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Dangerous Beginnings

Author : Barbara McKinley Morrison
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1491740515
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (917 download)

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Download or read book Dangerous Beginnings written by Barbara McKinley Morrison and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2014-07-24 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Susan O'Brien Shaw is a lonely widow in need of a change. After a three-year absence, she decides to leave Canada and return to the small Mexican town of Bucerias to rekindle some happy memories. As always, she takes her dog, Princess, with her. However, things in Bucerias are not exactly as Susan remembered-or hoped. As soon as she arrives, an attractive, silver-haired man attempts to steal her suitcase. Next, her apartment gets ransacked and her purse stolen. It seems Susan has become a target, and she has no idea why. She comes upon a young orphan boy named Rat, who lives in a dump. Feeling down in the dumps herself, she befriends him. Soon, both their lives are threatened, and in order to stay alive, they are forced to investigate. They realize the Mexican police cannot be trusted, so with the help of friends, they take matters into their own hands. Susan was looking for a change. In Bucerias, she finds counterfeit drugs, danger, and even love. Here's hoping she gets out alive.

Heretics!

Author : Steven Nadler
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400884659
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Heretics! written by Steven Nadler and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2017-06-05 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An entertaining, enlightening, and humorous graphic narrative of the dangerous thinkers who laid the foundation of modern thought This entertaining and enlightening graphic narrative tells the exciting story of the seventeenth-century thinkers who challenged authority—sometimes risking excommunication, prison, and even death—to lay the foundations of modern philosophy and science and help usher in a new world. With masterful storytelling and color illustrations, Heretics! offers a unique introduction to the birth of modern thought in comics form—smart, charming, and often funny. These contentious and controversial philosophers—from Galileo and Descartes to Spinoza, Locke, Leibniz, and Newton—fundamentally changed the way we look at the world, society, and ourselves, overturning everything from the idea that the Earth is the center of the cosmos to the notion that kings have a divine right to rule. More devoted to reason than to faith, these thinkers defended scandalous new views of nature, religion, politics, knowledge, and the human mind. Heretics! tells the story of their ideas, lives, and times in a vivid new way. Crisscrossing Europe as it follows them in their travels and exiles, the narrative describes their meetings and clashes with each other—as well as their confrontations with religious and royal authority. It recounts key moments in the history of modern philosophy, including the burning of Giordano Bruno for heresy, Galileo's house arrest for defending Copernicanism, Descartes's proclaiming cogito ergo sum, Hobbes's vision of the "nasty and brutish" state of nature, and Spinoza's shocking Theological-Political Treatise. A brilliant account of one of the most brilliant periods in philosophy, Heretics! is the story of how a group of brave thinkers used reason and evidence to triumph over the authority of religion, royalty, and antiquity.

Dangerous

Author : Shannon Hale
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408845482
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Dangerous written by Shannon Hale and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-04-10 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maisie 'Danger' Brown needs excitement. When she wins a harmless-sounding competition to go to astronaut boot camp, that's exactly what she gets . . . But she never imagined it would feature stumbling into a terrifying plot that kills her friends and might just kill her too. Now there's no going back. Maisie has to live by her middle name if she wants to survive – and she'll need to be equally courageous to untangle the romance in her life too. A clever, suspenseful thriller-adventure by New York Times bestselling author and master storyteller Shannon Hale.

Fairies

Author : Richard Sugg
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1780239424
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book Fairies written by Richard Sugg and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2018-06-15 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don’t be fooled by Tinkerbell and her pixie dust—the real fairies were dangerous. In the late seventeenth century, they could still scare people to death. Little wonder, as they were thought to be descended from the Fallen Angels and to have the power to destroy the world itself. Despite their modern image as gauzy playmates, fairies caused ordinary people to flee their homes out of fear, to revere fairy trees and paths, and to abuse or even kill infants or adults held to be fairy changelings. Such beliefs, along with some remarkably detailed sightings, lingered on in places well into the twentieth century. Often associated with witchcraft and black magic, fairies were also closely involved with reports of ghosts and poltergeists. In literature and art, the fairies still retained this edge of danger. From the wild magic of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, through the dark glamour of Keats, Christina Rosetti’s improbably erotic poem “Goblin Market,” or the paintings inspired by opium dreams, the amoral otherness of the fairies ran side-by-side with the newly delicate or feminized creations of the Victorian world. In the past thirty years, the enduring link between fairies and nature has been robustly exploited by eco-warriors and conservationists, from Ireland to Iceland. As changeable as changelings themselves, fairies have transformed over time like no other supernatural beings. And in this book, Richard Sugg tells the story of how the fairies went from terror to Tink.

