A Costa Rican Caper: A Novel Based On Actual Events


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American Ex Patriots happily living the good life in Paradise are drawn into an Investment scheme that looks too good to be true and is. Eventually, the house of cards crumbles and they are left holding the proverbial bag. They form a group of hardened ex- military and ex CIA and come up with a daring plan to recapture their lost money. This exotic thriller is based on actual events that transpired in 2004 and 2005 in Costa Rica.




Contemporary Short Stories from Central America


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In "Metaphors," Samuel Rovinski (Costa Rica) shows how a writer's superficial attempt to interpret experience metaphorically cripples him in social circumstances, while, in "Gloria Wouldn't Wait," Panamanian Jaime Garcia Saucedo focuses on the egotism of the writer's imagination as it tries to convert the tragedies of everyday life into some kind of literary document whose artistic qualities would belie their actual reality." "Human - and humane - values in the face of adversity are celebrated throughout, even when seemingly futile in the midst of overwhelming odds. Contemporary Short Stories from Central America embraces every aspect of the human condition addressed by the literature of the Western world and demonstrates the cultural vitality of our Central American neighbors."--BOOK JACKET.




Magazine Markets for Children's Writers


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672 up-to-date listings. Includes full listings for all major children's and young adult periodicals as well as relevant parenting and educational magazines. Plus short listings for periodicals that publish a small percentage of material that is appropriate for children, young adults, parents, or educators. All in an easy-to-use format that targets: Editorial wants and needs, Submission requirements, Rights and payment, All the market information you need to sell your writing, Readership, Freelance potential, Review of a sample issue. Over 60 completely new markets. 64 fresh opportunities to sell your writing. What's selling in 2007: The verdict is in: Humor has universal appeal. Editors reveal the "giggle triggers" that make any manuscript irresistible. What has colorful characters, cultural authenticity, and is a favorite among editors? One master writer shares his methods for successfully adapting fairy tales and folklore. Crack the teen magazine market with advice from two popular YA writers who have the scoop on what girls want-and what editors need. Is religious writing for you? Find out why this wide-open market may be the perfect place for new writers who have something to say. Forward-thinking, lively, creative ... Get a glimpse inside Weekly Reader, Learning Through History, and other educational publications to learn how your writing can make the grade. Plus: Magazine contests for children's writers, Updated submissions section with sample queries & cover letters, Website addresses for those magazines that have them, Extensive category and magazine indexes. Book jacket.




Student Ambassador: The Missing Dragon


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"A student ambassador is sent on a high-stakes diplomatic mission to a far away land, where he and a newly crowned boy king are thrust into a globe-trotting action-adventure mystery"--




Skinny Dip


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Doctoring water samples to help his corrupt agribusiness employer to continue illegal dumping in the Everglades, biologist Chaz Perrone attempts to murder his wife, who has figured out his scam and who survives to plot her husband's downfall.




The Falcon Thief


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A “well-written, engaging detective story” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) about a rogue who trades in rare birds and their eggs—and the wildlife detective determined to stop him. On May 3, 2010, an Irish national named Jeffrey Lendrum was apprehended at Britain’s Birmingham International Airport with a suspicious parcel strapped to his stomach. Inside were fourteen rare peregrine falcon eggs snatched from a remote cliffside in Wales. So begins a “vivid tale of obsession and international derring-do” (Publishers Weekly), following the parallel lives of a globe-trotting smuggler who spent two decades capturing endangered raptors worth millions of dollars as race champions—and Detective Andy McWilliam of the United Kingdom’s National Wildlife Crime Unit, who’s hell bent on protecting the world’s birds of prey. “Masterfully constructed” (The New York Times) and “entertaining and illuminating” (The Washington Post), The Falcon Thief will whisk you away from the volcanoes of Patagonia to Zimbabwe’s Matobo National Park, and from the frigid tundra near the Arctic Circle to luxurious aviaries in the deserts of Dubai, all in pursuit of a man who is reckless, arrogant, and gripped by a destructive compulsion to make the most beautiful creatures in nature his own. It’s a story that’s part true-crime narrative, part epic adventure—and wholly unputdownable until the very last page.













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