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Ragged Dick and Risen from the Ranks

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Ragged Dick and Risen from the Ranks By:"Horatio Alger Jr." Published on 2017-04-30 by Broadview Press Read online or download Ragged Dick and Risen from the Ranks -"Fiction" In Ragged Dick, Horatio Alger’s most successful book, Alger codified the basic formula he would follow in nearly a hundred subsequent novels for boys: a young hero, inexperienced in the temptations of the city but morally armed to resist them, is unexpectedly forced to earn a livelihood. The hero’s exemplary struggle—to retain his virtue, to clear his name of accusations, and to gain economic independence—was the basis of the Alger plot. Hugely popular at the turn of the twentieth century, Alger’s works have at different times been framed as a model for the “American dream” and as dangerously exciting sensationalism for young readers; Gary Scharnhorst’s new introduction separates the myth of Alger as “success ideologue” from the more complex messages conveyed in his work. Ragged Dick is paired

The Store Boy

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The Store Boy By:"Horatio Alger" Published on 2016-07-24 by VM eBooks Read online or download The Store Boy -"Fiction" CHAPTER I BEN BARCLAY MEETS A TRAMP CHAPTER II BEN AND HIS MOTHER CHAPTER III MRS. BARCLAY'S CALLERS CHAPTER IV UNPLEASANT BUSINESS CHAPTER V PROFESSOR HARRINGTON'S ENTERTAINMENT CHAPTER VI TWO YOUNG RIVALS CHAPTER VII THE TRAMP MAKES ANOTHER CALL CHAPTER VIII SQUIRE DAVENPORT'S FINANCIAL OPERATION CHAPTER IX A PROSPECT OF TROUBLE CHAPTER X BEN GOES TO NEW YORK CHAPTER XI THE MADISON AVENUE STAGE CHAPTER XII BEN'S LUCK CHAPTER XIII A STARTLING EVENT CHAPTER XIV BEN SHOWS HIMSELF A HERO CHAPTER XV BEN LOSES HIS PLACE CHAPTER XVI BEN FINDS TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT CHAPTER XVII WHAT THE LETTER CONTAINED CHAPTER XVIII FAREWELL TO PENTONVILLE CHAPTER XIX A COOL RECEPTION CHAPTER XX ENTERING UPON HIS DUTIES CHAPTER XXI AT THE THEATER CHAPTER XXII A MYSTERIOUS LETTER CHAPTER XXIII BEN'S VISIT TO THIRTY-FIRST STREET CHAPTER XXIV BEN ON TRIAL

Poor Little Bitch Girl

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Poor Little Bitch Girl By:"Jackie Collins" Published on 2012-05-01 by Simon and Schuster Read online or download Poor Little Bitch Girl -"Fiction" First there's Denver Jones, the hotshot attorney working in L.A. and Carolyn Henderson - personal assistant to a powerful and very married Senator in Washington with whom she is having an affair. Then there's Annabelle Maestro - daughter of two movie stars - who has carved out a career for herself in New York as the madame of choice for discerning famous men. The three twenty-something women used to go to high school together in Beverly Hills and Denver and Carolyn have always kept in touch, but Annabelle is out on her own with her cocaine addicted boyfriend Frankie. Bobby is Frankie's best friend - Bobby Santangelo Stanislopolous, that is, Kennedy-esque son of Lucky Santangelo and deceased Greek shipping billionaire Dimitri Stanislopolous. Now he owns Mood, the hottest club in New York, but back in the day he

Mark the Match Boy Horatio Alger, Jr.

