Paradise Inc: The Bare Essential


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Kodiak keeps the world at arm’s length. As the leader of an anti terrorist group known only as The Pack they make near suicidal missions seem like child’s play. So it’s not surprising when he’s critically wounded while attempting to extricate a kidnapped victim from a drug cartel. And he’s not happy when a bossy physical therapist named Jordan Delaney is hired to assist in his recovery. But Kodiak soon realizes what he thought had been a gross miscalculation on his part had actually been an attempt on his life. He may be stubborn as a mule but he knows he’s going to have to cooperate with the therapist if his physical condition is going to improve. Can Jordan get Kodiak back on his feet before the person who’s trying to kill him tries again?




Zahra's Paradise


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Set in the aftermath of Iran's fraudulent elections of 2009, Zahra's Paradise is the fictional graphic novel of the search for Mehdi, a young protestor who has vanished into an extrajudicial twilight zone.




Stumbling into Paradise


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In 1989 just as tourism was beginning in Costa Rica, the author moved to the tropics with his wife and two young daughters. This is the saga of their often humorous adventures in their new found paradise. The Costa Rican saying pura vida "pure life" summed up their hopes, but they soon learned that there's no such thing as heaven on earth. This is a must read for those contemplating dropping out to live on a tropical beach. Steve and Mary Lou now live in Montana and maintain their home in Manuel Antonio as a vacation rental, visiting as tourists when they can.




Stranger Than Paradise


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(Limelight). A ground-breaking critical survey of the talented, audacious, and influential directors Hal Hartley, Jim Jarmusch, Spike Lee, John Sayles, Quentin Tarantino, among others who, dominating the "independent scene," have revitalized American film. Illustrated throughout, index.




Castaway in Paradise


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Castaway in Paradise explores the reality in the myth through the exciting stories of castaways who, because of shipwrecks, perfidious sea captains, or their own choice, found themselves true-life Robinson Crusoes.







Contemporary Authors


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Your students and users will find biographical information on approximately 300 modern writers in this volume of Contemporary Authors(R).




Film Directors


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Paddock Paradise


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Paddock Paradise is a revolutionary model for safe, natural horse keeping, hoof care, and the healing and rehabilitation of lame horses. The premise of Paddock Paradise is to stimulate horses to behave and move naturally according to their instincts.




Michael Singer's Film Directors


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