A plague of vampirism has crept across the country, reducing once-thriving cities to ghost towns. In Chicago, a few scattered survivors hide behind the fortified walls of office buildings and museums, raiding deserted stores for dwindling supplies of clothing and food. Meanwhile a hungry vampire population also struggles for survival as their prey grows scarce, forcing them to capture alive the last remaining humans as breeding stock for the blood farms that will ensure their future. Now a small band of humans makes a despearate last stand against their vampire masters, fighting back with the only weapon that can kill the dead... Views: 60
'He was blamed for endless disasters, from failed exams to a bridge collapse, an avalanche, even a shipwreck: all due, in the stupid opinion of, first, his fellow-students and, later, his colleagues, to the penetrating power of his evil eye...'Profound and compassionate, Primo Levi was one of the most astonishing literary voices to emerge from the twentieth century. Whether describing the most beautiful poem ever composed or an invention gone horribly wrong, these eight exquisitely wrought stories open up a rich, fantastical world of wonder, adventure and cruel twists of fate, where nothing is as it seems.This book contains The Magic Paint, The Death of Marinese, Censorship in Bitinia, Knall, Gladiators, The Fugitive, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Buffet Dinner Views: 60
CRASH COURSE IN BABY CARE 101When Jack Ferris became a father by default, he had an armful of infant and less than half a clue. The high-powered executive desperately needed a "baby consultant," and alluring Frannie Brooks fit the bill. She had a special touch with the child--and with him.Frannie had once loved a man who only wanted her mommy skills--and vowed never again. But Jack made her feel like a sensual, desirable woman for the first time. Yet how could she be sure he truly wanted her...and not just her maternal instincts?Butler County Brides:Three small-town friends bring three of the sexiest, most powerful men to their knees! Views: 60
"Damn you bastards, coming here making trouble. Bunch of animals." The two police offers responding to a call about an open fire hydrant lash out furiously at the Puerto Rican residents of New York City's El Barrio neighborhood. It's the summer of 1941, and all ten-year-old Nilda wants to do is enjoy the cool water with her friends. But the policemen's curses end their fun, and their animosity is played out over and over again in Nilda's life. She is repeatedly treated with contempt and even disgust by adults in positions of authority: teachers, nurses and social workers.At home, though, she is surrounded by a large and loving—if somewhat eccentric— family that supports and encourages her artistic abilities. She experiences the onset of World War II and watches anxiously as several brothers go off to war; her stepfather's poor health means he can't work, causing serious financial difficulties for the family; one brother slinks off to the underworld, leaving... Views: 60
The narrator, Dawn, in Nobody Cries at Bingo invites the reader to witness first hand Dumont family life on the Okanese First Nation. Beyond the stereotypes and clichés of Rez dogs, drinking, and bingos, the story of a girl who loved to read begins to unfold. It is her hopes, dreams, and indomitable humour that lay bear the beauty and love within her family. It is her unerring eye that reveals the great bond of family expressed in the actions and affections of her sisters, aunties, uncles, brothers, cousins, nieces, nephews, and ultimately her ancestors. Life on the Rez is all here in rich technicolour as Dawn emerges fro home life through school life, and into the promise of a great future. The story embraces cultural differences and does it with the gread traditional medicine of laughter.ReviewEach night, I read a couple of chapters of Dawn Dumont's Nobody Cries at Bingo and I was virtually guaranteed a gut busting fit of laughter every few pages...Dumont tackles life on the Rez with all its richness and vibrancy. Certainly she brings into play the stereotypes of reservation lifedrinking, bingos, poverty, wife abuse and the school caste system. However, the book's universal appeal lies in the small hilarious moments, such as learning to ride a bike, applying makeup for a rock-punk Halloween costume, discovering a lack of athleticism and attending an older sister's wedding. These moments might appear insignificant. But Dumont is a stand-up comedian by trade whose work is highly sought after by CBC...Each chapter is an individual story recounted by a narrator called Dawn, leading you to believe the stories are at least partially autobiographical. But Dumont's strength as a writer is her easy-going street language and the way she sets up a funny situation with a clever turn of phrase for maximum effect. And you never really see the comedic clobbering coming until it hits you. For example, the first two paragraphs really set the book's tone. ""I was born in a small Saskatchewan town called Balcarres. The town had given itself the nickname 'Pride of the Prairie,' which is a pretty bold statement for a community that boasts more boarded-up stores and businesses than regular ones...Shortly after my debut, I was relocated to the Okanese reserve via a ride in our grandparents' car. Okanese is Cree for Rosebud. The reserve doesn't really have a nickname, although many people call it the 'armpit of the universe,' usually after they've lost an election.""And from this point on, the sassy, spirited humour just keeps barrelling along. There is nothing quite like laughter to erase intolerance and embrace cultural differences, and this is one of the best antidotes to racism on bookshelves to date. --St. Albert Gazette About the AuthorDawn Dumont is a Plains Cree comedian and actress born and raised in Saskatchewan, Canada. Dawn has made people laugh at comedy clubs across North America, including New York's Comic Strip and the New York Comdey Club and the Improv. She currently works for CBC radio, the Edmonton Journal and APTN. Her writing has been published in anthologies and her plays produced in Toronto. Views: 60
