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Quantick's Quite Difficult Quiz Book
by David Quantick'Best quiz book ever'HARRY HILL'Quantick is the Captain Beefheart of quizzing'MARK BILLINGHAM'The antidote to every deathly dull pub quiz you've ever been to. This is how a quiz book should be written - where having fun is the most important outcome'GARY WIGGLESWORTH, author of The Book Lover's Quiz BookDistinctive, unusual, difficult, but spectacularly entertaining, this quiz book is to other pub quizzes what Trivial Pursuit was to Ludo, what TheHitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy is like to the Rhyl phone directory, and what the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is like compared to a kid's scooter. Loads better.David Quantick works regularly with Armando Iannucci, including on the new HBO series, Avenue 5. He won an Emmy as part of the writing team on Veep, a BAFTA for Harry Hill's TV Burp and a Writers' Guild Award for The Thick of It. For over fifteen years, David has also hosted his own very popular quizzes at festivals, events, pubs, clubs, cinemas and in tents: the quizzes range is broad and the questions are tricky. They're not about statistics, there's no sport, the picture rounds are conceptual, and there's sometimes a round called 'Martin Amis Character or Blur Song'. Each quiz is funny and entertaining even if you don't know the answers. The quizzes are informative and opinionated. In some ways, they're like stand-up with questions. This is a book based on David's excellent live quizzes, described by many people as 'quite difficult'.But they are quizzes. Quite difficult quizzes that tax the brain and make it go in directions it didn't know it could. That's not to say the questions are fiendishly scientific and packed with questions about dates and the periodic table. They're about books and music, movies and actors, strange events and interesting quotes. You don't leave a Quantick quiz knowing how many times Spurs have won the League, but you may know how many Shirleys have sung a Bond theme or how George V made the front page of The Times.The effectiveness of David's quizzes is down to their unusual variety and almost stream-of-consciousness leaps and bounds of factual imagination. There's not even much point in cheating, because the answers often require mental agility as well as just knowing where Calais is (it's in France, but it wasn't always, even when it was).David's quiz book includes twenty-five main quizzes, four Christmas quizzes and four specialist quizzes, so thirty-three quizzes in total. Entertaining in its own right, this is also a conceptual yet very practical guide to staging excellent quizzes of your own.
Quantick's Quite Difficult Quiz Book
by David Quantick'Best quiz book ever'HARRY HILL'Quantick is the Captain Beefheart of quizzing'MARK BILLINGHAM'The antidote to every deathly dull pub quiz you've ever been to. This is how a quiz book should be written - where having fun is the most important outcome'GARY WIGGLESWORTH, author of The Book Lover's Quiz BookDistinctive, unusual, difficult, but spectacularly entertaining, this quiz book is to other pub quizzes what Trivial Pursuit was to Ludo, what The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy is like to the Rhyl phone directory, and what the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is like compared to a kid's scooter. Loads better.David Quantick works regularly with Armando Iannucci, including on the new HBO series, Avenue 5. He won an Emmy as part of the writing team on Veep, a BAFTA for Harry Hill's TV Burp and a Writers' Guild Award for The Thick of It. For over fifteen years, David has also hosted his own very popular quizzes at festivals, events, pubs, clubs, cinemas and in tents: the quizzes range is broad and the questions are tricky. They're not about statistics, there's no sport, the picture rounds are conceptual, and there's sometimes a round called 'Martin Amis Character or Blur Song'. Each quiz is funny and entertaining even if you don't know the answers. The quizzes are informative and opinionated. In some ways, they're like stand-up with questions. This is a book based on David's excellent live quizzes, described by many people as 'quite difficult'.But they are quizzes. Quite difficult quizzes that tax the brain and make it go in directions it didn't know it could. That's not to say the questions are fiendishly scientific and packed with questions about dates and the periodic table. They're about books and music, movies and actors, strange events and interesting quotes. You don't leave a Quantick quiz knowing how many times Spurs have won the League, but you may know how many Shirleys have sung a Bond theme or how George V made the front page of The Times.The effectiveness of David's quizzes is down to their unusual variety and almost stream-of-consciousness leaps and bounds of factual imagination. There's not even much point in cheating, because the answers often require mental agility as well as just knowing where Calais is (it's in France, but it wasn't always, even when it was).David's quiz book includes twenty-five main quizzes, four Christmas quizzes and four specialist quizzes, so thirty-three quizzes in total. Entertaining in its own right, this is also a conceptual yet very practical guide to staging excellent quizzes of your own.
