Runaway

Author : Harlan Coben
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781538748480

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Run Away by Harlan Coben Pdf

A perfect family is shattered when their daughter goes missing in this "brilliantly executed" New York Times bestselling thriller from a "master storyteller" (Providence Sunday Journal). You've lost your daughter. She's addicted to drugs and to an abusive boyfriend. And she's made it clear that she doesn't want to be found. Then, by chance, you see her playing guitar in Central Park. But she's not the girl you remember. This woman is living on the edge, frightened, and clearly in trouble. You don't stop to think. You approach her, beg her to come home. She runs. And you do the only thing a parent can do: you follow her into a dark and dangerous world you never knew existed. Before you know it, both your family and your life are on the line. And in order to protect your daughter from the evils of that world, you must face them head on.

Author : Alice Munro
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2006-11-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307266026

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The View from Castle Rock by Alice Munro Pdf

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE® IN LITERATURE 2013 Alice Munro mines her rich family background, melding it with her own experiences and the transforming power of her brilliant imagination, to create perhaps her most powerful and personal collection yet. A young boy, taken to Edinburgh’s Castle Rock to look across the sea to America, catches a glimpse of his father’s dream. Scottish immigrants experience love and loss on a journey that leads them to rural Ontario. Wives, mothers, fathers, and children move through uncertainty, ambivalence, and contemplation in these stories of hopes, adversity, and wonder. The View from Castle Rock reveals what is most essential in Munro’s art: her compassionate understanding of ordinary lives.

Author : Anthony Chaney
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781469631745

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Runaway by Anthony Chaney Pdf

The anthropologist Gregory Bateson has been called a lost giant of twentieth-century thought. In the years following World War II, Bateson was among the group of mathematicians, engineers, and social scientists who laid the theoretical foundations of the information age. In Palo Alto in 1956, he introduced the double-bind theory of schizophrenia. By the sixties, he was in Hawaii studying dolphin communication. Bateson's discipline hopping made established experts wary, but he found an audience open to his ideas in a generation of rebellious youth. To a gathering of counterculturalists and revolutionaries in 1967 London, Bateson was the first to warn of a "greenhouse effect" that could lead to runaway climate change. Blending intellectual biography with an ambitious reappraisal of the 1960s, Anthony Chaney uses Bateson's life and work to explore the idea that a postmodern ecological consciousness is the true legacy of the decade. Surrounded by voices calling for liberation of all kinds, Bateson spoke of limitation and dependence. But he also offered an affirming new picture of human beings and their place in the world—as ecologies knit together in a fabric of meaning that, said Bateson, "we might as well call Mind."

Author : Nick Petrie
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780525535515

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The Runaway by Nick Petrie Pdf

"Petrie has a preternatural talent for ratcheting up suspense."--New York Times Book Review When Peter Ash rescues a stranded woman, he finds she’s in far deeper trouble than he could ever imagine in the powerful new thriller in this bestselling and award-winning series. War veteran Peter Ash is driving through northern Nebraska when he encounters a young pregnant woman alone on a gravel road, her car dead. Peter offers her a lift, but what begins as an act of kindness soon turns into a deadly cat-and-mouse chase across the lonely highways with the woman’s vicious ex-cop husband hot on their trail. The pregnant woman has seen something she was never meant to see . . . but protecting her might prove to be more than Peter can handle. In order to save the woman and himself, Peter must use everything he has learned during his time as a Marine, including his knowledge of human nature, in order to escape a ruthless killer with instincts and skills that match—and perhaps exceed—Peter’s own.

Author : Tracy Chevalier
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101606643

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The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier Pdf

New York Times bestselling author of Girl With a Pearl Earring and At the Edge of the Orchard Tracy Chevalier makes her first fictional foray into the American past in The Last Runaway, bringing to life the Underground Railroad and illuminating the principles, passions and realities that fueled this extraordinary freedom movement. Honor Bright, a modest English Quaker, moves to Ohio in 1850--only to find herself alienated and alone in a strange land. Sick from the moment she leaves England, and fleeing personal disappointment, she is forced by family tragedy to rely on strangers in a harsh, unfamiliar landscape. Nineteenth-century America is practical, precarious, and unsentimental, and scarred by the continuing injustice of slavery. In her new home Honor discovers that principles count for little, even within a religious community meant to be committed to human equality. However, Honor is drawn into the clandestine activities of the Underground Railroad, a network helping runaway slaves escape to freedom, where she befriends two surprising women who embody the remarkable power of defiance. Eventually she must decide if she too can act on what she believes in, whatever the personal costs.

Author : Wendelin Van Draanen
Publisher : Ember
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-10
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780307975973

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Runaway by Wendelin Van Draanen Pdf

This diary of a runaway girl and her search for a home celebrates hope, resilience, and happy endings as only Wendelin Van Draanen, the author of Flipped and other acclaimed novels, can. Holly has run away before, but this time she actually gets away—and what at first felt like an escape soon becomes a daily struggle for survival. She is smart and resourceful, and she manages to make it across the country on her own. But how long can this go on? It’s getting harder to avoid the truth—Holly is now homeless. Runaway is a remarkably uplifting portrait of a girl still young and stubborn and naive enough to believe there’s a better place for her in the world. “Will grab readers from the first entry.” —Kirkus Reviews “Holly’s lively self lingers in the way the best characters do. Runaway is certainly one of the best young adult books of the year.” —The Sacramento Bee

Author : R.L. Stine
Publisher : Simon Pulse
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-09
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781534487673

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Runaway by R.L. Stine Pdf

A runaway can’t outrun her troubles in this spine-tingling installment in R.L. Stine’s bestselling Fear Street series—now with a fresh new look! Shadyside. It sounded like such a nice town, the perfect place for a runaway like Felicia. Nobody here would know about her dark powers. Nobody would know what she’s done. For once, she could be a normal girl. She could be safe. But someone in Shadyside discovers Felicia’s secret. Someone finds out about the awful things her powers made her do. Felicia doesn’t want to run away again. But if she stays, she might lose control. And then people would start to die.

