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This program is read by the author. "Nevada is a book that changed my life: it shaped both my worldview and personhood, making me the writer I am. And it did so by the oldest of methods, by telling a wise, hilarious, and gripping story." —Torrey Peters, author of Detransition, Baby A beloved...

Nach einem Squash-Match mit einem seiner Angestellten steigt Hugo Candless, ein reicher und mächtiger Anwalt aus Los Angeles, vor dem Delmar Club in seine Limousine. Als die Luft stickig wird und er das Fenster aufmachen will, lässt es sich nicht herunterkurbeln. Der Fahrer reagiert nicht. Und an den Wagentüren fehlen innen die Türgriffe. Gleichzeitig erfüllt ein Geruch nach Bittermandeln den Wagen - es ist das Gas, mit dem in Nevada die Verbrecher hingerichtet werden. Eine rasante Story um Zocker, Gangster und eine Femme fatale.

Maria, a trans woman in her thirties, is going nowhere. She spends her aimless days working in a New York bookstore, trying to remain true to a punk ethos while drinking herself into a stupor and having a variety of listless and confusing sexual encounters. After her girlfriend cheats on her...

Easy Nevada is a fortune hunter with an eye on a pyramid buried for 2,000 years. She'll do anything to get her hands on its untold riches, if she can just get past the deadly traps that protect them. Candice Cushing is an archaeologist born in Sudan and raised in Britain who is drawn to the mysterious pyramid that she sees as a piece of her heritage. Farouq Al-Jabbar doesn't see it as either history or treasure. The zealot has come to destroy anything that smells of blasphemy and anyone who gets in his way.

The listener should not be conned into thinking Nevada is only desert and casinos. Nevada gained its statehood because of its incredible wealth in gold and silver mines. Many mining towns in Nevada are now ghost towns but interesting pieces of Nevada's history and well worth a visit. The state's geology dates back to the Stone Age and its tales of train robberies, lynchings, and Indian battles are all explored here in this book.

From the vivid opening vista, high in craggy mountains, to the final haunting glimpse of a moonlit canyon, Nevada Barr's first mystery, Track of the Cat, instantly caught the attention of readers and reviewers. Its popularity gained it both an Agatha and an Anthony Award.

Discover the Magic of the Southwest invites you on an unforgettable journey through the iconic national parks of Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Nevada. More than a travel guide, "Southwest Wonders" is like a friend leading you to both celebrated landmarks and hidden treasures across the desert. Imagine standing on the edge of the Grand Canyon, feeling the weight of history, or watching Bryce Canyon’s hoodoos glow at sunset. Wander through the majestic arches of Arches National Park and lose yourself under the starry skies of Great Basin.

Alone again! Just like his orphaned boyhood. Those are Nevada's thoughts as he turns from the only home and happiness he has ever known. But it had all been a lie, at least on his part. He had been hiding his true identity from his best friend, Ben, and the woman he loved, Hettie. They knew him as Nevada, a man they care for and respected, when in truth he was a wandering fugitive gunman, notorious from Nevada clear to Tombstone, Arizona.

Take a trip to the Silver State! Learn about Nevada's history, geography, weather, people, and more in this book that's all about our 36th state.

She stepped up when she didn't need to, and that was the moment she belonged to me. Doc: With the immediate threat dealt with, the club could finally rest. At least, that's what I thought at first. I thought we'd all get a break, that we'd enjoy the few moments of peace we had. But, I was wrong...

I had one rule: don't be with anyone in the club. And, I broke it. Siren: It was lust at first sight. The first moment I saw him, I wanted to drag my acrylic nails down his chest and scream his name. I've never felt like that for anyone, but Shiver lived up to his name. He was only in Montana...

One night is all it took. Jolt: One night and I craved the woman I met at the bar more than anything. She rocked my world and I dreamt about her night after night. Shit at the club was just gettin' more complicated, and we were fightin' like hell to keep the bastards off our backs. Then again...

Developed by experienced real estate professors and professionally narrated for easy listening, this course is a valuable tool when preparing for your Real Estate License Examination in Nevada. The audio is focused and high-yield, covering the most important topics you need to know to pass your examination. The material is accurate, up-to-date, and broken down into 15 bite-sized chapters. There are key takeaways following each chapter to drive home key points and quizzes to review commonly tested questions.

Finally, home from combat operations, all Wesley Ericksons wants now is to live in peace with his pregnant wife Maggie. However, life in his small town proves to be more dangerous than the battlefield he returned from. Being unknowingly sucked into a robbery turned murder against an organized crime family, Wes and Maggie are now being hunted by a sadistic and very eccentric hit team.

Després del divorci dels seus pares, la Lali es trasllada a la Carena, el poble de la seva família paterna, buscant un canvi a la seva vida. Allà coneixerà la vida de la seva besàvia, la Tònia, una dona que, com ella, no pot viure sense escriure, tot i que ho ha de fer d’amagat. A través del manuscrit, la Lali se sentirà atrapada per la personalitat de la seva besàvia, una dona avançada a la seva època, que estimava secretament el seu cosí i que va viure en aquell poblet de muntanya sola i incompresa.

Accomplished storyteller Nevada Barr captivates fans with her tightly-woven plots, vibrant descriptions, and believable characters. In this thrilling mystery, her resourceful sleuth, middle-aged park ranger Anna Pigeon, travels to northern California where she joins the forces battling an out-of-control forest fire.

Getting treated like a little girl by my dad always struck a nerve, and it’s made that much worse when his new flavor of the month turns out to be a ditzy twenty-something year old younger than I am. To add insult to injury, my dad thinks he can berate me in front of one of his best friends and make me fall into line. But I’ve never respected my dad enough to obey him, but in the eyes of his best friend I always wanted to be the good girl.

USS Nevada (BB-36) was America's first modern battleship. When its keel was laid in 1912, kings and emperors still ruled much of the world. When it finally slipped beneath the waves in 1948, America was the undisputed global superpower.   

For years, mercenary Easy Nevada risked her life finding ancient artefacts for a mysterious benefactor. Now she's after one last score, the biggest of all: a relic so cursed that it was buried with Cleopatra in a secret tomb over 2,000 years ago. But to uncover it, she'll need help. By-the-book Candice Cushing only ever wanted to conduct archaeology the traditional way. Now the find of a lifetime is beckoning from the middle of the Sahara, but she'll have to throw her lot in with Easy Nevada to get to it.

A “sublime” and “radically original” exploration of the Sierra Nevadas, the best mountains on Earth for hiking and camping, from New York Times bestselling novelist Kim Stanley Robinson (—Bill McKibben, Gary Snyder). Kim Stanley Robinson first ventured into the Sierra Nevada mountains...