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Reel to Real Love

Autor: Elle E Ire

Número de Páginas: 273

2022 Goldie Award Finalist - Science Fiction/Fantasy Finding the right romantic partner is always a challenge—especially when your first spouse turns out to be a greedy, business-obsessed hardass who winds up on her CEO office floor with a bullet through her brain. After the murder of her first wife, Elaine is ready for a vacation and a solid relationship with a woman who only has time for her. Thanks to some found alien technology, Elaine can get what she wants... sort of. Okay, so a computer-generated tangible holographic image of a twentieth-century film star is about as far from "solid" as it gets. But as her themed pleasure cruise on a passenger starliner progresses and an additional plot to murder Elaine reveals itself, she finds herself inexplicably drawn to her fantasy companion. Ricky might be the result of exceptional programming, but she proves to be more than the sum of her particles. She shows Elaine more affection, and eventually more protection, than any so-called "real" woman in her life ever has, leaving Elaine to wonder—are Ricky's feelings for her truly artificial? Or is this REEL TO REAL LOVE?

Return

Autor: Tanvi Jha

Número de Páginas: 185

Jay has always seemed normal his whole life. A college student working to become successful one day. But Jay is far from normal, when he meets Crystal his life goes from normal to insane in a matter of seconds. soon he learns about his heritage, his home and gains much along the way but he also loses someone dear. Now he must return to Triancia and leave everything he has ever known behind and befriends Tryal and Arsynal as a terrible secret will be discovered. Will the three friends be prepared for the terrible war that is soon to unfold?

Full Medical

Autor: Steven M. Moore

Número de Páginas: 276

It is 2053. We are halfway into the bioengineering century. Miraculous medical advances have extended life spans for some but the correlation between health and wealth, existing even at the turn of the century, has become so extreme that many in the United States cannot afford full medical coverage. Periodic terrorist attacks are the aftermath of three wars in the Middle East. These problems and others have poisoned the body politic. A small group of well-meaning government and industry leaders, who believed they had the right answers to these problems, came together twenty years earlier to ensure that they would stay in power as long as possible. This novel is about how that plan goes terribly wrong. The plan starts unraveling when three young people escape from a secret government laboratory. One makes it all the way to the Philippines. The other two do not even get out of the country. All three are young look-alikes of important public figures. The cover-up begins with a murder in Maryland. An e-zine crime reporter, a Boston cop, and an expert in transplant rejection come together to solve the mystery. As the maelstrom sucks them in, it is not clear which government agency can...

La campana de cristal

Autor: Sylvia Plath

Número de Páginas: 272

Única obra narrativa de la gran poeta norteamericana, ésta es una novela sobre la adolescencia, un retrato de la artista adolescente y de las dificultades que debe salvar para encontrar un lugar propio en un mundo plagado de hostilidades.

Stalking the Goddess Ship

Autor: Marsha Mildon

Número de Páginas: 228

"Underwater archaeologist, Marguerite Delaney has been using a sunken model of a Minoan Goddess Ship as a teaching tool, when the charming Lily Barton, wife of her department chair, is found dead, tied to the wreck. Despite her protestations of innocence, Marguerite is the prime suspect--after all, her lover Stephanie was having an affair with the victim. While searching for motives in Lily's past, PI Cal Meredith uncovers a sordid web of exploitation. Suspects and villains abound in this complex mystery set against a background of fishing boats and cold water scuba diving in the Pacific Northwest."--Page [4] of cover.

