Author: Anne Greenwood Brown
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 0385742029
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
As the only brother in a family of mermaids living in Lake Superior, Calder White is expected to seduce Lily, the daughter of the man believed to have killed the mermaids' mother, but he begins to fall in love with her just as Lily starts to suspect that the legends about the lake are true. Reprint.
Lies Beneath
Author: Anne Greenwood Brown
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 0385742029
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
As the only brother in a family of mermaids living in Lake Superior, Calder White is expected to seduce Lily, the daughter of the man believed to have killed the mermaids' mother, but he begins to fall in love with her just as Lily starts to suspect that the legends about the lake are true. Reprint.
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 0385742029
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
As the only brother in a family of mermaids living in Lake Superior, Calder White is expected to seduce Lily, the daughter of the man believed to have killed the mermaids' mother, but he begins to fall in love with her just as Lily starts to suspect that the legends about the lake are true. Reprint.
Lying Beneath the Virgin
Author: C. W. Wilson
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1462030017
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
WARNING: CONTENT MAY BE DAMAGING TO RELIGIOUS BELIEFS In 1995, C.W. Wilsons life was changed forever when he discovered satanic iconography veiled in the Catholic Churchs venerated Our Lady of Guadalupe. He shares this insight in a new novel inspired by actual events. The leaders of the most powerful religion in the world are not who they claim to be... And they have a secret. In the shadowed underworld of the illegal narcotics trade, Kentucky, a seemingly normal young man of questionable morals and principals, unwittingly discovers a blasphemous subliminal image in one of the worlds most beloved icons, and his search for answers uncovers a deception so malevolent it could destroy the very foundation of Christianity. In a world void of physical and mental limitations, Kentucky struggles to come to grips with Christianitys darkest and most closely guarded secret. Will the promise of an eternal life in heaven still hold sway once the world discovers death is merely an option?
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1462030017
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
WARNING: CONTENT MAY BE DAMAGING TO RELIGIOUS BELIEFS In 1995, C.W. Wilsons life was changed forever when he discovered satanic iconography veiled in the Catholic Churchs venerated Our Lady of Guadalupe. He shares this insight in a new novel inspired by actual events. The leaders of the most powerful religion in the world are not who they claim to be... And they have a secret. In the shadowed underworld of the illegal narcotics trade, Kentucky, a seemingly normal young man of questionable morals and principals, unwittingly discovers a blasphemous subliminal image in one of the worlds most beloved icons, and his search for answers uncovers a deception so malevolent it could destroy the very foundation of Christianity. In a world void of physical and mental limitations, Kentucky struggles to come to grips with Christianitys darkest and most closely guarded secret. Will the promise of an eternal life in heaven still hold sway once the world discovers death is merely an option?
The Truth Beneath the Lies
Author: Amanda Searcy
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 1524700916
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
“A smart, suspenseful, and unpredictable thriller that will keep readers turning pages until every last lie is revealed.”—Karen M. McManus, New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying For fans of The Darkest Corners and Pretty Little Liars, Amanda Searcy’s debut novel will have readers both disturbed and entranced by one girl’s present-day horrors and another’s haunting past. Flight. All Kayla Asher wants to do is run. Run from the government housing complex she calls home. Run from her unstable mother. Run from a desperate job at No Limits Food. Run to a better, cleaner, safer life. Every day is one day closer to leaving. Fight. All Betsy Hopewell wants to do is survive. Survive the burner phone hidden under her bed. Survive her new rules. Survive a new school with new classmates. Survive being watched. Every minute grants her another moment of life. When fate brings Kayla and Betsy together, only one girl will survive.
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 1524700916
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
“A smart, suspenseful, and unpredictable thriller that will keep readers turning pages until every last lie is revealed.”—Karen M. McManus, New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying For fans of The Darkest Corners and Pretty Little Liars, Amanda Searcy’s debut novel will have readers both disturbed and entranced by one girl’s present-day horrors and another’s haunting past. Flight. All Kayla Asher wants to do is run. Run from the government housing complex she calls home. Run from her unstable mother. Run from a desperate job at No Limits Food. Run to a better, cleaner, safer life. Every day is one day closer to leaving. Fight. All Betsy Hopewell wants to do is survive. Survive the burner phone hidden under her bed. Survive her new rules. Survive a new school with new classmates. Survive being watched. Every minute grants her another moment of life. When fate brings Kayla and Betsy together, only one girl will survive.