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Mark the Match Boy Horatio Alger, Jr. By:"Jr Horatio Alger" Published on 2016-11-10 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Read online or download Mark the Match Boy Horatio Alger, Jr. - After leaving the ill-tempered woman with whom he lives, ten-year-old matchboy Mark Manton meets a man who recognizes something of himself in the young orphan and helps him rise above his lowly circumstances. This Book was ranked 21 by Google Books for keyword Horatio Alger, Jr.. Read Online » » » Download » » »

Dangerous Kiss

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Dangerous Kiss By:"Jackie Collins" Published on 2012-01-31 by Simon and Schuster Read online or download Dangerous Kiss -"Fiction" In Chances, Lucky grew up in a top crime family; in Lucky, she was married three times; in Lady Boss, she took on Hollywood and bought Panther Studios; and in Vendetta, she fought off a lifelong enemy to keep the studio, and her husband. Now, in Dangerous Kiss, when a member of her family is brutally gunned down in a random holdup, her fury knows no bounds. While she is tracking the killer, her relationship with her husband, charismatic writer and director Lennie Golden, is put to the test. Then, suddenly, into her life comes a man from her past – a man with a dangerous kiss. Dangerous Kiss is a story of raw anger, love, lust, murder and revenge, and at its white-hot center is Lucky Santangelo, a strong, exciting woman who dares to take chances – and always wins. This Book was ranked 26 by Google Books for keyword Jackie Collins. Read O

Drop Dead Beautiful

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Drop Dead Beautiful By:"Jackie Collins" Published on 2012-01-31 by Simon and Schuster Read online or download Drop Dead Beautiful -"Fiction" From Miami to Beverly Hills, from Mexico City, Acapulco and Las Vegas, Lucky Santangelo is back! And so is the illegitimate son Anthony Bonar, of her one time Godfather and lethal enemy, Enzio Bonnati. Lucky is preparing for the opening of her new multi-billion dollar hotel complex in Las Vegas, The Keys. But Anthony Bonar – drug lord and vicious killer – is out to stop her in any way he can. Meanwhile, Max, Lucky's wild 16-year-old daughter, has run off to hook up with a man she met on the Internet. Instead of the gorgeous guy she thought she'd be meeting, he turns out to be an obsessed rich psycho with a deep-seated grudge against Lucky. And so the lethal games begin... This Book was ranked 19 by Google Books for keyword Jackie Collins. Read Online » » » Download » » »

Frank and Fearless

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Frank and Fearless By:"Horatio Alger, Jr" Published on 2007-02-20 by 1st World Publishing Read online or download Frank and Fearless - A dozen boys were playing ball in a field adjoining the boarding-school of Dr. Pericles Benton, in the town of Walltham, a hundred and twenty-five miles northeast of the city of New York. These boys varied in age from thirteen to seventeen. In another part of the field a few younger boys were amusing themselves. All these boys were boarding-scholars connected with the school. The ball had been knocked to a distance by the batter, and it was the duty of Nicholas Thorne, one of the oldest boys, to ran after it. But he thought of an easier way. Cameron, run for that ball! he cried, addressing one of the smaller boys outside the game. I don't want to, said little Cameron. This Book was ranked 37 by Google Books for keyword Horatio Alger, Jr.. Read Online » » » Download » » »

Lovers & Gamblers

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Lovers & Gamblers By:"Jackie Collins" Published on 2012-01-31 by Simon and Schuster Read online or download Lovers & Gamblers -"Fiction" Al King, the rock-and-roll super stud who is everything any sex-crazed groupie ever imagined her hero to be; and Dallas, the beauty queen whose sky-high ambitions stem from a sordid secret-the type that tabloids tingle to tell. Together, they're on a wild ride from London to New York, from Hollywood to Rio and the steaming jungles of the Amazon-where all their dreams and nightmares are about to come true…LOVERS & GAMBLERS This Book was ranked 11 by Google Books for keyword Jackie Collins. Read Online » » » Download » » »