Quaternity
by Kenneth Mark Hoover“A poetic, doom-laden Western soaked in blood and frenzy. This Cormac McCarthyesque terror fantasia of a prequel both frames and outstrips Hoover’s Haxan” (Gemma Files, author of Spectral Evidence). Before he became a US federal marshal in Haxan, John Marwood rode with a band of killers up and down the Texas-Mexico border. Led by Abram Botis, an apostate from the Old Country, this gang of thirteen killers searches for the fabled golden city of Cibola, even riding through the barren, blood-soaked plains of Comancheria. In this violent crucible of blood, dust, and wind, Marwood discovers a nightmarish truth about himself, and conquers the silent, wintry thing coiled inside him. “After 2014’s brilliantly brutal Haxan, Hoover revisits his nightmarish American West . . . A western of blood and violence with a marked lack of redemption tinged with hints of the fantastic, this is a pitch-black western that resonates.” —Publishers Weekly “With a voice both sparse and poetic, Hoover takes on the hoary cliches of Western fiction and dismantles them one by one. In Quaternity, Hoover’s unflinching look at evil will challenge everything you know about yourself and the world we live in.” —Melissa Lenhardt, author of Heresy “Hoover does it again. Quaternity starts with a bang and doesn’t quit until a satisfying conclusion. This is my kind of weird west. Love it!” —Jennifer Brozek, author of The Last Days of Salton Academy
Queen (Gambler's Daughters Trilogy)
by Sharon SalaA Southern Cinderella who longs for adventure may find her prince waiting close to home in the USA Today–bestselling author’s contemporary romance.No stranger to responsibility, Queen Houston took good care of her younger sisters when their errant dad was otherwise occupied. Now that the girls are all grown up, Queen is finally free to pursue her own dreams. And she knows they're bound to take her farther than the Tennessee hills . . . some day.Cody Bonner loves being the father of three young boys, though raising them on his own is a handful. Then Queen shows up. From the very start Cody knows this fiery, flame-haired lady is much more than just a housekeeper. Her remarkable heart and passion move him in ways he's never felt before. The proud, handsome widower's got a love in him that could make Queen happy for the rest of her days. All he has to do is convince her restless royal highness that the sweetest dreams of all wait just inside his door . . .
Quel Momento nel Tempo: Una romantica avventura nel tempo di Deb Stover
by Deb StoverDescrizione del libro: Una brutta giornata? O l'avventura di una vita...? Abbandonata in una baita tra le Montagne Rocciose, la parrucchiera Jackie Clarke si chiede se una brutta giornata possa peggiorare dopo che il suo disonesto amante Lama lesta se ne va con la sua auto, i suoi soldi e la sua dignità. La sua risposta arriva quando una bufera di neve la blocca in una città fantasma, poi un inferno ardente e un dipinto osceno la riportano indietro nel 1891, dove viene scambiata per la famosa cantante di saloon, Lolita Belle. Cole Morrison è un padre single e un riluttante cercatore d'oro diventato rapitore. La disperazione lo costringe a partecipare alla battaglia tra saloon di città minerarie in guerra per Lolita Belle. Perché qualcuno dovrebbe volere quella rossa impertinente? Non riesce a cantare una melodia come si deve, ma Lolita che si chiama Jackie potrebbe essere la risposta a tutti i suoi sogni... Jackie sta ancora vivendo una brutta giornata...? O quel minatore dal cuore d'oro sarà il suo trattamento termale per una vita intera...?
