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The Flower Man's Daughter

Author : Jack Sobel

Publisher : Xlibris Corporation

Page : 250 pages

File Size : 43,39 MB

Release : 2010-03-09

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1436349842

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The violent coup that toppled Chilean president Salvador Allende in 1973serves as the backdrop for this dramatic story about the experiences ofa rookie CIA offi cer. Having just graduated from Yale, his ability to speakSpanish lands him in the capital of Chile just weeks before the revolution.His adventures there lead him to wrestle with ethical questions involvingAmerica's clandestine role in the destabilization of the Chilean government.When a kindly fl ower merchant and his wife are captured by military forcesduring the attack on the presidential palace, the young offi cer must make adiffi cult and dangerous decision that could change their lives forever.



The Flower Man

Author : Donna Anders

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 324 pages

File Size : 21,67 MB

Release : 2010-06-15

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1451602944

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Part-time actress and full-time mother Britt Hinson thought that most of her life’s drama was confined to the stage. Then a threatening presence entered her world, a mysterious stranger that no one but her pretty nine-year-old, Katie, had seen. Katie calls him the Flower Man, and Britt and her husband, Mark, don’t know whether to believe the child’s bizarre tales of the notes and flowers he’s left her—lilies, forget-me-nots, a black rose. But Britt’s fears intensify when, with his threatening phone calls and aggressive prowling of their home, the Flower Man draws her into a fight for her daughter’s life. The Hinsons become a family under siege. And Britt knows a mother’s love won’t be enough to protect Katie from harm… With gripping realism, The Flower Man pits a parent’s love, a child’s honesty, and a family’s security against the desperate acts of a relentless stalker.





Big Horn Legacy

Author : W. Michael Gear

Publisher : Forge Books

Page : 466 pages

File Size : 20,84 MB

Release : 1996-06-15

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1466824077

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The race is on in this novel of the American west, Big Horn Legacy, from the New York Times bestselling author W. Michael Gear It is 1850 in St. Louis, and Abriel Catton receives the last will and testament of his father, Web catton, an enigmatic mountain man. Among the papers are instructions the Ab must reassemble his family: brother and sisters he can barely remember, that separated after the death of his mother. Together they will search for Will Catton's legacy, all the while pursued by Braxton Bragg and his desire for revenge and gold. Also in pursuit of the Cattons is General Cavaignac. Fresh from fighting in Algeria, and now struggling for control of France, Cavaignac has heard rumors that the legacy of France is hidden somewhere in the American West. the skeins of Catton involvement are spun through L'Overture's revolt in the Dominican Republic, to Algeria, and now Cavaignac's agent Leander Sentor, is narrowing his pursuit on Arabella, Ab's sister, and the rest of the Cattons. Sentor will not rest until he recovers the legacy of France for his General, and repays Arabella for meddling in French affairs. It's a race to the finish as the Cattons seeks to outmaneuver their pursuers and locate Web Catton's legacy. But first, the Cattons must renew the bonds of a family shattered by time and distance. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.



The Flower Man: A Steve Jobz PI Thriller

Author : Vincent Zandri

Publisher : Vincent Zandri

Page : 347 pages

File Size : 36,23 MB

Release : 2024-06-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1717548768

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SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE WILL NOT ONLY RUIN YOUR CAREER, IT WILL GET YOU KILLED. When part-time Private Investigator and full-time anti-hero, Steve Jobz, is called into his boss's office for a surprise face to face with Albany PD Homicide Detective Nick Miller, he can't help but wonder if he's in trouble. But what Miller wants has nothing to do with the latest Jobz screwup. Instead it has everything to do with a local television news personality known to all as Mr. TV. It seems the much loved news anchor has texted below-the-belt photos of himself to a female co-worker. As a result, Mr. TV is not only getting sued, but being issued death threats from the victim’s Russian immigrant father.When Miller assigns Jobz to personally tag along with Mr. TV and his lovely wife, Janice, what the PI soon discovers is that the couple are up to their necks in more than just a sexting scandal. They are in fact broke and living on cash that's coming from a very unlikely source. The Russian mob. What follows is a quagmire of shootouts, serial murder, and a quirky private detective who just can't keep himself from getting in trouble. Like The Embalmer, the first novel in the new Steve Jobz PI series created and written by Thriller Award winning New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Vincent Zandri, The Flower Man culminates with an explosive climax and promises to keep readers glued to their chairs for hours. For fans of Michael Connelly, Robert B. Parker, Charlie Huston, Jim Crumley, Lee Child, Brett Battles, and more. Scroll up and grab a copy of The Flower Man: A Steve Jobz Thriller today.



