The Weekenders

• Author : Mary Kay Andrews
• Publisher : St. Martin's Press
• Release : 17 May 2016

Some people stay all summer long on the idyllic island of Belle Isle, North Carolina. Others come only for the weekends-and the mix between the regulars and “the weekenders” can sometimes make the sparks fly. Riley Griggs has a season of good times with friends and family ahead of her on Belle Isle when things take an unexpected turn. While waiting for her husband to arrive on the ferry one Friday afternoon, Riley is confronted by a process server who

• Author : Andrew O'Hagan
• Publisher : Random House
• Release : 30 November 2012

In 2001 a group of authors including Andrew O'Hagan, Tony Hawks and Irvine Welsh were given the opportunity to visit Sudan, one of the world's most inaccessible countries. The resulting book: The Weekenders - Travels in the Heart of Africa was an award-winning triumph, combining fiction and non-fiction into a compelling travel narrative that was both entertaining and illuminating. Now the Weekenders are back, joined by some new faces and taking on one of the world's most fascinating and contradictory cities

• Author : Alex Garland
• Publisher : Ebury Press
• Release : 01 February 2023

What would happen if you took some of Britain's best writing talent, put them on a plane and flew them to one of the most extraordinary and inaccessible places on the planet? What would happen if you took Irvine Welsh from the streets of Edinburgh and showed him a remote, dangerous village in Africa? Or if you flew Alex Garland into one of the world's most hazardous war zones? And how would Tony Hawks react if you dragged him away

• Author : Sheila Roberts
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 01 February 1981

• Author : Alfred Matthew Lee
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 01 February 1963

• Author : Robert William Sandford
• Publisher : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
• Release : 01 February 2011

Provocative, passionate and populist, RMB Manifestos are short and concise non-fiction books of literary, critical, and cultural studies. As cities continue to grow at unprecedented rates, more and more people are looking for peaceful, weekend retreats in mountain or rural communities. More often than not, these retreats are found in and around resorts or places of natural beauty. As a result, what once were small towns are fast becoming mini cities, complete with expensive housing, fast food, traffic snarls and

• Author : Robert L. Hamblin,John H. Kunkel
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 24 December 2021

This book is designed to honor George Caspar Homans for his many and varied contributions to the development of modern sociology. The chapters have been written by sociologists and psychologists who value his work sufficiently to have made his basic approach their own. These original essays are intended to elucidate, assess, and give a progress report on the theoretical tradition Homans founded and to which he has given such significant impetus.

• Author : Robert H. Coombs,Lincoln J. Fry,Patricia G. Lewis
• Publisher : Transaction Publishers
• Release : 01 February 1976

• Author : Thomas Thorner,Thor Frohn-Nielsen
• Publisher : University of Toronto Press
• Release : 01 January 2010

"Always illuminating, often infuriating, and as raw and vivid as any collection of primary materials that I've seen assembled for students. I will definitely be using the book in my survey course." - Christopher Pennington, University of Toronto Scarborough

• Author : Irving Louis Horowitz
• Publisher : Transaction Publishers
• Release : 01 January 1975

• Author : George Caspar Homans,Robert Lee Hamblin,John H. Kunkel
• Publisher : Transaction Publishers
• Release : 01 February 2023

This book is designed to honor George Caspar Homans for his many and varied contributions to the development of modern sociology. The chapters have been written by sociologists and psychologists who value his work sufficiently to have made his basic approach their own. These original essays are intended to elucidate, assess, and give a progress report on the theoretical tradition Homans founded and to which he has given such significant impetus.

• Author : Bob Leatham
• Publisher : Lulu Press, Inc
• Release : 16 August 2015

Jamieson Whiskey is the old story of good versus bad, rich versus poor, country versus city, but it gets deeper and darker than that with three murders and a massive manhunt in the mountains. There is a lighter side to things at times and a warm human side that brings the small community together in an effort to protect one of their own. The characters are big and rich, and you don’t realize how attached you have become to

• Author : Erin Saldin
• Publisher : Simon and Schuster
• Release : 01 May 2018

“Part coming-of-age story, mystery, and romance, this book has something for everyone.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Emotionally resonant…This thoughtful, atmospheric read will linger with readers.” —Publishers Weekly “A twisty psychological drama.” —Booklist For fans of One of Us Is Lying, this novel set during the summer in the small tourist town of Gold Fork features four teens all sharing one secret from their past—and one explosive truth that could change everything. In a place like Gold Fork, sometimes

• Author : Stuart Henderson
• Publisher : University of Toronto Press
• Release : 30 April 2011

Making the Scene is a history of 1960s Yorkville, Toronto's countercultural mecca. It narrates the hip Village's development from its early coffee house days, when folksingers such as Neil Young and Joni Mitchell flocked to the scene, to its tumultuous, drug-fuelled final months. A flashpoint for hip youth, politicians, parents, and journalists alike, Yorkville was also a battleground over identity, territory, and power. Stuart Henderson explores how this neighbourhood came to be regarded as an alternative space both as a

• Author : Jeanetta Calhoun Mish
• Publisher : Mongrel Empire Press
• Release : 01 November 2010

Way over yonder in the minor key There ain't nobody that can sing like me --Woody Guthrie Originally published as issue #35 of Sugar Mule: A Literary Magazine (www.sugarmule.com), this groundbreaking anthology includes 188 selections of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, essays, and visual art by 78 writers and 2 visual artists who currently live in Oklahoma. A powerful gathering of voices, singing hymns, telling stories, making truth from a powerful place. --Rilla Askew, author of Fire in Beulah and Harpsong