The Broken Spine

Author : Dorothy St. James
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593098592

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The Broken Spine by Dorothy St. James Pdf

When small-town assistant librarian Tru Beckett sets up a secret book room in her newly modernized library, she discovers that protecting the printed word is harder than she’d ever imagined. In fact, it’s murder. Trudell Becket, known to her friends as Tru, finds herself in a bind when her library in lovely Cypress, South Carolina, is turned into a state-of-the-art bookless “technological center.” A library with no books breaks Tru’s book-loving heart so she decides to rescue hundreds of beloved tomes slated for the town dump. Under the cover of darkness, Tru, along with her best friends—coffee shop owner Tori Green and mysterious bestselling author Flossie Finnegan-Baker—set up a secret bookroom in the library’s basement and prepare to open it to their most loyal, trustworthy patrons. But as Tru and her crew are putting the finishing touches on their new book room, the town manager, who was behind the big push for the library’s transformation, is crushed by an overturned shelf of DVDs. Tru becomes the prime suspect as she hadn’t hid the fact that she hated having all of those wonderful books replaced by tablets and computers. But if she gives the police her alibi, she’ll have to explain about the secret book room and risk losing the books. Tru knows she’s in a heap of trouble, and it doesn’t help that the officer in charge of the case is her old crush from high school, who broke her teenaged heart. To keep herself out of jail and her beloved bookroom up and running, Tru—with the help of Tori, Flossie, and a brown tabby stray cat named Dewey Decimal—decides to investigate. And faster than you can say “Shhhh!” Tru quickly finds herself on the same page with a killer who would love to write her final chapter. . . .

Author : Paige Shelton
Publisher : Minotaur Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466861213

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The Cracked Spine by Paige Shelton Pdf

Wanted: A bold adventurer who wants to travel the world from a comfortable and safe spot behind a desk that has seen the likes of kings and queens, paupers and princes. A humble book and rare manuscript shop seeks a keenly intelligent investigator to assist us in our search for things thought lost, and in our quest to return lost items to their rightful owners. Never an adventurer, no one was more surprised than Delaney Nichols when she packed her bags and moved halfway across the world to Edinburgh, Scotland to start a job at The Cracked Spine, a bookshop located in the heart of the city. Her new boss, Edwin MacAlister, has given her the opportunity of a lifetime, albeit a cryptic one, and Delaney can’t wait to take her spot behind the desk. The Cracked Spine is filled with everything a book lover could want, each item as eclectic as the people who work there; the spirited and lovable Rosie, who always has tiny dog Hector in tow; Hamlet, a nineteen-year-old thespian with a colored past and bright future; and Edwin, who is just as enigmatic and mysterious as Delaney expected. An extra bonus is Tom the bartender from across the street, with his cobalt eyes, and a gentle brogue—and it doesn’t hurt that he looks awfully good in a kilt. But before she can settle into her new life, a precious artifact goes missing, and Edwin’s sister is brutally murdered. Never did Delaney think that searching for things lost could mean a killer, but if she’s to keep her job, and protect her new friends, she’ll need to learn the truth behind this Scottish tragedy.

Author : Alan Parry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : English poetry
ISBN : 1838040706

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Neon Ghosts by Alan Parry Pdf

Author : Emma Lee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1909208833

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The Significance of a Dress by Emma Lee Pdf

The Significance of a Dress Refugee camp northern Iraq Even if home is makeshift and her carriage is a borrowed pair of shoes that dance over gravel baked in the desert heat, a bride still wants to feel special, at least for one day. No one can afford to buy when twenty neighbours share a latrine and there's a constant vigil against disease. Tulin, named after a daughter, offers gown hire, make-up and hairstyling that will withstand humid evenings. 'I don't ask how old they are, ' says the beautician. A mural outside shows a girl in a white gown holding a teddy bear. The future is tomorrow. Next year is a question. A wedding is a party, a welcome, a sign of hope. The dresses sparkle with sun-reflected diamant but the gravel paths of the camp leave the hems stained. Nothing is unimportant in The Significance of A Dress, where next year is not the future but a question. Each refugee, suffragette or shushed voice and narrative encompassed by the poems is personal and individual, yet simultaneously universal in its reach and significance. In 'Dismantling The Jungle', flames form "an echo of a former life". This vivid collection is full of such flames and echoes. Whether it's "Each dress hangs from a noose" ('Bridal Dresses in Beirut') or "Everything Abdel sees is smeared, despite his glasses" (Stories from The Jungle), Emma Lee's focus is precise, poised and packs emotional punch. Her evocative imagery is reinforced by taut lines, striking juxtapositions and intimate, moving details. The Significance of A Dress is a beautiful, powerful and haunting collection. S A Leavesey From the title page of The Significance of a Dress, Emma Lee cleverly fashions a feminist metaphor for #MeToo into uncompromising forms. These include the terrible symbol of bridal dresses hung from nooses in Beirut, signifying rapists absolved of their crimes through marrying their victims, a figure walking home in the UK uncertain whether she is safe from rape after a recent attack in the area, and further victims of rape and domestic abuse. The reader is never let go, with head dunked into the murky waters of domestic life until forced to accept Lee's compelling argument of a grossly unequal world. The poet does this with immense skill in versification, giving her audience no option but to pay attention. This is daring, well-imagined poetry with global scope, giving voice to women from myriad backgrounds and cultures. It goes far beyond the boundaries of #MeToo, arguing the world has become one of disturbing realm of sexual inequality, in an atmosphere of constant threat. Lee's collection addresses unfairness, advocating for those who have been denied the ability to speak for themselves. Dr James Fountain

