Escape from Fire Island!
Title | Escape from Fire Island! PDF eBook |
Author | James H. English |
Publisher | Quirk Books |
Pages | 148 |
Release | 2015-12-08 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1594749167 |
Can you save fire island before it’s too late? It was supposed to be a nice, relaxing weekend—with a little swimming, a lot of cocktails, and more hot bods than a year’s subscription to Men’s Health magazine. But when a vat of radioactive waste washes onto the beach, strange things start happening—and now an army of zombie drag queens is storming the coast! Can you save Fire Island before it’s too late? Or will you perish at the hands of a thousand shrieking divas? It all depends on the choices YOU make. If you run toward the nearest ferry terminal, turn to page 44. If you flirt with the cute twink, turn to page 55. If you throw caution to the wind and join the nearest circuit party, turn to page 80. What happens next? That depends on YOU! How does the story end? Only YOU can find out! Best of all, you can read this book again and again until you’ve had 29 amazing adventures!
The Island Escape
Title | The Island Escape PDF eBook |
Author | Kerry Fisher |
Publisher | HarperCollins UK |
Pages | 348 |
Release | 2015-05-21 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0007570260 |
’Funny, warm and beautifully written – I loved it.’ MILLY JOHNSON Can one woman’s marriage survive her best friend’s divorce? Veronica Henry meets Erica James in this gorgeous summer read.
Treasure Islands
Title | Treasure Islands PDF eBook |
Author | Nicholas Shaxson |
Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
Pages | 274 |
Release | 2011-04-12 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0230120229 |
A thrilling ride inside the world of tax havens and corporate masterminds While the United States experiences recession and economic stagnation and European countries face bankruptcy, experts struggle to make sense of the crisis. Nicholas Shaxson, a former correspondent for the Financial Times and The Economist, argues that tax havens are a central cause of all these disasters. In this hard hitting investigation he uncovers how offshore tax evasion, which has cost the U.S. 100 billion dollars in lost revenue each year, is just one item on a long rap sheet outlining the damage that offshoring wreaks on our societies. In a riveting journey from Moscow to London to Switzerland to Delaware, Shaxson dives deep into a vast and secret playground where bankers and multinational corporations operate side by side with nefarious tax evaders, organized criminals and the world's wealthiest citizens. Tax havens are where all these players get to maximize their own rewards and leave the middle class to pick up the bill. With eye opening revelations, Treasure Islands exposes the culprits and its victims, and shows how: *Over half of world trade is routed through tax havens *The rampant practices that precipitated the latest financial crisis can be traced back to Wall Street's offshoring practices *For every dollar of aid we send to developing countries, ten dollars leave again by the backdoor The offshore system sits much closer to home than the pristine tropical islands of the popular imagination. In fact, it all starts on a tiny island called Manhattan. In this fast paced narrative, Treasure Islands at last explains how the system works and how it's contributing to our ever deepening economic divide.
Camino Island
Title | Camino Island PDF eBook |
Author | John Grisham |
Publisher | Vintage |
Pages | 238 |
Release | 2017-06-06 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0385543050 |
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Soak up the sun—and the intrigue—with the first novel in John Grisham’s beloved Camino series. “A happy lark [that] provides the pleasure of a leisurely jaunt periodically jolted into high gear, just for the fun and speed of it.”—The New York Times Book Review A gang of thieves stage a daring heist from a secure vault deep below Princeton University’s Firestone Library. Their loot is priceless, but Princeton has insured it for twenty-five million dollars. Bruce Cable owns a popular bookstore in the sleepy resort town of Santa Rosa on Camino Island in Florida. He makes his real money, though, as a prominent dealer in rare books. Very few people know that he occasionally dabbles in the black market of stolen books and manuscripts. Mercer Mann is a young novelist with a severe case of writer’s block who has recently been laid off from her teaching position. She is approached by an elegant, mysterious woman working for an even more mysterious company. A generous offer of money convinces Mercer to go undercover and infiltrate Bruce Cable’s circle of literary friends, ideally getting close enough to him to learn his secrets. But eventually Mercer learns far too much, and there’s trouble in paradise as only John Grisham can deliver it. Look for all of John Grisham’s rollicking Camino novels: Camino Island Camino Winds Camino Ghosts
The Perfect Little Girl Scouts
Title | The Perfect Little Girl Scouts PDF eBook |
Author | William J. Smith |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Pages | 290 |
Release | 2012-08-04 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1300051302 |
The Smith family was an outdoorsy family, whose two sons, William and Andrew, joined the Boy Scouts at a young age.Then, their little sister, Carol Anne, want to join, after hearing about all the fun things that her brothers get to do.Eventually, by the time she turns five, she joins the local chapter of the Girl Scouts.Then, one day, that following summer, she goes on the annual Summer Retreat, where she earns several merit badges, including for camping.Then, one night, Carol Anne has to go to the bathroom, and asks her friend, Samantha Thompson to join her.Soon, the girls get hopelessly lost in the woods and must use the survival skills that they learned as Girl Scouts in order to survive, and get hom
Baltazar: The Devil's Right Hand
Title | Baltazar: The Devil's Right Hand PDF eBook |
Author | William J. Smith |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Pages | 338 |
Release | 2011-03-15 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1257018647 |
The Smiths from New York move into their new house in Cedarville, Missouri, just north of Kansas City and everything seems fine and idealistic, until their sons, William and Andrew, find an Ouija Board in the basement.Weeks later, William invites some friends over to the house and his friends play with the Ouija Board, allowing an entity from Hell to come into this world, and possess the Smiths' little girl, Carol Anna.The family must race to have an exorcism performed, before they lose their little daughter's soul to this evil demon named Baltazar, the Devil's
Escape from the Isle of the Lost
Title | Escape from the Isle of the Lost PDF eBook |
Author | Melissa de la Cruz |
Publisher | Disney Electronic Content |
Pages | 258 |
Release | 2019-06-04 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1368025145 |
Mal, Evie, Jay, and Carlos may have once been the baddest of the bad, but their wicked ways are (mostly) behind them—and now graduation is almost here! But before the seniors can don their custom-designed caps and gowns, courtesy of Evie, they've got an epic plan to put into action. There are tons of villain kids on the Isle of the Lost who are eager for their chance to come to Auradon Prep—even Celia, Dr. Facilier's trickster daughter, wants in on the deal!—and Mal's crew is using their upcoming visit to the Isle to help make it happen. But Auradon's biggest threat is still at large... Trapped on the other side of the barrier, Uma is more desperate than ever to get her long-awaited revenge against Mal. When she discovers an underground lair belonging to Hades, god of the underworld, Uma realizes she's found the perfect partner in crime. Together, they can defeat Mal, bring down the barrier, and escape the Isle for good. Mal and Uma have a score to settle, and they'll come face to face in an explosive underwater battle that could determine the fates of Auradon and the Isle of the Lost once and for all. Praise for The Isle of the Lost "Disney lovers and fairy-tale fans alike will need to get their hands on this book." — School Library Journal Praise for Return to the Isle of the Lost "Packed with plenty of humor and adventure, this sequel spinoff is destined to please. With a second movie in the works and a bevy of loyal readers, it certainly won't stay on shelves for long." — Booklist