Mostrando resultados por "Cracker" en Todas las categorías

Cracker is one of the United States Army’s most valuable weapons: a German shepherd trained to sniff out bombs, traps, and the enemy. The fate of entire platoons rests on her keen sense of smell. She’s a Big Deal, and she likes it that way. Sometimes Cracker remembers when she was younger...

This explosive new audiobook challenges many of the long-held assumptions about blacks, about Jews, about Germans and Nazis, about slavery, and about education. Plainly written, powerfully reasoned, and backed with a startling array of documented facts, Black Rednecks and White Liberals takes on the trendy intellectuals of our times as well as historic interpreters of American life.

When the news of her mother’s passing finally reaches her, a guilt-ridden Juli returns home ready to make amends with her past. Turning her mother’s antique store into an organic café for people and their pets seems to be the fresh start she needs. Only she doesn’t count on her old friend, Chase Hargrave, being the town Sheriff or that she’d be his number one suspect when a man turns up dead in her mother’s rose garden.

Janisse Ray grew up in a junkyard along US Highway 1, hidden from Florida-bound vacationers by the hedge at the edge of the road and by hulks of old cars and stacks of blown-out tires. Ecology of a Cracker Childhood tells how a childhood spent in rural isolation and steeped in religious fundamentalism grew into a passion to save the almost vanished longleaf pine ecosystem that once covered the South.

The Scots-Irish were 40 percent of the Revolutionary War army; they included the pioneers Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, Davy Crockett, and Sam Houston; they were the writers Edgar Allan Poe and Mark Twain; and they have given America numerous great military leaders, including Stonewall Jackson, Ulysses S. Grant, Audie Murphy, and George S. Patton, as well as most of the soldiers of the Confederacy (only five percent of whom owned slaves, and who fought against what they viewed as an invading army).

Six years has passed since the catastrophic blizzard descended on idyllic Askergan County, and most residents have spent this time convincing themselves that the evil that blew in with the storm never existed. But it does exist...and it's not done with Askergan just yet.

Nessuno che vive oggi sa davvero com'era la vita durante la Depressione perché la maggior parte non è sopravvissuta. Quelli che hanno combattuto nella seconda guerra mondiale o sono riusciti a cavarsela senza quasi nulla in Occidente. Ad ogni modo, i tempi erano duri per tutti, specialmente i bambini. Quei bambini alla fine sono cresciuti e hanno lottato a modo loro in tutta l'America in parti che non si sarebbero mai riprese dalle difficoltà della prima metà del ventesimo secolo. Molti di questi giovani finirono nella guerra di Corea con poca scelta se non quella di arruolarsi ...

Después del rotundo éxito de Cracks Podcast, en el que entrevista a las mentes más brillantes fuera y dentro de México, Oso Trava reflexiona sobre todo lo que los cracks tienen en común y los grandes aprendizajes que ha adquirido de sus experiencias. Organizado en tres ejes temáticos —salud, dinero y amor— Tácticas de cracks te ofrece estrategias, consejos y el mindset que te convertirán en alguien excepcional en tu vida y en tu trabajo.

Rebellious Christmas wreaths. Mysterious welly-dwelling eggs. A plague of irate water fowl. And ten ladies of a certain age who are by no means the least troublesome of Toot Hansell's residents, as far as Detective Inspector Adams is concerned. She's entirely certain her training never covered dealing with the Women's Institute, dragons, or festive magic spills. Not to mention invisible dogs with caffeine dependencies. But Christmas is almost here. Things can't go too wrong. . . can they? Well. It is Toot Hansell.

Unlock cybersecurity secrets with "Building Password Crackers with Python," a captivating mini-book that takes you on a thrilling journey into the world of password cracking and ethical hacking. Delve into the techniques and tools used by cybersecurity professionals to test and strengthen system security. 🔒 Unveil the Mysteries: Gain a comprehensive understanding of password-cracking methodologies for ZIP and PDF files, and learn how to crack them step by step. Discover the inner workings of brute-forcing SSH and FTP servers, empowering you to identify vulnerabilities and enhance system ...

IT'S THE MOST MURDEROUS TIME OF THE YEAR… Puzzle compiler and former Christmas sceptic Edie O’Sullivan returns in the newest seasonal mystery from bestselling author and ‘Queen of the Christmas Mystery’ Alexandra Benedict. When Edie O’Sullivan wins a two-day Christmas break in a hotel...

Curl up this Christmas with this gorgeous festive story from the No.1 bestselling author of The Christmas Invitation ‘A warm-hearted and comforting read. Trisha at her best’ Carole Matthews This Christmas is about to go off with a bang! Things can’t possibly get worse for Tabby. Framed for...

Mark Robichaud is now the sheriff of the little town of Silver Creek. The days of seeking revenge from those who conspired to have him falsely imprisoned for five years in Yuma Prison are over, or as far as he can tell. Most all of them are now dead. Even before becoming sheriff he came to realize the town of Silver Creek lay in the path of outlaws wanted for crimes completely unrelated to him other than the bounty they carried on their heads. Adding his hatred for criminals of any sort to the bounty was like icing on the cake. He had also become somewhat financially enhanced during the ...

Award-winning author and humorist Lauretta Hannon is also a popular contributor to Georgia Public Radio. A collection of hilarious and poignant true Southern stories, The Cracker Queen dispels the popular image of the Southern belle with spirited portraits of strong, authentic Southern women.

A practical action guide for financial independence and early retirement from the popular Our Next Life blogger. In today's work culture, we're expected to hustle around the clock. But what if you could escape the traditional path and get on one that doesn't require working full-time until age...

No one living today really knows what life was like in the Depression because most didn't survive it. Those that did either fought in WWII or scraped by with nearly nothing out West. Either way, times were tough for everyone, especially children. Those children eventually grew up and struggled in their own way throughout America in parts that would never recover from the hardships of the first half of the twentieth century. Many of these young men ended up in the Korean War with little choice but to join the military as a means of survival, i.e., food, shelter, and clothing. Eventually, all...

Lady Darriby-Jones, ever the gracious hostess, welcomes an eclectic mix of aristocrats, eccentrics, and an unexpected scandal or two to her stately home each year at the most wonderful time of the year. This year, the festive mood is shattered when one of her guests is found dead amidst the Christmas crackers and mince pies. Enter DCI "Rude" Manners, a police chief whose investigative methods are as clumsy as a three-legged reindeer. His theory? Arrest the first suspect he stumbles upon and call it a day. But Lady Darriby-Jones knows her guests—and her reputation—demand more than that.

With bravura storytelling, daring imagination, and fierce narrative control, this dazzling debut introduces that rare writer who finds humanity in our most unconventional behavior, and the humor beneath our darkest impulses. In these strange, funny, and unnerving stories, animals become the litmus test of our deepest fears and longings

Margo ‘cracked’ it! What started as a quest for her own favorite, crunchy, healthy, non-fattening, and absolutely guilt-free snacks evolved into quite the perfect solution for busy parents with kids of different ages. ★Are you looking for day-to-day, convenient, affordable, balanced, fast, and easy-to-make snacks between meals without the need to dedicate hours in the kitchen or shops? ★Are your kids always looking for something to snack on and are you tired of convincing them that fruit is better than crisps? (or trying to convince yourself, for that matter?) ★Do the hidden ...

For readers of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, The Dallergut Dream Department Store, and The Midnight Library, a sweetly magical and uplifting novel about a young woman who inherits an enchanted bakery that spirits visit on their last stop before the afterlife. Narrated by Sofia Jin...