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Creeley Nash has been running her entire life. That includes running drugs for a wannabe kingpin. On a drug run to Palm Springs-the town where Creeley escaped her no-good mother as a teen-she'll encounter a sun-drenched facade beneath which lurks a web of dark secrets. A Good Rush of Blood follows Creeley as she unravels the mystery of her estranged mother's murder conviction. Peopled with bent cops, grizzled reporters, hardened drug dealer...

In the hierarchy of British jazz musicians, the super-virtuoso guitarist, composer, and bandleader John McLaughlin holds an unassailable position at the very top.Across dozens of official studio and live albums that encompass solo acts, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Shakti, and co-headlining group projects, GRAMMY-Award winner John McLaughlin has consistently enthralled and surprised with boundary-pushing, genre-defying music. He was Miles Davis¿s gui...

Vom Loser zum Date-Profi: In Dr. P's Halunken-Schule wird jeder zum Flirt-Meister. Aber kann Roger damit seinen Schwarm Amanda erobern?Roger verteilt nicht allzu erfolgreich Parkzettel in New York und himmelt peinlich verdruckst seine hübsche Nachbarin Amanda an. Sein Mangel an Selbstvertrauen zwingt ihn schon fast die Sache abzublasen, doch im richtigen Moment erhält er einen Tipp: Ein streng geheimer Kurs bei Dr. P soll ihm das nötige Selbst...

This haunting, hardboiled tale follows detective Frank "Slim Fat" Pinson and his partner as they try to unravel the vexing mystery surrounding a who-done-it drug murder in San Diego. Frank "Slim Fat" Pinson is your regular hardboiled murder cop-hell, Frank's a cliché. His wife is dead after jumping from a bridge and he's a mal-practicing Catholic. He's tough as nails. Hard as sin. Except not. When Frank and his partner, "Skinny" Slade Ryerson,...

Level 42 - on track is the first in-depth study of the band's illustrious catalogue, track by track, album by album, with recording information, musical analysis, studio gossip, full musician credits and contributions from Mark King and Gary Husband. The book also covers the solo projects of the band's many members.

Remmie Miken is starting over after a bad run. He's got himself a crappy apartment in the big city and a job hustling burgers and fries. One night Remmie makes nice with a neighborhood gangster. So begins his quixotic pursuit of a whore-on-the-run and ten grand in cash. Heading south into Baja, Remmie brushes shoulders with lowdown crooks, a Catholic priest, cartel enforcers, a strawberry picker, and a wild-eyed expat.The Bad Kind of Lucky is ...

Welcome to California. Weed is legal. Grow it. Sell it. Smoke it. Eat it. But the money you make off it-there's the rub. Bank it, and the Feds will ask questions. Keep it around, and you'll get robbed. LaDon and Jessie-two hustlers who make selling primo weed a regular gig-hire a private security detail to move and hold their money. Ex-soldiers Glanson and Echo target the cash-they start a ripoff business. It's the wild, wild west. Except this...

The word «parasite» evokes nearness and feeding: the Greek parasitos is «one who eats at the table of another». In biology, a parasitic organism is the beneficiary of an unequal relation with its host. The social parasite, too, is one recognized or misrecognized as the unproductive recipient of one-way exchange. In communications theory, meanwhile, static or interference («parasite», in French) is the useless information which clouds the chann...

Lonely Planet Mauritius, Reunion & Seychelles is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Hike through the wild and remote Cirque de Mafate, and relax amid tropical waters on the coral island of Denis Island- all with your trusted travel companion.

Three linked crime novellas that follow working class antiheroes as they indulge in theft, murder, and lawless shenanigans. Ain't no cops running things out this way. In "Mesa Boys, " Ronnie plots a haphazard heist with a twisted con man. In "The Feud, " tough-as-nails Rex lets his resentment for a local pot dealer cloud his judgement. And, in "Bar Burning, " a mysterious drifter goes toe-to-toe with his new lady's psychotic ex-husband. Accide...

For ex-con and pool cleaning man Jess Forsyth, life is a California rhythm of surf, work, tacos, and drink. He's gone straight, and he's happy with that...sort of. When he runs into an old pal, Jess finds himself taking money (and pride) from a well-heeled drug dealer. But things get twisted. On the journey that follows, Jess discovers you can't escape what you are, especially when there's cash for the taking. There are three kinds of fool in ...

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The mail needs delivering, and there's only one bird to do it, But if anyone can, Pele Pelican can!

The Africa Book" covers 54 countries and all five regions of Africa through maps, history, geography, and a selection of classic journeys and itineraries. This book is an inspirational, in-depth celebration of this intriguing continent through arresting images and text. Lonely Planet