A Flick of Sunshine

A Flick of Sunshine
Author: Alexander Jackson Hill
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2022-03-15
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1493060821

The true and remarkable life of Richard Willis (Will) Jackson, an intrepid seaman from one of the leading shipbuilding families in 19th century Maine, whose exploits and adventures in the oceans of the world would rival characters straight out of the lives and imaginations of Joseph Conrad and Jack London. Will Jackson survived a harrowing shipwreck in the Marshall Islands, being washed overboard rounding Cape Horn and running down Alaskan glaciers over a tragically shortened life that ended in a most bizarre and pedestrian incident on the eve of realizing his life’s ambition: appointment as master of a ship. After nine months of sometimes perilous life among natives in the South Sea islands in 1884, captured in chapters of a book he helped write, Jackson served on a series of large ships and coastal schooners – all based in the post-Gold Rush boomtown of San Francisco – that took him up and down the west coast from Alaska to Mexico and to the four corners of the earth. His faithful letters to his family in Maine and a diary provide a colorful background for a compelling portrait of an extraordinary young man of character and independent spirit, intellect and curiosity, no small ambition and that most admirable of traits, an abiding sense of humor.

Love and Death in the Sunshine State

Love and Death in the Sunshine State
Author: Cutter Wood
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2019-04-09
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 161620933X

"Gripping . . . Cutter Wood subverts all our expectations for the true crime genre.” —Leslie Jamison, author of The Recovering When a stolen car is recovered on the Gulf Coast of Florida, it sets off a search for a missing woman, local motel owner Sabine Musil-Buehler. Three men are named persons of interest—her husband, her boyfriend, and the man who stole the car. Then the motel is set on fire; her boyfriend flees the county; and detectives begin digging on the beach of Anna Maria Island. Author Cutter Wood was a guest at Musil-Buehler’s motel as the search for her gained momentum. Driven by his own need to understand how a relationship could spin to pieces in such a fatal fashion, he began to talk with many of the people living on Anna Maria, and then with the detectives, and finally with the man presumed to be the murderer. But there was only so much that interviews and transcripts could reveal. In trying to understand how we treat those we love, this book, like Truman Capote’s classic In Cold Blood, tells a story that exists outside documentary evidence. Wood carries the investigation of Sabine’s murder beyond the facts of the case and into his own life, crafting a tale about the dark conflicts at the heart of every relationship.

Cinemastrology

Cinemastrology
Author: Stella Wonderly
Publisher: Running Press Adult
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2020-06-02
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 0762469609

Picking your perfect flick can be an overwhelming experience. But fear not! Cinemastrology answers a question that has stumped even the most avid film buff for over a century: "What movie should I watch?" From contemporary comedies to Hollywood classics, from date movies to adrenaline fests, Cinemastrology is your guide to the art of selecting viewing based on your astrological sign. It includes profiles of all the sun signs and offers an extensive list of movie recommendations for each, complete with descriptions, behind-the-scenes stories, and insights into the unique qualities of each sign, from Aries to Pisces. Sections covering the stars that light up the screen and sign-compatible suggestions based on the sign of your partner or film-viewing friend round out Cinemastrology. Getting started is easy! All you need is a birthday and a passion for movies.

Firefly: Blue Sun Rising Vol. 1

Firefly: Blue Sun Rising Vol. 1
Author: Greg Pak
Publisher: Boom! Studios
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2022-08-17
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1646687418

Sheriff Mal Reynolds has a new partner—a law enforcing robot from the Blue Sun corporation, who only cares about enforcing the law—no matter the cost! If Mal wants to keep his job and protect his sector, the smart move would be to play by Blue Sun Corporation’s rulebook. But for Mal, there’s really only one choice—reunite the crew of the Serenity for one last impossible job to save the ‘Verse! New York Times best-selling writer Greg Pak (Darth Vader) and acclaimed artist Dan McDaid (Judge Dredd: Mega-City Zero) launch Mal and the crew of Serenity into their biggest battle yet, officially continuing the acclaimed sci-fi series. Collects Firefly: Blue Sun Rising #0 and Firefly #21-22.

