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Ragged Dick and Risen from the Ranks

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Ragged Dick and Risen from the Ranks By:"Horatio Alger Jr." Published on 2017-04-30 by Broadview Press Read online or download Ragged Dick and Risen from the Ranks -"Fiction" In Ragged Dick, Horatio Alger’s most successful book, Alger codified the basic formula he would follow in nearly a hundred subsequent novels for boys: a young hero, inexperienced in the temptations of the city but morally armed to resist them, is unexpectedly forced to earn a livelihood. The hero’s exemplary struggle—to retain his virtue, to clear his name of accusations, and to gain economic independence—was the basis of the Alger plot. Hugely popular at the turn of the twentieth century, Alger’s works have at different times been framed as a model for the “American dream” and as dangerously exciting sensationalism for young readers; Gary Scharnhorst’s new introduction separates the myth of Alger as “success ideologue” from the more complex messages conveyed in his work. Ragged Dick is paired
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The Store Boy

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The Store Boy By:"Horatio Alger" Published on 2016-07-24 by VM eBooks Read online or download The Store Boy -"Fiction" CHAPTER I BEN BARCLAY MEETS A TRAMP CHAPTER II BEN AND HIS MOTHER CHAPTER III MRS. BARCLAY'S CALLERS CHAPTER IV UNPLEASANT BUSINESS CHAPTER V PROFESSOR HARRINGTON'S ENTERTAINMENT CHAPTER VI TWO YOUNG RIVALS CHAPTER VII THE TRAMP MAKES ANOTHER CALL CHAPTER VIII SQUIRE DAVENPORT'S FINANCIAL OPERATION CHAPTER IX A PROSPECT OF TROUBLE CHAPTER X BEN GOES TO NEW YORK CHAPTER XI THE MADISON AVENUE STAGE CHAPTER XII BEN'S LUCK CHAPTER XIII A STARTLING EVENT CHAPTER XIV BEN SHOWS HIMSELF A HERO CHAPTER XV BEN LOSES HIS PLACE CHAPTER XVI BEN FINDS TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT CHAPTER XVII WHAT THE LETTER CONTAINED CHAPTER XVIII FAREWELL TO PENTONVILLE CHAPTER XIX A COOL RECEPTION CHAPTER XX ENTERING UPON HIS DUTIES CHAPTER XXI AT THE THEATER CHAPTER XXII A MYSTERIOUS LETTER CHAPTER XXIII BEN'S VISIT TO THIRTY-FIRST STREET CHAPTER XXIV BEN ON TRIAL
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Poor Little Bitch Girl

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Poor Little Bitch Girl By:"Jackie Collins" Published on 2012-05-01 by Simon and Schuster Read online or download Poor Little Bitch Girl -"Fiction" First there's Denver Jones, the hotshot attorney working in L.A. and Carolyn Henderson - personal assistant to a powerful and very married Senator in Washington with whom she is having an affair. Then there's Annabelle Maestro - daughter of two movie stars - who has carved out a career for herself in New York as the madame of choice for discerning famous men. The three twenty-something women used to go to high school together in Beverly Hills and Denver and Carolyn have always kept in touch, but Annabelle is out on her own with her cocaine addicted boyfriend Frankie. Bobby is Frankie's best friend - Bobby Santangelo Stanislopolous, that is, Kennedy-esque son of Lucky Santangelo and deceased Greek shipping billionaire Dimitri Stanislopolous. Now he owns Mood, the hottest club in New York, but back in the day he
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Mark the Match Boy Horatio Alger, Jr.

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Mark the Match Boy Horatio Alger, Jr. By:"Jr Horatio Alger" Published on 2016-11-10 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Read online or download Mark the Match Boy Horatio Alger, Jr. - After leaving the ill-tempered woman with whom he lives, ten-year-old matchboy Mark Manton meets a man who recognizes something of himself in the young orphan and helps him rise above his lowly circumstances. This Book was ranked 21 by Google Books for keyword Horatio Alger, Jr.. Read Online » » » Download » » »
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Dangerous Kiss

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Dangerous Kiss By:"Jackie Collins" Published on 2012-01-31 by Simon and Schuster Read online or download Dangerous Kiss -"Fiction" In Chances, Lucky grew up in a top crime family; in Lucky, she was married three times; in Lady Boss, she took on Hollywood and bought Panther Studios; and in Vendetta, she fought off a lifelong enemy to keep the studio, and her husband. Now, in Dangerous Kiss, when a member of her family is brutally gunned down in a random holdup, her fury knows no bounds. While she is tracking the killer, her relationship with her husband, charismatic writer and director Lennie Golden, is put to the test. Then, suddenly, into her life comes a man from her past – a man with a dangerous kiss. Dangerous Kiss is a story of raw anger, love, lust, murder and revenge, and at its white-hot center is Lucky Santangelo, a strong, exciting woman who dares to take chances – and always wins. This Book was ranked 26 by Google Books for keyword Jackie Collins. Read O
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Drop Dead Beautiful

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Drop Dead Beautiful By:"Jackie Collins" Published on 2012-01-31 by Simon and Schuster Read online or download Drop Dead Beautiful -"Fiction" From Miami to Beverly Hills, from Mexico City, Acapulco and Las Vegas, Lucky Santangelo is back! And so is the illegitimate son Anthony Bonar, of her one time Godfather and lethal enemy, Enzio Bonnati. Lucky is preparing for the opening of her new multi-billion dollar hotel complex in Las Vegas, The Keys. But Anthony Bonar – drug lord and vicious killer – is out to stop her in any way he can. Meanwhile, Max, Lucky's wild 16-year-old daughter, has run off to hook up with a man she met on the Internet. Instead of the gorgeous guy she thought she'd be meeting, he turns out to be an obsessed rich psycho with a deep-seated grudge against Lucky. And so the lethal games begin... This Book was ranked 19 by Google Books for keyword Jackie Collins. Read Online » » » Download » » »
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Frank and Fearless

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Frank and Fearless By:"Horatio Alger, Jr" Published on 2007-02-20 by 1st World Publishing Read online or download Frank and Fearless - A dozen boys were playing ball in a field adjoining the boarding-school of Dr. Pericles Benton, in the town of Walltham, a hundred and twenty-five miles northeast of the city of New York. These boys varied in age from thirteen to seventeen. In another part of the field a few younger boys were amusing themselves. All these boys were boarding-scholars connected with the school. The ball had been knocked to a distance by the batter, and it was the duty of Nicholas Thorne, one of the oldest boys, to ran after it. But he thought of an easier way. Cameron, run for that ball! he cried, addressing one of the smaller boys outside the game. I don't want to, said little Cameron. This Book was ranked 37 by Google Books for keyword Horatio Alger, Jr.. Read Online » » » Download » » »
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