In the bleak environment of Pittsburgh's notorious Riverview Penitentiary, handsome and headstrong Oliver Priddy is determined to find hope at whatever cost. This is a transformative tale of a troubled young man's struggle to survive within the U.S. prison system as a lifer without possibility of parole. Views: 71
The untold story of how meat made America: a tale of the self-made magnates, pragmatic farmers, and impassioned activists who shaped us into the greatest eaters and providers of meat in historyThe moment European settlers arrived in North America, they began transforming the land into a meat-eater's paradise. Long before revolution turned colonies into nation, Americans were eating meat on a scale the Old World could neither imagine nor provide: an average European was lucky to see meat once a week, while even a poor American man put away about two hundred pounds a year.Maureen Ogle guides us from that colonial paradise to the urban meat-making factories of the nineteenth century to the hyperefficient packing plants of the late twentieth century. From Swift and Armour to Tyson, Cargill, and ConAgra. From the 1880s cattle bonanza to 1980s feedlots. From agribusiness to today's "local" meat suppliers and organic countercuisine. Along the way, Ogle explains how... Views: 71
This marvelous collection by one of science fiction's most thoughtful and graceful writers belongs on the bookshelf of anyone interested in literary science fiction. Collected here for the first time, Ted Chiang's award-winning stories-recipients of the Nebula, Sturgeon, Campbell, and Asimov awards-offer a feast of science, speculation, humanity, and lyricism. Standouts include "Tower of Babylon," in which a miner ascends the fabled tower in order to break through the vault of heaven; "Division by Zero," a precise and heartbreaking examination of the disintegration of hope and love; and "Story of Your Life," in which a linguist learns an alien language that reshapes her view of the world. Chiang has the gift that lies at the heart of good science fiction: a human story, beautifully told, in which the science is an expression of the deeper issues that the characters must confront. Full of remarkable ideas and unforgettable moments, Stories of Your Life and Others is highly recommended. — Roz Genessee Views: 71
Hellsmouth, an indomitable Thoroughbred with the blood of Triple Crown winners in her veins, runs for the glory of the Forge family, one of Kentucky's oldest and most powerful dynasties. Henry Forge has partnered with his daughter, Henrietta, in an endeavor of raw obsession: to breed the next superhorse, the next Secretariat. But when Allmon Shaughnessy, an ambitious young black man, comes to work on their farm, the violence of the Forges' history and the exigencies of appetite are brought starkly into view. Entangled in fear, prejudice, and lust, the three tether their personal dreams of glory to the speed and grace of Hellsmouth.A spiraling tale of wealth and poverty, racism and rage, The Sport of Kings is an unflinching portrait of lives cast in shadow by the enduring legacy of slavery. C. E. Morgan, who received a 2016 Windham–Campbell Prize for Fiction, has given life to a tale as mythic and fraught as the South itself—a moral epic for our time. Views: 71
THE GUNSMITH hits the Big Apple.Clint Adams is on the trail of a couple of con artists who bilked a Denver widow out of her wealth and left her dead. The search takes him into the notorious Five Points neighborhood of New York City, where thievery and murder are a way of life. Views: 71
Princess and Bodyguard. Royal Romance. Suspenseful Thriller.A standalone novel containing a full-length romance with HEA ending and no cliffhangers.Princess ElizabethWhen Elizabeth falls for Callum Evans, the man of her dreams, she finds out that he is really an undercover bodyguard hired by her parents to protect her from an insidious threat against the royal family.Bodyguard CallumCallum is a handsome, cocky bodyguard. He knows what he wants and always gets it... that is until he meets Elizabeth who's unlike any girl he has ever met.Initially repelled by each other and despite trying to keep their distance, Elizabeth and Callum find a passion igniting between them as the danger escalates. In order to foil a terrorist plot, they have set away their differences to save the day before time runs out. Will they pull through?Note: Princess Bodyguard is a... Views: 71
Once a world-class wrestler, Cardinal now serves as hired muscle for a second-rate Chicago mobster. While collecting a parcel from a gangland lowlife, Cardinal witnesses the man's murder. Cardinal embarks on search for answers that will reveal a world of metallic charms and weapons, all forged with unimaginable powers, and a mysterious order intent on retrieving their relic. Views: 71
The eighth novel in the critically acclaimed Inspector Alan Banks series. Detective Inspector Banks had seen crimes just as savage in London, but somehow the murder of a teenage girl seemed all the more shocking in the quiet Yorkshire village of Eastvale. Deborah Harrison had been found one foggy night in the churchyard behind St Mary's, strangled with the strap of her school satchel. But Deborah was no typical sixteen-year-old. Her father was a powerful financier who ran in the highest echelons of industry, defence and classified information. And Deborah, it seemed, enjoyed keeping secrets of her own… Views: 71
A literary B-movie monster-fest, Clickers is a cult classic reminiscent of those old fashioned Saturday evening Creature-Features. When thousands of giant crab-scorpion creatures invade a quiet Maine town, all hell breaks loose. Novelist Rick Sychek joins the residents of Phillipsport, Maine to fight the creatures and save the town. However, something far worse is hunting them... Views: 71