Safe From Harm

Autor: Stephanie Jaye Evans

Número de Páginas: 286

In a new mystery featuring Texas minister Walker “Bear” Wells, a teen tragedy hits too close to home… The ominous text message Bear Wells received from his teenage daughter Jo simply said: “Come home.” The Texas minister never imagined he’d rush back to find her cradling the dead body of her estranged friend Phoebe. While the death rocks Sugar Land, the apparent suicide seems like an open-and-shut case. But nothing is settled in the Wells household, especially for Jo. The deeper she digs into Phoebe’s life, the more she realizes nobody knew her at all. Bear found it hard enough dealing with Phoebe’s skimpy Goth outfits, painful-looking piercings, and the outrageous scandals she brought to his idyllic Sugar Land congregation, but now it’s his daughter who’s acting out. Jo knows Phoebe caused major problems between her picture-perfect father and stepmom, but she has no idea what’s at stake or whose lives are in jeopardy. Bear’s painfully aware that his last private investigation resulted in a bullet wound, so when Jo sneaks out alone to confront her primary suspect, he’s not only praying that he’ll find her in time—he’s asking forgiveness for what he...

Un objetivo perverso (El aprendizaje de Víctor Frankenstein 2)

Autor: Kenneth Oppel

Número de Páginas: 260

Víctor, Konrad, Elizabeth y Henry... ¿Será capaces de traspasar las fronteras de la vida, la ciencia y el amor? Y, más aún, ¿cuánto están dispuestos a sacrificar por ello? ¿Cuándo la obsesión se convierte en locura? Los jóvenes hermanos Víctor y Konrad llevan una apacible vida en el castillo familiar junto con su prima Elizabeth. Pero cuando Konrad cae gravemente enfermo, sus vidas darán un giro inesperado y sus inocentes juegos de juventud se volverán demasiado reales. En la inquieta mente de Víctor aparecen dos certezas: que para curar a su hermano deberá encontrar la receta del legendario Elixir de la Vida y la convicción de que siente una profunda e irrevocable atracción por Elizabeth, a pesar de saber que la joven y Konrad están enamorados. Cuando su padre les ordena la destrucción de la Biblioteca Oscura, Víctor sustrae un libro en el que encuentra la fórmula que promete no solo poder comunicarse con los muertos, sino entrar en su reino, y él, su hermano Konrad, Elizabeth y Henry se encontrarán en el mundo de los espíritus, un mundo lleno de infinitas posibilidades donde el poder y la pasión reinan. Pero en su búsqueda se internarán, sin darse...

Un oscura obsesión (El aprendizaje de Víctor Frankenstein 1)

Autor: Kenneth Oppel

Número de Páginas: 242

Las intenciones más puras pueden traer a la vida las más oscuras obsesiones. Los jóvenes hermanos Víctor y Konrad llevan una apacible vida en el castillo familiar. Junto con su prima Elizabeth se han convertido en inseparables, en cómplices de juegos y aventuras. Reciben clases privadas, practican esgrima, montan a caballo y recorren incansables los pasadizos del castillo de los Frankenstein. Pero, cuando Konrad cae gravemente enfermo, sus vidas darán un giro inesperado y sus inocentes aventuras de juventud se volverán demasiado reales. En la inquieta mente de Víctor aparecen dos certezas: que para curar a su hermano deberá encontrar la receta del legendario Elixir de la Vida y la convicción de que siente una profunda e irrevocablemente atracción por Elizabeth, a pesar de saber que la joven y Konrad están enamorados. Una oscura obsesión invade su mente: ¿será capaz de traspasar las fronteras de la vida, la ciencia y el amor? Y, más aún, ¿cuánto está dispuesto a sacrificar por salvar la vida de su hermano?

Who Could Ever Be Against Us

Autor: Schanski Gore-hemingway

Número de Páginas: 85

Stephanie has grown tired of feeling neglected by her husband's attachment to the streets. Though they have been married for years, she feels that he would much rather prefer to be on his own. With the children grown, Stephanie feels that it is the right time to start a new chapter in her life without her husband. Jaryl loves Stephanie with everything inside of him and regrets every moment he spent breaking her down. With Stephanie determined to divorce him, he is even more determined to win her back. Stephanie and Jaryl forms a friendship they never had before they got married and realizes that if God is for them who could ever be against them.

