Lions Liars

Author : Kate Beasley
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780374302658

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Lions & Liars by Kate Beasley Pdf

Frederick Frederickson has a food-chain theory about life. There are lions, like the school bully. Gazelles, like the bullied kids. There are meerkats, and the fleas that live on the butts of meerkats. Frederick's a flea. Fifth grade is off to a terrible start when Frederick is sent to a disciplinary camp for troublesome boys. His fellow troop mates—Nosebleed, Specs, The Professor, and little-yet-lethal Ant Bite—are terrifying. But in between trust-building exercises and midnight escape attempts, a tenuous friendship grows between them. Which is lucky, because a Category 5 hurricane is coming and everyone will have to work together—lions and fleas alike—to survive! Kate Beasley outdoes herself in this hilarious, whip-smart tale of brotherhood, survival, and what it really means to be a friend.

Author : E. Lockhart
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-13
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780375984402

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We Were Liars by E. Lockhart Pdf

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A modern, sophisticated suspense novel from National Book Award finalist, and Printz Award honoree E. Lockhart. Don't miss the #1 New York Times bestselling prequel, Family of Liars. A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy. A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive. A revolution. An accident. A secret. Lies upon lies. True love. The truth. Read it. And if anyone asks you how it ends, just LIE. "Thrilling, beautiful, and blisteringly smart, We Were Liars is utterly unforgettable." —John Green, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars

Author : Michael Lewis
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010-03-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780393338690

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Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis Pdf

The author recounts his experiences on the lucrative Wall Street bond market of the 1980s, where young traders made millions in a very short time, in a humorous account of greed and epic folly.

Author : Kate Beasley
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780374302627

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Gertie's Leap to Greatness by Kate Beasley Pdf

For fans of Three Times Lucky and The Penderwicks, this endearing new classic spins together sparkling humor, sizzle-pop writing, and a sassy main character with an unforgettable voice. Gertie Reece Foy is 100% Not-From-Concentrate awesome. She has a daddy who works on an oil rig, a great-aunt who always finds the lowest prices at the Piggly Wiggly, and two loyal best friends. So when her absent mother decides to move away from their small town, Gertie sets out on her greatest mission yet: becoming the best fifth grader in the universe to show her mother exactly what she'll be leaving behind. There's just one problem: Seat-stealing new girl Mary Sue Spivey wants to be the best fifth grader, too. And there is simply not enough room at the top for the two of them. From debut author Kate Beasley, and with illustrations by Caldecott Honor artist Jillian Tamaki, comes a classic tale of hope and homecoming that will empty your heart, then fill it back up again--one laugh at a time.

Author : Ayelet Gundar-Goshen
Publisher : Back Bay Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0316445401

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The Liar by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen Pdf

An Elle Magazine 2019 Best Book of the Year "A brilliant fable about the lure of lying and the lure of fame. The writing is wonderful." --Joan Silber, National Book Critics Circle and PEN/Faulkner award-winning author of Improvement From the award-winning author of Waking Lions, a provocative novel about how one mistake can have a thousand consequences Nofar is an average teenage girl---so average, in fact, that she's almost invisible. Serving customers ice cream all summer long, she is desperate for some kind of escape. One afternoon, a terrible lie slips from her tongue. And suddenly everyone wants to talk to her: the press, her schoolmates, and even the boy upstairs. He is the only one who knows the truth, and he is demanding a price for his silence. Then Nofar meets Raymonde, an elderly immigrant whose best friend has just died. Raymonde keeps her friend alive the only way she knows how, by inhabiting her stories. But soon, Raymonde's lies take on a life of their own. Written with propulsive energy, dark humor, and deep insight, The Liar reveals the far-reaching consequences of even our smallest choices, and explores the hidden corners of human nature to reveal the liar, and the truth-teller, in all of us.

