Superman on the Roof
Superman on the Roof

Author: Lex Williford

Publisher: Rose Metal Press

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781941628065

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Fiction. Winner of the 10th Annual Rose Metal Press Short Short Chapbook Contest, judged by Ira Sukrungruang. A concise and compelling novella-in-flash spanning decades from the 1960s to the present, Lex Williford's SUPERMAN ON THE ROOF offers an elegiac coming-of-age tale and a family portrait imbued with tragedy, guilt, grief, and forgiveness. The arguments, injustices, and triumphs of childhood echo into the adult world in unforgettable detail in these short powerful stories. This limited edition chapbook features letterpress covers and specialty endpapers. "SUPERMAN ON THE ROOF did not let me go. There is a red siren of urgency in Williford's every sentence, every word. It is a book that reiterates what Lee K. Abbott once said to me many years ago: 'Everything is the matter in the short story.' Everything is the matter in SUPERMAN ON THE ROOF. In its brevity, its pace, the contained voice of the consistent narrator, in the flashes of story about a family trying hard to find themselves after heartbreak." Ira Sukrungruang"

Gladiator
Gladiator

Author: Philip Wylie

Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand

Published: 2023-06-09

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13:

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Gladiator, first published in 1930, tells the story of Hugo Danner, who is given superhuman speed, endurance, strength, and intelligence by his father as an experiment in creating a better human. We follow Hugo throughout his life viewed from his perspective, from childhood, when Hugo first discovers he’s different from others, to adulthood, as Hugo tries to find a positive outlet for his abilities around the time of the first World War. Gladiator has been made into a 1938 comedy movie, and is thought to be the inspiration for the Superman comic books—though this has not been confirmed.

Superman and the Authority (2021-) #1
Superman and the Authority (2021-) #1

Author: Grant Morrison

Publisher: DC Comics

Published: 2021-07-20

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13:

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Sometimes even Superman finds a task almost impossible. Sometimes even the Last Son of Krypton needs to enlist help. Some tasks require methods and heroes that don’t scream “Justice League.” So Clark Kent, the Metropolis Marvel, seeks out Manchester Black, the most dastardly of rogues, to form an all-new Authority tasked with taking care of some business on the sly. Not only will Black know the right candidates for the team, but if Superman can make him behave himself and act in service of the greater good, then he’ll prove literally anyone can be a hero! They’ll have to move quickly, however, as the Ultra-Humanite forms his own team to take out the Man of Steel. This new limited series helps launch an all-new Superman status quo, setting up story elements that reverberate across both Action Comics and Superman: Son of Kal-El in the months to come. And not only is Superman putting together a superstar team, but it takes superstars to tell the tale: Grant Morrison (The Green Lantern, All-Star Superman) and Mikel Janín (Batman, Future State: Superman: Worlds of War)!Sometimes even Superman finds a task almost impossible. Sometimes even the Last Son of Krypton needs to enlist help. Some tasks require methods and heroes that don’t scream “Justice League.” So Clark Kent, the Metropolis Marvel, seeks out Manchester Black, the most dastardly of rogues, to form an all-new Authority tasked with taking care of some business on the sly. Not only will Black know the right candidates for the team, but if Superman can make him behave himself and act in service of the greater good, then he’ll prove literally anyone can be a hero! They’ll have to move quickly, however, as the Ultra-Humanite forms his own team to take out the Man of Steel. This new limited series helps launch an all-new Superman status quo, setting up story elements that reverberate across both Action Comics and Superman: Son of Kal-El in the months to come. And not only is Superman putting together a superstar team, but it takes superstars to tell the tale: Grant Morrison (The Green Lantern, All-Star Superman) and Mikel Janín (Batman, Future State: Superman: Worlds of War)!