Maya Sacred Geography and the Creator Deities

Author : Karen Bassie-Sweet

Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press

Page : 383 pages

File Size : 41,71 MB

Release : 2014-10-22

Category : History

ISBN : 0806185198

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The K’iche’ Maya creation story preserved in the sixteenth-century manuscript Popol Vuh describes the origin of the world and its people in a setting long assumed to be the Guatemalan central highlands. Now a scholar with a deep knowledge of Maya history shows that all of these mythological events occurred at specific locations and that this landscape was the template for the Maya worldview. Examining the primary Maya deities, Karen Bassie-Sweet links geographic features to gods and beliefs. She reconstructs key elements of the Popol Vuh to argue that the three volcanoes around Lake Atitlan were the three thunderbolt gods and that the lake was the center of the world. She also shows that the Maya view of the creation of humans is centered on corn and examines core beliefs about the corn cycle to propose that the creation myth was established much earlier in Maya history than previously supposed. Generously illustrated, Maya Sacred Geography and the Creator Deities is a detailed ethnohistorical analysis of Maya religion, cosmology, and ritual practice that convincingly links mythology to the land. A comprehensive treatment of Maya religion, it provides an essential resource for scholars and will fascinate any reader captivated by these ancient beliefs.



Sharing the Journey: Literature for Young Children

Author : David Yellin

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 847 pages

File Size : 30,42 MB

Release : 2017-05-12

Category : Education

ISBN : 1351812963

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This wonderful resource from two authors with an infectious enthusiasm for children's literature will help readers select and share quality books for and with young children. Specifically focused on infants through the third grade, Sharing the Journey contains descriptive book annotations, instructive commentary, and creative teaching activities tailored for those important years. Extensive book lists throughout will help readers build a library of quality children's literature. Books representing other cultures are included to help celebrate diversity as well as cultural connection. Genre chapters include poetry, fantasy, and realistic and historical fiction. A chapter on informational books demonstrates how young children can be introduced to, and learn to enjoy, nonfiction.



Folktales of India

Author : Brenda E. F. Beck

Publisher : University of Chicago Press

Page : 390 pages

File Size : 10,11 MB

Release : 2024-02-01

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 0226040860

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Bringing together nearly one hundred tales translated from fourteen languages, Folktales of India opens the vast narrative world of Indian folklore to readers of English. Beck includes oral tales collected from tribal areas, peasant groups, urban areas, and remote villages in north and south India, and the distinctive boundary regions of Kashmir, Assam, and Manipur. The tales in this collection emphasize universal human characteristics—truthfulness, modesty, loyalty, courage, generosity, and honesty. Each story is meant to be savored individually with special attention given to the great range of motifs presented and the many distinct narrative styles used. Folktales of India offers a superb anthology of India's bountiful narrative tradition. "This collection does an excellent job of representing India. . . . It is the type of book that can be enjoyed by all readers who love a well-told tale as well as by scholars of traditional narrative and scholars of India in general."—Hugh M. Flick, Jr., Asian Folklore Studies "The stories collected here are representative, rich in structural subtlety, and endowed with fresh earthy humor."—Kunal Chakraborti, Contributions to Indian Sociology



The Flower Girl

Author : Maggie Ford

Publisher : Random House

Page : 480 pages

File Size : 29,2 MB

Release : 2021-03-18

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1473573246

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From rags to riches...? Since her father's death, Emma Beech has supported her family by selling paper flowers to the theatre crowds in the West End. But when Emma meets street musician Theodore Barrington, she dreams of finally leaving poverty behind. Previously known as the Great Theodore on the London stage, Barrington turns Emma's head with tales of his former glory. But as Emma is captivated and eager to become his new assistant, she must face her mother’s disapproval over their secret rehearsals. Forced to make a difficult decision between staying loyal to her family and her roots, or pursuing fame and fortune, will she follow her heart or her head?... A gripping East End saga, perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Maggie Hope.



The International

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Page : 736 pages

File Size : 50,28 MB

Release : 1914

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