Pete Castle's Books

Super Casino

Inside the New Las Vegas

By: Pete Earley

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In this lively and probing book, award-winning author Pete Earley traces the extraordinary evolution of Las Vegas -- from the gaudy Mecca of the Rat Pack era to one of the country's top family vacation spots. He revisits the city's checkered history of moguls, mobsters, and entertainers, reveals the real stories of well-known power brokers like Steve Wynn and legends like Howard Hughes and Bugsy Siegel, and offers a fascinating portrait of the life, death, and fantastic rebirth of the Las Vegas Strip. Earley also documents the gripping tale of the entrepreneurs behind the rise and fall and rise again of one of the largest gaming corporations in the nation, Circus Circus -- to which he was given unique access. In his trademark you-are-there style, he takes us behind the scenes to meet the blackjack dealers and hookers, the heavy hitters and bit players, the security officers, cabbies, and showgirls who are caught up in the mercurial pace that pulses at the heart of this astounding city.

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Bantam

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0307429733

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9780307429735

Vengeance

A Novel

By: Newt Gingrich,Pete Earley

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Vengeance

A Novel

By: Newt Gingrich,Pete Earley

In this fast-paced political thriller, Major Brooke Grant joins the president's top-secret CIA team and races around the globe in pursuit of a terrorist known only as the Falcon. On the day of Major Brooke Grant's wedding, an explosive-packed rental truck detonates a deadly bomb, killing hundreds of her friends and family and endangering D.C.'s most powerful politicians. Saved by a last-minute fluke, Brooke seeks revenge against the master terrorist responsible, an international radical Islamist who is determined to murder her, bring America to its knees, and create a modern-day caliphate. With help from an odd duo -- a Saudi intelligence officer and an Israeli Mossad agent -- Brooke goes after her elusive zealot nemesis. But before the team can close in on their target, they discover that America's worst nightmare has come true. Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and Pulitzer Prize finalist Pete Earley deliver fast-paced writing and a frighteningly believable plot in this third installment of the bestselling Brooke Grant series. Set against the backdrop of Washington's political intrigue, Vengeance is a heart-pounding thriller that raises serious questions about our national security, the power of religious faith to inspire good and evil, the consequences of revenge, and the validity of our constitutional safeguards.

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Center Street

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1478923059

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9781478923053

Heavens Aflame

By: Andy Pete

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Heavens Aflame

By: Andy Pete

Death is only the beginning... of this story.Logan Gray was an average man living an average life. When he is killed prematurely, Gray discovers that his own particular Afterlife is anything but boring.Gray ends up in a cosmic bumper zone between Heaven and Hell, where he is not only a king, but a god. He was brought back to rescue Jesus, stop Satan and his advancing army, and lead the people in their time of greatest turmoil.The problem is that Logan Gray has no memory of his existence as king and god. He is a deity who thinks and feels like a man. Is he up to these mammoth tasks?With the help of an odd assortment of gods, heroes, angels, and demons, Gray enters Hell to rescue the kidnapped Jesus. Once there, Gray becomes lost and wanders through Hell, wondering where in the Hell am I? He is forced to fight his way out with a little help and a lot of problems. Heavens Aflame is an extremely clever fantasy adventure that only goes to prove the old adage: The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.

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Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency

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160976563X

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Three Sheets To The Wind

One Man's Quest For The Meaning Of Beer

By: Pete Brown

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Three Sheets To The Wind

One Man's Quest For The Meaning Of Beer

By: Pete Brown

Meet Pete Brown: beer jounalist, beer drinker and author of an irreverent book about British beer, Man Walks Into A Pub. One day, Pete's world is rocked when he discovers several countries produce, consume and celebrate beer far more than we do. The Germans claim they make the best beer in the world, the Australians consider its consumption a patriotic duty, the Spanish regard lager as a trendy youth drink and the Japanese have built a skyscrapter in the shape of a foaming glass of their favourite brew. At home, meanwhile, people seem to be turning their back on the great British pint. What's going on? Obviously, the only way to find out was to on the biggest pub crawl ever. Drinking in more than three hundred bars, in twenty-seven towns, in thirteen different countries, on four different continents, Pete puts on a stone in weight and does irrecoverable damage to his health in the pursuit of saloon-bar enlightenment. 'A fine book. . . the exact tone that a work on this social drug requires.' The Times 'Over 300 bars later and the man still manages to make you laugh.' Daily Mirror 'Carlsberg don't publish books. But if they did, they would probably come up with Three Sheets to the Wind...' Metro 'A marvellous book which is as enlightening about the countries he visited as any travel guide.' Adventure Magazine

