"Longshot" by Dick Francis [UNABRIDGED AUDIOBOOK WITH TEXT] John Kendall's travel guides should have prepared him for harsh terrains. Yet he finds that the perils described in his survival manuals pale next to the dangers he faces in rural England, where he is writing a book about a racehorse trainer. Kendall should have heeded his agent's warning: "Impulse will kill you one of these days." But he didn't -- not by a longshot! Narrated by David Case
Sociology in Our Times: The Essentials (6th edition)
Sharpen your sociological skills . . . connect with sociology . . . and master the concepts with Kendall's expert guidance! Vivid and compelling, Kendall's text uses real-life stories and unique Lived Experiences to introduce you to the study of sociology. Kendall takes you on an exciting journey that lets you experience sociological theory and research and see for yourself how it can be applied to everyday life and to the pressing social issues we face. As you explore body image, poverty, suicide, Hurricane Katrina and the war in Iraq, you'll see the relevance of sociology to your own life-and, you'll see how accurately the book's real-life stories mirror the diversity in society.
Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11526.37 | Fiction literature | 7 November 2010
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Nighttime Is My Time
Jean Sheridan, a college dean and prominent historian, sets out to her hometown to attend the twenty-year reunion of Stonecroft Academy alumni, where she is to be honored along with six other members of her class. There is something uneasy in the air: one woman in the group about to be feted, Alison Kendall, a beautiful, high-powered Hollywood agent, drowned in her pool during an early-morning swim. Alison is the fifth woman in the class whose life has come to a sudden, mysterious end.