Slick!

Slick!
Author: David Perlstein
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2011-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1462045456

SLICK! skewers Middle East politics and American foreign policy with a barbed humor that will leave you wondering whether to laugh or cry-when you're not holding your breath. This satiric novel dissects Moq'tar, a Persian Gulf sultanate guided by a Berkeley MBA with grandiose economic plans. Moq'tar faces dangerous instability-and the United States a black eye-during a deadlocked election pitting the nation's acting CEO against his playboy brother. The ensuing power struggle leaves Bobby Gatling, a retired Special Forces officer and senior advisor to the Ministry of Security, enmeshed in a web of treachery, blackmail and hypocrisy. Bobby must cope with an alcoholic U.S. ambassador and a puzzling cultural attaché while struggling with loneliness, doubts about American intentions and his personal safety. All the while, a beautiful, tech-savvy princess with a questionable past lurks in the background.

Rubber Soul

Rubber Soul
Author: Greg Kihn
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2014-07-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 149763752X

1980s rock icon Greg Kihn spins a magical mystery tour headlined by the Beatles, who find themselves in jeopardy when murder rocks their world. For Bob “Dust Bin” Dingle, R&B is a passion his roughneck brothers don’t understand. But when a mop-haired group of Liverpudlians named John, Paul, George, and Ringo stumble into Dust Bin Bob’s secondhand shop on Penny Lane and gawk at his sparkling collection of 45s, everyone’s in perfect harmony. Stirred by the thumping backbeats of Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Bo Diddley, the Fab Four rocket to stardom. As Beatlemania catapults them from the Cavern Club to The Ed Sullivan Show in record time, the lads show they’ve also got a talent for getting into trouble. Fortunately, Dust Bin Bob has a way of showing up just in time to lend them a hand. But when the world tour for Rubber Soul lands in the Philippines, trouble turns deadly. Exhausted from an eight-days-a-week schedule, the fab four snub a personal invite from Imelda Marcos, who just won’t let it be. Suddenly, thousands of fans turn menacing, and murder is in the air. It’s up to Dust Bin Bob to sort out the mess if they to get back on the plane alive . . .

Greyfriars Bobby

Greyfriars Bobby
Author: Eleanor Atkinson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 312
Release: 1912
Genre: Children's literature
ISBN:

The story of the loyalty of Bobby, a Skye Terrier.

The Bolds Go Green

The Bolds Go Green
Author: Julian Clary
Publisher: Andersen Press Limited
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2021-07-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1787612163

Give a hoot and don't pollute! The Bolds have decided to do their bit for the planet and go green. They're reducing, reusing and recycling as much as they can. Not all of their eco-friendly ideas are welcome, though - especially when it comes to 'watering' the neighbours' front garden with wee . . . An eventful trip to the charity shop leads to a new rescue adventure for the Bold family, and an old friend returns with an unexpected list of demands. Can the Bolds keep their cool as temperatures rise?

Ordinary Days

Ordinary Days
Author: Fu You
Publisher: Funstory
Total Pages: 474
Release: 2020-05-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1649202539

Jin Xia had lived with his brother since he was young. After his university entrance examinations, he had gone to study in Korea. and had met Han Bin and Jin Xia, who had grown up from a good friend to a lover. Jin Xia had a good understanding of music, and after the influence of his family and friends, he had signed on to Han Bin's company to be an artiste.

Stepping Stones

Stepping Stones
Author: John E. Milnes
Publisher: FriesenPress
Total Pages: 440
Release: 2016-02-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1460282566

With the emergence of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain came increased riches for the wealthy and desperate poverty for the poor. The Industrial Revolution was, in fact, the creation of mass production of goods previously generated by cottage industries. Large numbers of rural people followed the job route becoming the new urban poor. As a result of many varied reasons hordes of children found themselves living on the streets of the cities. The British Government, in a valiant attempt to help these lost souls, entered into an agreement with the Canadian Government, resulting in large numbers of British children emigrating to Canada in the new world. These were to become known as the British Home Children because they largely started out in a philanthropic home. Some even migrated through other means, as will be seen in the case of John Buchan, a significant character in this novel. The authors determined that the wealth of books presently available did not truly reflect the reality of the situation to which these children were subjected. Through this novel they hope to generate a greater interest in the children who were to play a large part in forming the demographic of an emerging nation. In Ontario alone 1 in 10 are believed to be descendants of these children....

Billboard

Billboard
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 92
Release: 1958-10-06
Genre:
ISBN:

In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.

The Complete Novels: Western Classics, Sea Adventures, Action Thrillers & Historical Novels

The Complete Novels: Western Classics, Sea Adventures, Action Thrillers & Historical Novels
Author: R. M. Ballantyne
Publisher: e-artnow
Total Pages: 13445
Release: 2020-12-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

This eBook edition of "The Complete Novels: Western Classics, Sea Adventures, Action Thrillers & Historical Novels" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Table of contents: The Coral Island Snowflakes and Sunbeams (The Young Fur Traders) Ungava Martin Rattler The Dog Crusoe and his Master The World of Ice The Gorilla Hunters The Golden Dream The Red Eric Away in the Wilderness Fighting the Whales The Wild Man of the West Fast in the Ice Gascoyne The Lifeboat Chasing the Sun Freaks on the Fells The Lighthouse Fighting The Flames Silver Lake Deep Down Shifting Winds Hunting the Lions Over the Rocky Mountains Saved by the Lifeboat Erling the Bold The Battle and the Breeze The Cannibal Islands Lost in the Forest Digging for Gold Sunk at Sea The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands The Iron Horse The Norsemen in the West The Pioneers Black Ivory Life in the Red Brigade Fort Desolation The Pirate City The Story of the Rock Rivers of Ice Under the Waves The Settler and the Savage In the Track of the Troops Jarwin and Cuffy Philosopher Jack Post Haste The Lonely Island The Red Man's Revenge My Doggie and I The Giant of the North The Madman and the Pirate The Battery and the Boiler The Thorogood Family The Young Trawler Dusty Diamonds, Cut and Polished Twice Bought The Island Queen The Rover of the Andes The Prairie Chief The Lively Poll Red Rooney The Big Otter The Fugitives Blue Lights The Middy and the Moors The Eagle Cliff The Crew of the Water Wagtail Blown to Bits The Garret and the Garden Jeff Benson Charlie to the Rescue The Coxswain's Bride The Buffalo Runners The Hot Swamp Hunted and Harried The Walrus Hunters Wrecked but not Ruined Six Months at the Cape Memoirs: Personal Reminiscences in Book Making

The Prisoner's Wife

The Prisoner's Wife
Author: Gerard Macdonald
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2012-05-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0312591802

Hired to track down a suspected terrorist allegedly kidnapped by the CIA, Shawn Maguire travels with the prisoner's wife through Paris, Morocco, Egypt, and Pakistan amidst life-threatening dangers and reality-shattering truths.

The Guardian

The Guardian
Author: Jeffrey Konvitz
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2016-01-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1504027523

The evil continues in this sequel to the New York Times–bestselling The Sentinel Satanic forces return to an apartment building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side with the discovery of a grotesque, charred body and two other eerily linked murders. When the young woman who stumbles upon the body is raped, her husband begins a furious quest for revenge. Meanwhile in the building, a blind and paralyzed nun with sinister intentions stares vacantly out of an upstairs window and a cunning priest tries desperately to save more innocent lives from destruction. Full of hellish twists and turns, The Guardian is a story of what happens when you come face to face with evil incarnate.