Quererte así (Segundas oportunidades #Volumen 4)
by Bela MarbelContinúa la serie «Segundas oportunidades» de Bela Marbel, iniciada con Mi tierra eres tú. Roxie y Jeremy se debatirán entre el odio, el deseo y el amor. Jeremy y Roxie deciden separar sus vidas definitivamente, pero cuando tiran cada uno de un lado de la cuerda, lo que hacen es apretar cada vez más el nudo que los une. «-Nos hemos hecho mayores, la vida nos ha guiado hacia lugares diferentes haciéndonos seguir el mismo camino, pero ya no, yo me paro aquí. »La decisión ahora ha sido mía, voy a dejarla libre, aunque me cueste la felicidad. No podemos seguir destrozándonos la vida. Ya ni siquiera nos reconocemos al mirarnos. »Sería más fácil si cada vez que cierro los ojos no me quemara su piel». La pasión es lo primero que deben aprender a controlar, pero es difícil en un mundo plagado de traiciones, dinero, abusos y luchas de poder. Un mundo que deberán volver a construir. «-Me ha dejado. »Sí, ya sé que es lo que yo quería, pero es que siento que me voy a morir. »En el fondo siempre tuve la esperanza de recuperar al hombre que fue, siquiera a una pequeña porción de él. »Sigo teniendo sus manos tatuadas en mi piel». ¿Conseguirán deshacer el nudo sin romper la cuerda?
Quest of the Mountain Man (Mountain Man #30)
by William W. JohnstoneJohnstone Country. Where Freedom Rings.The only good outlaw is a dead outlaw . . . Guarding a railroad that’s working its way across a thousand miles of North America and through the Canadian Rockies ain’t easy—especially when an army of cross-border outlaws starts wreaking havoc on the tracks. Smoke Jensen knows there’s only one way to run this railroad: straight into one hell of a fight . . . Live Free. Read Hard.
Question de timing (Dans les temps #3)
by Mary CalmesDans les temps, numéro hors sérieGlenn Holloway a vu sa vie basculer le jour où il a avoué son homosexualité à sa famille. Comme si cela ne suffisait pas, il a aggravé son cas en quittant le ranch pour réaliser son rêve : ouvrir un restaurant. Sans aucun soutien de son père, ou de son frère, et trop fier pour demander de l’aide à des étrangers, il a dû partir de zéro. Au fil des années, ses efforts ont été récompensés : son restaurant est un succès, il s’est forgé une nouvelle vie dont il peut être fier. Malgré tout, il n’a pu oublier les Holloway. La blessure reste béante jusqu’au jour où son pire cauchemar se réalise. Pour rembourser une dette, Glenn est tenu d’endosser sa tenue de cowboy et de passer le weekend avec Rand Holloway et Mac Gentry, un homme qui, hélas, l’attire irrésistiblement. Ce qui pourrait le mener à la catastrophe, le couper définitivement de sa famille et anéantir un amour encore fragile.
Questions of Honor
by Kate WelshA stern, rock-hard man stood before Abaigeal Sullivan. No sign of the boy whose playful teases had once turned to stolen kisses and something much, much more. Why, in all the years Joshua Wheaton had been away, had he never made contact, acknowledged her astounding news-that she carried his child? Abby no longer trusted any man, but could she believe Joshua when he claimed he only ever meant to act honorably toward her? There was no doubt he wanted to get closer to her and the son that they had created together.
Quick-Draw Cowboy: Quick-draw Cowboy Alpha Bravo Seal Sheik's Rescue (The Kavanaughs #2)
by Joanna WayneThis cowboy is a sure shot to the heart... Riley Lawrence is an expert at moving on and not risking his heart. Helping pastry chef Dani Boatman is a onetime deal-she's got her hands full giving her orphaned niece a stable home. But someone with a vicious grudge has a target on the curvaceous redhead's back. And destroying her life is just the start... Dani doesn't trust easy-a lesson she learned the hard way. This freewheeling cowboy with an irresistible grin insists on putting himself between her and harm's way. But the desire getting hotter between them can't promise anything more than heartbreak. And with unsuspected danger also closing in, Dani and Riley's one chance for love could prove forever lethal. The Kavanaughs
Quicksand: A Thrilling Novel of Western Romantic Suspense (The Champions #3)
by Janet Dailey&“Sizzles with suspense and sexual tension…Dailey keeps the pages flying with action and attraction.&” –Publishers Weekly The rugged, exciting new story from the New York Times bestselling author tells the tale of an Arizona family ranch in trouble, as the Champion sisters fight to keep their legacy bull-rearing operation strong, going head-to-head —and heart to heart—with some of the toughest men on the rodeo circuit. Tess Champion knows better than to trust Brock Tolman, the rancher who once swindled her late father in a land deal. But with the Alamo Canyon Ranch in foreclosure, Tess is forced to accept Brock&’s offer of a partnership. Brock claims he only wants to breed the Champion bloodline into his own herd. In exchange, he offers Tess one of his own young bulls. Soon enough, Quicksand is the rising star of the rodeo circuit, which only proves Tess is better at picking bulls than she is men. Because she&’s way too tempted to surrender to her attraction to Brock, despite her certainty he&’s only out to steal her family ranch . . . It&’s not until the tycoon&’s private plane crashes in the wilderness, stranding him with Tess, that the truth of their relationship will come out. The Champion family&’s future is on the line, but it&’s Tess&’s heart that will take the hit if she&’s fallen for the wrong man . . .
