Pointing out that the long arc of human intellectual history has been toward greater abstraction, Pterodactyl Cries: Art, Abstraction, and Apocalypse develops a wide ranging discourse on abstraction in visual art and its relationships to referentiality, internality, history, oppression, and apocalypse. Including an indictment of materialism on a variety of distinct registers, connections are made to the misuse of history in support of the injustices of sexism, racism, and colonialism through a "tyranny of false evidence" and deceit.
"When townspeople start disappearing after the arrival of a magician who knows about his past, Henry must separate truth from sleight-of-hand to solve the mystery of the Shadowghast lantern before they are all swallowed by darkness"--
For Kate Hopper, pregnancy is downright unpleasant. She is tired and heavy and worried, and she wants her wine and caffeine back. But then, at a routine checkup, her doctor frowns at her chart and says, “I’m worried about a couple of things”—and unpleasant suddenly seems like paradise. What follows is a harrowing, poignant, and occasionally hysterical journey through premature motherhood, from the starting point of “leaking a little protein” to the early delivery of her tiny daughter because of severe preeclampsia and the beginning of a new chapter of frightful, lifelong love. Half a million babies are born prematurely in the United States every year—almost one every minute—each with a unique story, and Hopper eloquently gives a voice to what their parents share: the shock, the scares, the lonely nights in the neonatal intensive care unit, the fierce attention to detail that makes for sanity and craziness, the light of faith, the warmth of family, and the terrifying attachment. Through it all runs the power of words to connect us to one another, as Hopper draws on her gifts as a writer first to help her navigate this uncertain territory and then to tell her story. With candor, grace, and a healthy dose of humor, she takes us into the final weeks of her pregnancy, the this-was-not-part-of-the-plan first weeks of little Stella’s life, and the isolated world she and her husband inhabited when they took their daughter home at the onset of a cold Minnesota winter. Finally, frankly, Hopper ventures into the complicated question of whether to have another child. Down-to-earth and honest about the hard realities of having a baby, as well as the true joys, Ready for Air is a testament to the strength of motherhood—and stories—to transform lives.
The first four parts are introductions to each character, and from there, we move into the story. - Rivalry - Mafia family dysfunction - Division - Coming together Oscar Al-Ghul has always found Lee Yen-Soo a threat to his Mafia world, as well as his reputation. The people give Yen-Soo the attention Oscar wanted. The attention he craved for is never given. After hearing the birth of his newly conceived son, his anger and resentment increase. The birth of an Alpha is unexpected. Awhile back, Alpha and their packs have overtaken the entire Mafia World. They are seen as strong, fearless, and dominating. The feeling of insecurity falls on the Mafias who are humans, wondering what makes them so special. Jealousy grows, and with that comes rivalry, and with rivalry comes the division. Sophia Al-Ghul, Oscar’s wife, bore him children, and Oscar comes up with an idea to help his kids remain in an environment where they don’t have to feel inferior. He invests in building a school with a few of his other friends that has the same views as he does. This school would only authorize kids with human genetics and no trace of any kind of wolf blood. Growing up, Oscar has taught his kids that werewolves wanted to dominate wherever they step foot and look down on people they overpowered. He has taught them to stay away and to never to be seen with any. Lee discovers what Al-Ghul had been plotting, and word spreads quicker than light. Furious at the allegations put against people of his kind, he decides to fire back to keep the humans away from werewolves. No trace of humans should be near their territories in neither day nor night. Since then, gaps has grown between friends and communities.
In the fourth tale in this beloved series, villainous Sebastian Eels returns to Eerie-on-Sea, thrusting Herbie and Violet into a new adventure involving a missing girl, a spooky wax museum, and a dangerous clockwork robot. Herbie Lemon, Lost-and-Founder at the Grand Nautilus Hotel, and his fearless friend Violet Parma have unearthed many secrets in their village of Eerie-on-Sea: secrets lurking beneath the waves, lapping onto the beaches, and lying behind locked doors. When their brilliant and ruthless nemesis, Sebastian Eels, returns with a plan to open the long-shuttered waxworks museum, Herbie and Violet suspect nefarious motives. Their investigation leads them into the dark Netherways below the town—and into the tragic past of the famous toymaker and inventor Ludovic Festergrimm and his doomed daughter, Pandora. Sebastian Eels is convinced that within the story of Festergrimm is the key to Eerie’s deepest secret—a secret in which Herbie himself plays a crucial part—and he’ll stop at nothing to uncover it, including bringing a terrifying clockwork legend back to life. With echoes of fairy tales and monster movies, plus a dismembered finger or two, this is a deliciously creepy addition to a fantastical mystery series that is perfectly calibrated to thrill middle-grade readers.
