put it down.’ Goodreads reviewer ‘I was stunned.’ Chicks, Rogues and Scandals ‘Breathtaking, heartbreaking... top of my best books of 2019.’ Fireflies and Freekicks Fiction Born in a honeysuckle-choked garden, a young woman discovers her true purpose in the world moments before she’s cast out of the only home she’s ever known. Haunted by loneliness, she begins a journey to fulfil her destiny. It is a path that will lead her into the arms of four very different men – a dreamer, a fighter, an artist and a lost soul. But could it be the secrets she left behind – and the one person she thought she had lost forever – that hold the answers to the questions she’s seeking? For while life may take you unexpected places, truth will bring you home… What readers are saying about The Beginning and End of Us: ‘Wow what an amazing book! This is my first from this author but won't be my last. Absolutely amazing. Loved the story... Finished in a day. I couldn't put it down it was so good.’ Goodreads reviewer ‘…James’ descriptive, expressive, lyrical writing builds and blends an enchanting world of surreal pleasure of the senses with a magical mournful melancholy. Colorfully illustrating the sights, sounds and tastes of all the places of Aphrodite’s journey, James captivates the reader… The Beginning and End of Us is an enchanting, spellbinding read.’ Goodreads reviewer ‘The words grip you, the emotions are vivid. Rose James wrote a very creative book and did an excellent job making the words on the pages come alive.’ Goodreads reviewer ‘This book takes you on a journey from the first page. This journey doesn't really have a beginning or an ending it simply is… This book is beautiful and will make you see the magical all around you.’ Insights Into Books Blog
Download or read book Lie Down with the Devil written by Linda Barnes and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-08-05 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boston P.I. Carlotta Carlyle's allegedly unfaithful fiancé disappears right after his supposed mistress turns up dead.
Download or read book In the Trusting written by Grace Reacher and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-04-23 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gracie craved a love from people that only God could give her. Not knowing that, she put unreasonable expectations on everyone in her life, expectations that no one could live up to, creating a cycle of disappointment, rejection, and failure to reaching her goal--to be loved. Through eyes of abandonment, Gracie's view was distorted and blurry as she made bad decisions on her own. She longed for a deep, fulfilling love, but at the same time, she felt unworthy to receive what she needed. She had dreams of her perfect relationship with her soulmate, but her dreams did not mirror those her parents had for her. Spiraling out of control in her quest to feel loved, Gracie became desperate to find her soulmate, wrestling with God over His plan and timing. There were many crossroads in her life where she had to choose to trust God or "help" Him. Gracie struggled with whether she should wait for God to make her dreams come true, or should she create the life she wanted and hope God blessed her plan. Find out which path Gracie chose as you follow her journey on her quest for that special person created just for her. See how our Heavenly Father patiently teaches her how to hear the wisdom in His whisper on her way to discovering there is no greater love than the love He offered her. Observe how our Heavenly Father patiently loved her through every step, sprinkling grace and mercy while teaching her lessons, leaving signs and signals that He was there all along, offering guidance to find what she was looking for. Find peace and hope for yourself as you see how God loves Gracie through every step by bringing her to a quiet place where she could finally hear His whisper. In the trusting, she found the love for which she had always been searching, and it didn't look anything like she had expected. She found the gift that God has for all His children--the love that brought her hope and peace. Part two with Wally and Gracie. You fell in love with them in Grace's first book, Abandoned but Not Alone. In this heartwarming story, you will travel with Gracie on her in-depth search to find her childhood crush and see all the crossroads she encountered in her journey. Learn from Gracie the dos and don'ts to finding one's soulmate and discover the surprises she finds along the way. Gracie never gave up on her dreams, and she hopes this story encourages you not to give up on yours. In the trusting you will find the answers to finding the love meant for you.
Download or read book Gone but Not Forgotten written by Beverly Lishey Stelly and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-11-05 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Florence Lishey O'Brien's perseverance in life rewarded her with great personal achievements in acting, real estate, and humanitarian awards. Her sassy, down-to-earth yet eloquent personality caused many doors to open in her favor. She was known for having the "midas touch" in that everything she put her hands to prospered. She didn't allow tragedy or adversity stop her from pursuing dreams or attaining goals. She filled Hollywood films of the 1930's and 40's with her bigger than life comedic st
Download or read book UnMarketing written by Scott Stratten and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-09-30 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: UnMarket to build trust and make lifelong customers! In 2009, Scott Stratten and Alison Stratten wrote the bestselling UnMarketing: Stop Marketing, Start Engaging and began a journey that would take them around the world sharing their message of engagement with corporations, entrepreneurs, and students.They are now back with this second edition, because Everything has Changed and Nothing is Different, with all the brilliance of the first edition, plus new content and commentary to reflect the rapidly changing landscape we all live, buy, and work in today. For generations, marketing has been hypocritical. We've been taught to market to others in ways we hate being marketed to (cold-calling, flyers, ads, etc.). So why do we still keep trying the same stale marketing moves? UnMarketing shows you how to unlearn the old ways and consistently attract and engage the right customers. You'll stop just pushing out your message and praying that it sticks somewhere. Potential and current customers want to be listened to, validated, and have a platform to be heard-especially online. With UnMarketing, you'll create a relationship with your customers, and make yourself the logical choice for their needs. We know you've been told to act like other people, talk like other people, and market like all the people, but it is time for you to unlearn everything and start to UnMarket yourself. UnMarketing includes the latest information on: Idea Creation, Viral Marketing and Video, Marketing to Millennials, Authenticity, Transparency and Immediacy, Ethics and Affiliates, Social Media Platforming, UnPodcasting, Word of Mouth, Customer Service, Consumer Advocacy and Leadership. With examples of what to do, and what not to do, from small business right up to worldwide corporations in areas such as real estate, travel, service, retail, and B2B.
