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Thomas King

Lyft 'Em Up is the official go-to Manual for those who are and are looking to become successful Lyft Drivers.

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Thomas King

From the #1 bestselling and award-winning author of Indians on Vacation, a witty and wry novel set in a small Ontario town where all is seemingly ordinary except for one thing—aliens have landed on the moonIn Thomas King’s new novel, the citizens of a small Ontario town face life-changing decisions. Bria’s grandmother asks her to take her great-grandmother’s rosary to Edmonton and return it in person to the pope. When she flings it into the lake, the rosar...

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Thomas King

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Meegwun Fairbrother

These two stories from master storyteller Thomas King are now available bundled together as an audiobook!In Coyote Columbus Story,Thomas King uses a bag of literary tricks to shatter the stereotypes surrounding Columbus’s voyages. In doing so, he invites children to laugh with him at the crazy antics of Coyote, who unwittingly allows Columbus to bring about the downfall of her human friends. And he makes the point that history is influenced by the culture ...

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Thomas M King

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DCI Cameron Ward Investigates

The Isle of Wight always keeps its secrets buried.Until a landslip near Ventnor exposes human remains hidden for decades, pulling Cameron Ward and his team into a case that reaches deep into the island's past and into the violent legacy of the notorious Southshore Crew.More bodies and the investigation spirals into something far darker than just gangland revenge. Someone is hunting with terrifying patience and precision. This killer isn't just settling old scores. It's person...

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Thomas King

Trickster Coyote experiences the pitfalls of excessive consumption in this comically irreverent solstice tale.Trickster Coyote is having his friends over for a festive solstice get-together in the woods when a little girl comes by unexpectedly. She leads the party-goers through the snowy woods to a shopping mall -- a place they have never seen before.Coyote gleefully shops with abandon, only to discover that filling your shopping cart with goodies is not qu...

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Thomas King

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DreadfulWater

The award-winning, bestselling author of The Back of the Turtle and The Inconvenient Indian masters the comic mystery novel in this series opener, starring ex-cop Thumps DreadfulWaterThumps DreadfulWater is a Cherokee ex-cop trying to make a living as a photographer in the small town of Chinook, somewhere in the northwestern United States. But he doesn’t count on snapping shots of a dead body languishing in a newly completed luxury condo resort bu...

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Thomas King

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DreadfulWater

From the #1 bestselling author of Indians on Vacation and Deep HouseBuffalo Mountain is set to host a gold coin exhibition with dealers coming from all over, and Thumps DreadfulWater winds up with the task of making sure the event goes off without a hitch. As if he didn’t already have enough to do.For starters, he and Claire Merchant are trying to work out their relationship. Should they move in together or should they continue on as they ...

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Thomas King

Strong, sassy women and hard-luck, hard-headed men, all searching for the middle ground between Native American tradition and the modern world, perform an elaborate dance of approach and avoidance in this magical, rollicking tale by award-winning author Thomas King. Alberta, Eli, Lionel and others are coming to the Blackfoot reservation for the Sun Dance. There they will encounter four Indian elders and their companion, the trickster Coyote—and nothing in the small town of Blossom will be ...

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Thomas King

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Meegwun Fairbrother

Two tales, set in a time “when animals and human beings still talked to each other,” display Thomas King’s cheeky humor and master storytelling skills. Freshly illustrated and reissued as an early chapter book, these stories are perfect for newly independent readers.In Coyote Sings to the Moon, Old Woman and the animals sing to the moon each night. Coyote attempts to join them, but his voice is so terrible they beg him to stop. He is crushed and lashes out...

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Thomas J. King

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Princeton Theological Monograph Series

Discussions of the Pentateuch still progress in the shadow of Wellhausen's classic source theory known as the Documentary Hypothesis. The theory continues to stimulate a lively and informative exchange in pentateuchal circles, even in the face of significant adjustments to the hypothesis and its alleged abandonment by some. In the midst of this discussion, the priestly literature holds a unique position as the most identifiable of the sources of the Pentateuch. Nevertheless, clarity regard...

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Thomas King

Harper Stevenson wants crisp, white, clean walls in his office. But walls have a history and a memory that can’t simply be painted over.A Short History of Indians in Canada, Thomas King’s bestselling collection of twenty tales, is a comic tour de force, showcasing the author at his hilarious and provocative best. With his razor-sharp observations and mystical characters, including the ever-present and ever-changing Coyote, King pokes a sharp stick into the gears of the Nat...

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Thomas M King

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DCI Cameron Ward Investigates

Every island has its secrets.Freshwater should have been peaceful.When a retired pensioner is found brutally murdered in his home, the Isle of Wight stirs uneasily. By morning, the sea delivers another victim — a woman battered and broken by the tide, carrying wounds the water could not erase.DCI Cameron Ward knows the island well enough to recognise when it closes ranks. People talk — but not enough. Doors open — then quietly shut again. Patterns emerge, only to sl...