Running The Smoke

Author : Michael McEwan
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780857903327

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Running the Smoke by Michael McEwan Pdf

This updated edition features a new introduction, and an exclusive interview with long-distance runner Paula Radcliffe. It is the world's most iconic road race. It is twenty-six-point-two miles of iconic landmarks, cheers, tears, sweat, pain, courage, determination and inspiration. It is triumph over adversity on a colossal scale. It is the London Marathon - and it's an event unlike any other. Running The Smoke tells the story of what it's like to take part in this race in the most enlightening and enriching way possible: from the perspectives of twenty-six different people who have participated in it since its inception in 1981. Candid and inspiring if you are preparing for your first marathon or your 100th, Running The Smoke will give you the encouragement, insight and belief you need to cross that line.

Author : Eric Dickerson,Greg Hanlon
Publisher : Haymarket Books
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781642596663

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Watch My Smoke by Eric Dickerson,Greg Hanlon Pdf

His style was iconic, and vintage ‘80s: aviator goggles, Jheri curls, neck roll, boxy pads. Eric Dickerson is the greatest player in Los Angeles Rams history and the NFL’s single season record holder for most rushing yards. In 2019, Dickerson was named to the National Football League’s 100th Anniversary All-Time Team. With an elegant upright running style that produced some of football’s most-watched highlights, it was said he was so smooth you couldn’t hear his pads clack as he glided past you. But during his Hall of Fame career, his greatness was often overshadowed by his contentious disputes with Rams management about his contract. In the pre-free agency era, tensions over his exploitative contract often overshadowed his accomplishments. What’s his problem? went the familiar refrain from the media. Can’t he just shut up and run? It’s time to reexamine how Eric Dickerson was portrayed. For the first time, he’s telling his story. And he’s not holding anything back.

Author : Denis Johnson
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2007-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780374708405

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Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson Pdf

Once upon a time there was a war . . . and a young American who thought of himself as the Quiet American and the Ugly American, and who wished to be neither, who wanted instead to be the Wise American, or the Good American, but who eventually came to witness himself as the Real American and finally as simply the Fucking American. That's me. This is the story of Skip Sands—spy-in-training, engaged in Psychological Operations against the Vietcong—and the disasters that befall him thanks to his famous uncle, a war hero known in intelligence circles simply as the Colonel. This is also the story of the Houston brothers, Bill and James, young men who drift out of the Arizona desert into a war in which the line between disinformation and delusion has blurred away. In its vision of human folly, and its gritty, sympathetic portraits of men and women desperate for an end to their loneliness, whether in sex or death or by the grace of God, this is a story like nothing in our literature. Tree of Smoke is Denis Johnson's first full-length novel in nine years, and his most gripping, beautiful, and powerful work to date. Tree of Smoke is the 2007 National Book Award Winner for Fiction.

Author : Patrick Leber
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-29
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1734045000

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Why Run When You Can Drive and Smoke at the Same Time by Patrick Leber Pdf

Why Run When You Can Drive and Smoke at the Same Time is a collection of amusing, engaging, and embarrassing running stories from nearly 40 years of hitting the pavement. These stories will resonate with both runners and non-runners alike as they embark on different journeys with Leber across the United States. Why Run is an endearing running memoir, combining humor, sport-related insights, and observations about life while on the move.

Author : Dan Vyleta
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781443440691

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Smoke by Dan Vyleta Pdf

“The laws of Smoke are complex. Not every lie will trigger it. A fleeting thought of evil may pass unseen; a fib, an excuse, a piece of flattery. Next thing you know its smell is in your nose. There is no more hateful smell in the world than the smell of Smoke.” England. A century ago, give or take a few years. An England where people who are wicked in thought or deed are marked by the Smoke that pours forth from their bodies, a sign of their fallen state. The aristocracy do not smoke, proof of their virtue and right to rule, while the lower classes are drenched in sin and soot. An England utterly strange and utterly real. An elite boarding school where the sons of the wealthy are groomed to take power as their birthright. Teachers with mysterious ties to warring political factions at the highest levels of government. Three young people who learn everything they’ve been taught is a lie - knowledge that could cost them their lives. A grand estate where secrets lurk in attic rooms and hidden laboratories. A love triangle. A desperate chase. Revolutionaries and secret police. Religious fanatics and coldhearted scientists. Murder. A London filled with danger and wonder. A tortured relationship between a mother and a daughter, and a mother and a son. Unexpected villains and unexpected heroes. Cool reason versus passion. Rich versus poor. Right versus wrong, though which is which isn’t clear. This is the world of Smoke, a narrative tour de force, a tale of Dickensian intricacy and ferocious imaginative power, richly atmospheric and intensely suspenseful.

Author : Ellen Hopkins
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781416983293

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Smoke by Ellen Hopkins Pdf

After the death of her abusive father and loss of her beloved Ethan and their unborn child, Pattyn runs away, desperately seeking peace, as her younger sister, a sophomore in high school, also tries to put the pieces of her life back together.

