Author: Francelia Poole
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1477244700
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 119
Book Description
Only for a minute, her guard was down, the devil then intervened, took her joy away. She allows this to happen to her behind the love for a man, which distributes crack-cocaine. For Kat there was no escaping this drug for a season, to leave the drug alone forever, to never try or smoke again seems almost impossible. The tangle web of crack cocaine seems to follow her wherever she goes and who ever she meets seems to be involved one way or another with the drug. Katie Lucresia Bell, is actually three women who battle crack in their own way, the first life is with Mark Ballard, the juggler, runs a crack house and leave Shawn, with sights unseen to her and situations she have never heard of before, this crack bottles Kates mind where the drugs took her to another level in life. The last life is when she came home from the halfway house, the Church retaliates for the lamb of Christ. Now Katie has fallen in love and has to deny what her heart desires. You cannot mix love with crack-cocaine, the devil cannot love and crack is a demon.
Crack Heads Only
Author: Francelia Poole
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1477244700
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 119
Book Description
Only for a minute, her guard was down, the devil then intervened, took her joy away. She allows this to happen to her behind the love for a man, which distributes crack-cocaine. For Kat there was no escaping this drug for a season, to leave the drug alone forever, to never try or smoke again seems almost impossible. The tangle web of crack cocaine seems to follow her wherever she goes and who ever she meets seems to be involved one way or another with the drug. Katie Lucresia Bell, is actually three women who battle crack in their own way, the first life is with Mark Ballard, the juggler, runs a crack house and leave Shawn, with sights unseen to her and situations she have never heard of before, this crack bottles Kates mind where the drugs took her to another level in life. The last life is when she came home from the halfway house, the Church retaliates for the lamb of Christ. Now Katie has fallen in love and has to deny what her heart desires. You cannot mix love with crack-cocaine, the devil cannot love and crack is a demon.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1477244700
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 119
Book Description
Only for a minute, her guard was down, the devil then intervened, took her joy away. She allows this to happen to her behind the love for a man, which distributes crack-cocaine. For Kat there was no escaping this drug for a season, to leave the drug alone forever, to never try or smoke again seems almost impossible. The tangle web of crack cocaine seems to follow her wherever she goes and who ever she meets seems to be involved one way or another with the drug. Katie Lucresia Bell, is actually three women who battle crack in their own way, the first life is with Mark Ballard, the juggler, runs a crack house and leave Shawn, with sights unseen to her and situations she have never heard of before, this crack bottles Kates mind where the drugs took her to another level in life. The last life is when she came home from the halfway house, the Church retaliates for the lamb of Christ. Now Katie has fallen in love and has to deny what her heart desires. You cannot mix love with crack-cocaine, the devil cannot love and crack is a demon.
The Least of Us
Author: Sam Quinones
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1635574374
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Apple Best Books of 2021 Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal * Shortlisted for the Zocalo Book Prize From the New York Times bestselling author of Dreamland, a searing follow-up that explores the terrifying next stages of the opioid epidemic and the quiet yet ardent stories of community repair. Sam Quinones traveled from Mexico to main streets across the U.S. to create Dreamland, a groundbreaking portrait of the opioid epidemic that awakened the nation. As the nation struggled to put back the pieces, Quinones was among the first to see the dangers that lay ahead: synthetic drugs and a new generation of kingpins whose product could be made in Magic Bullet blenders. In fentanyl, traffickers landed a painkiller a hundred times more powerful than morphine. They laced it into cocaine, meth, and counterfeit pills to cause tens of thousands of deaths-at the same time as Mexican traffickers made methamphetamine cheaper and more potent than ever, creating, Sam argues, swaths of mental illness and a surge in homelessness across the United States. Quinones hit the road to investigate these new threats, discovering how addiction is exacerbated by consumer-product corporations. “In a time when drug traffickers act like corporations and corporations like traffickers,” he writes, “our best defense, perhaps our only defense, lies in bolstering community.” Amid a landscape of despair, Quinones found hope in those embracing the forgotten and ignored, illuminating the striking truth that we are only as strong as our most vulnerable. Weaving analysis of the drug trade into stories of humble communities, The Least of Us delivers an unexpected and awe-inspiring response to the call that shocked the nation in Sam Quinones's award-winning Dreamland.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1635574374
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Apple Best Books of 2021 Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal * Shortlisted for the Zocalo Book Prize From the New York Times bestselling author of Dreamland, a searing follow-up that explores the terrifying next stages of the opioid epidemic and the quiet yet ardent stories of community repair. Sam Quinones traveled from Mexico to main streets across the U.S. to create Dreamland, a groundbreaking portrait of the opioid epidemic that awakened the nation. As the nation struggled to put back the pieces, Quinones was among the first to see the dangers that lay ahead: synthetic drugs and a new generation of kingpins whose product could be made in Magic Bullet blenders. In fentanyl, traffickers landed a painkiller a hundred times more powerful than morphine. They laced it into cocaine, meth, and counterfeit pills to cause tens of thousands of deaths-at the same time as Mexican traffickers made methamphetamine cheaper and more potent than ever, creating, Sam argues, swaths of mental illness and a surge in homelessness across the United States. Quinones hit the road to investigate these new threats, discovering how addiction is exacerbated by consumer-product corporations. “In a time when drug traffickers act like corporations and corporations like traffickers,” he writes, “our best defense, perhaps our only defense, lies in bolstering community.” Amid a landscape of despair, Quinones found hope in those embracing the forgotten and ignored, illuminating the striking truth that we are only as strong as our most vulnerable. Weaving analysis of the drug trade into stories of humble communities, The Least of Us delivers an unexpected and awe-inspiring response to the call that shocked the nation in Sam Quinones's award-winning Dreamland.