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Pan Macmillan

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0330528238

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Lost in a Good Game

Why we play video games and what they can do for us

By: Pete Etchells

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Lost in a Good Game

Why we play video games and what they can do for us

By: Pete Etchells

Etchells writes eloquently ... A heartfelt defence of a demonised pastime' The Times 'Once in an age, a piece of culture comes along that feels like it was specifically created for you, the beats and words and ideas are there because it is your life the creator is describing. Lost In A Good Game is exactly that. It will touch your heart and mind. And even if Bowser, Chun-li or Q-Bert weren't crucial parts of your youth, this is a flawless victory for everyone' Adam Rutherford When Pete Etchells was 14, his father died from motor neurone disease. In order to cope, he immersed himself in a virtual world - first as an escape, but later to try to understand what had happened. Etchells is now a researcher into the psychological effects of video games, and was co-author on a recent paper explaining why WHO plans to classify 'game addiction' as a danger to public health are based on bad science and (he thinks) are a bad idea. In this, his first book, he journeys through the history and development of video games - from Turing's chess machine to mass multiplayer online games like World of Warcraft- via scientific study, to investigate the highs and lows of playing and get to the bottom of our relationship with games - why we do it, and what they really mean to us. At the same time, Lost in a Good Game is a very unusual memoir of a writer coming to terms with his grief via virtual worlds, as he tries to work out what area of popular culture we should classify games (a relatively new technology) under.

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Icon Books

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1785785060

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CI: Mission Liberty

An Army Counterintelligence Novel

By: David DeBatto,Pete Nelson

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CI: Mission Liberty

An Army Counterintelligence Novel

By: David DeBatto,Pete Nelson

This third thrilling espionage novel in the exciting CI series finds special agent David DeLuca up against those responsible for mass suffering in the war-torn African country of Niger.

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Grand Central Publishing

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0446559539

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9780446559539

Norwich in 50 Buildings

By: Pete Goodrum

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Norwich in 50 Buildings

By: Pete Goodrum

Explores the rich and fascinating history of the city of Norwich through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures.

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1445664038

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The Rat Queen

By: Pete Hautman

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The Rat Queen

By: Pete Hautman

From National Book Award winner Pete Hautman comes a mysterious modern-day fairy tale about developing a moral compass—and the slippery nature of conscience. For Annie’s tenth birthday, her papa gives her a pad of paper, some colored pencils, and the Klimas family secret. It’s called the nuodeema burna, or eater of sins. Every time Annie misbehaves, she has to write down her transgression and stick the paper into a hidey-hole in the floor of their house. But Annie’s inheritance has a dark side: with each paper fed to the burna, she feels less guilty about the mean things she says and does. As a plague of rats threatens her small suburban town and the mystery of her birthright grows, Annie—caught in a cycle of purging her misdeeds—begins to stop growing. It is only when she travels to her family’s home country of Litvania to learn more about the burna that Annie uncovers the magnitude of the truth. Gripping and emotionally complex, Pete Hautman’s inventive yarn for middle-grade readers draws on magical realism to explore coming of age and the path to moral responsibility.

