Hey You! C'mere!
Hey You! C'mere!

Author: Elizabeth Swados

Publisher: Scholastic

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 47

ISBN-13: 9780439092579

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Includes sixteen poems about subjects ranging from the weather, to family, to food.

Do You Come Here Often?
Do You Come Here Often?

Author: Alexandra Potter

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2005-01-04

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 0743470338

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Grace Fairley begins to wonder if Spencer, her fiancé́ of two years, is really the right man for her, a situation complicated by the return of her former lover, Jimi Malik, a half-Indian, half-Irish writer engaged to a young model.

From Zero to Hero
From Zero to Hero

Author: Anele Combo

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2011-07-14

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 1462872514

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This book is about the inspirational story of Nyameko, who lost his mother when he was 18 years old. He had to take care of his sister and had to go to Johanesburg to find his long lost father. In Johanesburg he ended up homeless and eventually joined a street gang. This story tells of how he overcomes all of his difficulties and obstacles to eventually make a success of his. This book is based on a true story and is meant to encourage all young people that are going through a hard time.

For Bread Alone
For Bread Alone

Author: Mohamed Choukri

Publisher: Saqi

Published: 2012-02-13

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 1846591317

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Driven by famine from their home in the Rif, Mohamed's family walks to Tangier in search of a better life. But things are no better there. Eight of Mohamed's siblings die of malnutrition and neglect, and one is killed by his father in a fit of rage. On moving to another province Mohamed learns how to charm and steal, and discovers the joys of drugs, sex and alcohol. Proud, insolent and afraid of no one, he returns to Tangier, where he is caught up in the violence of the 1952 independence riots. It is here, during a short spell in a filthy Moroccan jail, that a fellow inmate kindles Mohamed's life-altering love of literature. 'A true document of human desperation, shattering in its impact.' Tennessee Williams 'Its unrelenting realism has produced a masterpiece ... In Choukri's African Islamic coastal cities the nightmares are of fathers killing children and the agony of hunger. Choukri's memories take him from famine in the Rif to Tangier and Oran, a world of crime, paid-for sex and of living poor ... It is an urban pain where every day "the alleys swallow me up and spew me out." A book to read, cherish and remember - and to show us again why we need books as well as bread.' Morning Star '(An) extraordinarily vivid, uncensored immediacy ... Using only undemonstrative prose, and asking for no special sympathy, Choukri conveys the experience of struggling to survive in a harsh world of dusty streets and unforgiving sunlight.' Guardian 'Five stars ... Achingly elegant ... Choukri's irrepressible, ultimately indomitable spirit is most touching and human.' Independent 'Richly descriptive and engaging ... an honest and vivid account. ... Definitely an enjoyable and worthwhile read.' Socialist Review 'A cult classic ... Choukri's text has become a staple on the syllabi of modern Arabic, comparative literature, and post-colonial studies programs.' Daily Star 'The most poetic exploration of that world of vice, coffee, conversation and intrigue ... One of the most widely read modernist novels in the Arab world.' Outsideleft.com

The Complete Russian Folktale
The Complete Russian Folktale

Author: Jack V. Haney

Publisher: M.E. Sharpe

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 9781563244957

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This introduction to the Russian folktale considers the origin, structure and language of folktales; tale-tellers and their audiences; the relationship of folktales to Russian ritual life; and the folktale types which are translated in subsequent volumes of "The Complete Russian Folktale".

Frozen Crimes
Frozen Crimes

Author: Chrys Fey

Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc

Published: 2020-09-30

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 1509232923

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Beth and Donovan are expecting their first child. Life couldn't get any better…until a stalker makes his presence known. This person sends disturbing messages and unsettling items, but it isn't long before his menacing goes too far. Hoping for a peaceful Christmas, Donovan takes Beth to Michigan. Days into their trip, a winter storm named Nemesis moves in with the goal of burying the state. Snowdrifts surround their house, and the temperature drops below freezing. Except, the storm isn't the only nemesis they must face. Everyone's lives are at stake—especially that of their unborn child. Will they survive, or will they become a frozen crime?

C'mere and I Tell Ya
C'mere and I Tell Ya

Author: Johnny McMahon

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2020-10-29

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1844885097

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The 2 Johnnies' massive success has taken them as far afield as Sydney, Compton and Abu Dhabi. But for them nothing compares to living in Ireland. And in C'Mere and I Tell Ya they dig into the tastes, habits and rites of passage that have made them who they are. Whether it's ... - dressing for the debs ('I'd say my cravat was the talk of Templemore for weeks') - succeeding in a band ('I did backing vocals for six months and it turned out I was singing the wrong lyrics') - doing a Strictly fundraiser for your GAA club ('Remember you're not Julia Roberts and the local butcher isn't Richard Gere, so keep it in the pants') - recognizing the no-go moves at a stag ('Nobody wants to see a sixteen-stone man in a pink thong. Nobody') ... Johnny B and Johnny Smacks capture it perfectly. And they have down-to-earth advice for every conceivable situation - and a few inconceivable ones. C'Mere and I Tell Ya is a one-stop celebration of Irishness, chicken goujons and being sound. 'It's funny but there is always truth in the humour ... A hell of a Christmas present!' Oliver Callan, RTÉ