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Standing at the Scratch Line

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by Guy Johnson ...

Raised in the steamy bayous of New Orleans in the early 1900s, LeRoi "King" Tremain, caught up in his family's ongoing feud with the rival DuMont family, learns to fight. But when the teenage King mistakenly kills two white deputies during a botched raid on the DuMonts, the Tremains' fear of reprisal forces King to flee Louisiana.King thus embarks on an adventure that first takes him to France, ... Read more

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Raised in the steamy bayous of New Orleans in the early 1900s, LeRoi "King" Tremain, caught up in his family's ongoing feud with the rival DuMont family, learns to fight. But when the teenage King mistakenly kills two white deputies during a botched raid on the DuMonts, the Tremains' fear of reprisal forces King to flee Louisiana.King thus embarks on an adventure that first takes him to France,
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Echoes of a Distant Summer

A Novel

by Guy Johnson ...

*“You done lived a tough life, boy, and I know I’m part responsible for that. I ain’t askin’ you to excuse me or forgive me. Just know I did the best I knew to do. I was just tryin’ to make you tough enough to deal with the world. To stand tall among men, I knew you had to be strong and have yo’ own mind.”“You were preparing me for war, Grandfather.”*Guy Johnson, the author of the critically ... Read more

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*“You done lived a tough life, boy, and I know I’m part responsible for that. I ain’t askin’ you to excuse me or forgive me. Just know I did the best I knew to do. I was just tryin’ to make you tough enough to deal with the world. To stand tall among men, I knew you had to be strong and have yo’ own mind.”“You were preparing me for war, Grandfather.”*Guy Johnson, the author of the critically
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Remotely Funny

by Guy Johnson ...

Series Book 1 - If Only It Were Funny
Public restrooms, checkout counters, poker rooms, doctor's examination rooms, highways …. these are the stages for comedy. Clerks, cashiers, custodians, gamblers, poker players, and road signs are the comedic actors. V.c ... Read more

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Public restrooms, checkout counters, poker rooms, doctor's examination rooms, highways …. these are the stages for comedy. Clerks, cashiers, custodians, gamblers, poker players, and road signs are the comedic actors. V.c
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Homelessness in Australia

An Introduction

Edited by Chris Chamberlain, Guy Johnson, Catherine Robinson ...

This book explores the complexities of homelessness in Australia—and the future policies likely to improve the situation. What is homelessness? Who counts as homeless? Whose responsibility is homelessness? In Homelessness in Australia, experts in the sector offer timely insights into the history, causes, and extent of homelessness in the country, and the future policy directions most likely to ... Read more

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This book explores the complexities of homelessness in Australia—and the future policies likely to improve the situation. What is homelessness? Who counts as homeless? Whose responsibility is homelessness? In Homelessness in Australia, experts in the sector offer timely insights into the history, causes, and extent of homelessness in the country, and the future policy directions most likely to
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Standing at the Scratch Line

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Raised in the steamy bayous of New Orleans in the early 1900s, LeRoi "King" Tremain, caught up in his family’s ongoing feud with the rival DuMont family, learns to fight. But when the teenage King mistakenly kills two white deputies during a botched raid on the DuMonts, the Tremains’ fear of reprisal forces King to flee Louisiana.King thus embarks on an adventure that first takes him to France, ... Read more

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Raised in the steamy bayous of New Orleans in the early 1900s, LeRoi "King" Tremain, caught up in his family’s ongoing feud with the rival DuMont family, learns to fight. But when the teenage King mistakenly kills two white deputies during a botched raid on the DuMonts, the Tremains’ fear of reprisal forces King to flee Louisiana.King thus embarks on an adventure that first takes him to France,
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Echoes of a Distant Summer

by Guy Johnson ...

Narrated by Peter Jay Fernandez ...

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31 hours 42 min

“You done lived a tough life, boy, and I know I’m part responsible for that. I ain’t askin’ you to excuse me or forgive me. Just know I did the best I knew to do. I was just tryin’ to make you tough enough to deal with the world. To stand tall among men, I knew you had to be strong and have yo’ own mind.”“You were preparing me for war, Grandfather.”Guy Johnson, the author of the critically ... Read more

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“You done lived a tough life, boy, and I know I’m part responsible for that. I ain’t askin’ you to excuse me or forgive me. Just know I did the best I knew to do. I was just tryin’ to make you tough enough to deal with the world. To stand tall among men, I knew you had to be strong and have yo’ own mind.”“You were preparing me for war, Grandfather.”Guy Johnson, the author of the critically
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Perfect Peace

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by Daniel Black ...