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1536227242

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The East Salem Collection

Waking Hours, Darkness Rising, Fatal Tide

By: Lis Wiehl,Pete Nelson

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The East Salem Collection

Waking Hours, Darkness Rising, Fatal Tide

By: Lis Wiehl,Pete Nelson

All three novels from Lis Wiehl's supernatural mystery series are now available in one collection! “This smart, spooky, high-stakes mystery engaged my mind and my spirit. Tommy and Dani’s battle against the seen and unseen forces rising in East Salem has only just begun, but I’m fully invested in their journey.” —Erin Healy, bestselling author of Motherless and The Baker’s Wife Waking Hours Welcome to East Salem. A deceptively sleepy town where ancient supernatural forces are being awakened. A local high-school girl is found murdered in a park amid horse farms and the wealthy homes of northern Westchester County, New York. The shocking manner of her death intrigues forensic psychiatrist Dani Harris. All the suspects are teenagers who were at a party with the girl—yet none remembers what happened. Could one of them be a vicious killer? Or is something more sinister afoot—something tied to an ancient evil? Darkness Rising The evil in East Salem is no longer content to hide in the shadows. The stakes—and the darkness—are rising. Dani Harris thought there wasn’t much left that could surprise her after serving as a forensic psychiatrist in East Salem. And Tommy Gunderson has faced few challenges in his life that he couldn’t overcome by either physical strength or his celebrity status. But as they race to uncover what’s really happening behind the high walls of St. Adrian’s Academy, it becomes clear that supernatural forces have been at work here for generations. And now their focus is on making sure Dani and Tommy don’t interfere. Fatal Tide In East Salem, the elite St. Adrian’s Academy is at the nexus of a satanic apocalypse—and the fatal tide is rising. When Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights is reunited with the pagans who commissioned it, a dark prophecy begins to unfold in East Salem, beginning with a savage double-murder by hellish creatures straight out of the painting itself. The lone survivor of the attack, a seventeen-year-old Brit, finds sanctuary at Tommy Gunderson’s home—and the place is soon surrounded by demons who seem to be biding their time . . . but for how long? “A gripping plot, intriguing characters, supernatural underpinnings, and a splash of romance make Waking Hours a fast-paced and thoroughly enjoyable read. I want the next book in the series now!” —James L. Rubart, bestselling author of The Man He Never Wasand Rooms

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Thomas Nelson

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0718082621

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9780718082628

Full House

By: Pete Hautman,Francine P. Pascal,K. L. Going,Gary Phillips,Will Weaver

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Full House

By: Pete Hautman,Francine P. Pascal,K. L. Going,Gary Phillips,Will Weaver

Is there any greater thrill than staring down your opponent across the poker table, waiting for the card that will make or break your hand? Acclaimed YA novelist Pete Hautman would know—he’s been a poker fanatic for thirty years. And with poker now an international TV phenomenon, the time seems right for an anthology about this most exciting game. From a contest that pits a hapless teen against his girlfriend’s redneck family, to a midnight game with the Devil, to an Internet poker scheme gone horribly wrong, the stories here brilliantly reveal how poker can both irrevocably affect and eerily imitate teenage life.

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Penguin

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1440621179

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Life Is so Precious

By: Alton E. Pete

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Life Is so Precious

By: Alton E. Pete

In this incredible book, Alton E. Pete raises awareness to a number of imperative topics people are facing today. Pete shares personal tips and advice on how to deal with family issues, adversities and more. Petes purpose for writing this book is to encourage individuals to get back on track, to believe in the values of life itself and the importance of life. With the fast pace of todays world and its technological advances, many are overwhelmed and functioning under high levels of stress. However, life gives back what we put into it. Just about everyone gets stuck between lifes shifts and curves at one time or another, which happens to change our style. Pete expounds upon a period in which he overcame several adversities that had him asking God, why me?. Through such trials he came to the realization that when God has a plan for your life, you can try to run but you cant hide. Ultimately, God desires to get glory from and through your life. So, when you are feeling weak, repeat to yourself that you are strong. We dont always have to wait until the holiday seasons are here. We can express so many forms of love every single day to as many as we can. Lose the fear. Its ok to be aware, just dont let your love for one another slip or fade away. Instead, let the brotherly love and the sisterly love continue; we are helpers of one another. Lets demonstrate and show the compassion of Gods love everywhere. On this journey, when your direction in life leaves you feeling a little weary or vulnerable. Remember, there is hope for the hopeless. God is still a father to the fatherless, hes God enough to be a mother to the motherless. Hes also a Perfect friend to the friendless. Enjoy!

