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EBOOK Penny and Her Marble (I Can Read Level 1) isbn : 0062082051 Title : Penny and Her Marble (I Can Read Level 1) Author : Kevin Henkes   Greenwillow Books Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkes’s award-winning Penny returns in the third I Can Read story about a sweet and curious mouse, perfect for fans of  Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, Owen , and Chrysanthemum .  When Penny spots a marble in Mrs. Goodwin's front yard, she picks it up, puts it in her pocket, and takes it home. It's a beautiful marble—it's big, shiny, blue, smooth, and fast, and Penny loves it. But does the marble really belong to Penny? Penny and Her Marble was named a 2014 Geisel Honor book by the American Library Association. This annual award, given to the most distinguished books for beginning readers, is named for the world-renowned children's author Theodor Geisel, also known as Dr. Seuss. Kevin Henkes is a master at creating beautifully illustrated books that resonate with young childr...

PDF Penny and Her Song isbn : 0062081950 Title : Penny and Her Song Author : Kevin Henkes   When Penny comes home from school, she is ready to sing her song. But the babies are sleeping, and Mama and Papa are worried that Penny will wake them up. Oh, but it is a good song, a really wonderful song . . . and Penny wants more than anything to sing it. What do you think will happen? click here to download    

EBOOK Erasing Death: The Science That Is Rewriting the Boundaries Between Life and Death isbn : 0062080601 Title : Erasing Death: The Science That Is Rewriting the Boundaries Between Life and Death Author : Sam Parnia   Erasing Death: The Science That Is Rewriting the Boundaries Between Life and Death reveals that death is not a moment in time. Death, rather, is a process—a process that can be interrupted well after it has begun. Innovative techniques have proven to be effective in revitalizing both the body and mind, but they are only employed in approximately half of the hospitals throughout the United States and Europe.   Dr. Sam Parnia, Director of the AWARE Study (AWAreness during REsuscitation) and one of the world’s leading experts on the scientific study of death and near-death experiences (NDE), presents cutting-edge research from the front lines of critical care and resuscitation medicine while also shedding light on the ultimate mystery: What happens to huma...

PDF The Martian Chronicles isbn : 006207993X Title : The Martian Chronicles Author : Ray Bradbury   Harper Perennial The strange and wonderful tale of man’s experiences on Mars, filled with intense images and astonishing visions. Now part of the Voyager Classics collection. The Martian Chronicles tells the story of humanity’s repeated attempts to colonize the red planet. The first men were few. Most succumbed to a disease they called the Great Loneliness when they saw their home planet dwindle to the size of a fist. They felt they had never been born. Those few that survived found no welcome on Mars. The shape-changing Martians thought they were native lunatics and duly locked them up. But more rockets arrived from Earth, and more, piercing the hallucinations projected by the Martians. People brought their old prejudices with them – and their desires and fantasies, tainted dreams. These were soon inhabited by the strange native beings, with their caged flowers and birds ...

READING Toot and Pop! isbn : 0062077503 Title : Toot and Pop! Author : Sebastien Braun   Pop, the tiny tugboat, works hard helping all the big boats in the harbor. That is, until the day a huge new ship, Toot, is launched. Toot doesn't want help from anyone—especially Pop. But when Toot runs into trouble, it's up to little Pop to come to the rescue! click here to download    

PDF The Berenstain Bears: Gone Fishin'! (I Can Read Level 1) isbn : 0062075594 Title : The Berenstain Bears: Gone Fishin'! (I Can Read Level 1) Author : Mike Berenstain   Take a fishing trip with Papa, Brother, Sister, and Honey in this lively addition to the classic New York Times bestselling Berenstain Bears series. Papa can’t wait to use his fancy new gear on a fishing trip with his cubs. But Brother, Sister, and Honey prefer to fish with their bamboo poles and bent pins. Can the cubs’ simple tools be any match for Papa’s shiny new gear? The Berenstain Bears: Gone Fishin’! is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it’s perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.   click here to download    

