Cousins And Pranksters

Author : Steve Edsall
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010-08-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781453553145

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Cousins and Pranksters by Steve Edsall Pdf

Sven and Ariella are a couple in their twenties who meet through an online dating service. Despite many differences in their likes and dislikes, the two fall in love. During their courtship, Sven soon discovers there are peculiar figures in Ariella ́s family, some of whom are obviously disturbed. Unbeknownst to Sven, two of his friends have ties to Ariella ́s extended family and both have different roles in the bizarre family saga. Cousins and Pranksters is a past-paced, humorous contemporary novella with some unbelievable characters - including one that gets away with almost inconceivable mayhem. The absurdity of modern life is satirized and brought to life by an assortment of absurdly funny characters.

Author : Sambath Meas
Publisher : Wheatmark, Inc.
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Cambodia
ISBN : 9781604942460

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The Immortal Seeds by Sambath Meas Pdf

The Vietnam War had a major impact on the American people and politics. Unfortunately, the majority of people in the world do not know that the Vietnam War also happened in Cambodia and Laos. This is a story of a Khmer family that lived through the legacy of the Nixon/Kissinger doctrine that helped the Khmer Rouge rise to power, resulting in the murder of over one million of their own people. Although almost two million Khmers had perished, those of us who survived this dark period and dispersed all over the world are their immortal seeds.

Author : Steve Edsall
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781456821821

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Pranksters, Hooligans, and Big Lizards by Steve Edsall Pdf

Pranksters, Hooligans, and Big Lizards - An intense and suspenseful yet insightful comic work of fiction set in present-day North Carolina - Life is full of unexpected and unlikely situations, from unlikely occupations, mismatched couples to strange behavior. Sven and Ariella are newlyweds who find their career paths leading them to Charlotte, North Carolina where Buford, Ariellas mysterious cousin and prankster is hiding under an alias. At the same time, Ariellas parents each find their own peculiar callings in the city. In their move to Charlotte, the parents are accompanied by some strange yet comical figures with ambitions of their own, one of whom is a career criminal with a dangerous past and who runs a secret organization. It is the "hooligan" with the criminal past that ultimately becomes the first victim of two murders. To add to the suspense,the police learn that they have been foiled and have the wrong suspect in custody. Later on, after the second murder takes place,the authorities are baffled in their efforts to determine if the two murders are in any way related. By a strange sequence of events, "prankster" Buford finds himself at the scenes of both murders. In the midst of these violent acts, there is also a mystery surrounding two large lizards. Buford finds he may very well have met his match and finally be forced to retire or maybe he has just found a new partner in pranksterdom and the woman of his dreams. Sven and Ariella provide commentary on the unfolding events but in the process, they reveal hypocrisies about themselves. Each have their own perspective Sven proclaims to be a devout man of faith but Ariella prides herself on being a nonbeliever. But it is Ariellas hysterically odd grandmother Annabelle, a kind of all-knowing oracle with the wisdom of the ages, who has connections everywhere and knows almost everyones secrets in this wild contemporary comedy/mystery.

Author : R.B. Oswell
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780557039012

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Road Trip: The Prankster in Pranksville by R.B. Oswell Pdf

Author : Peter A. Young
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781304398086

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My Storybook Life by Peter A. Young Pdf

Libraries are full of surprises, books of all description, old and new, famous and infamous, side-by-side shelves bursting with magazines next to racks bearing the world' s biggest and most important newspapers. You can find out just about anything you want to know in the silence of its reading rooms. Or you can simply read a novel or nod off in a well-cushioned fireside leather armchair and dream of another time, another place, a piece of history, perhaps your own, an adventure somewhere in your deep past, your stories, the ones you still tell your children and grandchildren. Such are the treasures in my library, tidbits and tales of people I've met and things I've done that have changed the way I see the world and how the world sees me, as a journalist, a father, an editor, a son, a poet, an observer and a participant. Come, enter with me and see what we can find inside.

