Forty Lashes Less One

Author : Elmore Leonard
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780061841439

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Forty Lashes Less One by Elmore Leonard Pdf

The hell called Yuma Prison can destroy the soul of any man. And it's worse for those whose damning crime is the color of their skin. The law says Chiricahua Apache Raymond San Carlos and black-as-night former soldier Harold Jackson are murderers, and they'll stay behind bars until they're dead and rotting. But even in the worst place on Earth, there's hope. And for two hard and hated inmates -- first enemies, then allies by necessity -- it waits at the end of a mad and violent contest ... on a bloody trail that winds toward Arizona's five most dangerous men.

Author : Elmore Leonard
Publisher : William Morrow Paperbacks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0062289497

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Forty Lashes Less one by Elmore Leonard Pdf

The hell called Yuma Prison can destroy the soul of any man. For two men facing life sentences—Harold Jackson, the only black man behind the walls, and Raymond San Carlos, an Apache half-breed—a pardon seems impossible. But even in the worst place on Earth, there's hope. And for these two hard and hated inmates—first enemies, then allies by necessity—it comes in the form of a mad and violent contest . . . to track down and hunt Arizona's five most wanted outlaws.

Author : John Piper
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433565076

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Why I Love the Apostle Paul by John Piper Pdf

"Besides Jesus, no one has kept me from despair, or taken me deeper into the mysteries of the gospel, than the apostle Paul." —John Piper No one has had a greater impact on the world for eternal good than the apostle Paul—except Jesus himself. For John Piper, this impact is very personal. He does not just admire and trust Paul. He loves him. Piper gives us thirty glimpses into why his heart and mind respond this way. Can a Christian-killer really endure 195 lashes from a heart of love? Can a mystic who thinks he was caught up into heaven be a model of lucid rationality? Can an ethnocentric Jew write the most beautiful call to reconciliation? Can a person who lives with the unceasing anguish of empathy be always rejoicing? Can a man's description of the horrors of human sin be exceeded by his delight in human splendor? Can a man with a backbone of steel be as tender as a nursing mother? If we know this man—if we see what Piper sees—we too will love him. Paul's testimony is a matter of life and death. Piper invites you into his relationship with Paul in the hope that you will know life, forever.

Author : Elmore Leonard
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780061839955

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Escape from Five Shadows by Elmore Leonard Pdf

New York Times Bestselling Author It was supposed to be impossible. No man could break out of the brutal convict labor camp at Five Shadows. Until they locked up Bowen. He was like dynamite--charged to go off, to explode out of that desert hell so he could clear his name. Already the deadly trackers have caught him, dragged him back through the mesquite and rocks, beat him and left him to rot in the punishment cell. But they can’t stop Bowen. He’s a different breed, a man who will go to any extreme to escape. Any extreme.

Author : Charles Vergeer
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781443893916

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The Letters of the Apostle Paul by Charles Vergeer Pdf

“Five times I received at the hands of the Jews the forty lashes less one. Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked.” Who was this man who had undergone such tribulations? For centuries, Paul’s letters have been read in a theological context, forming as they do part of the foundation of the Christian faith. This book, however, maintains that it is important to read these letters in a different way, to learn to analyse them in their original, contemporary context. It scrutinizes Paul’s letters, showing that the texts as we now have them form a kind of palimpsest in which other layers and text fragments are visible. It also studies Paul’s views on the resurrection, investigating Paul’s idea of the son of God and the sermon in Athens with whetted-knife precision. In addition, it deals with the alleged letter to the Romans and considers the trial of Paul and his burial place in Rome. In such ways, it poses questions about the authenticity of the Pauline letters and comes up with surprising answers. As such, it represents a fascinating study that breaks with many traditional beliefs and creates space for radical new insights.

Author : Tala Raassi
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781492635192

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Fashion Is Freedom by Tala Raassi Pdf

The inspiring true story of how courage, a dream, and some needle and thread can change a life forever... Since she was young, Tala Raassi knew her fate lay in fashion. But growing up in her beloved homeland of Iran, a woman can be punished for exposing her hair in public, let alone wearing the newest trends. Despite strict regulations, Tala developed a keen sense of style in backroom cafes and secret parties. She never imagined her behavior would land her in prison, or bring the cruel sting of a whip for the crime of wearing a mini-skirt. Tala's forty lashes didn't keep her down they fanned the flames of individuality and inspired her to embrace a new freedom in the United States. As she developed her own clothing label, her exploration into the creative, cut throat community of Western fashion opened her eyes to the ups and downs of hard work, hard decisions, and hard truths. Fashion is Freedom takes us on a journey that crosses the globe, from Colombia to Miss Universe, and inspires women everywhere to be fearless...

