The Detour

Author : S. A. Bodeen
Publisher : Feiwel & Friends
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781250078636

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The Detour by S. A. Bodeen Pdf

Livvy Flynn is a big deal - she's a New York Times-bestselling author whose YA fiction has sold all over the world. She's rich, she's famous, she's gorgeous, and she's full of herself. When she's invited to an A-list writer's conference, she decides to accept so she can have some time to herself. She's on a tight deadline for her next book, and she has no intention of socializing with the other industry people at the conference. And then she hits the detour. Before she knows it, her brand new car is wrecked, she's hurt, and she's tied to a bed in a nondescript shack in the middle of nowhere. A woman and her apparently manic daughter have kidnapped her. And they have no intention of letting her go.

Author : Gerbrand Bakker
Publisher : Random House
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781446450345

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WINNER OF THE INDEPENDENT FOREIGN FICTION PRIZE AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE IMPAC DUBLIN PRIZE 'A wonderful novel. Wise and generous to a fault of all our human failings and frailties' Lloyd Jones, author of Mister Pip A Dutch woman rents a remote farm in rural Wales. She says her name is Emilie. She has left her husband, having confessed to an affair. In Amsterdam, her stunned husband forms a strange partnership with a detective who agrees to help him trace her. They board the ferry to Hull on Christmas Eve. Back on the farm, a young man out walking with his dog injures himself and stays the night, then ends up staying longer. Yet something is deeply wrong. Does he know what he is getting himself into? And what will happen when her husband and the detective arrive?

Author : Andromeda Romano-Lax
Publisher : Soho Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781616950507

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The Detour by Andromeda Romano-Lax Pdf

A “compelling” novel of art, danger, and one man’s adventure in pre-World War II Italy, from the author of Plum Rains (Library Journal). Ernst Vogler is twenty-six years old in 1938 when he is sent to Rome by his employer—the Third Reich’s Sonderprojekt, which is collecting the great art of Europe and bringing it to Germany for the Führer. Vogler is to collect a famous Classical Roman marble statue, The Discus Thrower, and get it to the German border, where it will be turned over to the Gestapo. It is a simple, three-day job. Things start to go wrong almost immediately. The Italian twin brothers who have been hired to escort Vogler to the border seem to have priorities besides the task at hand—wild romances, perhaps even criminal jobs on the side—and Vogler quickly loses control of the assignment. The twins set off on a dangerous detour and Vogler realizes he will be lucky to escape this venture with his life, let alone his job. With nothing left to lose, the young German gives himself up to the Italian adventure, to the surprising love and inevitable losses along the way. From the celebrated author of The Spanish Bow and Behave, The Detour is a bittersweet novel about artistic obsession, misplaced idealism, diversions, and second chances, set along the beautiful back-roads of northern Italy.

Author : Morgan Matson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780857072696

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Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson Pdf

An ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Readers, Shortlisted for the Waterstone's Book Prize and a Publisher's Weekly "Flying Start" book Amy Curry's year sucks. And it's not getting any better. Her mother has decided to move, so somehow Amy has to get their car from California to the East Coast. There's just one problem: since her father's death Amy hasn't been able to get behind the wheel of a car. Enter Roger, the son of a family friend, who turns out to be funny, nice . . . and unexpectedly cute. But Roger's plans involve a more "scenic" route than just driving from A to B, so suddenly Amy finds herself on the road trip of a lifetime. And, as she grows closer to Roger, Amy starts to realise that sometimes you have to get lost to find your way home. . . Praise for Amy & Roger's Epic Detour 'One of the most touching, irresistible, and feel-good road trips I've been on in a long, long while. Amy & Roger is a book to love.' Deb Caletti, National Book Award Finalist 'A near-perfect summer read that should leave readers with a thirst for travel and romance.' Publishers Weekly, Starred Review 'This entertaining and thoughtful summertime road trip serves up slices of America with a big scoop of romance on the side.' Kirkus Reviews 'A classic literary road trip is what Matson delivers in high style…if all road trips were like this, nobody'd ever stay home.' BCCB 'An emotionally rewarding road novel.' School Library Journal

Author : Lizzie Simon
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2003-06-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0743446607

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Detour by Lizzie Simon Pdf

In the fall of 1999, 23-year-old Simon hit the road on a journey that took her across the United States. Her inspired interviews with other young men and women suffering from manic depression comprise the heart and soul of this remarkable memoir.

Author : Kate Pearce
Publisher : Zebra Books
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781420153491

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Mistletoe Detour by Kate Pearce Pdf

This Christmas, one California cowboy finds that love, like the perfect gift, can be even more wonderful when it’s unexpected… Called out to rescue a stranded driver on a snowy night, rancher Ted Baker is surprised to find his old high-school friend, Veronica Hernandez, at the wheel—with her pet pig, Bacon, riding shotgun. Ten years after leaving Morgantown, Veronica is as warm, lively, and lovely as ever. If she and Bacon need a place to stay over the holidays, Ted’s got a spare room that needs filling and, maybe, a heart that could use the same… Veronica has landed herself in a jam—and what better place to lie low than her sleepy hometown? But spending time with Ted is making her wonder why she ever left…and whether it’s too late to turn this Christmas pit stop into a new beginning…

Author : Cheryl Crane,Cliff Jahr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 038070580X

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Detour by Cheryl Crane,Cliff Jahr Pdf

Author : Tony Evans
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433686597

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Detours by Tony Evans Pdf

Dr. Tony Evans walks readers through what it is like to recognize God's will and his plan for your life.