The Power Trip

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The Power Trip By:"Jackie Collins" Published on 2013-02-12 by St. Martin's Press Read online or download The Power Trip -"Fiction" A luxurious yacht in the Sea of Cortez, a birthday cruise for one of the world's most beautiful women and an invitation no one can refuse. The Power Trip—take it if you dare. From Hollywood icon and mega-seller Jackie Collins comes a thrilling new novel, The Power Trip, set on a state of the art luxury yacht off the coast of Cabo San Lucas. A tropical getaway with a cast of global power-hungry elites turns sour when they find out maybe they don't control as much of the world as they thought . . . In The Power Trip you will meet Aleksandr Kasianenko, a billionaire Russian oligarch, as he sets sail on The Bianca. You'll meet his sexy supermodel girlfriend, whom The Bianca is named after, and five dynamic, powerful, and famous couples invited on the yacht's maiden voyage: Hammond Patterson, a driven Senator, and his love

The Knights of the Round Table

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The Knights of the Round Table By:"Enid Blyton" Published on 1998 by Element Books Limited Read online or download The Knights of the Round Table -"Arthurian romances" Retells the exploits of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table. This Book was ranked 22 by Google Books for keyword Enid Blyton. Read Online » » » Download » » »

Hollywood Divorces

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Hollywood Divorces By:"Jackie Collins" Published on 2017-04-18 by Simon and Schuster Read online or download Hollywood Divorces -"Fiction" In her most scandalously titillating novel since the #1 bestselling Hollywood Wives, internationally renowned author Jackie Collins once again takes her readers behind the scenes and into the bedrooms of Hollywood's glamorous world of superstardom, where narcissism is a virtue, and fidelity means not sleeping with anyone less attractive than your spouse. WHEN HOLLYWOOD WIVES WANT MORE, IT’S TIME FOR HOLLYWOOD DIVORCES . . .the bestselling novel of lust, betrayal, and breakup in L.A., where fidelity means never sleeping with anyone less attractive than your spouse. Three glamorous women with ambitions fueling their inner fires— and agendas that may or may not include those they’ve vowed to love and honor. From the casting couch to superstardom, from the director’s chair to worldwide acclaim, they go after what they want withou

The Riddle that Never was

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The Riddle that Never was By:"Enid Blyton","Gillian Baverstock" Published on 2013 by Bounty Books Read online or download The Riddle that Never was -"Adventure stories" The timeless adventures of Nick and Katie revived for a new generation. Katie and Nick idolise their Uncle Bob - he's a private investigator and solving riddles is their favourite thing to do. So when he comes to visit, Nick and his friend Mike invent their own mystery for him, which bizarrely starts to come true and leads to a scary adventure at the hands of local bandits. This Book was ranked 29 by Google Books for keyword Enid Blyton. Read Online » » » Download » » »

New Voices in American Studies

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New Voices in American Studies By:"Ray Broadus Browne","Donald M. Winkelman","Allen Hayman","Purdue University" Published on 1966 by Purdue University Press Read online or download New Voices in American Studies -"Literary Criticism" This collection of essays grew out of the first Conference on American Culture held at Purdue University in 1965. The papers are by Leo Stoller, Louis J. Budd, Louis Filler, David Sanders, Edwin H. Cady, Russel B. Nye, Ray B. Browne, Tristram P. Coffin, Am6rico Paredes, Bruno Nettl, C. E. Nelson, and Donald M. Winkelman. This Book was ranked 37 by Google Books for keyword Gilbert Patten. Read Online » » » Download » » »

Dashing Diamond Dick and Other Classic Dime Novels

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Dashing Diamond Dick and Other Classic Dime Novels By:"J. Randolph Cox" Published on 2007 by Penguin Read online or download Dashing Diamond Dick and Other Classic Dime Novels -"Fiction" Presents a collection of classic dime novels, representing a broad spectrum of genres, from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, including Dashing Diamond Dick, Over the Andes with Frank Reade, Jr., in His New Air-Ship, and Frank Merriwell's Finish. Original. This Book was ranked 33 by Google Books for keyword Gilbert Patten. Read Online » » » Download » » »

Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library, 1911-1971

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Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library, 1911-1971 By: Published on 1979 by Read online or download Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library, 1911-1971 -"Library catalogs" This Book was ranked 22 by Google Books for keyword Gilbert Patten. Read Online » » » Download » » »

The Goblin Hat

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The Goblin Hat By:"Enid Blyton" Published on 1987 by Read online or download The Goblin Hat -"Fairy tales" This Book was ranked 30 by Google Books for keyword Enid Blyton. Read Online » » » Download » » »

Horatio Alger, Jr

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Horatio Alger, Jr By:"Gary Scharnhorst" Published on 1980 by Boston : Twayne Publishers Read online or download Horatio Alger, Jr -"Biography & Autobiography" Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Horatio Alger, Jr. This Book was ranked 5 by Google Books for keyword Horatio Alger, Jr.. Read Online » » » Download » » »

Hollywood Kids

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Hollywood Kids By:"Jackie Collins" Published on 2012-01-31 by Simon and Schuster Read online or download Hollywood Kids -"Fiction" At the novel's core is the Hollywood Five, a clique of jaded twenty-somethings whose parents (all major players) thought that child-rearing ended with naming their offspring after themselves. Not since best-selling superstar Jackie Collins created Hollywood Wives, the book which established a whole new standard for novels of the American dream in the extreme, has she dealt so incisively and so revealingly with tinseltown, and with the people who live and die there. Jackie Collins is back doing what she does best, chronicling the lives of the rich, famous and infamous with devastating accuracy. Hollywood Kids is Jackie Collins at her suspenseful roller coaster ride best. This Book was ranked 40 by Google Books for keyword Jackie Collins. Read Online » » » Download » » »

The Train Boy (Classic Reprint)

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The Train Boy (Classic Reprint) By:"Horatio Alger Jr" Published on 2015-07-18 by Read online or download The Train Boy (Classic Reprint) -"Fiction" Excerpt from The Train Boy The four o'clock afternoon train from Milwaukee, bound for Chicago, had just passed Truesdell, when the t: ain boy passed through the cars with a pile of magazines under his arm. He handed them to the right and left for passengers to examine, and after an interval passed back again, to receive pay for any that might be selected, and gather up the rest. \ This Book was ranked 36 by Google Books for keyword Horatio Alger, Jr.. Read Online » » » Download » » »

The Disagreeable Woman

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The Disagreeable Woman By:"Horatio Alger (Jr.)" Published on 1895 by Read online or download The Disagreeable Woman -"Boardinghouses" This Book was ranked 32 by Google Books for keyword Horatio Alger, Jr.. Read Online » » » Download » » »

Obsession

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Obsession By:"Jackie Collins" Published on 1998 by Read online or download Obsession -"Fiction" Revealing the corrupt corridors of Hollywood's rich, famous, and powerful, this story takes an intrepid East Coast reporter into the investigation of a young prostitute's murder This Book was ranked 31 by Google Books for keyword Jackie Collins. Read Online » » » Download » » »

Sport and the Spirit of Play in American Fiction

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Sport and the Spirit of Play in American Fiction By:"Christian K. Messenger" Published on 2012-08-21 by Columbia University Press Read online or download Sport and the Spirit of Play in American Fiction -"Literary Criticism" In this comprehensive and insightful study, Christian K. Messenger contends that American writers have always created characters at play in the sure knowledge that to be active in sport in America is to be in touch with its people, their traditions, and their fantasy lives. This is the first inclusive critical study of sport in American fiction with chapters on individual authors such as Hawthorne, Lardner, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, and Faulkner, as well as studies of sport in the literature of the frontier and in boys' formula fiction. A work of literary criticism, Sport and the Spirit of Play in American Fiction also draws on the cultural history of American sport and leisure and on a century of American literature. This Book was ranked 29 b