DOWNLOAD The Berenstain Bears: We Love Our Mom! isbn : 0062075470 Title : The Berenstain Bears: We Love Our Mom! Author : Jan Berenstain   HarperFestival With Mother's Day only a week away, Brother and Sister Bear are looking for the perfect present for Mama. After all, Mama Bear is always there for her cubs! When Brother scrapes his knees, Mama is there with bear hugs and kisses. When Sister Bear needs help with her homework, Mama always lends a helping paw. So what can the cubs possibly do to show their mom how much they love her? click here to download    

DOWNLOAD Partners in Crime (Tommy and Tuppence) isbn : 0062074369 Title : Partners in Crime (Tommy and Tuppence) Author : Agatha Christie   William Morrow Paperbacks Tommy and Tuppence Beresford were restless for adventure, so when they were asked to take over Blunt's International Detective Agency, they leapt at the chance. After their triumphant recovery of a pink pearl, intriguing cases kept on coming their way: a stabbing on Sunningdale golf course; cryptic messages in the personal columns of newspapers; and even a box of poisoned chocolates. click here to download    

EBOOK Coco Chanel: The Legend and the Life isbn : 0062074172 Title : Coco Chanel: The Legend and the Life Author : Justine Picardie   It Books Sleek. Chic. Notoriously guarded. Welcome to the secret world of Gabrielle Chanel. The story of Chanel begins with an abandoned child, as lost as a girl in a dark fairy tale. Unveiling remarkable new details about Gabrielle Chanel’s early years in a convent orphanage and her flight into unconventional adulthood, Justine Picardie explores what lies beneath the glossy surface of a mythic fashion icon. Throwing new light on her passionate and turbulent relationships, this beautifully constructed portrait gives a fresh and penetrating look at how Coco Chanel made herself into her own most powerful creation. An authoritative account, based on personal observations and interviews with Chanel’s last surviving friends, employees and relatives, it also unravels her coded language and symbols, and traces the influence of her formative years...

EBOOK Ordeal by Innocence (Queen of Mystery) isbn : 0062073524 Title : Ordeal by Innocence (Queen of Mystery) Author : Agatha Christie   Recovering from amnesia, Dr. Arthur Calgary discovers that he alone could have provided an alibi in a scandalous murder trial. It ended in the conviction of Jacko Argyle. The victim was Jacko's own mother, and to make matters worse, he died in prison. But the young man's innocence means that someone else killed the Argyle matriarch, and would certainly kill again to remain in the shadows. Shaded in the moral ambiguity of murder, the provocative psychological puzzler of guilt, vengeance, and blood secrets is among Agatha Christie's personal favorites. click here to download    

READING Game Change Low Price: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime isbn : 0062073230 Title : Game Change Low Price: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime Author : John Heilemann   In 2008, the presidential election became blockbuster entertainment. Everyone was watching as the race for the White House unfolded like something from the realm of fiction. The meteoric rise and historic triumph of Barack Obama. The shocking fall of the House of Clinton—and the improbable resurrection of Hillary as Obama's partner and America's face to the world. The mercurial performance of John McCain and the mesmerizing emergence of Sarah Palin. Based on hundreds of interviews with the people who lived the story, Game Change is a reportorial tour de force that reads like a fast-paced novel. Character driven and dialogue rich, replete with extravagantly detailed scenes, this is the occasionally shocking, often hilariou...

DOWNLOAD Aspire: Discovering Your Purpose Through the Power of Words isbn : 0062071726 Title : Aspire: Discovering Your Purpose Through the Power of Words Author : Kevin Hall   An expert recognised for his uncovering of the hidden, and often secret meaning of words, Kevin Hall now shares his wisdom with us all. In "Aspire!", he teaches readers to understand what words mean in their purest sense and unlock their importance as they develop a thoughtful new vocabulary. As Stephen R. Covey so beautifully elucidates in his foreword, 'this masterfully written book will help you understand that words have an inherent power, a force capable of lighting one's paths and horizons. Used correctly and positively, words are the first building blocks for success and inner peace. Used incorrectly and negatively, they are capable of undermining even the best of intentions. This is true in business, in personal relationships, and every other walk of life'. By focusi...

