A controversial challenge to the works of Ron Chernow and David McCullough Lin-Manuel Miranda's play "Hamilton" has reignited interest in the founding fathers; it features Aaron Burr among its vibrant cast of characters. With Fallen Founder , Nancy Isenberg plumbs rare and obscure sources to shed new light on everyone?s favorite founding villain. The Aaron Burr whom we meet through Isenberg?s eye-opening biography is a feminist, an Enlightenment figure on par with Jefferson, a patriot, and?most importantly?a man with powerful enemies in an age of vitriolic political fighting. Revealing the gritty reality of eighteenth-century America, Fallen Founder is the authoritative restoration of a figure who ran afoul of history and a much-needed antidote to the hagiography of the revolutionary era.From the Trade Paperback edition. Views: 8
On the isle of Mauritius at the turn of the century the young Alexis L'Etang enjoys an idyllic existence with his parents and beloved sister - sampling the pleasures of privilege, exploring the onstellations and tropical flora, and dreaming of treasure buried long ago by the Unknown Corsair. But with his father's death, Alexis must leave his childhood paradise and enter the harsh world of privation and shame.Years later, Alexis has become obsessed with the idea of finding the Corsair's treasure; and through it, the lost magic and opulence of his youth. He abandons job and family, setting off on a quest that will take him from the remote tropical islands to the hell of the First World War, and from a love affair with the mysterious Ouma to a momentous confrontation with the search that has consumed his life.By turns harsh and lyrical, pointed and nostalgic, The Prospector is a 'parable of the human condition' (Le Monde) by one of the most significant... Views: 8
In Sophia Henry's blistering follow-up to Delayed Penalty, hailed as "sexy, fun, and full of angst" by L. P. Dover, a good girl and a hockey hunk face off against expectations--and this match is guaranteed to see plenty of action. Beneath her innocent facade, Gabriella Bertucci has her reasons to be standoffish with guys. Especially guys like Landon Taylor, a star defenseman on the minor-league Detroit Pilots and the object of a serious crush since he first walked into her family's market. But when Landon comes through for her in a moment of crisis, Gaby starts to wonder if there might be more to Landon than hard muscles and fast skates. Landon isn't afraid of telling Gaby that he's got it for her bad. The problem is, she seems unwilling to believe it. And though Landon enjoys his reputation as a cool-headed athlete, he hates losing--both on the rink and off. It's his competitiveness that makes him so damn good at what he does . . . but it also... Views: 8
Cleopatra Edison Oliver has a brand new business: Passion Clips. She and her best friend Caylee are going to take the world by storm with their personalized barrettes. All they need now is their big break. So when successful businesswoman Fortune A. Davies announces a new website where "kidpreneurs" can upload ads for their businesses, Cleo invites all of her customers to film an ad for FortuneTube. But making a commercial is different from running a business, and when Cleo's customers get fed up with her direction, she might lose her friends and her chance to shine. Meanwhile, Cleo is more and more certain that she wants to meet her birth parents — but she's starting to wonder if they will ever want to meet her. Can she win back her friends, take her business to the next level, and find the family she's been looking for? Views: 8
Wilderness Double #8: Early American settler Nathaniel King and his family face the untamed frontier. In "Winterkill" the Kings take in a pair of stranded travelers only to have their kindness repaid with vile treachery. in "Blood Truce" a deadly dispute among rival tribes blew up into a bloody ware, Nate had to make peace between the enemies - or he and his young family would be the first to lose their scalps. Views: 8
While Denny battles demons of his own and Cookie and Clancy disappear, a pregnant Fina Fitzgibbons investigates the death of her friend’s husband and in doing so lands in the middle of a group of art and drug traffickers. Views: 8
Professional cellist Natalya Tsvetnenko moves seamlessly among the elite where she fills the souls of symphony patrons with beauty even as she takes the lives of the corrupt of Australia's ruthless underworld. The cold, exacting assassin is hired to kill a woman who seems so innocent that Natalya can't understand why anyone would want her dead. As she gets to know her target, she can't work out why she even cares.Book One in The Law Game series is a dark lesbian thriller with plenty of twists in its tale. Views: 8
DO THE AGELESS DIE
ALONE?
The
City is in turmoil. Vince and the others are shaken by the events in the Spire.
With a lack of clear direction, the group is on the verge of completely pulling
apart. And then there is Izzy. Who is this mystery girl? Where did she come
from? As they delve deeper into the young girl’s past, they discover she may be
more important than they ever expected.
Vigo’s
Lament is the last of three books in the Age of End series. The trilogy
explores themes of life, death and everything in between. With a colorful cast
of villains, including a self-proclaimed freedom fighter, and a powerful
monarch, our heroes are pushed into constant peril. Will they live long enough
to see the end?
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