The Happiness To Sleep

Autor: Athlynne Morley

Número de Páginas: 740

They had their beginnings where we all did, in the Greater World. According to tales written later, when God finished making the Lesser World, he invited all the souls in Heaven to look upon it. The ethereal crowds drew close at first, but the fires of making had not yet cooled upon the Earth, and in fear of the heat they drew back, all save seven. These were so entranced by the beauty they saw, they stepped without hesitation onto the Earth. They could not be burned, for they were still spirits without flesh, but God tied their immortal hearts to the heart of the Earth, and named them guardians of the Lesser World unto its ending. As long as they are there, close to the planet's heart, its life and continuation are said to be assured. Should they step away, the Lesser World becomes vulnerable. God help us, we stepped away.

Descolgando la luna

Autor: Gregory Hughes

Número de Páginas: 258

A la muerte de su padre, los hermanos Robert y Marie Claire deciden ir en busca de su único pariente cercano, un tío que vive en Nueva York, para que se convierta en su tutor y no sean ubicados en un hogar sustituto. Así, comienza su viaje iniciático... -¿Hacia dónde se dirigen?- preguntaron los agentes de la patrulla fronteriza. -Vamos a Nueva York a visitar a nuestra abuela, y a ver el edificio Empire State y la Estatua de la Libertad y todo lo demás. Y nuestra abuelita nos horneará uno de sus deliciosos pays de manzana. Su respuesta se escuchó muy convincente. Algunos días, yo mismo me preguntaba quién era en verdad la Rata. -¿Cómo se llama tu abuela?- preguntó el oficial. ¡Hasta ahí llegábamos! La actuación de Caperucita Roja de la Rata nos había arruinado. -Abuela, por supuesto. Me sentí aliviado cuando escuché las risas. -¿Le gustaría ver nuestros certificados de nacimiento?- dijo la Rata. ¡Siempre tenía que exagerar! ¡No se sentiría satisfecha hasta que nos encerraran! Conoce a la Rata: Una niña del campo con la astucia de un pandillero, que adora bailar y jugar futbol. Cuando el padre de la Rata muere, ella decide marcharse a Nueva York. ¿Qué...

Las tres caras de la luna

Autor: Sally Gardner

Número de Páginas: 179

Standish Treadwell es un héroe poco común. Es joven y disléxico. Y, sin embargo, es el único capaz de desenmascarar la gran mentira que prepara el gobierno... En Patria no se canta En Patria todo es sombra En Patria se premia a los delatores y desaparece sin dejar rastro cualquier enemigo. Sus habitantes viven bajo el yugo del opresivo y despiadado régimen dictatorial que controla y dirige cada uno de sus pasos, están acostumbrados a hablar entre susurros, a recelar de los vecinos, a los continuos cortes de luz, y ya ni se asustan cuando oyen el toque de queda. En Patria, la fantasía es la única vía de escape. Pero Standish no se rinde, sabe que más allá de las infranqueables y herméticas fronteras de su país, tiene que existir otro mundo, un mundo donde la libertad y la verdad no sean solo sueños imposibles sino una maravillosa realidad. «Por un lado están los que piensan linealmente, y por otro lado estás tú, que eres como un golpe de brisa en el parque de la imaginación.» Reseñas: «Hermoso, sobrecogedor, deslumbrante. Un libro perfecto.» Meg Rosoff « Las tres caras de la luna es una novela de otro planeta.» The Sunday Times «Esta novela es un canto al...

Once Upon a Crime

Autor: Jay R. Hancock

Número de Páginas: 188

The oil industry and computer technology are the backdrop for Once Upon A Crime, a story of greed, power, and a simple murder case. Mark Holt, a mid-western junior high school teacher, learns of his brothers death on the west coast. In an attempt to solve a case no one seems interested in, Mark leaves his career and a failed marriage behind to search for the answers to an ever increasing amount of questions. He teams up with a most unlikely computer whiz named Stephanie Caulder in a race to find the one clue that is so elusive.

