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"Thirteen-year-old Asher Doyle is no stranger to misfortune. Bullied at school and struggling with problems at home, he dreams of the day he can leave it all behind him. That's when he receives an unexpected opportunity: an invitation to join the Factory -- a top-secret research facility that's supposedly developing renewable energy -- and Asher will be paid handsomely for his participation. It seems like the answer to all his problems. But not everything...

Everybody in the small town of Twin Rivers knew that was not the real reason the government shut down the copper mine. So why then was the prosperous Copper Factory so abruptly shut down, declared a 'Restricted National Security Zone' and surrounded by signs announcing, Department of National Satellite Weather Research. A short time later three special children who did not know each other mysteriously disappeared from the small community.Gary Albright...

A dozen stories of espionage in Berlin, from one of the genre's masters In 1990-after the Iron Curtain has lifted but before East and West Germany become one-an uneasy truce exists between the spy agencies of Berlin's two halves. As the governments of the divided state negotiate reunification, espionage continues quietly. That calm is about to explode. An English agent, on a routine collection of microfilm on the other side of Checkpoint Charlie,...

The Factory of Maladies is a descriptive and unflinching memoir exploring the stigma of mental illness, the danger of cults, and family dynamics. Confused and disoriented, Debbie Hartung awakens in a psych ward, her memories fragmented. The Factory of Maladies tells of her seven-day ordeal, a raw and visceral journey through the dehumanizing routines and unsettling encounters within the institution, written with a compassionate tone and dark humor....

Examines the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire through the stories of five women who lost their lives that day. The tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in 1911 resulted in the deaths of over a hundred young people. Most were immigrant girls who were locked in the factory, under appalling working condition. Discover how that fire became a turning point in American history, through the lens of five young women who worked there.

A novel about love, magic, and impossible choices Jane Thorburn straddles two worlds: her life as a "factory girl" in Scotland's mills, and her birthright as fairy royalty. Abandoned by her parents, and uncertain about the true motives of the Fey, she learns to depend only on herself. All she wants is to be a great weaver and maintain her independence. The Fair Folk, fighting for their very survival, have other plans for her, as does the...

Ron Pearson juggles LOL topics like sleep deprivation, paying off credit cards, kids addicted to chicken nuggets & divorced friends.

The World Famous Laugh Factory presents: Jackie Fabulous rocks on her gravy-frosting diet, eating too much on dates, why no one will hire her & getting sick in China.

A heart-wrenching family saga about women in World War 2, the strength of friendship, and hope. 1940, Liverpool: Alice Turner and her best friend, Millie Markham, work for the war effort at Rootes munitions factory, making shell caps and Halifax bombers. Alice's sweetheart Terry is home from the front for a brief period of leave. But the honeymoon is soon over. Terry must go back to the dangers of Nazi-occupied France, and the ever-present air raid...