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"Bits and pieces / scraps / what's left on the barber shop floor / after a haircut / before the barber sweeps up"In this unsentimental poetic memoir, award-winning screenwriter Edward Pomerantz captures significant moments of his life exactly between "before" and "after." With the precise eye of a filmmaker, the soul of a playwright, he knows exactly how many frames to cut in order to evoke poignant images that are sharp and tender.

FBI Special Agent Kim Otto discovers the perfect bait to lure Jack Reacher. He found his roots and war in Lee Child's Past Tense. Now, will he protect his nephew from a ruthless killer? Agent Otto bets on Reacher and puts her life on the line.

The thrilling new unputdownable Michael Flint novel from Best Selling Author Diane Capri! Greta Campbell was lost at sea four years ago. Or was she? "Clever premise, unusual story, great new characters. Couldn't put it down. Don't hesitate - you want this book!!" Hanna Campbell is stunned to see her long dead sister mingling in a crowd on a televised news report. Craving a second chance, Hanna hires Michael Flint, the man who boasts he can find anyone, anywhere, anytime - dead or alive. Flint is off his game and Hanna's sister is no ordinary missing person. When Flint uncovers a series of heinous murders he learns one of the world's most influential men is to blame. But powerful men are dangerous and in his race to save Hanna, Flint must put his whole team in the crosshairs.

Go ahead. Shoot the messenger. See what happens. USA Today Bestselling Series! The next gripping Hunt for Jack Reacher Thriller from Diane Capri! "Make some coffee. You'll read all night." Lee Child Reacher sent a messenger. They stopped him with two bullets. An unidentified man breaches all security and is executed by a skilled assassin on FBI Special Agent Kim Otto's doorstep. In his pockets she finds an advanced encrypted cell phone. Nothing else. Kim arranges to extract the body and removes it to a private morgue for secret autopsy. None of the man's biometrics match the databases. His identity remains concealed. With nothing else to go on, questions multiply. Kim absolutely needs to know. Who was this guy? Why was he trying to reach her? Who killed to stop him? What will they do next? As the bodies pile up, Kim's search leads her to Jack Reacher's former lover in Lee Child's Make Me. Michelle Chang knows Reacher well enough to be reliable, but Chang's explanations are cryptic. When Kim presses harder for intel, Chang bolts. The deadly investigation leads Kim from Detroit to Canada's treacherous Niagara Falls region where expert killers and powerful government agents are not bulletproof-but Jack Reacher is. Lee Child Gives Diane Capri Two Thumbs Up!"Full of thrills and tension, but smart and human, too. Kim Otto is a great, great character - I love her." -Lee Child, #1 World Wide Bestselling Author of Jack Reacher Thrillers including The Killing Floor, Never Go Back, and Better Off Dead. The Hunt for Jack Reacher series enthralls fans of John Grisham, Lee Child, David Baldacci, Michael Connelly, Karin Slaughter, Lisa Gardner, and more: "Diane writes like the maestro of the jigsaw puzzle. Sit back in your favorite easy chair, pour a glass of crisp white wine, and enter her devilishly clever world." -David Hagberg, New York Times Bestselling Author of Kirk McGarvey Thrillers "Expertise shines on every page." -Margaret Maron, Edgar, Anthony, Agatha and Macavity Award Winning MWA Past President and MWA Grand Master Readers Love the Hunt for Jack Reacher Series and Diane Capri: "All Child fans should give it a try!" Award winning New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author DIANE CAPRI Does It Again in another Blockbuster Hunt for Jack Reacher Series Novel

The Book club meeting ended as Glynn, Sollie, Onawhim, Penna and Iris spilled into the parking lot to continue their discussion. Without warning, they noticed an unusual cloud floating overhead. Seductive aromas surround the five women, as they breathTransformationed in deep lung-fulls of unknown chemicals: Their transformation begins. The chemicals they inhaled affected their brain function with each acquiring a unique set of enhanced abilities. Over the next weeks they gradually become amazingly smarter, incredibly efficient, highly persuasive, super-empathetic and more successfully prescient than each thought possible, effectively acquiring the very life-changing powers they've secretly desired. But when Glynn was asked by the head partner of her law firm to research and evaluate a new chemical fertilizer (SCAB), things began to go wrong. She unwittingly gave her boss an incorrect assessment of SCAB and realized her mistake too late! Horrified that her error might result in a potential ecological disaster, Glynn and her book club friends devise a plan to set thing right. They quickly find themselves up against an assortment of corrupt politicians, scheming business leaders, snarky lawyers, and ego-bloated corporate executives. Is SCAB safe for the environment? Or is it a toxic chemical sludge? Can our LIQuID 5 heroines use their new abilities to ferret out the truth without getting caught? The fate of the local environment, both physical and political, is at stake.

In Coming Home by Kay Tobler Liss, four generations of a family return to cherished places in nature from their youth and uncover buried secrets about themselves.

The facts and legends of New York's famed artistic hub told by one of its key participants.

Multifaceted study of Pennsylvania's coal miners during the post-World War One era.

Covering more than 8,000 squares miles and spanning the roughly triangular area between Quebec; Dorset, Vermont; and Glens Falls, New York, the Champlain Valley has a rich heritage celebrated in hundreds of historical markers, monuments, mosaics, murals, and photographs. Although human inhabitation of the region began 10,000 years ago, these monuments to the past are considerably newer, with the earliest among them recognizing the European colonizers and settlers who followed Samuel de Champlain to the shores of Lake Champlain beginning in the 17th century. By the 18th century, the entire region was populated by villages, towns, and cities, all placed against the backdrop of the surrounding Adirondacks and Green Mountains and finding life in the network of rivers and fertile valleys of the Lake Champlain Basin. This collection brings together images from throughout the Champlain Valley, offering a vision of life and the ways markers celebrate local memories and ancestors.

In this New York Times bestseller, join Newt and Callista Gingrich on a walking tour of Washington, D.C. and learn about the great people, events, and ideas that shaped the religious founding of America.Explore the architecture and beauty of America's capital with Newt and Callista Gingrich. You'll tour Washington, D.C. to view the nation's monuments and memorials, including the United States Capitol and the National Archives, where Thomas Jefferson's immortal words jump off the page.But this is not just a walking tour; this is a tour of American history -- of the patriotic founders who were shaped by the fervent belief that America is one nation under God. With this guide, you'll rediscover the soul of our country and find a profound path of discovery and renewal.

Derek Hardy, a reserved man living in a Manhattan apartment, has long been haunted by memories of relentless bullying from his past. These scars have manifested as post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and haunting nightmares. To cope, Derek has relied on meditation and visualization techniques, often imagining the bullies meeting grim fates. However, when these coping mechanisms falter, Derek's suppressed emotions threaten to overwhelm him. Succumbing to his darkest impulses, he embarks on a chilling spree, exacting revenge on those who tormented him, starting with his boss, Desmond Buckley. This tale delves into the profound effects of trauma and the dangerous consequences of emotions left unchecked, illustrating how even the most unassuming individual can be pushed to the brink.

The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees, a classical and rare book that has been considered essential throughout human history, so that this work is never forgotten, we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.