Author : Harvinder Singh Chhabra
Publisher : Wolters kluwer india Pvt Ltd
Page : 1252 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789351294405

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ISCoS Textbook on Comprehensive management of Spinal Cord Injuries by Harvinder Singh Chhabra Pdf

SCI needs management by a team comprising of doctors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, vocational counsellor, psychologist, assistive technologist, orthotist and social worker. Since the available textbooks did not address the requirements of all disciplines, the need for the proposed textbook was reinforced.

Author : Bee Lavender
Publisher : Akashic Books
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2005-04-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781617750526

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Lessons in Taxidermy by Bee Lavender Pdf

“Bee Lavender is a fantastic writer. Her work is deep and personal, and I don’t think there are any places she’s scared to go.” —Michelle Tea, author of The Chelsea Whistle “Bee’s scrupulous, non-histrionic style is thrilling; it allows for some devastating emotional moments because the author comes by them honestly.” —Ayun Halliday, author of No Touch Monkey Diagnosed with cancer at age twelve and perilously pregnant at eighteen, surviving surgeries and violent accidents: sometimes you can't believe Bee Lavender is still alive; sometimes you think nothing could kill her. Lessons in Taxidermy is Lavender's fierce and expressive search for truth and an elusive sense of safety. This autobiographical tale is stark and resolved, but strangely euphoric, tying together moments and memories into a frantic, delicate, and often transcendently funny account of anguish and confusion, pain and poverty, isolation and illusion. While staying conscious of the particulars of her circumstances, Lavender frames her life in the context of history, traveling, landscape, and freak show culture. Lessons in Taxidermy is apocryphal, troubling, cathartic, and important.

Author : Jacob Abbott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1858
Category : Children
ISBN : PRNC:32101068162492

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Rollo in Scotland by Jacob Abbott Pdf

Author : RANDALL. KLEIN
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0735221693

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LITTLE DISASTERS. by RANDALL. KLEIN Pdf

Author : Twinkle Khanna
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-18
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9789352141289

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Mrs Funnybones by Twinkle Khanna Pdf

Full of wit and delicious observations, Mrs Funnybones captures the life of the modern Indian woman a woman who organizes dinner each evening after having been at work all day, who runs her own life but has to listen to her mummyji, who worries about her weight and the state of the country. Based on Twinkle Khanna’s super-hit column, Mrs Funnybones marks the debut of one of our funniest, most original voices.

Author : Dorothy St. James
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2022-09-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593098615

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A Perfect Bind by Dorothy St. James Pdf

Librarian Tru Beckett, ardent defender of the printed word, is about to find out that keeping murder checked out of her beloved library is much harder than she thought.... Tru Beckett succeeded in building a secret book room in her now bookless library, where book lovers from lovely Cypress, South Carolina, can rejoice in the printed word. Now she's working hard to maintain the little library downstairs while keeping her "real job" upstairs in the bookless technology center. The last thing she needs is a mysterious vandal who seems intent on breaking into her secret book-filled sanctuary and creating chaos. The nasty interloper doesn't steal anything, but brutalizes the books, damaging them and knocking them off shelves. A patron of the secret book room tells Tru that there have been creepy goings-on at the library for years, especially in the basement where the secret book room is located. He's heard rumors of a poltergeist that haunts the library, determined to scare off readers. Tru is certain it's hogwash, but she's at a loss to think of who might be vandalizing the beautiful books she fought so hard to protect. And when a dead body shows up right behind the library, Tru is certain that it's not a ghost but a cold-blooded killer that she and her trusty tabby Dewey Decimal will need to uncover.

Author : Dorothy St. James
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593098653

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A Book Club to Die For by Dorothy St. James Pdf

When a member of an exclusive book club is checked out, spunky librarian Trudell Becket must sort fact from fiction to solve the murder. The Cypress Arete Society is one of the town’s oldest and most exclusive clubs. When assistant librarian Trudell Becket is invited to speak to the group about the library, its modernization, and her efforts to bring printed books to the reading public, her friend Flossie invites herself along. Flossie has been on the book club’s waiting list for five years, and she’s determined to find out why she’s never received an invitation to join. But not long after Tru and Flossie arrive for the meeting, they’re shocked to find the club’s president, Rebecca White, dead in the kitchen. Rebecca was a former TV actress and local celebrity, but was not known for being patient or pleasant. She’d been particularly unkind to the book club’s host for the evening, who also happens to be the mother of Detective Jace Bailey, Tru’s boyfriend. And Rebecca had made it clear that she didn’t think Flossie was book club material. With her boyfriend and one of her best friends wrapped up in a murder, Tru has to work fast to figure out who cut Rebecca’s story short before the killer takes another victim out of circulation....

