Growing Up King

Growing Up King

Dexter Scott King

Dexter Scott King

Dexter Scott King was just seven years old when an assassin took his father Martin Luther King's life. In this memoir he reveals his shattered childhood in the shadow of the 'King legacy', as well as memories of his father and insights into race in the US.
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Save the Flowers

Save the Flowers

Caline Tan

Caline Tan

Mabel is just an ordinary 8-year-old...or is she? One day, on the way to school, she meets a mysterious talking pebble. Mabel soon discovers that this 'pebble' is not a pebble! It is a gadget known as Robozonic, from the year 2111. And it can communicate with all living things – plants, animals and humans too! Join Mabel and Robozonic in their very first adventure together!PLUS: Robodictor explains difficult words in the passage!
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Nelson

Nelson

John Sugden

John Sugden

Nelson: A Dream of Glory is the most comprehensive and thoroughly researched account ever written of Horatio Nelson's rise to international fame. Giving us the private as well as the public man, it combines ground-breaking scholarship with a brilliantly vivid and compelling style.
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The Slavers

The Slavers

Peter McCurtin

Peter McCurtin

Traders in Indian slaves did big business in the New Mexico territory. The Mexicans had been slaving Indians for hundreds of years, and though it was supposed to be against the law, ruthless men were still getting rich on human misery with the help of crooked judges and greedy politicians. The big ranchers wanted cheap labor and slaving was an open secret in the Territory, with the law and the Army looking the other way. Carmody knew it was none of his business. He just wanted to free one Indian family—he owed them his life—and then ride out. But it wasn't that simple. The slavers held all the aces, and thought they could run him out. Carmody showed them how wrong they were.
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Talking Heads

Talking Heads

John Domini

John Domini

A wild, fragmented portrait of the late 70s and the punk scene with a rich and diverse cast of characters including an idealistic editor of a political rag, a pony-riding Boston Brahmin intent on finding herself and shedding her husband, an up-and-coming punkster who fancies evenings at the Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary, an editorial assistant named Topsy Otaka, and more.
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Born to Steal: When the Mafia Hit Wall Street

Born to Steal: When the Mafia Hit Wall Street

Gary R. Weiss

Gary R. Weiss

FromWeiss, a business journalist, tells the fascinating story of Louis Pasciuto, a man "born to steal," who grew up in the Wall Street Mafia, was caught by law enforcement at age 25, and then turned against his former accomplices. With engrossing detail, we learn about the degraded life of Pasciuto as he moved from a gas station attendant to a Wall Street stockbroker in 1992. With lies and schemes that bilked naive investors of untold sums, he worked for chop shops (which looked like brokerages and were registered but sold usually worthless stocks) and bucket shops (which pretended to sell stocks), and in turn was bullied by gangsters who wanted their share. This description of the Mafia's infiltration of Wall Street is a tale of thievery in the 1990s on a scale never before seen. When caught by federal agents, he joined their efforts against the "Guys" in exchange for the government's Witness Protection Program. This story clearly illustrates that truth is better than fiction. Mary WhaleyCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reservedReview"...a remarkable glimpse into the essentially lawless, virtually unregulated turf of easily manipulated penny stocks...and...broker strategies..." -- St. Petersburg Times, 7/14/03 "...an instructive and hilarious portrait of the twisted contemporary convergence of business, entertainment and crime...thoroughly engaging and original..." -- James Toback, screenwriter of the Academy-Award winning “Bugsy” and director of “The Pick-up Artist” "Few authors have captured the dark side of American capitalism as entertainingly as Weiss...a knockout." -- T.J. English, author of THE WESTIES and BORN TO KILL "Think ‘Wiseguy’ meets ‘Wall Street,’ or ‘The Sopranos’...a rip-roaring read..." -- John Rothchild – co-author of ONE UP ON WALL STREET
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Got MILF?

Got MILF?

Laura Lovecraft

Laura Lovecraft

For the first time in one hot volume, bestselling erotica authors Jessie Foxx, Alana Church, and Laura Lovecraft combine their talents to bring you "Got MILF?" a sizzling trio of stories about MILFs who are out-of-this-world sexy, sultry, and gorgeous. Lose yourself in steamy desire as three lucky young men get their wildest dreams fulfilled! Excerpt from "Driven MILF-Crazy" "So," Estella began. "Do you want to step out of the car and take care of it?" I was suddenly overcome with boldness. I mean, she could see my erection; if I was going to be upfront about what I wanted, there was no better time to do it. "Not really." I watched her eyes widen as I unzipped my jeans. She raised a hand to her mouth, covering a smile. I didn't care if it was from embarrassment; that moment sitting there, exposing myself to this gorgeous MILF, was the most unreal, erotic moment of my life. The blood pounded in my ears, and I swear I could hear my heart beating in my chest. It's a good thing I had...
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Fear of the Fathers

Fear of the Fathers

Dominic C. James

Dominic C. James

An afternoon at the races turns into disaster for Thomas Jennings as an attempt is made on the Prime Minister's life. While the press blame Al-Qaeda, Jennings isn't so sure and finds himself drawn into a complex web of lies as he takes up his new position at No.10 Downing Street
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Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, 1716-1783

Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, 1716-1783

Jane Brown

Jane Brown

Lancelot Brown changed the face of eighteenth-century England, designing country estates and mansions, moving hills and making flowing lakes and serpentine rivers, a magical world of green. This English landscape style spread across Europe and the world. At home, it proved so pleasing that Brown's influence spread into the lowland landscape at large, and into landscape painting. He stands behind our vision, and fantasy, of rural England. In this vivid, lively biography, based on detailed research, Jane Brown paints an unforgettable picture of the man, his work, his happy domestic life, and his crowded world. She follows the life of the jovial yet elusive Mr Brown, from his childhood and apprenticeship in rural Northumberland, through his formative years at Stowe, the most famous garden of the day. His innovative ideas, and his affable and generous nature, led to a meteoric rise to a Royal Appointment in 1764 and his clients and friends ranged from statesmen like...
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