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2) Mosquito
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"Set in a south Texas border town, Mosquito is the story of an African-American truck driver's accidental yet growing involvement in "the new underground railroad," a sanctuary movement for Mexican immigrants"--
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Long-haul trucking is linked to almost every industry in America, yet somehow the working-class drivers behind big rigs remain largely hidden from public view. Gritty, inspiring, and often devastating oral histories of gay, transsexual, and minority truck drivers allow award-winning author Anne Balay to shed new light on the harsh realities of truckers' lives behind the wheel. A licensed commercial truck driver herself, Balay discovers that, for people...
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"When her brother's life is threatened, Sally, a truck driver, reluctantly agrees to smuggle illicit cargo: a girl named Leila. As Sally and Leila begin a danger-fraught journey across state lines, a dogged FBI operative sets out on their trail, determined to do whatever it takes to terminate a human-trafficking operation, and bring Sally and Leila to safety"--Container.
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Amy Butcher was an accomplished college professor, mentor, and writer, but in her own home, she was embarrassed and emotionally burdened by an increasingly abusive relationship. Exhausted and terrified, Amy reached out to Instagram celebrity Joy "Mothertrucker" Wiebe - the nation's only female ice road trucker. Invited by Joy to ride shotgun, Amy found her escape on a road that was treacherous, beautiful, and exhilarating - an adventurous ride through...
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"It's been ten years since Val Riggs saw the sun swallowed up by darkness. Ten years since nearly everyone she knew was infected and changed into hideous 'shades' -- know the signs: black gums, gnarled bones, and haunting yellow eyes. The only way to survive is to stay close to artificial light. Now a 'ferryman' providing transport for people and goods, she traverses the deadly unlit roads in her eighteen-wheeler, taking on whatever evils the night...
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Deep in the Gobi Desert, Eryong is managing his own Ostrich farm. This is his last try to get his ex-wife back and put his life back on the track. When Eryong fails to pay back a debt owed to Brother Wu, Wu leaves Lele, a quiet boy, with him. Suspecting that his ex-wife has fallen in love with someone else, Eryong decides to find her, and he has no choice but to take Lele along with him. Their journey across the desert changes both their lives and...
10) Guns for hire
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Beatle is a quirky loner who refuses to live by society's rules. Her business cards read 'Towing/Assassination, ' and she even has a hit man infomercial to go along with it. Her only human contact is with her psychiatrist and the stripper/hooker she employs once a week. Everything changes the night she meets Athena Klendon, a suicidal blonde with a secret. With a demented killer on their tail, courtesy of Athena's crooked former employer, the two...
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