Jennifer Government
Jennifer Government

Author: Max Barry

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2004-01-06

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 140007634X

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A wickedly satirical and outrageous thriller about globalization and marketing hype, Jennifer Government is the best novel in the world ever. "Funny and clever.... A kind of ad-world version of Dr. Strangelove.... [Barry] unleashes enough wit and surprise to make his story a total blast." --The New York Times Book Review "Wicked and wonderful.... [It] does just about everything right.... Fast-moving, funny, involving." --The Washington Post Book World Taxation has been abolished, the government has been privatized, and employees take the surname of the company they work for. It's a brave new corporate world, but you don't want to be caught without a platinum credit card--as lowly Merchandising Officer Hack Nike is about to find out. Trapped into building street cred for a new line of $2500 sneakers by shooting customers, Hack attracts the barcode-tattooed eye of the legendary Jennifer Government. A stressed-out single mom, corporate watchdog, and government agent who has to rustle up funding before she's allowed to fight crime, Jennifer Government is holding a closing down sale--and everything must go.

Along Life's Way
Along Life's Way

Author: Blyn Brown

Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2019-09-09

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 1642582263

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Today""not yesterday or tomorrow""is always your best day when you're on God's pathway for your life! And there's not a better time than right now to evaluate where you are in that plan and to prepare yourself for the journey ahead. In beginning each day, remember it's not just another day. Rather it's fresh and new, containing the next predesigned segment of God's will for your life, in walking with Him in a side by side relationship through the leading and empowering of the Holy Spirit. One of the most amazing revelations is that God will take you where you are right now and move you forward with His favor upon your calling and nothing short of that. That is, if you make the decision to say yes to His call of salvation and service. In doing so, it's promised that, "God will make all grace abound to you so that in all things and at all times you will have what you need to abound in every good work." You're one of a kind and of highest value to your Savior in the uniqueness you'll bring to His plan for creation. It is God's utmost desire that you fulfill His will, call, purpose, and plan that He has reserved for your life. And this isn't difficult to do, for God's will is simply receiving and putting into action His biblical promises of hope. The promises of God reward and empower you to carry out His purpose on Earth. I'm confident that through the leading and gifting of the Holy Spirit, "Along Life's Way" will help equip, direct, and encourage you to move forward with the daily satisfaction and joy in knowing that you're fulfilling God's divine plan for who you are in Christ Jesus""as you travel with Him through life's journey.

The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction
The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction

Author: Michael Martone

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-11-27

Total Pages: 672

ISBN-13: 1476727368

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Fifty remarkable short stories from a range of contemporary fiction authors including Junot Diaz, Amy Tan, Jamaica Kincaid, Jhumpa Lahiri, and more, selected from a survey of more than five hundred English professors, short story writers, and novelists. Contributors include Russell Banks, Donald Barthelme, Rick Bass, Richard Bausch, Charles Baxter, Amy Bloom, T.C. Boyle, Kevin Brockmeier, Robert Olen Butler, Sandra Cisneros, Peter Ho Davies, Janet Desaulniers, Junot Diaz, Anthony Doerr, Stuart Dybek, Deborah Eisenberg, Richard Ford, Mary Gaitskill, Dagoberto Gilb, Ron Hansen, A.M. Homes, Mary Hood, Denis Johnson, Edward P. Jones, Thom Jones, Jamaica Kincaid, Jhumpa Lahiri, David Leavitt, Kelly Link, Reginald McKnight, David Means, Susan Minot , Rick Moody, Bharati Mukherjee, Antonya Nelson, Joyce Carol Oates, Tim O’Brien, Daniel Orozco, Julie Orringer, ZZ Packer, Annie Proulx, Stacey Richter, George Saunders, Joan Silber, Leslie Marmon Silko, Susan Sontag, Amy Tan, Melanie Rae Thon, Alice Walker, and Steve Yarbrough.