Frank Merriwell at Yale

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Frank Merriwell at Yale By:"Burt L. Standish" Published on 2008-01-01 by Wildside Press LLC Read online or download Frank Merriwell at Yale -"Juvenile Fiction" Frank Merriwell was the fictional creation of Gilbert Patten, who wrote under the pseudonym Burt L. Standish. The model for all later American juvenile sports fiction, Merriwell excelled at football, baseball, crew, and track at Yale while solving mysteries and righting wrongs. He played with great strength and received traumatic blows without injury. A biographical entry on Patten noted that Frank Merriwell \ This Book was ranked 16 by Google Books for keyword Gilbert Patten. Read Online » » » Download » » »

Noddy Goes to Toyland

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Noddy Goes to Toyland By:"Enid Blyton" Published on 2016-08-11 by Hachette UK Read online or download Noddy Goes to Toyland -"Juvenile Fiction" Meet Noddy the little wooden boy who comes to life in Enid Blyton's most enduringly popular creation. What better way to celebrate best-loved author Enid Blyton's birthday on 11 August than with a gorgeous new edition of the first classic Noddy storybook? Noddy Goes to Toyland tells of Noddy's first encounter with Big-Ears and his move to Toy Town. First published in 1949, this edition contains the original text by Enid Blyton and illustrations by Hamsen van der Beek. This Book was ranked 26 by Google Books for keyword Enid Blyton. Read Online » » » Download » » »

The Hollywood Zoo

The Hollywood Zoo By:"Jackie Collins" Published on 1980-07-01 by Pinnacle Books Read online or download The Hollywood Zoo -"Fiction" This Book was ranked 38 by Google Books for keyword Jackie Collins. Read Online » » » Download » » »

Hollywood Wives

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Hollywood Wives By:"Jackie Collins" Published on 2012-01-31 by Simon and Schuster Read online or download Hollywood Wives -"Fiction" They lunch at Ma Maison and the Bistro on salads and hot gossip. They cruise Rodeo Drive in their Mercedes and Rolls, turning shopping at Giorgio and Gucci into an art form. They pursue the body beautiful at the Workout and Body Asylum. Dressed by St. Laurent and Galanos, they dine at the latest restaurants on the rise and fall of one another's fortunes. They are the Hollywood Wives, a privileged breed of women whose ticket to ride is a famous husband. Hollywood. At its most flamboyant. This Book was ranked 6 by Google Books for keyword Jackie Collins. Read Online » » » Download » » »

Frank Merriwell's \

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Frank Merriwell's \ By:"Harriet Hinsdale" Published on 1964 by Read online or download Frank Merriwell's \ -"Authors" This Book was ranked 35 by Google Books for keyword Gilbert Patten. Read Online » » » Download » » »

Frank Merriwell's Bravery

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Frank Merriwell's Bravery By:"Burt L. Standish" Published on 2008-08 by BiblioBazaar, LLC Read online or download Frank Merriwell's Bravery - Frank Merriwell, the much-loved fictional hero of Street and Smith's \ This Book was ranked 31 by Google Books for keyword Gilbert Patten. Read Online » » » Download » » »

Confessions of a Wild Child

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Confessions of a Wild Child By:"Jackie Collins" Published on 2014-02-04 by St. Martin's Press Read online or download Confessions of a Wild Child -"Fiction" Lucky Santangelo. A fifteen-year-old wild child ready to discover life, love and independence. Daughter of the notorious Gino, Lucky discovers her mother's murdered body floating in the family swimming pool at the tender age of four. Since then Gino has kept her protected from life closeted in their Bel Air mansion. But in Jackie Collins' Confessions of a Wild Child, Lucky finally breaks free, and running away from boarding school the adventures begin. Boys, sex, drugs and rock n' roll - Lucky explores it all in preparation for the strong, kick-ass woman she eventually becomes. Delve into the world that Lucky rules! This Book was ranked 16 by Google Books for keyword Jackie Collins. Read Online » » » Download » » »

