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Author: Herve Jubert
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2006-10-03
Total Pages: 397
ISBN-13: 0060777206
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA witch/detective and her young associate try to track a serial killer known as the Baron of the Mists in a city where crime should be impossible.
Author: Herve Jubert
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2005-09-20
Total Pages: 407
ISBN-13: 0060777176
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA sorceress and a police detective track a reborn Jack the Ripper through historically recreated cities, from Victorian London to Montezuma's Mexico City.
Author: Darren Arnold
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Published: 2019-06-25
Total Pages: 119
ISBN-13: 1800347227
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUndoubtedly the most notorious title in director Ken Russell’s controversial filmography, The Devils (1973) caused a real furor on its initial theatrical release, only to largely disappear for many years. This Devil’s Advocate considers the film’s historical context, as the timing of the first appearance of The Devils is of particular importance, its authorship and adaptation (Russell’s auteur reputation aside, the screenplay is based on John Whiting’s 1961 play of the same name, which was in turn based on Aldous Huxley’s 1952 book The Devils of Loudun), and its generic hybridity. Darren Arnold goes on to examine the themes prevalent in the film—this is the only film of Russell’s which the director considered to be political—and considers the representation of gender and sexuality, gender fluidity, and how sex and religion clash to interesting and controversial effect. He concludes by revisiting the film’s censorship travails and the various versions of The Devils that have appeared on both big and small screens, and the film’s legacy and influence.
Author: Cecile Pineda
Publisher: Wings Press
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 237
ISBN-13: 0916727998
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs much personal journal as investigative journalism, this account traces the worsening developments at Fukushima Daiichi during the first year following the nuclear disaster. Often poetic in tone and philosophic in scope, this day-to-day reportage is peppered with the author's reflections and dramatic monologues as she investigates the public's willing blindness toward the nuclear power industry's disregard for public safety in the pursuit of profit. The book offers a unique perspective and attempts to come to terms with Fukushima's catastrophic consequences on the planet.
Author: Steven Kotler
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2022-04-19
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 1250202108
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNew York Times bestselling author Steven Kotler's follow up to Last Tango in Cyberspace, a near-future thriller about the evolution of empathy in the tradition of William Gibson and Neal Stephenson. Hard to say exactly when the human species fractured. Harder to say when this new talent arrived. But Lion Zorn, protagonist of Last Tango in Cyberspace, is the first of his kind—an empathy tracker, an emotional forecaster, with a felt sense for how culture evolves and the future arrives. It’s also a useful skill in today’s competitive business market. In The Devil’s Dictionary, when a routine em-tracking job goes sideways and em-trackers themselves start disappearing, Lion finds himself not knowing who to trust in a life and death race to uncover the truth. And when the trail leads to the world’s first mega-linkage, a continent-wide national park advertised as the best way to stave off environmental collapse, and exotic animals unlike any on Earth start showing up—Lion’s quest for truth becomes a fight for the survival of the species. Packed with intrigue and heart-pounding action, marked by unforgettable characters and vivid storytelling, filled with science-based brilliance and cult comic touches, The Devil’s Dictionary is Steven Kotler at his thrilling science fiction best.
Author: Jane Rusbridge
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2009-07-06
Total Pages: 342
ISBN-13: 1408803283
DOWNLOAD EBOOK_______________ 'This intricately structured, brilliantly observed modern take on a family saga is both passionate and moving and the prose snaps, crackles and pops with gorgeous detail' - Lesley Glaister 'Vividly and intensely written' - Jane Rogers, author of Mr Wroe's Virgins 'Pure pleasure to read' - Kathy Page, author of The Story of My Face 'A sharp exposé of the devastating effects of the taboos that govern motherhood ... This story is fresh, vivid - and startlingly contemporary' - Alison MacLeod, author of The Changeling _______________ A haunting, lyrical story of love, betrayal, and family secrets buried in the shifting landscape of memory It is 1958 and the Sputnik satellite has taken a dog up into space; back on earth, five-year-old Andy has a new sister, Elaine - a baby who, his father insists, is 'not quite all there'. While his parents argue over whether or not to send Elaine away, Andy sleeps beside her cot each night, keeping guard and watching as his mother - once an ambitious, energetic nurse - twists away into her private, suffocating sadness. Knots keep treasures safe, Andy's rope-maker grandfather tells him, and, as he listens to stories of the great Harry Houdini, Andy learns the Carrick Bend, the Midshipman's Hitch and the Monkey's Fist. Then a young painter, hired to decorate the family's house, seems to call Andy's mother back from the grief in which she is lost. But one day, at The Siding - the old railway carriage that serves as the family's seaside retreat - Andy is left in charge of his baby sister on a wind-chopped beach, where he discovers that not all treasures can be kept safe for ever. Three decades later Andrew returns from self-imposed exile to The Siding, the place where his life first unravelled. Looking back on the broken strands of his childhood, he tries, at last, to weave them together, aided by his grandfather's copy of The Ashley Book of Knots and the arrival of a wild-haired, tango-dancing sculptor - a woman with her own ideas about making peace with the past.
Author: Jennifer Isbell
Publisher: Author House
Published: 2011-08-03
Total Pages: 186
ISBN-13: 1463445296
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNone of what Simon has experienced has been true his life his sinful duties none of it, Simon is a sick child he is living in two worlds; fantasy and reality but he wont accept the truth and wake up. vengeance and hate engulf his heart he wants his family dead and will not stop until they are in their graves. but when reality come to it shatters all that he has achieved and all those he killed Simon has been locked up in a mental hospital all of his life he has a severe brain tumor and everyday it is getting worse he is dying and he knows it and at this point its up to him to pick either heaven or hell he must make a decision and replenish for his sins or he will dwell in hell forever its all up to him.
Author: Celso Hurtado
Publisher: Inkshares
Published: 2023-10-03
Total Pages: 210
ISBN-13: 1950301648
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSan Antonio is full of secrets, and seventeen-year-old Erasmo Cruz investigates the strangest of them. After gaining renown for surviving the city's legendary Ghost Tracks, he has set up shop as a paranormal investigator. But helping exorcize other people’s demons doesn’t seem to relieve his own; his best friend Rat has abandoned him, his grandmother is nearing death, and his own health has taken a sudden decline. None of these hardships can prepare Erasmo for the story his newest client brings him. Two decades after a strange ritual at a rural ranch, Bradley Erickson is being hunted by the Devil. In exchange for the life of his dreams, Bradley must surrender the blood of his child. The case hurls Erasmo into a dark web of cults, bargains, and broken pasts. Only one thing is certain: the Devil keeps his promises.
Author: Linda Lee Peterson
Publisher: Prospect Park Books
Published: 2013-08-16
Total Pages: 351
ISBN-13: 1938849124
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMaggie Fiori, magazine editor and amateur sleuth, gets entangled in a high-profile murder among San Francisco's elite.
Author: Steven Kotler
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2019-05-14
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 1250202078
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt was a new skill... One that might change the world. What could a person do who could track empathy? His friends call him Lion, he is the first of his kind. Some describe it as emotional foresight, but really, he can see cultural trends before they emerge. What he didn’t expect was for Big Pharma to come calling. In 2025, technology has made massive leaps forward. Not every group wants to use it for good. Artic Pharmaceuticals has a new drug and a bad idea. They call on Lion, because he is the key to getting the formula they need. But when he starts to sense their hidden agenda, will they take drastic action? Then Lion discovers a decapitated human head... Is he being hunted? Can he stop a global disaster? You’ll love this edge-of-your seat cyberpunk thriller, because it will keep you turning the pages late into the night. Get it now.