Narrated by Ron Butler ...

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14 hours 30 min

When the seventh child of the Peace family, named Perfect, turns eight, her mother Emma Jean tells her bewildered daughter, "You was born a boy. I made you a girl. But that ain't what you was supposed to be. So, from now on, you gon' be a boy. It'll be a little strange at first, but you'll get used to it, and this'll be over after while." From this point forward, his life becomes a bizarre ... Read more

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When the seventh child of the Peace family, named Perfect, turns eight, her mother Emma Jean tells her bewildered daughter, "You was born a boy. I made you a girl. But that ain't what you was supposed to be. So, from now on, you gon' be a boy. It'll be a little strange at first, but you'll get used to it, and this'll be over after while." From this point forward, his life becomes a bizarre
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Talking as Fast as I Can

From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between)

by Lauren Graham ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this collection of personal essays, the beloved star of Gilmore Girls and Parenthood reveals stories about life, love, and working as a woman in Hollywood—along with behind-the-scenes dispatches from the set of the new Gilmore Girls, where she plays the fast-talking Lorelai Gilmore once again.With a new bonus chapterIn Talking as Fast as I Can, Lauren Graham hits pa. ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this collection of personal essays, the beloved star of Gilmore Girls and Parenthood reveals stories about life, love, and working as a woman in Hollywood—along with behind-the-scenes dispatches from the set of the new Gilmore Girls, where she plays the fast-talking Lorelai Gilmore once again.With a new bonus chapterIn Talking as Fast as I Can, Lauren Graham hits pa.
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New Year, Same Trash

Resolutions I Absolutely Did Not Keep

by Samantha Irby ...

Series series A Vintage Short
Comedian, blogger and essayist Samantha Irby is not going to be a better person this year than she was last. Nope. With a small group of woo-woo others, Irby sets seventy micro-resolutions, and then—with the rest of us—she fails at almost every single one of them.A Vintage Shorts Original. An ebook short.Thoughtful, witty, poignant—the failed intentions in New Year Same Trash will make you laugh ... Read more

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Comedian, blogger and essayist Samantha Irby is not going to be a better person this year than she was last. Nope. With a small group of woo-woo others, Irby sets seventy micro-resolutions, and then—with the rest of us—she fails at almost every single one of them.A Vintage Shorts Original. An ebook short.Thoughtful, witty, poignant—the failed intentions in New Year Same Trash will make you laugh
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I Drink for a Reason

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The New York Times -bestseller from the star and creative force behind Mr. Show and Arrested Development .After a decade spent in isolation in the Ugandan jungles thinking about stuff, David Cross has written his first book. Known for roles on the small screen such as "never-nude" Tobias Funke on Arrested Development and the ... ... Read more

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The New York Times -bestseller from the star and creative force behind Mr. Show and Arrested Development .After a decade spent in isolation in the Ugandan jungles thinking about stuff, David Cross has written his first book. Known for roles on the small screen such as "never-nude" Tobias Funke on Arrested Development and the ...
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Isabel Spellman's Guide to Etiquette

What is Wrong with You People

by Isabel Spellman, Lisa Lutz ...

Ever wonder what Isabel thinks about such topics as: eating, email, dating, weddings, driving, umbrellas (and more)?Her behavioral manifesto: Isabel Spellman's Guide to Etiquette: What Is Wrong with You People will answer these and other common etiquette questions. ... Read more

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Ever wonder what Isabel thinks about such topics as: eating, email, dating, weddings, driving, umbrellas (and more)?Her behavioral manifesto: Isabel Spellman's Guide to Etiquette: What Is Wrong with You People will answer these and other common etiquette questions.
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Twenty Funny Stories, Book 1

by Margaret Radisich Sleasman ...

The series of Twenty Funny Stories are made up of twenty short, humorous stories per book in the similar vein of flash fiction only these are flash funny. From a simple smile to hysterical laughter, that is what this book sets out to give you. The author draws on various family, friends (or no longer friends), and situations to tickle your funny bone. These stories are guaranteed to brighten ... Read more

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The series of Twenty Funny Stories are made up of twenty short, humorous stories per book in the similar vein of flash fiction only these are flash funny. From a simple smile to hysterical laughter, that is what this book sets out to give you. The author draws on various family, friends (or no longer friends), and situations to tickle your funny bone. These stories are guaranteed to brighten
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