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Arizona Humoresque, a collection of always humorous and often hilarious writing edited by noted Western folklorist C. L. Sonnichsen, adds a new chapter to the social history of the state. Covering the past century, excerpts range from Alfred Henry Lewis's Wolfville series, which poked fun at the unhurried citizens of frontier Tombstone, to Barbara Kingsolver's side-splitting account of trying to get a job and a place to stay in modern-day Tucson.
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Gabby's ranch for wayward boys is in financial trouble. One of his boys, Chip is hiding stolen money sent by his father the outlaw leader King Blaine. After Blaine is killed, Chip decides to pay off Gabby's debt with this money, but trouble arises when the remaining gang members arrive looking for the loot.
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Beautifully rugged Arizona attracted a wide range of characters including drifters, dreamers, builders, loners, prospectors, and the first to arrive, the Native Americans. Each group was seeking a better life. Clashes of wills became legends such as a shootout at the O. K. Coral and events along the Outlaw Trail. All became part of the tapestry of Arizona where both towering events and small acts of kindness changed lives.
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From the author of the bestselling Railway Detective series.
Chasing his dream of a glittering architectural career, Merlin Richards has left the Welsh valleys for the Arizona desert, propelled by a handwritten note from the legendary Frank Lloyd Wright. Richards arrives at the Arizona Biltmore hotel, where he meets a beautiful young designer named Rosa Lustig. Like every man in her circle, Merlin is captivated by Rosa but soon finds himself the prime...
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Zachary Watson, a young black kid from Chicago moves to an upscale rich white neighborhood in Scottsdale Arizona with his single mother and older sister. Overwhelmed by anger, racism, and the bullying of his classmates, he spends his formative years trying to prove his detractors wrong and rise above the stereotype labels they place on him. After losing his friend and collaborator to cancer, he is forced upon a journey that causes him to discover...
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"With Crook in pursuit of Geronimo and his band.
The author of this book was a U.S. soldier in addition to being a well known and highly regarded author on the Apache Wars of the later nineteenth century-in which he was an active participant. He maintained an interest, respect for and in some measure an affection for the Apaches and he also made a serious study of and wrote notable works on their customs and culture. He is perhaps best known for...
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Stakes, suspicion, and secrets in Nightmare, Arizona
When a server is found with a stake through her heart onstage at Nightmare Saloon, everyone at Nightmare Sanctuary Haunted House worries a vampire hunter is in town. After all, the murder happened just before the curtain rose for Allie Nunes, a vampire singer traveling through Nightmare.
Olivia Kendrick and her friends at the Sanctuary must protect Allie and the other vampires, all while trying...
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Professional volleyball player and dragon shifter Becks doesn't have much of a life outside her job. That is until she meets the beautiful June in her usual running spot… which happens to be the lake of fate. As the weeks pass, their connection grows stronger and everything seems to be going well. Except there seems to be one obstacle. June isn't the only one interested in Becks and unfortunately, her main competition seems to be Becks' territorial...
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After a recent break-up, dragon shifter Summer's idea of a reset is a fun holiday at a beautiful beach resort far away from her small community where everybody knows each other. Unfortunately, it's not that easy to get away from fate. While she manages to escape her ex, she keeps running into her ex's cousin, Jamie, wherever she goes. Following explosive drama on her volleyball team and having to move back to her hometown, Jamie impulsively books...
13) Ties and Alibis
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When all the usual suspects have alibis, it's going to take some experienced sleuthing to get to the bottom of this murder.Amy and Ambrose have their hands full with the latest case, especially when the usual suspects all have solid alibis.But soon things begin to unravel, and it becomes clear precisely what connection caused the witch to end up dead.-Ties and Alibis is book eleven of Amethyst's Wand Shop Mysteries, an urban fantasy murder mystery...
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Can one night with a god of music lead to forever?All Mei wants is the chance to be herself while not being treated like an international pop star, which leads her to a dating app and swiping right on a man who might be able to give her just that. Chiguo's life as a Heavenly King has lost its sparkle, and even music has lost some of the enjoyment it used to hold. Until he meets Mei, and falls under the spell of the enchanting singer. Has the music...
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Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies Press, Arizona State University
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2023.
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"Updated language makes this cautionary fable about frailty, power, and the perils of legislating morality accessible for modern audiences" -- Provided by publisher.
16) Coriolanus
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Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies Press, Arizona State University
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2023.
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"This translation of Shakespeare's exploration of militaristic might and political folly brings his language into our era, rendering its thematic and dramatic power broadly accessible" -- Provided by publisher.
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Curious realities novel volume 1
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Enclave Escape
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[2022]
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All Alice Liddell wants is to escape her Normal life in Oxford and find the parents who abandoned her ten years ago. But she gets more than she bargained for when her older sister Charlotte is arrested for having the infamous Wonder Gene--the key to unlocking the curious Wonderland Reality. Soon, Alice receives a rather cryptic invitation to play for Team Heart in this year's annual--and often deadly--Wonderland Trials. Now she has less than twenty-four...
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