Welcome To Paradise

Author : Mahi Binebine
Publisher : Tin House Books
ISBN 13 : 1935639285
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Welcome to Paradise written by Mahi Binebine and published by Tin House Books. This book was released on 2012-03-27 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mahi Binebine's courageous novel delves into a world that most readers know only from stories on the nightly news, delivering a compassionate glimpse into the difficulties facing asylum seekers and a striking portrait of human desperation. Mahi Binebine’s courageous novel takes place in Morocco, where seven would-be immigrants gather one night near the Strait of Gibraltar to wait for a signal from a trafficker that it is time to cross. While they wait, their stories unfold: Kacem Judi is an escapee from the civil war in Algeria; Nuara, with her newborn child, hopes to find her husband, who hasn’t been in touch for months since moving to France; and Aziz, the young narrator, and his cousin Reda are severed, in different ways, from their families in southern Morocco. They all share a longing to escape and a readiness to risk everything. Welcome to Paradise delves into a world that most readers know only from stories on the nightly news, delivering a compassionate and striking portrait of human desperation.

Author : Chas Smith
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062202545
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Welcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell written by Chas Smith and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-11-19 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A finalist for the PEN Center USA Award for Nonfiction Welcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell, is surfer and former war reporter Chas Smith’s wild and unflinching look at the high-stakes world of surfing on Oahu’s North Shore—a riveting, often humorous, account of beauty, greed, danger, and crime. For two months every winter, when Pacific storms make landfall, swarms of mainlanders, Brazilians, Australians, and Europeans flock to Oahu’s paradisiacal North Shore in pursuit of some of the greatest waves on earth for surfing’s Triple Crown competition. Chas Smith reveals how this influx transforms a sleepy, laid-back strip of coast into a lawless, violent, drug-addled, and adrenaline-soaked mecca. Smith captures this exciting and dangerous place where locals, outsiders, the surf industry, and criminal elements clash in a fascinating look at class, race, power, money, and crime, set within one of the most beautiful places on earth. The result is a breathtaking blend of crime and adventure that captures the allure and wickedness of this idyllic golden world.

Author : Laurence Shames
Publisher : Fawcett
ISBN 13 : 0345432185
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Welcome to Paradise written by Laurence Shames and published by Fawcett. This book was released on 2000 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a low-level mobster and a furniture salesman--each with vanity license plates reading "Big Al"--decide to drive to Florida for their vacations, the stage is set for a brilliantly sharp, funny novel of mistaken identity and tropical crime. "Wickedly inventive".--"The Los Angeles Times".

Author : Isabel Stepanik
Publisher : BookRix
ISBN 13 : 3730939459
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Welcome to Paradise written by Isabel Stepanik and published by BookRix. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isabel Stepanik was barely 20 when she left her large warm extended family in Peru and crossed the world to Australia. It was the seventies and she found a country where men wore long socks and shorts, ‘siestas’ were unheard of, and the streets were empty after 5 – very different from the lively culture she had left behind. The young Peruvian adventurer planned to just stay for two years. She never dreamed that she would make Australia her home, and certainly not that she would end up spending much of her working life behind the walls of Sydney’s prisons, first as a welfare officer and later as a psychologist. Isabel’s story is one of culture shock, and of a young woman’s determination to succeed in a new country. It’s also the story of life inside prison walls, of the realities and challenges of trying to help inmates to turn their lives around. It’s the story of a woman who believes everyone deserves a second chance.

Author : Cody Simpson
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062281186
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cody Simpson: Welcome to Paradise: My Journey written by Cody Simpson and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first official all-access look into the life of singing sensation Cody Simpson. Follow Cody as he goes from singing cover songs in his bedroom to opening sold-out concerts for Justin Bieber. With never-before-seen photos, behind-the-scenes interviews, and exclusive information, this book is perfect for pop music fans and for Cody's Angels.

Author : Lise Gold
Publisher : Lise Gold Books
ISBN 13 : 9781838164331
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Welcome To Paradise written by Lise Gold and published by Lise Gold Books. This book was released on 2021-10-28 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paradise Hotel is anything but paradise. Lisa Walker comes to that conclusion the moment she arrives at the all-inclusive resort in Benidorm, Spain. Recovering from a painful break-up as well as the impact of the pandemic-including the loss of her job and her flat- she was hoping the low-budget escape might do her good, yet she couldn't have been more wrong. Stella Castillo, poolside manager at Paradise Hotel, is delighted to be back at work after a long lockdown. The guests are equally excited, celebrating life going back to normal. Apart from one woman, who her colleagues refer to as 'Miss Grumpy'. When Stella's colleague makes a faux pas and insults Lisa, Stella steps in to try and smooth over the situation. What starts out as a tentative friendship soon leads to more and as Stella begins to understand why Lisa is so unhappy, she unexpectedly finds herself falling head over heels with the beautiful Brit. Welcome To Paradise is the first book in The Resort Series by bestselling author Lise Gold.

Author : Daniel Duane
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780865475090
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Caught Inside written by Daniel Duane and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1997-04-10 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Duane's account of a year spent surfing in Santa Cruz, California. Interspersed with the narrative of days passed on the water are good-humored explanations of the physics of wave dynamics, the art of surfboard design, dexcriptions of the flora and fauna

Author : Dayne Sherman
Publisher : Macadam Cage Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781596921528
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Welcome to the Fallen Paradise written by Dayne Sherman and published by Macadam Cage Pub. This book was released on 2005-10-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Believing that he has escaped the legacy of violence that has haunted his family in Baxter Parish, Louisiana, twenty-seven-year-old Jesse Tadlock returns home after a nine-year Army hitch to reclaim his life, only to be confronted by a dangerous neighbor who threatens everything he cares for. A first novel. Reprint.

Author : Mahi Binebine
Publisher : Tin House Books
ISBN 13 : 1935639277
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Welcome to Paradise written by Mahi Binebine and published by Tin House Books. This book was released on 2012-03-27 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seven would-be immigrants gather one night near the Strait of Gibraltar, the waterway that separates Europe and Africa, to wait for a signal that it is time to cross. While they wait, their stories unfold in this compassionate glimpse about the difficulties facing asylum seekers.

Author : Holly Greene
Publisher : Little Blue Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Welcome to Paradise written by Holly Greene and published by Little Blue Books. This book was released on with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first in a brand new series of escapist beach reads from the bestselling author of the ESCAPE TO ITALY & ESCAPE TO THE ISLANDS series. This summer, escape to crystal clear waters and white sandy beaches of Paradise .. Wedding planner Abby has the ultimate dream job. She spends her days arranging romantic celebrations at the prestigious Paradise Palms Resort for happy couples in stunning Caribbean beach locations. Even though she's constantly surrounded by romance, Abby's own love life is sadly lacking, but she's willing to hold out for the kind of relationship her parents shared.When one of her clients, Mark, is dumped by his fiancee only days before his wedding, Abby goes straight into problem solving mode, resolving to cheer up the bereft groom and help him make the best of his stay on the island regardless. But by trying to help heal Mark's broken heart, is Abby risking her own?