Native Athletes in Sport and Society

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Native Athletes in Sport and Society By:"C. Richard King" Published on 2005 by U of Nebraska Press Read online or download Native Athletes in Sport and Society -"Social Science" Though many Americans might be aware of the Olympian and football Hall of Famer Jim Thorpe or of Navajo golfer Notah Begay, few know of the fundamental role that Native athletes have played in modern sports: introducing popular games and contests, excelling as players, and distinguishing themselves as coaches. The full breadth and richness of this tradition unfolds in Native Athletes in Sport and Society, which highlights the accomplishments of Indigenous athletes in the United States and Canada but also explores what these accomplishments have meant to Native American spectators and citizens alike. ø Here are Thorpe and Begay as well as the Winnebago baseball player George Johnson, the Snohomish Notre Dame center Thomas Yarr, the Penobscot baseball player Louis Francis Sockalexis, and the L

Walter Sherwood's Probation

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Walter Sherwood's Probation By:"Horatio Alger (Jr.)" Published on 1922* by ICON Group International Read online or download Walter Sherwood's Probation -"American literature" This Book was ranked 38 by Google Books for keyword Horatio Alger, Jr.. Read Online » » » Download » » »

LOVERS & PLAYERS

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LOVERS & PLAYERS By:"Jackie Collins" Published on 2011-12-12 by Simon and Schuster Read online or download LOVERS & PLAYERS -"Fiction" Amy Scott-Simon, a young New York heiress, is engaged to marry Max Diamond, an older powerful real estate tycoon. At her bachelorette party, she runs into Jett, Max's younger half-brother who is fresh back from Italy, where he is a successful male model. They have no idea who each other are. A one night fling leads to complications and regrets. Meanwhile, Chris Diamond -- a hot L.A entertainment lawyer -- flies into town to meet with his two brothers and Red Diamond, the boys' dysfunctional billionaire father. Working as Red's housekeeper is Diahann, whose stunning bi-racial nineteen-year-old daughter, Liberty, does not approve of her mother's occupation. As Liberty pursues the dreams her mother once had, to sing, Damon P. Donnell, married hip-hop mogul supreme, pursues her. And then there is Mariska, Max'

Sinners

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Sinners By:"Jackie Collins" Published on 2015-01-06 by Chances Inc. Read online or download Sinners -"Fiction" STARS AND STUDS, HOOKERS AND HOPEFULS, HOLLYWOOD’S RICH, BEAUTIFUL, BRILLIANT AND DEPRAVED — JACKIE COLLINS BARES ALL THEIR SECRETS! Hollywood — glittering premieres, dazzling movie sets, fabulous parties, plush love-nests hidden in Malibu and Beverly Hills. Behind the gorgeous playgrounds of the rich and renowned lies a jungle of lust and perversity, greed and ambition, love and danger — where survival is all and innocence is a role nobody plays for long. Jackie Collins uncovers all the sex, all the scandals, all the private obsessions of filmland’s famous in the shocking, passionate world of...Sinners. This Book was ranked 7 by Google Books for keyword Jackie Collins. Read Online » » » Download » » »

Facing the World Horatio Alger, Jr

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Facing the World Horatio Alger, Jr By:"Horatio Alger, Jr., Jr." Published on 2016-11-10 by Read online or download Facing the World Horatio Alger, Jr - It was a terrible night. None of the passengers ventured upon deck. Indeed, such was the motion that it would have been dangerous, as even the sailors found it difficult to keep their footing. Harry was pale and quiet, unlike his friend from Brooklyn, whose moans were heard mingled with the noise of the tempest. This Book was ranked 26 by Google Books for keyword Horatio Alger, Jr.. Read Online » » » Download » » »