Theatre Record

Número de Páginas: 648

SPIRIT OF HEROES

Autor: Jay Young

Número de Páginas: 233

Spirit of Heroes Book 2 of the Heroes Series The three remaining Nephilim, the giant heroes of old, have struggled throughout history to free their angelic ancestors from the pit of hell. Only the seven heroes of The Faction have stood against them and their cult of followers. But time is running out for monsters, demons, and heroes alike. As the members of The Faction share their secret tales and the true extent of their enemy's power is revealed, it becomes clear that God has gathered them for an apocalyptic battle. With a shadowed prophesy of betrayal and escape driving them all towards a frightening destiny, the burden of unraveling the greatest mystery rests especially heavy on the youngest hero, No Argentar. Peleg, Sabrina, Subaran, Simon, Fever, and Seraph must help No mature into the leader he was destined to be, even as battles rage without and within. Legions of enemies and rivers of blood stand between the heroes and their ultimate victory. Magic, treachery, and love will lead No and The Faction to the ends of the earth and beyond.

The Trouble With Polly Brown

Autor: Tricia Bennett

Número de Páginas: 522

In this second novel of the Polly Brown trilogy, we find Polly a few years older, and still enduring continual trials and tribulations at the hands of her ruthless guardians, uncaring teachers, and extremely cruel foster siblings. Although Polly is slow to trust a new friend--William, the new boy at school--she all too soon finds herself sharing the details of her unbelievable past adventures. When a shocking accusation finds her in more trouble than ever, Polly begins to lose her inner strength and self-confidence. With the help of some new friends and a few larger-than-life old friends--who create absolute pandemonium while attempting to rescue Polly as well as a few other troubled children--Polly finds her way back to a place where innocent, mistreated people are shown the love and kindness that they deserve. Will Polly Brown be able to regain her hope and confidence, and reinforce her belief in what she knows, deep down, to be true? " The Trouble with Polly Brown tugs at the emotional heartstrings, you want to laugh, cry and love Polly throughout. A desperate girl in a desperate world, dealing with many issues, bullying included, she is dramatically rescued by an old friend....

Nomad Codes

Autor: Erik Davis

Número de Páginas: 526

Erik Davis is an astute guide through the heavens and hells where cyber-reality, pop culture, and spiritual impulses arm wrestle each other for dominance.' - Jay Kinney Davis explores the codes (spiritual, cultural and embodied) people use to escape the limitation of their lives and enrich their experience of the world, from Asian religious traditions and West African trickster gods to Western occult and esoteric lore, to media technology and psychedelic science. Whether his subject is transvestite Burmese spirit mediums or Ufology, tripster king Terence McKenna or dub maestro Lee Perry, Davis writes with keen yet skeptical sympathy, intellectual subtlety and wit, and unbridled curiosity.

Organizational Autoethnographies

Autor: Andrew Herrmann

Número de Páginas: 185

(Small) Act One: -- (Small) Act Two: -- (Small) Act Three: -- (Small) Act Four: -- (Small) Act Five: -- Bibliography -- 8. Good Ol' Boys and Their Analog Networks -- Prologue -- My time at WHYE -- This is your father's newsroom -- One of these things is not like the other -- I want it painted black ... and pink -- Ethics, schmethics -- Leaning in and falling out -- Rebel cake: these are not the baked goods you're looking for -- Bibliography -- 9. Broken Promises: Psychological Contract Breach, Organizational Exit, and Occupational Change -- Exit, voice, loyalty, neglect -- Flash forward: one year later -- Trust and the psychological contract -- Interlude: becoming an academic -- Disconfirmation -- Communicating distrust by management -- Broken promises: loss of trust in management -- Heading out -- Discussion -- Bibliography -- Index