Howling Dark

Howling Dark
Author: Christopher Ruocchio
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
Total Pages: 690
Release: 2019-07-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0756413052

Now in paperback, the second novel of the galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series merges the best of space opera and epic fantasy, as Hadrian Marlowe continues down a path that can only end in fire. Hadrian Marlowe is lost. For half a century, he has searched the farther suns for the lost planet of Vorgossos, hoping to discover a way to contact the elusive alien Cielcin. He has pursued false leads for years among the barbarian Normans as captain of a band of mercenaries, but Hadrian remains determined to make peace and bring an end to nearly four hundred years of war. Desperate to find answers, Hadrian must venture beyond the security of the Sollan Empire and among the Extrasolarians who dwell between the stars. There, he will face not only the aliens he has come to offer peace, but contend with creatures that once were human, with traitors in his midst, and with a meeting that will bring him face to face with no less than the oldest enemy of mankind. If he succeeds, he will usher in a peace unlike any in recorded history. If he fails, the galaxy will burn.

Caging Skies

Caging Skies
Author: Christine Leunens
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2019-08-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1683356926

The internationally bestselling novel, inspiring the major film Jojo Rabbit now nominated for 6 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay An extraordinary, strikingly original novel that reveals a world of truth and lies both personal and political, Caging Skies is told through the eyes of Johannes Betzler, avid member of the Hitler Youth during World War II. Filled with admiration for the Fu ̈hrer and Nazi ideals, he is shocked to discover his parents are hiding a Jewish girl named Elsa behind a false wall in their home in Vienna. After he’s disfigured in a raid, Johannes focuses more and more on his connection with the girl behind the wall. His initial horror and revulsion turn to interest—and then obsession. After his parents disappear, Johannes is the only one aware of Elsa’s existence in the house, and he alone is responsible for her fate. Drawing strength from his daydreams about Hitler, Johannes plans for the end of the war and what it might mean for him and Elsa. The inspiration for the major film Jojo Rabbit, directed by Taika Waititi, Caging Skies, sold in twenty-two countries, is a work of rare power; a stylistic and storytelling triumph. Startling, blackly comic, and written in Christine Leunens’s gorgeous, muscular prose, this novel, her US debut, is singular and unforgettable.

To Catch the Sun

To Catch the Sun
Author: Fiona Bullen
Publisher: St Martins Press
Total Pages: 507
Release: 1990-01-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780312044381

Ursula Fraser, the daughter of British colonials in Malaysia, survives the brutal Japanese invasion during World War II, a failed marriage, and a love affair to build a new life in the Australian outback

Dragon Sun

Dragon Sun
Author: Michael Ely
Publisher: Pocket Books/Star Trek
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Imaginary places
ISBN: 9780671040789

A growing rebellion beneath the surface of the planet Chiron threatens Sheng-ji Yang's dreams of immortality. Meanwhile, Lady Deirdre Skye's life is in jeopardy as the Planetary Council withholds vital supplies, and orders her to turn over research data on the life force awakening on Chiron's surface. Though an ocean apart, Yang and Skye seek an alliance to overcome the forces arrayed against them.

A Friend of Nikki Sunshine's

A Friend of Nikki Sunshine's
Author: Java Bomani
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2005
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1412050367

A Friend of Nikki Sunshine's - is a fast paced fictional romantic thriller that lands an unsuspecting young woman in a modern day coup d'etat. At14, Zinna Osani's life began to change - for years since her mother left, she's been taken care of by a domestic staff. Her father, Olandis, is a successful businessman, who works hard running the family business - he hired others to do the parenting. They were ordered to do everything for her, and he got angry when she did things herself. It was okay when she was a child, but in her early teens, she rebelled, and they fought vehemently. With her 18th birthday approaching, the more he wanted his beautiful young butterfly to remain a Caterpillar, but she resisted. At 21, Olandis suffered an attack, leaving her, an adult - but still a child who's naïve and immature to run things. Admittedly, because she had no idea what the company even does, she hired Tyler Wells as acting President. He introduced new ideas and strategies which propelled Osani Industries into a major player, the performance leap was noticeable and immediate. A year later they had a deal to sell OI to Tyler, upon what the doctors said was certain death for Olandis - she'd go fulfill a dream, attend college and compete on their gymnastic team. 6 months later, she's in school, Olandis is making a remarkable recovery, and OI is working on a product that will mean billions in profit. Since Olandis didn't die, Tyler never got control, and now feels like he's being cheated. He formulates a plan to change that, first he needs to get rid of Olandis and Zinna, jumpstarting a frenetic symphony of action. The only person standing in the way, is a mafia hitman named Nikki Sunshine.