Peter Heller
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Hig survived the flu that killed everyone he knows. His wife is gone, his friends are dead, he lives in the hangar of a small abandoned airport with his dog, his only neighbor a gun-toting misanthrope. In his 1956 Cessna, Hig flies the perimeter of the airfield or sneaks off to the mountains to fish and to pretend that things are the way they used to be. But when a random transmission somehow beams through his radio, the voice ignites a hope deep...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Peter Heller, the celebrated author of the breakout best-seller The Dog Stars, returns with an achingly beautiful, wildly suspenseful second novel about an artist trying to outrun his past. Years ago, a well-known expressionist painter named Jim Stegner shot a man in a bar. The man lived, Jim served his time, and he has learned to live with the dark impulses that sometimes overtake him. Jim enjoys a quiet life in the valleys of Colorado. He works...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Establishing an excellent record as a missing-persons tracker who specializes in reuniting families to make amends for a loss in her own past, Celine searches for a presumed-dead photographer in Yellowstone only to be targeted by a shadowy figure who would keep the case unsolved.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Kingfisher Lodge, nestled in a canyon on a mile and a half of the most pristine river water on the planet, is known by locals as "Billionaire's Mile" and is locked behind a heavy gate. Sandwiched between barbed wire and a meadow with a sign that reads "Don't Get Shot!" the resort boasts boutique fishing at its finest. Safe from viruses that have plagued America for years, Kingfisher offers a respite for wealthy clients. Now it also promises a second...
Author
Language
Deutsch
Description
Big Hig gehört zu den Wenigen, die eine verheerende Epidemie überlebt haben. Ebenso wie sein einziger Nachbar, ein menschenfeindlicher Waffennarr mit dem Herz auf dem rechten Fleck, der ihn - brutal, aber verlässlich - beschützt. Hig lebt im Hangar eines verwilderten Flughafens und tuckert mit einer alten Cessna übers Gelände, sein Hund Jasper ist sein treuer Copilot. Eines Tages empfängt er plötzlich ein Funksignal von weit her. Gibt es doch...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
287 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A lush and vivid mystery set in Yellowstone National Park where a skirmish between a local hunter and a wolf biologist turns violent, and a park ranger, facing his own personal demons, sets out to determine what really happened"--
8) Dreamland
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A young girl must decide between taking care of her father and friend, both of whom are sick and need her the most, and doing what will truly make her happy.
Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
326 pages; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
As Heller plumbs the workings of his own heart and finds joy in both love and surfing, he affords readers vivid insight into this fascinating world, with all of its perils and pleasures, its absurdity and wonder. Exhilarating, entertaining and moving, Kook is a love story between a man and his surfboard, a man and his girlfriend, a not-so-old man and the sea.
Author
Series
Lost Corvettes volume 2
Language
English
Description
Next up in Dream Car Restoration's project is a 1957 Corvette that requires sourcing some rare parts. Restoring one of the car door's power windows will also be a challenge, but this crew is satisfied only when the job is perfect.
Author
Series
Lost Corvettes volume 4
Language
English
Description
Upon applying the finishing touches to the 1956 Corvette they are restoring, the crew at Dream Car Restorations run into some wiring problems that put the whole car, made of fiberglass, at risk. With the issues behind them, the car shines.
Author
Series
Lost Corvettes volume 6
Language
English
Description
It is time to restore the very rare 1953 Corvette, America's first sports car, and the most important piece in the collection. To complete the assignment, Dream Car Restorations calls upon Louie Onorato and Alan Blay for their expertise.
Author
Series
Lost Corvettes volume 5
Language
English
Description
Dream Car Restorations decides to do something very special by sourcing a monster engine to create a replica of an ultra-rare 1969 ZL-1 Corvette. However, once Dave gets to sanding, it takes a walk through the Saharra to finish the job.
Author
Series
Lost Corvettes volume 3
Language
English
Description
The engine in the 1966 Corvette the guys at Dream Car Restoration are working on next turns out to have a surprisingly unique engine. After a few setbacks in restoring the car, the finished product is as cool as an icicle in the freezer.
Author
Series
Lost Corvettes volume 1
Language
English
Description
The first stage of Dream Car Restoration's project involves converting a sexy 1967 Corvette into a replica of the legendary Ko-Motion racecar. After modifying the car to accommodate a big block engine a problem arises during a test drive.