Most Dangerous

Author : Steve Sheinkin
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
ISBN 13 : 159643953X
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (964 download)

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Download or read book Most Dangerous written by Steve Sheinkin and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2015-09-22 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War is New York Times bestselling author Steve Sheinkin's award-winning nonfiction account of an ordinary man who wielded the most dangerous weapon: the truth. “Easily the best study of the Vietnam War available for teen readers.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) A YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award winner A National Book Award finalist A Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon book A Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature finalist Selected for the Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People List In 1964, Daniel Ellsberg was a U.S. government analyst, helping to plan a war in Vietnam. It was the height of the Cold War, and the government would do anything to stop the spread of communism—with or without the consent of the American people. As the fighting in Vietnam escalated, Ellsberg turned against the war. He had access a top-secret government report known as the Pentagon Papers, and he knew it could blow the lid off of years of government lies. But did he have the right to expose decades of presidential secrets? And what would happen to him if he did it? A lively book that interrogates the meanings of patriotism, freedom, and integrity, the National Book Award finalist Most Dangerous further establishes Steve Sheinkin—author of Newbery Honor book Bomb as a leader in children's nonfiction. This thoroughly-researched and documented book can be worked into multiple aspects of the common core curriculum. “Gripping.”—New York Times Book Review “A master of fast-paced histories...[this] is Sheinkin’s most compelling one yet. ”—Washington Post Also by Steve Sheinkin: Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights Which Way to the Wild West?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About Westward Expansion King George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution Two Miserable Presidents: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the Civil War Born to Fly: The First Women's Air Race Across America

A Dangerous Place

Author : Chelsea B. DesAutels
Publisher : Sarabande Books
ISBN 13 : 1946448877
Total Pages : 67 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (464 download)

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Download or read book A Dangerous Place written by Chelsea B. DesAutels and published by Sarabande Books. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early in her powerful, affecting debut, Desautels writes: “I always mention gratitude because/people like that ending.” Unflinching in its candor, this is the story of a woman with two swellings in her belly: a nascent baby, and a cancerous tumor. The poet could focus on the particulars of the medical case, using language from a traditional illness narrative. Instead she gives us the basics, then gathers up surprising and expansive material from various landscapes—the Black Hills, the prairies of Texas, the mountains, switchgrass, and, especially, the neighboring buffalo, to which she feels a profound connection. Desautels’ metaphors strike home, they are counterpoints, balm to the uncertainty and grief that make us uncomfortable. The book moves elegantly from its dark beginnings to a transcendent thankfulness. With healing lyricism, she writes: “And I imagine the white sheets as heron wings./And the whirring machines are white eggs./And the worried voices are sunlight on water.”

Christianity's Dangerous Idea

Author : Alister McGrath
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061436860
Total Pages : 562 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (614 download)

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Download or read book Christianity's Dangerous Idea written by Alister McGrath and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2008-11-04 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New Interpretation of Protestantism and Its Impact on the World The radical idea that individuals could interpret the Bible for themselves spawned a revolution that is still being played out on the world stage today. This innovation lies at the heart of Protestantism's remarkable instability and adaptability. World-renowned scholar Alister McGrath sheds new light on the fascinating figures and movements that continue to inspire debate and division across the full spectrum of Protestant churches and communities worldwide.

Dangerous Times!

Author : Matt Chandler
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1476501262
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (765 download)

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Download or read book Dangerous Times! written by Matt Chandler and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2014 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Describes various eras of history, explaining why they were some of history's most troubled eras"--Provided by publisher.

Action Park

Author : Andy Mulvihill
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525506292
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Action Park written by Andy Mulvihill and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Citizen Kane does Adventureland." —The Washington Post The outlandish, hilarious, terrifying, and almost impossible-to-believe story of the legendary, dangerous amusement park where millions were entertained and almost as many bruises were sustained, told through the eyes of the founder's son. Often called "Accident Park," "Class Action Park," or "Traction Park," Action Park was an American icon. Entertaining more than a million people a year in the 1980s, the New Jersey-based amusement playland placed no limits on danger or fun, a monument to the anything-goes spirit of the era that left guests in control of their own adventures--sometimes with tragic results. Though it closed its doors in 1996 after nearly twenty years, it has remained a subject of constant fascination ever since, an establishment completely anathema to our modern culture of rules and safety. Action Park is the first-ever unvarnished look at the history of this DIY Disneyland, as seen through the eyes of Andy Mulvihill, the son of the park's idiosyncratic founder, Gene Mulvihill. From his early days testing precarious rides to working his way up to chief lifeguard of the infamous Wave Pool to later helping run the whole park, Andy's story is equal parts hilarious and moving, chronicling the life and death of a uniquely American attraction, a wet and wild 1980s adolescence, and a son's struggle to understand his father's quixotic quest to become the Walt Disney of New Jersey. Packing in all of the excitement of a day at Action Park, this is destined to be one of the most unforgettable memoirs of the year.

