| Author | : Margaret Holland |
| Publisher | : Pages Publishing Group |
| Total Pages | : 28 |
| Release | : 1985-11 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9780874060256 |
A confused taxicab mixes up its right and left directions and delivers passengers to the wrong places.
The Adventures of Taxi Dog
| Author | : Debra Barracca |
| Publisher | : Paw Prints |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2008-10 |
| Genre | : City and town life |
| ISBN | : 9781439555033 |
A loveable, homeless mutt recounts his adventures riding in his new owner's taxi.
Torture Taxi
| Author | : Trevor Paglen |
| Publisher | : Icon Books Company |
| Total Pages | : 226 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9781840468304 |
This is an investigative journalism in the mould of Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward. This is an incredible story of shadowy CIA kidnappings followed by imprisonment and torture. The secret may be out, but the horror remains in this original expose of extraordinary rendition. This is the incredible story of how the CIA's darkest secret of the War on Terror - the 'extraordinary rendition' programme - was exposed. It's no longer a secret: since 9/11, the CIA has quietly kidnapped more than a hundred people and detained them at prisons throughout the world. Often, the detainees are tortured or disappear entirely. Now infamous, the 'extraordinary rendition' programme is a key part of the largest clandestine operation since the end of the Cold War. In this shocking book, an award-winning investigative journalist and a 'military geographer' explore the programme in journeys around the world: to suburban Massachusetts to profile a CIA front company supplying the agency with planes; to North Carolina to track down the pilots; to the San Francisco suburbs to study with a planespotter who monitors the CIA's movements; and to Afghanistan, where they visit the notorious Salt Pit prison and interview released Afghan detainees. The kidnappings have not stopped. On the contrary, the rendition programme has been formalised, colluding with the military when necessary, and constantly changing its cover to remain hidden from sight. This is a chilling looking at the logistics of torture which shows how far Bush is prepared to go in the 'war on terror'.
Space Taxi: Archie Takes Flight
| Author | : Wendy Mass |
| Publisher | : Hachette+ORM |
| Total Pages | : 67 |
| Release | : 2014-04-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0316243213 |
Archie Morningstar learns a big family secret and helps save the universe. All before breakfast! It's not every day a regular kid like Archie gets to wake up at midnight. But today is Take Your Kid to Work Day, and Archie is finally allowed to ride along in his dad's taxi cab. He has been waiting eight years, eight months, and eight days for this moment to arrive. But he's about to discover his dad is no ordinary cab driver...In fact, he drives an intergalactic space taxi! All night long, he shuttles aliens from one corner of the universe to another. And being a space taxi copilot is no easy task: Archie must steer them into wormholes, keep them from crashing into planets, deal with a very unusual cat...and save the universe from an evil mastermind! Space Taxi marks the debut of a brand new chapter book series from New York Times bestselling author Wendy Mass and teacher Michael Brawer, filled with humor, adventure, and plenty of science to impress your friends and teachers!
Cuba Open from the Inside
| Author | : Chris Messner |
| Publisher | : Chris Messner |
| Total Pages | : 253 |
| Release | : 2011-07-21 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 0970805071 |
Cuba occupies a place of undisputed fascination in the American psyche. Despite its proximity to America, this island nation remains a mystery to most Americans. Few Americans have traveled to Havana, and still fewer have traveled deeper into this isolated country. Chris Messner, a photographer, is one of the few Americans who have been able to travel extensively throughout this island. In his book, Cuba Open from the Inside, Messner documents the character of Cuba's people, its rich history, and the vast culture of the country. As Cuba's leaders age and the possibility of travel to Cuba increases, this book acts as an exceptional resource for would-be travelers. Through multiple journeys, Messner has covered more than four thousand miles on the back roads of the island nation. Through his words and pictures, he provides a snapshot of this nation and documents the Cuba of today--the 1950's time-capsule country located ninety miles from the US coast.
Growing Up?
| Author | : Patrick Casement |
| Publisher | : Aeon Books |
| Total Pages | : 276 |
| Release | : 2018-08-03 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 1912573482 |
This book, by a well established author previously writing in a quite different genre, that of psychoanalysis, psychotherapy and counselling, is written for an entirely different readership. Patrick Casement has put together a fascinating account of his strange journey from a privileged background, through schools and national service, and then through university, avoiding throughout the wishes of his family for him to join the Royal Navy. Instead, he leaves university with a degree but heads straight into becoming a bricklayer's mate. From there, eventually, he gets through the vicissitudes of probation and social work, and the hilarious experiences of trying to furnish his first flat. He thus moves into what he describes as the "real" world - getting what his family would regard as a "real job" (or two). But despite that, he continues on his unpredictable journey - into becoming a psychotherapist and then a psychoanalyst: what his mother thought was "training to become a psychotic." This book is filled with laughter - that of the author laughing at himself as he invites the reader to laugh along with him in his journey through the vicissitudes of life.
East Coast Eventide
| Author | : Thomas Koron |
| Publisher | : Page Publishing Inc |
| Total Pages | : 251 |
| Release | : 2021-05-12 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1662413432 |
It is 1962, and the underground world in Atlantic City is booming with the profits from illegal casinos. This city has a great deal to offer to those who are willing to take a few chances, and the old battle for dominance over control of the city between Frank Moniarti and Nicholas Malone appears to have finally come to an end. In fact, Frank Moniarti has grown used to living a relatively peaceful lifestyle, until one fateful event changed everything. Now, two old rivals from the streets of New Jersey are forced to team up to handle a new problem that has just arrived from Brooklyn. A New York crime boss named Vincent Plemagoya has just tried making a name for himself in Atlantic City. After Frank Moniarti has his son's life threatened during a jewelry store robbery, he must now pool together all his resources and enlist help from some implausible allies in order to get the problem under control. Once a new conflict for power has begun, Moniarti goes on a tireless quest for revenge, chasing Vincent Plemagoya all over the city. From the glamourous city streets and dark back alleyways in Atlantic City, to the luxurious mansions of New Jersey's most powerful, and onto some adventurous travels through several major cities throughout the Midwest, a nonstop game of strategy has begun in a battle toward ultimate dominance in New Jersey's underground. In a game where everyone is willing to place their bets but nobody wants to lose, the cost of their wagers is very high, and the rules of the game become perilous.
Fortune of Fear
| Author | : L. Ron Hubbard |
| Publisher | : Galaxy Press LLC |
| Total Pages | : 306 |
| Release | : 2003-06-15 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1592121225 |
The Voltarian invaders are getting down and dirty . . . in the deadliest of games. The price: Planet Earth. Voltarian Royal Officer Jettero Heller has heart, nerve and a quick mind on his side. His archenemy Soltan Gris has cunning, ruthlessness and a devious plan on his. But what neither of them has is money—and without that they may as well pack up and go back to Voltar. Because as every earthling knows—no pay, no play. Heller’s solution is a weekend in Atlantic City, where he puts a new spin on gambling. He’s got a foolproof system, guaranteeing that he’ll win every bet he makes. Gris, on the other hand, has found an unexpected source of income. His body. Turns out there are certain women, with a very perverse sense of humor, willing to pay to play with him. Into this world of dirty money, dirty tricks and dirty games, the wildest of wild cards is about to change everything. Countess Krak is back—and this voluptuous Voltarian, condemned murderess and love of Heller’s life could prove to be the key player in coming to grips with a FORTUNE OF FEAR. “The adventure, colored by broad strokes of satire, is written with a vigor.” —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
