Lost among the Distant Quiet Echoes
Lost among the Distant Quiet Echoes

Author: Eric W. Bishop

Publisher: Booktango

Published: 2013-03-11

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 1468900544

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Have you ever wondered where Dragons came from and how they lived? What they are really like and if they are still around? Ever wonder if aliens have ever landed here? And if so, where are they now? Ever wonder why we are really here, what we are doing to ourselves, or where we are heading? Have you eaten fried chicken lately and wondered what it would be like to be the chicken? Ever wonder what would happen if the chicken had an equal say in the matter? Do you ever wonder what hides in the darkest places in our hearts that we don’t like to examine and never mention to anyone? Ever wonder what happens when love lies lost? Or what beauty lies before us every day? In this collection of short stories by author Eric W. Bishop, you can find the answers to the questions and more. It is an assortment of funny, sad, romantic, imaginative, horrific, beautiful, and sometimes even thought provoking stories that comes directly from his heart and his twisted imagination. So take the journey with him as he takes you from the depths of the human mind to the outer edges of the solar system, Follow the quest as it shadows the simple life of a butterfly, goes into the distant future and then back again into the legendary past. Relive your childhood in all its glory and pain. Tremble in fear as the past comes back to haunt you once more. And then, rejoice in the thrill of remembering the power that expands the world around you. Discovery many adventures along the way, including the Eighth and Final Voyage of Sinbad, a tale from The Thousand and One Tales of the Arabian Nights. A forgotten tale that has never before been made public. See together, how far we can let ourselves sink in despair or how high we can rise in glory, in this groundbreaking collection of stories. A collection you and your friends are sure to treasure for a long time... “Go ahead, plunge right in, and see if the water is warm or cold.” “And hopefully, I’ll see you on the other side.” E.W.B.

The Silent Echo
The Silent Echo

Author: Helen Paloge

Publisher: Lexington Books

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9780739121726

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The Silent Echo examines the texts and subtexts of a number of English and American contemporary women's novels dealing with middle age. These novels of midlife chart the brief development of a female protagonist in early or late middle age as she achieves some measure of emotional and physical contentment or wisdom. Author Helen Paloge clearly shows that, in fact, these novels, which claim to confront in narrative terms the gender-bound implications of aging, generally reveal an unconscious denial of the truth of aging's significance for women, a consistent dishonesty on this score, and an ultimate refusal to confront the issues they claim to examine. The Silent Echo explores fiction by such authors as Margaret Atwood, Joan Barfoot, Fay Weldon, and Joyce Carol Oates, in search of the middle-aged woman's body and its decline unto death. If the quest for happiness or meaning in most of these novels proves successful, it is despite, rather than because of, the middle-aged body. The aging female body might present no hindrance to happiness, but it must be acknowledged and engaged.

Echoes of a Distant Summer
Echoes of a Distant Summer

Author: Guy Johnson

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2011-10-12

Total Pages: 954

ISBN-13: 1588361993

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“You done lived a tough life, boy, and I know I’m part responsible for that. I ain’t askin’ you to excuse me or forgive me. Just know I did the best I knew to do. I was just tryin’ to make you tough enough to deal with the world. To stand tall among men, I knew you had to be strong and have yo’ own mind.” “You were preparing me for war, Grandfather.” Guy Johnson, the author of the critically acclaimed debut Standing at the Scratch Line, continues the Tremain family saga. Jackson St. Clair Tremain hasn’t spoken to his grandfather King in nearly twenty years. Disgusted by the violence and bloodlust that seemed to be his grandfather’s way of life, Jackson chose to distance himself from King and live a simpler life. But now King is gravely ill, and his impending death places Jackson’s life—as well as those of his family and friends—in jeopardy. Reluctantly, Jackson travels to Mexico to see King. But after a brief reconciliation, his grandfather is assassinated, and Jackson suspects that his grandmother Serena may have had a hand in it. Jackson takes control of King’s organization, and as he does, he reflects on the summers he spent in Mexico as a child and the lessons he learned there at the knee of his strong-willed, complex grandfather. In Echoes of a Distant Summer, Guy Johnson introduces us to a new hero, Jackson St. Clair Tremain, who learns that, like his grandfather, he must be willing to protect those he loves—at all costs.