Quiet Thunder (Journeys of the Stranger #6)
by Al LacyIn the sixth installment of the Journeys of the Stranger series, legendary hero John Stranger becomes involved in the lives of a brave and skillful Sioux warrior named Quiet Thunder and the white Army captain who has been his blood brother since childhood. Despite the disapproval of both their people, Quiet Thunder and Thane Tyler remain faithfully true to their friendship...both in their hearts and on the battlefield. But when the two must inevitably face each other with weapons drawn, which will win out: love or duty?From the Trade Paperback edition.
Quiet Town
by J. T. EdsonQuiet Town was about as quiet as a hellcat's scream. Dusty Fog decided it was time to bring some law to Quiet Town. If that meant facing down every gun thug in the Montana Territory, Dusty was ready, willing ... and damned able!
Quinn's Last Run
by Paul LedererWhen a driver is killed, a young man takes the reinsThe stagecoach rumbles toward Yuma when Tom Quinn hears the war whoop. A dozen Apaches strike, hungry for blood. Their first volley finds the driver, forcing Quinn to drive with one hand and shoot with the other. By the time the attack eases up, he is down to his last bullet. As the Apache pull back, the horses bolt, and the wagon flips on its side. Tom is trying to get it upright when two more riders approach.Escorted by Sheriff Mike Hancock, the accused murderer is on his way to Yuma prison—and now, he&’s Quinn&’s problem. Yuma may only be one hundred miles away, but night falls faster with a killer at your back.
Quinn's Promise
by Agnes AlexanderFollowing his wife's death, Rodney Stockton lost his fortune. His daughters faced poverty and were being ostracized by Philadelphia's elite society—he had to do something for them, insisting Quinn, his youngest daughter, promise to take her sisters to Colorado and find his brother. Riding the stagecoach to Tornado, Colorado, Quinn wonders if she made a mistake when she kept her promise to their father. Then she meets Ashe Montgomery, a man whose very presence stirs her in ways she's never before experienced. He's a US Marshall sent to Tornado as acting sheriff to solve a rash of mysterious stage robberies. Ashe enlists the help of his brothers, Beck and Cal. Involved with a beautiful widow, Ashe still has a hard time keeping his mind on his job when he encounters Quinn. She's the first woman to intrigue him since his fiancé left him standing at the altar. But things are never simple...
Quédate siempre a mi lado (Los Collinwood #Volumen 4)
by Victoria MagnoCuarta y apasionante entrega de la serie «Los Collinwood» iniciada con El día que me quieras. Conoce la historia de Will y Lily. William, es un apuesto joven que ha vivido siempre bajo la sombra de sus hermanos mayores, incluso en el amor. Durante años, Lily ha estado enamorada de él, pero para cuando Will se da cuenta del amor que le profesa, es demasiado tarde. Lily se ha ido. Y es que ella tiene una vida secreta de la que no puede escapar. ¿Podrán tener ambos un final feliz o deberá Will conformarse con vivir siempre tan solo las emociones de su familia?
