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Author: M. C. Mars Publisher: ISBN: 9780976078807 Category : Taxicab drivers Languages : en Pages : 178
Book Description
A literary memoir of thirty, true, truly outrageous taxi stories spanning four decades in the inner city. The majority of stories take place at night in SF (with a few earlier stories set in NYC and the NY area.) Through stories that are in turn -- funny, dangerous and simply outrageous, the reader meets a whole cavalcade of characters, and observes with the eye of a hidden camera, the stresses that create the cabdriver's evolution to a higher consciousness; a greater awareness of himself and the wolrd he inhabits.
Author: M. C. Mars Publisher: ISBN: 9780976078807 Category : Taxicab drivers Languages : en Pages : 178
Book Description
A literary memoir of thirty, true, truly outrageous taxi stories spanning four decades in the inner city. The majority of stories take place at night in SF (with a few earlier stories set in NYC and the NY area.) Through stories that are in turn -- funny, dangerous and simply outrageous, the reader meets a whole cavalcade of characters, and observes with the eye of a hidden camera, the stresses that create the cabdriver's evolution to a higher consciousness; a greater awareness of himself and the wolrd he inhabits.
Author: Jason Reynolds Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1481438271 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 333
Book Description
“An intense snapshot of the chain reaction caused by pulling a trigger.” —Booklist (starred review) “Astonishing.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “A tour de force.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) A Newbery Honor Book A Coretta Scott King Honor Book A Printz Honor Book A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner for Young Adult Literature Longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature Winner of the Walter Dean Myers Award An Edgar Award Winner for Best Young Adult Fiction Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner An Entertainment Weekly Best YA Book of 2017 A Vulture Best YA Book of 2017 A Buzzfeed Best YA Book of 2017 An ode to Put the Damn Guns Down, this is New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds’s electrifying novel that takes place in sixty potent seconds—the time it takes a kid to decide whether or not he’s going to murder the guy who killed his brother. A cannon. A strap. A piece. A biscuit. A burner. A heater. A chopper. A gat. A hammer A tool for RULE Or, you can call it a gun. That’s what fifteen-year-old Will has shoved in the back waistband of his jeans. See, his brother Shawn was just murdered. And Will knows the rules. No crying. No snitching. Revenge. That’s where Will’s now heading, with that gun shoved in the back waistband of his jeans, the gun that was his brother’s gun. He gets on the elevator, seventh floor, stoked. He knows who he’s after. Or does he? As the elevator stops on the sixth floor, on comes Buck. Buck, Will finds out, is who gave Shawn the gun before Will took the gun. Buck tells Will to check that the gun is even loaded. And that’s when Will sees that one bullet is missing. And the only one who could have fired Shawn’s gun was Shawn. Huh. Will didn’t know that Shawn had ever actually USED his gun. Bigger huh. BUCK IS DEAD. But Buck’s in the elevator? Just as Will’s trying to think this through, the door to the next floor opens. A teenage girl gets on, waves away the smoke from Dead Buck’s cigarette. Will doesn’t know her, but she knew him. Knew. When they were eight. And stray bullets had cut through the playground, and Will had tried to cover her, but she was hit anyway, and so what she wants to know, on that fifth floor elevator stop, is, what if Will, Will with the gun shoved in the back waistband of his jeans, MISSES. And so it goes, the whole long way down, as the elevator stops on each floor, and at each stop someone connected to his brother gets on to give Will a piece to a bigger story than the one he thinks he knows. A story that might never know an END…if Will gets off that elevator. Told in short, fierce staccato narrative verse, Long Way Down is a fast and furious, dazzlingly brilliant look at teenage gun violence, as could only be told by Jason Reynolds.
Author: Faith Summers Publisher: Bliss Romance Publishing ISBN: 1915383137 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 308
Book Description
She was the path to redemption I never saw coming... I’m Christian Giordano. Raised to rule and be ruthless. I take what I want, claim what I want. And, she’s my new obsession. Lilly was the angel in my kingdom of sin. A dancer up for auction to the highest bidder. That was the plan… Until, I decided I wanted her for myself. So I closed the auction and made her an offer she couldn’t refuse. One million dollars to own her for the next two months. Be my property, my possession. Mine to do with as I want. Nothing is off limits. No strings attached. At the end we walk away and never look back. Perfect… I just never knew I’d want more after the first taste. Or, that she was fleeing from a dark past she can’t escape. A past that could cost me everything if I decide to keep her forever. This was just supposed to be a two-month contract. But she’s the kind of girl you burn the city down to protect. No matter the cost… Take Me is a standalone, full-length DARK Billionaire Mafia Romance in the Dark Odyssey series. If you love a filthy-mouthed, possessive Alpha you will love this. CAUTION: Be prepared for one wild, steamy ride. Read at your own risk.