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1524524255

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Trail and Fell Running in the Yorkshire Dales

40 runs in the National Park, including the Three Peaks

By: Pete Ellwood

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Trail and Fell Running in the Yorkshire Dales

40 runs in the National Park, including the Three Peaks

By: Pete Ellwood

Guidebook to 40 great trail and fell runs in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Ranging from 5 to 24 miles, the graded runs start from bases such as Hawes, Settle, Ingleton, Dent, Sedbergh, Malham and Grassington and take in the region's diverse delights, from castles and waterfalls to iconic mountains such as Whernside, Ingleborough and Pen-Y-Ghent. For those seeking a longer challenge, the Pendragon Castle to Skipton Castle Ultra is also described. In addition to clear route description, mapping and gradient profiles, the guide also provides background information on local races and running clubs, the history of running in the region, as well as practical information on safety, equipment, navigation, maps, transport and accommodation. Sandwiched between the Lake District and the Pennines, the Yorkshire Dales showcases some of the finest running terrain in the British Isles. Offering a delightful mix of medium sized peaks and broad open moorland, it is a must-visit destination for those seeking off-road runs with enchanting views.

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Cicerone Press Limited

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1783627123

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9781783627127

Curating the American Past

A Memoir of a Quarter Century at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History

By: Pete Daniel

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Curating the American Past

A Memoir of a Quarter Century at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History

By: Pete Daniel

In Curating the American Past, Pete Daniel takes readers behind the "Staff Only" door at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History to reveal how curators collect objects, plan exhibits, navigate public-sector politics, and bring alive the events, characters, and concepts that define our shared history"--

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University of Arkansas Press

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1682261972

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Norfolk Broads The Biography

By: Pete Goodrum

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Norfolk Broads The Biography

By: Pete Goodrum

The history of this beautiful and intriguing area, from the Romans to the present day.

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144561328X

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Goodbye To Boleyn

West Ham's Final Season at Upton Park and the Big Kick-off at Stratford

By: Pete May

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Goodbye To Boleyn

West Ham's Final Season at Upton Park and the Big Kick-off at Stratford

By: Pete May

Essex scribe and literary Hammer Pete May writes with humour and eloquence about the most turbulent year of change at the Boleyn since Ken's Café got a tub of Flora." Phill Jupitus West Ham's final season at the Boleyn Ground was always going to be memorable. It featured a new manager in Slaven Bilic, the arrival of a French magician called Dimitri Payet and away wins at Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City - not to mention an unexpected tilt at the top four and an epic last game at the Boleyn against Man United. But a new beginning is around the corner and, as he and his fellow Hammers prepare to swap the gritty East End streets of E13 for the shiny shopping centres of Stratford, lifelong supporter Pete May reflects on the special place the Boleyn Ground has occupied in the hearts of generations of Irons fans. Whether it's the infamous chants of the Bobby Moore Stand, the pre-match fry-ups at Ken's Café or the joys of sticky carpets, rubbish ale and blokes singing on pool tables in the pubs around Upton Park, Pete's memories are sure to resonate with legions of the claret-and-blue army as they say farewell to the Boleyn and enter a new era at the London Stadium.

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1785901982

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Sugar, Gravy, Pleasure

An Indie Odyssey in Peterborough

By: Pete Elderkin

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Sugar, Gravy, Pleasure

An Indie Odyssey in Peterborough

By: Pete Elderkin

Growing up in Peterborough, voted the ‘worst place to live in England & the UK’, certainly had its challenges. But a love for Nick Cave’s band and a passion for indie music launched the author, Pete Elderkin, on a series of extraordinary events while following a dream to reach that holy grail for rock groups, a BBC Radio One John Peel session. Sugar, Gravy, Pleasure details the ups and downs of being in the wrong place and time while trying to DJ and run an exciting alternative music club in a what seemed a hostile, provincial environment. This is a wry, self-depreciating memoir set over eleven years and telling the true story of The Sugar Club and how it, improbably, became one of the longest running nightclubs in the UK. It captures, with first-hand contributors, the fun experiences and social history of the unique 1990s and 2000s, when the grunge and Britpop scenes came from out of nowhere to the forefront of the UK music scene. "I loved it. A beautiful, big-hearted book. Sugar, Gravy, Pleasure is a love letter to a lost time when music was at the centre of the universe." Tony Parsons, journalist, broadcaster and author.