Author : Alice Munro
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307427540

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Runaway by Alice Munro Pdf

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE® IN LITERATURE 2013 This acclaimed, bestselling collection also contains the celebrated stories that inspired the Pedro Almodóvar film Julieta. Runaway is a book of extraordinary stories about love and its infinite betrayals and surprises, from the title story about a young woman who, though she thinks she wants to, is incapable of leaving her husband, to three stories about a woman named Juliet and the emotions that complicate the luster of her intimate relationships. In Munro’s hands, the people she writes about–women of all ages and circumstances, and their friends, lovers, parents, and children–become as vivid as our own neighbors. It is her miraculous gift to make these stories as real and unforgettable as our own.

Author : Lisa Campbell Ernst
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2001-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0689844603

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Stella Louella's Runaway Book by Lisa Campbell Ernst Pdf

Join Stella Louella as she races through the streets of her town to find and return her missing library book before the due date. Studious Stella Louella is frantically trying to find her missing library book, so she can return it before the due date passes. Looking every place she can imagine, Stella ends up visiting everyone in town, from the people at the fix-it shop, the diner, the police station, the scouts, and each neighbor in between. “From the start of this cheerful cumulative tale, Ernst gives youngsters crowded spreads chock-a-block with amusing particulars.” – Publishers Weekly

Author : Heather Graham
Publisher : Dell
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1995-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780440216889

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Runaway by Heather Graham Pdf

New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham recreates the tumultuous history of America’s least-known frontier, Florida, in a love story that burns with passion and truth. “I accepted you as payment on a gambling table because you’re incredibly beautiful. And I want you for the same reason.” His smoldering gaze claimed her long before a poker hand made her his. Tara Brent knew she could never escape this dark and brooding stranger who promised her safety, with a price: marriage—and life together in the lush, lethal wilderness of Florida. She didn’t even know his name, only the promise of passion, and refuge in his arms. Jarret McKenzie swept his ravishing bride away from New Orleans to his remote Florida plantation, determined to uncover the desperate secret from which she ran. But he couldn’t tell her of his own Seminole roots—or open her guarded heart—until his former commander, President Andrew Jackson, declared war on the Indians, and a powerful enemy from Tara’s past found his way to their door.

Author : Deborah Klein Walker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Runaway children
ISBN : MINN:31951D00625123W

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Runaway Youth by Deborah Klein Walker Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Government publications
ISBN : MINN:31951D00283334L

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Problems of Runaway Youth by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice Pdf

Author : Luanne Smith,Michael Gills
Publisher : Madville Publishing
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781948692274

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Runaway by Luanne Smith,Michael Gills Pdf

"Have you ever wanted to run away from it all to some dusty little town, change your name to Wanda and wait tables while your life changes chapters? Have you ever felt the need to leave the wife behind, hop a train or hitch a ride and seek out the California sun? Have you ever come home to her clothes gone, her keys, her cat and nothing left there but a hint of her perfume? We've all had those times where we've dreamed it, planned it, lived it. This collection of short stories addresses every variation of running away, wanting to run away, and trying to run away"--

Author : Ann Evans
Publisher : Badger Publishing
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781788372480

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Runaway by Ann Evans Pdf

Running away from a brutal home is Gary's only option. He plans his escape well. He saves enough money to rent a room until he can find a job. Hes going to make a good life for himself. But when Gary's plans go horribly wrong, he ends up homeless, broke and sleeping on the streets. Could life get any worse? YA Reads I and II have been written by experienced authors to fulfil the need for mature yet accessible fiction aimed at young adults. These engrossing and thought-provoking titles have themes spanning sexuality, identity, family breakdown, bereavement, relationships, prejudice and dystopia. With a reading age of 8-9, an interest age of 14+, and a realistic word count of 5000-6000, YA Reads provide struggling readers with captivating, age-appropriate fiction to both inspire a love of reading and broaden horizons.

Author : Rose Bak
Publisher : Rose Bak
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2023-09-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Runaway Wolf by Rose Bak Pdf

A runaway bride walks into a bar…and finds her fated mate! Security Chief Duncan has just about given up on finding love. Almost everyone around him has paired up, but he’s still a lone wolf. Until a woman in a wedding dress appears in the doorway of his favorite watering hole… Elizabeth fought her way out of her old-fashioned pack. About to turn forty, she’s ready for a new start in the shifter town of Greysden. She’s ready to be independent and to finally live life on her own terms. What she’s not ready for? An overprotective wolf who claims she’s his mate the minute she steps paw in her new town. It's getting harder and harder to reject Duncan when he’s around all the time, being the friend she needs. And when danger from her past comes calling, Elizabeth needs to make a decision: accept her fate or run away. “Runaway Wolf” is a steamy midlife paranormal romantic comedy with strong women, cinnamon roll shifter men, and a town full of nosy matchmakers determined to help everyone find their happily ever after. Bite-Sized Shifters”, a series of paranormal romantic comedies you can read in just a few hours. Each book in the series is standalone featuring a mature couple, steamy scenes, a lot of fur and claws, and a guaranteed HEA.