The Reluctant Waitress Compendium

Author : Tabatha Wild
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1545077975

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The Reluctant Waitress - Compendium by Tabatha Wild Pdf

Sean is enjoying his holiday in Marbella, when his friend George informs him that the cash has run out and they can't pay the hotel bill for the second week. George, who is older than Sean, tracks down an old friend who runs the gay club, Tranz-A-Go-Go. Jose, the manager, offers them jobs that suit their physiques - George, being a big guy, behind the bar, and Sean, being slim, must work as a transvestite waitress. Sean is shocked when he finds out what is involved in the job and that he'll need to practice being a girl during the day, so he doesn't make a fool of himself in the club. The situation becomes complicated, when both George and Jose are bowled over by Sean/Shawny's feminine appearance. The relatively shy young man is shocked and overwhelmed by the attention from all the men around him. This novel has explicit adult themes, so is only recommended for readers over 18.

Author : Karen Wiesner
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781300220640

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The World of Author Karen Wiesner: A Compendium of Fiction by Karen Wiesner Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1206 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1797
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433104904770

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Walker's Hibernian Magazine, Or, Compendium of Entertaining Knowledge by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2044 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : American literature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105124489209

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The Publishers' Trade List Annual by Anonim Pdf

Author : Harold Pinter
Publisher : Grove Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0802138241

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Various Voices by Harold Pinter Pdf

Hailed by The New York Times as "one of the most important playwrights of our day," Harold Pinter is the author of The Birthday Party, The Homecoming, and The Caretaker--just a few of his plays that have become seminal works in our literary canon. In Various Voices, Pinter presents his own selections from over fifty years of prose, poetry, and political writings, offering insight into the man and his oeuvre. Now in paperback, this edition includes recently written new poems and prose. His nonfiction selections span "A Note on Shakespeare" (1950) to "An Interview with Mireia Aragay" (1996); the short stories begin with "Kullus" (1949) and end with "Tess" (2000); and the poetry ranges from "School Life" (1948) to "They All Rang" (1999). The political writings illustrate the lucidity of Pinter's views on human-rights issues.

Author : Andrew Martin
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2006-11-30
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780141913278

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Funny You Should Say That by Andrew Martin Pdf

'A fool and his words are soon parted' wrote William Shenstone in 1764; one might add that 'A wit and his words are rarely collected'. Here is the antidote: a dazzling survey of the funniest remarks, quips and observations from Ancient Rome, the Bible and Chaucer right up to The Simpsons and Little Britain. Over 5,000 of the very funniest remarks to have appeared on paper since, well, paper was invented. The quotations are arranged thematically and cover all aspects of life: from the world we inhabit to the things we eat, smoke and drink; from the way we move around to what and how we learn - oh, and the pointlessness of football. There is a short biography of all of the authors in the book, a brief contextual note for each quotation and an index of keywords to help you find you chosen witticism quickly. But do not be over-hasty when you use this book: it is a browser's delight, and should be enjoyed at leisure.

Author : Leslie Neal-Boylan
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781118277850

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Clinical Case Studies for the Family Nurse Practitioner by Leslie Neal-Boylan Pdf

Clinical Case Studies for the Family Nurse Practitioner is a key resource for advanced practice nurses and graduate students seeking to test their skills in assessing, diagnosing, and managing cases in family and primary care. Composed of more than 70 cases ranging from common to unique, the book compiles years of experience from experts in the field. It is organized chronologically, presenting cases from neonatal to geriatric care in a standard approach built on the SOAP format. This includes differential diagnosis and a series of critical thinking questions ideal for self-assessment or classroom use.

Author : Arnold van Huis,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Bright Sparks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Conservation of natural resources
ISBN : 9251075956

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Edible Insects by Arnold van Huis,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

Edible insects have always been a part of human diets, but in some societies there remains a degree of disdain and disgust for their consumption. Although the majority of consumed insects are gathered in forest habitats, mass-rearing systems are being developed in many countries. Insects offer a significant opportunity to merge traditional knowledge and modern science to improve human food security worldwide. This publication describes the contribution of insects to food security and examines future prospects for raising insects at a commercial scale to improve food and feed production, diversify diets, and support livelihoods in both developing and developed countries. It shows the many traditional and potential new uses of insects for direct human consumption and the opportunities for and constraints to farming them for food and feed. It examines the body of research on issues such as insect nutrition and food safety, the use of insects as animal feed, and the processing and preservation of insects and their products. It highlights the need to develop a regulatory framework to govern the use of insects for food security. And it presents case studies and examples from around the world. Edible insects are a promising alternative to the conventional production of meat, either for direct human consumption or for indirect use as feedstock. To fully realise this potential, much work needs to be done by a wide range of stakeholders. This publication will boost awareness of the many valuable roles that insects play in sustaining nature and human life, and it will stimulate debate on the expansion of the use of insects as food and feed.