Author : Scott Jurek,Steve Friedman
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781408833407

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Eat and Run by Scott Jurek,Steve Friedman Pdf

An inspirational memoir by Scott Jurek, one of the finest ultrarunners in the world.

Author : Cate Folsom
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612348438

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Smoke the Donkey by Cate Folsom Pdf

On a U.S. military base near Fallujah in war-torn Iraq, Col. John Folsom woke up one morning to the sound of a small, scruffy donkey tied up outside his quarters. He was charmed by this scrawny animal with a plaintive expression. Folsom and his fellow Marines took in the donkey, built him a corral and shelter, and escorted him on daily walks. One night, hanging out with the Marines as they relaxed after work, the donkey snatched someone’s lit cigarette and gobbled it up, to the laughter of all. Suddenly, the donkey had a name: Smoke. More than a conversation topic for troops connecting with families back home, Smoke served as mascot, ambassador, and battle buddy. Smoke the Donkey recounts the strong friendship between Colonel Folsom and this stray donkey and the massive challenges of reuniting Smoke with Folsom in the United States following Folsom’s retirement. After being given to a local sheik, Smoke wandered the desert before Folsom rallied an international team to take him on a convoluted journey to his new home. The team won a protracted bureaucratic battle to move Smoke from Iraq to Turkey, only to face a tougher fight getting him out of Turkey. Once in the States, Smoke became a beloved therapy animal for both children and veterans. Smoke’s story, while tinged with sadness, speaks to the enduring bond between a man and an animal, unbroken by war, distance, or red tape.

Author : Donald E. Westlake
Publisher : Mysterious Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2001-04-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780759522947

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Smoke by Donald E. Westlake Pdf

Due to a foiled burglary in a high-tech lab doing research for cigarette manufacturers, Freddie Noon, the thief, is now invisible. This condition has clear-cut advantages for a man in Freddie's profession, but now everybody wants a glimpse of Freddie. But Freddie doesn't dare show his face, his shadow, anything. Because Freddie Noon has gotten a taste of invisibility--and he can't quit now.

Author : Jack London
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780486144665

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Smoke Bellew by Jack London Pdf

DIVA sweeping adventure saga in the tradition of White Fang and The Call of the Wild, bringing to vivid life the cold, bleak, unforgiving Alaskan wilderness and the colorful, desperately uncertain lives of both natives and intruders. /div

Author : Margery Allingham
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781479455126

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The Tiger in the Smoke by Margery Allingham Pdf

During WWII, Meg was told her husband had been killed. After the war Meg meets Geoffery and gets engaged. She finally feels like she can let go of the past and be happy again. That is until she starts receiving current photos of a man that looks very much like her dead husband. She turns to Albert and Amanda Campion for help. Meanwhile, the police are searching for an escaped convict who is on a murdering spree. Murders that are connected to Meg's dead husband, and Geoffery has gone missing...

Author : Jack London
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781528787352

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Smoke and Shorty by Jack London Pdf

First published in 1920, “Smoke and Shorty” contains a wonderful selection of short stories written by Jack London, including: “The Story of the Little Man”, “The Hanging of Cultus George”, “The Mistake of Creation”, “A Flutter in Eggs”, “The Town-site for Tra-lee”, and “Wonder of Woman”. John Griffith London (1876 – 1916), commonly known as Jack London, was an American journalist, social activist, and novelist. He was an early pioneer of commercial magazine fiction, becoming one of the first globally-famous celebrity writers who were able to earn a large amount of money from their writing. London is famous for his contributions to early science fiction and also notably belonged to "The Crowd", a literary group an Francisco known for its radical members and ideas. Other notable works by this author include: “Martin Eden” (1909), “The Kempton-Wace Letters” (1903), and “The Call of the Wild” (1903). Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

Author : Joe Ide
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780316531047

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Smoke by Joe Ide Pdf

Isaiah Quintabe—an unlicensed detective for all seasons—and his best friend and masterful sidekick, Juanell Dodson, are at a crossroads in this latest installment of the "aggressively entertaining" IQ series (New York Times). This time, their lives may never be the same. Isaiah Quintabe is no longer IQ, the genius of East Long Beach; instead, he’s a man on the road and on the run, hiding in a small Northern California town when his room is broken into by a desperate young man on the trail of the state’s most prolific serial killer. His old partner, Juanell Dodson, must go straight or lose his wife and child. His devil’s bargain? An internship at an LA advertising agency, where it turns out the rules of the street have simply been dressed in business casual, but where the aging company’s fortunes may well rest on their ability to attract a younger demographic. Dodson—”the hustler’s hustler”—just may be the right man for the job. Ide is the crime writer’s crime writer, and he’s filled his best novel yet with desperate souls, courageous outcasts, an ex-stripper who’ll do anything to protect her son, and wild half-brothers who may be the very incarnation of evil. With deft plotting, lacerating humor, and a keen eye for the ways in which characters rise or fall based on their ties to one another, Smoke is Joe Ide’s crowning achievement.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Industrial arts
ISBN : COLUMBIA:CU05649625

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American Artisan by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1260 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
ISBN : MINN:31951D022154119

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The Northwestern Reporter by Anonim Pdf