The Pelican

Author : John Grisham
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2006-04-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780385339704

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The Pelican Brief by John Grisham Pdf

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • In suburban Georgetown a killer's Reeboks whisper on the front floor of a posh home... In a seedy D.C. porno house a patron is swiftly garroted to death... The next day America learns that two of its Supreme Court justices have been assassinated. And in New Orleans, a young law student prepares a legal brief... To Darby Shaw it was no more than a legal shot in the dark, a brilliant guess. To the Washington establishment it was political dynamite. Suddenly Darby is witness to a murder—a murder intended for her. Going underground, she finds there is only one person she can trust—an ambitious reporter after a newsbreak hotter than Watergate—to help her piece together the deadly puzzle. Somewhere between the bayous of Louisiana and the White House's inner sanctums, a violent cover-up is being engineered. For someone has read Darby's brief. Someone who will stop at nothing to destroy the evidence of an unthinkable crime. Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM, coming soon!

Author : Roger Sharrock,Raymond Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : STANFORD:36105005426882

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The Pelican Book of English Prose: From 1780 to the present day, edited by R. Williams by Roger Sharrock,Raymond Williams Pdf

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 1810 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2002-10-01
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780141000589

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The Complete Pelican Shakespeare by William Shakespeare Pdf

This major new complete edition of Shakespeare's works combines accessibility with the latest scholarship. Each play and collection of poems is preceded by a substantial introduction that looks at textual and literary-historical issues. The texts themselves have been scrupulously edited and are accompanied by same-page notes and glossaries. Particular attention has been paid to the design of the book to ensure that this first new edition of the twenty-first century is both attractive and approachable.

Author : Katherine Paterson
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-19
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780547417394

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The Day of the Pelican by Katherine Paterson Pdf

2013 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award Meli Lleshi is positive that her drawing of her teacher with his pelican nose started it all. The Lleshis are Albanians living in Kosovo, a country trying to fight off Serbian oppressors, and suddenly they are homeless refugees. Old and young alike, they find their courage tested by hunger, illness, the long, arduous journey, and danger on every side. Then, unexpectedly, they are brought to America by a church group and begin a new life in a small Vermont town. The events of 9/11 bring more challenges for this Muslim family--but this country is their home now and there can be no turning back.A compassionate, powerful novel by a master storyteller.

Author : John Grisham
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2005-04-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780385339087

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The Client by John Grisham Pdf

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • In a weedy lot on the outskirts of Memphis, two boys watch a shiny Lincoln pull up to the curb.... Eleven-year-old Mark Sway and his younger brother were sharing a forbidden cigarette when a chance encounter with a suicidal lawyer left Mark knowing a bloody and explosive secret: the whereabouts of the most sought-after dead body in America. Now Mark is caught between a legal system gone mad and a mob killer desperate to cover up his crime. And his only ally is a woman named Reggie Love, who has been a lawyer for all of four years. Prosecutors are willing to break all the rules to make Mark talk. The mob will stop at nothing to keep him quiet. And Reggie will do anything to protect her client—even take a last, desperate gamble that could win Mark his freedom... or cost them both their lives. Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!

Author : Mike Hamer,Sarah Froeber
Publisher : Dramatic Publishing
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Musicals
ISBN : 0871299941

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Melvin the Pelican by Mike Hamer,Sarah Froeber Pdf

Author : Ruth Hooker,Carole Smith
Publisher : Albert Whitman
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0807563951

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The Pelican Mystery by Ruth Hooker,Carole Smith Pdf

A resourceful brother and sister find adventure and mystery in the Florida Keys.

Author : Penny Gumbert
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781460288900

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The Pelican Motel by Penny Gumbert Pdf

Four hurricanes have swept through Florida with devastating effect. Reconstruction isn't so simple when insurance companies and homeowners disagree about liability and time lines. Workers from out-of-state add to the confusion as do the politicians' sweeping statements. Most of the action of the novel takes place at the Pelican Motel where a disparate group of people have gathered. Will they get a second chance at a happy ending? Will the wealthy matron in the northeast who has links with this motel survive her stalker? And what is her secret? The collection of short stories continues the theme of 'second chances'. Will the wedding at the lake mend the past? Was the one-night stand worth it? Was the drowning an accident or a wrong righted? What would you do if you had a second chance?

