The Kings Of Cool

Author : Don Winslow
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781451665345

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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Cartel, The Force, and The Border In Savages, Don Winslow introduced Ben and Chon, twenty-something best friends who risk everything to save the girl they both love, O. Among the most celebrated literary thrillers, Savages was a Top 10 Book of the Year selection by Janet Maslin in The New York Times and Stephen King in Entertainment Weekly. Now, in this high-octane prequel to Savages, Winslow reaches back in time to tell the story of how Ben, Chon, and O became the people they are. Spanning from 1960s Southern California to the recent past, The Kings of Cool is a breathtak­ingly original saga of family in all its forms—fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, friends and lovers. As the trio at the center of the book does battle with a cabal of drug dealers and crooked cops, they come to learn that their future is inextricably linked with their parents’ history. A series of breakneck twists and turns puts the two generations on a collision course, culminating in a stunning showdown that will force Ben, Chon, and O to choose between their real families and their loyalty to one another.

Author : Don Winslow
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781451665338

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"In Savages, Don Winslow introduced Ben and Chon, twenty-something best friends who risk everything to save the girl they both love, O. Now, in his high-octane prequel, The Kings of Cool, Winslow reaches back in time to tell the story of how Ben, Chon, and O became the people they are. Spanning from 1960s Southern California to the recent past, it is a tale of family in all its forms--fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, friends and lovers. As the younger generation does battle with a cabal of drug dealers and crooked cops, they come to learn that their future is inextricably linked with their parents' history. A series of breakneck twists and turns puts the two generations on a collision course, culminating in a stunning showdown that will ultimately force Ben, Chon, and O to choose between their real families and their love for each other"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Don Winslow
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781439183380

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Savages by Don Winslow Pdf

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Cartel, The Force, and The Border A New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, and Chicago Sun-Times Favorite Book of the Year “A revelation…This is Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid on autoload.” —Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly “Startling…Stylish…Mega-cool.” —Janet Maslin, The New York Times Ben, Chon, and O are twentysomething best friends living the dream in Southern California. Together they have made a small fortune producing premium grade marijuana, a product so potent that the Mexican Baja Cartel demands a cut. When Ben and Chon refuse to back down, the cartel kidnaps O, igniting a dizzying array of high-octane negotiations and stunning plot twists as they risk everything to free her. The result is a provocative, sexy, and darkly engrossing thrill ride, an ultracontemporary love story that will leave you breathless.

Author : Don Winslow
Publisher : Arrow
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0099576546

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The Kings of Cool by Don Winslow Pdf

In Savages, Don Winslow introduced Ben and Chon, twentysomething best friends who risk everything to save the girl they both love, O. Among the most celebrated literary thrillers in recent memory, Savages was a Top 10 Book of 2010 selection in the New York Times, Entertainment Weekly and in publications around the world. Now, in his high-octane prequel, Winslow reaches back in time to tell the story of how Ben, Chon and O became the people they are. Spanning fifty years, from 1960s Southern California to the recent past, it is a tale of family in all its forms - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, friends and lovers. As the younger generation does battle with a cabal of drug dealers and crooked cops, they come to learn that their future is inextricably linked with their parents' history. A series of breakneck twists and turns puts the two generations on a collision course, culminating in a stunning showdown that will ultimately force Ben, Chon and O to choose between their real families, and their love for each other.

Author : Don Winslow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8580573327

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Kings of cool by Don Winslow Pdf

Em Selvagens, Don Winslow apresentou Ben e Chon, dois amigos de vinte e poucos anos que arriscam tudo para salvar O., a garota que amam. Um dos thrillers mais festejados nos últimos anos — que deu origem ao filme dirigido por Oliver Stone —, Selvagens foi eleito um dos melhores livros de 2010 por veículos como The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, The Los Angeles Times e Chicago Sun-Times.Agora, Winslow volta no tempo para contar como Ben, Chon e O. se tornaram quem são. De Southern California nos anos 1960 ao passado recente, Kings of Cool é uma saga original sobre famílias em todas as suas formas. Enquanto trava uma batalha contra traficantes de drogas e policiais corruptos, o trio de protagonistas descobre que seu futuro está intimamente ligado à história de seus pais. Uma série de reviravoltas obrigará Ben, Chon e O. a escolher entre a família real e a lealdade que têm um pelo outro.Com um ritmo alucinante, provocativo e perversamente engraçado, Kings of Cool é uma fascinante história de amor dos nossos tempos. Um livro com as marcas registradas de Don Winslow: personagens complexos, diálogos afiados e crítica social. O resultado é uma história que vai permanecer na mente e no coração dos leitores por muito tempo.“Um livro brilhante, que hipnotiza. Muito mais do que uma simples história complementar.”The Independent“Divertido pela forma como Winslow retrata a cultura hippie dos anos 1960 de amor livre e drogas pesadas, Kings of Cool tem o mesmo ritmo pulsante que fez de Selvagens um sucesso.”The New York Times Book Review