Geniuses of Crack
Author: Jeff Gomez
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501140620
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 457
Book Description
From the author of Our Noise, an engaging and touching tale about the misadventures of a Virginia-based rock band Bottlecap that’s “an intricate and richly detailed study in twentysomething generational manners and mores that’s almost encyclopedic in scope” (Bret Easton Ellis). Bottlecap, the Virginia-based group introduced in Jeff Gomez’s cult favorite Our Noise, traded in life as a small band on a struggling independent label for a lucrative contract with a big Los Angeles company. This should mean more money, more attention—more of all the stuff that comes with fame. But from the minute Mark, Steve, and Gary arrive in Los Angeles, they enter a world they don’t quite understand. Mark, as leader of the band, tries to keep things under control, but his own life and his relationship with his new girlfriend Corinne—a native Angeleno and inveterate mallrat—begin to spin out of control. Steve falls under the influence of a neighbor with bad habits while Gary scours the city’s thrift stores searching for Atari memorabilia and a love of his own. Confusion reaches its peak when the record company’s plans take an unexpected and, to the band, unacceptable turn. They must either completely sell out and surrender the band or take a stand, relegating themselves to commercial obscurity. Or is it already too late? With humor and insight, Gomez limns the lives of three young men who are geniuses at everything except what matters. Fans of Our Noise will welcome this update of Bottlecap; newcomers will find a writer with a rare talent for capturing the mood and the voice of a generation.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501140620
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 457
Book Description
From the author of Our Noise, an engaging and touching tale about the misadventures of a Virginia-based rock band Bottlecap that’s “an intricate and richly detailed study in twentysomething generational manners and mores that’s almost encyclopedic in scope” (Bret Easton Ellis). Bottlecap, the Virginia-based group introduced in Jeff Gomez’s cult favorite Our Noise, traded in life as a small band on a struggling independent label for a lucrative contract with a big Los Angeles company. This should mean more money, more attention—more of all the stuff that comes with fame. But from the minute Mark, Steve, and Gary arrive in Los Angeles, they enter a world they don’t quite understand. Mark, as leader of the band, tries to keep things under control, but his own life and his relationship with his new girlfriend Corinne—a native Angeleno and inveterate mallrat—begin to spin out of control. Steve falls under the influence of a neighbor with bad habits while Gary scours the city’s thrift stores searching for Atari memorabilia and a love of his own. Confusion reaches its peak when the record company’s plans take an unexpected and, to the band, unacceptable turn. They must either completely sell out and surrender the band or take a stand, relegating themselves to commercial obscurity. Or is it already too late? With humor and insight, Gomez limns the lives of three young men who are geniuses at everything except what matters. Fans of Our Noise will welcome this update of Bottlecap; newcomers will find a writer with a rare talent for capturing the mood and the voice of a generation.
Sam the Cooking Guy: Recipes with Intentional Leftovers
Author: Sam Zien
Publisher: The Countryman Press
ISBN: 1682686035
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
20 master recipes, more than 100 dishes—weeknight cooking has never been so exciting or so easy! Say goodbye to fourth-night-in-a-row meat loaf and identical containers of tragically “meal-prepped” chicken thighs. YouTube cooking sensation and restauranteur Sam the Cooking Guy is here to save us from mediocre leftovers. With 20 bulk-cooking master dishes, each featuring a main protein, with corresponding follow-up meals that all benefit from the work you’ve already done, Sam ensures that you’ll never be bored in the kitchen again! Sam’s recipes are simple and quick, but never tired. Your Mexican Meat Loaf from Sunday can shapeshift into Tuesday night’s Tacos or Thursday’s Sloppy Joes. Monday’s Roast Chicken becomes Wednesday’s Thai Chicken Curry or Friday’s Baked Taquitos. “Aw man, Beer-Braised Short Ribs again?” “Nah: Short Rib Egg Rolls!” Sam’s genuine and engaging personality, along with vibrant color photography, makes this book a lifesaver for busy folks who are looking for dinners that they can finally be excited about.
