Download or read book Laxmi s Mooch written by Shelly Anand and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A joyful, body-positive picture book about a young Indian American girl's journey to accept her body hair and celebrate her heritage after being teased about her mustache. Laxmi never paid much attention to the tiny hairs above her lip. But one day while playing farm animals at recess, her friends point out that her whiskers would make her the perfect cat. She starts to notice body hair all over--on her arms, legs, and even between her eyebrows. With her parents' help, Laxmi learns that hair isn't just for heads, but that it grows everywhere, regardless of gender. Featuring affirming text by Shelly Anand and exuberant, endearing illustrations by Nabi H. Ali, Laxmi's Mooch is a celebration of our bodies and our body hair, in whichever way they grow.

Download or read book Mooch the Messy written by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Only for love does a very messy young rat clean up his hole to make his father's visit happier.

Download or read book Mooch written by Dan Fante and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Mooch, aspiring writer and part-time drunk Bruno Dante is finally sober, and has become the best boiler-room salesman in L.A. But Dan Fante’s anti-hero can’t keep a good thing going. Leaping headfirst into an impossibly destructive love-hate relationship with the addictive ex-stripper Jimmi Valiente, Bruno finds it’s not long at all before his world begins to spiral out of control…again.With prose that seeps with brutal aggression and biting wit, Fante portrays the unavoidable self-destruction of a man whose inner demons won’t allow him to live within the limitations of society.

Download or read book The Gift of Nothing written by Patrick McDonnell and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2008-11-16 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its publication in 2005, The Gift of Nothing has become an instant classic--the perfect gift for "the person who has everything." In this appealing picture book, Mooch the cat--star of the nationally-syndicated comic strip Mutts--searches for a present for his friend, Earl the dog. Earl already has everything he needs: a bowl, a bed, a chewy toy...What else could Mooch get him? Then it dawns on him: NOTHING! This timeless tale has a heart-warming message about the most valuable gift of all--friendship--that appeals to readers of all ages. Great for a last minute gift, this special edition includes an elegant paper slipcase designed to look like gift wrap with foil accents and an embossed bow and faux hang tag.

Download or read book Earl Mooch written by Patrick McDonnell and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2010-09-28 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of previously published comic strips.

Download or read book A Nation of Moochers written by Charles J. Sykes and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2012-01-17 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We have experienced a shift in American character: we've become a nation of moochers. Increasingly dependent on the efforts of others over our own, Americans are free to freeload. From the corporate bailouts on Wall Street to the alarming increases in personal default and dependency, from questionable tax exemptions to enormous pension, healthcare, and other entitlement costs, the new moocher culture cuts across lines of class, race, and private and public sectors. And the millions that plan and behave sensibly, only to bail out the profligate? They're angry. Charles Sykes' argument is not against compassion or legitimate charity, but targets the new moocher culture, in which self-reliance and personal responsibility have given way to mass grasping after handouts. A Nation of Moochers is a persuasively argued and entertaining rallying cry for Americans who are tired of playing by the rules and paying for those who don't.

Download or read book The Thriller written by Gregory G. Sarno and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-11-28 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Thriller: Scripting Seat-Gripping Suspense plumbs nine-score thrillers for recurring features that build nape-prickling, heart-pounding suspense. Fodder for analysis embraces domestic and foreign fare, classic and contemporary, ranging from Ghost, Speed, Seven, Psycho, and The Silence of the Lambs to La Femme Nikita and Yogen [Premonition]. Text eschews a connecting-the-dots, painting-by-numbers approach, in belief that formulas drain the lifeblood of creativity and inevitably spawn a ho-hum product. That said, the eight factors culled from the covered films constitute useful tools in the screenwriter's arsenal. Perhaps the best groundwork for a thriller is infiltrating the ATF/FBI/IRA, or a brigade of arms-running mercenaries. Short of that, watching films and reading scripts will work wonders. In that spirit, the book debuts three feature-film scripts for critical scrutiny: mystery thriller "Stateline"; police thriller "Cashing Out"; supernatural thriller "Birthmarks."