Author : Peter Joffre Nye
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 571 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781496219312

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Hearts of Lions by Peter Joffre Nye Pdf

Bike racers were America’s media darlings less than a century ago—dashing, eccentric, and very rich daredevils. Until the 1920s bike races drew larger crowds than all other American sports events, including Major League Baseball games. Prize-winning racer and journalist Peter Joffre Nye vividly re-creates this period of sports history, forgotten until now, in Hearts of Lions, a true story of courage, daring, and occasional lunacy. Revised, updated, and expanded, this second edition of Hearts of Lions is based on interviews with more than one thousand cyclists whose racing careers span from 1908 through the 2016 Rio Olympics, along with interviews with trainers and family members. Included are stories about Joseph Magnani, the lone American from southern Illinois who rode on the dusty roads of Europe in road racing’s golden era of the 1930s and 1940s; Lance Armstrong, whose rise in the mid-1990s was eclipsed in the doping era that still casts a long shadow over the sport; Kristin Armstrong, a three-time Olympic gold medalist who set new standards for women in cycling; and Evelyn “Evie” Stevens, who chucked a Wall Street career in her mid-twenties to compete in two Olympics and win several world championship gold medals. Hearts of Lions is a colorful, exciting, classic work on the art of bicycle racing over 140 years against a backdrop of social, political, and technical changes.

Author : P. J. Petersen
Publisher : Scholastic Incorporated
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : California
ISBN : 0590256297

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Liars by P. J. Petersen Pdf

When her five little ducks disappear one by one, Mother Duck sets out to find them.

Author : Suellen Ocean
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0965114074

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The Lies of the Lion by Suellen Ocean Pdf

Amsterdam 1450 When Jacob gets wind of a scheme to alter the bible by bribing the Pope, his investigation leads him to the banker's daughter. As he attempts to keep his medieval hamlet safe, he understands that although they are Jews, they must pose as Christians. But in doing so, are they in danger of sliding into Christianity? Don't they have their own culture to preserve? How can they love and marry within their own religion when their beautiful daughters have begun to leave for church? They're liars... all of them... as if their lives depended on it.

Author : Bruce Schneier
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781118239018

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Liars and Outliers by Bruce Schneier Pdf

In today's hyper-connected society, understanding the mechanisms of trust is crucial. Issues of trust are critical to solving problems as diverse as corporate responsibility, global warming, and the political system. In this insightful and entertaining book, Schneier weaves together ideas from across the social and biological sciences to explain how society induces trust. He shows the unique role of trust in facilitating and stabilizing human society. He discusses why and how trust has evolved, why it works the way it does, and the ways the information society is changing everything.

Author : Forest, Jim
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781608337132

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At Play in the Lions' Den by Forest, Jim Pdf

Author : Ann Patchett
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780547548401

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The Patron Saint Of Liars by Ann Patchett Pdf

A New York Times Notable Book Acclaimed author Ann Patchett's debut novel, hailed as "beautifully written . . . a first novel that second- and third-time novelists would envy for its grace, insight, and compassion” (Boston Herald) St. Elizabeth’s, a home for unwed mothers in Habit, Kentucky, usually harbors its residents for only a little while. Not so Rose Clinton, a beautiful, mysterious woman who comes to the home pregnant but not unwed, and stays. She plans to give up her child, thinking she cannot be the mother it needs. But when Cecilia is born, Rose makes a place for herself and her daughter amid St. Elizabeth’s extended family of nuns and an ever-changing collection of pregnant teenage girls. Rose’s past won’t be kept away, though, even by St. Elizabeth’s; she cannot remain untouched by what she has left behind, even as she cannot change who she has become in the leaving.

