The Rebels of Gold

The Rebels of Gold
Author: Elise Kova
Publisher: Keymaster Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Clock and watch makers
ISBN: 9781619846531

The final installment of USA Today-bestselling author Kova's Loom Saga reveals the fate of Loom's brilliantly contrasting world and its beloved inhabitants.

The Alchemists of Loom

The Alchemists of Loom
Author: Elise Kova
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-03-27
Genre: Clock and watch makers
ISBN: 9781619844438

Ari lost everything she once loved when the Five Guilds' resistance fell to the Dragon King. Now, she uses her gift for clockwork machinery to earn a living on the black market. Cvareh would do anything to see his sister usurp the Dragon King's place on the throne, and the Alchemist Guild on Loom might hold the key. When Ari stumbles across a wounded Cvareh, she sees an opportunity to slaughter an enemy and make a profit. He sees an opportunity to navigate Loom with the best person to get him where he wants to go. He offers Ari the one thing she can't refuse: a wish of her greatest desire, if she brings him to the Alchemists of Loom. --

The Dragons of Nova

The Dragons of Nova
Author: Elise Kova
Publisher: Loom Saga
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-10-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781949694444

The only thing that could compare to the Dragons' beauty is their brutality. Cvareh returns home to his sky world of Nova with the genius crafter Arianna as his temperamental guest. The mercurial inventor possesses all the Xin family needs to turn the tides of a centuries-old power struggle, but the secrets she harbors must be earned with trust - hard to come by for Ari, especially when it comes to Dragons. Up on the sky islands of Nova, Ari finds herself closer to exacting vengeance against the traitor who killed everything and everyone she once loved. But before Ari can complete her campaign of revenge, a secret from her past is exposed. One that will change the world. While Nova is embroiled in blood sport and political games, the Fenthri on Loom prepare for an all-out assault on their Dragon oppressors. Florence unexpectedly finds herself at the forefront of the new rebellion, as her unique blend of skills, and quick-shooting accuracy, make her a force to be reckoned with. For the future of her world, she vows vengeance against the Dragons. But freedom comes with a steep cost. Before the rebellion can rise, the Guilds of Loom must fall. The second book in the Loom Saga expands on its divided world, exploring the brutal and bloodthirsty sky islands of Nova. The Loom Saga is perfect for readers of gaslamp fantasy looking for deep worldbuilding and something truly unique.

The Little Book of Gold

The Little Book of Gold
Author: Erik Hanberg
Publisher: Side x Side Publishing
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2011-06-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0982714548

The Little Book of Gold is dedicated to helping small (and very small) non-profits unlock their fundraising potential. Avoid common pitfalls and get tips on proven methods that work. This short guide helps new Executive Directors, active board chairs, and other key staff in charge of fundraising to learn the basics of professional and sustainable fundraising. Geared specifically for non-profits with small and very small budgets (a few hundred thousand dollars a year down to the smallest budgets). Revised and expanded. "It was a perfect primer for me as I prepare for a new role in my agency." -- Anne Maack, Child Start, Wichita, Kansas "A valuable contribution to our colleagues in the nonprofit world--especially those of us in smaller organizations that do not have dedicated fund development staff."-- Jose Martinez, Executive Director, Food Bank of Yolo County, Yolo County, California

Gold

Gold
Author: Chris Cleave
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2012-07-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1451672748

Building on the tradition of Little Bee, Chris Cleave again writes with elegance, humor, and passion about friendship, marriage, parenthood, tragedy, and redemption. What would you sacrifice for the people you love? KATE AND ZOE met at nineteen when they both made the cut for the national training program in track cycling—a sport that demands intense focus, blinding exertion, and unwavering commitment. They are built to exploit the barest physical and psychological edge over equally skilled rivals, all of whom are fighting for the last one tenth of a second that separates triumph from despair. Now at thirty-two, the women are facing their last and biggest race: the 2012 Olympics. Each wants desperately to win gold, and each has more than a medal to lose. Kate is the more naturally gifted, but the demands of her life have a tendency to slow her down. Her eight-year-old daughter Sophie dreams of the Death Star and of battling alongside the Rebels as evil white blood cells ravage her personal galaxy—she is fighting a recurrence of the leukemia that nearly killed her three years ago. Sophie doesn’t want to stand in the way of her mum’s Olympic dreams, but each day the dark forces of the universe seem to be massing against her. Devoted and self-sacrificing Kate knows her daughter is fragile, but at the height of her last frenzied months of training, might she be blind to the most terrible prognosis? Intense, aloof Zoe has always hovered on the periphery of real human companionship, and her compulsive need to win at any cost has more than once threatened her friendship with Kate—and her own sanity. Will she allow her obsession, and the advantage she has over a harried, anguished mother, to sever the bond they have shared for more than a decade? Echoing the adrenaline-fueled rush of a race around the Velodrome track, Gold is a triumph of superbly paced, heart-in-throat storytelling. With great humanity and glorious prose, Chris Cleave examines the values that lie at the heart of our most intimate relationships, and the choices we make when lives are at stake and everything is on the line.

Last in a Long Line of Rebels

Last in a Long Line of Rebels
Author: Lisa Lewis Tyre
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2016-09-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0147512034

Sheila Turnage meets Kate DiCamillo's Because of Winn-Dixie in this debut about a small town and a young girl who discovers some old family secrets. Lou might be only twelve, but she’s never been one to take things sitting down. So when her Civil War-era house is about to be condemned, she’s determined to save it—either by getting it deemed a historic landmark or by finding the stash of gold rumored to be hidden nearby during the war. As Lou digs into the past, her eyes are opened when she finds that her ancestors ran the gamut of slave owners, renegades, thieves and abolitionists. Meanwhile, some incidents in her town show her that many Civil War era prejudices still survive and that the past can keep repeating itself if we let it. Digging into her past shows Lou that it’s never too late to fight injustice, and she starts to see the real value of understanding and exploring her roots.

