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There are more Tigers in USA Backyards than found in the wild. (True/False) - True! Exotic pythons can lay 100 eggs at a time and grow to be over 24 feet long. (True/False?) -True!Timothy Bacher wants an exotic pet for his birthday. An iguana would do just fine. But his mother and sister are scared of these exotic lizards. They can’t understand Tim’s craving for exotic pets. Tim is just your average American boy who wants an exotic pet for his birthday. He is unaware of the hassles involved in bringing these creatures to America.A Redcat Racing toy car is what Tim gets for his birthday.Enter, pretty Tilly Sink the new receptionist at Tim’s school, a girl hiding an explosive past in her stunning looks. She catches the eye of Tim’s father and sparks fly.For young Tim life seem to be gloomy until he strolls into an exotic pet shop.He meets Willie the Weasel, the baddest smuggler of exotic pets in Miami, Florida.But, Willie has issues with the police. To buy Tim’s silence, Willie gives Tim a secret pet, Matrix, a rare one-foot long baby blue Axanthic iguana.This brightens up Tim’s world until Matrix disappears.Suspicion falls on a trigger-happy old veteran Jarvis whose motto is “kill them ugly exotic lizards”. It had become Jarvis’ hobby to shoot all exotic strays on his land.But, there is one badass character willing to stop the likes of Jarvis. He is Rufus, the exotic and new King of the Swamp. He has his own issues with those who brought him here from his native African jungle and abandoned him, forcing him to survive in the murky swamps of Miami. His story reflects the plight of thousands of other exotic creatures who have been abandoned into the swamplands of Miami.When Tim meets Rufus, everything changes forever.And Miami becomes a place worse than Snakenado and Sharknado!

A shocking life experience exploring the darkest, scariest moments when lovable exotic pets decide to become disrespectful and vengeful. 10 year-old Timothy Bacher wants an exotic pet for his birthday. But, his parents have other ideas. Problem is, there are others who don’t agree.Pretty, slim-fit, Tilly Sink - the new receptionist at Tim’s school, a girl hiding an explosive past who catches the eye of Tim’s dad.Willie the Weasel - the baddest smuggler of exotic pets in Miami, Florida.Snoopy-eyed Mary Jane and her mother, Stephanie Jean Moody - once a stripper at the Canyon Bar in Colorado, she now runs the local Christian Women’s Club.Sugargirl Rust - an animal rescue enthusiast who decides to run for mayor when she discovers the teenager who caused the death of her two children and husband has been set free after serving only two years.Big Ted Pickwick - the mayoral front-runner with a self-destructive appetite for pretty women.And Rufus - the new badass king of the swamp - a vigilante who wants to settle scores.The mood is set for a page-turning thrill ride in Miami beach.

Excerpt from Marrying a Beggar: Or the Angel in Disguise, and Other TalesA great variety of sketches has been introduced, nearly all of them practical in their application, and illustrative of the social and domestic duties of life. No attempt at fine writing has been made in them they are simply home thrusts at the follies of the parlor and the kitchen; of the shop and the counting-room in short, of life indoors and out.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Living Too Fast: Or, the Confessions of a Bank OfficerThe story contained in this volume records the experience of a bank officer, living too fast, in the downward career of crime. The writer is entirely willing now to believe that this career ought to have ended in the state prison but his work is a story, and he has chosen - perhaps unhappily - to punish the defaulter/in another way. Yet running through the narrative for the sake of the con trast, is the experience of a less showy, but more honest young man than the principal character, who represents the true life the young business man ought to lead. The author is not afraid that any of his young friends who may read this book will be tempted into an irregularity by the example of the delinquent bank officer, for it will be found that his career of crime is full of re.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

‘‘For every boy who kissed her, a body turned up in the Dead Pool. And for every kiss she dared never to forget, a mathematical puzzle became solved. Now, she waits, all alone. For she has realized he is the serial killer, Kissing Infinity. Or is he?”When Zana Bridge finds herself assigned the boring job of finding the common link to all the six victims found dead and floating in the local Dead Pool near her home, she is angry.She joined the small weekly paper as a designer. Not a reporter or researcher. Then, her boss had a great idea. Let Zana do some research into the names of all the dead people found in the Dead Pool and see what she will come up with.Within days, Zana discovered there was a link to more than just the names of the dead victims.She had never been great at mathematics. Actually, she failed it at school. That is until one of her dates tells her something she will never forget. From then onwards, Zana realizes there is something beautiful in mathematics. Especially, when you link it to bodies of missing persons.But, bodies have someone who left them there. Someone who cared enough to take the life out of them.And Zana is about to find out how strong this bond can be.

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