Titanic: Echo of the Dying Confession
Titanic: Echo of the Dying Confession

Author: Troy Veenstra

Publisher: Veenstra Publishing

Published: 2014-07-01

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13:

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by Alice DiNizo for Readers' Favorite The incredible steamship named Titanic sank on her maiden voyage across the Atlantic on April 15, 1912, and books have been written and movies produced about this tragic steamship disaster. Troy Veenstra has written "Titanic: Echo of the Dying Confession" which covers the Titanic's demise but with a different slant. In journal format, the narrator of this chilling version tells of how he sought revenge for his father's tragic loss of his ownership of the famed White Star Lines when the White Star board sells the shipping line to American millionaire J.P. Morgan. The narrator is angered, incensed that his father, whom he worshiped, is treated badly by business associates and the building of the super steamships, the Olympic, the Titanic, and the Gigantic are to be built. The rest is well-known history. "Titanic: Echo of the Dying Confession" is a unique work of fiction about the Titanic. Using italics to convey conversation, the author has the narrator transcribing his thoughts as he is dying. Once young, the narrator is now an old and grieving man as he sits on his ocean-side estate and gazes upon the Atlantic Ocean which he refers to as a "massive rolling grave site". He thinks of the revenge he sought and the pain it caused those who perished. This journal is long, descriptive and very Victorian, as befits the memories of a gentleman born in 1856. On page 199, the narrator says that his memoirs as contained in this story are "the longest confession of one man's transgressions ever written upon paper. But the writing is just how a man of those times would express himself, and the characters of both fictional and real people of the Titanic are true to the times and to history. Titanic fans and most of the others will love reading "Titanic: Echo of the Dying Confession."

The Echo Chamber
The Echo Chamber

Author: Luke Williams

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2011-08-04

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 1101517646

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An evocative and exquisitely written debut novel about family, empire and money. Impressive in its scope and ambition, this first novel is at once a family saga, a book that reimagines the myth of the empire, and a history of objects. The Echo Chamber is narrated by fifty-four- year-old Evie Steppman, who grew up in Nigeria in the 1950s during the last decade of British rule. As a child, Evie exhibited extraordinarily acute powers of hearing; now, alone in an attic in Scotland that is filled with objects from her past and with her powers of hearing starting to fade, she sets out to record her history before it all disintegrates into a meaningless din. Tales of the twelfth-century mapmaker in Palermo, stories whispered by embittered expatriates, and eyewitness accounts from Nigeria's civil war mingle with Evie's memories of her childhood, of her grandfather, a watchmaker who attempted to forge a mechanical likeness of his dead wife, and of her travels across America. Williams's interest in history and storytelling and his talent for evoking multiple voices will remind readers of the work of David Mitchell, Peter Carey, and Jonathan Safran Foer.

The Echo of Silence
The Echo of Silence

Author: Annamaria Farricelli

Publisher: Edizioni 2000diciassette

Published: 2023-05-01

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13:

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A violence. A torn adolescence, with deceptions and flattery. A shotgun marriage. The solitude. What life holds for the main character of this history? She will manage to redeem herself with the sheer force of her heart? A glimpse of thought-provoking real life that gives hope. It’s always sunny behind the clouds.

Alone in the Echo: A Journey Within
Alone in the Echo: A Journey Within

Author: Amrahs Hseham

Publisher: Mahesh Dutt Sharma

Published: 2024-01-07

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13:

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The tales within "Alone in the Echo: A Journey Within" are not just stories; they are testaments to the strength and resilience of the female spirit. In a world that often demands women to be resilient, these stories celebrate the unyielding courage of women who face their solitude head-on. These characters are not damsels in distress waiting for rescue; they are architects of their destinies, finding solace, companionship, and even joy within the confines of their solitude. Through the prism of these narratives, readers will witness the transformation of solitude from a burden to a source of empowerment. The women in these stories draw upon their internal reservoirs of strength, confront their fears, and emerge as heroines of their lives. In the face of adversity, they redefine their identities, proving that solitude, far from being a weakness, can be a catalyst for profound personal growth.

Escaping the Echoes of the Past
Escaping the Echoes of the Past

Author: Tomas Colorado

Publisher: Tomas Colorado

Published: 2024-10-31

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13:

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In the turbulent 1990s, as the war between the Medellín and Cali cartels nears its end and Pablo Escobar’s death looms on the horizon, Diosemiro and Máicol find themselves trapped in a deadly game. They’ve signed a pact they believe will open doors to a better life under the protection of the Cali cartel. But the reality is far darker: unknowingly, they’ve aligned their fate with the cartel’s enemies. Pressed by the weight of poverty in Buenaventura and haunted by unfulfilled promises, Máicol urges Diosemiro to flee to the United States, but Diosemiro hesitates. The waiting becomes a deadly trap, as rumors of a new sorcerer in the neighborhood bring ominous warnings. When danger becomes imminent, their only way out seems just out of reach. What was once an option to escape has now become a desperate necessity. Escaping the Echoes of the Past is a heartbreaking journey filled with broken dreams, delayed decisions, and the longing for a better life. The path stretches longer, the future grows more uncertain, and the echoes of their prayers to God fade into silence. How many more days can they endure? How many more nights before the weight of their past crushes them completely?