The Low Desert

Author : Tod Goldberg
Publisher : Catapult
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781640095267

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The Low Desert by Tod Goldberg Pdf

Raymond Carver meets Elmore Leonard in this extraordinary collection of contemporary crime writing set in the critically acclaimed Gangsterland universe, a series called "gloriously original" by The New York Times Book Review. With gimlet-eyed cool and razor-sharp wit, these spare, stylish stories from a master of modern crime fiction assemble a world of gangsters and con men, of do-gooders breaking bad and those caught in the crossfire. The uncle of an FBI agent spends his life as sheriff in different cities, living too close to the violent acts of men; a cocktail waitress moves through several desert towns trying to escape the unexplainable loss of an adopted daughter; a drug dealer with a penchant for karaoke meets a talkative lawyer and a silent clown in a Palm Springs bar. Witty, brutal, and fast-paced, these stories expand upon the saga of Chicago hitman-turned-Vegas-rabbi Sal Cupertine--first introduced in Gangsterland and continued in Gangster Nation--while revealing how the line between good and bad is often a mirage.

Author : Kirti Mathura
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781586858964

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The Arizona Low Desert Flower Garden by Kirti Mathura Pdf

Deserts pose a particularly difficult challenge to gardeners. Surprising toany desert newcomers, it is possible to have a beautifully invitingandscape in the desert and minimize the use of precious water resources. TheArizona Flowerscaper" offers the key to successful desert gardening and is aeneral understanding of the extreme climate, seasons, and soil conditions.hrough wise plant choices, gardens emerge that intrigue and delight, oftenith little maintenance involved. The illustrated plants can be viewedogether through a unique tri-cut format, showing the plant at maturity andith appropriate details of foliage or flora. Offering plant selections fromround the world, the "Arizona Flowerscaper" is an essential resource foresert gardeners everywhere.

Author : Gary Paul Nabhan
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0816510148

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Gathering the Desert by Gary Paul Nabhan Pdf

Looks at the history and uses of plants of the Sonoran Desert, including creosote, palm trees, mesquite, organpipe cactus, amaranth, chiles, and Devil's claw

Author : Tod Goldberg
Publisher : Catapult
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781640093379

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The Low Desert by Tod Goldberg Pdf

Raymond Carver meets Elmore Leonard in this extraordinary collection of contemporary crime writing set in the critically acclaimed Gangsterland universe, a series called "gloriously original" by The New York Times Book Review. With gimlet-eyed cool and razor-sharp wit, these spare, stylish stories from a master of modern crime fiction assemble a world of gangsters and con men, of do-gooders breaking bad and those caught in the crossfire. The uncle of an FBI agent spends his life as sheriff in different cities, living too close to the violent acts of men; a cocktail waitress moves through several desert towns trying to escape the unexplainable loss of an adopted daughter; a drug dealer with a penchant for karaoke meets a talkative lawyer and a silent clown in a Palm Springs bar. Witty, brutal, and fast-paced, these stories expand upon the saga of Chicago hitman-turned-Vegas-rabbi Sal Cupertine--first introduced in Gangsterland and continued in Gangster Nation--while revealing how the line between good and bad is often a mirage.

Author : Tod Goldberg
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781619025783

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Gangsterland by Tod Goldberg Pdf

A wickedly dark and funny gangster novel that "aspires to the heights of Elmore Leonard" set in a desert landscape as ruthless and barren as those who inhabit it (The New York Times). Sal Cupertine is a legendary hit man for the Chicago Mafia, known for his ability to get in and out of a crime without a trace. Until now, that is. His first–ever mistake forces Sal to botch an assassination, killing three undercover FBI agents in the process. This puts too much heat on Sal, and he knows this botched job will be his death sentence to the Mafia. So he agrees to their radical idea to save his own skin. A few surgeries and some intensive training later, and Sal Cupertine is gone, disappeared into the identity of Rabbi David Cohen. Leading his growing congregation in Las Vegas, overseeing the population and the temple and the new cemetery, Rabbi Cohen feels his wicked past slipping away from him, surprising even himself as he spouts quotes from the Torah or the Old Testament. Yet, as it turns out, the Mafia isn't quite done with him yet. Soon the new cemetery is being used as both a money and body–laundering scheme for the Chicago family. And that rogue FBI agent on his trail, seeking vengeance for the murder of his three fellow agents, isn't going to let Sal fade so easily into the desert.

