Marcus Salisbury is the owner of Micro Ware, a company that distributes personal computers. He is wealthy beyond description but he wants more. He wants to introduce his own personal computer and he would do whatever it took to make that happen including stealing trade secrets and even committing murder. Tyler McRenoylds owns his own company specializing in mergers and acquisitions. When he works with Marcus on a deal, he meets Marcus’ personal assistant, Lynn Blakely a torrid love affair begins and soon they are married. After a series of events, Marcus’ empire begins to tumble. At the same time Tyler finds himself in the middle of a feud between Lynn and her daughter, Shelly. When Lynn, is found dead the question remains: Who killed her? Was it Marcus, Tyler or was it her own daughter? In a dramatic conclusion Marcus is in hiding, Shelly has disappeared and Tyler is hiding out in Mexico. As he tries to make it across the border a wild shootout takes place.
In 1940 Colorado three strangers, drawn together by Fate, find themselves in a desperate struggle for survival on a frozen mountainside. An alcoholic priest hiding the shame of secret passions, a Basque shepherd boy seeking retribution for his negligence, and a woman journalist whose brazenness has destroyed her marriage are being torn apart by forces they no longer control. In their battle for redemption they are consumed by memories from the past. Their stories are painted with the broad brush of historical background covering the Irish "Troubles" of the '20's, the tragic drama of the Spanish Civil War, and the rise of Nazi Socialism in the early '30's. The plot involves the best and worst in relationships, dealing with life as it is. The collective adventures add to a montage of all the aspects of this fateful encounter, conveying the theme of failure, deliverance, and the miracle of human survival.
The Glory of Washington is the most comprehensive book ever written on the fabled and rapidly growing University of Washington athletic program. This book chronicles over 100 years of Husky athletics, listing yearly accounts of statistics, records, individual achievements, and team accomplishments. Fans of the Huskies will enjoy reading about legends such as Hugh McElhenny, Aretha Hill, Gil Dobie, Hec Edmundson, Jim Owens, Karen Deden, Al Ulbrickson, Hiram Conibear, Don James, and Marv Harshman. Included is a complete listing of letter winners and Olympic competitors. Even the most rabid Washington fan will discover something new in this collection of vignettes that tell the tale of the purple and gold.
Join the hilarious adventures of werewolf Snout and his buddy Stools of Keen Wolf; June Welder and her man, Mondo Dismo; Mr. Bad himself, Professor White "Highs In Burg" Water and his pals Pinkeye, Hulk, Skier, Klepto, and Mook, the P. I.; the great whizzer, Mooncalf and friends Bingo Bagging and Thrown Overboard, son of Threw, the Elvers, and Smug, the Dragon; Charlize McCarthy and Harry and sister, Fruit Loops of 'So I Married an Axe Murderer.' And many more.
It is 1970. Carlos Alvarado and Johnnie Littletree, known to each other as Knuckles and Geronimo, are a pair of urban outcasts. They can’t stay out of trouble for long. A local cop likes to harass them every chance he gets. Under the cloud of the draft and Vietnam, they are about to turn eighteen. The streets have taught them how to survive, but now it’s time to choose how to live. The street punks move on in their separate ways, one driven by hate and the other by hope. Sooner or later, they have to collide in a showdown nobody wants.
It is 1945 in Long Beach, New York, when three-year-old Brian Farley receives the scare of a lifetime. As little Brian bounces on his fathers stomach in a second-floor bedroom of their summer house, his father suddenly loses his grip, sending Brian out through the screen window and onto the sand below. As the summer house, normally a place of peace and respite, disrupts into chaos, little Brian has no idea that this particular event is just one of the many escapades he will experience growing up as an Irish Catholic boy in Brooklyn and Long Beach. Brian embarks on a memorable coming-of-age journey as the Farleys spend their winters in a borough thats undergoing many changesthe influx of Puerto Ricans, neighborhood deterioration, and the desertion of the Brooklyn Dodgersand their summers in paradise at their grandparents summer home. As Brian matures and falls in love with a beautiful, Puerto Rican classmate, only time will tell if their relationship will survive his mothers judgment and the shifting demographics of Brooklyn. But it is only after the family matriarch suddenly dies that everything Brian has ever known suddenly changes. In this compelling story, as a Brooklyn boy matures into adulthood amid a warm, loving, and sometimes conflicted New York family, he soon discovers he is responsible for his own happiness.
My Senior Year is the story of a seventeen-year-old boy whose life is turned upside down when he is forced to move to a new city one day before the beginning of his senior year of high school. But more than that, the story of Nick Bradford and the Belmont Street Boys is one of friendship that grows into lasting community. Along the way, Nick sees what life can become when people of influence use their power to serve others. Told in the style of a memoir, My Senior Year is a coming-of-age story filled with laughter, pathos, surprises, and the kind of interesting people found in the mixed culture of Pueblo, Colorado.
The good times continue to roll in this next collection of Garfield comic book stories! In this round, we see how the gang beats the heat, learn if Jon can finally stop being late, and if Nermal can set a world record! Also, Pet Force stops by!
By popular demand, we're collecting your favorite Pet Force stories from the past year, and throwing in an ALL-NEW story as well. You can't resist this extra-large helping of Planet Dorkon's finest!
Marcus Salisbury is the owner of Micro Ware, a company that distributes personal computers. He is wealthy beyond description but he wants more. He wants to introduce his own personal computer and he would do whatever it took to make that happen including stealing trade secrets and even committing murder. Tyler McRenoylds owns his own company specializing in mergers and acquisitions. When he works with Marcus on a deal, he meets Marcus’ personal assistant, Lynn Blakely a torrid love affair begins and soon they are married. After a series of events, Marcus’ empire begins to tumble. At the same time Tyler finds himself in the middle of a feud between Lynn and her daughter, Shelly. When Lynn, is found dead the question remains: Who killed her? Was it Marcus, Tyler or was it her own daughter? In a dramatic conclusion Marcus is in hiding, Shelly has disappeared and Tyler is hiding out in Mexico. As he tries to make it across the border a wild shootout takes place.
Private investigator Art Decco is on the casea]and heas flying high in Las Vegas. Art Decco, a well-known and highly publicized private investigator, has a new case. He has been hired to find a runaway teenage girl. The girl is no ordinary teenager. She is Danielle aDania Augusta. Danielle is the hottest teenage supermodel in the world, associated with hundreds of products from Rome to New York. aDania is a worldwide conglomerate. Art understands if the word leaked out that Dani is missing, the paparazzi will be out in full force. Art tracks the girl to Las Vegas and to Death Valley. Along the way Art comes in contact with a group of crazies who would like nothing better than to get their hands on Dani. A few would like to see her dead. In a dramatic climax, Art is fighting for his life while trying to save Danielleas. Heas dangling by one hand on the worldas fastest roller coaster spinning atop the Stratosphere Hotel, trying not to be Las Vegas Dead.
Michelle Thorne Johnston, a wealthy and well known socialite, is found murdered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. There is enough evidence and motive to arrest her husband, Clay. He proclaims his innocence and hires a well-publicized private investigator, Art Decco, to find the real killer. Art dives into the case and quickly uncovers several suspects. As he tries to learn who is telling the truth something else is bothering him. It appears that Clay doesn't seem too concerned. He is convinced, even if he went to trial, he never would be found guilty. He is rich and powerful and one of The Privileged.
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