Off Stroke: How Paddling Saved My Life

Off Stroke: How Paddling Saved My Life
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Publisher : Renee Field
Total Pages : 198
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780991693221
ISBN-13 : 0991693221
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis Off Stroke: How Paddling Saved My Life by : Renee Pace

The hard knocks of life keep piling up for Eje. Born into a country on the brink of civil war, he knows the real meaning of survival. After a decade living in Canada, things aren’t getting any easier but if he can keep his head down for his last year of high school he thinks there might be an out for him from his poverty-stricken neighborhood. Too bad fate likes to throw fastballs at Eje and he’s forced into an afterschool paddling program. The Aquatic club is filled with white kids, who like to run for fun and paddle for performance. Eje has talent but liking paddling doesn’t mean much when you’re another kid from the projects. Shannon used to live to paddle. After a drunk driver crashed into the car holding her and her mother, life has been anything but normal. Re-learning how to kayak isn’t fun, and trying to find out where she stands with her once BFF’s at the club reinforces how much has changed. Before the accident she’d never give a newbie paddler the time of day, but the minute she meets Eje all that changes. Unlike the guys at the club Eje’s mysterious without trying. When ultimatums threaten to end the afterschool paddle program and secrets get revealed will Eje and Shannon forget their friendship for the good of others or trust each other to do right? Two teens with little in common tackle prejudice and stereotypes to risk it all to help each other.

My Custom Van

My Custom Van
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 257
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781416968030
ISBN-13 : 1416968032
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis My Custom Van by : Michael Ian Black

Get ready for the read of your life. Never before has a single book combined awesome vans, unicorns, Billy Joel, and erotic fiction in such a potent combination. A writing tour de force? Perhaps. A reading experience that will sear itself into your consciousness like a red-hot branding iron? Without question. Comedian and basic cable superstar Michael Ian Black unleashes the full fury of his astonishing intellect in this collection of short comic essays. My Custom Van is a no-holds-barred assault to the funny bone that will literally beat you into submission with hilarity*. How did he do it? How did he create such a fine anthology? Answer: With love. Michael opened his heart and used the magical power of love to write more than fifty thought-provoking essays like, "Why I Used a Day-Glo Magic Marker to Color My Dick Yellow," and "An Open Letter to the Hair Stylist Who Somehow Convinced Me to Get a Perm When I Was in Sixth Grade." Maybe you think love is not a substitute for "good writing skills" and "spell check." Bull pucky! When it comes to writing books, love is the most powerful word processor of all. Sounds pretty great, right? And yet...something is still holding you back from paying the full purchase price of this book. What is it? Perhaps you secretly believe you do not deserve a book this good. Nonsense -- you deserve this book and so much more. In fact, if Michael could have written you all the stars in the sky, that's what he would have done. But he couldn't do that, due to his lack of knowledge in the area of astronomy. So he wrote this book instead. And this flap copy. Enjoy. * Michael Ian Black is not responsible for any actual injuries caused by reading this book.

In Memory of Sonny Pinto

In Memory of Sonny Pinto
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Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages : 135
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781456834098
ISBN-13 : 1456834096
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis In Memory of Sonny Pinto by : R. M. Tomlinson

Things are different in Mexico. Drug cartels fight over delivery routes to the U.S. market. Police and government officials who will not take bribes are eliminated. The military patrol the streets with M-16s pointed at people. Mexicans hope the good will win. Onions McGraw is hit man for national security. He loves Karl, his son who lives in Mexico, and wants to spend time with him before it is too late. Carole Tremblay, his girlfriend and provincial cop, is shot after they deliver Sonny Pinto to Dorval airport for extradition to Mexico. He sues the government over a beating he got in prison. Canada settles out of court because it does not want a trial. Carole presents a friend to Onions. Carmen Jolibois wants him to stop General Chaing Lee from blackmailing her husband. He has to send parts of rocket propelled grenades in fruit shipments to Mexico on the way to Afghanistan. Her brother, Maurice, is a physician in Haiti and a taxi driver in Montreal. The fat cop writes the report after a crocodile finishes this affair in the hotel swimming pool.