The Root of All Evil

Autor: Illiad

Número de Páginas: 148

It's back to Columbia Internet, "the friendliest, hardest-working, and most neurotic little Internet Service Provider in the world," for our third installment from the hit online comic, User Friendly. The cast: Quake-obsessed techies, self-absorbed sales staff, well-meaning execs, and assorted almost-humans. The background: too little office space, warring operating systems, and eternally clueless customers.Tag along as geeks go camping, Mike finds a new use for silly putty, and Stef decides to beef up his Quake skills with the Acme Forced-Feedback Enemy-Denial Smackdown Ergonomic Game Chair.If you've read the first two User Friendly editions from O'Reilly, you don't need an introduction to Greg, Jeff, Miranda, the Dust Puppy and the others. But if you haven't, welcome to the world of the hard-core geek, where humor--especially at one's own foibles--can be a survival skill. Since this is true of most work environments, chances are you won't have to know Unix or be able to log in as "root" in order to get the joke.Illiad's community is truly global--the comic's one-million-plus readers log on from Israel, Brazil, Iceland, New Zealand, and Greece, among other far-flung locations....

Global Development, Ethics, and Epistemic Injustice

Autor: Anna Malavisi

Número de Páginas: 233

Global Development, Ethics, and Epistemic Injustice: Rethinking Theory and Practice presents a critical analysis of global development from a perspective that is both theoretical and practical, addressing both ethical and epistemic issues. Offering a unique perspective from having worked as a practitioner in global development for several years, then left the practice to ponder the deep ethical issues that shadow global development, Anna Malavisi argues that one of the problems in global development today is the absence of an ethical analysis; ethics in development today is overshadowed by economic and political interests, as well as national self-interest. The book describes how Chagas diseases, as a Neglected Tropical Disease, continues to plague vulnerable populations in poorer countries such as Bolivia due to a very limited way in how it has been conceived, understood, and addressed. Malavisi offers a strong ethical approach, comprising a feminist methodology, a social ethical praxis, political responsibility, epistemic justice, and deep-green theory. A strong ethical approach is necessary to address Chagas Disease as well as other development problems in a more effective way.

Not Another Self-Help Book

Autor: Lindsey Kane Leaverton

Número de Páginas: 359

Reclaim your relationship with pain This may look like a book on the surface, but it's more of an experiential journey filled with relatable stories, original music, coloring book pages, irreverent humor, lessons for healing, and most of all, hope. With this book as your guide, you are invited to show up as the brave, badass woman you already are and challenge your past, current, and future experiences with brokenness. Through the lens of Lindsey, you will experience a paradigm shift as you learn how to grapple with all that life throws at you. If you're a pain magnet buried in overwhelm and exhaustion, suffocated by shame, stress, and guilt, this book is for you. Not Another Self-Help Book is for imperfect women who desperately want to reimagine their relationship with pain in all its forms. Flipping the script on the unhelpful notion that everything happens for a reason,Lindsey's words will revolutionize the way you see heartbreak, trauma, conflict, rejection, and humiliation. Gaining awareness that pain is the greatest teacher, you will learn how life isn't happening to you, it's happening for you. It's about damn time to ramp up your search for relief, start making sense of...

High on a Hill

Autor: Mae Foster Jay

Número de Páginas: 332

New York Magazine

Número de Páginas: 124

New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.

Security Sage's Guide to Hardening the Network Infrastructure

Autor: Steven Andres , Brian Kenyon , Erik Pack Birkholz

Número de Páginas: 543

This is the only computer book to focus completely on infrastucture security: network devices, protocols and architectures. It offers unique coverage of network design so administrators understand how they should design and protect their enterprises. Network security publishing has boomed in the last several years with a proliferation of materials that focus on various elements of the enterprise.* This is the only computer book to focus completely on infrastucture security: network devices, protocols and architectures* It offers unique coverage of network design so administrators understand how they should design and protect their enterprises* Helps provide real practical solutions and not just background theory

The Last Great Quest

Autor: Max Jones

Número de Páginas: 404

The story of Captain Scott's last Antarctic expedition is one of the greatest adventure stories ever told. Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Lieutenant Henry Bowers, Petty Officer Edgar Evans, Captain Lawrence Oates, and Dr Edward Wilson all died on the return trek from the South Pole, starved and frozen, only eleven miles from a supply camp. In November 1912, a rescue party discovered their last letters and diaries, which told a story of bravery, hardship, and self-sacrifice that shocked the world. Recent decades have seen controversy rage over whether Scott was the last of a line of great Victorian explorers, intent on discovering uncharted lands, or a hopeless incompetent driven by personal ambition. Rejecting the stereotypes, Max Jones reveals a complex figure, a product of the passions and preoccupations of an imperial age. He also shows how heroes are made and manipulated, through a close examination of the unprecedented outpouring of public grief at the news of the death of Scott.

