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Roll Down Your Window

Author : Juan Gonzalez

Publisher : Verso

Page : 236 pages

File Size : 35,61 MB

Release : 1995

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 9780860916932

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Juan Gonzalez, described by the Village Voice as "the most radical person in the above-it-all world of New York daily journalism", is a reporter who takes as his beat the streets and projects of America's inner cities and the barrios across its southern borders. In these passionate and vivid despatches, he reports from the frontline of a social crisis which stretches from New York to Los Angeles, across the Rio Grande to Mexico's maquiladoras, through to Haiti, Honduras and Cuba. Written not just about the ghetto, but from it, Gonzalez's stories portray workers on strike, refugees on the run, owners on the make and a journalist on the case. Together they bring us face to face with "human beings whose tragedies illuminate the landscape of a forgotten America".



52 Random Weekend Projects

Author : The King of Random

Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin

Page : 363 pages

File Size : 50,96 MB

Release : 2020-03-10

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 1250184517

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From one of the most popular project channels on YouTube comes a how-to book on building things that go boom. Grant Thompson, "The King of Random," has created one of the most popular project channels on YouTube, featuring awesome videos such as How to Make a Laser Assisted Blowgun and Assassin’s Micro Crossbow. He currently has almost 10 million subscribers, posts 5 times a week, and averages over 40 million views a month. Partnering with Grant is Ted Slampyak, the artist behind the #1 New York Times bestseller 100 Deadly Skills. 52 Random Weekend Projects: For Budding Inventors and Backyard Builders is a guide that enables ordinary folks to build an impressive arsenal of projects. These crafts combine some of Grant’s most popular projects—Matchbox Rockets, Pocket Slingshot Super Shooters, Proto-Putty, Ninja Balls, Mini Matchstick Guns, The Clothespin Pocket Pistol—with many new ones, providing clear instructions on how to build them step-by-step. Broken down into Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced sections, 52 Random Weekend Projects is loaded with truly amazing projects, including: - Mousetrap Handgun - Mini Solar Scorcher - Air Vortex Canon - Air Mounted Skewer Shooter - Paracord Bullwhip - Bottle Cap Party Whistle - Ninja Stress Balls - Tablecloth Parachute - Skyblaster Slingshot And many more!



Aerial Geology

Author : Mary Caperton Morton

Publisher : Timber Press

Page : 306 pages

File Size : 11,16 MB

Release : 2017-10-04

Category : Science

ISBN : 1604697628

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“Get your head into the clouds with Aerial Geology.” —The New York Times Book Review Aerial Geology is an up-in-the-sky exploration of North America’s 100 most spectacular geological formations. Crisscrossing the continent from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska to the Great Salt Lake in Utah and to the Chicxulub Crater in Mexico, Mary Caperton Morton brings you on a fantastic tour, sharing aerial and satellite photography, explanations on how each site was formed, and details on what makes each landform noteworthy. Maps and diagrams help illustrate the geological processes and clarify scientific concepts. Fact-filled, curious, and way more fun than the geology you remember from grade school, Aerial Geology is a must-have for the insatiably curious, armchair geologists, million-mile travelers, and anyone who has stared out the window of a plane and wondered what was below.



Jenny

Author : Jane Waters

Publisher : AuthorHouse

Page : 241 pages

File Size : 41,33 MB

Release : 2013-10-24

Category : Family & Relationships

ISBN : 1491817437

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Jenny is the story of a sweet and bright eleven-year-old girl who has had to grow up too quickly. Her birth mother, Natasha, a single, drug-addicted parent, had five children by different men who have abandoned her. The effects of drug abuse on Natasha had opened a vacancy in the home for the position of "mother." The only willing applicant had been Jenny who stepped into the role of managing to care for her younger siblings when her mother was out. A tragic series of events leads to the inevitable decision of removing the children from Natasha and placing them with a loving, young couple who eventually adopted all of them when Jenny was six. Jenny continually finds it challenging to trust anyone.Haunted by her perceived responsibility of protecting her siblings, Jenny encounters a series of twists and turns in her teenage years that keep triggering her issues of anger and unforgiveness towards her birth mother and places her at risk for repeating Natasha's mistakes. However, Jenny discovers that God, who has a plan for Jenny, and open adoption are the keys for healing.



Kings Corners

Author : Randy H. Greer

Publisher : AuthorHouse

Page : 274 pages

File Size : 27,94 MB

Release : 2011-05

Category : Correctional personnel

ISBN : 1463401302

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From the pages of a lost journal comes the true story of a small town police officer in the 1980's. Author, Randy H. Greer, details his experiences fighting crime in an era when resources were slim, backup was far away, and danger was often present. Equipped only with a badge and revolver Greer patrolled the streets and back roads of this rural community battling ruffians, gun runners, thieves, killers, and even town officials. Greer's memoirs include accounts of manhunts and murders, sheriffs and shenanigans, triumphs and tragedies, punctuated with historical events of the region. Working the night shift, Greer shares details of a world virtually unknown by most, a world where criminal activity hides under the cover of darkness. A personal account of the life and times of a small town police officer, this book serves as a tribute to those who dedicate their lives to protect and serve.