Author : Jo Bowlby
Publisher : Yellow Kite
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-24
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781529340181

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A Book For Life by Jo Bowlby Pdf

'The A List Shaman' - The Times Magazine 'A must-read packed full of aha moments.' - Naomie Harris OBE, Actor 'It's interesting, fun and it's relevant to all of us ... Perhaps the key thing for me is the feeling that Jo is talking from her heart rather than writing from her brain ... It's important.' - Sarah Stacey, Victoria Health Jo Bowlby is a world-renowned Shaman, coach and mentor. This very special book is filled with insights and practices which for centuries were only known by spiritual teachers and their devotees, but which Jo Bowlby has used to underpin her powerful work as a Shaman, coach and mentor. With a focus on resilience and finding balance, Jo turns ancient teachings into life-changing practices that will provide you with a skillset designed to help you navigate life's ups and downs. Whether you seek stillness, want to reclaim your freedom from a mental struggle, or simply inject some wonder into your world, this inspirational book will help guide you on the way. 'Really enjoying this. Not your usual self-help book. It's succinct, very well written and not selling nonsense. Highly recommended.' - Levison Wood

Author : Nicole Markotić
Publisher : Book*hug Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1927040086

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Bent at the Spine by Nicole Markotić Pdf

Poetry. BENT AT THE SPINE offers a "pronoun"-ced frolic where the "you" is a disconnected third party--the reader is left in the position of an eavesdropper, or a listener, or a karmasurplus author. Its relentless interrogation resonates at an invigorating pace: cultural difference, different bodies, diffident accents, deafening rhymes. Sometimes rapturous, often vulvy, the poems audaciously teach "you" how to read them, allowing the last-minute-cram-session to be a delving, a plunging, a repeating discovery. "Nicole Markotic has created a work of extravagant speech in BENT AT THE SPINE. As her title implies, the book is broken, the back contorted, yet the body o f language is recombined in new and surprising forms. In the tradition of Gertrude Stein's TENDER BUTTONS or Harryette Mullen's Muse & Drudge Markotic's book offers the pleasures of close listening and uncanny seeing. Or as she might say, 'a nod's as wonky as a tight-lipped pucker.'"--Michael Davidson

Author : David Hanscom
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-18
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0988272997

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Back in Control by David Hanscom Pdf

If you are suffering from chronic pain, or know someone who is, Back in Control could change your life. Dr. David Hanscom, a spine surgeon and fellow sufferer, shares with you what finally pulled him out of the abyss of chronic pain after 15 years--without surgery or addictive medications. Instead, his approach to treatment focuses on an aspect of chronic pain that the medical world has largely overlooked: you must calm your nervous system in order to get better. More than any other book about pain, Back in Control reveals how to quiet a turbocharged central nervous system, relieve the anxiety and depression that often accompany chronic pain, and make a full recovery. Back in Control offers a self-directed healing approach that has evolved from Dr. Hanscom's personal experience, as well what he has learned from successfully treating hundreds of patients. The book: Provides a proven solution to end chronic pain - Dr. Hanscom's treatment model has helped hundreds of patients move from managing pain to becoming pain free. Doesn't require surgery or meds - The approach presented in Back in Control helps you eliminate chronic pain without the risk of surgery or side effects of medications. Puts you in control - Back in Control provides tools for eliminating pain that you can use on your own or as part of an ongoing treatment plan, to take back control of your care and your life. Applies to any type of chronic pain - The principles in Back in Control apply to any chronic pain condition, for example back pain, neck pain, hip pain, joint pain, fibromyalgia and sciatica, to name a few.

Author : Jean-Pierre C. Farcy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 904 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Spine
ISBN : UOM:39015046891068

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Revision Spine Surgery by Jean-Pierre C. Farcy Pdf

Since back surgery is often not a one-time treatment, orthopaedic surgeons specializing in surgery of the spine will find this book to be quite helpful in learning more about many of the recurring symptoms and diagnoses. Plus, various treatment and options are discussed. The book moves from the epidemiology of revisions to mechanical aspects, to evaluation and indications for revision surgery, to anatomical and technical considerations. The final chapter covers a look at future techniques and technology concerned with this specialized field. * Emphasis is on very practical and technical details regarding operative procedures. * Numerous step-by-step procedural illustrations. * Contributors are world experts in this area. * This is the first book to cover what has become an important problem in spine surgery.