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Book Synopsis What Do We Owe The Pleasure? by : Richard Harper
Download or read book What Do We Owe The Pleasure? written by Richard Harper and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-12-28 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 4th collection of poems, written in the context of lag-time. All pleasures taken, all plights observed. Dine on, you crazy diamonds.
Book Synopsis Gang Leader for a Day by : Sudhir Venkatesh
Download or read book Gang Leader for a Day written by Sudhir Venkatesh and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-01-10 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Bestseller "A rich portrait of the urban poor, drawn not from statistics but from vivid tales of their lives and his, and how they intertwined." —The Economist "A sensitive, sympathetic, unpatronizing portrayal of lives that are ususally ignored or lumped into ill-defined stereotype." —Finanical Times Foreword by Stephen J. Dubner, coauthor of Freakonomics When first-year graduate student Sudhir Venkatesh walked into an abandoned building in one of Chicago’s most notorious housing projects, he hoped to find a few people willing to take a multiple-choice survey on urban poverty--and impress his professors with his boldness. He never imagined that as a result of this assignment he would befriend a gang leader named JT and spend the better part of a decade embedded inside the projects under JT’s protection. From a privileged position of unprecedented access, Venkatesh observed JT and the rest of his gang as they operated their crack-selling business, made peace with their neighbors, evaded the law, and rose up or fell within the ranks of the gang’s complex hierarchical structure. Examining the morally ambiguous, highly intricate, and often corrupt struggle to survive in an urban war zone, Gang Leader for a Day also tells the story of the complicated friendship that develops between Venkatesh and JT--two young and ambitious men a universe apart. Sudhir Venkatesh’s latest book Floating City: A Rogue Sociologist Lost and Found in New York’s Underground Economy—a memoir of sociological investigation revealing the true face of America’s most diverse city—is also published by Penguin Press.
Book Synopsis Sammy Keyes and the Art of Deception by : Wendelin Van Draanen
Download or read book Sammy Keyes and the Art of Deception written by Wendelin Van Draanen and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2009-01-16 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The hottest sleuth to appear in children’s books since Nancy Drew” (The Boston Globe) is back! Don’t miss the eighth book in the series that’s been described as “a combination of Carl Hiaasen’s Flush and Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum books” (School Library Journal) and hailed as “nonstop whodunits” (Kirkus Reviews)! The artsy crowd thinks Sammy Keyes has a lot of nerve showing up at a fancy reception in high-tops. But when she tackles a robber who’s brandishing a gun with one hand and pulling paintings from the wall with the other, they’re glad she has nerve. Or are they? Sammy may have stopped one criminal, but the real crime at this show has yet to be discovered. The real crime is more subtle, more artful, than anything Sammy’s ever seen. Who knew art could be so dangerous? Praise for the Sammy Keyes series: “If Kinsey Millhone ever hires a junior partner, Sammy Keyes will be the first candidate on the list. She’s feisty, fearless, and funny. A top-notch investigator!” —New York Times bestselling author Sue Grafton “The sleuth delights from start to finish. Keep your binoculars trained on Sammy Keyes.” —Publishers Weekly “The most winning junior detective ever in teen lit. (Take that, Nancy Drew!)” —Midwest Children’s Book Review
Book Synopsis The Best Things in Life by : Thomas Hurka
Download or read book The Best Things in Life written by Thomas Hurka and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-12-03 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries, philosophers, theologians, moralists, and ordinary people have asked: How should we live? What makes for a good life? In The Best Things in Life, distinguished philosopher Thomas Hurka takes a fresh look at these perennial questions as they arise for us now in the 21st century. Should we value family over career? How do we balance self-interest and serving others? What activities bring us the most joy? While religion, literature, popular psychology, and everyday wisdom all grapple with these questions, philosophy more than anything else uses the tools of reason to make important distinctions, cut away irrelevancies, and distill these issues down to their essentials. Hurka argues that if we are to live a good life, one thing we need to know is which activities and experiences will most likely lead us to happiness and which will keep us from it, while also reminding us that happiness isn't the only thing that makes life good. Hurka explores many topics: four types of good feeling (and the limits of good feeling); how we can improve our baseline level of happiness (making more money, it turns out, isn't the answer); which kinds of knowledge are most worth having; the importance of achieving worthwhile goals; the value of love and friendship; and much more. Unlike many philosophers, he stresses that there isn't just one good in life but many: pleasure, as Epicurus argued, is indeed one, but knowledge, as Socrates contended, is another, as is achievement. And while the great philosophers can help us understand what matters most in life, Hurka shows that we must ultimately decide for ourselves. This delightfully accessible book offers timely guidance on answering the most important question any of us will ever ask: How do we live a good life?