Few know the city of Los Angeles the way #1 bestselling author and acclaimed suspense master Jonathan Kellerman does. His thrilling novels of psychological drama and criminal detection make the capital of dreams a living, breathing character in all its glamour and infamy. That storied history of fame, seduction, scandal, and murder looms large in Mystery, as Alex Delaware finds himself drawn into a twisting, shadowy whodunit that's pure L.A. noir - and vintage Kellerman. The closing of their favorite romantic rendezvous, the Fauborg Hotel in Beverly Hills, is a sad occasion for longtime patrons Alex Delaware and Robin Castagna. And gathering one last time with their fellow faithful habitués for cocktails in the gracious old venue makes for a bittersweet evening. But even more poignant is a striking young woman - alone and enigmatic among the revelers - waiting in vain in elegant attire and dark glasses that do nothing to conceal her melancholy. Alex can't help wondering what her story is, and whether she's connected to the silent, black-suited bodyguard lingering outside the hotel.Two days later, Alex has even more to contemplate when police detective Milo Sturgis comes seeking his psychologist comrade's insights about a grisly homicide. To Alex's shock, the brutalized victim is the same beautiful woman whose lonely hours sipping champagne at the Fauborg may have been her last.But with a mutilated body and no DNA match, she remains as mysterious in death as she seemed in life. And even when a tipster's sordid revelation finally cracks the case open, the dark secrets that spill out could make Alex and Milo's best efforts to close this horrific crime not just impossible but fatal. Views: 60
Julian Washington, owner of The Washington Broadcasting Network, is making an obscene amount of money—but he wants more. Anderson Carter, his hot-shot producer, convinces him that reality TV shows are quickly becoming one of America's favorite pastimes, and if Julian produces Revelations, a new reality show based on the lives of four prominent Atlanta pastors and their families, it will catapult his new network to major success.Reverend Brandon Kitts, Evangelist Danita Hyatt, Apostle Zack (Bo) Morton, and Bishop Jimmy Snow sign on to allow the cameras to follow them inside the pulpit and in their private lives as the stars of this exciting, new show. As the cameras roll, the ministers each face individual struggles with secrets, expectations, and their own personal revelations. Each one discovers that they must seek diligently to find God's truth in the midst of the lies of reality television. Views: 60
Charlotte Butterworth may only be on her first London season, but she already knows she will never marry. 1.) Nothing interests her as much as numbers, a fact others consider worthy of great disdain. 2.) Her mother ran off with the vicar, a position the ton respects only at church. 3.) Charlotte has received some dreadful, utterly shocking news. The last point is the most serious. When the handsome, roguish Duke of Vernon gains possession of this information and seems inclined to share it, Charlotte needs to act quickly. Views: 60
At the end of what seems to be an ordinary day, Carter, a volunteer for his local animal shelter, heads home to his three dogs (Lucky, Bee-bo, & Rusty). Odd animal noises plague him through the night. When morning comes, hordes of zombie animals come crashing through the windows. When Lucky becomes a flesh hungry beast of the dead Carter is forced to do what he must in order to survive. Views: 60
Product DescriptionExposing his enemy's foundation as a fraud meant Brandon Dilson must pose as a charity case. In reality, the laid-back ranching magnate knew all about living large. It was exquisite irony that the foundation sent him to an image consultant. And a delicious bonus that she was the gorgeously buttoned-up Paige Adams.For this self-made career woman, their affair was as ill-advised as it was inevitable. Not only had she mixed business with pleasure, she was about to find out she'd fallen for an imposter. But Paige had a surprise for Brandon, as well—one that might alter the course of their lives.... Views: 60
Ainsley Rutherford is about to find out. For the past eight years, she's desperately tried to forget her first love—sexy, reckless Luke Collier. Of course, working at his family's orchard isn't the best way to get over him. She knew he'd show up sooner or later. Still, who'd have guessed she'd fall so willingly into his arms—and his bed—again?Luke had been dreading coming home to settle his grandfather's estate. But being with Ainsley again almost makes him forget why he left in the first place. The chemistry between them is as explosive as ever and the sex...Wow! In fact, he's even starting to rethink his future, giving Ainsley a prominent place in it. Can they really forget the past and make a brand-new start? It's a tempting thought.Until he discovers what Ainsley was hiding all those years.... Views: 60
