Author: Patricia LaPlante Publisher: First Edition Design Pub. ISBN: 1506911285 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 333
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F I N A L Y! ...she's getting to see the world. A suburban American housewife, Patty LaPlante, finds herself transplanted to a little town in Belgium—a result of her husband's corporate transfer. Her lifelong dream of travel is finally coming to pass, but the adjustment is hard for their three children, who are reluctant to leave everything they know. Given her propensity to attract trouble, her naivete lands Patty into many comic misadventures, such as introducing the Mexican ambassador to a roomful of people by the wrong name, accepting a lift on a lonely road in Spain from a man of dubious repute who thought she was a street-walker, and dealing in diamonds in a shady part of town. As her husband states, “Every time she walks out the door, I wonder if I’ll ever see her again.” But there are poignant and heartrending moments as well. There is the day at the Luxembourg War Memorial Cemetery when she finds herself standing on General George S. Patton's grave, as well as witnessing the gut-wrenching scene that unfolds before her at the infamous Berlin Wall before it fell. At the end of her husband's assignment, however, Patty had grown through her experiences and had become more street smart and world-wise. With the lessons she learned, she knows she can never return to the past, nor remain the person she used to be.
Author: Dring Crowell Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1105584968 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 290
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Murder, prostitution, slavery, and a police detective who risks everything - his badge and his life - to rescue the woman he loves. 'The Arc of the Scythe' is a roller coaster ride through the underground world of human trafficking.
Author: Publisher: Langenscheidt Publishing Group ISBN: 9782831562674 Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 228
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With more than 1,200 useful phrases and expressions and over 2,300 words covering just about any situation a traveler is likely to encounter, Berlitz Phrase Books remain the unparalleled market leader. Maps. Index.
Author: Sergey Levchin Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 0486499030 Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 130
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More than 700 basic words, phrases, and sentences cover everything from asking directions to ordering dinner. This new edition of Dover’s inexpensive quick reference and study guide is completely up to date, featuring contemporary terms for telecommunications, idioms, and slang. Contents are arranged for swift access to common situations, and a phonetic pronunciation guide accompanies each phrase.
Author: Cecelia Holland Publisher: Untreed Reads ISBN: 1611879140 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 572
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In 1872, the notorious outlaw King Callahan adopts an orphan after Lily’s father is killed in a botched robbery in Virginia City. They flee to Los Angeles, where Callahan tries to make a better life, but his talents all run to robbery. He runs afoul of the Southern Pacific Railroad, which is moving in on the south coast, bringing money, corruption, and inevitable social changes. A railroad detective relentlessly pursues the outlaw, which means he is also chasing Lily. Five years later, Lily has grown up. Part of an acting troupe, she goes to San Francisco, the golden city, a mix of extreme wealth and desperate poverty, limitless opportunity and instant disaster. There, she searches for the mother she only dimly remembers, and encounters again the railroad detective who had pursued her through Los Angeles. The railroad strikes, rioting and uproar that consumed the whole United States in that summer reaches San Francisco and Lily is caught up in the turmoil of a free-wheeling society that is making itself up as it goes along.
Author: Lisa Goldstein Publisher: Open Road Media ISBN: 1497673623 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 213
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In a city whose streets are nameless, a scholar searches for an ancient sword The manuscript is more than one thousand years old. Written in a forgotten tongue of the Near East, it gives directions to a place across the desert where the mythic Jewel King hid his famous sword. When Dr. Mitchell Parmenter discovers the sheaf of faded pages, he knows that if it is authentic, it is one of the greatest anthropological finds of the century. For the sake of his research, he uproots his family and moves them to Amaz—an ancient land whose mysteries are as endless as the desert itself. An earthquake struck Amaz some years back, and the city’s nameless streets still seem to move in the night. As Parmenter delves into the story of this fabulous relic, his family uncovers other mysteries, exploring Amaz in search of answers to questions no traveler was meant to ask.
Author: James Barrington Publisher: Canelo ISBN: 1911591290 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 3331
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The bestselling military thrillers, now in a special omnibus edition Paul Richter: listed as working with the Foreign Operations Executive. Special forces and pilot experience. Trouble? Guaranteed. From supersonic chases above the Russian tundra to terrorists in Dubai and covert battles in North Korea, these are the most explosive thrillers you’ll ever read. This omnibus edition contains all six thrilling books in the series, perfect for fans of Robert Ludlum, Frederick Forsyth and Brad Thor.
Author: Irwin Shaw Publisher: Open Road Media ISBN: 1480408131 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 358
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A family confronts its dark past in this saga of murder, revenge, and redemption by the New York Times–bestselling author of Rich Man, Poor Man. In Irwin Shaw’s celebrated novel Rich Man, Poor Man, the Jordache clan was divided and scattered by the forces of American culture and capitalism after World War II. In this potent sequel, the family reunites after a terrible act of violence. Wesley never really knew his father, Tom, the black sheep of the Jordache family. Driven by his sorrow and a need for justice, Wesley uncovers surprising truths about his estranged family’s complicated past. Focused, forceful, and deeply moving, Beggarman, Thief is a stunning novel by a true American literary master. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Irwin Shaw including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate.
Author: Curt Stocker Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 695
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BACK COVER COPY: Curt Stocker began smoking pot in October 1966, more than a year before he went to Vietnam. In this memoir, he shares a true account of his service fighting for America. Considering all the pot he smoked, he understands why some people may find it amazing that he’s able to remember that time. Ironically, the DuPont Corp. became one of the main proponents of antimarijuana legislation because it sought to stamp out the hemp industry. The company’s motivation was the immense profit it would reap by switching everybody over from hemp rope and canvas sails to DuPont’s newly invented synthetics such as nylon rope and rayon fabrics. The bald-faced lies its executives invented about hemp were totally off the charts. Vietnam exposed many young Americans to marijuana who otherwise would have never found it. Because of this, the author believes that the war may be the single most important factor in today’s looming marijuana legalization. Unfortunately, there are still people want to continue the War on Drugs and put people in jail on marijuana charges. It is time to end the federal marijuana prohibition.
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