Model Rebels

Model Rebels
Author: Bruce Gilley
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2001-02-18
Genre: History
ISBN: 052092567X

A portentous tale of rural rebellion unfolds in Bruce Gilley's moving chronicle of a village on the northern China plains during the post-1978 economic reform era. Gilley examines how Daqiu Village, led by Yu Zuomin, a charismatic Communist Party secretary and president of the local industrial conglomerate, became the richest village in China and a model for the rural reforms of the 1980s and early 1990s. A growing campaign of political resistance led to increasing tensions between the villagers and the Chinese state, and eventually, in an event that made headlines around the world, an armed confrontation between the village and higher authorities backed by paramilitary police brought Yu Zuomin and his village crashing down.

Traitor to the Throne

Traitor to the Throne
Author: Alwyn Hamilton
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 530
Release: 2017-03-07
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0698411706

The sizzling, un-put-downable sequel to the New York Times bestselling Rebel of the Sands, by Goodreads Choice Awards Best Debut Author of 2016 Alwyn Hamilton! Mere months ago, gunslinger Amani al'Hiza fled her dead-end hometown on the back of a mythical horse with the mysterious foreigner Jin, seeking only her own freedom. Now she's fighting to liberate the entire desert nation of Miraji from a bloodthirsty sultan who slew his own father to capture the throne. When Amani finds herself thrust into the epicenter of the regime—the Sultan's palace—she's determined to bring the tyrant down. Desperate to uncover the Sultan's secrets by spying on his court, she tries to forget that Jin disappeared just as she was getting closest to him, and that she's a prisoner of the enemy. But the longer she remains, the more she questions whether the Sultan is really the villain she's been told he is, and who’s the real traitor to her sun-bleached, magic-filled homeland. Forget everything you thought you knew about Miraji, about the rebellion, about djinni and Jin and the Blue-Eyed Bandit. In Traitor to the Throne, the only certainty is that everything will change. Rebel of the Sands was a New York Times bestseller, published in fifteen countries and the recipient of four starred reviews and multiple accolades, with film rights optioned by Willow Smith. And its sequel is even better.

Red Rising

Red Rising
Author: Pierce Brown
Publisher: Del Rey
Total Pages: 414
Release: 2014-01-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0345539796

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Pierce Brown’s relentlessly entertaining debut channels the excitement of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. “Red Rising ascends above a crowded dys­topian field.”—USA Today ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR—Entertainment Weekly, BuzzFeed, Shelf Awareness “I live for the dream that my children will be born free,” she says. “That they will be what they like. That they will own the land their father gave them.” “I live for you,” I say sadly. Eo kisses my cheek. “Then you must live for more.” Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations. Yet he toils willingly, trusting that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children. But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and lush wilds spread across the planet. Darrow—and Reds like him—are nothing more than slaves to a decadent ruling class. Inspired by a longing for justice, and driven by the memory of lost love, Darrow sacrifices everything to infiltrate the legendary Institute, a proving ground for the dominant Gold caste, where the next generation of humanity’s overlords struggle for power. He will be forced to compete for his life and the very future of civilization against the best and most brutal of Society’s ruling class. There, he will stop at nothing to bring down his enemies . . . even if it means he has to become one of them to do so. Praise for Red Rising “[A] spectacular adventure . . . one heart-pounding ride . . . Pierce Brown’s dizzyingly good debut novel evokes The Hunger Games, Lord of the Flies, and Ender’s Game. . . . [Red Rising] has everything it needs to become meteoric.”—Entertainment Weekly “Ender, Katniss, and now Darrow.”—Scott Sigler “Red Rising is a sophisticated vision. . . . Brown will find a devoted audience.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch Don’t miss any of Pierce Brown’s Red Rising Saga: RED RISING • GOLDEN SON • MORNING STAR • IRON GOLD • DARK AGE • LIGHT BRINGER

Brighter than Gold

Brighter than Gold
Author: Cynthia Wright
Publisher: Boxwood Manor Books
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2012-03-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0989091929

An irresistible & steamy disguise and deception romance! ~ Kathe Robin, RT Book Reviews In 1864 Columbia, California, the goldrush ended long ago. Longing for adventure, Katie MacKenzie helps her father run a saloon and writes articles for the local newspaper about the Griffin, a Robin Hood-style highwayman who robs the unscrupulous mine owners and gives back to the townspeople. Everything changes one summer day when roguish Jack Adams, a stranger with a dark secret, rides into the sleepy Sierra town. A powerful attraction smolders and burns between Jack and Katie despite their efforts to resist, but when a tragic death occurs during one of the Griffin’s stagecoach robberies, she is tormented by thoughts of revenge. Can Jack reconcile his secret life in Columbia with his surprising true identity in San Francisco… and can this couple find their way to happiness in spite of the secrets that separate them? Journey back to Civil War-era California with Jack, Katie, and historical characters like Samuel Clemens for a sensual & adventurous romance you’ll never forget! The ROGUES GO WEST series: 1. BRIGHTER THAN GOLD (Jack & Katie) 2. IN A RENEGADE'S EMBRACE (Fox & Maddie) 3. THE DUKE & THE COWGIRL (Geoff & Shelby)