Download or read book A Dictionary of the Underworld written by Eric Partridge and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-06-12 with total page 2680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1949 (this edition in 1968), this book is a dictionary of the past, exploring the language of the criminal and near-criminal worlds. It includes entries from Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa, as well as from Britain and America and offers a fascinating and unique study of language. The book provides an invaluable insight into social history, with the British vocabulary dating back to the 16th century and the American to the late 18th century. Each entry comes complete with the approximate date of origin, the etymology for each word, and a note of the milieu in which the expression arose.

Download or read book Double Agent written by Kevin Fulton and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-19 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: '"I am a British soldier," I told my reflection. "I am a British soldier and I'm saving lives. I'm saving lives. I'm a British soldier and I'm saving lives..."' Kevin Fulton was one of the British Army's most successful intelligence agents. Having been recruited to infiltrate the Provisional IRA at the height of The Troubles, he rose its ranks to an unprecedented level. Living and working undercover, he had no option other than to take part in heinous criminal activities, including the production of bombs which he knew would later kill. So highly was he valued by IRA leaders that he was promoted to serve in its infamous internal police - ironically, his job was now to root out and kill informers. Until one day in 1994, when it all went wrong. . . Fleeing Northern Ireland, Kevin was abandoned by the security services he had served so courageously and left to live as a fugitive. The life of a double agent requires constant vigilance, for danger is always just a heartbeat away. For a double agent within the highest ranks of the IRA, that danger was doubled. In this remarkable account, Kevin Fulton - former intelligence agent, ex-member of the IRA - tells a truth that is as uncomfortable as it is gripping.

Download or read book Mitch and Mooch Try Swimming written by Jan Foster and published by . This book was released on 2020-03 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mitch and Mooch are about to test the water in a new adventure - swimming lessons! Will the funny funky monsters sink or swim as they conquer their fears and overcome the unexpected?The perfect book to introduce your child to swimming, this charming story includes helpful tips on how to prepare, what to expect and answers common questions about swimming. Ideal for children starting to read independently or as a conversation starter, this colourful book uses a dyslexia-friendly font and includes comprehension questions throughout. If you want to encourage trying out new activities and overcoming fears, get your goggles on and have some monster fun with Mitch and Mooch today!"Funny and helpful - this book will help any child starting their swimming journey!" Simon, Swim School Owner/TeacherMitch and Mooch try... books are designed for children aged 3-7. They aren't just fun stories however, the series is designed with the following educational enhancements: - Dyslexic friendly font - designed to make it easier for children to differentiate the individual letters so that they can blend the words correctly.- Text is also against a coloured background and broken up into manageable chunks.- Comic style dialogue - why not have fun putting on silly voices for the characters?- Gentle introduction to what to expect from a first lesson in each activity - the books can also be used to support parents encouraging children with SEN needs who may be wary of new environments.- Inclusive - Mitch and Mooch may be monsters, but we celebrate diversity within the whole class!- Comprehension - some pages have a comprehension question contained within the illustration; these focus on feelings (e.g. what do you think the character is feeling right now, to help them read expressions) and questions about the story (to check they understand what is happening on a deeper level).- Search and find pages - finding a certain number of relevant objects within the page - to enhance the child's comprehension of what is going on in the picture as well as counting skills.- Uses common exception words within the text.

Download or read book American Sign Language Green Books a Student Text Units 1 9 written by Dennis Cokely and published by Gallaudet University Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first volume in a three-volume guide that introduces beginning students to conversational American Sign Language (ASL).

Download or read book Junky written by William S. Burroughs and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Junk is not, like alcohol or a weed, a means to increased enjoyment of life. Junk is not a kick. It is a way of life. In his debut novel, Junky, Burroughs fictionalized his experiences using and peddling heroin and other drugs in the 1950s into a work that reads like a field report from the underworld of post-war America. The Burroughs-like protagonist of the novel, Bill Lee, see-saws between periods of addiction and rehab, using a panoply of substances including heroin, cocaine, marijuana, paregoric (a weak tincture of opium) and goof balls (barbiturate), amongst others. For this definitive edition, renowned Burroughs scholar Oliver Harris has gone back to archival typescripts to re-created the author's original text word by word. From the tenements of New York to the queer bars of New Orleans, Junky takes the reader into a world at once long-forgotten and still with us today. Burroughs’s first novel is a cult classic and a critical part of his oeuvre.