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180514927X

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Secret Northwest Indiana: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

By: Joseph S. Pete

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Secret Northwest Indiana: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

By: Joseph S. Pete

Where in the landlocked state of Indiana can you sunbathe on a beach in the shadow of hulking steel mills, surf by an oil refinery, or scuba-dive to see old shipwrecks? A blend of Indiana and neighboring Chicago, Northwest Indiana is a one-of-a-kind place filled with wonders, like Frank Lloyd Wright-designed homes and a hike USA Today described as one of the country’s most scenic. And behind its unique “coastal” setting lie some equally intriguing hidden gems and untold stories. Secret Northwest Indiana: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure leads a whirlwind tour of the Calumet Region that extends from Chicago’s far South Side, through the south suburbs and Northwest Indiana, and into Southwest Michigan. Read about a submarine inventor who sailed under Lake Michigan and the free-spirited Diana of the Dunes, who inspired preservation efforts that led to the Indiana Dunes National Park. Explore hidden Nike missile silos, bygone ski jumps, secret spots to photograph the jets taking off for the Chicago Air and Water Show, and the infamous Marriage Mill, where celebrities flocked to get hitched. Prepare for singing porta-potties, tree graveyards, and other strangeness. Local author and journalist Joseph S. Pete gives you a look behind the curtain in a region you might think you already know well. With his stories and tips, you’ll find no shortage of new secret places to explore in Northwest Indiana.

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Reedy Press LLC

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1681063662

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9781681063669

Historic England: Norfolk

Unique Images from the Archives of Historic England

By: Pete Goodrum

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Historic England: Norfolk

Unique Images from the Archives of Historic England

By: Pete Goodrum

An illustrated history of one of Britain’s finest counties – Norfolk. Using photographs taken from the unique Historic England Archive.

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1445691523

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9781445691527

The Prop

A Novel

By: Pete Hautman

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The Prop

A Novel

By: Pete Hautman

National Book Award winner Pete Hautman delivers a fast-paced mystery set in the torrid, unforgiving Southwestern desert, where the stakes are sky high and all bets are off. Peeky Kane is a prop player at an Arizona casino owned by the Santa Cruz tribe. Her job is to play poker. She makes a handsome living off the suckers who populate the card room. Life is sweet. But something's not right at Casino Santa Cruz. When Peeky inadvertently finds herself in a fixed game and comes away a couple thousand dollars richer, she finds herself drawn unwittingly toward the dark side of professional poker. Peeky has always thought of herself as a straight shooter, but now things aren't so clear. And they're about to get a lot murkier. When a band of clown-masked robbers makes off with millions of the casino's dollars and leaves behind four corpses, Peeky recognizes one of the robbers as a casino employee, and fears that one of her closest loved ones might also be involved. That same day, Peeky's son-in-law turns up to tell her that Jaymie, her beloved daughter, has been stealing money from Peeky for years to feed a crack habit. Numb from these revelations, Peeky is compelled to action by an unlikely source when the most powerful member of the Santa Cruz tribe calls upon her to help him save his troubled casino. Peeky must draw on her years of reading poker faces and playing the odds to save the casino, her daughter, and herself.

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Simon and Schuster

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0743288904

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9780743288903

Bergson And Modern Thought

By: Pete A Y Gunter,Andrew C. Papanicolaou

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Bergson And Modern Thought

By: Pete A Y Gunter,Andrew C. Papanicolaou

First Published in 1987. This book explores the implications of Henri Bergson's philosophy for contemporary science, discussing the misinformed view that Bergsonism stands for a romantic revival of anti-scientific vitalism notwithstanding. Likewise, this study draws value in that Bergson's philosophy appears to offer guidelines as to how to restore paradigmatic cohesiveness between modern physics and the life sciences. The authors argue that Bergson's ideas stand a better chance of being appreciated and their heuristic value harnessed today because the infra-structure alluded to before, is now in place.

