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On Freedom [Bok / Pocket]

Marca Nbaro had always dreamed of serving aboard the Greatships, with their vast cargo holds and a crew that could fill a city.<br/>They are the lifeblood of human-occupied space, transporting an unimaginable volume - and value - of goods from City, the greatest human orbital, all the way to Tradepoint at the other, to trade for xenoglas with an unknowable alien species.<br/>And now, out in the darkness of space, something is targeting them.<br/><br/> Nbaro and her friends are close to locating their enemy, in this gripping sequel to the award-nominated <i>Artifact Space</i>, but they are running out of time - and their allies are running out of patience . . .<br/><br/> Written by one of the most exciting new voices in SF, this space thriller will keep readers on the edge of their seats.

<b>-Lennon-</b><br/><b>Rule #1: Committing crimes is not a group project.</b><br/><b>Rule #2: Don't start fights. Finish them.</b><br/><b>Rule #3: Don't try to hustle a hustler.</b><br/><br/>I should have walked away. I should have ignored that sweet-talking cowboy. Good things don't happen to people like me. Good people stay away from people like me.<br/><br/>But that cowboy wouldn't leave me alone.<br/><br/>He should have known better. After all, if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.<br/><br/><b>-Carson James-</b><br/><b>Rule #1: When you're holding a grudge, don't think about how attractive the object of your hatred is.</b><br/><b>Rule #2: When you do think about how attractive she is, ignore it. It'll go away. Probably.</b><br/><b>Rule #3: When you're stealing a car, it helps to have the keys.</b><br/><br/>That girl was trouble. I knew it from the moment I laid eyes on her bruised knuckles in the bar.<br/><br/>The last thing I expected was for her to show up on the ranch and bring that trouble to my front door.<br/><br/>I always liked playing with fire, but apparently, so did she. Only time will tell which one of us is going to get burned.<br/><br/><b><i>Fire Line</i> is the third and final book in the Kindle bestselling Griffith Brothers series, but can also be read as a standalone. If you can't get enough of Carson James and his brothers, make sure you look out for <i>Dust Storm</i> and <i>Down Pour</i> too!</b><br/><br/><b>REAL READERS ARE OBSESSED WITH THE GRIFFITH BROTHERS</b><br/>'I literally could not put this down. I'm pretty sure I finished it within 4 hours of it hitting my inbox. So SERIOUSLY GUYS, get off your butts and order this book NOW!' <b> </b><br/>'I have fallen in love with the Griffith family and I don't want to leave!' <b> </b><br/>'This book is everything! Single dad, city girl meets small town, heroine who loves wearing only high heels, COWBOYS, and forced proximity?? Sign me up' <b> </b><br/>'Could NOT put it down' <b> </b><br/>'This book. Holy hell . . . I am officially obsessed with the Griffith family. The layers. The character development. The world building. The spice!!!' <b> </b><br/>'The chemistry is off the charts. I laughed, swooned, and even cried. You have to read this book!' <b> </b><br/>'Oh how I fell in love with Christian!! . . . my new book boyfriend' <b> </b>

The Teller Of Small Fortunes [Bok / Pocket]

John Grisham is known worldwide for his bestselling novels, but it&rsquo;s his real-life passion for justice that led to his work with Jim McCloskey of Centurion Ministries, the first organization dedicated to exonerating innocent people who have been wrongly convicted. Together they offer an inside look at the many injustices in our criminal justice system. A fundamental principle of our legal system is a presumption of innocence, but once someone has been found guilty, there is very little room to prove doubt. These ten true stories shed light on Americans who were innocent but found guilty and forced to sacrifice friends, families, and decades of their lives to prison while the guilty parties remained free. In each of the stories, John Grisham and Jim McCloskey recount the dramatic hard-fought battles for exoneration. They take a close look at what leads to wrongful convictions in the first place and the racism, misconduct, flawed testimony, and corruption in the court system that can make them so hard to reverse. Impeccably researched and told with page-turning suspense as only John Grisham can deliver, Framed is the story of winning freedom when the battle already seems lost and the deck is stacked against you.