The Bitch

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The Bitch By:"Jackie Collins" Published on 2012-01-31 by Simon and Schuster Read online or download The Bitch -"Fiction" She's a woman who's never short of a man. And they call her the bitch… Fontaine Khaled has an Arab millionaire among her yesterdays and hard-gambling Nico for all her tomorrows. Which only leaves the problem of choosing a man for today… From London to Las Vegas, Hollywood to Athens – she calls the shots from her plush limos and black satin sheets. She is The Bitch and she is in control. And that could never change – could it? The Bitch is the sizzling sequel to The Stud. This Book was ranked 22 by Google Books for keyword Jackie Collins. Read Online » » » Download » » »

BURT L. STANDISH Premium Collection: 24 Adventure & Mystery Novels - Including The Merriwell Series, Lefty Locke Adventures & Owen Clancy Mysteries (Illustrated)

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BURT L. STANDISH Premium Collection: 24 Adventure & Mystery Novels - Including The Merriwell Series, Lefty Locke Adventures & Owen Clancy Mysteries (Illustrated) By:"Burt L. Standish","Gilbert Patten" Published on 2016-05-12 by e-artnow Read online or download BURT L. STANDISH Premium Collection: 24 Adventure & Mystery Novels - Including The Merriwell Series, Lefty Locke Adventures & Owen Clancy Mysteries (Illustrated) -"Fiction" This carefully crafted ebook: äóìBURT L. STANDISH Premium Collection: 24 Adventure & Mystery Novels - Including The Merriwell Series, Lefty Locke Adventures & Owen Clancy Mysteries (Illustrated)äó� is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. William George \ This Book was ranked 14 by Google Books for keyword Gilbert Patten. Read Online » » » Download » » »

Frank Merriwell and the Fiction of All-American Boyhood

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Frank Merriwell and the Fiction of All-American Boyhood By:"Ryan K. Anderson" Published on 2015-09-25 by University of Arkansas Press Read online or download Frank Merriwell and the Fiction of All-American Boyhood -"Social Science" Gilbert Patten, writing as Burt L. Standish, made a career of generating serialized twenty-thousand-word stories featuring his fictional creation Frank Merriwell, a student athlete at Yale University who inspired others to emulate his example of manly boyhood. Patten and his publisher, Street and Smith, initially had only a general idea about what would constitute Merriwell’s adventures and who would want to read about them when they introduced the hero in the dime novel Tip Top Weekly in 1896, but over the years what took shape was a story line that capitalized on middle-class fears about the insidious influence of modern life on the nation’s boys. Merriwell came to symbolize the Progressive Era debate about how sport and school made boy

MARRIED LOVERS

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MARRIED LOVERS By:"Jackie Collins" Published on 2011-12-12 by Simon and Schuster Read online or download MARRIED LOVERS -"Fiction" Cameron Paradise, a stunningly beautiful twenty-four-year-old personal trainer, flees Hawaii and her champion-surfer husband, Gregg, in the middle of one of his abusive tirades and makes her way to L.A. Tall, blond, with a body to die for, it doesn't take Cameron long to find a job at an exclusive private fitness club where she encounters LA's most important players. She has plans to open her own studio one day, and while every man she meets comes on to her, she is more focused on saving money and working hard than getting caught up in the L.A. scene of wild parties and recreational drugs. Until she meets Ryan Lambert, an extremely successful independent movie producer. Ryan is married to overly privileged Mandy Lambert, the daughter of Hamilton J. Heckerling, a Hollywood power-player son-of-a-bitch mogul. Ryan has never cheated

Lucky

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Lucky By:"Jackie Collins" Published on 2012-01-31 by Simon and Schuster Read online or download Lucky -"Fiction" With the sensual grace of a panther, Lucky Santangelo prowled her Las Vegas casino, restless, ready, eager for action. That night began a dazzling odyssey, filled with dangerous passion and sun-drenched sex, sadistic vengeance and breathless suspense. From the decadent luxury of California, to Paris, New York and a private Greek island, Lucky fought for her father's honour, for ruthless triumph, for the wild card of a fabulous love. Her rivals; an ice-cold Hollywood wife…a much-married heiress strung out on cocaine…a jaded magnate hooked on power…a crazed hoodlum lusting for murder. But Lucky was a gambIer and a lover, a woman who ruled her empire and pursued her man with the potent Santangelo strength … her way, on her terms, whatever the odds. Jackie Collins tops the sensational success of Hollywood Wives and Chances with Lucky, \ This Book was rank

"What Would Frank Merriwell Do?": Middle-class Readers and ...

