Author: Horst WolfPublisher:
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Category : American poetry
Languages : en
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Bluff House
Author: Philip S. WoodsPublisher: Philip S. Woods
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Katrina Constance, Kat to her friends, is all alone, in the world. She lives in a city that she hates. She survives, from payday to payday, at a dead-end job that she also hates, but can’t afford to lose. She is trapped, but her life is about to change. An uncle, that she never knew that she had, has died. His will specifies Kat as the sole beneficiary of his substantial wealth. But there is a stipulation in the will. In order for Kat to include her name among the world’s billionaires, she has to maintain residence at her uncle’s Deep South, Antebellum mansion, along Alabama’s Gulf Coast, for a period of two years. A simple task, Kat assumes. But, when the malevolent forces at work within the monstrous house seek to drive Kat away, fabulous wealth loses its appeal.
My Bluff House
Author: Horst WolfPublisher:
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Category : American poetry
Languages : en
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Adventure
Author: The Freedom House
Author: Rick WallenbrockPublisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595330924
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
During the tail end of the Vietnam War, the US Army Europe, faced with a large drug problem among soldiers stationed in Germany, opens the Freedom House, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center. A group of unforgettable characters are chosen to administer an unorthodox program laced with Zen Buddhism, Taoism and an enigmatic teacher, Duane Baldini, an ex-Marine. Duane brings Christopher Bold on board, a confused college graduate who is trying to find his own way against the legacy and the background of the turbulent and revolutionary period of the late sixties. Christopher is confronted by the universal struggle with dualities--the mind vs. the body, the head vs. the heart, "them" vs. "us" in his attempt to find the road to himself. He also is confronted by First Sgt. Ron Slade, a career Army man, whose "real" world experience clashes with the "new age" teaching and antics of both Duane and Christopher. The result is a story that is funny, poignant, and fascinating in its portrayal of a young man on a journey to find himself against the tragedy of war, strife, a torn nation and the comedy of a M.A.S.H.-like military environment.
Woman's Home Companion
Author: The House of the Black Ring
Author: Fred Lewis PatteePublisher:
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Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
The Great Equalizer
Author: Rick BorstenPublisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504012348
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
Rick Borsten’s extraordinary first novel tells the story of Benny Horowitz, a young man who, terrified of the prospects of life after commencement, drops out of college just two weeks before graduation and finds a temporary job working at a halfway house for eight mentally challenged adults whose “deviant” and “inappropriate” behavior he is charged with reshaping. It isn’t long, however, before Benny begins to appreciate the uniqueness of each of the resident’s personalities and the richness of their worlds, and discovers that it is he, not they, who is being reshaped; and reshaped by one resident in particular—Nadia Christov, a mysterious 26 year old artist. It is Nadia’s rare ability to see the world with fresh eyes—to appreciate the natural wonders surrounding her “everywhere and all the time”—that finally convinces Benny it is she who holds the keys to the greatest of his post-commencement fears. While Benny’s story is unfolding, a series of flashbacks traces his unusual family history, beginning with his grandfather, Joseph, who comes to America from Poland in the early 1900s and whose pessimistic vision of death as life’s “great equalizer” is transformed over three generations into one of hope, renewal and wonder. Like Alice Walker’s The Color Purple, The Great Equalizer is a book to cherish, for it nourishes the spirit by reminding us of the transformational power of love.
Fixing to Die
Author: Elaine VietsPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101626852
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Mystery shopper Josie Marcus has been happily married to veterinarian Ted Scottsmeyer for months. But her newly wedded bliss is about to be cut short.... Josie and Ted have finally tied the knot, and they’re ready for the next step: buying a house. Ted’s business partner, Christine, has one she’s willing to sell, but it needs a lot of love. Luckily, the newlyweds are up for the challenge. But when they tear down a rickety gazebo in the backyard, they find the body of Christine’s sister, a free spirit who supposedly took off six months before. The police arrest Christine for murder, leaving Ted to work overtime at the office to cover for his partner. With no time to work on the house or be with her husband, Josie will have to find the real killer quickly, before both her house and marriage are beyond repair.... Includes Shopping Tips!
Living with My Decision’s
Author: Juannikka CallawayPublisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1728311462
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
“I can’t fall in love, I can barely fall asleep!” Your favorite characters from the East side of Atlanta are back with more drama, murder, drugs, secrets, and sex. Come take a ride with Charlie as her and the gang deals with grief, depression, deception, and maintaining their lifestyle. Will they survive the life they choose? Or will this life take them under. Who kidnapped Tiarah? What did Charlie see when she walked in Najee’s home? All your questions will finally be answered. Aye! It’s up!
Die Twice
Author: Simon KernickPublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312359810
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 709
Book Description
Contains two crime novels, including "The Business of Dying," in which Detective Sergeant Dennis Milne sets off a war of morality when he accidently kills three innocent men while gunning for drug dealers; and "The Murder Exchange," in which ex-mercenary Max Iversson, providing security for nightclub owner Roy Fowler, goes looking for answers when three men are shot and the briefcase he was guarding turns up empty.