August and Then Some: A Novel
August and Then Some: A Novel

Author: David Prete

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2012-04-23

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0393089983

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Twisted bonds between a father and his children lead to revenge and a desperate hope for redemption and forgiveness. In the heat of August, Jake Terri Savage (“JT”), his little sister Danielle, and his bone-headed best friend, Nokey (nicknamed after “gnocchi”), try to steal JT’s father’s beloved 1965 Shelby Cobra. Their reasons are noble; the consequences,devastating. JT’s abusive dad’s idea of a twelfth birthday gift is getting his son involved in a barroom brawl. Nokey’s dad thinks he has potatoes for brains. Both sons live out their fathers’ stunted visions in a way that brings down a terrible judgment on them all—leaving JT hauling rocks for punishment while he staves off panic attacks and nightmares about his sister and her terrible half-known secret. A Dominican teenage girl with little hope for her own future gives JT a second chance to save someone, including himself. Throughout, David Prete’s vivid sense of atmosphere, tight plotting, and crackling dialogue give the dysfunctional family story a new lease on life.

August and Everything After
August and Everything After

Author: Jennifer Doktorski

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2018-05-01

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 1492657166

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One last summer to escape, to find herself, to figure out what comes next. Fans of Sarah Dessen and Jenny Han will love this contemporary, coming-of-age romance. Graduation was supposed to be a relief. Except Quinn can't avoid the rumors that plagued her throughout high school or the barrage of well-intentioned questions about her college plans. How is she supposed to know what she wants to do for the next four years, let alone the rest of her life? And why does no one understand that it's hard for her to think about the future—or feel as if she even deserves one—when her best friend is dead? Spending the summer with her aunt on the Jersey shore may just be the fresh start Quinn so desperately needs. And when she meets Malcolm, a musician with his own haunted past, she starts to believe in second chances. Can Quinn find love while finding herself?

Arlo Finch in the Kingdom of Shadows
Arlo Finch in the Kingdom of Shadows

Author: John August

Publisher: Macmillan + ORM

Published: 2020-02-04

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1626728178

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“A thrilling adventure full of magic and wonder.” —Ransom Riggs, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Arlo Finch in the Kingdom of Shadows is a captivating fantasy-adventure story by master screenwriter John August. After a harrowing summer camp, Arlo Finch is back in Pine Mountain, Colorado, preparing to face a new school, new threats, and two new Rangers in Blue Patrol. Arlo is about to undertake his most dangerous journey yet: all the way to China to try to bring his father home. But when the mysterious Eldritch reveal their true agenda, Arlo must make an impossible choice: save his friends and family, or save the Long Woods. Both worlds will never be the same.

Light in August
Light in August

Author: William Faulkner

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-08-01

Total Pages: 363

ISBN-13:

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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Light in August" by William Faulkner. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

American Fiction Between the Wars
American Fiction Between the Wars

Author: Harold Bloom

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 421

ISBN-13: 1438114893

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America in the 1920s and '30s saw the emergence of some of the best known writers of the modern generation: John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway, and William Faulkner.

New Essays on Light in August
New Essays on Light in August

Author: Michael Millgate

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1987-06-26

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780521313322

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Light in August (1932) is one of William Faulkner's most important, most challenging, and most widely studied novels, demanding to be approached from many angles and with a variety of critical and scholarly skills. Here five distinguished critics offer just such a range of approaches, discussing the novel in terms of its composition and its place in Faulkner's oeuvre; its structure and narrative techniques; its relation to the religious, racial, and sexual assumptions of the society it depicts; its presentation of women and handling of gender-related issues; and the social and moral implications of the 'hero' status accorded to a figure like Joe Christmas. Each contributor has had a double ambition: to write clearly and directly, thus making the volume accessible to the widest possible audience, and to write freshly and originally, so as to enhance - even for those thoroughly familiar with the existing criticism - understanding and appreciation of Light in August itself and of Faulkner's work as a whole.

Harlequin Desire August 2014 - Bundle 2 of 2
Harlequin Desire August 2014 - Bundle 2 of 2

Author: Robyn Grady

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2014-08-01

Total Pages: 457

ISBN-13: 1460339703

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Looking for stories with sexy, romantic heroes who have it all—wealth, status, incredible good looks? Harlequin Desire brings you all this and more with these three new full-length titles for one great price! Look for Harlequin Desire’s August 2014 Bundle 1 of 2, filled with even more scandalous stories and powerful heroes! REDEEMING THE CEO COWBOY (The Slades of Sunset Ranch) By USA TODAY bestselling author Charlene Sands Busy raising her infant niece, Susanna is strictly off-limits when her former flame Casey comes back to town. But this rodeo star turned CEO knows no limits...especially when it comes to one very irresistible woman. TAMING THE TAKEOVER TYCOON (Dynasties: The Lassiters) By Robyn Grady Can good girl Becca Stevens, head of the Lassiters' charitable foundation, keep corporate raider Jack Reed from destroying the family's empire—and win his heart in the bargain? A BRIDE'S TANGLED VOWS By Dani Wade Forced to marry for the family business, Aiden Blackstone is surprised by his attraction to his bride. But when someone sabotages his inheritance, can he trust the woman he’s let into his bed—and his heart?

The Novels of August Strindberg
The Novels of August Strindberg

Author: Eric O. Johannesson

Publisher: University of California Press

Published: 2021-01-08

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 0520336232

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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1968.

The Story of the Spirit Pin
The Story of the Spirit Pin

Author: Nancy Johnson

Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2020-08-03

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1098032802

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The Story of the Spirit Pin is a tale about seeking perpetual peace on Earth to protect the most vulnerable population - the individual.