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Routledge

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1134329091

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McCarthy's Bar

A Journey of Discovery in Ireland

By: Pete McCarthy

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McCarthy's Bar

A Journey of Discovery in Ireland

By: Pete McCarthy

It was half past five in the morning as I lurched through the front door of the B&B. Mrs. O'Sullivan appeared just in time to see me pause to admire the luminous Virgin holy water stand with integral night-light, and knock it off the wall. Politely declining the six rounds of ham sandwiches on the tray she was holding, I edged gingerly along the hallway to the wrong bedroom door and opened it." Despite the many exotic places Peter McCarthy has visited, he finds that nowhere else can match the particular magic of Ireland, his mother's homeland. In McCarthy's Bar, his journey begins in Cork and continues along the west coast to Donegal in the north. Traveling through spectacular landscapes, but at all times obeying the rule, "never pass a bar that has your name on it," he encounters McCarthy's bars up and down the land, meeting fascinating people before pleading to be let out at four o'clock in the morning. Through adventures with English hippies who have colonized a desolate mountain; roots-seeking, buffet-devouring American tourists; priests for whom the word "father" has a loaded meaning; enthusiastic Germans who "here since many years holidays are making;" and his fellow barefoot pilgrims on an island called Purgatory, Peter pursues the secrets of Ireland's global popularity and his own confused Irish-Anglo identity. Written by someone who is at once an insider and an outsider, McCarthy's Bar is a wonderfully funny and affectionate portrait of a rapidly changing country.

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1466866373

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9781466866379

The Ex-Files

By: Pete Johnson

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The Ex-Files

By: Pete Johnson

Not sure what to do when you've been dumped? Join the Ex-Files society and let them help you. Let's face it - we've all been there. And how do you cope when your boyfriend goes off with your best friend, or the girl you thought was 'the one' dumps you by email? Bella and Joss are going to pieces until they meet Rupert, who runs the Ex-Files. Motto: there's no one you can't get over. But they have to follow the rules exactly, even when the Big Relapse looms for them both. But surely sometimes people can get back together - can't they? Pete Johnson takes another affectionate and funny look at the ups and downs of teenage life in this sparky tale of love and how to get over it.

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0141927267

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Going Home: Essays, Articles, and Stories in Honour of the Andersons

By: Pete Myers

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Going Home: Essays, Articles, and Stories in Honour of the Andersons

By: Pete Myers

In Going Home the reader will find an eclectic celebrationof the diverse skills students develop at Oak Hill to understand and apply the gospel to daily life. From ancient Hebrew studies to telling stories to toddlers: the grace of Christ which is taking us home sweetens everything.True ministers of the gospel model their message(2 Tim 3:10-11). It is that spirit of gospel practice whichthis volume is celebrating."You get a fair idea of the great esteem and affection inwhich the Anderson family is held from the way so manymembers of the Oak Hill College community havecontributed to this Festschrift."From the Preface by Mike Ovey

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1291121676

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Portland Like a Local: By the People Who Call It Home

By: Alex Frane,Jenni Moore,Pete Cottell,DK Travel

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Portland Like a Local: By the People Who Call It Home

By: Alex Frane,Jenni Moore,Pete Cottell,DK Travel

Keen to explore a different side of Portland? Like a Local is the book for you. This isn't your ordinary travel guide. Beyond Portland's iconic food trucks are hidden comic stores, eclectic dive bars and quirky galleries that locals love - and that's where this book takes you. Turn the pages to discover: - The small businesses and community strongholds that add character to this vibrant city, recommended by true locals. - 6 themed walking tours dedicated to specific experiences such as vintage shopping and waterfront walks. - A beautiful gift book for anyone seeking to explore Portland. - Helpful 'what3word' addresses, so you can pinpoint all the listed sights. Compiled by three proud Portlanders, this stylish travel guide is packed with Portland's best experiences and hidden spots, handily categorized to suit your mood and needs. Whether you're a restless Portlander on the hunt for a new hangout, or a visitor keen to discover a side you won't find in traditional guidebooks, Portland Like A Local will give you all the inspiration you need. About Like A Local: These giftable and collectible guides from DK Eyewitness are compiled exclusively by locals. Whether they're born-and-bred or moved to study and never looked back, our experts shine a light on what it means to be a local: pride for their city, community spirit and local expertise. Like a Local will inspire readers to celebrate the secret as well as the iconic - just like the locals who call the city home. Looking for another guide to Portland? Explore further with our DK Eyewitness guide to the Pacific Northwest.