Author : Don Winslow
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781451672534

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Savages by Don Winslow Pdf

Running a lucrative marijuana operation in Laguna Beach, sometime environmentalist Ben and mercenary Chon confront a dangerous adversary in the Mexican Baja cartel, which kidnaps their playmate and confidante Ophelia, compelling the duo to plot ingenious negotiations

Author : Don Winslow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3518464884

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Kings of Cool by Don Winslow Pdf

Author : Don Winslow
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101874998

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The Cartel by Don Winslow Pdf

A sequel to "The Power of the Dog" finds a drug lord's prison transfer to Mexico upsetting a precarious balance of peace and forcing a DEA agent to come out of retirement to stop the ensuing violence.

Author : Jean Wyrick
Publisher : Holt McDougal
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0030522072

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Discovering Ideas by Jean Wyrick Pdf

Discovering Ideas is designed to help students find new techniques and strategies they can analyze and then incorporate into their own writing. It is also a collection of essays, stories, and poems carefully selected to help writers discover new ideas and create opinions that they want to talk and write about. By simultaneously providing models of good writing and provocative, challenging ideas, Discovering Ideas should help teachers guide their students from analytical reading to thoughtful discussions, and, ultimately, to the writing of their own insightful essays.

Author : Don Winslow
Publisher : Blackstone Publishing
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504763158

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A Cool Breeze on the Underground by Don Winslow Pdf

30th Anniversary Edition with a new introduction by the author “One of America’s greatest storytellers.”―Stephen King Neal Carey is not your usual private eye. A graduate student at Columbia University, he grew up on the streets of New York, usually on the wrong side of the law. Then he met a PI who introduced him to the Bank, an exclusive institution with a sideline in keeping its wealthy clients happy and out of trouble. They pay Neal’s college tuition, and Neal gets an education that can’t be found in any textbook, from learning how to trail a suspect to mastering the proper way to search a room. Now it’s payback time. The Bank wants Neal to put his skills to work in finding Allie Chase, the rebellious teenage daughter of a prominent senator. The problem is that she’s gone underground in the London punk scene. To get her back, Neal has to follow her into a violent netherworld where drugs run rampant and rage is the name of the game.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : English language
ISBN : UOM:39015061738681

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The American Encyclopaedic Dictionary by Anonim Pdf

Author : Stephen Keane
Publisher : Wallflower Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : UOM:39015053480300

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Disaster Movies by Stephen Keane Pdf

Stephen Keane's history of the disaster genre offers a detailed analysis of films such as "The Towering Inferno," "Independence Day," "Titanic," and "The Day After Tomorrow." He looks at the ways in which disaster movies can be read in relation to both contextual considerations and the increasing commercial demands of contemporary Hollywood. In this second edition, he adds new material regarding cinematic representations of disaster in the wake of 9/11 and an analysis of disaster movies in light of recent natural disasters. Keane continually reworks this previously unexplored genre.

Author : Gerald Kersh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036420425

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A Long Cool Day in Hell by Gerald Kersh Pdf

Author : Bob Heil
Publisher : Whitaker Distribution
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1989-08
Category : Christian life
ISBN : 0883682052

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Keeping Cool When the Heat Is On by Bob Heil Pdf

Every Christian takes a turn in the fiery furnace of trials, trouble, and temptation. Knowing what God wants to do, however, is critical to the outcome. Bob Heil shares the secrets he has learned in the Refiner's fire. You, too, will never be the same once you learn how to keep cool when the heat is on

Author : Jim Piecuch,John Herbert Beakes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Maryland
ISBN : WISC:89100758515

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Cool Deliberate Courage by Jim Piecuch,John Herbert Beakes Pdf