Download or read book The Natural written by Bernard Malamud and published by Random House. This book was released on 2017-08-24 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book about heroism - of sorts. Roy Hobbs has an immense natural gift for playing baseball. He could become one of the great ones of the game, a player unmatched in his time - a hero. But his first hard-won big chance ends violently, at the hands of a crazy girl, and then it is years before he gets another shot. At last, in a few short seasons, or never, he must achieve the towering reputation that he feels is his right.

Download or read book Rules for a Knight written by Ethan Hawke and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2015-11-10 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unforgettable fable about a father's journey and a timeless guide to life's many questions—from Ethan Hawke, four-time Academy Award nominee, twice for writing and twice for acting. A knight, fearing he may not return from battle, writes a letter to his children in an attempt to leave a record of all he knows. In a series of ruminations on solitude, humility, forgiveness, honesty, courage, grace, pride, and patience, he draws on the ancient teachings of Eastern and Western philosophy, and on the great spiritual and political writings of our time. His intent: to give his children a compass for a journey they will have to make alone, a short guide to what gives life meaning and beauty.

Download or read book Hooded Knights on the Niagara written by Shawn Lay and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 1995-07 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A notable case study of the second Ku Klux Klan in a northern industrial city. The author illuminates the origins and activities of the Buffalo Klan, the social and political context in which it operated, and the character of its membership. The book contributes to the current reevaluation of the KKK and to the scholarly literature on the 1920's." D.W. Grantham, Vanderbilt University.

Download or read book Reckless Night written by S.M. West and published by SMW Books. This book was released on 2017-02-06 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My life has been destroyed by two men. One, my hero. The other, my worst nightmare. I taste the bitterness of betrayal every day as my body bleeds, suffering the touch of my enemy. It’s a fate chosen for me by others and it’s not something I can escape. At least, not yet. I’m determined to survive, my need for vengeance feeding me. I’ll play this game until every piece is in place so I can break them all. My plan includes Rylan Wolfe, the FBI agent eager to strike a deal. I give him the information he needs to take down a criminal threat, and he gives me the satisfaction of bringing my enemies to their knees. But my hunger for justice won’t be sated until they’ve burned to ash. And for my plan to succeed I have no choice but to deceive Rylan—the one man who manages to thaw the ice in my veins. In the end I’ll have to decide whether the revenge I’ve dreamt of for so long is worth losing the man who might be able to free my heart.

Download or read book A Fan s Notes written by Frederick Exley and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1988-08-12 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fictional memoir, the first of an autobiographical trilogy, traces a self professed failure's nightmarish decent into the underside of American life and his resurrection to the wisdom that emerges from despair.

Download or read book Fallen Night written by S.M. West and published by SMW Books. This book was released on 2017-07-08 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover a world of power, filth and depravity in the steamy and thrilling New York Knights series. The saga continues with this angsty best friend's little sister romance. I had to leave. I had no choice. I loved her too much to stay. Carys has always owned my heart and loving her was the best part of my life...until I discovered the truth, realizing that the only way to keep her safe was to let her go. I thought it would become easier, that my love for her would eventually fade. But I was wrong. The longer I stayed away, the more it hurt to be apart from her. It's probably selfish and reckless, but I want her back. I need her more than I need air to breathe. Without her I'm nothing but a broken soul. Problem is she's already moved on, started a new life without me. But I've never shied away from a challenge, and there's nothing I won't do to prove to her that she's still mine. She's always been mine. This is book two in the New York Knights series with interlinking storylines. Fallen Night shouldn't be read as a standalone and is the continuation of a five book series about the alpha protectors of Hart Corporation.

Download or read book Until written by Anna B Doe and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-14 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She's been betrayed. His faith in love is lost. Together they could find it all.Living in the limelight, fashion model Sienna Roberts is used to keeping people at arm's length. It's been the only way to survive after the betrayal of finding the man she loved with her best friend. Keeping herself submerged in work doesn't leave much time for love, but that's the way she prefers it.Pro-football player J.D. Shelton learned a long time ago that women cannot be trusted. A lesson learned at the hands of his own mother. When she resurfaces after all these years, it's clear she still has the power to hurt him, and the secret she's been keeping could change everything. When destiny brings Sienna and J.D. together, the timing is all wrong, but there is no denying the sparks that fly and the desire that burns in their veins. It was only supposed to be one night-until it became more. Sometimes two lost souls find their way in one another.