Fighting Only Gets You Somewhere

Autor: Samantha Hartley

Número de Páginas: 611

Everyone has a battle in life that theyve had to face. For me, well, it wasnt something that a typical teenage girl had to deal with. No, it wasnt a lifelong disease or some crippling addiction I was trying to beat either. But, in a way, I guess you could say it was. My battle only got harder and 10 times more complicated when I met a Nixon. Then it got even worse when I met the rest of the Nixon clan. While I wouldnt say that my life was normal before I met William Nixon, I was actually trying to make it that way. I was trying to distance myself from what Id wrapped my whole life around. But one mistake one stupid decision to go back to the warehouse undid two years worth of hard work. Now I was back to where I started addicted, bloodied, crippled, and diseased. Only, I wasnt really. That would mean I was home and in reality I was the furthest thing from it. If I were home that would mean most things would be back to the way they were. But they werent. They couldnt be. There was only one thing that always seemed to stay the same. The place I could never escape. The place that drew me back time and time again. The warehouse. All I can say though is fighting only gets you...

Catalog of Copyright Entries

Autor: Library Of Congress. Copyright Office

Número de Páginas: 1070

Mirror, Mirror: Reflections of Self

Autor: Larry Robinson

Número de Páginas: 787

Mirror, Mirror: Reflections of Self--365-Day Life Journal is a journey for each of you toward emotional growth. It gives you an opportunity to look more closely into the issues that we all face in life. After each lesson you will find a question to answer. You may work on these lessons alone or with a partner. There are photographs, illustrations, poems, and comments from ordinary people from around the world. Mirror, Mirror teaches us that we are all a part of each other and that we share the same feelings no matter where we are from. Enjoy growing!

Great Monologues

Autor: Glenn Alterman

Número de Páginas: 167

A must-have resource for aspiring actors: both monologues to audition with and a step-by-step guide on the best monologue audition preparation! Great Monologues: And How to Give Winning Auditions is primarily for actors looking for excellent acting monologues for their monologue auditions. There are original monologues written specifically for auditions, as well as monologues from award-winning playwright Glenn Alterman’s plays. There are comedic, dramatic, and serio-comedic monologues for all audition calls. Great Monologues also offers a step-by-step process to prepare for all monologue auditions. The monologues offered run from one minute to five minutes, thus covering all audition times. There are also a number of in-depth interviews with major casting directors, directors, and theatre company artistic directors. If you are an aspiring actor in need of an audition monologue, or want the best advice on how to properly audition with a monologue, Great Monologues: And How to Give Winning Auditions is a must-have in your collection! Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business ...

Princeton Alumni Weekly

Número de Páginas: 1000

Welcome to Dystopia

Autor: K. G. Anderson , Richard Bowes , Elizabeth Bourne , Scott Bradfield , J. S. Breukelaar , Jennifer Marie Brissett , Becca Caccavo , Don D'ammassa , Stephanie Feldman , Eric James Fullilove , Ron Goulart , Eileen Gunn , Leslie Howle , Matthew Hughes , Janis Ian , Michael Kandel , Heather Lindsley , Lisa Mason , Barry N. Malzberg , David Marusek , Marry Anne Mohanraj , James Morrow , Ruth Nestvold , Deji Bryce Olukotun , Marguerite Reed , Robert Reed , Madeleine E. Robins , Jay Russell , Geoff Ryman , James Sallis , J. M. Sidorova , Brian Francis Slattery , Harry Turtledove , Deepak Unnikrishnan , Ts Vale , Leo Vladimirsky , Ray Vukcevich , Ted White , Paul Witcover , N. Lee Wood , Jane Yolen , Thomas Kaufsek , Paul La Farge , Yoon Ha Lee , Michael Libling

Número de Páginas: 440

In this diverse and vigorous mix of stories by newcomers and luminaries, writers offer their takes on what life might hold for us in the next few years. The resulting visions of war, oppression, and daily struggle are sometimes humorous, sometimes terrifying (and occasionally both), but always thought-provoking.