Lying Under the Apple Tree
Author: Alice Munro
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 147351374X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
‘Munro is still one of our most fearless explorers of the human being, as she descends, time and again, headlamp on full beam, pickaxe and butter-knife at the ready’ The Times Spanning her last five collections and bringing together her finest work from the past fifteen years, this new selection of Alice Munro's stories infuses everyday lives with a wealth of nuance and insight. Beautifully observed and remarkably crafted, written with emotion and empathy, these stories are nothing short of perfection. A masterclass in the genre, from an author who deservedly lays claim to being one of the major fiction writers of our time.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 147351374X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
‘Munro is still one of our most fearless explorers of the human being, as she descends, time and again, headlamp on full beam, pickaxe and butter-knife at the ready’ The Times Spanning her last five collections and bringing together her finest work from the past fifteen years, this new selection of Alice Munro's stories infuses everyday lives with a wealth of nuance and insight. Beautifully observed and remarkably crafted, written with emotion and empathy, these stories are nothing short of perfection. A masterclass in the genre, from an author who deservedly lays claim to being one of the major fiction writers of our time.
Lying Beneath the Oaks
Author: Kristin Wright
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781622681433
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Molly wakes up in Vegas married to a stranger. She has no option but to go home with him to the Lowcountry of South Carolina to straighten out the mess. Molly wonders if they might have a real chance together. But what she discovers could threaten their lives.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781622681433
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Molly wakes up in Vegas married to a stranger. She has no option but to go home with him to the Lowcountry of South Carolina to straighten out the mess. Molly wonders if they might have a real chance together. But what she discovers could threaten their lives.
Lying Beneath
Author: Kevin Moran
Publisher: An Ink Mover
ISBN: 0984309632
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Underneath the city lies an advanced society, and its dark secrets could bury her alive. Ayla worries she'll be stuck waitressing for pennies until she dies. She longs for adventure, for something to save her from the paycheck-to-paycheck life she lives with her long-time boyfriend, Derek, who plays it safe and only half-tolerates her thirst for exploration. With her trusty camera in tow, she explores abandoned buildings, searching for something—anything—interesting. One night, an outing leads her to a mysterious trapdoor in the floor which leads to a futuristic society right beneath her feet. This is the adventure she's been looking for, but the people underground don't appreciate her intrusion and she quickly finds herself locked up and questioned. They think she's a spy, their questions are getting more intrusive, and Derek has no idea where she is. Ayla must find a way out of this underground world that's not at all the adventure she thought she wanted, or she may never see Derek again...
Publisher: An Ink Mover
ISBN: 0984309632
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Underneath the city lies an advanced society, and its dark secrets could bury her alive. Ayla worries she'll be stuck waitressing for pennies until she dies. She longs for adventure, for something to save her from the paycheck-to-paycheck life she lives with her long-time boyfriend, Derek, who plays it safe and only half-tolerates her thirst for exploration. With her trusty camera in tow, she explores abandoned buildings, searching for something—anything—interesting. One night, an outing leads her to a mysterious trapdoor in the floor which leads to a futuristic society right beneath her feet. This is the adventure she's been looking for, but the people underground don't appreciate her intrusion and she quickly finds herself locked up and questioned. They think she's a spy, their questions are getting more intrusive, and Derek has no idea where she is. Ayla must find a way out of this underground world that's not at all the adventure she thought she wanted, or she may never see Derek again...