"What Would Frank Merriwell Do?": Middle-class Readers and ... By: Published on by Read online or download "What Would Frank Merriwell Do?": Middle-class Readers and ... - This Book was ranked 3 by Google Books for keyword Gilbert Patten. Read Online » » » Download » » »

Gilbert Patten and his Frank Merriwell Saga. A study in sub-literary fiction, 1896-1913. [With a bibliography, and with plates, including portraits.]

Gilbert Patten and his Frank Merriwell Saga. A study in sub-literary fiction, 1896-1913. [With a bibliography, and with plates, including portraits.] By:"John Levi Cutler","Gilbert PATTEN" Published on 1934 by Read online or download Gilbert Patten and his Frank Merriwell Saga. A study in sub-literary fiction, 1896-1913. [With a bibliography, and with plates, including portraits.] - This Book was ranked 2 by Google Books for keyword Gilbert Patten. Read Online » » » Download » » »

Big-Ears

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Big-Ears By:"Enid Blyton","Chorion CGI." Published on 2008 by HarperCollins UK Read online or download Big-Ears -"Noddy (Fictitious character)" Big-Ears and Noddy are making the most of a sunny afternoon by going on a bike ride. But while the friends are away, the naughty goblins steal Big-Ears' weather clock and create havoc. Rainbows shoot across the sky, snow falls and darkness descends. Can Big-Ears save Toy Town and restore the sunshine? This Book was ranked 28 by Google Books for keyword Enid Blyton. Read Online » » » Download » » »

Digging for Gold Horatio Alger Jr.

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Digging for Gold Horatio Alger Jr. By:"Horatio Alger Jr." Published on 2016-11-10 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Read online or download Digging for Gold Horatio Alger Jr. - Horatio Alger Jr.(1832 - 1899), wrote over 100 poems, short stories, and novels during his lifetime, which included four adult novels and one adult novella. He gained notoriety when his friendship with 'William Taylor Adams', a boys' author, changed Alger's interest to writing for the juvenile market. His first book for young people, \ This Book was ranked 23 by Google Books for keyword Horatio Alger, Jr.. Read Online » » » Download » » »

The Stud

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The Stud By:"Jackie Collins" Published on 2012-01-31 by Simon and Schuster Read online or download The Stud -"Fiction" The sexy, sizzling classic from international bestselling superstar Jackie Collins. London, 1969. The hottest, hippest, wildest domain of hedonists and pleasure-seekers, where swingers swarm the clubs and discos in a high-stakes quest to live for the moment. At the center of this decadent scene, one man plays all the angles, never missing a chance to score with the beautiful women who desire him - and walks the line between ecstasy and overload. Now the woman he wants the most knows his number - and may just call his bluff. This Book was ranked 17 by Google Books for keyword Jackie Collins. Read Online » » » Download » » »

Goddess of Vengeance

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Goddess of Vengeance By:"Jackie Collins" Published on 2012-06-26 by St. Martin's Press Read online or download Goddess of Vengeance -"Fiction" Running a high-profile casino and hotel complex that ruthless billionaire Armand Jordan is plotting to take from her, Lucky engages in a power struggle against him, while Bobby becomes inadvertently involved in best friend Frankie's drug problems. This Book was ranked 15 by Google Books for keyword Jackie Collins. Read Online » » » Download » » »