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Author : Susan Orlean
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0307795292
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Orchid Thief written by Susan Orlean and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2011-07-20 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A modern classic of personal journalism, The Orchid Thief is Susan Orlean’s wickedly funny, elegant, and captivating tale of an amazing obsession. Determined to clone an endangered flower—the rare ghost orchid Polyrrhiza lindenii—a deeply eccentric and oddly attractive man named John Laroche leads Orlean on an unforgettable tour of America’s strange flower-selling subculture, through Florida’s swamps and beyond, along with the Seminoles who help him and the forces of justice who fight him. In the end, Orlean—and the reader—will have more respect for underdog determination and a powerful new definition of passion. In this new edition, coming fifteen years after its initial publication and twenty years after she first met the “orchid thief,” Orlean revisits this unforgettable world, and the route by which it was brought to the screen in the film Adaptation, in a new retrospective essay. Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader’s Circle for author chats and more. Praise for The Orchid Thief “Stylishly written, whimsical yet sophisticated, quirkily detailed and full of empathy . . . The Orchid Thief shows [Orlean’s] gifts in full bloom.”—The New York Times Book Review “Fascinating . . . an engrossing journey [full] of theft, hatred, greed, jealousy, madness, and backstabbing.”—Los Angeles Times “Orlean’s snapshot-vivid, pitch-perfect prose . . . is fast becoming one of our national treasures.”—The Washington Post Book World “Orlean’s gifts [are] her ear for the self-skewing dialogue, her eye for the incongruous, convincing detail, and her Didion-like deftness in description.”—Boston Sunday Globe “A swashbuckling piece of reporting that celebrates some virtues that made America great.”—The Wall Street Journal

Author : Carolyn Crimi
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 1536206822
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Weird Little Robots written by Carolyn Crimi and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When two science-savvy girls create an entire robot world, they don’t expect the robots to come alive. But life may be a bit more magical than they thought. Eleven-year-old Penny Rose has just moved to a new town, and so far the robots she builds herself are her only company. But with just a bit of magic, everything changes: she becomes best friends with Lark, has the chance to join a secret science club, and discovers that her robots are alive. Penny Rose hardly remembers how lonely she used to feel. But then a fateful misstep forces her to choose between the best friend she’s always hoped for and the club she’s always dreamed of, and in the end it may be her beloved little robots that pay the price. Quirky and wonderful, this illustrated chapter book from Carolyn Crimi and Corinna Luyken shows that making your own space and a true friend in the world is a kind of magic all its own.

Author : Laurel and Associates
Publisher : Saddleback Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781599052007
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strange But True Stories Library Set written by Laurel and Associates and published by Saddleback Pub. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LIBRARY SET INCLUDES: 50 Books (10 ea of 5 titles)

Author : Jacobs Evan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781680217018
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strange But Mostly True written by Jacobs Evan and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-31 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strange debris is found in a field near Roswell, New Mexico. Many suspect it is an alien spacecraft. Fires burn beneath a town for over 50 years. Rocks weighing several hundred pounds move across land on their own. Are these unbelievable tales real? Find out in this fascinating collection of short stories. Who isn't fascinated by the world of the weird? These story collections are the ultimate in high-interest reading. The people, places, and things within their pages range from the peculiar to the preposterous, from the creepy to the utterly terrifying, and from the odd to the awful. Yet all stories are based on eyewitness accounts or the solid research of serious investigators. Captivating facts are included in a "Strange Truth" section following each story.

Author : Thomas Slemen
Publisher : Barnes & Noble Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780760712443
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strange But True written by Thomas Slemen and published by Barnes & Noble Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gregory Gibson
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780156033084
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hubert's Freaks written by Gregory Gibson and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2009 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the moment Bob Langmuir, a down-and-out rare book dealer, spies some intriguing photographs in the archive of a midcentury Times Square freak show, he knows he's on to something. It turns out he's made the find of a lifetime--never-before-seen prints by the legendary Diane Arbus. Furthermore, he begins to suspect that what he's found may add a pivotal chapter to what is now known about Arbus as well as about the "old weird America," in Greil Marcus's phrase, that Hubert's inhabited. Bob's ensuing adventure--a roller-coaster ride filled with bizarre characters and coincidences--takes him from the fringes of the rare book business to Sotheby's, and from the exhibits of a run-down Times Square freak show to the curator's office of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Will the photos be authenticated? How will Arbus's notoriously protective daughter react? Most importantly, can Bob, who always manages to screw up his most promising deals, finally make just one big score?

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ISBN 13 : 9781531192259
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strange But True Book 5 written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Tim McGregor
Publisher : Tim McGregor
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 447 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spookshow Box Set written by Tim McGregor and published by Tim McGregor. This book was released on with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three months ago, life was normal for Billie Culpepper. Drab even. All that changed after an accident left her in a coma for three days. That's when the spookshow began and Billie realized that she could see the dead. And the dead could see her. Now, they won't leave her alone. Coerced into touring a local haunted house, Billie uncovers a terrible secret that brings not only the police but the detective responsible for putting her into the hospital in the first place. He's also the one man Billie's sworn to stay away from. Author's note: The Spookshow is the first book in a new paranormal series about what lies on the other side of the veil. A young woman's latent psychic ability is awakened, allowing her to see the ghosts of the dead that surround us. Part blessing but mostly curse, she struggles to deal with the awful truths the dead reveal to her. Complicating matters is the homicide detective who comes to her for help, man she's drawn to but cannot be with. So far, the books are: 1. The Spookshow 2. Welcome to the Spookshow 3. The Women in the Walls 4. Bringing up the bodies 5. Half-Boys and Gypsy Girls The Spookshow is a fast-paced introduction into the world of ghosts, murder, mystery, the occult and the heartbreaks of wayward twenty-somethings trying to find their place in life.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Boys' Life written by and published by . This book was released on 1955-03 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.

Author : Evan Jacobs
Publisher : Saddleback Educational Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1645981843
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strange But (Mostly) True, Book 3 written by Evan Jacobs and published by Saddleback Educational Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Themes: Supernatural, Science, Historical, Mystery, Nonfiction, Tween, Teen, Young Adult, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Abraham Lincoln may have dreamed about his own death. Scary Halloween decorations turn out to be actual dead people. Frogs, fish, and seeds rain down from above. A woman lives in someoneês closet for a year without being found. Believe it or not, these strange tales are true. Learn the facts in this collection of amazing stories. Who isnêt fascinated by the world of the weird? These story collections are the ultimate in high-interest reading. The people, places, and things within their pages range from the peculiar to the preposterous, from the creepy to the utterly terrifying, and from the odd to the awful. Yet all stories are based on eyewitness accounts or the solid research of serious investigators. Captivating facts are included in a "Strange Truth" section following each story.