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Author: Paul J. Durrant
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2017-10-22
Total Pages: 46
ISBN-13: 9781978118287
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →PHILADELPHIA CAN BE A ROUGH PLACE TO LIVE, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUR MOM IS A CRACK WHORE. TOMMY MAY BE ONLY A CHILD BUT HE'S DEALING WITH SOME REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS.
Author: Tarun K. Saint
Publisher: Hachette India
Published: 2021-09-25
Total Pages: 454
ISBN-13: 9391028632
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →From sinister plans of xenocide to speciesists who have taken it upon themselves to Off-World those unlike them; from simulations that memorialize stories obliterated by a book-burning world to the Master Pain Merchant who is always at hand to administer a dose of long-forgotten sensations; from genetically modified Glow Girls who can kill with a touch to a droid detective actively seeking out justice - this stellar volume of cutting-edge science fiction showcases, in prose and verse, 32 of the most powerful voices in the genre from the Indian Subcontinent. Taking forward the formidable task achieved to critical acclaim by the first volume of The Gollancz Book of South Asian Science Fiction, the present collection masterfully transports readers to worlds strangely familiar, raises crucial questions about the place of humans in the universe, and testifies to the astonishing range and power of the imaginative mind.
Author: Linda Mahkovec
Publisher: Bublish, Inc.
Published: 2018-09-11
Total Pages: 117
ISBN-13: 1948543702
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →CHRISTMASTIME 1939: Prequel to the Christmastime Series introduces the reader to the world of Christmastime. Set in Brooklyn, we meet the young widow Lillian Hapsey and her two sons, Tommy and Gabriel. Even though the Christmas season is just around the corner, Lillian has no Christmas spirit. Alone, unhappy with her job, and plagued by financial concerns, Christmas has become a burden to her. Overshadowing everything is the war in Europe. Despite the setbacks, Lillian is determined to give her sons a happy Christmas. Can she rekindle her girlhood love for the holiday season? Rediscovering her touchstone just might be the key to unlocking the excitement and magic of Christmas.
Author: Neil Clarke
Publisher: Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
Published: 2024-01-12
Total Pages: 866
ISBN-13: 1625676913
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A remote village is determined to keep their robot teacher from being fired. A poetry-loving AI controls the wastewater treatment facility, but a series of malfunctions are beginning to cause concern. The biggest pop idol of the twenty-second century is trapped on Enceladus, and deeply alone. Latchko can talk to the banned AIs and now that his secret is out things are about to get complicated. A former child soldier is raised by a plant-like species but struggles to understand them. Ice fishing on Europa just keeps turning up rocks and things just got worse ... something is changing the world, making it better, but for whom? Short fiction is the heart of science fiction, introducing new voices, experimenting with ideas and technique, and paving the way for the future of the field. Thousands of stories are published every year in the many genre magazines, anthologies, collections, podcasts, and websites, as well as other less common venues. Each year, Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning editor Neil Clarke sifts through the myriad of offerings to select works that represent the best and the brightest, report on the state of the field, and recommend additional stories for further reading. In this volume, covering 2021, you'll find works by Aliette de Bodard, Meg Elison, Rich Larson, Ken Liu, Ray Nayler, Suzanne Palmer, Hannu Rajaniemi, Robert Reed, Karl Schroeder, Vandana Singh, Tade Thompson, and many more.
Author: James McSherry
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2004-07-01
Total Pages: 155
ISBN-13: 0595322719
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"A Clean Street's a Happy Street" is a Bronx memoir both powerful and moving. A heart-breaking tale seen through the eyes of a boy who struggles to hold on to a dream while dealing with his mentally ill mother, a drunk absent father, too many siblings and too little money... A hard-knock life transformed into art!
Author: James McSherry
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2007-07-26
Total Pages: 163
ISBN-13: 0595884407
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Eschewing sappiness in favor of sparse but vivid prose, McSherry documents his first few decades with four siblings, very little money, and two parents whose respective mental illnesses intensified as the years progress Although his story is certainly unique, McSherry's book has much to say about the nobility and struggle that characterize every individual life. A deeply affecting, surprisingly unsentimental description of surviving-and transcending-a tumultuous upbringing." -Kirkus Discoveries "To say McSherry has lived a 'hard knock' life is an understatement, but the Lehman High School teacher and Brio Award winner has crafted a Bronx version of Angela's Ashes that resonates with hope, wit, and perseverance." -Derek Woods, host of the television program, Bronx Magazine
Author: Tracy Kidder
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2012-09-05
Total Pages: 490
ISBN-13: 0307826473
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In this splendid book, one of America's masters of nonfiction takes us home--into Hometown, U.S.A., the town of Northampton, Massachusetts, and into the extraordinary, and the ordinary, lives that people live there. As Tracy Kidder reveals how, beneath its amiable surface, a small town is a place of startling complexity, he also explores what it takes to make a modern small city a success story. Weaving together compelling stories of individual lives, delving into a rich and varied past, moving among all the levels of Northampton's social hierarchy, Kidder reveals the sheer abundance of life contained within a town's narrow boundaries. Does the kind of small town that many Americans came from, and long for, still exist? Kidder says yes, although not quite in the form we may imagine. A book about civilization in microcosm, Home Town makes us marvel afresh at the wonder of individuality, creativity, and civic order--how a disparate group of individuals can find common cause and a code of values that transforms a place into a home. And this book makes you feel you live there.
Author: Adams Media
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2015-01-02
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 1440587841
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Even though they're busier than ever before, moms still love taking the time to share family traditions with their little ones. The Little Book for Moms will encourage readers to pass their favorite tales, crafts, games, and recipes onto the next generation. From Goldilocks and the Three Bears to Margarine Tub Jellyfish to Marshmallow Squares, each page will help moms create heartwarming memories of their own. A collection that they'll turn to time and time again, The Little Book for Moms will keep Mom--and the rest of the family--smiling all day long.
Author: Reverend James R. Harris
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published: 2010-02
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 1449058760
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Wahida Clark
Publisher: Dafina
Published: 2019-11-26
Total Pages: 321
ISBN-13: 1496724259
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →New York Times bestselling author Wahida Clark’s iconic Thug series takes readers into the streets—and into the heart of a criminal world where even love can be a dangerous choice… Having escaped from the hard streets where deals go down on the corner and shots ring out in the night, sexy, beautiful Roz—friend of Angel, Jaz, and Kyra, who’ve all loved thugs of their own—is on her way to a professional career in physical therapy. She doesn’t need to make a U-turn back to the ghetto. But then she meets Trae, who’s still after the bling and fast money of drugs. He’s hard, hot, irresistible—and trouble. Soon Roz is wild for a brother whose world is filled with dark schemes and deadly desires. But blinded by her passion, she can’t see the heartbreak ahead—where the hood has a law of its own and its own brand of revenge . . . “This completely engrossing story spins a compelling tale the only way Wahida Clark knows how to do it, and she does it so well.” —Books2Mention.com on Thug Matrimony “Clark takes us on a journey . . . the ride is exciting and drama filled.” —The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers on Thugs and the Women Who Love Them “An entertaining, graphic, somewhat erotic look at the streets. . . . A drama-filled quick read that will leave you wanting more.” —RAWSISTAZ Reviewers on Payback is a Mutha Book 2 in the Thug Series