Author : Zia Haider Rahman
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780374710088

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In the Light of What We Know by Zia Haider Rahman Pdf

A bold, epic debut novel set during the war and financial crisis that defined the beginning of our century One September morning in 2008, an investment banker approaching forty, his career in collapse and his marriage unraveling, receives a surprise visitor at his West London townhouse. In the disheveled figure of a South Asian male carrying a backpack, the banker recognizes a long-lost friend, a mathematics prodigy who disappeared years earlier under mysterious circumstances. The friend has resurfaced to make a confession of unsettling power. In the Light of What We Know takes us on a journey of exhilarating scope--from Kabul to London, New York, Islamabad, Oxford, and Princeton--and explores the great questions of love, belonging, science, and war. It is an age-old story: the friendship of two men and the betrayal of one by the other. The visitor, a man desperate to climb clear of his wrong beginnings, seeks atonement; and the narrator sets out to tell his friend's story but finds himself at the limits of what he can know about the world--and, ultimately, himself. Set against the breaking of nations and beneath the clouds of economic crisis, this surprisingly tender novel chronicles the lives of people carrying unshakable legacies of class and culture as they struggle to tame their futures. In an extraordinary feat of imagination, Zia Haider Rahman has telescoped the great upheavals of our young century into a novel of rare intimacy and power.

Author : American Anti-Slavery Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1839
Category : Enslaved persons
ISBN : BCUL:VD2266460

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American Slavery as it is by American Anti-Slavery Society Pdf

Author : Evelyn Waugh
Publisher : Alien Ebooks
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2023-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781667623689

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BRIDESHEAD REVISITED;THE SACRED AND PROFANE MEMORIES OF CAPTAIN CHARLES RYDER by Evelyn Waugh Pdf

Author : Brad Newsham
Publisher : Travelers' Tales
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-14
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1609520688

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Take Me with You by Brad Newsham Pdf

"Someday, when I am rich, I am going to invite someone from my travels to visit me in America." Brad Newsham was only 22 when he scribbled this note in his journal with "only an immature sense of the staying power of ideas." Years later, this casual prophecy came true, and Newsham documents the events that led up to it in Take Me with You. This is the sweet story of his 100-day journey through the Philippines, India, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and South Africa, as he seeks just the right person to bring to America. The book covers a wide geography not just of land, but also of spirit. "Brilliant, sharp, unswerving travel writing by a man skilled at letting the scales fall from his eyes; it is a memoir of travel seen through time and resolve - in short, a wonderful book." - Herbert Gold, author of Bohemia, Daughter Mine, and Best Nightmare on Earth

Author : Nick Reding
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781608192076

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Methland by Nick Reding Pdf

Traces the efforts of a small Iowa community to counter the pervasiveness of crystal methamphetamine, in an account that offers insight into the drug's appeal while chronicling the author's numerous visits with the town's doctor, the local prosecutor and a long-time addict. Reprint. A best-selling book.

Author : Mark Allen Smith
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429949941

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The Inquisitor by Mark Allen Smith Pdf

A spectacularly original thriller about a professional torturer who has a strict code, a mysterious past, and a dangerous conviction that he can save the life of an innocent child Geiger has a gift: he knows a lie the instant he hears it. And in his business—called "information retrieval" by its practitioners—that gift is invaluable, because truth is the hottest thing on the market. Geiger's clients count on him to extract the truth from even the most reluctant subjects. Unlike most of his competitors, Geiger rarely sheds blood, but he does use a variety of techniques—some physical, many psychological—to push his subjects to a point where pain takes a backseat to fear. Because only then will they finally stop lying. One of Geiger's rules is that he never works with children. So when his partner, former journalist Harry Boddicker, unwittingly brings in a client who demands that Geiger interrogate a twelve-year-old boy, Geiger responds instinctively. He rescues the boy from his captor, removes him to the safety of his New York City loft, and promises to protect him from further harm. But if Geiger and Harry cannot quickly discover why the client is so desperate to learn the boy's secret, they themselves will become the victims of an utterly ruthless adversary. Mesmerizing and heart-in-your-throat compelling, The Inquisitor is a completely unique thriller that introduces both an unforgettable protagonist and a major new talent in Mark Allen Smith.

Author : Frank Smith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2004-05-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135619725

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Understanding Reading by Frank Smith Pdf

Understanding Reading revolutionized reading research and theory when the first edition appeared in 1971 and continues to be a leader in the field. In the sixth edition of this classic text, Smith's purpose remains the same: to shed light on fundamental aspects of the complex human act of reading--linguistic, physiological, psychological, and social--and on what is involved in learning to read. The text critically examines current theories, instructional practices, and controversies, covering a wide range of disciplines but always remaining accessible to students and classroom teachers. Careful attention is given to the ideological clash that continues between whole language and direct instruction and currently permeates every aspect of theory and research into reading and reading instruction. To aid readers in making up their own minds, each chapter concludes with a brief statement of "Issues." Understanding Reading: A Psycholinguistic Analysis of Reading and Learning to Read, Sixth Edition is designed to serve as a handbook for language arts teachers, a college text for basic courses on the psychology of reading, a guide to relevant research on reading, and an introduction to reading as an aspect of thinking and learning. It is matchless in integrating a wide range of topics relative to reading while, at the same time, being highly readable and user-friendly for instructors, students, and practitioners.