Author : Betsy Kuhn
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 31,78 MB
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 082257179X
Describes both the advantages of the new technology we take for granted and the ways it may be nibbling away at our privacy.
Author : Eric J. Gertler
Publisher : Random House Reference &
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 18,42 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0375720936
Utilizing examples from real-life situations, this practical guide to protecting one's privacy reveals how personal information is frequently used to spy on or steal from unaware people and explains how to minimize one's exposure to identity theft and protect one's personal information at home, in the workplace, on vacation, at the store, online, and more. Original.
Author : Laelia Starla
Publisher :
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 43,39 MB
Release : 2020-05-17
Category :
ISBN :
Haunted by visions of a mysterious stranger making love to her in the dark, Sophie is torn between affections for the guy she's had a crush on for years and strong yearnings for the man of her dreams. And she can't shake the feeling that there is something familiar about her fantasy lover. Then one fateful night, her dreams come to life at the debutante ball where Sophie is swept off her feet for several blissful minutes. But when the masks come off, she is forced to accept the shocking truth: her enigmatic lover is no stranger. Does she deny her deepest desires or pursue a forbidden passion?Please note that this is currently an ARC. Please contact the author direct to request a free ARC.
Author : Darcie Little Badger
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 27,71 MB
Release : 2020-08-25
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1646140060
A National Indie Bestseller TIME's Best 100 Fantasy Books of All Time An NPR Best Book of 2020 A Booklist's Top 10 First Novel for Youth A BookPage Best Book of 2020 A CPL "Best of the Best" Book A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2020 A Buzzfeed Best YA SFF Book of 2020 A Shelf Awareness Best Book of 2020 An AICL Best YA Book of 2020 A Kirkus Best YA Book of 2020 A Tor Best Book of 2020 PRAISE "Groundbreaking." —TIME "Deeply enjoyable from start to finish." —NPR "Utterly magical." —SyFyWire "Atmospheric and lyrical...a gorgeous work of art." —BuzzFeed "One of the best YA debuts of 2020. Read it." —Marieke Nijkamp FIVE STARRED REVIEWS ★ "A fresh voice and perspective." —Booklist, starred review ★ "A unique and powerful Native American voice." —BookPage, starred review ★ "A brilliant, engaging debut." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review ★ "A fast-paced murder mystery." —Publishers Weekly, starred review ★ "A Lipan Apache Sookie Stackhouse for the teen set." —Shelf-Awareness, starred review A Texas teen comes face-to-face with a cousin's ghost and vows to unmask the murderer. Elatsoe—Ellie for short—lives in an alternate contemporary America shaped by the ancestral magics and knowledge of its Indigenous and immigrant groups. She can raise the spirits of dead animals—most importantly, her ghost dog Kirby. When her beloved cousin dies, all signs point to a car crash, but his ghost tells her otherwise: He was murdered. Who killed him and how did he die? With the help of her family, her best friend Jay, and the memory great, great, great, great, great, great grandmother, Elatsoe, must track down the killer and unravel the mystery of this creepy town and its dark past. But will the nefarious townsfolk and a mysterious Doctor stop her before she gets started? A breathtaking debut novel featuring an asexual, Apache teen protagonist, Elatsoe combines mystery, horror, noir, ancestral knowledge, haunting illustrations, fantasy elements, and is one of the most-talked about debuts of the year.
Author : Carl W. Dundas
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 33,46 MB
Release : 2015-05-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1504940350
The legal design is the key instrument in creating the substratum of good election administration. It is the legal design of the electoral framework that facilitates the application of best electoral practices and empowers electoral management bodies to create, maintain, and apply best electoral practices. It is the legal design that sets the tone for transparency, creates the tools for good management practices, and ensures the maintenance of oversight of a level playing field during election campaigns. The reform of election administration is often triggered by post-general elections performance audits to identify and remedy weaknesses observed at the last general election and enables the election environment to be resilient and experience continuous renewal through the legal reform process.
Author : Nell Darby
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 36,63 MB
Release : 2021-03-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1526780267
“A unique and inherently fascinating history that brings a particular aspect of the role of women in law enforcement up out of obscurity.” —Midwest Book Review The 1857 Divorce Act paved the way for a new career for women: that of the private detective. To divorce, you needed proof of adultery—and men soon realized that women were adept at infiltrating households and befriending wives, learning secrets and finding evidence. Over the course of the next century, women became increasingly confident in gaining work as private detectives, moving from largely unrecognized helpers to the police and to male detectives, to becoming owners of their own detective agencies. In fiction, they were depicted as exciting creatures needing money and work; in fact, they were of varying ages, backgrounds and marital status, seeking adventure and independence as much as money. Former actresses found that detective work utilized their skills at adopting different roles and disguises; former spiritualists were drafted to denounce frauds and stayed to become successful private eyes; and several female detectives became keen supporters of the women’s suffrage movement, having seen for themselves how career-minded women faced obstacles in British society. Sister Sleuths seeks to shed light on the groundbreaking women who have worked over the past century and a half to uncover wrongdoing and solve crimes. “The book is well-researched and provides numerous examples of women who either dabbled in investigation or made it their life’s work.” —Historical Novel Society “Absolutely enthralling stuff.” —Books Monthly
Author : J. Lanier Yeates
Publisher : Brazos Valley Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 42,18 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780972682213
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 856 pages
File Size : 33,42 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Persian Gulf War, 1991
ISBN :
Author : Andrew Szepessy
Publisher : Random House
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 13,49 MB
Release : 2021-04-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1473567661
'A wonderful discovery' (Ian McEwan), this is a beguiling dystopian tale of a young man confronted with the truth about freedom. On a hot summer night, a young man sits in a dark cell in a Hungarian prison. The guards do not explain why he is here; he does not know if he will ever be released. But he is far from alone. Others, too, are trapped within the stone walls - singers and students, sages and spies. As the days pass, the man is drawn into their conversations and their lives, and soon becomes a witness to their sometimes outlandish acts of rebellion. Written in the early 1980s and inspired by Andrew Szepessy's own experiences, Epitaphs for Underdogs is a beguiling and exhilarating novel about power, justice and freedom, and about the solidarity that can be found in even the most unexpected places. 'Beautiful... With its sense of the absurd, its laughter in the dark, it belongs in the great tradition of dystopian literature, with echoes of early Kundera and Nabokov' IAN McEWAN
Author : Madison Crawford
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 34,61 MB
Release : 2023-03-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1039154638
Mad Men meets Nancy Drew in this delightful romp through the scandalous and sometimes criminal world of 1960s New York advertising! Rachel Newman has left her small town in Iowa to seek out a different life, one elevated by the glitz and glamour of New York City. Hired on at Steinman Harding, Rachel meets the Pencil Skirt Pinkies, a group of women who are looking into more than just advertising trends. They’re on a crusade to discover whether their boss is embezzling money from the firm! Rachel finds herself up to her ears in mayhem, big money, and an investigation that’s getting more dangerous by the minute. Manhattan Mayhem has something for everyone: a pivotal poker game, an unlikely shopping spree, and a cast of characters working toward justice. Get a shock of adventure, feminism, and car chases as the virtuous are rewarded and the evil punished in the funniest way possible.
