Ian Greets the World

Ian Greets the World
Author: Toni Klein
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2019-10-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1532084056

Author Toni Klein (Passport to Heaven’s Angelic Messages, Fairies, and Are you Superstitious?), invites you to grab your passport and come along with her son, Ian, as he travels to famous landmarks around the world and teaches us the way to say “hello” in various languages. Even the youngest armchair traveler will marvel at the magnificent sights in store!

Reproduction

Reproduction
Author: Ian Williams
Publisher: Europa Editions
Total Pages: 491
Release: 2020-04-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1609455762

“With subtlety and wit, [a] prizewinning debut” novel set in 1970s Toronto “explores a liaison across race and class divisions in Canada” (The Guardian, UK). Felicia and Edgar come from different worlds. She’s a nineteen-year-old student and Caribbean immigrant while he is the impetuous heir to his German family’s fortune. When their ailing mothers are assigned the same Toronto hospital room, their chance encounter leads to an unlikely relationship full miscommunications, misunderstandings, and very surprising results. Years later, Felicia’s son Armistice—“Army” for short—is a teenager fixated on get-rich-quick schemes, each one more absurd than the next. The. Edgar finally re-enters Felicia’s life, at yet another inopportune moment, putting this “witty, playful and disarmingly offbeat” saga on the path to its heartfelt conclusion (The Toronto Star, CA). Winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize

Meet and Greet

Meet and Greet
Author: Ian Rankin
Publisher: Mulholland Books
Total Pages: 19
Release: 2016-04-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0316361275

From the internationally #1 bestselling novelist comes a tale of small time criminals on a new grift that might cost them everything. Peppard and Jarman have a new grift that seems simple enough: Go to the airport. Imitate a hired driver by copying a name that they see in the crowd. Collect the passenger before the real drive does, take him to a secluded area and rob them. It seems like a simple plan to make some quick cash for these two amateurs--that is, until they finally meet a pro. "Meet and Greet" by Ian Rankin is one of 20 short stories within Mulholland Books's Strand Originals series, featuring thrilling stories by the biggest names in mystery from the Strand Magazine archives. View the full series list at mulhollandbooks.com and read them all!

Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection [2 volumes]

Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection [2 volumes]
Author: Mitzi M. Brunsdale
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 806
Release: 2010-07-26
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0313345317

This book provides an introduction to 24 iconic figures, real and fictional, that have shaped the detective/mystery genre of popular literature. Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection: From Sleuths to Superheroes is an insightful look at one of our most popular and diverse fictional genres, providing a guided tour of mystery and crime writing by focusing on two dozen of the field's most enduring creations and creators. Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection spans the history of the detective story with series of critical entries on the field's most evocative names, from the originator of the form, Edgar Allan Poe, to its first popular running character, Sherlock Holmes; from the Golden Age of Sam Spade, Philip Marlowe, and Charlie Chan—in fiction and films—to small screen heroes, such as Columbo and Jessica Fletcher. Also included are other accomplished practitioners of the craft of mystery/crime storytelling, including Agatha Christie, Tony Hillerman, and Alfred Hitchcock.

A Life Sold - What ever happened to that guy who sold his whole life on eBay?

A Life Sold - What ever happened to that guy who sold his whole life on eBay?
Author: Ian Usher
Publisher: Wider Vision Publishing
Total Pages: 500
Release: 1901
Genre: Internet auctions
ISBN: 1476093512

What on earth would make someone decide to put their whole life up for sale... on eBay?When Ian Usher decided that it was time to leave the past behind and move on to the next chapter of his life, that is exactly what he did. The results were surprising, entertaining and challenging.However, the auction was only the beginning of the adventure. What does someone do when they have sold their life? Well, just about anything they like really!Armed with a list of 100 lifetime goals, and a self-imposed timeframe of 100 weeks, Ian embarked on what could truly be described as the journey of a lifetime - a global adventure spanning six continents, two years, and almost every emotion.From the amazing highs of achievement, happiness and love, to the terrible lows of disappointment, loneliness and despair, come along and enjoy the rollercoaster ride of life, as experienced by one traveller who is simply looking for a new start.

Panic Ye Not

Panic Ye Not
Author: Woodmansterne Studio
Publisher: Portico
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2021-06-10
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1911622730

Fresh from the award-winning Woodmansterne studio, Hysterical Heritage juxtaposes imagery inspired by the Bayeaux Tapestry with modern day expressions and dilemmas, resulting in a hilarious and unique, new humour range. In this, their first book, Hysterical Heritage regales some of the common pitfalls, quandaries and incidents of the midlife crisis all viewed through the lens of medieval history. Full of colourful imagery and relatable humour, this is the perfect gift for the mothers, fathers, aunts and uncles in your life.

An Adventure Around the World

An Adventure Around the World
Author: Robert Chandler Stever
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 127
Release: 2016-10-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1524645486

The discovery of a large collection of gold nuggets at the bottom of a waterfall in an enchanted valley triggers a group to circle the world to gather world wealth without disturbing the earth or causing pollution. Some of the wealth would be used to fund Green Earth projects, with some as basic as solar panels, in addition to worldwide awareness of the pending disaster of global warming and destructive wars. They develop a small SeaDrone able to jet to the bottom of the seas for vast collections of wealthsome spewed from under sea volcanoes, others from sunken shipsand gathering rare elements concentrated in the seas. Other wealth hid in open sight on the earths surface. The SeaDrone also flies into the skies to post antiwar holograms above war zones. As the group travels, they experience many old cultures and share philosophies. Material from my subconscious library stored over a lifetime adds nonfiction reflections and history from around the world, with the past, present, and our future to be in the making.

A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things

A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things
Author: Raj Patel
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2017-10-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0520293134

Introduction -- Cheap nature -- Cheap money -- Cheap work -- Cheap care -- Cheap food -- Cheap energy -- Cheap lives -- Conclusion

Golden State

Golden State
Author: Ben H. Winters
Publisher: Mulholland Books
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2019-01-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0316505404

From award-winning, New York Times bestselling novelist Ben H. Winters comes a mind-bending novel set in a world governed by absolute truth, where lies are as dangerous as murder. In a strange alternate society that values law and truth above all else, Laszlo Ratesic is a nineteen-year veteran of the Speculative Service. He lives in the Golden State, a nation standing where California once did, a place where like-minded Americans retreated after the erosion of truth and the spread of lies made public life and governance impossible. In the Golden State, knowingly contradicting the truth is the greatest crime -- and stopping those crimes is Laz's job. In its service, he is one of the few individuals permitted to harbor untruths, to "speculate" on what might have happened. But the Golden State is less of a paradise than its name might suggest. To monitor, verify, and enforce the truth requires a veritable panopticon of surveillance and recording. And when those in control of the facts twist them for nefarious means, the Speculators are the only ones with the power to fight back.