Author : G. Antonio Farini
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Botswana
ISBN : SRLF:AX0001502178

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Through the Kalahari Desert by G. Antonio Farini Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Nature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105017264297

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Colorado Desert Wildflowers by Anonim Pdf

Author : Maureen Gilmer
Publisher : Sasquatch Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-29
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781632170248

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Growing Vegetables in Drought, Desert & Dry Times by Maureen Gilmer Pdf

Here is the definitive guide to growing healthy organic vegetables without wasting our precious water resources! This incredibly timely book will give dedicated home gardeners the know-how to grow delicious produce in dry times, focusing on four different low-water conditions in the western United States: voluntary water conservation, drought, and both high and low desert. Using modern techniques, as well as tips and stories from native traditions ranging from the southwestern United States to the Middle East, this guide offers the best of ancient wisdom and the newest innovations in conservation, and includes varietal recommendations and a seasonal crop guide. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Author : Ken Buchanan,Debby Buchanan
Publisher : Northland Publishing
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : PSU:000025890570

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It Rained on the Desert Today by Ken Buchanan,Debby Buchanan Pdf

Presents the reaction of people and animals as it rains after months of scorching days in the desert.

Author : Buffy Silverman
Publisher : Lerner Publications ™
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781512422252

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Let's Visit the Desert by Buffy Silverman Pdf

The desert biome can be found all around the world. Land in this biome is dry and often hot. How do animals in deserts find water? And what kinds of plants thrive in deserts? Read this book to find out!

Author : Ken Layne
Publisher : MCD
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780374722388

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Desert Oracle by Ken Layne Pdf

The cult-y pocket-size field guide to the strange and intriguing secrets of the Mojave—its myths and legends, outcasts and oddballs, flora, fauna, and UFOs—becomes the definitive, oracular book of the desert For the past five years, Desert Oracle has existed as a quasi-mythical, quarterly periodical available to the very determined only by subscription or at the odd desert-town gas station or the occasional hipster boutique, its canary-yellow-covered, forty-four-page issues handed from one curious desert zealot to the next, word spreading faster than the printers could keep up with. It became a radio show, a podcast, a live performance. Now, for the first time—and including both classic and new, never-before-seen revelations—Desert Oracle has been bound between two hard covers and is available to you. Straight out of Joshua Tree, California, Desert Oracle is “The Voice of the Desert”: a field guide to the strange tales, singing sand dunes, sagebrush trails, artists and aliens, authors and oddballs, ghost towns and modern legends, musicians and mystics, scorpions and saguaros, out there in the sand. Desert Oracle is your companion at a roadside diner, around a campfire, in your tent or cabin (or high-rise apartment or suburban living room) as the wind and the coyotes howl outside at night. From journal entries of long-deceased adventurers to stray railroad ad copy, and musings on everything from desert flora, rumored cryptid sightings, and other paranormal phenomena, Ken Layne's Desert Oracle collects the weird and the wonderful of the American Southwest into a single, essential volume.

Author : Rebecca L. Johnson
Publisher : Lerner Digital ™
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781728439877

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A Walk in the Rain Forest, 2nd Edition by Rebecca L. Johnson Pdf

An immersive, high-interest approach to the highly curricular topic of biomes

Author : Katie Peters
Publisher : Lerner Publications ™
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781541568600

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Animals in the Hot Desert by Katie Peters Pdf

Meet animals that live in the desert, including camels, lizards, owls, snakes, spiders, and tortoises. Pair this photo-illustrated nonfiction title with its fiction companion book, No Bugs Here.

Author : Sheila Anderson
Publisher : Lerner Digital ™
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781512462692

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What Can Live in a Desert? by Sheila Anderson Pdf

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! How do animals like snakes, roadrunners, and scorpions survive in the desert? Discover their adaptations and see!

Author : Dot Barlowe
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0486423697

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The Sonoran Desert by Day and Night by Dot Barlowe Pdf

"[A] coloring book, filled realistic illustrations, [which] follows wildlife and plants--from tiny lizards and delicate flowers to coyotes and giant saguaros--through a twenty-four-hour cycle"--P. [4] of cover.