Dangerous Legacy

Author : Sidney Bristol
Publisher : Inked Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dangerous Legacy written by Sidney Bristol and published by Inked Press. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gabi Bradley never thought she'd be buying a person at auction. A real, live breathing person. And not one of those cute bachelor auctions, either. This is the Horvath Auction, a market where anything and everything is on the table. Including bloody revenge. But her CIA orders are clear. Buy the man, get the goods, and get out. The fact that when he says her name she gets a little weak in the knees is simply a bonus. Vito Lucchese is haunted by his family name. Standing on the infamous auction block, his fate rests in the hands of one undercover CIA trainee. Nothing goes as planned, not their escape and certainly not his plan to remain uninvolved with Gabi. Especially not when she burrows past his walls. What began as a partnership soon ends up in bed. Sex and secrets become the currency of their farce as Gabi and Vito masquerade as part of the criminal scene. It's only a matter of time until the truth comes out. Who loves who? And what secrets are worth killing to protect?

Armed and Dangerous Box Set One

Author : Cheyenne McCray
Publisher : Cheyenne McCray LLC
ISBN 13 : 1956103171
Total Pages : 751 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (561 download)

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Download or read book Armed and Dangerous Box Set One written by Cheyenne McCray and published by Cheyenne McCray LLC. This book was released on 2022-11-22 with total page 751 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ZACK Ever since bad boy Zack Hunter left her ten years ago, breaking her heart, Sky MacKenna hasn’t been able to find a man who sets her on fire the way he did. Then he comes striding back into her life—bigger, badder, and sexier than before. Zack Hunter never thought his job as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent would lead him back to his small hometown, and he never thought he’d set eyes on Sky again. Leaving her behind had been the stupidest thing he’d ever done, but this time he isn’t going to let her go. And as soon as Zack lays eyes on Sky, he makes it clear that he intends to make her his all over again. When Sky becomes entangled in the case he’s investigating, Zack can’t help but take the threat personally. As the danger mounts, their passion burns even hotter. LUKE After four years abroad, Trinity MacKenna has returned home to her family's ranch in southeastern Arizona. Everything in her life is going just the way she planned it—a home in London, a brilliant career, and she's practically engaged to a gorgeous English gentleman. But when Trinity meets Luke, the cowboy turns her perfect world upside down. Everything about him is virile and sexy, dark and dangerous—and definitely not part of Trinity’s carefully arranged plans. From the moment Luke Denver sees the sensual strawberry blonde, he knows he's got to have her. Luke is intrigued by Trinity’s combination of sophistication and innocence, boldness and shyness. Even when Trinity tells him she's taken, Luke doesn't let that stop him, because he's determined to make her his…no matter the cost. CLAY Rancher Rylie Thorn loves everything about men, but she’s positively phobic about commitment. After growing up in a broken family and witnessing too many failed marriages, Rylie knows “forever” is just not in the cards for her. Sheriff Clay Wayland has been called in to investigate a rash of crimes in the southeastern corner of Cochise County. But one night when he goes into the field to do some observation, he comes across a sensual woman who’s doing some investigating of her own. Rylie immediately sets his blood on fire and he knows he has to have her. And it isn’t long before Clay begins the job of taming this wildcat and making her his . . . for keeps.