This Book Will Save Your Life

This Book Will Save Your Life
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 385
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781440679513
ISBN-13 : 1440679517
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis This Book Will Save Your Life by : A.M. Homes

Since her debut in 1989, A. M. Homes, author of the forthcoming novel The Unfolding, has been among the boldest and most original voices of her generation, acclaimed for the psychological accuracy and unnerving emotional intensity of her storytelling. Her ability to explore how extraordinary the ordinary can be is at the heart of her touching and funny new novel, her first in six years. This Book Will Save Your Life is a vivid, uplifting, and revealing story about compassion, transformation, and what can happen if you are willing to lose yourself and open up to the world around you.

Never Been to Me

Never Been to Me
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Publisher : Urban Books
Total Pages : 312
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781599831312
ISBN-13 : 1599831317
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis Never Been to Me by : GiGi Gunn

Persephone "Persi" Sinclair has always lived a principled and disciplined life—with one exception. She's in love with a married man. She can't help herself; she's had a crush on Brad Shelton since high school. When Brad finally dumps her to rekindle things with his wife, Persi gathers her shattered pride, dusts off her old dreams, and moves to Paris. Persi reconnects with Nick Betancourt, a former college classmate of Brad's who's playing saxophone at Bricktop's Jazz Club. Reluctantly, Persi begins to date the free-spirited Nick, and is slowly seduced by his charm. What begins as a carefree adventure through the French countryside with no past, no future, and no designs on permanence, turns into something much deeper. The couple gets married in Monte Carlo and returns to their Paris flat. Persi settles into the role of Mrs. Nick Betancourt and deems herself fulfilled, content, and happy—until Brad shows up at their front door one day, announcing that he's left his wife for good. The decision is Persi's. Does she return to her former lover, who is finally offering marriage, or does she remain with her husband and see where their newfound love leads?

Stars in Our Eyes

Stars in Our Eyes
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Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages : 108
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781664167827
ISBN-13 : 166416782X
Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis Stars in Our Eyes by : Lee Darby

A history of a California Bay Area family from the end of World War II through the societal passions of the 1960s and 1970s right up to the political and social tumult of today.

The Hive

The Hive
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Publisher : Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.
Total Pages : 269
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781838777456
ISBN-13 : 1838777458
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis The Hive by : Scarlett Brade

A feminist thriller for anyone who's ever sworn revenge on an ex. Perfect for fans of How to Kill Your Family, You, Clickbait and Blood Orange. 'Lively, shocking ... A fresh, modern take on the revenge story' THE GUARDIAN 'Tense, topical and stylish' TM LOGAN 'An addictive read!' ALICE HUNTER 'Dark and gripping' CASS GREEN Charlotte Goodwin looks directly at the camera and reveals a chilling truth to the thousands watching her Instagram Live broadcast. She has killed her ex-boyfriend's new partner in cold blood. But she is not finished yet. The viewers must now vote to decide whether he should live or die. The public display sends shockwaves rippling through the online community and the numbers of viewers skyrockets. But as Lincoln's past is revealed, how will he be judged? The Hive explores our darkest fears of the relationship between social media and mental health, but, most importantly, the strength of sisterhood against all the odds. 'A gripping page-turner' NADINE MATHESON 'Social media and sisterhood - what's not to like?' LIZZIE FRY 'A read-in-one-go revenge thriller. Get it on your summer list' WILL CARVER 'Pacy, original and addictive' LOUISE BEECH 'A terrific tale of a tortured soul' ROBERT SCRAGG

The Ice People

The Ice People
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Publisher : Saqi
Total Pages : 226
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781846591389
ISBN-13 : 1846591384
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis The Ice People by : Maggie Gee