Author: Robert McCammon Publisher: Open Road Media ISBN: 1453231579 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 531
Book Description
A veteran’s moment of rage leads to a chase through the bayou in this tale of “jackhammer suspense” by the New York Times–bestselling author of Swan Song (Kirkus Reviews). Two decades after he finished serving his country in the jungles of Southeast Asia, Dan Lambert still pays the price. As he hustles for construction work in the heat of a brutal Louisiana summer, Dan tries to ignore the pounding in his head—a constant reminder of the Agent Orange–caused leukemia which will soon end his life. And now the bank wants to repossess his truck. His attempt to reason with the loan officer does not get him far. Dan loses himself in rage, and for a moment is back in the jungle again. When he comes out of his bloodlust, he has shot the banker through the chest. There is nothing to do but run. On his trail are two peculiar bounty hunters: a onetime Siamese twin and a heavyset Elvis impersonator. To save his own life, Dan is going to have to remember why it was worth living in the first place.
Author: Marianne Tong Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 145672486X Category : Literary Collections Languages : en Pages : 287
Book Description
This is book embodies a collection of personal tales that have bedeviled Tongs mind for years. The stories of two strong women who never met each other but who became the ancestors of the author and her husband, are presented at the beginning and the ending of the book. Between the tale of the Chinese Ng Shee, who established her family in San Francisco and the tale of the German Maria Korzelius, who kept only two of her seven children alive during epidemics, we find the stories of other strong women. Into the familiar histories of World War One, World War Two, the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, and several other current events, Tong has woven many stories that relate delightfully to the readers own experiences.
Author: Cameron Douglas Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 0525520848 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 400
Book Description
On the surface, Cameron Douglas had everything: descended from Hollywood royalty (son of Michael Douglas, grandson of Kirk Douglas), he was born into a life of wealth, privilege, and comfort. But by the age of thirty, he had become a drug addict, a thief, and—after a DEA drug bust—a convicted drug dealer sentenced to five years in prison, with another five years added while he was incarcerated. Through supreme willpower, a belief in himself, and a steely desire to alter his life’s path, Douglas began to reverse his trajectory, to understand and deal with the psychological turmoil that tormented him for years, and to prepare for what would be a profoundly challenging but successful reentry into society at large. A brutally raw and honest memoir, Long Way Home is a powerful story of one man’s descent into the depths of addiction and self-destruction—and his successful renewal of family ties that had become almost irreparably frayed.
Author: Brenda Hicks-Wiggins Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1452051917 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 122
Book Description
MY GOD! MY GOD! When you turn your life over to GOD, the minute you surrender all, it's a long hard road to travel. The enemy gets so busy in your life, shaking and stirring up trouble. But we must remember to keep the faith no matter what comes our way. Life is a challenge, filled with trials and tribulations. MY GOD! MY GOD! is what I feel when I think about GOD'S presence in my life. MY GOD! MY GOD! is what I say when I see the awesome miracles that GOD has performed in my life.God spoke to me one day and said I want you to write about your experience on this faith walk. I pray that these essays will be a blessing to everyone who is seeking to find that close intimate relationship with GOD. I hope I can be an encourager to anyone that is traveling on that straight and narrow path called righteousness. May GOD bless everyone. "Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. PSALM 34:8
Author: George Smith Publisher: DigiCat ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 350
Book Description
'I've been a Gipsying' is intended to educate readers about the lives of a group of nomadic individuals commonly called 'Gypsy' prior to the 20th to 21st century. It covers both the lives of the average man and woman to what can be considered the tribe leader of the Gypsies, which they call The King or Queen of the Gypsy.
Author: Rosanna Palmer Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 0244633223 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 178
Book Description
Follow these principles to be unstoppablePointers for developing a long consistent careerKeys to maintaining integrityLearn the importance of good work relationshipsRosanna is best known as lead vocalist and guitarist for the rock outreach band ROSANNA'S RAIDERS. She has performed live all around Australia and beyond in Rosanna's Raiders, Power Praise, Rosanna Palmer & Friends, and solo concerts - playing hotels, nightclubs, schools, churches, concerts in all Australia's major venues, and as special guest to many overseas artists.
Author: M. C. Mars
Author: M. C. Mars
Author: Jason Reynolds
Author: Saroo Brierley
Author: Faith Summers
Author: Robert McCammon
Author: Marianne Tong
Author: Cameron Douglas
Author: Brenda Hicks-Wiggins
Author: George Smith
Author: Rosanna Palmer