The Dockporter

2021-03-30

Author : Jim Bolone
Release : 2021-03-30
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Download or read book The Dockporter written by Jim Bolone. This book was released on 2021-03-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dockporter. He's got a bike, a basket ... and a whole lotta baggage. It's the summer of 1989. Jack McGuinn is a dockporter, transporting tourists' luggage, piled high in the basket of his bike on Mackinac Island, Michigan, a tiny summer resort where cars are outlawed and pedal-power rules. He's got the season wired tight: a family cottage on the bluff, a dream job, and a loyal crew of hell-raising, tip-hustling buddies. When his old friend-turned bitter rival challenges him to ride a record-setting load, he takes the bet and soon realizes he's not just carrying suitcases, he's carrying the future of the island, which is about to be paved over for profit. With the help of his pals on the dock and the love of a romantic, free-spirited Irish cellist named Erin, Jack digs deep to discover skills he didn't know he had. The Dockporter is an offbeat, nostalgic coming-of age-story that appeals anyone who ever had a summer job. If Rushmore director Wes Anderson remade Caddyshack but it emerged as a hybrid of Footloose and Meatballs (and was a book) it would be The Dockporter. Genre-smashing, hilariously fresh, yet refreshingly familiar, it's a novel about friends, family, love, luggage, and the summers we never forget. We feel the same way you do. The world's gotten a bit serious lately. So kick back, pour yourself something cold, and take a summer vacation, even if it's just in your mind. Because let's face it: we all need an island.

Hull Creek

2011-04-01 Fiction

Author : Jim Nichols
Release : 2011-04-01
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 260/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Hull Creek written by Jim Nichols. This book was released on 2011-04-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Troy Hull has troubles. After the death of his parents, he left college to take up his family's traditional lobster-fi shing life. Now, thanks to poor fi shing, a misguided second mortgage, and the changing nature of his hometown, Troy fi nds himself faced with the loss of that life. As a former highschool classmate turned banker tells him: This isn't a fi sherman's town anymore. Indeed, soaring property values have made it increasingly a haven for land speculators, wealthy summer residents, and tax-sheltered retirees, and Troy's home- just off the harbor on a quiet stretch of Hull Creek-is exactly the sort of property these newcomers covet. So Troy must decide whether to join his friend on an illegal path to solvency or let the straight-andnarrow take him from his beloved home. Hull Creek is a timely tale of change on the coast of Maine and the challenges it brings to the men who still seek their livelihood from the sea.

Larkspur Cove (The Shores of Moses Lake Book #1)

2011-02-01 Fiction

Author : Lisa Wingate
Release : 2011-02-01
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 186/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Larkspur Cove (The Shores of Moses Lake Book #1) written by Lisa Wingate. This book was released on 2011-02-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adventure is the last thing on Andrea Henderson's mind when she moves to Moses Lake. After surviving the worst year of her life, she's struggling to build a new life for herself and her son as a social worker. Perhaps in doing a job that makes a difference, she can find some sense of purpose and solace in her shattered faith. For new Moses Lake game warden Mart McClendon, finding a sense of purpose in life isn't an issue. He took the job to get out of southwest Texas and the constant reminders of a tragedy for which he can't forgive himself. But when a little girl is seen with the town recluse, Mart and Andrea are drawn together in the search for her identity. The little girl offers them both a new chance at redemption and hope--and may bring them closer than either ever planned.

Sullivan's Hollow

1978 History

Author : Chester Sullivan
Release : 1978
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 739/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Sullivan's Hollow written by Chester Sullivan. This book was released on 1978. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a history of Sullivan's Hollow, Mississippi, a place purportedly synonymous with lawlessness.

The Pink Pony

2020-06 Fiction

Author : Charles Cutter
Release : 2020-06
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 630/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Pink Pony written by Charles Cutter. This book was released on 2020-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world-class Port Huron-Mackinac sailboat race has just finished at Mackinac Island. As soon as the boats dock, the sailors head for the legendary Pink Pony. But the night takes a grisly turn, and Jimmy Lyons is found dead the next morning in the bar, strangled by a string of Christmas tree lights. Murdo Halverson, a wealthy manufacturer from Detroit and Jimmy's former partner, is arrested for the murder. It turns out that the free spending Jimmy was broke. Each of his crew, including Murdo, had a reason to kill him. As did his wife, Jane. Burr Lafayette, recently divorced and the deposed head of the litigation department of a major Detroit law firm, is recruited to defend Murdo by his wife, Anne, and his mother, Martha, the widowed matriarch of the family. A man at loose ends, Burr is a brilliant litigator who prefers boats and dogs over courtrooms and clients. But he's not a criminal lawyer, and this looks like a losing case. Did Murdo kill Jimmy or was it someone else?

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