Author : Alison Williams
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004488793

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Tricksters and Pranksters by Alison Williams Pdf

This volume represents a contribution to comparative scholarship in Medieval and Renaissance studies in its investigation of the ingenious diversity of roguish practices found in Medieval and Renaissance literature and its recognition of the coherent normative function of tales of tricksters and pranksters. The wide variety of works analysed, from those forming part of the established canon of texts on undergraduate degree schemes to lesser-known works, makes the volume of interest to students and researchers alike. The roguish behaviour of women, priests, foxes and outlaws and the knavery of Eulenspiegel and Panurge are used to illustrate how rituals of inversion and humiliation typical of the medieval carnival are reflected in literary accounts of trickery, and to question whether the restorative function attributed to carnival celebration is equally to be found in the intra-textual and extra-textual outcomes of trickery. This analysis is supported by studies into the trickster in mythology, sociological investigations into the role of disorder, Bakhtinian theories of carnival and the carnivalesque, and theories of black humour.

Author : Kembrew McLeod
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780814764367

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Pranksters by Kembrew McLeod Pdf

From Benjamin Franklin's newspaper hoax that faked the death of his rival to Abbie HoffmanOCOs attempt to levitate the Pentagon, pranksters, hoaxers, and con artists have caused confusion, disorder, and laughter in Western society for centuries. Profiling the most notorious mischief makers from the 1600s to the present day, a Pranksters aexplores how OC pranksOCO are part of a long tradition of speaking truth to power and social critique. Invoking such historical and contemporary figures as P.T. Barnum, Jonathan Swift, WITCH, The Yes Men, and Stephen Colbert, Kembrew McLeod shows how staged spectacles that balance the serious and humorous can spark important public conversations. In some instances, tricksters have incited social change (and unfortunate prank blowback) by manipulating various forms of media, from newspapers to YouTube. For example, in the 1960s, self-proclaimed OC professional hoaxerOCO Alan Abel lampooned AmericaOCOs hypocritical sexual mores by using conservative rhetoric to fool the news media into covering a satirical organization that advocated clothing naked animals. In the 1990s, Sub Pop Records then-receptionist Megan Jasper satirized the commodification of alternative music culture by pranking thea New York Times ainto reporting on her fake lexicon of OC grunge speak.OCO Throughout this book, McLeod shows how pranks interrupt the daily flow of approved information and news, using humor to underscore larger, pointed truths. Written in an accessible, story-driven style, a Pranksters areveals how mischief makers have left their shocking, entertaining, and educational mark on modern political and social life."

Author : Karla Oceanak
Publisher : Bailiwick Press
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781934649107

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Artsy-Fartsy by Karla Oceanak Pdf

Wimpy Kid and Dork Diary fans, meet Aldo Zelnick! Aldo Zelnick is not an athlete like his older brother or a rock collector like his best friend; he’s just a regular kid who likes to draw. On the first day of summer vacation after fourth grade, Aldo's grandma, Goosy, gives him a sketchbook in which to record all of his ideas and adventures, and Aldo quickly discovers how much fun cartooning is. From petitioning for a neighborhood pool slide to his passion for slushies, Aldo illustrates his summer vacation, wacky friends, and loving family in this charming comic novel that blends text with illustrations on every page. Engaging and entertaining, the story and drawings in this book will captivate both enthusiastic and reluctant young readers. This first installment in an A-to-Z alphabet series includes a glossary of words to help kids broaden their vocabulary.

Author : Robert Martin
Publisher : Covenant Books, Inc.
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781644718612

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Reminiscing! by Robert Martin Pdf

Reminiscing! is a book that reminds the writer that no man or woman is an island to themselves. There were people and events that worked into his life that shaped him into the person of whom he is today. There is a before picture of a person and an after picture of individuals. Reminiscing! allowed the writer to look back on his life and consider some of the most important things that he might have learned but did not see the situations as learning experiences. The writer took a memory look at the most important people that impacted his life in such a way that he can now appreciate them. He learned to be thankful. The writer learned from past experiences. The writer expressed his desire and the importance to remember and to celebrate the people and the lessons of which he has learned and came to know. The many challenges that the writer faced and all the ingredients worked to produce the finishing product. The Jesus that he did not know or understand very well is currently known by the writer in a relationship that brings him the greatest joy. To him, Jesus is awesome!

