The Bully and the Vultures


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Miguel González doesn't have any memories... That don't include cruel fists raining down on him. The only light in his life had been his younger sister Valeria, who was slaughtered during a drug run by the Gulf cartels. Vengeance is the only answer. War is brewing between the Gulf cartels and Los Zetas. With it, a rising drug lord threatens to destroy everything he's working towards. Miguel will need to claw his way to the top if he wants justice. It's a new school year, and there are a bunch of new faces, fresh and eager to learn as they navigate through high school. Most people fear him. Then there's him. Javier Hernández isn't afraid. There's something strange about Javier, something lethal. His gaze is deep, penetrating. Like two blades covered in frost, sinking into his chest. Javier breaks beautiful things. But Miguel begs for it. As the tension between the Gulf cartels and Los Zetas reaches its boiling point, Miguel finds himself torn between his thirst for vengeance and his growing attraction to Javier. Will Miguel be able to navigate the treacherous world of drug cartels and exact the vengeance he seeks? Or will Miguel and Javier walk the razor's edge between love and destruction, and succumb to the violence that surrounds them? Warning: this is a MM high school bully romance, that deals with gang wars, alcohol addiction, substance abuse, physical abuse, mm romance first-time, dubious consent, and an HFN ending.




Chase D. Zombee Book 1


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Fifth grade is hard enough, even if you're not a zombie-like Chase. But have you ever had to have your arm reattached after a game of dodge-ball? Have you ever had vultures follow you everywhere you go, even to and from school? That's just life-or un-death-for Chase D. Zombee. With his Buddhist best friend Luther, who doesn't mind the way he smells, a wonderful mom, and a grandma who's a witch, Chase gets by. He even makes new friends, like Hesper, the strange girl who's obsessed with super heroes. Chase's only real problem is Big Ben Meany, the school bully, who's definitely out to get the zombie kid. That is, until Chase discovers a secret that could change the rules of the bully game for good.




Vultures' Picnic


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The New York Times bestselling author of Armed Madhouse offers a globetrotting, Sam Spade-style investigation that blows the lid off the oil industry, the banking industry, and the governmental agencies that aren't regulating either. This is the story of the corporate vultures that feed on the weak and ruin our planet in the process-a story that spans the globe and decades. For Vultures' Picnic, investigative journalist Greg Palast has spent his career uncovering the connection between the world of energy (read: oil) and finance. He's built a team that reads like a casting call for a Hollywood thriller-a Swiss multilingual investigator, a punk journalist, and a gonzo cameraman-to reveal how environmental disasters like the Gulf oil spill, the Exxon Valdez, and lesser-known tragedies such as Tatitlek and Torrey Canyon are caused by corporate corruption, failed legislation, and, most interestingly, veiled connections between the billionaires of financial industry and energy titans. Palast shows how the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, World Trade Organization, and Central Banks act as puppets and bandits for Big Oil. With Palast at the center of an investigation that takes us from the Arctic to Africa to the Amazon, Vultures' Picnic shows how the big powers in the money and oil game slip the bonds of regulation over and over again, and simply destroy the rules that they themselves can't write-and take advantage of nations and everyday people in the process.




Charlotte the Pup


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Charlotte, the adorable Shih Tzu, is loved and adored by her “parents”. As with all doggies, she is terrified of thunderstorms and fireworks. Go on this journey with Charlotte and she will tell you how doggies find refuge in The Magical Garden from their worldly fears. Read about how Charlotte takes her Daddy to The Magical Garden, about how he is reunited with all his pups and about how Charlotte and her family save The Magical Garden from terror, ruin and darkness. Join Charlotte on her journeys of discovery as she experiences new facilities in The Magical Garden and as new games are created for canine pleasure. Let Charlotte tell you about how doggies deal with the feline menace and about what happens when her good friend, Joe, goes missing. Charlotte will tell you about a fresh attempt by dragons to ruin the world, about how she is caught between two worlds, about her wedding and parenthood, about a new threat to The Magical Garden and about how she is plunged, inextricably it seems, into another dimension by an evil magician. Charlotte’s Daddy, unable to contain his anger at being bamboozled by the arrogant magician, collapses into a coma. Meanwhile, Charlotte can see everything and hear everything but everyone in the world is oblivious to her presence. She cannot even go to The Magical Garden and no one knows where she is. Will Charlotte’s Daddy ever recover? How will her Mommy manage on her own? Will Charlotte ever return? How will this affect her family? Truly, this is a magical tale of the magic of doggies.




Littell's Living Age


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Littell's Living Age


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Contemporary Review


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The Poets' Birds


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The Bully Pulpit


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President Theodore Roosevelt left his mark on every facet of American life, including, quite colorfully, its language. Here, in a single volume, are not only his best "Teddyisms"—"hyphenated America," "muckraker," "the square deal," "the lunatic fringe," "good to the last drop," and many others—and lost words, but also the best of Roosevelt's most memorable quotations, which serve to illuminate every area of our culture: Americans; boxing; citizenship; conservation; courage; death; democracy; extremists; family values; football; government; heroism; history; hunting; leadership; liberty; patriotism; power; religion; war and peace; winning; women's rights; and much more.