Book Synopsis Sammy Keyes and the Psycho Kitty Queen by : Wendelin Van Draanen
Download or read book Sammy Keyes and the Psycho Kitty Queen written by Wendelin Van Draanen and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2008-12-24 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The most winning junior detective ever in teen lit. (Take that, Nancy Drew!)" —Midwest Children's Book Review It's Sammy's birthday, which should be a good thing, except that Dorito, Sammy's cat, is missing, and while Sammy's searching for him, she finds three dead cats in dumpsters around town. Worse still, Miss Kitty, a psycho cat lady, blames Sammy when it turns out one of the dead cats belonged to her. As if Sammy didn't have enough on her hands investigating these furry felonies, her mother has a confession to make: she lied about Sammy's age so she could start her in school a year early. So—surprise!—Sammy isn't turning 14 at all, she's going to be unlucky 13 for another whole year. Better luck next year, Sammy. . . . The Sammy Keyes mysteries are fast-paced, funny, thoroughly modern, and true whodunits. Each mystery is exciting and dramatic, but it's the drama in Sammy's personal life that keeps readers coming back to see what happens next with her love interest Casey, her soap-star mother, and her mysterious father.
Download or read book Answers written by Alan Kohls and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-07-31 with total page 811 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who is Andrew Elric, and whats he doing here? Says hes here with answers. As Andrew would explain it, We live our lives shrouded with mysteries. Were compelled to show faith in explanations that we really dont believe inthe origins of our being, the nature and existence of God, are we alone in the universe? Less weighty issues as well as stuff wed just like to knowwho really shot Kennedy? What happened to Jimmy Hoffa? You think about it and know there really are answers to all of it, but you dont have access to them. Ive got those answers and, more importantly, proof for all of it. Some of it you can hold in your hand. You follow the news, you know this place is going to blow. Im here to try and stop it. Religion, race, nationalism . . . We all come from the same place. But the world has suffered through too many charlatans and false prophets. Im going to use these proofs to get you savages to settle down. Andrew has recruited renowned attorney, author, and sports agent Aron Samuelson to help him get the word out. Aron, in the throes of a midlife crisis, is looking for the next big thing in his life. As they say, be careful what you wish for.
Book Synopsis A Court of Frost and Starlight by : Sarah J. Maas
Download or read book A Court of Frost and Starlight written by Sarah J. Maas and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unmissable companion tale to the GLOBAL PHENOMENON, romantic fantasy epic and TikTok sensation, ACOTAR. From multi-million and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas. Maas has established herself as a fantasy fiction titan - Time Think Game of Thrones meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer with a drizzle of E.L. James – Telegraph Spiced with slick plotting and atmospheric world-building ... a page-turning delight – Guardian Sarah J. Maas does not disappoint ... To be devoured with relish – Mail _________________________ In this companion tale to the bestselling A Court of Thorns and Roses series, Feyre, Rhys and their friends are working to rebuild the Night Court and the vastly changed world beyond after the events of A Court of Wings and Ruin. But Winter Solstice is finally near, and with it a hard-earned reprieve. Yet even the festive atmosphere can't keep the shadows of the past from looming. As Feyre navigates her first Winter Solstice as High Lady, she finds that those dearest to her have more wounds than she anticipated – scars that will have a far-reaching impact on the future of their court. _________________________ Sarah J. Maas is a global #1 bestselling author. Her books have sold millions of copies worldwide and have been translated into 38 languages. Discover the sweeping romantic fantasy that everyone's talking about for yourself.
Book Synopsis The Crucifiers by : Reginald Gaylord Farquahar III
Download or read book The Crucifiers written by Reginald Gaylord Farquahar III and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2017-01-05 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Crucifiers by Reginald Gaylord Farquahar III The Crucifiers is a bizarre murder case involving murder in the first degree where they are seeking the death penalty. Injustice is very real, and people should be aware that the criminal justice system doesn’t always function as designed. This book is designed to provoke thought and contemplation in you, the reader, if faced with similar circumstances in this book. Follow the events and unravel this bizarre mystery!