A Text-book of Operative Surgery
Author: Warren Stone Bickham
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Surgery
Languages : en
Pages : 1244
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Surgery
Languages : en
Pages : 1244
Book Description
Lies Told Under Oath
Author: Beth Lane
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9781462076338
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
In 1912, a prosperous Illinois farm familyCharles; his wife, Mathilda; their fifteen-year-old daughter, Blanche; and boarding schoolteacher Emma Kaempenwere brutally murdered, the crime concealed by arson, and the familys surviving son, handsome Ray Pfanschmidt, arrested. He was convicted by the press long before trial. In Lies Told Under Oath, author Beth Lane retells the story of the murders, the trial, the verdict, and the aftermath. Using information culled from actual trial transcripts and newspaper accounts, Lane presents the day-to-day testimony as Rays battle for his life surged through three courtroomsthe drama complicated by brilliant attorneys, allegations of perjury, charges of rigged evidence, jailhouse informants, legal loopholes, conflict over the large estate being inherited by the alleged murderer, and appeals to the state supreme court. The remaining family became divided over Rays guilt while his fiance staunchly stood by him. Lies Told Under Oath provides a fascinating, historical account of the times and the peoplewhen science was in its infancy, telephones meant shared party lines, bloody evidence was contested (or contrived), and automobiles competed with bloodhounds and buggies. It captures the essence of an emotional crime that rocked this small Illinois community.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9781462076338
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
In 1912, a prosperous Illinois farm familyCharles; his wife, Mathilda; their fifteen-year-old daughter, Blanche; and boarding schoolteacher Emma Kaempenwere brutally murdered, the crime concealed by arson, and the familys surviving son, handsome Ray Pfanschmidt, arrested. He was convicted by the press long before trial. In Lies Told Under Oath, author Beth Lane retells the story of the murders, the trial, the verdict, and the aftermath. Using information culled from actual trial transcripts and newspaper accounts, Lane presents the day-to-day testimony as Rays battle for his life surged through three courtroomsthe drama complicated by brilliant attorneys, allegations of perjury, charges of rigged evidence, jailhouse informants, legal loopholes, conflict over the large estate being inherited by the alleged murderer, and appeals to the state supreme court. The remaining family became divided over Rays guilt while his fiance staunchly stood by him. Lies Told Under Oath provides a fascinating, historical account of the times and the peoplewhen science was in its infancy, telephones meant shared party lines, bloody evidence was contested (or contrived), and automobiles competed with bloodhounds and buggies. It captures the essence of an emotional crime that rocked this small Illinois community.
Gould's Medical Dictionary ...
Author: George Milbry Gould
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 1544
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 1544
Book Description
Underland: A Deep Time Journey
Author: Robert Macfarlane
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393242153
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
National Bestseller • New York Times "100 Notable Books of the Year" • NPR "Favorite Books of 2019" • Guardian "100 Best Books of the 21st Century" • Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award "Mesmerizing…Underland is a portal of light in dark times." —Terry Tempest Williams, New York Times Book Review In Underland, Robert Macfarlane delivers an epic exploration of the Earth’s underworlds as they exist in myth, literature, memory, and the land itself. Traveling through the dizzying expanse of geologic time—from prehistoric art in Norwegian sea caves, to the blue depths of the Greenland ice cap, to a deep-sunk "hiding place" where nuclear waste will be stored for 100,000 years to come—Underland takes us on an extraordinary journey into our relationship with darkness, burial, and what lies beneath the surface of both place and mind. Global in its geography and written with great lyricism, Underland speaks powerfully to our present moment. At once ancient and urgent, this is a book that will change the way you see the world.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393242153
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
National Bestseller • New York Times "100 Notable Books of the Year" • NPR "Favorite Books of 2019" • Guardian "100 Best Books of the 21st Century" • Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award "Mesmerizing…Underland is a portal of light in dark times." —Terry Tempest Williams, New York Times Book Review In Underland, Robert Macfarlane delivers an epic exploration of the Earth’s underworlds as they exist in myth, literature, memory, and the land itself. Traveling through the dizzying expanse of geologic time—from prehistoric art in Norwegian sea caves, to the blue depths of the Greenland ice cap, to a deep-sunk "hiding place" where nuclear waste will be stored for 100,000 years to come—Underland takes us on an extraordinary journey into our relationship with darkness, burial, and what lies beneath the surface of both place and mind. Global in its geography and written with great lyricism, Underland speaks powerfully to our present moment. At once ancient and urgent, this is a book that will change the way you see the world.