Author: Natalee Caple Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 1620401851 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 241
Book Description
To fufill her adoptive father's dying wish, Miette sets out to meet her mother, the notorious Calamity Jane, and crosses the badlands of the North American West in her quest to find the woman who had forsaken her for a life of danger and adventure.
Author: Marisha Pessl Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101218800 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 540
Book Description
The mesmerizing bestseller that combines the storytelling gifts of Donna Tartt and the suspense of Alfred Hitchcock—A New York Times Ten Best Book of the Year Special Topics in Calamity Physics is a darkly hilarious coming-of-age tale and a richly plotted suspense story, told with dazzling intelligence and wit. At the center of the novel is clever, deadpan Blue van Meer, who has a head full of literary, philosophical, scientific, and cinematic knowledge. But she could use some friends. Upon entering the elite St. Gallway School, she finds some—a clique of eccentrics known as the Bluebloods. One drowning and one hanging later, Blue finds herself puzzling out a byzantine murder mystery. Nabokov meets Donna Tartt (then invites the rest of the Western Canon to the party) in this novel—with visual aids drawn by the author—that has won over readers of all ages.
Author: Marisha Pessl Publisher: Scholastic UK ISBN: 1407188038 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 287
Book Description
A compulsive, read-in-one-sitting suspense novel: page-turning, perfectly paced with a trust-no-one cast of characters and a high stakes death-cheating dilemma. Five friends. Only one can survive the Neverworld Wake. Who would you choose?
Author: S. Venkatraman Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Academic ISBN: Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 148
Book Description
This book explores the impact of media in these times of conflict and terrorism. It provides an assessment of the extent the media have exacerbated or ameliorated conflict and terrorism in Asia. It also reviews whether they have fostered balance over bias, communication over confrontation, and insight over ignorance in addressing these critical issues. In the wake of Washington's post-911 declaration of war against terrorism, many media outlets have been accused of fuelling a culture of fear and blame around the world. This book brings together the experience of media practitioners and commentators from the region to bring their valuable perspectives to bear on the issue of our time. READERSHIP: University lecturers, researchers, academics, practitioners, and those interested in the fields of media and communication and terrorism studies.
Author: Donald F. Kettl Publisher: C Q Press College ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 164
Book Description
Homeland security is perhaps the least understood of the important issues in American politics today. Created in response to system-wide coordination problems, it's unclear whether this new bureaucracy has made enough--and the right--changes to repel future terrorist attacks. Kettl shows how 9/11 stressed the political system and reveals what policymakers are doing well--and what the government is still struggling to solve.
Author: Natalee Caple
Author: Marisha Pessl
Author: Marisha Pessl
Author: Cheyne
Author: Owen Wister
Author: Owen Wister
Author: S. Venkatraman
Author: Clare Beecher Kummer
Author: Donald F. Kettl
Author: Thomas Kelly Cheyne