Superman: The Golden Age Vol. 2
Superman: The Golden Age Vol. 2

Author: Jerry Siegel

Publisher: DC Comics

Published: 2016-12-06

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 1401275583

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In the early 1940s, Superman was a much-needed hero for a nation on the brink of war. The Man of Steel (and his comic book medium) were in their Golden Age, and with each new story, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster were continuing to expand and enrich the world of their still relatively new creation. This volume includes the first appearances of such classic figures as Daily Planet editor Perry White and Superman’s archenemy, Lex Luthor. It is also in these timeless tales that the Man of Tomorrow first takes flight, no longer just leaping tall buildings in a single bound, but soaring over them! SUPERMAN: THE GOLDEN AGE VOL. 2 collects adventures from ACTION COMICS #20-31, SUPERMAN #4-7 and NEW YORK WORLD’S FAIR COMICS #2.In the early 1940s, Superman was a much-needed hero for a nation on the brink of war. The Man of Steel (and his comic book medium) were in their Golden Age, and with each new story, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster were continuing to expand and enrich the world of their still relatively new creation. This volume includes the first appearances of such classic figures as Daily Planet editor Perry White and Superman’s archenemy, Lex Luthor. It is also in these timeless tales that the Man of Tomorrow first takes flight, no longer just leaping tall buildings in a single bound, but soaring over them! SUPERMAN: THE GOLDEN AGE VOL. 2 collects adventures from ACTION COMICS #20-31, SUPERMAN #4-7 and NEW YORK WORLD’S FAIR COMICS #2.

The Science of Superheroes
The Science of Superheroes

Author: Lois H. Gresh

Publisher: Turner Publishing Company

Published: 2007-08-15

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 0470250518

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The truth about superpowers . . . science fact or science fiction? Superman, Batman, The X-Men, Flash, Spider Man . . . they protect us from evildoers, defend truth and justice, and, occasionally, save our planet from certain doom. Yet, how much do we understand about their powers? In this engaging yet serious work, Lois Gresh and Robert Weinberg attempt to answer that question once and for all. From X-ray vision to psychokinesis, invisibility to lightspeed locomotion, they take a hard, scientific look at the powers possessed by all of our most revered superheroes, and a few of the lesser ones, in an attempt to sort fact from fantasy. In the process, they unearth some shocking truths that will unsettle, alarm, and even terrify all but the most fiendish of supervillains.

Divine Intervention: Why Me?
Divine Intervention: Why Me?

Author: Vincenzo Esposito

Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2022-11-03

Total Pages: 103

ISBN-13: 1635752183

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As a youth, I attended Catholic schools and churches. At one time, I was an altar boy. I've always been a true believer of the Lord and the saints along with heaven's angels. While in the military, I attended mass most of my time in the air force. I also spent some time at the Mormon church more or less to understand the difference in religions. My wife and I were married in a protestant church. Our children were all Catholics before they changed over to other religions. In my lifetime, I came close to dying, or getting killed, about nine or ten times. I gave credit to my guardian angel each time. When I was assigned to New York University Medical and saw children suffering and or dying of cancer, I prayed to the Lord and asked for the power to save these children. I believe my prayers were answered during the time when I found out I had cancer. I did some heavy research and found a product that helped save my life, and others I shared it with also got positive results. Today, that product is used not as a business, but as my mission. The results were so good that I shared it with many seniors, adults, young people, and children. I spent ten years as a Korean War veteran, twenty-nine years in law enforcement, and fifteen years in between working with youth as their executive director of a 501(c)(3) refusing any salary. The name of the organization was Youth Against Crime, Inc. I have been directed in my life by a greater power who has brought to me a loving family, loving friends, a fantastic and exciting life, and love of country. I wouldn't be where I am today without the trials and tribulations God has bestowed on me.

Apokolips Invasion
Apokolips Invasion

Author: Matthew K. Manning

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2018-01-01

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 1496558251

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Darkseid has stolen Superman's Fortress of Solitude and plans to conquer the Earth--and the reader must help Superman choose the path to defeat Darkseid and his forces.