Author : Edward Lear
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781481470490

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The Pelican Chorus by Edward Lear Pdf

With lavish illustrations, Caldecott Honoree Marcellino brings a decidedly droll vision to three of Lear's classic tales--The New Vestments, The Pelican Chorus, and The Owl and the Pussycat--in this picture book collection. Full color. 11 x 9 1/2.

Author : Roger Hammond
Publisher : Roger Hammond
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Detective and mystery stories
ISBN : 9780976382201

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The Pelican Files by Roger Hammond Pdf

Peli the Pelican and her partner in the detective agency, Mr. Egret, try to find out who is behind the disappearance of all the fish in Lake Amachamee. The upcoming second book of the series will be titled The case of the curious crane!

Author : Mark R Joneschiet
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2001-06-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780595186716

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The Pelican's Briefs by Mark R Joneschiet Pdf

Come celebrate a town, Klamath Falls, Oregon—official population 18,538 (people, that is—the cows you will have to count yourself)! Join the author in a homespun journey through the past in a town that is the epitome of all hometowns. Located on a route that is the shortest distance between Los Angeles and Seattle, this town seems inocuous enough, however, a peak beneath its exterior reveals enough oddities, quirks and interesting characters to fuel the tabloids for centuries. This rendering of the author's memoirs offers shameless name-dropping of well-known personalities, recounts of events that have local, near-legandary status (among those involved at least) and some actual history that didn't quite make it into the history books. Fade into the past to an era devoid of terms such as "Duuuude", "Sweeeeet", and "Da Bomb!" Words that will characterize this world are more like "Golly", "Gosh", "Gee Whiz", and "Shucky-Darn." Let a mildly embarrassed pelican guide you on this tongue-in-cheek and often, ironic visit to a place that isn't too far from everyone's growing up experience.

Author : R.S. McCall
Publisher : Author House
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2007-03-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781452029382

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The Pelican Vendetta by R.S. McCall Pdf

'The Pelican Vendetta' is a fast paced action / adventure novel about the illegal drug trade between Columbia and south Florida. Jack Cahill is a retired N.Y.P.D. detective with a Special Forces background whose newly purchased sailboat is hijacked and he is shot and wounded. Jack then starts to trace the whereabouts of his boat, not knowing the deadly secret concealed on it. Jack's quest turns into a grim vendetta when he becomes the target for Cuban gangster hit men and his old partner is murdered. Assisting Jack in his pursuit is his old friend from the C.I.A., an F.B.I. agent, and even a former informant from his Drug Squad days. Jack also has an unexpected alliance with the Mafia. Jack's travels from New York to Florida then Columbia reveal corruption in high places and bring more enemies to the plot. This novel focuses on the illegal drug underworld, corrupt officials and the intelligence community. However, it is also a compelling study of the changes wrought in people by death and violence as the story unfolds. From the streets of New York to Miami, from the Everglades to the Columbian mountains, this book is a fast paced ride to adventure.

Author : Suhaimi Haji Muhammad
Publisher : ITBM
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Malay poetry
ISBN : 9789830684369

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Song of the Pelican by Suhaimi Haji Muhammad Pdf

Author : James Montgomery
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1827
Category : English poetry
ISBN : HARVARD:32044086790276

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The Pelican Island, and Other Poems by James Montgomery Pdf

Autograph manuscript signed; bound with a presentation ALS from Montgomery to Thomas Raffles, 1829 Apr 17.

Author : James Montgomery
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1841
Category : English poetry
ISBN : UCD:31175035579518

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The Pelican island. Miscellanies. Sacred and scriptural subjects. Appendix by James Montgomery Pdf