Author : Elmore Leonard
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780061832895

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Hombre by Elmore Leonard Pdf

“Although known for his mysteries, Elmore Leonard has penned some of the best western fiction ever.” —USA Today Grand Master Elmore Leonard is justifiably acknowledged as one of the very best crime fiction writers ever, alongside other all-time greats like John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, and Robert Parker. But he has also many acclaimed masterworks of American western fiction to his credit—including Hombre, the basis for the classic Hollywood motion picture starring Paul Newman. Set in Arizona mining country, Hombre is the tale of a white man raised by Indians, who must come to the aid of people who hate him when their stagecoach is attacked by outlaws. As thrilling as his contemporary novels of crime, double-cross, and murder in Detroit and Miami, Hombre is Elmore Leonard at his riveting best—no less than one would expect from the creator of U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Justified).

Author : Elmore Leonard
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780061832963

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City Primeval by Elmore Leonard Pdf

“As gritty and hard-driving a thriller as you’ll find….The action never stops, the language sings and stings.” —Washington Post The City Primeval in Elmore Leonard’s relentlessly gripping classic noir is Detroit, the author’s much-maligned hometown and the setting for many of the Grand Master’s acclaimed crime novels. The “Alexander the Great of crime fiction” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) shines in these urban mean streets, setting up a downtown showdown between the psychopathic, thrill-killing “Oklahoma Wildman” and the dedicated city copy who’s determined to take him down. The creator of U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of TV’s Justified fame, Elmore Leonard is the equal of any writer who has ever captivated readers with dark tales of heists, hijacks, double-crosses, and murder—John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, and Robert Parker included—and nobody then or now is better.

Author : Elmore Leonard
Publisher : William Morrow
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0062877119

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Gunsights and Forty Lashes Less One by Elmore Leonard Pdf

From New York Times Bestselling Author Elmore Leonard come two of his early, beloved westerns–now collected in one volume GUNSIGHTS Together, Brendan Early and Dana Moon have tracked down Apaches and gunned down scalp hunters to become Arizona legends. But now they find themselves fierce adversaries in what newspapers are calling The Rincon Mountain War. Brendan and a gang of mining company gun thugs are dead set on running Dana and the “People of the Mountain” from their land. Which of these former friends-turned-foes will triumph in the end? FORTY LASHES LESS ONE The hell called Yuma Territorial Prison can destroy the soul of any man. It’s worse for those whose damning crime is the color of their skin. The law says Chiricahua Apache Raymond San Carlos and former black soldier Harold Jackson are murderers, and they’ll stay behind bars until they’re dead and rotting. But even in the worst place on Earth, there’s hope. Now for two detested inmates—first enemies, then allies by necessity—their chance at salvation waits at the end of a mad, violent contest . . . on a bloody trail that winds toward Arizona’s five most dangerous men.

Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1854
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB10929487

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Hard Times by Charles Dickens Pdf

Author : Hyam Maccoby
Publisher : Barnes & Noble Publishing
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Christianity
ISBN : 0760707871

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The Mythmaker by Hyam Maccoby Pdf

The author presents new arguments which support the view that Paul, not Jesus, was the founder of Christianity. He argues that Jesus and also his immediate disciples James and Peter were life-long adherents of Pharisaic Judaism. Paul, however, was not, as he claimed, a native-born Jew of Pharisee upbringing, but came in fact from a Gentile background. He maintains that it was Paul alone who created a new religion by his vision of Jesus as a Divine Saviour who died to save humanity. This concept, which went far beyond the messianic claims of Jesus, was an amalgamation of ideas derived from Hellenistic religion, especially from Gnosticism and the mystery cults. Paul played a devious and adventurous political game with Jesus' followers of the so-called Jerusalem Church, who eventually disowned him. The conclusions of this historical and psychological study will come as a shock to many readers, but it is nevertheless a book which cannot be ignored by anyone concerned with the foundations of our culture and society. -- Book jacket.