Author : Tom Bell
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1655094653

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Lions, Liars, Donkeys and Penguins by Tom Bell Pdf

Alison was a vulnerable mentally ill young woman who was taken advantage of by an older male nurse. She became pregnant and a crisis abortion was arranged by staff at the NHS mental health hospital where she was a patient. The details of what happened were hidden and Alison emerged from the care of the NHS more damaged than when she had been admitted. She took her life on what would have been her child's third birthday. Though the names are known, no one has ever been held accountable for the crimes committed against her. In their quest for truth, accountability and justice that has stretched over three decades, Alison's family have been misled, lied to and failed by the NHS, the Police and Crown Prosecution Service. This true and at times barely believable story is one of ordinary people, showing extraordinary determination and courage. It is an unconventional honest and deeply personal attempt to bring what has been hidden into the light for all to see. It is a story of the abuse of power, the hiding of wrongdoing, and a fight for the truth that is not yet over. "Insightful, compelling and disturbing." - John Seddon. "A very valuable reminder that, at its worst, and even with the best of intent to begin with, our experience of a really bad bureaucracy can be no different from tyranny." - Rory Sutherland. "Alison's death raises very important questions about safeguarding and the exploitation of vulnerable people who are in receipt of mental health services. The ongoing struggle her family have experienced in accessing truth and justice is one faced by too many bereaved people in the UK to this day. This book is an important reflection on that struggle, and on the defensiveness of public services who failed Alison when she needed them most." - Deborah Coles, Executive Director, INQUEST.

Author : Robin Sharma
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-04
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781443456630

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The 5AM Club by Robin Sharma Pdf

Legendary leadership and elite performance expert Robin Sharma introduced The 5am Club concept over twenty years ago, based on a revolutionary morning routine that has helped his clients maximize their productivity, activate their best health and bulletproof their serenity in this age of overwhelming complexity. Now, in this life-changing book, handcrafted by the author over a rigorous four-year period, you will discover the early-rising habit that has helped so many accomplish epic results while upgrading their happiness, helpfulness and feelings of aliveness. Through an enchanting—and often amusing—story about two struggling strangers who meet an eccentric tycoon who becomes their secret mentor, The 5am Club will walk you through: How great geniuses, business titans and the world’s wisest people start their mornings to produce astonishing achievements A little-known formula you can use instantly to wake up early feeling inspired, focused and flooded with a fiery drive to get the most out of each day A step-by-step method to protect the quietest hours of daybreak so you have time for exercise, self-renewal and personal growth A neuroscience-based practice proven to help make it easy to rise while most people are sleeping, giving you precious time for yourself to think, express your creativity and begin the day peacefully instead of being rushed “Insider-only” tactics to defend your gifts, talents and dreams against digital distraction and trivial diversions so you enjoy fortune, influence and a magnificent impact on the world Part manifesto for mastery, part playbook for genius-grade productivity and part companion for a life lived beautifully, The 5am Club is a work that will transform your life. Forever.

Author : Caela Carter
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780062385734

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My Life with the Liars by Caela Carter Pdf

Perfect for fans of Kathryn Erskine’s Mockingbird and Holly Goldberg Sloan’s Counting by 7s, this is a stunningly unique and poignant story of one girl’s strength and courage as she decides who she is and what she will believe in. Behind the white-washed walls of the Arizona compound, life was simple. Follow the rules, "live in the light," and all would be well. Zylynn was excited to turn thirteen and begin the work of bringing others into the light, to save them from the liars and the darkness of the outside world. But when she is taken away by a man who claims to be her father, Zylynn is confused, and desperate to return to her home. Zylynn resists her new life—until she finds small comforts, like shampoo, the color pink, and strawberries. But as her thirteenth birthday approaches, Zylynn must make a difficult decision—to stay here with the enemy, or find her way back to the light. And neither may be what they seem.

Author : Robert Landori
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 732 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1039104657

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Whitewash by Robert Landori Pdf

He spoke six languages, had an exceptional memory, hated the Soviet system and thirsted for revenge, was fit as a fiddle, a dead shot, enthusiastic and eminently malleable. So they recruited him at age 22. After training him, they let him loose on Canada, the US, Cuba, the Caribbean, Uruguay, Central America and Switzerland. Tom Karas served his masters in Washington for forty loyal years in many iterations: student, accountant, secret agent, military advisor, arms dealer and off-shore banker. At age sixty, he decided to seek his own fortune. THIS NOVEL IS BASED ON A TRUE STORY