Collected poems and wordflow about life, love, relationships, the universe, written from the perspective of an individual named Tiffany Urquhart. Read it yourself to truly feel the power and energy behind these words.
The Life of Jesus Like You've Never Imagined Jesus asked His disciples, "Who do you say I am?" It's a question that still needs an answer today. With deft, insightful, and humorous strokes, award-winning biographer Jared Brock weaves archaeology, philosophy, history, and theology to create a portrait of Jesus we've never seen before. This is a groundbreaking biography about the historical Jesus we don't usually think about: The child refugee. The "carpenter" who most likely worked with stone. The adult who walked at least 21,525 miles in His lifetime and yet never tasted tomatoes or potatoes. The itinerant rabbi whose real name wasn't Jesus. The political revolutionary whose brutal murder was secretly masterminded by a power-hungry mafia family. More than a fascinating biography, A God Named Josh seeks to illuminate Jesus of Nazareth from new perspectives, grounded in history, that will surprise Christians and atheists alike. "The same wonderful story, the same incredible Savior, the same good news... but written with such clarity that everything you thought you knew about Jesus will seem new and exciting."--STEVE BROWN, founder of Key Life and author of Laughter and Lament "Prepare yourself: Jesus is about to become thrillingly, subversively, dangerously, gloriously interesting again."--MARK BUCHANAN, author of God Walk: Moving at the Speed of Your Soul
THIS IS THE SECOND BOOK OF THE IMMORTALS! THE IMMORTALS AND THEIR ALLIES HAVE TRAVELED TO A WORLD, MILLIONS OF YEARS IN THE PAST. THE IMMORTALS MUST FACE THEIR ANCIENT ENEMIES TO STAY ALIVE. IN THIS STORY, BEJINE AND HIS FAMILY,AS WELL AS THEIR ALLIES, FIGHT TO STAY ALIVE AND TO STAY FREE IN A WORLD FILLED WITH CAVEMEN,ANCIENT HUMANS, OGRES, GIANTS AND VAMPIRES. ITIS FAST-PACED WITH DANGER AROUND EVERY CORNER,AND BEHIND EVERY TREE!
Equus Insanus, son of the intrepid Aquila, finds the civilized life of Rome tedious. So he is eager to return to his native land of Terra Novo to assist in the construction of Caesar's latest fancy -- a transprovincial railroad. But on this alternate Earth where the Roman Empire rules America, things seldom go as planned. Soon the project is beset with savage Indian raids and inexplicable disasters...and Equus's father returns from the future with a dire warning: The evil Time Criminal is back and stronger than ever, and even Aquila of the time-trading Dimensional Patrol is powerless to act! Now only Equus Insanus stands between the Time Criminal and the destruction of the universe!
Travel back in time and walk with Dinosaurs and Cavemen with stories to excite your Imagination. Most modern contemporary Dinosaur fiction came directly from the golden era especially from the minds of the best pulp fiction writers. Showcased here are stories from the best writers of the genre and the best magazines such as AMAZING STORIES, FANTASTIC ADVENTURES, and WONDER STORIES some of which include: 1.....The Lost Warship. A WW2 Battleship is thrust into a Ancient past and a world of the Reptiles. 2.....One Prehistoric Night. Visiting Aliens attempt to colonize Ancient Earth and encounter Prehistoric Monsters. 3.....Blitzkreig in the Past. A WW2 Tank goes back in time and encounters a strange land of Prehistoric Monsters and Cavemen. A thrilling, suspenseful novel you don't want to miss!