Author : Kerridwen Mangala McNamara
Publisher : Rising Dragon Books
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2023-06-05
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781960160089

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Thony and the Much-Anticipated Adventure: Book One of the Prankster Prince by Kerridwen Mangala McNamara Pdf

It wasn't fair. Princes were supposed to go on adventures. Instead, Thony's older sisters had gone off on The Quest and Left Him Behind. In Aldyrwald, of all places. I mean, yeah, it was their home and Thony was Crown Prince and all, but seriously? Aldyrwald was the boringest, most insignificant place in the world. In any world. And Thony's efforts to “liven things up a little” are always so completely underappreciated. Things start looking up with the arrival of Amanita, a mysterious foreign girl who also likes to play pranks, but refuses to share anything about her past. Befriending her – and saving her from the consequences of her own hot temper – somehow lead to Thony getting treated as more than just a boy. But now his entirely unmysterious parents, Queen Annabel and King Bill, are acting like there's some Deep Dark Secret... ...and that it has something to do with Thony...

Author : Jeff Strand
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-03
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781492662037

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How You Ruined My Life by Jeff Strand Pdf

A new hilarious novel from the author of The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever and Stranger Things Have Happened. Rod's life doesn't suck. If you ask him, it's pretty awesome. He may not be popular, but he and his best friends play in a band that has a standing gig. Yeah, it's Monday night and they don't get paid, but they can turn the volume up as loud as they want. And Rod's girlfriend is hot, smart, and believes in their band—believes in Rod. Aside from a winning lottery ticket, what more could he ask for? Answer: A different cousin. When Rod's scheming, two-faced cousin Blake moves in for the semester, Rod tries to keep calm. Blake seems to have everyone else fooled with good manners and suave smile, except Rod knows better. Blake is taking over his room, taking over his band, taking over his life! But Rod's not about to give up without a fight. Game on. May the best prankster win...

Author : Heather Levy
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781793628183

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Reconsidering Elizabeth Bowen’s Shorter Fiction by Heather Levy Pdf

Reconsidering Elizabeth Bowen’s Shorter Fiction: Dead Reckoning focuses on Elizabeth Bowen's representations of violence against the self and others. Heather Levy examines the complicity of landscape and the implications of mayhem, murder, and suicide in The Collected Stories of Elizabeth Bowen (2006) edited by Angus Wilson and The Bazaar and Other Stories (2008) edited by Alan Hepburn. It introduces five previously unpublished short story fragments and two nearly complete stories from The Elizabeth Bowen Collection at The Harry Ransom Research Center. Levy argues that Bowen's shorter fiction is a quixotic celebration of moral transgression, crime without punishment, and suicide without mourners. Bowen's compassionate response to offenders and violence anticipated the Perpetrator Trauma movement in the United States. Her innovations with the freedom of the short story produced an uncanny narration of violence. This book integrates the entirety of the scholarship on Bowen's short stories in a clear and original manner and offers a synthetic and compelling excavation of Bowen's unpublished short stories.

Author : Anna Adams
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781459231986

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The Prodigal Cousin by Anna Adams Pdf

Sam Lockwood is a single father who wants his children to know about family. For that reason he begins to search for the mother who gave him up at birth. He finds her, and is surprised to learn that she now has another child—one she chose through adoption. Her daughter is Molly Calvert. Once known as the wild Calvert, Molly has settled down to become a respected teacher at the little elementary school in Bardill's Ridge. Years ago, she put her family through too much, and she's not prepared to hurt them ever again. Which is why she has to ignore the feelings she's beginning to have for Sam—her mother's long-lost son.

Author : Sid Prise
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781105824951

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Chameleon's Morrow by Sid Prise Pdf

Author : Lana Mapri
Publisher : PartridgeIndia
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781482833423

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ARMON, THE METEOR PRINCE by Lana Mapri Pdf

Dear Mr. Jupiter and Saturn, We, the inhabitants of planet Earth, living and inert, are immensely grateful to you for having protected us for billions of years by capturing the large, hostile, errant asteroids from outer space and saving us from the holocaust that would have surely destroyed us all had any of them smashed into our beautiful planet. Signed: Grateful children of the Earth.