Race to Rescue
by Dana MentinkA woman must reunite with her cowboy ex to rescue her brother in this inspirational romantic suspense adventure.“Help . . . murder.”Those were her brother’s last words before their phone connection was lost. So Anita Teel rushes to Arizona to find her only relative right away. But no one—from his employer to the police—will take her seriously. Except for Booker Scott, the hardened rancher whose heart she broke. Now, Anita has no choice but to put her fragile trust in Booker once again. As they race across the deadly desert, the rescue mission becomes a test—a challenge to see if they can overcome their pride, and their past, in time to save her brother’s life.
Rachel LeMoyne (Women of the West)
by Eileen CharbonneauRachel LeMoyne, a mixed-blood Choctaw raised in a Presbyterian mission, knows that her calling in 1847 is to travel to Ireland to feed the starving people there with her own people's life-giving surplus corn. But she never expects to find a husband among the hungry and grief-stricken people--especially not a husband considered to be an outlaw.When Rachel and Darragh return to America as husband and wife, a new challenge awaits her: they must flee to escape the authorities still searching for Darragh. But with the Irish, like the Blacks and Indians, deemed "unfit for liberty," facing factories posting "No Irish Need Apply" signs, the only place to go is west to the wild country promised to anyone who can survive the journey.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Racing Hearts (A Hamilton Stables Novel #1)
by Melissa WestIn the lush heart of Kentucky, the Hamiltons are horse racing royalty, born to produce champions. To win takes heart and soul--and to love takes the wild spirit of the land itself... The oldest of three headstrong brothers, Trip Hamilton is considered the best horse trainer in the world. But he learned long ago to keep his focus on the horses and away from the riders. He's seen the way heartbreak can waylay a career, and he's determined not to risk it--until a stubborn, sexy rider thunders into his life, breaks his resolve, along with several of his rules, and takes his heart right out of the gate... Emery Carlisle has a point to prove. She'll be the first woman to win the prestigious Kentucky Derby, if only Trip will hire her, and let her ride the spirited colt she fell for at first sight. He won't--unless she agrees to train with the horse at Hamilton Stables, under his guidance. It's supposed to be strictly business, but as the race approaches, and their undeniable chemistry builds, Trip and Emery may be headed for the greatest win of all--as long as the losses of the past don't gain on them...
Racked and Stacked (Blacktop Cowboys Novel #9)
by Lorelei JamesOpposites don't just attract in the West--they sizzle--and Wyoming has never been hotter than in the latest sexy Blacktop Cowboys® novel.Growing up with three older brothers, Larissa "Riss" Thorpe defines the term tomboy--a moniker that never mattered to her until she crossed paths with sexy cowboy player Ike Palmer. Seeing him in action on the road, Riss can tell that Ike prefers his women soft-spoken and feminine. And since Riss is obviously not his type, it's unlikely that they'll mix business and pleasure when they're in close quarters together.Former cattle broker Ike Palmer was ready for a new chapter in his life as a stock contractor when he started working with Riss, a sassy truck driver who gets under his skin at every turn. But Riss is unlike any woman he's ever met and her candor inflames him in the most unexpected ways.After circumstances force a truce between them, Riss and Ike will have to choose to maintain the stubbornness that keeps them apart or take a chance on the fiery attraction that could lead to something more...
Radigan/North to the Rails
by Louis L'AmourRadiganTom Radigan spent four hard years building up his ranch. Now a beautiful and deadly opportunist presents him with "evidence" that the land belongs to her. Angelina Foley wants Radigan off Vache Creek immediately, and with an outfit of gunfighters to back her and winter coming on, she's not taking no for an answer. Outmanned, outgunned, and legally outmaneuvered, Radigan isn't going anywhere. Not without fighting for what he knows is rightfully his...even if he has to die for it.North to the RailsTom Chantry came west to buy cattle, not to find trouble. So when he leaves town rather than accept a challenge from a gunfighter named Dutch Akin, he's labeled a coward. Now only one man will agree to help Chantry take his herd to the railroad: a shrewd and ruthless cattleman named French Williams. He makes Chantry an unusual deal. He will hire a crew but Chantry must remain with the drive from start to finish or forfeit the herd. Chantry accepts...and the first man French hires is Dutch Akin.From the Paperback edition.