Chop Shop

Author : Andrew Post

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 240 pages

File Size : 48,25 MB

Release : 2019-06-27

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1787582868

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"Chop Shop is a wild blend of pulp fiction with dark comedy; its engrossing plot always seems just about to spin out of control." - Foreword Amber Hawthorne and Jolene Morris, roommates and business partners at the Hawthorne Funeral Home, are drowning in debt. Because both young women have trouble keeping their partying habits in line, they start selling body parts on the black market to keep their business alive – and their new buyers seem friendly and trustworthy enough at first. That is until the dead gangster they've recently parted up turns out to have been full of disease. Now Amber and Jolene's buyers want something else to make up for lost profits, leaving the two undertakers to learn sometimes running your own business can cost you an arm and a leg. Literally. FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launched in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.



English-Haitian Creole Bilingual Dictionary

Author : Albert Valdman

Publisher : iUniverse

Page : 861 pages

File Size : 40,5 MB

Release : 2017-04-06

Category : Foreign Language Study

ISBN : 153201600X

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Haitian Creole (HC) is spoken by approximately 11,000,000 persons in Haiti and in diaspora communities in the United States and throughout the Caribbean. Thus, it is of great utility to Anglophone professionals engaged in various activities—medical, social, educational, welfare— in these regions. As the most widely spoken and best described creole language, a knowledge of its vocabulary is of interest and utility to scholars in a variety of disciplines. The English-Haitian Creole Bilingual Dictionary (EHCBD) aims to assist anglophone users in constructing written and oral discourse in HC; it also will aid HC speakers to translate from English to their language. As the most elaborate and extensive linguistic tool available, it contains about 30 000 individual entries, many of which have multiple senses and include subentries, multiword phrases or idioms. The distinguishing feature of the EHCBD is the inclusion of translated sentence-length illustrative examples that provide important information on usage.



Out There

Author : Diane Fanning

Publisher : Macmillan

Page : 308 pages

File Size : 30,73 MB

Release : 2007-10-30

Category : True Crime

ISBN : 1429988967

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Lisa Nowak was dedicated, smart, and courageous—one of the first astronauts to fly a space shuttle mission after the horrific 2003 Columbia disaster. But that was before a fit of pure, primal jealousy landed her in an airport parking lot in Florida, where Lisa had a fateful, near-fatal confrontation with the woman believed to be her romantic rival. Did Lisa intend to kidnap—or kill—Air Force captain Colleen Shipman because she was involved with fellow astronaut William Oefelein? What was the nature of Lisa's connection with William: True love or dangerous obsession? As the details of Lisa's news-making journey unfolded—she donned a disguise, even wore a diaper during her 900-mile car ride to find Colleen—Americans couldn't help but wonder: Why? In this captivating account, master crime journalist Diane Fanning goes straight to the heart of the case. Through interviews with key family members, friends, and colleagues, the author reveals for the first time the real story behind the headlines—and casts a light on Lisa's groundbreaking fall from grace.



Awful But Lawful

Author : Bob Country

Publisher : Fulton Books, Inc.

Page : 272 pages

File Size : 21,70 MB

Release : 2022-02-24

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1638609810

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Bob Country was raised to believe in what is "right" and applied his childhood teachings to his law enforcement career. He spent twenty-eight years at his first agency, rising through the ranks to attain a captain's position. One of his fellow officers (a friend) was offered a position as the chief of police in a smaller agency, which she took, and then offered Bob a chance to work as her major after his initial retirement. Bob felt he still had more to give and took the job after consultation with his wife. Soon after his arrival, Bob is assigned the task of conducting an internal affairs investigation into an officer-involved shooting of an unarmed motorist. Follow Bob as he adapts to his new agency and the challenges that he faces to include the discovery of one of the uglier sides of law enforcement



Lucy Gaines

Author : Brett Reetz

Publisher : Dorrance Publishing

Page : 336 pages

File Size : 10,93 MB

Release : 2020-11-02

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1648040993

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Lucy Gaines By: Brett Reetz A bizarre and inexplicable killing has occurred on the Peninsula. What remains of the body appears to have been devoured by animals, but this is impossible. There are no wild animals in the county capable of doing such a thing to a human body, no humans either. Lucy Gaines, a Sheriff’s Deputy working the case, is in the throes of a premature mid-life crisis. When isn’t she, she wonders? All she wants is to have a normal life with a husband, children, a dog and a picket fence in front of a modest home. She’s working on it but the killing isn’t stopping. There’s more. Something evil has arrived on the Peninsula and it wants Lucy. It knows her needs and makes Lucy a tempting offer. She needs to decide. Her life depends on it.