EBOOK Swing Low: A Life isbn : 0062070169 Title : Swing Low: A Life Author : Miriam Toews   “Audacious, original and profoundly moving . . . . Healing is a likely outcome of a book imbued with the righteous anger, compassion and humanity of Swing Low .” — Globe and Mail (Canada) Reverberating with emotional power, authenticity, and insight , Swing Low is Miriam Toews's daring and deeply affecting memoir of her father’s struggle with manic depression in a small Mennonite community in rural Canada. Personal and touching, a stirring counterpart to her novel IrmaVoth and reminiscent of works by Susan Cheever, Gail Caldwell, Mary Karr, and Alexandra Styron, Swing Low is an elegiac ode to a difficult life by an author drawing from the deepest well of insight,craft, and emotion. click here to download    

PDF The Lady Risks All isbn : 0062068636 Title : The Lady Risks All Author : Stephanie Laurens   Neville Roscoe, notorious and enigmatic, lives resolutely outside society, bound only by his own code of honor - until challenged by his desire for the one woman he cannot have. Miranda Clifford is a lady imprisoned by rigid respectability - until tempted by a passion beyond her power to deny. Flung together in peril, through danger and intrigue, they discover a love impossible to ignore ... or keep. click here to download    

DOWNLOAD The Sourcebook of Contemporary Houses isbn : 0062067303 Title : The Sourcebook of Contemporary Houses Author : Àlex Sánchez Vidiella   Contemporary architecture authority ÀlexSánchez Vidiella offers a stunning collection of more than 300 outstandingworks of contemporary residential architecture from around the world—allcompleted within the last ten years. An expansive and shrewdly curatedcollection of the most cutting-edge, effective, and appealing breakthroughs inhome architecture, The Sourcebook ofContemporary Home Architecture is an essential companion to The Sourcebookof Contemporary Architecture and The Sourcebook of Contemporary Landscape Design , perfect for aspiring professionals, ambitious design firms, andanyone interested in exploring the frontiers of residential living spaces. click here to download    

EBOOK Subterranean isbn : 0062066471 Title : Subterranean Author : James Rollins   James Rollins, Subterranean, paperback “Edge-of-your-seat excitement.” — San Francisco Chronicle Beneath the ice at the bottom of the Earth is a magnificent subterranean labyrinth, a place of breathtaking wonders—and terrors beyond imagining. A team of specialists led by archaeologist Ashley Carter has been hand-picked to explore this secret place and to uncover the riches it holds. But they are not the first to venture here—and those they follow did not return. There are mysteries here older than time and revelations that could change the world. But there are also things that should not be disturbed—and a devastating truth that could doom Ashley and the expedition: they are not alone . The Earth’s last mystery is about to be revealed… The world beneath the world is waiting. “One of the world’s best storytellers.” —Huffington Post click here to download    

BOOKs The Round House: A Novel isbn : 0062065254 Title : The Round House: A Novel Author : Louise Erdrich   Harper Perennial The Round House won the National Book Award for fiction. One of the most revered novelists of our time—a brilliant chronicler of Native-American life—Louise Erdrich returns to the territory of her bestselling, Pulitzer Prize finalist The Plague of Doves with The Round House , transporting readers to the Ojibwe reservation in North Dakota. It is an exquisitely told story of a boy on the cusp of manhood who seeks justice and understanding in the wake of a terrible crime that upends and forever transforms his family. Riveting and suspenseful, arguably the most accessible novel to date from the creator of Love Medicine , The Beet Queen , and The Bingo Palace , Erdrich’s The Round House is a page-turning masterpiece of literary fiction—at once a powerful coming-of-age story, a mystery, and a tender, moving novel of family, history, and culture. click...