Download or read book A Dress in a Window written by Marie Astor and published by Novel Holdings, LLC. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Dress in a Window is a collection of short stories about love, coincidences, and fate. What the readers are saying: What an enjoyable short story collection! Marie Astor has a real gift for storytelling. This collection has romance, everyday life vignettes and even a sprinkle of magic. An entertaining, fun read. While the subject of the stories varies from romance to everyday life to a bit of satire, I liked the fact that all stories share a hopeful ending, which is something that I found to be uplifting and enjoyable. A wonderful collection of short stories with real characters and substance. I just finished Lucky Charm, a contemporary romance by this author, and thought I'd give her short story collection a try. I loved the characters and the richly plotted stories. I absolutely loved this short story collection: my favorites are A Dress in a Window and A Chance Encounter. If you enjoy love stories, take a chance on A Chance Encounter and Other Stories! This is my second book by Marie Astor. I also read LUCKY CHARM and loved it as well.
Download or read book Gabrielle An Erotic Thriller written by Randy T. Lane and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-06-02 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Wesson decides to drop out of college and head to New York to pursue show business. Sure, his parents are a little worried. His sister and best pal think he's making a mistake. Still, Michael is ready to follow his dream of becoming an actor, even if he can barely afford rent and knows nothing about the city, including news of the Silk Stocking Killer. Turns out, Michael arrives in the Big Apple in the midst of the biggest manhunt in thirty years. A psychotic murderer is hunting the rich women of the Upper West Side. The victims are found bound by silk stockings with the name "Gabrielle" written in red across their chests. As the fresh-faced New York newbie struggles to find his way, the media can't get enough of the horrors happening to the rich and beautiful. Why does the Silk Stocking Killer target such high-class women, and who is Gabrielle? Soon, Michael gets sucked into the investigation as he plays the role of his life, trying to stop a vicious psychopath before more women end up dead.
Download or read book Love Secrets and Lies written by Kimberly Posey Latimore and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-11-15 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kendall, Rachel, and Sasha are back together in Love, Secrets, and Lies; but this time they are serving up more drama. With her marriage spiraling out of control, Kendall makes an unexpected discovery, turning her world upside down and leaving a trail of secrets and lies. She desperately wants to mend her relationship with Grayson, but her attempts are derailed when tragedy strikes too close to home. Will it be too late to salvage, or will secrets and lies destroy their marriage?
Download or read book Inside the Giant Machine written by Kalpanik S. and published by TEI DBA Ctr of Artfcl Imagn. This book was released on 2010-03-10 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On Dec. 14, 2009, customers ordered over 9.5 million items worldwide on Amazon, which is a record-breaking 110 items per second. How large a machine do you need to process and ship this kind of volume? How efficiently do you need operate it? And what kind of people do you need to keep it going? The author, a former Technologist from Amazon.com writing under a pen name, gives us a vivid, sometime brutal inside scoop on Amazon.com's giant machinery, describing its cold and calculating culture in detail. The story begins in Silicon Valley where we go through author's experiences in the fast moving world of a Hi-Tech start up. Soon thereafter, the author's start-up is acquired and he finds himself looking for a job. He finds one in Seattle, a medley of lush green hills surrounded by snow capped mountains and sparking blue waters. Amazon.com--an Internet company based in Seattle which has taken the stock markets by storm, and has been transforming itself from an online retailer to an eCommerce platform, led by a CEO who is not afraid to act goofy. It begins as a story of a technologist leaving behind his beloved Silicon Valley for Seattle. It unfolds into a moving story capturing Seattle's beauty, its interesting people and culture; and the inside scoop on the dot-com world - both the excitement and joy of innovation, and also the dark side of a culture driven by metrics, including "Cruelty curve", a quota for letting go of a certain number of people every year, a gene pool improving methodology by putting the weakest 10% on a chopping block.
Download or read book Enchanting a Disenchanted World written by George Ritzer and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2009-12-09 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only book to connect the everyday world of the 20-something undergraduate consumer with sound sociological analysis of the world of consumption Enchanting a Disenchanted World, Third Edition examines Disney, malls, cruise lines, Las Vegas, the world wide web, Planet Hollywood, credit cards, and all the other ways we now consume. Thoroughly updated to reflect the recent economic recession and the impact of the internet, bestselling author George Ritzer continues to explore this book’s central thesis: that our society has undergone fundamental change because of the way and the level at which we consume. This Third Edition demonstrates how we have created new "cathedrals" of consumption (places that enchant us so as to entice us to stay longer and consume more) while continuing to take capitalism to a new level. These places of consumption, whether in our homes, the mall, or cyberspace, are in a constant state of "enchanting the disenchanted," luring us through new spectacles because their rational qualities are both necessary and deadening at the same time. New and Hallmark Features Offers a unique analysis of the world of consumption, especially the settings in which consumption takes place Discusses the recent global economic recession throughout Offers rich details on consuming in such places as Las Vegas, Disney World, on cruise ships, in Wal-Mart, at McDonald’s, and, new to this edition, on the Web Includes a wide range of theoretical perspectives—Marxian, Weberian, critical theory, postmodern theory—as well as a number of concepts such as hyperconsumption, implosion, simulation, and time and space to show students how sociological theory can be applied to everyday phenomena Intended Audience Enchanting in a Disenchanted World, Third Edition brings life to a wide range of undergraduate and graduate courses, including Introductory Sociology, Social Problems, Sociological Theory, Economic Sociology, Sociology of Culture, and the Sociology of Consumption. Contributor to the SAGE Teaching Innovations and Professional Development Award