Download or read book Body Not Recovered A Vietnam War Protest Movement Novel written by Alan Spector and published by Alan Spector. This book was released on 2015-10-03 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On June 17, 1966, the author's high school classmate, M. J. Savoy, was killed in a military plane crash into the South China Sea off the coast of Vietnam. The search for M. J. and his crewmates was unsuccessful, and each has since been listed as Killed in Action/Body Not Recovered. But what if M. J. did not really die in that crash? What if it were staged for some reason? Body Not Recovered is inspired by and dedicated to M. J. Savoy. When 1964 University City graduate and teenage loner, JR Spears, enlists to fight in Vietnam for the noblest of reasons, he begins a journey that takes him from committed warrior to reluctant soldier to underground antiwar leader. Confronted by a conflict they increasingly find abhorrent and unjust, Spears and a small cadre of comrades conspire, with both commitment and foreboding, to stage a helicopter crash, fake their deaths, and surreptitiously return to the states to join the protest movement. These deserters are not the only ones who risk their lives and personal freedom or whose families are ravaged by the war. When Maggie Blessing's brother is killed in action, she runs away from home to join the antiwar movement, leaving her mourning parents. John Muccelli, Spears's high school classmate, fulfills his lifelong dream of becoming an FBI agent, only to be conflicted by the illegal tactics he is ordered to use to hunt down protest instigators. Bernice Williams, Maggie's mentor and lover, turns from influential antiwar leader to zealous bomber to victim of her own fanaticism. The war, the protests, these characters, and the soul of a nation converge in the supercharged 1960s and 1970s environment of the Bay Area.

Download or read book A Dictionary of Slang Jargon Cant written by Albert Barrère and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hard Knox written by Amber Malloy and published by Totally Entwined Group (USA+CAD). This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything comes easy to quarterback Gavin Knox—women, football, even money. However, the only thing he truly wants but can't win is the beauty of his dreams, Remy Bell. A simple favor to save the girl turns into the quarterback losing his heart. As beautiful as she is fun, Remy Bell has only one problem—a psychotic killer with political power wants her dead. Always a &‘two steps ahead' type of gal, she plans to outrun the maniac. Marriage and a sweet life in the football star's hometown in Canada would give her the cover she needs, but Remy doesn't stick around long enough to find out. She travels all over the world, photographing the most beautiful and devastating events, but her now-husband's tabloid activities lead her to the one place she should avoid...back home. Superstar Gavin Knox wins at everything. However, once he scores the girl of his dreams, he's suddenly in danger of losing the one thing he has always needed. Before she can slip through his fingers, he offers her a deal she can't refuse—marry him for Canadian citizenship, which will protect her, and after five years, they can divorce. Knox is positive that she will fall head over heels in love with him, but it doesn't happen. After six years of marriage, two playoff titles and a third on the way, Knox is forced to contend with a successful wife almost more famous than he is. Determined to get exactly what he wants, which includes having Remy and a family, he devises a stupid scheme that puts everything he's worked so hard for in jeopardy.

Download or read book The Witches of New York written by Q. K. Philander Doesticks and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Agony of Victory written by S. P. Mutchiga and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004-11 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When FBI agent Dylan Thomas steps back into the spotlight, he is smothered by his past. He must overcome his fears and surmount his nightmares as he accepts a new mission that'll endanger him and his men. But as time progresses he finds it harder to concentrate on the things he adores the most. In desperation, he is forced to follow his instincts and gain the trust of his agents as the crime of jealousy befuddles the American people. In the end, two governments sit and wait as a disloyal deed is potentially disrupted.