BOOKs Changing My Mind isbn : 0062064878 Title : Changing My Mind Author : Margaret Trudeau   A sparkling collection of Zadie Smith's nonfiction over the past decade. Zadie Smith brings to her essays all of the curiosity, intellectual rigor, and sharp humor that have attracted so many readers to her fiction, and the result is a collection that is nothing short of extraordinary. Split into four sections—"Reading," "Being," "Seeing," and "Feeling"— Changing My Mind invites readers to witness the world from Zadie Smith's unique vantage. Smith casts her acute eye over material both personal and cultural, with wonderfully engaging essays—some published here for the first time—on diverse topics including literature, movies, going to the Oscars, British comedy, family, feminism, Obama, Katharine Hepburn, and Anna Magnani. In her investigations Smith also reveals much of herself. Her literary criticism shares the wealth of her ex...

DOWNLOAD Code to Joy: The Four-Step Solution to Unlocking Your Natural State of Happiness isbn : 0062063154 Title : Code to Joy: The Four-Step Solution to Unlocking Your Natural State of Happiness Author : George Pratt   Combining six decades of clinical experience with cutting-edge research, two acclaimed leaders in the field of psychology have developed a revolutionary approach to happiness—one that’s accessible and practical enough to apply at home, yet powerful enough to create a profoundly positive transformation in our lives. Doctors George Pratt and Peter Lambrou have been delivering successful results to professional athletes, top executitves, celebrities, and nearly 45,000 other patients with their four-step process. Now, their revolutionary solution will help readers identify and diffuse the negative “blocking beliefs” that are standing between them and the happiness they want to achieve. click here to download    

READ The Confederate Nation: 1861-1865 isbn : 006206102X Title : The Confederate Nation: 1861-1865 Author : Emory M. Thomas   “ The Confederate Nation has yet to be superseded as the standard title on the subject. ” — Journal of Southern History , 2007 “Incisive and insightful…. As good a short history of the Southern war effort was we have.” —T. Harry Williams, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lincoln and His Generals Emory M. Thomas’s critically acclaimed chronicle of the Confederacy remains widely recognized as the standard history of the South during the Civil War. Now with a new introduction by the author, The Confederate Nation presents a high readable, highly personal portrait of the Southern experience during the Civil War. Thomas, renowned for his illuminating biographies of Robert E. Lee and other Southern generals, here delivers the definitive account of the political and military events that defined the nation during its period of greatest turmoil. click h...

BOOKs The Ultimate Volumetrics Diet: Smart, Simple, Science-Based Strategies for Losing Weight and Keeping It Off isbn : 0062060643 Title : The Ultimate Volumetrics Diet: Smart, Simple, Science-Based Strategies for Losing Weight and Keeping It Off Author : Barbara J. Rolls   Lose weight and keep it off while managing your hunger: That's the simple and effective promise of  Volumetrics , the #1  New York Times  bestselling diet and lifestyle plan that for more than a decade has shown readers how to feel full on fewer calories. In  The Ultimate Volumetrics Diet , Dr. Barbara Rolls expands on her time-tested message with new findings, recipes, and user-friendly tools. Dr. Rolls's twelve-week program supports readers step-by-step as they develop new habits to help them lose weight and keep it off—and her 105 delicious recipes, divided into thirty-five food categories, provide a foundation for personalizing and preparing everything from breakfast favorites to main co...

READ The Selection isbn : 0062059947 Title : The Selection Author : Kiera Cass   The Selection Fall in love—from the very beginning. Discover the first book in the captivating, #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series. Prepare to be swept into a world of breathless fairy-tale romance, swoonworthy characters, glittering gowns, and fierce intrigue perfect for readers who loved Divergent, Delirium , or The Wrath & the Dawn. For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape a rigid caste system, live in a palace, and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon. But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her, and competing for a crown she doesn’t want. Then America meets Prince Maxon—and realizes that the life she’s always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined. Don’t miss The Betrothed,  a glittering royal ro...