Publisher: The Countryman Press
ISBN: 1682686035
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
20 master recipes, more than 100 dishes—weeknight cooking has never been so exciting or so easy! Say goodbye to fourth-night-in-a-row meat loaf and identical containers of tragically “meal-prepped” chicken thighs. YouTube cooking sensation and restauranteur Sam the Cooking Guy is here to save us from mediocre leftovers. With 20 bulk-cooking master dishes, each featuring a main protein, with corresponding follow-up meals that all benefit from the work you’ve already done, Sam ensures that you’ll never be bored in the kitchen again! Sam’s recipes are simple and quick, but never tired. Your Mexican Meat Loaf from Sunday can shapeshift into Tuesday night’s Tacos or Thursday’s Sloppy Joes. Monday’s Roast Chicken becomes Wednesday’s Thai Chicken Curry or Friday’s Baked Taquitos. “Aw man, Beer-Braised Short Ribs again?” “Nah: Short Rib Egg Rolls!” Sam’s genuine and engaging personality, along with vibrant color photography, makes this book a lifesaver for busy folks who are looking for dinners that they can finally be excited about.
The Boy Allies with Uncle Sam's Cruisers, Or, Convoying the American Army Across the Atlantic
Author: Robert L. Drake
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
After capturing a German boat off the coast of South America during World War I, two officers in the British navy battle the enemy aboard a convoy cruiser, merchant vessel, and pirate ship.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
After capturing a German boat off the coast of South America during World War I, two officers in the British navy battle the enemy aboard a convoy cruiser, merchant vessel, and pirate ship.
Vanished
Author: Jon Wells
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
ISBN: 9780470676059
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
It is Easter weekend, 1999. A rookie uniformed cop responds to a call of "suspicious circumstances" in a working class neighbourhood inn Hamilton, Ontario. The cop meets a woman who is afraid to go near bags left for garbage outside the house of a man named Sam Pirrera. The cop confirms the woman’s worst fears: the bags contain pieces of human tissue. The call for backup goes out and a homicide investigation begins. But who is the victim? Where is the rest of the body? The prime suspect is Pirrera, a steelworker whose inner demons and capacity for violence are inflamed by his addiction to crack cocaine. He cannot tolerate women leaving him, but several have tried to do so, including his first wife, his current estranged wife, and two women who have recently visited his house on dates. How far is he willing to go to stop them? Led by driven investigator Peter Abi-Rashed, who once chased teenage Sam Pirrera on the streets of Hamilton’s east end, police ultimately learn the unspeakable truth, uncovering a case that shocks even veteran homicide and forensic investigators. Award-winning journalist and author Jon Wells takes readers into the heart of a real-life crime scene investigation and into the chaotic mind of a murderous control freak. Wells, Canada’s top true mystery writer, crafts a novelistic story that is true in every detail, at once darkly disturbing and deeply moving.
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
ISBN: 9780470676059
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
It is Easter weekend, 1999. A rookie uniformed cop responds to a call of "suspicious circumstances" in a working class neighbourhood inn Hamilton, Ontario. The cop meets a woman who is afraid to go near bags left for garbage outside the house of a man named Sam Pirrera. The cop confirms the woman’s worst fears: the bags contain pieces of human tissue. The call for backup goes out and a homicide investigation begins. But who is the victim? Where is the rest of the body? The prime suspect is Pirrera, a steelworker whose inner demons and capacity for violence are inflamed by his addiction to crack cocaine. He cannot tolerate women leaving him, but several have tried to do so, including his first wife, his current estranged wife, and two women who have recently visited his house on dates. How far is he willing to go to stop them? Led by driven investigator Peter Abi-Rashed, who once chased teenage Sam Pirrera on the streets of Hamilton’s east end, police ultimately learn the unspeakable truth, uncovering a case that shocks even veteran homicide and forensic investigators. Award-winning journalist and author Jon Wells takes readers into the heart of a real-life crime scene investigation and into the chaotic mind of a murderous control freak. Wells, Canada’s top true mystery writer, crafts a novelistic story that is true in every detail, at once darkly disturbing and deeply moving.
Oscar the Mouse
Author: Sam Baker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781734684131
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Oscar the Mouse is a joyful story about a mischievous little mouse, who becomes a little girl's first pet, and the adventures they share.Mimi teaches Oscar the importance of inclusion and acceptance, while Oscar helps Mimi overcome her fear of the Boogeyman. Together they have tons of fun and many laughs.This book was created to make reading fun for young children preK to 3rd grade and "help them engage their imagination and creativity," says Sam Baker, the 99-year-old author.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781734684131
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Oscar the Mouse is a joyful story about a mischievous little mouse, who becomes a little girl's first pet, and the adventures they share.Mimi teaches Oscar the importance of inclusion and acceptance, while Oscar helps Mimi overcome her fear of the Boogeyman. Together they have tons of fun and many laughs.This book was created to make reading fun for young children preK to 3rd grade and "help them engage their imagination and creativity," says Sam Baker, the 99-year-old author.