Download or read book Littell's Living Age written by and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book What We Owe Iraq written by Noah Feldman and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2009-01-10 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do we owe Iraq? America is up to its neck in nation building--but the public debate, focused on getting the troops home, devotes little attention to why we are building a new Iraqi nation, what success would look like, or what principles should guide us. What We Owe Iraq sets out to shift the terms of the debate, acknowledging that we are nation building to protect ourselves while demanding that we put the interests of the people being governed--whether in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, or elsewhere--ahead of our own when we exercise power over them. Noah Feldman argues that to prevent nation building from turning into a paternalistic, colonialist charade, we urgently need a new, humbler approach. Nation builders should focus on providing security, without arrogantly claiming any special expertise in how successful nation-states should be made. Drawing on his personal experiences in Iraq as a constitutional adviser, Feldman offers enduring insights into the power dynamics between the American occupiers and the Iraqis, and tackles issues such as Iraqi elections, the prospect of successful democratization, and the way home. Elections do not end the occupier's responsibility. Unless asked to leave, we must resist the temptation of a military pullout before a legitimately elected government can maintain order and govern effectively. But elections that create a legitimate democracy are also the only way a nation builder can put itself out of business and--eventually--send its troops home. Feldman's new afterword brings the Iraq story up-to-date since the book's original publication in 2004, and asks whether the United States has acted ethically in pushing the political process in Iraq while failing to control the security situation; it also revisits the question of when, and how, to withdraw.
Download or read book Twelve 12 written by K. D. Spann and published by Goddezz K Publishing. This book was released on 2022-04-28 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve will die; twelve must die, because someone has to pay for what they did to Peter Jones. Twelve years ago, a dozen of citizens including two law officers beat him to death for a crime he didn’t commit. Because Peter wouldn’t take her serious as a young woman, Ashley Montes lied to the police, she told them that he raped her. This lie would soon come back to haunt her and the families of the dozen that murdered him for the rest of their lives. Now in the future three very different detectives will find out the hard way that not all that they know is what it is. They would have to solve the heinous of crimes and murders ever in their careers, but one will die because she knows the truth and is too close to the murderous victim. Will the remaining two solve a long overdue crime before more is killed or will they crack and leave a serial killer on the loose?
Book Synopsis What do we owe him? Robert Raikes, or, The story of a grain of mustard seed by : Charles Bullock
Download or read book What do we owe him? Robert Raikes, or, The story of a grain of mustard seed written by Charles Bullock and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The One Boxset written by Camilla Isley and published by Boldwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2024-02-23 with total page 1065 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the gorgeously funny The One series from bestselling author Camilla Isley 'A romcom full of wit, charm, sexual chemistry and brains' Laura Carter 'Sexy, funny, romantic and heartfelt - this book has it all - a must read' Sandy Barker 'A fast-paced, entertaining will-they-won't-they that kept me on tenterhooks to the end' Phoebe MacLeod This boxset contains the complete The One series of romantic comedies The Love Theorem The Love Quest The Love Proposal The Love Algorithm The Love Theorem Lana loves four things: science, her cats, her friends, and her books. She’s on her way to earning her professorship when she finds out her long-term boyfriend has been sleeping with her best friend! That discovery has her hiding in the broom closet at a posh hotel. Only, it turns out broom closets are the place to be these days. Christian Slade, America’s sexiest man alive (as voted by fans), in a desperate attempt to escape the paparazzi finds himself in a broom closet with one sobbing occupant. Unable to leave a damsel in distress, he offers help, only to realise she has no idea who he is! It’s like he’s been given a gift. A smart, beautiful woman, who isn’t after him for fame and fortune . . . Soon Christian is buying a Tesla to impress his scientist with his eco credentials and taking her on dates where no one will recognise him. The Love Quest As epic meet-cutes go, travel photographer, Winter Knowles thinks finding a gorgeous naked man outside her Thailand villa is pretty perfect. But then she discovers the naked heartthrob is none other than Dr Logan Spencer, her gruff standoffish (but sexy as hell) jungle expedition leader. Dr Logan is on the mission of a lifetime. There’s a