Joe's Dash
Author: Linda Ellis
Publisher:
Published: 2020-11
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781944877415
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Challenge the Widow-Maker
Author: Clark Howard
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 2020-06-23
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 1504062078
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA collection of short fiction, including an Edgar Award–nominated story, about hard-luck characters and the human instinct to survive. A survivor of Little Bighorn faces down the resulting trauma in the decades following the bloody battle. An old man who has lost his late wife’s cat joins forces with an unlikely partner to rescue abused animals. An ex–racecar driver contends with criminals in the midst of the famous Dakar Rally. Challenge the Widow-Maker is a collection of short stories about ordinary people facing extraordinary problems—and fighting back even when life has beaten them down. The title story took second place at Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine’s annual Readers Awards (another story by author Clark Howard won the top spot that year), and was nominated for an Edgar Award. Featuring characters who experience “one more chance at the brass ring: the gift of surviving another day,” this absorbing collection comes from an author whose work has appeared in The Best American Mystery Stories and other anthologies, and earned numerous honors from crime fiction critics and fans (Kirkus Reviews).
The Tex-Mex Table
Author: Mandi Hickman
Publisher: Page Street Publishing
Published: 2022-01-25
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 1645673871
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom Feasts to Fiestas Enjoy Delicious Meals with Down-South Flavor Living in Austin, Texas, taught Mandi Hickman, food blogger and creator of Dash of Mandi, all about the drool-worthy marriage of hearty Texan staples and zesty Mexican classics. With these 60 effortless meals, Mandi brings all of those smoky, citrusy, salty and sweet flavors to your dinner table no matter what state or region you live in! This killer collection of recipes showcases the best secrets for authentic Texas BBQ, shares vibrant plates from the coasts of Mexico and helps you bring both of those mouthwatering cuisines together in an array of unique and creative dishes. Whether you’re missing Southern comforts or need to spice up your dinner rotation, you’ll love recipes like: Chopped Brisket Tacos Pimento Cheese Quesadillas Shrimp Ceviche Tostadas Smoked Peach Barbecue Wings Pellet Grill Pulled Pork Texas Chili Barbacoa Burrito Bowls Flank Steak with Jalapeño Pesto Taco-Stuffed Poblano Peppers Hot Honey Brussels Sprouts Cowboy Caviar Mexican Martinis Bourbon Sangria Mandi is the queen of no-fuss cooking, so you’ll find meals that come together fast, along with tons of easy one-pot dinners that help you cut down on dishes. With this inspired collection, you’ll be heating up your tortillas, firing up the grill, cracking a beer (or shaking a margarita!) and enjoying the very best of Tex-Mex cooking.
Life's Undercard
Author: Michael Joseph Montague
Publisher: Joseph Neuhaus
Published: 2024-01-12
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLife's Undercard is a gritty and entertaining memoir that chronicles the life experience of a young biracial boy named Michael, growing up in 1940s and 50s Montreal. Born to an Irish prostitute and a Jamaican stevedore, sent to a French Catholic orphanage, and later adopted by a Cherokee woman from Nova Scotia, Michael struggles in a world divided by race, class, and language and finds solace in unlikely places: boxing gyms and pool halls. Michael takes readers on a riveting journey, navigating the subcultures of Montreal; White and Black, French and English, lawful and criminal, all the while revealing his resilience, street-smarts, and natural charm. In the face of discrimination, poverty, and personal challenges, Michael arrives with the reader at an awareness of his place in society. Life's Undercard offers a unique perspective on the complexities of race relations, socioeconomic disparity, and the struggle for identity in mid-20th century Canada. With themes that resonate across generations and cultures, this memoir is an engaging tribute to a child's will to endure.
Joe Biden
Author: Nicole Iorio
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Published: 2009-08-07
Total Pages: 50
ISBN-13: 1433943824
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExamines the life and accomplishments of Joe Biden, a U.S. senator from Delaware who was elected the forty-seventh Vice President of the United States.
Joe Biden
Author: Michael V. Uschan
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Published: 2010-04-09
Total Pages: 106
ISBN-13: 1420502603
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBest known as the Barack Obama's vice president, Joe Biden has had a long career in politics. Biden served as the U.S. Senator for the state of Delaware from 1973 to 2?009. Tragically, he lost his son Beau to brain cancer in 2015 and has since become a vocal advocate for cancer research, ?even ?leading a bipartisan “Cancer Moonshot” agenda, according to CNN. This book provides a balanced biography of Joe Biden. Chapters ?discuss his childhood in a loving family, his start in politics, raising his own family, the 2008 presidential campaign, and ?his experience ?being vice president.
Murder Most Celtic
Author: Martin Harry Greenberg
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Published: 2001-03-01
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 1620452952
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Irish are deeply passionate about their kinsmen, their country, their culture, and their way of life, as this collection of mysteries so richly illustrates. Slow to anger and equally slow to forgive at times, the children of the Emerald Isle have had planty of experience on both sides of the law. The sixteen stories of Irish crime and mystery in this volume tell of good and bad men and women--heroes and villians both. All feature characters for whom being Irish is more than just a state of mind--it's a way of life.
The Connecticut School Journal
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Publisher:
Published: 1900
Total Pages: 672
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Wisdom of Crowds
Author: Joe Abercrombie
Publisher: Orbit
Published: 2021-09-14
Total Pages: 636
ISBN-13: 0316341916
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe New York Times bestselling finale to the Age of Madness trilogyfinds the world in an unstoppable revolution where heroes have nothing left to lose as darkness and destruction overtake everything. Chaos. Fury. Destruction. The Great Change is upon us . . . Some say that to change the world you must first burn it down. Now that belief will be tested in the crucible of revolution: the Breakers and Burners have seized the levers of power, the smoke of riots has replaced the smog of industry, and all must submit to the wisdom of crowds. With nothing left to lose, Citizen Brock is determined to become a new hero for the new age, while Citizeness Savine must turn her talents from profit to survival before she can claw her way to redemption. Orso will find that when the world is turned upside down, no one is lower than a monarch. And in the bloody North, Rikke and her fragile Protectorate are running out of allies . . . while Black Calder gathers his forces and plots his vengeance. The banks have fallen, the sun of the Union has been torn down, and in the darkness behind the scenes, the threads of the Weaver's ruthless plan are slowly being drawn together . . . "No one writes with the seismic scope or primal intensity of Joe Abercrombie." —Pierce Brown For more from Joe Abercrombie, check out: The Age of Madness A Little Hatred The Trouble With Peace The Wisdom of Crowds The First Law Trilogy The Blade Itself Before They Are Hanged Last Argument of Kings Best Served Cold The Heroes Red Country The Shattered Sea Trilogy Half a King Half a World Half a War
The Lonely Lands
Author: Ramsey Campbell
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2023-08-15
Total Pages: 173
ISBN-13: 1787588645
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“He is unsurpassed in the subtle manipulation of mood... You forget you’re just reading a story” – Publishers Weekly The latest bestseller from the ultimate craftsman of the dark fantastic, Ramsey Campbell. Joe Hunter has begun to adjust to the loss of his wife when he hears her calling from beyond, “Where am I?” His urge to help leads him into her afterlife, which is made up of their memories. Even the best of those is no refuge from the restless dead, and Joe can only lure them away from her. Soon they begin to invade his everyday life, and every journey he makes to find her leaves him less able to return. When her refuges turn nightmarish he may have to make the ultimate sacrifice to keep her safe… FLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing Independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to full-length original fiction in the horror and suspense, science fiction & fantasy, and crime / mystery / thriller categories. The list brings together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices. Learn more about Flame Tree Press at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media @FlameTreePress.
