Prelude to Hemlock

Prelude to Hemlock

Author: Steven D. Vivian

Publisher: Bitingduck Press LLC

Published: 2007-11-11

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 1932482385

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Prelude to Hemlock is a black comedy that follows the fortunes of the young narrator, Jeffrey Edwards. A contrarian by nature and libertine by choice, Jeff is charming, caustic, fiercely intelligent...and fiercely self-destructive. Jeff writes lyrics for his sister Kim, a gifted rock musician, and as Kim's musical star rises, the siblings become entangled in events both comic and appalling. Along the way, Jeff contends with his pill-popping mother; his breezy and scheming father; and his dope-smoking friend, Tall Patty. As these characters intertwine and collide, Kim's career approaches the bright brink of success--even as she and Jeff approach the darkest brink of disaster. Jeff understands that what the righteous really dread is a world with no sinners, but he and Kim cannot quite grasp the cost of truly living as they please. This book is also in print. For an author bio, photo, and a sample read visit bosonbooks.com.


Socratic Philosophy

Socratic Philosophy

Author: R.H Rizvi

Publisher: R.H Rizvi

Published: 2024-05-17

Total Pages: 43

ISBN-13:

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Embark on a profound exploration of timeless wisdom with 'Socratic Philosophy,' a captivating journey through the teachings and insights of one of history's greatest thinkers. Delve into the Socratic method, a powerful tool for critical thinking and self-discovery, as you uncover the essence of virtue, knowledge, and the pursuit of truth. Through thought-provoking dialogues and philosophical inquiries, this book invites readers to ponder life's deepest questions and contemplate the nature of existence itself. Whether you're a seasoned philosopher or a curious seeker of wisdom, 'Socratic Philosophy' offers invaluable guidance for navigating the complexities of the human experience and embracing a life of purpose and meaning.


Prelude to a Witch

Prelude to a Witch

Author: Amanda M Lee

Publisher:

Published: 2021-05-02

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13:

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Bay Winchester has battled ghosts, shades, poltergeists ... and sometimes her own family. It's the latter giving her fits now. Well, and Hemlock Cove's younger set of course.Bay thought the worst was behind her when she modified the memories of four tempestuous teenagers bent on stealing magic and wielding it in a tyrannical manner. Unfortunately for her, when one of those teenagers ends up dead behind the inn her father owns, things start to spiral.The girl's death is ritual in fashion, bloody runes painted on the trees, and Bay can't wrap her head around exactly what has happened. Then things get worse when dark figures start appearing in windows, black ghosts threatening Bay and her family at every turn.Between the horror haunting Hemlock Cove and the annoying presence of Bay's former boss and his current fiancée, who just so happens to be a distant relative, Bay has her hands full ... and that's before her cousin Clove's baby starts displaying a rather interesting skillset that is going to force accommodations within the family.All Bay wants is a little break to plan her wedding and look forward to happily ever after with her fiancé Landon Michaels. What's she's going to get is a whole lot of trouble.Bay's growing powers are drawing in a new element of evil. It's going to take everything she has - and a little help from Aunt Tillie - to fight the ultimate battle. Survival isn't a given but Bay is determined to make it to her big day.No matter what.


Hemlock Grove

Hemlock Grove

Author: Brian McGreevy

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2012-03-27

Total Pages: 331

ISBN-13: 0374532915

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"An epic, original reinvention of the Gothic novel, taking the characters of our greatest novels, myths, and nightmares - the werewolf, the vampire, Frankenstein - and reimagining them for our time"--


THE PSYCHOLOGY OF DISCIPLESHIP

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF DISCIPLESHIP

Author: Dr. Douglas M. Baker

Publisher: Baker eBooks Publishing

Published: 2014-04-11

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1625690282

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THE PSYCHOLOGY OF DISCIPLESHIP: This large volume is another fantastic example of Dr. Baker’s deep insight into the required understanding needed for rapid progress on the path toward mental and emotional wholeness and personality integration. It is the textbook for each of us to understand ourselves and the steps we must take towards initiations and union with the Soul! Amongst the many subjects, Dr. Baker explains the functions of the Soul and the Monad, the Dweller on the Threshold, the Heaven World, Initiations, the Burning Ground; the Unconscious and Superconscious and much, much more. Again, the student’s understanding is aided by many charts, images and lists. This inspiring volume has become the working textbook, not only for the neophyte and would be initiate, but also for the care and development of those we call supergifted. These are children, coming into incarnation today in vast numbers, who have had many lives on earth and whose consequent spiritual development needs special attention. Their spiritual qualities are itemized and methods of recognising these pearls of humanity are given.


Citizens & Cannibals

Citizens & Cannibals

Author: Eli Sagan

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 652

ISBN-13: 9780742508316

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What transformed moral citizens into guillotine cannibals during the French Revolution and the Great Reign of Terror? The answer, argues Eli Sagan, is the exact same force which has killed millions of people in the twentieth century--ideological terror. Citizens and Cannibals offers readers the most comprehensive and incisive explanation of the gruesome Terror, its causes, and its consequences for the modern world.


Why Socrates Died

Why Socrates Died

Author: Robin Waterfield

Publisher: Emblem Editions

Published: 2010-05-04

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0771088639

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A revisionist account of the most famous trial and execution in Western civilization — one with great resonance for modern society In the spring of 399 BCE, the elderly philosopher Socrates stood trial in his native Athens. The court was packed, and after being found guilty by his peers, Socrates died by drinking a cup of poison hemlock, his execution a defining moment in ancient civilization. Yet time has transmuted the facts into a fable. Aware of these myths, Robin Waterfield has examined the actual Greek sources, presenting a new Socrates, not an atheist or guru of a weird sect, but a deeply moral thinker, whose convictions stood in stark relief to those of his former disciple, Alcibiades, the hawkish and self-serving military leader. Refusing to surrender his beliefs even in the face of death, Socrates, as Waterfield reveals, was determined to save a morally decayed country that was tearing itself apart. Why Socrates Died is then not only a powerful revisionist book, but a work whose insights translate clearly from ancient Athens to the present day.