By signing up you enjoy subscriber-only access to the latest news, Laurence Shames, Narrated by: Sign up for an exclusive coupon good on your next order. Bennett keeps all these plot threads thrumming and her social commentary crisp. Phoebe has a dream - a very modest dream. Heavy wear to covers and pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Oliver Wyman, By: Ex-reporter Joe Winder had been working in the public relations department of a sleazy family entertainment park, The Amazing Kingdom of Thrills, when he chanced upon a news-breaking story inspired by the disappearance of two blue-tongued voles and the bizarre death of Orky, the killer whale. Zane Mitchell. Read More, For a second division conman looking for the big score, Key West has everything New Yorker Joey Goldman has ever dreamed of: sun, surf, sleaze and more scams per mile of waterfront than any crime centre on earth. Add $39+ into your cart and your items ship for free! But when she and Bennett settle in Baileyville, Kentucky, she realizes that her life consists of nothing more than staying in their giant house all day and getting yelled at by his unpleasant father, who owns a coal mine. Categories: Nick Sullivan, Narrated by: Get the picture? Like Classical Music? Brit Bennett. ‧ Michael Reisig, Narrated by: The two come together like oil and water, but in the end it all gets sorted out. Although Alice and Margery both have their own romances, the true power of the story is in the bonds between the women of the library. Trouble signing in? Come back each month to discover new genres and titles through the Alibris seasonal guide. There. Stir in a thug with a heart of gold and an inveterate slacker who yearns for glory. Copyright © 1998 - 2020 Alibris. Florida Straits Laurence Shames, Author Simon & Schuster $19.5 (0p) ISBN 978-0-671-74933-0. In February. His half brother Gino Delgatto is a man in need of a fall guy. See one of the largest collections of Classical Music around. Except, there’s only one problem. Fair. Energetic, forceful and unpredictable as a hurricane, Sunburn is filled with off-beat characters, top-notch suspense, and colorful dialogue. When they meet in Key West, the term dysfunctional family takes on a new meaning. HISTORICAL FICTION Size: wb735; General paperback wear, bends in spine, possible bends from reading on cover, bookstore stamp inside cover. It’s a really long story, and if you don’t mind, I’d prefer to leave it at that. I don't expect literary perfection when I pick out books like this. Good. I didn’t find any of the situations particularly comical and as a result I didn’t find any of the characters particularly endearing. Alan Tuschman, New Jersey furniture salesman, is a reluctant tourist. There is not a huge amount of this stuff and I am not really criticizing the book. Heading south for a supposed dream vacation, what they find instead is a panic attack waiting to happen. Nifty comic novel about a bumbling, low-level Mafia gofer who leaves the mob behind and goes to Key West to make a new life for himself. I also skipped through some of the graphic violence - I mean this is about a mafia family but I just didn't feel the need to hear every little detail. Critically acclaimed narrator Richard Ferrone brings every character to life - from bad guys in shiny blue suits to Steve the naked landlord - with a crackling intensity you will love. & Share your stories and reviews with other customers! Laurence Shames. He’s taking a working vacation in South Florida and looking to score big with a time-share scam. Take three speedboats, a disgruntled ghostwriter, and a hit TV show starring a gorgeous but impossible diva and created by a driven genius who may be losing his marbles. But when a prominent high-society dowager suddenly vanishes during a swank gala, and is later found dead in a concrete grave, panic and chaos erupt. Very good. When aging Mafia godfather Vincente Delgatto flies to Key West to get a little sun, he decides to write his memoirs. As one of the premier rare book sites on the Internet, Alibris has thousands of rare books, first editions, and signed books available. The story was well told with nice twists and interesting tidbits about Florida. The scene in which Stella adopts her White persona is a tour de force of doubling and confusion. She’s just about to resign herself to a life of boredom when an opportunity presents itself in the form of a traveling horseback library—an initiative from Eleanor Roosevelt meant to counteract the devastating effects of the Depression by focusing on literacy and learning. All pages and cover are intact. as well as courseware for college students. So why do things keep going so dreadfully wrong for Phoebe and Nicky? ©1992 Laurence Shames (P)1997 Recorded Books, By: And Lenny’s staunchest ally happens to be a 90-something named Bert the Shirt. Get cash back by selling your textbooks through Alibris. With an active marketplace of over 175 million items, use the Alibris Advanced Search Page to find any item you are looking for. By: I think that the main character was very endearing nd the story was one that many could relate to. Listeners across the country have fallen in love with Laurence Shames’ rollicking national best-sellers set in South Florida. GENERAL FICTION, by it will particularly appeal to relocated New Yorkers and other northeastern denizens. A bullying businessman in league with a pair of bumbling mobsters is plotting to burn down his best friend’s struggling comedy club. Subscribe now for coupons, newsletters, and more! The pill-popping star of his last best chance at a hit show is under a death threat from a very sore loser in a love triangle.
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