Author : Lesley Stern
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781478012290

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Diary of a Detour by Lesley Stern Pdf

Diary of a Detour is film scholar and author Lesley Stern's memoir of living with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. She chronicles the fears and daily experience of coming to grips with an incurable form of cancer by describing the dramas and delving into the science. Stern also nudges cancer off center stage by turning to alternative obsessions and pleasures. In seductive writing she describes her life in the garden and kitchen, the hospital and the library, and her travels—down the street to her meditation center, across the border to Mexico, and across the world to Australia. Her immediate world is inhabited with books, movies, politics, and medical reports that provoke essayistic reflections. As her environment is shared with friends, chickens, a cat called Elvis, mountain goats, whales, lions, and microbes the book opens onto a larger than human world. Intimate and meditative, engrossing and singular, Diary of a Detour offers new ideas about what it might mean to live and think with cancer, and with chronic illness more broadly.

Author : Yoni Van Den Eede
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781438477114

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The Beauty of Detours by Yoni Van Den Eede Pdf

Proposes an innovative, holistic understanding of technology. The Beauty of Detours proposes a new way of understanding and defining technology by reading systems thinker Gregory Bateson in the framework of contemporary philosophy of technology. Although “technology” was not an explicit focus of Bateson’s oeuvre, Yoni Van Den Eede shows that his thought is permeated with insights directly relevant to contemporary technological concerns. This book provides a systematic reading of Bateson that reveals these under-investigated elements of his thought. It also critiques the field of philosophy of technology for still reifying “technology” too much despite its attempt to de-reify it, arguing instead that it should incorporate Bateson’s insights and focus more on processes of human knowing. Sketching a Batesonian philosophy of technology, Van Den Eede calls for greater attentiveness to the purpose of technology and its role in our lives. “This book offers a thorough and well-researched dive into Bateson’s thinking on purpose, instrumentalism, technology, and epistemology. It is an important contribution to the discourse on AI and on the rapid development of the tech sector. Philosophically the book tackles difficult systemic questions about technology and addresses them at a much more sophisticated level than most books of its kind.” — Nora Bateson, The International Bateson Institute

Author : Walk Thru the Bible
Publisher : NavPress
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781496426772

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The One Year Daily Moments of Strength by Walk Thru the Bible Pdf

Today, spend time with God that will fill your spirit with strength. The One Year Daily Moments of Strength will help you experience a deeper and more powerful connection with the Lord each day. Complete with Bible verses, helpful explanations, and practical applications, these short daily devotions, covering a variety of everyday issues, will help strengthen your commitment to faith and your walk with God. Through showing up to meet with God every day, you’ll be inspired to go deeper with him all year long. “Those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.” (Isaiah 40:31)

Author : Patricia McGregor
Publisher : Xulon Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781615799503

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The Detour by Patricia McGregor Pdf

Recounts the author's five-year missionary experience in Kenya.

Author : Robert Butterworth
Publisher : Gracewing Publishing
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0852446365

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The Detour by Robert Butterworth Pdf

The Detour is a fascinating journey through eight worlds in seven chapters. Not strictly an autobiography, it provides glimpses of a Lancashire childhood in pre-war and wartime Leyland and the Roman Catholicism of that time and place. There follows the wider world of grammar school and the author's first contact with the Jesuits; and then that of the novitiate, which he aptly calls 'Out of this World', so surreal and strange does it now appear. He then contrasts the liberating world of Oxford, with its tutors and general openness, with the rigid spiritual, philosophical and theological worlds that belonged to what he calls 'Jesuitism'. After protracted studies he held responsible posts at Heythrop College for over ten years, where he played a major role in its move to become part of the University of London. After a further decade as Head of Theology and Religious Studies at the Roehampton Institute, Robert Butterworth is now enjoying married life in domestic retirement, cooking, studying Greek classical writers and exploring his new world of personal reflection, which has led him to propose some practical and challenging principles for the reinterpretation and revision of Roman Catholic tradition. The whole story makes for a riveting read, with a rare combination of elegance, depth and contemporary relevance.

Author : Travis Pearson
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781483455655

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The Detour by Travis Pearson Pdf

Dan Icor Is a good samaritan who embarks on a cross-country road trip to formulate a plan for his future after he loses his job. When he detours from the superhighway to a rural country road, Dan has no idea he is about to be led in a direction he never could have imagined. After Dan pulls into a gas station in the middle of nowhere, he witnesses an unspeakable crime and commits a selfless act that leaves him critically injured. As he heals, he realizes he has acquired special abilities and has been pitted against ruthless adversaries intent on terrorizing a small town. While Dan courageously takes on corruption and incompetence, an emerging leader threatens the American dream. As Dan's journey grows in scope, he must prepare to take on the other merciless opponents waiting for the right time to pounce. In this compelling novel, a good samaritan is thrust into a violent confrontation that sets him on a new path where he must battle dangerous enemies as he discovers newly acquired secret abilities.

Author : Kris Maze
Publisher : Maze Publications
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Detour by Kris Maze Pdf

Montague Aberdeen plans the vacation of a lifetime and finds a hidden paradise. Or is it?