It's the middle of the twenty-first century, and the next Ice Age has suddenly sent global warming into reverse. Saul is one of the Ice People, the threatened peoples of the northern hemisphere, who, watching their world freeze over, try to move south towards the equator... 'Excellent ... intelligent, driven, imaginative, obsessive yet still gracious, one of our best ... Exciting stuff.' Fay Weldon 'Ambitious and subtle... She writes elegantly, unsentimentally, expertly... The Ice People works persuasively as science fiction, and is truthful about our emotional lives.' Independent 'Infused with poetic intensity ... this is a gripping fictional realisation of what we fear: the death of civilisation. Maggie Gee achieves her apocalyptic vision without the clank of hardware and intergalactic wars. Her detail is precise and controlled and her beautifully orchestrated whisper of redemption is rooted in eternal myth.' Elizabeth Buchan The Times 'An intriguing novel of ideas, fully fleshed out ... Classy science fiction.' Mail on Sunday 'A remarkable novel... up there with Orwell and Huxley.' Jeremy Paxman 'A gem of a book.' Rose Tremain 'A rattling good page-turning yarn.' George Melly 'A fantastic book' Mariella Frostrup

A Private Cathedral

A Private Cathedral
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 384
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781982151690
ISBN-13 : 1982151692
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis A Private Cathedral by : James Lee Burke

"On his way to visit an inmate at a Texas prison who has promised him information, Detective Dave Robicheaux stops off at an amusement park to watch a teenaged Elvis-like rock-and-roller from his hometown of New Iberia named Johnny Shondell playing to a crowd of swooming young girls. One of them is another New Iberia teenager named Isolde Balangie. The Shondell and Balangie families are longtime rivals in the New Iberia criminal underworld. Yet Johnny and Isolde are in love. And like Romeo and Juliet, Johnny and Isolde are being kept apart by their families. In fact, Isolde tells Robicheaux, her parents have given her to the Shondell patriarch to be used as a sex slave. Seeking to uncover why, Robicheaux gets too close to both Isolde's mother and her father's mistress. As retribution, the elder Balangie orders a mysterious assassin to go after Robicheaux and his longtime partner, Clete Purcell. Yet this is unlike any hitman Robicheaux has ever faced: he has the ability induce hallucinations and might be a time-traveling reptilian. A Private Cathedral is both vintage James Lee Burke and one of his most inventive works to date--mixing romance, violence, mythology and science-fiction to produce a thrilling story about the all-consuming, all-conquering power of love."--

Ethan & Wyatt

Ethan & Wyatt
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Publisher : Carina Press
Total Pages : 242
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781488032790
ISBN-13 : 1488032793
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis Ethan & Wyatt by : K.A. Mitchell

Fall in love with Ethan & Wyatt in bestselling author K.A. Mitchell’s male/male trilogy, now available for the first time in print Getting Him Back Ethan may have followed his high school sweetheart to college only to get dumped his first day there, but that won’t stop him from exploring his new life. Things start looking up when he meets Wyatt, who’s mysterious, grouchy, hot—and possibly not gay. When their friendship deepens into something neither expects, Ethan has a new challenge: convince Wyatt this isn’t just a pity fling but something more serious. Boyfriend Material Physically, it’s easy for Ethan and Wyatt to be together—sort of. Privacy is hard to come by in a dorm, but finding ways to connect is half the fun. Emotionally, though, Wyatt isn’t sure if a relationship is something he can make last—years of hiding his emotions have left him with shaky self-confidence. And when it’s time to head home for the holidays, their steamy on-campus connection may not translate so well to the real world… Relationship Status Life doesn’t come with a syllabus. Together, Ethan and Wyatt are getting the hang of real life when a new responsibility for Wyatt throws everything off balance. Ethan’s doing everything he can to prove he’s in this forever while Wyatt is torn between a future with Ethan and a debt to the past. Too bad they didn’t cover this in college.