Armed and Dangerous Box Set Two

Author : Cheyenne McCray
Publisher : Cheyenne McCray LLC
ISBN 13 : 195610318X
Total Pages : 483 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (561 download)

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Download or read book Armed and Dangerous Box Set Two written by Cheyenne McCray and published by Cheyenne McCray LLC. This book was released on 2022-11-22 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: KADE After a bitter divorce, reporter Kelsey Nichols has erected a border around her heart too strong for any man to cross. She’s not ready for a relationship of any kind with any man. But when Kelsey meets Kade she can think of nothing but being in his powerful arms. Intelligence Agent Kade Owen is hot on the trail of a notorious smuggler when the sensual blonde reporter comes into his life. Once he gets a hold of Kelsey, nothing will stop Kade from winning her heart. ALEX An Armed and Dangerous novella: When Nicole Landford makes a bet with her cousins to go after the first man who “trips her trigger,” little does she know that she’s in for the ride of her life. Unfortunately it’s with the last man on earth she wants to be with. Alex Grand’s had his eye on Nicole for years. Now that he’s got her attention, he’s got more than his hands full with the wild thing who claims her heart is not up for grabs. But Alex intends to tame Nicole’s wild heart and make the woman his for keeps. ERIC Tessa Cooke is a tomboy through and through. But when she lets her best friend talk her into letting her hair down and stepping into something hot and sexy, she lands herself in the lap of Eric Ruiz, hottest lawman in town. Eric has had his eye on Tessa for some time, so when she propositions him, he doesn’t have to think twice. Once he’s had her in his arms, he’s not about to let her go.

Brutal Games!

Author : Marty Gitlin
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1476501254
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (765 download)

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Download or read book Brutal Games! written by Marty Gitlin and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Gives detailed information on some of history's most dangerous sports"--Provided by publisher.

This Dangerous Book

Author : Steve Green
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310351480
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book This Dangerous Book written by Steve Green and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Steve and Jackie Green, founders and curators of the Museum of the Bible--a fascinating exploration of the history, authenticity, and power of the Bible, the book that has changed people and nations throughout the centuries. It is the top selling book in history. It brings social upheaval, international arguments, and political controversy. It has been used to justify both love and war. And for generations, it has found its way into the hearts of millions, offering comfort, direction, and life-changing truths. How could one book have such power? In This Dangerous Book, Steve and Jackie Green explore the incredible history and impact of the Bible. As the founders and visionaries of the Museum of the Bible in Washington D.C., the Greens have a unique perspective on the Bible's journey--from its ancient beginnings, to its effect on the moral fiber of nations, to its transformative influence in individual hearts. The Greens share the challenges they have faced in acquiring biblical artifacts from around the world and why generations--in every time period and in every geographical location--have risked their lives to preserve this precious book. Exploring ancient tablets, medieval commentaries, and modern translations, This Dangerous Book offers fascinating insight into the miracles and martyrdoms that have led to the Scriptures we read today. The Greens explore how cutting-edge technology gives new insight into the authenticity of the Bible, including the work of fifty scholars who recently uncovered hidden details about thirteen unpublished Dead Sea Scroll fragments. This Dangerous Book also looks at the link between the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, what we can learn from how the Bible was passed down to us, and why God's Word is foundational to America's past and crucial for its future. The Bible is a world-changer and a heart-changer. Whether you have read the Bible for years or are simply curious about its influence, This Dangerous Book could change your heart as well.

A Most Dangerous Book

Author : Christopher B. Krebs
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393062651
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book A Most Dangerous Book written by Christopher B. Krebs and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2011-05-02 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the five-hundred year history and wide-ranging influence of the Roman historian's unflattering book about the ancient Germans that was eventually extolled by the Nazis as a bible.

The Most Dangerous Book

Author : Kevin Birmingham
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143127543
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book The Most Dangerous Book written by Kevin Birmingham and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-05-26 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recipient of the 2015 PEN New England Award for Nonfiction “The arrival of a significant young nonfiction writer . . . A measured yet bravura performance.” —Dwight Garner, The New York Times James Joyce’s big blue book, Ulysses, ushered in the modernist era and changed the novel for all time. But the genius of Ulysses was also its danger: it omitted absolutely nothing. Joyce, along with some of the most important publishers and writers of his era, had to fight for years to win the freedom to publish it. The Most Dangerous Book tells the remarkable story surrounding Ulysses, from the first stirrings of Joyce’s inspiration in 1904 to the book’s landmark federal obscenity trial in 1933. Written for ardent Joyceans as well as novices who want to get to the heart of the greatest novel of the twentieth century, The Most Dangerous Book is a gripping examination of how the world came to say Yes to Ulysses.

The Book of Story Beginnings

Author : Kristin Kladstrup
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 9780763626099
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book The Book of Story Beginnings written by Kristin Kladstrup and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After moving with her parents to Iowa, twelve-year-old Lucy discovers a mysterious notebook that can bring stories to life and which has a link to the 1914 disappearance of her great uncle.