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Keeps

By: Pete Fowler

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Keeps

By: Pete Fowler

Castle Frazer is a 27-year-old gambler and "steering man". Rich Stillman is an 11-year-old poolshark. The two meet in Kentucky in the early 1940s and, under Castle's tutelage, little Rich quickly graduates from pool to poker (and later, money gin games), for which he has an exceptional aptitude. Castle guides Rich, and his team of kid card players, into games with police, priests, moonshiners, high rollers, even the mob. As Rich evolves from a small-time take-off artist to a wizard-like games master, the stakes get bigger and bigger. But there is a price to be paid in the end. This is the story of the turning-out of a genius card player, a rare look into the dangerous world of a high-stakes hustler. And amazingly, it's all true.

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Anthony Curtis

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0929712064

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Life, Death and Rubbish Disposal in Roman Norton, North Yorkshire

Excavations at Brooklyn House 2015-16

By: Janet Phillips,Pete Wilson

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Life, Death and Rubbish Disposal in Roman Norton, North Yorkshire

Excavations at Brooklyn House 2015-16

By: Janet Phillips,Pete Wilson

This volume reports on excavations in advance of the development of a site in Norton-on-Derwent, North Yorkshire close to the line of the main Roman road running from the crossing point of the River Derwent near Malton Roman fort to York. This site provided much additional information on aspects of the poorly understood ‘small town’ of Delgovicia.

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Archaeopress Publishing Ltd

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1789698391

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White Masculinity in Crisis in Hollywood’s Fin de Millennium Cinema

By: Pete Deakin

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White Masculinity in Crisis in Hollywood’s Fin de Millennium Cinema

By: Pete Deakin

White Masculinity in Crisis in Hollywood’s Fin de Millennium Cinema claims that Hollywood cinema had a significant relationship with the millennial crisis of masculinity. From Fight Club (Fincher, 1999) and American Psycho (Harron, 2000), to Office Space (Judge, 1999), The Matrix (Wachowski’s, 1999) and American Beauty (Mendes, 1999), Pete Deakin attests that alongside the emergent “crisis” came a definitive body of some twenty-five Hollywood “crisis” titles; each film with a representational concern for the apparent “masculine malaise”. Asking whether Hollywood helped create, propel or sooth the very notion of the crisis-of-masculinity at this time, Deakin engages with some important cultural questions: how discursive—or even authentic—was it, and more vitally, whose actual crisis was this? To this end, scholars of film studies, media studies, gender studies, history, and sociology will find this book particularly useful.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1498585205

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Climber's Guide to Devil's Lake

By: Sven Olof Swartling,Pete Mayer

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Climber's Guide to Devil's Lake

By: Sven Olof Swartling,Pete Mayer

A new edition of the popular guidebook to nearly 1800 climbing routes, with new GPS waypoints, map coordinates, altimeter readings, approach information, and landmark photographs from most major climbing areas.

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Univ of Wisconsin Press

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0299228541

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Climbing Lessons

Inside Outdoor Education

By: Pete McDonald

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Climbing Lessons

Inside Outdoor Education

By: Pete McDonald

Climbing Lessons describes the work of an instructor of outdoor pursuits from the late 1960s to the early 1990s. It is set mainly at an outdoor-education centre in Derbyshire, northern England. The book is accessible to casual, non-specialist readers as well as to outdoor professionals. It presents outdoor education in plain English. Climbing Lessons gives one person’s perspective. It covers one period. Its style differs sharply and deliberately from that of academic works on outdoor education. The author turned somersaults to avoid the jargon of education. One tertiary lecturer remarked: ‘I made use of one of the chapters in a new unit ... I was struck by how accurately it reflects the reality of working in an outdoor centre … ’ Page size: A5 Covers: Softback Number of pages: 384 About: Outdoor Education, Outdoor Leadership, Rockclimbing, Caving, Walking, Derbyshire.