The Directory of American 45 R.p.m. Records

Autor: Ken Clee

Número de Páginas: 628

The Art of Forgiveness

Autor: Myk Habets , Philip Halstead

Número de Páginas: 318

Forgiveness is at the heart of the Christian Gospel. It goes hand in hand with love, mercy, and grace, the fundamental theological virtues. However, forgiveness is easier to define than it is to embody. This unique collection of essays brings together theologians, ethicists, and ministry practitioners into a constructive dialog which explores the complex and crucial concept of forgiveness: what it is, where it is to be found, and how it might be practiced. These essays reflect the perspectives of those from various traditions who nonetheless take the Christian Scriptures seriously, believe that forgiveness is central to living out the Gospel, and are creative in the ways in which forgiveness can be practiced. Forgiveness is an art and not simply a science; as such it requires trust, skill, and hope alongside love, mercy, and grace if it is to be embodied. This volume offers a unique window into the art of forgiveness and the faithful and innovative ways in which it is to be understood, embodied, and cultivated.

Pericles and the Conquest of History

Autor: Loren J. Samons, Ii

Número de Páginas: 347

As the most famous and important political leader in Athenian history, Pericles has featured prominently in descriptions and analysis of Athenian democracy from antiquity to the present day. Although contemporary historians have tended to treat him as representative of values like liberty and equality, Loren J. Samons, II demonstrates that the quest to make Athens the preeminent power in Greece served as the central theme of Pericles' career. More nationalist than humanist and less rationalist than populist, Pericles' vision for Athens rested on the establishment of an Athenian reputation for military success and the citizens' willingness to sacrifice in the service of this goal. Despite his own aristocratic (if checkered) ancestry, Pericles offered the common and collective Athenian people the kind of fame previously available only to heroes and nobleman, a goal made all the more attractive because of the Athenians' defensiveness about Athens' lackluster early history.

Behind Every Man!!!

Autor: Kanika Taylor , Stephanie Williams

Número de Páginas: 350

This is a fictional tale told from the viewpoints of two sisters as they capture the journeys of Monica, Sade, Kayleen, Lanisha, Armani, and Diamond. Six different women who come together in a therapeutic group setting and shared their tragic tales of love, life and everything in between. We hope that you are captivated and intrigued until the very end. So please, sit back, lay back how ever you get comfortable and enjoy... Reader ask yourself this question: Do you know any man who has a woman behind him willing to steal, lie, cheat or maybe even kill for him?

Makeup in the World of Beauty Vlogging

Autor: Clare Douglass Little

Número de Páginas: 233

This collection studies beauty vlogging as a phenomenon operating at the intersection of celebrity culture, digital communities, and the cosmetics industry. Exploring subjects ranging from race and gender to disability and religion, the chapters examine how the genre has impacted social media landscapes and gender expression. The contributors analyze how beauty vlogging makes community and economic success seem accessible for viewers as well as how the beauty vlog itself can function as a platform for enacting and inspiring social commentary and change. Makeup in the World of Beauty Vlogging studies the cultural phenomenon of the beauty vlog as a space where audiences and vloggers find a voice and a means of personal expression via the potentially subversive power of makeup and social media.