Author : Mary H. K. Choi
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781534445987

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Permanent Record by Mary H. K. Choi Pdf

A New York Times bestseller! “Smart and funny…warm and rewarding.” —Booklist (starred review) “A compelling and quirky tale of love and negotiating early adulthood in New York City.” —School Library Journal From the New York Times bestselling author of Emergency Contact, which Rainbow Rowell called “smart and funny,” comes a “captivating” (The New York Times) romance about how social media influences relationships every day. On paper, college dropout Pablo Rind doesn’t have a whole lot going for him. His graveyard shift at a twenty-four-hour deli in Brooklyn is a struggle. Plus, he’s up to his eyeballs in credit card debt. Never mind the state of his student loans. Pop juggernaut Leanna Smart has enough social media followers to populate whole continents. The brand is unstoppable. She graduated from child stardom to become an international icon, and her adult life is a queasy blur of private planes, step-and-repeats, aspirational hotel rooms, and strangers screaming for her just to notice them. When Leanna and Pablo meet at 5:00 a.m. at the bodega in the dead of winter it’s absurd to think they’d be A Thing. But as they discover who they are, who they want to be, and how to defy the deafening expectations of everyone else, Lee and Pab turn to each other. Which, of course, is when things get properly complicated.

Author : Elmore Leonard
Publisher : Delta
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Fiction
ISBN : STANFORD:36105023090280

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Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup #1 by Elmore Leonard Pdf

"Bounty Hunters: He is a legend in the rugged Arizona Territory--a U.S. cavalry-turned-army scout--and the only man alive who can bring in the fierce Mimbre Apache called Soldado Viejo. But for David Flynn, tracking down an elusive Indian with a price on his head south of the border is a dangerous business...especially when a cunning outlaw and a murderous bounty hunter dog his path. Now Flynn's riding hard for trouble on a bloody trail of treachery and slaughter in a lawless land where a man's got to watch his back against friend and enemy, red man and white man alike. And if he's Flynn--on the deadliest mission of his career--that means a one-way trip into a sultry desert hell...where the hunter is about to become the hunted...and where one man's struggle for justice has just erupted in the battle of his life.... "Forty Lashes Less One: A hellhole like Yuma Prison does all sorts of things to a man. Mostly it makes him want to escape. For two men facing life sentences--Harold Jackson, the only black man behind the walls, and Raymond San Carlos, an Apache halfbreed--a breakout seemed nigh on impossible. That is, until the law gave them two choices: rot in a cell, or track down and bring back the five most ruthless men in Arizona. "Gunsights: Brendan Early and Dana Moon. They were always something to see; real professionals, two of the toughest characters any man ever aimed a gun at. Sure they spent half their time feuding. But once there was the smell of guns and maybe a hint of glory in the air, they teamed up--armed to the teeth to grin down to trouble. Now they were holed up on an Arizona mountain with a copper war primed to explode in their faces. Early and Moon, togetherthey fought through hell. Now they've got a fight to the finish.

Author : Elmore Leonard
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780061808555

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Killshot by Elmore Leonard Pdf

“[Leonard has] written so many first-rate crime stories that it would be fatuous to say Killshot is his best, but it probably is anyway.” —Newsweek The New York Times bestselling author the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette once called, “the Alexander the Great of crime fiction,” Elmore Leonard is responsible for creating some of the sharpest dialogue, most compelling characters (including U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of TV’s Justified fame), and, quite simply, some of the very best suspense novels written over the past century. Killshot is prime Leonard—a riveting story of a husband and wife caught in the crossfire when they foil a criminal act and are forced to defend themselves when the legal system fails them from the murderous wrath of a pair of vengeful killers. When it comes to cops and criminals stories, Killshot and Leonard are as good as it gets—further proof why “the King Daddy of crime writers” (Seattle Times) deserves his current place among John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, and the other legendary greats of the noir fiction genre.

Author : Elmore Leonard
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0061795305

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The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard by Elmore Leonard Pdf

The New York Times-bestselling Grand Master of suspense deftly displays the other side of his genius, with seven classic western tales of destiny and fatal decision . . . and trust as essential to survival as it is hard-earned. Trust was rare and precious in the wide-open towns that sprung up like weeds on America's frontier—with hustlers and hucksters arriving in droves by horse, coach, wagon, and rail, and gunmen working both sides of the law, all too eager to end a man's life with a well-placed bullet. In these classic tales that span more than five decades—including the first story he ever published, “The Trail of the Apache”—Elmore Leonard once again demonstrates the superb talent for language and gripping narrative that have made him one of the most acclaimed and influential writers of our time.