The Old Man And The King
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 158

The Old Man And The King

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2012-08
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  • Publisher: Joe Corso

Royal protocol dictated that the King exit the car last, but as the important man was about to emerge, a hail of gunfire erupted, spraying the royal Hummer. "The Talvanian King watched in shock as, one by one, his cars occupants fell limp to the ground." Alone, in a foreign city, he seeks temporary refuge in the Good Burger diner. Here he meets Lom, a crazy old Korean War vet, who misses his old life of danger and intrigue and who embraces the idea of hunting those who are hunting the King. Lom does so by, first, kicking ass and taking names, and second, by teaching the baby-faced King the ways of the street, battlefield style. His written message is clear: "I HEARD YOU WERE LOOKING FOR ME. ...

What Changed Guy Dennis; Or, Life at School and at Home
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 288

What Changed Guy Dennis; Or, Life at School and at Home

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1870
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Charlie No Face
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 270

Charlie No Face

When eleven-year-old Jackie meets every kid's greatest nightmare--disfigured hermit Charlie No Face--his life is changed forever. A coming of age story in which a misunderstood recluse and a young boy redeem each other's lives through a most unlikely friendship.

Faith and Fate
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 131

Faith and Fate

Lucy is a competitive mixed-race girl left for adoption in an Eastern European orphanage. As being the only colored child she faces discrimination and abuse ,which leads to only one thing; finding her real parents. She is determined that the day will come and in mean time she refuses to be adopted by anybody. She is stubborn, but with great heart which leads of her helping the elderly people in the village and in return she gets rewarded with treats. The time however has come when she finally have to leave the village and the orphanage she only knew, for a life full with challenges ahead in the capital city, where a future meeting with her mother will shape her destiny. She will learn the truth about her father, but will anyone believe her! She's got nothing to lose, but fight to prove that in fact it was him, the former President of State- her father.

Billy Phelan's Greatest Game
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 261

Billy Phelan's Greatest Game

Billy Phelan, a slightly tarnished poker player, pool hustler, and small-time bookie, moves through the lurid nighttime glare of a tough Depression-era town. A resourceful man full of Irish pluck, Billy works the fringes of Albany sporting life with his own particular style and private code of honor until he finds himself in the dangerous position of potential go-between in the kidnapping of a political boss's son. In relating Billy's fall from the underworld grace and his storybook redemption, Kennedy captures the seamy underside of a brassy, sweaty city that would prefer to pretend that the Depression doesn't exist.

I Am: God's Forgotten Child
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 302

I Am: God's Forgotten Child

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2014-03-28
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  • Publisher: Abbott Press

Tyler Trenton is the product of a childhood devastated by abuse and neglect. While fighting the battle between good and evil, child and demon, he finds solace in a god named Elzba. Tyler believes that he can achieve the status of a god by doing the bidding of the she-god. Then things turn tragic, and the teenaged Tyler is faced with the feelings of losing friends in a tragic car accident, followed by the abandonment of Elzba. These actions send the young mans world spiraling out of control. Years pass, and as Tyler becomes an adult, he also becomes an expert at killing and disappearing. He leaves a trail of bodies and baffles the police with the pen name he has given himself: I Am. One day, things get even stranger for the man, and he falls in love. Although he keeps his life a secret, there are things about the young woman that he knows nothing about. Their strange relationship is tested when family gets involved and an unwanted friend from the past begins to come after the mans new lover. Tragedy will befall them, but who will die and who will live?

The House with the Red Door
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 406

The House with the Red Door

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2000-11-30
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  • Publisher: iUniverse

The wind is blowing rapidly and tosses away layers of soil, causing several little buried skeletons to appear. She is surrounded by these little hands that desperately try to reach out to her. She is drowning and cannot survive the heavy rain that continuously falls—and the heavy winds blowing away her rosebush garden. The wind howls even louder and these tiny hands continue reaching out to her; crying and crying—tormenting her mind... In this chilling thriller, a small family that dwelled for generations in an exclusive mansion will be transformed into nothing but shame and disgrace. And a doctrinal mother and an honest, hardworking nanny will turn what used to be a private home-sweet-home into a whorehouse and a destructive burial ground. The filth that is buried behind the walls of this once used-to-be mansion is as dark as midnight. And no one wants to go near... THE HOUSE WITH THE RED DOOR

The Heir of Redclyffe
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 570

The Heir of Redclyffe

"The Heir of Redclyffe" by Charlotte M. Yonge is a captivating British literature novel set in the Victorian era, blending elements of romance, family drama, and moral development. Yonge's masterful storytelling transports readers to a world of social class distinctions and moral dilemmas, where characters undergo profound transformations. At its heart, the novel is a bildungsroman, chronicling the journey of its protagonist through trials and tribulations towards moral growth and redemption. Against the backdrop of Victorian society, themes of love, sacrifice, and tragedy interweave as characters grapple with societal expectations and personal struggles. Yonge skillfully explores the comple...

Loonyology
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 444

Loonyology

Lifer Charlie Bronson's reputation precedes him - ‘Britain's most violent prisoner’ - or does it? Do we really know the true Charlie, or are our impressions the result of media hype? Well, what is in no doubt is that Loonyology is 200% Bronson and will transport the reader on the dizziest no-holds-barred roller-coaster ride of their lives, from suspense and shock to laughter and tears, and from Bronson the ‘Solitary King’ to Bronson the Philosopher, the Poet, the Artist, the Author, the Joker, the Walking Scar and the Freedom Fighter. Now 55 years old, and having spent most of his last 34 years as a maximum security ‘Bronco Zoo’ inmate, he’s a much wiser man as he looks back on...

Second Story Man
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 223

Second Story Man

Francis Hoyt, arrogant, athletic, brilliant, manipulative and ruthless, is a master burglar. He specializes in stealing high-end silver, breaking into homes that seem impenetrable. He’s never been caught in the act, although he has spent some time in prison on a related charge, time he used to hone his craft and make valuable connections. (Hoyt is based on two real-life master burglars: the so-called Dinnertime Bandit, who only stole when his victims were home, and The Silver Thief, who was only interested in high-end silver). Hoyt follows the money. In the winter, he works down south, primarily in southern Florida and Georgia, around the Atlanta area. Summers, he moves back up north, wher...