READ Monstress: Stories isbn : 0062059564 Title : Monstress: Stories Author : Lysley Tenorio   A luminous collection of heartbreaking, vivid, startling, and gloriously unique stories set amongst the Filipino-American communities of California and the Philippines, Monstress heralds the arrival of a breathtaking new talent on the literary scene: Lysley Tenorio. Already the worthy recipient of a Pushcart Prize, a Whiting Writer's Award, and a Stegner Fellowship, Tenorio brilliantly explores the need to find connections, the melancholy of isolation, and the sometimes suffocating ties of family in tales that range from a California army base to a steamy moviehouse in Manilla, to the dangerous false glitter of Hollywood. click here to download    

EBOOK The Pelican Chorus: and Other Nonsense isbn : 0062050621 Title : The Pelican Chorus: and Other Nonsense Author : Edward Lear   Lucky is the child who gets to know Edward Lear and his classic brand of nonsense in this spectacular picture book. In lavish illustrations, Marcellino makes the most of the fantasy and farce of three of Lear's best nonsense tales-- The New Vestments, The Owl and the Pussycat; and The Pelican Chorus. click here to download    

READ Inside Out: A Memoir isbn : 0062049534 Title : Inside Out: A Memoir Author : Demi Moore   Famed American actress Demi Moore at last tells her own story in a surprisingly intimate and emotionally charged memoir. For decades, Demi Moore has been synonymous with celebrity. From iconic film roles to high-profile relationships, Moore has never been far from the spotlight—or the headlines. Even as Demi was becoming the highest paid actress in Hollywood, however, she was always outrunning her past, just one step ahead of the doubts and insecurities that defined her childhood. Throughout her rise to fame and during some of the most pivotal moments of her life, Demi battled addiction, body image issues, and childhood trauma that would follow her for years—all while juggling a skyrocketing career and at times negative public perception. As her success grew, Demi found herself questioning if she belonged in Hollywood, if she was a good mother, a good actress—and, always, if s...

PDF The Last Musketeer #3: Double Cross isbn : 0062048457 Title : The Last Musketeer #3: Double Cross Author : Stuart Gibbs   The past, present, and future are all at stake in this final book in the thrilling time travel adventure trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs. Greg Rich should feel invincible. After all, he's traveled through time, become one of the legendary Musketeers, and-most recently-prevented the Spanish army from attacking Paris. Instead, he and his friends are languishing in prison, having fallen into a trap set by Milady and the Prince of Conde. But Greg didn't come to the seventeenth century to sit in a jail cell and await execution. He, Aramis, Athos, and Porthos need to get to King Louis, who is in immediate danger of being overthrown by the scheming prince. To save the king and history itself, the boys must break out of prison, defend Louis, and return Greg and his parents to the twenty-first century before it's t...

PDF Tyler Makes a Birthday Cake! (Tyler and Tofu) isbn : 0062047604 Title : Tyler Makes a Birthday Cake! (Tyler and Tofu) Author : Tyler Florence   A sweet treat awaits Tyler and Tofu when they discover that dessert is delicious and fun to make! Plus Food Network star Tyler Florence shares two carrot cake recipes—one for people, and then a dog-friendly twist on this dessert favorite—and includes a Did You Know? section filled with fun facts about the ingredients. With Tofu's birthday right around the corner, Tyler wants to give his best pal a perfect party, and he knows that no birthday bash is complete without a big birthday cake! Tyler and Tofu venture back into the kitchen, where Mr. Baker takes them on an imaginary journey around the world to find delicious ingredients to create a carrot cake perfect for the celebration. But when Tyler says it's a treat for Tofu, he discovers that not all of his favorite foods are good for dogs. Luckily, Mr. Baker can cook u...

