"One of the most peculiar and memorable true-crime books ever." —Christian Science Monitor"Fascinating from the first page to the last—you won't be able to put it down." —Southern LivingA rollicking true-crime adventure and a thought-provoking exploration of the human drive to possess natural beauty for readers of The Stranger in the Woods, The Lost City of Z, and The Orchid Thief.On a cool June evening in 2009, after performing a concert at London's Royal Academy of Music, twenty-year-old American flautist Edwin Rist boarded a train for a suburban outpost of the British Museum of Natural History. Home to one of the largest ornithological collections in the world, the Tring museum was full of rare bird specimens whose gorgeous feathers were worth staggering amounts of money to the men who shared Edwin's obsession: the Victorian art of salmon fly-tying. Once inside the museum, the champion fly-tier grabbed... Views: 14
High school bandmates Shawna, Rev, and Cass are offered their very first gig. The only problem is, it's two states away and they can't get their parents on board. So they do what any rock-'n'-roll band would: sneak out! As they race against time, they find that life on the road is much stranger than they'd imagined. Can they keep their band together long enough to make it to the gig? Rocky Road is from Summer Road Trip, an EPIC Press series, a division of ABDO. Views: 14
I'll do whatever it takes for her and my secret baby…
The second I got out of prison was my fresh start.
My old man died while I was inside, so now I’m the heir.
A bona fide billionaire.
But there's one thing missing;
Charlotte.
The girl I f*@ked before prison.
The girl I’ve just met again.
The girl who’s kept a helluva secret… a baby.
My baby.
Charlotte might've been just a fu@k, but I thought about her from time to time.
That coppery-red hair… Those dark blue eyes… That creamy freckled skin…
I want to be in our kid’s life.
But old habits die hard.
Can a bad boy billionaire like me be a good father? A good husband?
Time to try... Views: 14