Dead on the Delta

Autor: Stacey Jay

Número de Páginas: 404

Once upon a time, fairies were the stuff of bedtime stories and sweet dreams. Then came the mutations, and the dre-ams became nightmares. Mosquito-size fairies now indulge their taste for human blood—and for most humans, a fairy bite means insanity or death. Luckily, Annabelle Lee isn’t most humans. The hard-drinking, smart-mouthed, bicycle-riding redhead is immune to fairy venom, and able to do the dirty work most humans can’t. Including helping law enforcement— and Cane Cooper, the bayou’s sexiest detective—collect evidence when a body is discovered outside the fairy-proof barricades of her Louisiana town. But Annabelle isn’t equipped to deal with the murder of a sixyear- old girl or a former lover-turned-FBI snob taking an interest in the case. Suddenly her already bumpy relationship with Cane turns even rockier, and even the most trust-worthy friends become suspects. Annabelle’s life is imploding: between relationship drama, a heartbreaking murder investigation, Breeze-crazed drug runners, and a few too many rum and Cokes, Annabelle is a woman on the run—from her past, toward her future, and into the arms of a darkness waiting just for her. . . .

The Spook in the Stacks

Autor: Eva Gates

Número de Páginas: 262

Halloween in North Carolina’s Outer Banks becomes seriously tricky when librarian Lucy Richardson stumbles across something extra unusual in the rare books section: a dead body. Wealthy businessman Jay Ruddle is considering donating his extensive collection of North Carolina historical documents to the Bodie Island Lighthouse Library, but the competition for the collection is fierce. Unfortunately, while the library is hosting a lecture on ghostly legends, Jay becomes one of the dearly departed in the rare books section. Now, it’s up to Lucy Richardson and her fellow librarians to bone up on their detective skills and discover who is responsible for this wicked Halloween homicide. Meanwhile, very strange things are happening at the library—haunted horses are materializing in the marsh, the lights seem to have an eerie life of their own, and the tiny crew of a model ship appears to move around when no one is watching. Is Lucy at her wit’s end? Or can it be that the Bodie Island Lighthouse really is haunted? With The Legend of Sleepy Hollow on everyone’s minds and ghoulish gossip on everyone’s lips, Lucy will need to separate the clues from the boos if she wants to crack ...

Illuminae

Autor: Jay Kristoff , Amie Kaufman

Número de Páginas: 590

The internationally and New York Times bestselling first book in a heart-stopping, high-octane trilogy that bends the sci-fi genre into a new dimension. Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the worst thing she’d ever been through. That was before her planet was invaded. Now, with enemy fire raining down on them, Kady and Ezra are forced to fight their way onto one of the evacuating craft, with an enemy warship in hot pursuit. But the warship could be the least of their problems. A deadly plague has broken out and is mutating, with terrifying results; the fleet’s AI, which should be protecting them, may actually be their biggest threat; and nobody in charge will say what’s really going on. As Kady plunges into a web of data hacking to get to the truth, it’s clear only one person can help her bring it all to light: Ezra. Told through a fascinating dossier of hacked documents, Illuminae is the first book in a heart-stopping, high-octane trilogy. ‘Never have I read a book so wholly unique and utterly captivating.’ Marie Lu ‘It certainly filled the Battlestar Galactica-shaped hole in my heart.’ Victoria Aveyard Can’t get enough Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman? Try the...

The Minimum Security Chronicles

Autor: Stephanie Mcmillan

Número de Páginas: 161

From the winner of the 2012 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, a character-driven tale about our threatened environment and the practicality of putting contemporary revolutionary strategy into action. In The Minimum Security Chronicles, the latest long-form narrative from Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award–winning cartoonist Stephanie McMillan, lifelong friends Kranti and Bananabelle are rounded up during a protest and locked in a pen by a faraway railroad track. After their escape, when trying to gain proof of their capture, Kranti discovers the future site of a nuclear power plant. After attempting to shut it down, she learns of an even more ecologically dangerous enterprise: a massive geo-engineering project scheduled to begin in a matter of weeks. And so begins the tale of a group of friends—among them an apolitical computer programmer, an aspiring musician who joins the Occupy movement, a lovestruck community gardener, a militant bunny and a guinea pig theorist—who try to halt the plans of evil corporate overlords bent on destroying the earth for profit.