PDF The Iliad: A New Translation by Caroline Alexander isbn : 0062046284 Title : The Iliad: A New Translation by Caroline Alexander Author : Homer   With her virtuoso translation, classicist and bestselling author Caroline Alexander brings to life Homer’s timeless epic of the Trojan War Composed around 730 B.C., Homer’s Iliad recounts the events of a few momentous weeks in the protracted ten-year war between the invading Achaeans, or Greeks, and the Trojans in their besieged city of Ilion. From the explosive confrontation between Achilles, the greatest warrior at Troy, and Agamemnon, the inept leader of the Greeks, through to its tragic conclusion, The Iliad explores the abiding, blighting facts of war. Soldier and civilian, victor and vanquished, hero and coward, men, women, young, old— The Iliad evokes in poignant, searing detail the fate of every life ravaged by the Trojan War. And, as told by Homer, this ancient tale of a particular Bronze Age conflict becomes a su...

READ The Sisters Brothers isbn : 0062041282 Title : The Sisters Brothers Author : Patrick deWitt   Ecco SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JAKE GYLLENHAAL, JOHN C. REILLY AND JOAQUIN PHOENIX A BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST AND A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR:  Publishers Weekly • Amazon • Hudson Booksellers • Washington Post Hermann Kermit Warm is going to die. The enigmatic and powerful man known only as the Commodore has ordered it, and his henchmen, Eli and Charlie Sisters, will make sure of it. Though Eli doesn’t share his brother’s appetite for whiskey and killing, he’s never known anything else. But their prey isn’t an easy mark, and on the road from Oregon City to Warm’s gold-mining claim outside Sacramento, Eli begins to question what he does for a living-and whom he does it for.  With The Sisters Brothers , Patrick deWitt pays homage to the classic Western, transforming it into an unforgettable comic tour de force. Filled with a remarkable cast of characters-losers, ch...

READING Night Hawk isbn : 006203264X Title : Night Hawk Author : Beverly Jenkins   Outlaw. Preacher. Night Hawk. He's had many names, but he can't escape the past. Since Ian Vance's beloved wife was murdered years ago, the hardened bounty hunter knows he'll never feel love or tenderness again, so he's made it his mission to ensure others get their justice. But when he's charged with delivering a sharp-eyed beauty to the law, Ian can't help but feel he may still have something left to lose. Orphaned at twelve, Maggie Freeman has always found her way out of trouble. But now there's a vigilante mob at her back who would like nothing more than to see her hang for a crime she didn't commit. Maggie may have to accept help for the first time in her life . . . even if it's from the one man standing between her and freedom. As the past closes in, the sassy prisoner and toughened lawman may just find a passion between them that could br...

EBOOK A Promise of Hope isbn : 0062026666 Title : A Promise of Hope Author : Autumn Stringam   Bipolar disorder runs in Autumn Stringam’s family. Autumn and her younger brother inherited the mental illness, and they and their families suffered terribly as a result. In the poignant, fascinating, and remarkable A Promise of Hope, Autumn describes their amazing recovery through their father’s incredible discovery, one that has helped her, her brother, and thousands of other North Americans. click here to download    

READING The Lady and Her Monsters: A Tale of Dissections, Real-Life Dr. Frankensteins, and the Creation of Mary Shelley's Masterpiece isbn : 0062025813 Title : The Lady and Her Monsters: A Tale of Dissections, Real-Life Dr. Frankensteins, and the Creation of Mary Shelley's Masterpiece Author : Roseanne Montillo   The Lady and Her Monsters by Roseanne Motillo brings to life the fascinating times, startling science, and real-life horrors behind Mary Shelley’s gothic masterpiece, Frankenstein . Montillo recounts how—at the intersection of the Romantic Age and the Industrial Revolution—Shelley’s Victor Frankenstein was inspired by actual scientists of the period: curious and daring iconoclasts who were obsessed with the inner workings of the human body and how it might be reanimated after death. With true-life tales of grave robbers, ghoulish experiments, and the ultimate in macabre research—human reanimation— The Lady and Her Monsters is a brilliant exploration o...