lost city of gold to discover and he doesn’t need any distractions - especially not the stubborn, sassy beautiful photographer type! His reputation is on the line. These arch rivals get off on the wrong foot. But when the heat rises in the jungle, Winter and Logan are forced together in the face of danger. Is trusting someone with your life the best meet-cute of all? The Love Proposal Summer Knowles does not want a boyfriend. Relationships have caused enough problems in her life. As bridesmaid at her sister’s wedding, she’s going to avoid all things romantic – especially the brawny, hipster best-man who has commitment-phobe written all over him! When Archie Hill meets Summer, he immediately thinks bridesmaid-and-best-man-with-benefits! They have one week together and may as well make the most of it. But what if one week just isn’t enough... As wedding fever takes hold, can a sworn-off-men bridesmaid and a die-hard bachelor learn a thing or two about happy-ever-after? The Love Algorithm If Samantha’s Baker’s life were as simple as one of the movies she produces, when she – a latte-loving city girl - gets banished to the country and fights with the local hunk cowboy soon afterwards they’d fall in love. But everyone knows the movies aren’t real life! (And just FYI, Mr Cowboy, it’s not gonna happen!) Travis Hunt knows what it’s like to miss the city. He’s given up everything to take over the family ranch and become mayor of Emerald Creek. He has responsibilities. But how does he convince a gorgeous, hot-shot executive like Samantha to swap her stilettos for cowboy boots and her Friday night cocktails for country dance competitions? Small town life just can’t compete with all the hustle and bustle of New York City. But what if it’s not where you are that you call home... What if it’s who you find while you’re there?
Book Synopsis A Matter of Honor by : Elizabeth D. Michaels
Download or read book A Matter of Honor written by Elizabeth D. Michaels and published by White Star Press. This book was released on 2014-02-27 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Honor Means More Than Anything To A Man, Can He Sacrifice His Honor For Love? Captain Lance Dukerk has no doubt that the only woman he ever loved married the right man—even though that man wasn’t him. Yet he longs to have that kind of love in his life and is growing weary of being known as the most eligible bachelor in Horstberg’s military force. When poverty-stricken Nadine Rader arrives at Castle Horstberg, insisting that her young daughter is the legitimate child of the duke, it becomes increasingly evident that the deceased ruler Nikolaus du Woernig left a torrent of disillusionment and heartache in his wake. Inexplicably drawn to Nadine, Lance takes personal charge of seeing that her needs are met as she attempts to piece her life back together. Their mutual attraction quickly merges into something profound, until Nadine discovers that Lance’s connections to Nikolaus go far deeper than she’d ever imagined, and her budding trust in Lance shatters. Nadine’s life becomes more troubling as women who fit her description are brutally murdered, and neither she nor Lance are prepared to face startling evidence that widens the chasm of mistrust between them. While Nadine fights to stay alive, Lance relentlessly tracks the monster responsible for these horrendous crimes, hoping he’ll be in time to protect the one woman he knows he can never live without.
Download or read book The Living Age written by and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Emajen written by Ashley Ledigo and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2018-03-30 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emajen is a world, similar to Earth. Doodland is a world where all the sketches that human beings doodle spring to life. Crevitos is a cruel and beautiful Creation, with multi-world domination and devastation in mind. Two youngsters from Earth, Destiny and Anthony, become embroiled in a complex expedition to save Emajen from Crevitos’ tyranny and his growing army of almost invincible Creations.
Download or read book This Child Will written by John Watson and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-07 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This Child Will" highlights the odyssey of a Clairvoyant, under the constant influence of the spirit to which he plays host. The driving force of this story is the Humanitarian goal of the spirit, Maggie, an American Slave in life and a crusader for humanity in her spiritual form. The first portion of the novel the mother of clairvoyant child experiences the rape that results in the clairvoyants conception. In an act of desperation she establishes a relationship with a one night fling Gary Burden in order to eventually dupe him into marriage being convinced that he is the father of the child. It's during the first few years of the child, Donovon's, life when he experiences visions of the spirit, Maggie, and is led into various confrontations with militants and others whom Maggie had chosen as tools for her mission. The novel is filled with several twists involving the military group called Fishers of Men and the unwritting clash with the spirits as well as twists involving the clash between Maggie and an antagonistic spirit, Fairsee, Maggie's son.