Download or read book The Gangs of New York written by Herbert Asbury and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Lost Found written by Anna B Doe and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-26 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She is everything he ever wanted.He is everything she needs to stay away from.College graduate Anabel Majer is feeling lost. With the uncertainty of her future weighing on her, she accepts a job as an au pair. Traveling to the States was supposed to be a chance to find herself beyond her life in Croatia, not get swept away by a handsome stranger.A Super Bowl ring is the only thing New York Knights quarterback William Price is missing. Or so he thought. After meeting a gorgeous nanny with a sexy accent, he soon realizes she's everything he's ever wanted. Her hot and cold signals are throwing him off his game, but he won't give up easily. One night, their lives collide, and nothing will ever be the same. Anabel's time in America is limited, but William won't let anything stand in his way of getting the girl of his dreams, because sometimes to find what's missing, you have to get a little lost.

Download or read book Knights of York written by Jimmy Palmiotti and published by Adaptive Comics. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the York Kingdom--a world where humans live among elves, trolls, faeries and dragons, and where the architecture is a blend of modern and medieval--the struggles between its citizens are no different than our own. Centuries of perpetual warfare and class struggle have divided York's population for all of history, but with the election of a new leader, there may be hope for peace after all. That is until a massive bomb rips through Times Square, killing everyone in its path and potentially shattering any hope at armistice. Now it's up to the city's beat cops and detectives, known as the Knights of York, to track down the attackers and restore order before the warring populations destroy each other completely.

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Download or read book Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York written by New York (State). Legislature. Assembly and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 1304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Knight Owl written by Christopher Denise and published by Christy Ottaviano Books. This book was released on 2022-06-21 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Caldecott Honor Winner and New York Times Bestseller! A determined Owl builds strength and confidence in this medieval picture book about the real mettle of a hero: wits, humor, and heart. Since the day he hatched, Owl dreamed of becoming a real knight. He may not be the biggest or the strongest, but his sharp nocturnal instincts can help protect the castle, especially since many knights have recently gone missing. While holding guard during Knight Night Watch, Owl is faced with the ultimate trial—a frightening intruder. It’s a daunting duel by any measure. But what Owl lacks in size, he makes up for in good ideas. Full of wordplay and optimism, this surprising display of bravery proves that cleverness (and friendship) can rule over brawn.

Download or read book Risk Uncertainty and Profit written by Frank H. Knight and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2006-11-01 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A timeless classic of economic theory that remains fascinating and pertinent today, this is Frank Knight's famous explanation of why perfect competition cannot eliminate profits, the important differences between "risk" and "uncertainty," and the vital role of the entrepreneur in profitmaking. Based on Knight's PhD dissertation, this 1921 work, balancing theory with fact to come to stunning insights, is a distinct pleasure to read. FRANK H. KNIGHT (1885-1972) is considered by some the greatest American scholar of economics of the 20th century. An economics professor at the University of Chicago from 1927 until 1955, he was one of the founders of the Chicago school of economics, which influenced Milton Friedman and George Stigler.

Download or read book Dry Manhattan written by Michael A. Lerner and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1919, the United States made its boldest attempt at social reform: Prohibition. This "noble experiment" was aggressively promoted, and spectacularly unsuccessful, in New York City. In the first major work on Prohibition in a quarter century, and the only full history of Prohibition in the era's most vibrant city, Lerner describes a battle between competing visions of the United States that encompassed much more than the freedom to drink.

Download or read book Knights Unhorsed written by Robert E. Weir and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knights Unhorsed examines the internal conflict and external pressures that drove one of America's most promising labor organizations into obscurity less than a half a century later." "This book will interest scholars and students of labor history, nineteenth century studies and American studies."--BOOK JACKET.

Download or read book Knights in Training written by Heather Haupt and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-05-30 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing chivalry back into our modern-day world, this book shows us how to inspire today's generation of young boys to pursue honor, courage, and compassion. In an age when respect and honor seem like distant and antiquated relics, how can we equip boys to pursue valor and courageously put the needs of others before their own? This book helps parents to inspire their boys by captivating their imagination and honoring their love for adventure. Heather Haupt explores how knights historically lived out various aspects of the knights' Code of Chivalry, as depicted in the French epic Song of Roland, and how boys can embody these same ideals now. When we issue the challenge and give boys the reasons why it is worth pursuing, we step forward on an incredible journey towards raising the kind of boys who, just like the knights of old, make an impact in their world now and for the rest of their lives.