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Pete McDonald

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0473048701

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9780473048709

Stabs

Annual Camp

By: Pete MC Hough

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Stabs

Annual Camp

By: Pete MC Hough

Pre 9-11. During a 1980s peacetime training exercise for the eventuality of war in Europe, a Territorial Army Unit was under the direction of a novice Commanding Officer. Half of the TA Unit were old guard hobby soldiers, the other half were young impressionable fighting-fit junior soldiers, ripe for being lead astray if unchallenged. What could possibly go wrong?

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Lulu.com

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0244454256

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9780244454258

Jack Hylton

By: Pete Faint

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Jack Hylton

By: Pete Faint

The definitive biography of British dance band leader and theatrical impresario Jack Hylton, tracing his life from the industrial North of England to London's glittering West End.

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1326061399

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CI: Dark Target

An Army Counterintelligence Novel

By: David DeBatto,Pete Nelson

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CI: Dark Target

An Army Counterintelligence Novel

By: David DeBatto,Pete Nelson

In this second riveting novel, Army Counterintelligence Special Agent David DeLuca and his CI Team--an army within the Army--are up against a rogue enemy who has commandeered a deadly new technology. Original.

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Grand Central Publishing

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0446559520

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Otherwood

By: Pete Hautman

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Otherwood

By: Pete Hautman

What happened in the woods that day? Pete Hautman’s riveting middle-grade novel touches on secrets and mysteries — and the power of connections with family and friends. “Hatred combined with lies and secrets can break the world.” Grandpa Zach used to say that before he died, but Stuey never really knew what he meant. It was kind of like how he used to talk about quantum physics or how he used to say ghosts haunted their overgrown golf course. But then one day, after Stuey and his best friend, Elly Rose, spend countless afternoons in the deadfall in the middle of the woods, something totally unbelievable happens. As Stuey and Elly Rose struggle to come to grips with their lives after that reality-splitting moment, all the things Grandpa Zach used to say start to make a lot more sense. This is a book about memory and loss and the destructive nature of secrets, but also about the way friendship, truth, and perseverance have the ability to knit a torn-apart world back together.

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Candlewick Press

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1536203742

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(Not So) Old Men and the Sea

A Toe in the Cruising Waters

By: Pete Prestegaard

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(Not So) Old Men and the Sea

A Toe in the Cruising Waters

By: Pete Prestegaard

The author and his First Class Mate have provided those who may be new to boating with hundreds of tips to help make their cruising experiences safe and pleasurable " -Jennifer Castle Field, President, Chapman School of Seamanship "Prestegaard's writing has style and elegance, and a way of stoking the imagination. If you're one of the old or idle retirees looking for a change in your routine, read Pete's (Not So) Old Men and the Sea." -Ron & Eva Stob, Founders, America's Great Loop Cruisers' Assoc. "A fun read about the joys and memorable experiences of the cruising lifestyle. It should inspire others to venture off on this journey of a lifetime." -Bill Parlatore, Editor in Chief, PassageMaker Magazine "Enjoyed the read. Entertaining and informative." -Rich Wall, Boat US/West Marine "It's simply Cruising 101" -Jim Meier, Sea Ray Boats Inc. (Not So) Old Men and the Sea covers portions of six years of the author's life, a time when he, his wife and sea dog Bingo experienced first-hand lessons as they prepared for, then negotiated, the legendary Great Circle/Loop of Eastern, Canadian, Midwestern and Southern waters aboard their 38' cruiser, The Family Fjord. In all, they transited over 100 locks, 6000 nautical miles and one over-the-road haul across Wisconsin. NSOM can easily be a blueprint for the novice cruiser who dreams of taking extended coastal or river voyages "on his own bottom." It starts with the glories of cruising and rapidly gets specific about boat, power, options, human factors and experiences, coupled with vignettes of what everyday distance cruising is like. The book features an overriding focus on safety, and author Pete Prestegaard also helpfully includes money-saving tips throughout.

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0595298273

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