Radigan: A Novel
by Louis L'AmourWhen beautiful Angelina Foley presents Tom Radigan with a Spanish grant and claims ownership of his land, he realizes he's up against a cunning and deadly opportunist. Foley wants him off Vache Creek immediately, and with three thousand head of cattle, an outfit of hardcase gunfighters, and winter coming on, she is unwilling to take no for an answer.But Radigan has worked four hard years building up his ranch. Fighting for it-and, if he has to, killing for it-is something he is more than willing to do. If Angelina Foley and her men think he is the kind of man to give up without a fight, they are dead wrong.From the Paperback edition.
Rage Of The Mt Man/Betrayal Of The Mt Man
by William W. JohnstoneBig As A Bear, Sly As A Cougar, Mean As A Rattlesnake... His Name Is Smoke Jensen: Mountain Man...Smoke Jensen is the most powerful man on the Sugarloaf frontier--and he's all that stands between a greedy group of Eastern slickers and their schemes for a criminal empire in the Rockies. When Smoke heads back to Boston with his wife, it gives his enemies the opening they'd been waiting for: to kill the mountain man and take over the West.But even on the unfamiliar turf of back alleys and teeming docks, Smoke is more than most men can handle...until his wife is kidnapped. Now Smoke is in a fury and in this fight all the way from Boston back to Dodge City and up to Yellowstone, where a brutal showdown with a gang of hired guns awaits...and where, in a blazing hail of bullets and blood, the legend of the big man is about to grow even bigger...There's Nothing A Man Won't Do To Clear His NameThey called him fastest gun alive, but Smoke Jensen is determined to stay on the right side of the law. That is, until he's jumped by six low-life robbers who steal his shirt--and his identity. Smoke's tried for robbery and murder, and sentenced to hang in morning. Someone's out to frame the Mountain Man . . . someone who's made a big mistake.Justice--Mountain Man StyleBarely managing to escape on the morning of his hanging, Smoke's going after the desperados who've set him up. The gang thinks they have nothing to fear; they've already divided up the loot and gone their separate ways. But Smoke's going to hunt them down one by one. Because nobody frames the Mountain Man. Nobody who plans on staying alive, that is...
Rage for Vengeance (A Byrnes Family Ranch Novel #12)
by Dusty RichardsA blazing new chapter in the epic Byrnes family saga from Western Heritage and Western Writers of America Spur Award-winning author Dusty Richards . . . Born out of the grit, sweat, and drive of a cattle ranching empire, U.S. Marshal Chet Byrnes is turning the savage and lawless Arizona desert into a homeland. To some he’s the hero that the West needs. To others, he’s a moving target. Chet is spearheading a stage line from Gallup to the Colorado River. It’ll be a boon to Navajo trading posts, and lay out the territory for new settlements. Unfortunately, it’s not Gerald Hall’s idea of progress—killing Chet is. The mysterious Texas gambler has hired three kill-crazy assassins—and counting—to bury Chet under a storm of bullets. To turn the tables on a game of revenge, Chet has to match the deranged Texan play by play, body by body, and bullet for bullet. Come hell or high water, that stage line is going through—even if it’s forged in blood.
Rage of Eagles (Eagles #5)
by William W. JohnstoneFrom the greatest western writers of the 21st century, the classic 5th adventure in The Eagles, one of the most iconic and beloved sagas of the American frontier, is back in print as the son of legendary Scottish frontiersman Jamie MacCallister seeks justice—come hell or high water—for his father&’s untimely death… Jamie Ian and Kate MacCallister are together now, buried side by side on a ridge overlooking the huge Colorado valley they had settled and the town they had founded. It&’s up to their children now to carry on the MacCallister legacy. Falcon MacCallister is more than willing to take on that task. He&’s the spitting image of his father, Jamie. He stands six foot three and is heavy with muscle. Just like his father, Falcon is quick on the shoot. Lightning quick. Now, after the cowardly murder of his father, Falcon is out for revenge against the Noonan gang. On his quest, he&’ll become embroiled in the deadly Wyoming Range Wars and face down the notorious Silver Dollar Kid, before coming eye to eye with Nance Noonan himself. Someone is about to die with his boots on.JOHNSTONE COUNTRY. THE ROAD TO HELL ONLY GOES IN ONE DIRECTION.