BOOKs Some Remarks: Essays and Other Writing isbn : 0062024434 Title : Some Remarks: Essays and Other Writing Author : Neal Stephenson   #1 New York Times bestselling author Neal Stephenson is, quite simply, one of the best and most respected writers alive. He’s taken sf to places it’s never been ( Snow Crash , Anathem ). He’s reinvented the historical novel (The Baroque Cycle), the international thriller ( Reamde ), and both at the same time ( Cryptonomicon ). Now he treats his legion of fans to Some Remarks , an enthralling collection of essays—Stephenson’s first nonfiction work since his long essay on technology, In the Beginning…Was the Command Line , more than a decade ago—as well as new and previously published short writings both fiction and non. Some Remarks is a magnificent showcase of a brilliantly inventive mind and talent, as he discourses on everything from Sir Isaac Newton to Star Wars . click here to download    

BOOKs Hosoi: My Life as a Skateboarder Junkie Inmate Pastor isbn : 0062024302 Title : Hosoi: My Life as a Skateboarder Junkie Inmate Pastor Author : Christian Hosoi   A mix of Tony Hawk and Brian Welch comes together in skateboarding legend Christian Hosoi, who reveals everything about his rise, fall, and redemption, in this amazing tell-all—from being named the greatest skater of all time to bottoming out on drugs to finally finding redemption through God. Fans of Slater Kelly’s Pipe Dreams and Brian Welch’s Save Me From Myself , and followers of Tony Alva, Jay Adams, and Steve Caballero, will be captivated by this extraordinary, star-studded story, a gripping read that ranges from the heart of the 1980s skateboarding scene to the inside of a prison, from Hollywood parties to intense prayer sessions. Hosoi: My Life as a Skateboarder Junkie Inmate Pastor takes readers to the heart of one little-known world after another—and he portrays them in all their gore and glory ...

DOWNLOAD Ten Thousand Saints: A Novel isbn : 0062021028 Title : Ten Thousand Saints: A Novel Author : Eleanor Henderson   Adopted by a pair of diehard hippies, restless, marginal Jude Keffy-Horn spends much of his youth getting high with his best friend, Teddy, in their bucolic and deeply numbing Vermont town. But when Teddy dies of an overdose on the last day of 1987, Jude's relationship with drugs and with his parents devolves to new extremes. Sent to live with his pot-dealing father in New York City's East Village, Jude stumbles upon straight edge, an underground youth culture powered by the paradoxical aggression of hardcore punk and a righteous intolerance for drugs, meat, and sex. With Teddy's half brother, Johnny, and their new friend, Eliza, Jude tries to honor Teddy's memory through his militantly clean lifestyle. But his addiction to straight edge has its own dangerous consequences. While these teenagers battle to discover themselves, their par...

READ Show Dog: The Charmed Life and Trying Times of a Near-Perfect Purebred isbn : 0062020498 Title : Show Dog: The Charmed Life and Trying Times of a Near-Perfect Purebred Author : Josh Dean   Journalist Josh Dean tells the story of a loveable Australian Shepherd, Jack, on his novice tour through the exciting world of professional dog showing, following Jack from his first competitions in local school gymnasiums all the way to the great granddaddy of them all, the Westminster Dog Show. A veteran journalist, Dean shines a warm, steady light on the trials that Jack and his plucky, dedicated owners come to face, and uses their story to explore the larger histories of dog shows themselves; the fascinating and sometimes bizarre history of purebred dogs; and our complex, heartfelt relationships to the pets we grow to love. For dog lovers, readers of Marley & Me , Merle’s Door , and Oogy , and fans of Best in Show , Dean’s Show Dog is an irresistible instant classic. cli...