<b>From one of the most iconic actors in the history of film, an astonishingly revelatory account of a creative life in full</b><br/><br/>To the wider world, Al Pacino exploded onto the scene like a supernova. He landed his first leading role, in <i>The Panic in Needle Park</i>, in 1971, and by 1975, he had starred in four movies-<i>The Godfather</i> and <i>The Godfather Part II</i>, <i>Serpico</i>, and <i>Dog Day Afternoon</i>-that were not just successes but landmarks in the history of film. Those performances became legendary and changed his life forever. Not since Marlon Brando and James Dean in the late 1950s had an actor landed in the culture with such force.<br/><br/>But Pacino was in his mid thirties by then, and had already lived several lives. A fixture of avant-garde theater in New York, he had led a bohemian existence, working odd jobs to support his craft. He was raised by a fiercely loving but mentally unwell mother and her parents after his father left them when he was young, but in a real sense he was raised by the streets of the South Bronx, and by the troop of buccaneering young friends he ran with, whose spirits never left him. After a teacher recognized his acting promise and pushed him toward New York's fabled High School of Performing Arts, the die was cast. In good times and bad, in poverty and in wealth and in poverty again, through pain and joy, acting was his lifeline, its community his tribe.<br/><br/><i>Sonny Boy</i> is the memoir of a man who has nothing left to fear and nothing left to hide. All the great roles, the essential collaborations, and the important relationships are given their full due, as is the vexed marriage between creativity and commerce at the highest levels. The book's golden thread, however, is the spirit of love and purpose. Love can fail you, and you can be defeated in your ambitions-the same lights that shine bright can also dim. But Al Pacino was lucky enough to fall deeply in love with a craft before he had the foggiest idea of any of its earthly rewards, and he never fell out of love. That has made all the difference.<br/><br/>_________________________________________________________________________<br/><br/><b>Praise for Al Pacino:</b><br/><br/>'Al Pacino is magical' <b>Martin Scorsese</b><br/><br/>'A legend' <b>Francis Ford Coppola</b><br/><br/>'So unique and special' <b>Robert De Niro</b><br/><br/>'A singular, special talent, whose work stands the test of time' <b>Robin Williams</b><br/><br/>'A wicked sense of humour' <b>Oliver Stone</b><br/><br/>'Charming, hilarious, a nonstop talker. There is an aspect of him that is like a lost orphan, like this kind of crazy idiot savant' <b>Diane Keaton</b><br/><br/>'As Michael in The Godfather, Pacino was everything I wanted that character to be on screen. I couldn't believe it. It was, in my eyes, a perfect performance, a work of art' <b>Mario Puzo, author of <i>The Godfather </i></b><br/><br/>'Comedic, talented, and certifiably insane' <b>Johnny Depp</b><br/><br/>'Al is money, the man in charge, making it happen. I got to act with Al Pacino and it was worth more to me than anything' <b>Samuel L Jackson</b><br/><br/>'A marvellous actor and man' <b>Sean Connery</b><br/><br/>'The depth of Al Pacino's artistry is only more overwhelmed by the generosity of his spirit and his warmth. Al Pacino is Van Gogh. Modigliani' <b>Andy Garcia</b><br/><br/>'The greatest actor in the world' <b>Jamie Foxx</b>

<i><b>The first in a series of compelling and skilful dark academic thrillers from a brilliant new voice in YA fiction.</b></i><br/><br/>Eva has one dream: to study English at Oxford University. Not only will she receive a world-class education - getting into Oxford is a pass to freedom.<br/><br/>But when Eva and her best friend George are invited to Interview Week, they find themselves part of a kill-or-be-killed competition on an anonymous student forum, Oxford Slays. When Eva finds George dead on the steps of a statue in the college, she knows he's been murdered - but all eyes are now on her. Can she clear her name, catch the true killer and win her place at Beecham College?<br/><br/>Eva has one week to prove her innocence, and Oxford Slays will be watching.<br/><br/><i>Ace of Spades </i>meets <i>The Secret History </i>in this riveting murder mystery thriller, full of narrative twists and turns, complex and appealing characters and a captivating, authentic setting - set against the backdrop of an important message about the true cost of privilege.