The Hooded Men
Author: Denis Faul
Publisher: Wordwell Books
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9781905569991
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA look at the Irish internees who were subjected to torture in the 1970s, at the hands of RUC and the British Army.
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Unspeakable Acts, Ordinary People
Author: John Conroy
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2001-09-25
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780520230392
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn examination of torture (in the name of the state) in three democracies (Israel, Northern Ireland, and the United States) by John Conroy, a Chicago journalist with a strong following among readers who know his previous book (a war diary of life in Belfast).
The Day Cometh
Author: Jay Navies
Publisher: Archway Publishing
Published: 2017-07-24
Total Pages: 87
ISBN-13: 1480848190
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen Zordyn Kenyapha was a child growing up in apartheid era South Africa, white men came and stole his familys land. His father fought back, and died for his resistance. Zordyn never forgot that day, especially since he promised his mother he would eventually become a powerful leader like his father, never turning his back on his African brothers and sisters. Zordyn grows into an ambitious man who makes a groundbreaking decision. Hounded by the continued mistreatment of his people, he proposed a self-imposed segregation. The black population will relocate to Mars and build a thriving civilization there. But no man is perfect, and even an honorable leader like Zordyn has his weakness. This idyllic Martian diaspora causes a spate of increased violence that no one expected, and Zordyn and his followers must now decide if theyve made the right move. In the past, Zordyn has been hopeless in the fight for racial equality, but the whole world may soon learn a lesson that humans need each other to survive, regardless of skin color or creed.
A People's History of the European Court of Human Rights
Author: Michael Goldhaber
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 2008-12-31
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 0813544610
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe exceptionality of America's Supreme Court has long been conventional wisdom. But the United States Supreme Court is no longer the only one changing the landscape of public rights and values. Over the past thirty years, the European Court of Human Rights has developed an ambitious, American-style body of law. Unheralded by the mass press, this obscure tribunal in Strasbourg, France has become, in many ways, the Supreme Court of Europe. Michael Goldhaber introduces American audiences to the judicial arm of the Council of Europe--a group distinct from the European Union, and much larger--whose mission is centered on interpreting the European Convention on Human Rights. The Council routinely confronts nations over their most culturally-sensitive, hot-button issues. It has stared down France on the issue of Muslim immigration; Ireland on abortion; Greece on Greek Orthodoxy; Turkey on Kurdish separatism; Austria on Nazism; and Britain on gay rights and corporal punishment. And what is most extraordinary is that nations commonly comply. In the battle for the world's conscience, Goldhaber shows how the court in Strasbourg may be pulling ahead.
The Doorkeepers
Author: Graham Masterton
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2012-10-26
Total Pages: 378
ISBN-13: 1448209072
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJulia Winward has been missing for nearly a year. When her mutilated body is discovered in the Thames, her brother Josh travels to London from America, determined to find out what happened to her during that lost time. But nothing Josh discovers makes any sense and he soon unearths a terrible secret. Julia had been working for a company that shut down sixty years ago, and living at an address that hadn't existed since World War II. His investigation leads him to Ella, an eccentric young woman whose psychic abilities plunge them into a nightmarish alternate reality filled with unspeakable horror. First published in 2001, The Doorkeepers is a thriller of horrifying dimensions that will keep you gripped until the last page.
Northern Ireland
Author: Rona M. Fields
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Published: 1980-01-01
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781412845090
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe troubles in Ireland are not new. They have taken a heavy toll in lives and, perhaps more importantly, in psychological health. From testing and interviews with the children, women, and men of Northern Ireland beginning in 1969, Fields has developed a case study of the long-term effects of stress on a population. She identifies certain social control mechanisms which produce a mixture of chaos and docility in the troubled North and argues that England has established these in order to destroy the identity of the people-a process of "psychological genocide." This volume applies social-psychological theory to a concrete and ongoing situation in a way that is illuminating for the general reader and for the specialist. Fields has done what might appear obvious: to find out the effects of stress on a population by going to that population and observing what their lives are like. The remarkable fact is that until now, no one has done so.
The Occult Detective Megapack
Author: J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Published: 2013-09-26
Total Pages: 847
ISBN-13: 1434443078
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOccult detectives—sometimes called psychic investigators—have been in vogue since the middle of the 19th century. This collection goes back to the roots of the occult detective story. The earliest story in this collection—Fitz-James O'Brien's "The Pot of Tulips"—originally appeared in 1855. Rare stories by Mary Fortune and Bayard Taylor, famous tales from the end of the 19th century by E. and H. Heron, plus 20th Century stories by Robert E. Howard, Edmond Hamilton, Manly Wade Wellman, Seabury Quinn, and many more round out the book...29 classic tales in all! Included are: THE POT OF TULIPS, by Fitz-James O'Brien WHAT WAS IT? by Fitz-James O'Brien THE HAUNTED SHANTY, by Bayard Taylor Dr. Martin Hesselius in "GREEN TEA," by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu MR JUSTICE HARBOTTLE, by J. Sheridan Le Fanu THE UNINHABITED HOUSE, by Mrs. J. H. Riddell THE PHANTOM HEARSE, by Mary Fortune AYLMER VANCE AND THE VAMPIRE, by Alice and Claude Askew THE DOOR INTO INFINITY, by Edmond Hamilton Carnacki in "THE GATEWAY OF THE MONSTER," by William Hope Hodgson Carnacki in "THE HOUSE AMONG THE LAURELS," by William Hope Hodgson Carnacki in "THE WHISTLING ROOM," by William Hope Hodgson Carnacki in "THE HORSE OF THE INVISIBLE," by William Hope Hodgson Carnacki in "THE SEARCHER OF THE END HOUSE," by William Hope Hodgson Carnacki in "THE THING INVISIBLE," by William Hope Hodgson Flaxman Low in "THE STORY OF SADDLER'S CROFT," by E. and H. Heron Flaxman Low in "THE STORY OF BAELBROW," by E. and H. Heron Flaxman Low in "THE STORY OF YAND MANOR HOUSE," by E. and H. Heron Flaxman Low in "THE STORY OF KONNOR OLD HOUSE," by E. and H. Heron Flaxman Low in "THE STORY OF THE SPANIARDS, HAMMERSMITH," by E. and H. Heron Flaxman Low in "THE STORY OF SEVENS HALL," by E. and H. Heron Steve Harrison in "FANGS OF GOLD," by Robert E. Howard Steve Harrison in "THE TOMB'S SECRET," by Robert E. Howard Steve Harrison in "NAMES IN THE BLACK BOOK," by Robert E. Howard Steve Harrison in "GRAVEYARD RATS," by Robert E. Howard THE HALF-HAUNTED, by Manly Wade Wellman Jules de Grandin in "THE JEST OF WARBURG TANTAVUL," by Seabury Quinn Jules de Grandin in "PLEDGED TO THE DEAD," by Seabury Quinn Jules de Grandin in "INCENSE OF ABOMINATION," by Seabury Quinn And don't forget to search this ebook store for "Wildside Megapack" to see more great entries in this great series, covering mysteries, ghost stories, westerns, science fiction, historical, and much, much more!
Watchmen Companion
Author: Ray Winninger
Publisher: DC Comics
Published: 2019-12-24
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 1779502400
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Watchmen Companion collects for the first time long-out-of-print, rarely seen material based on the landmark comic book series! The Watchmen Companion includes the Watchmen: Watching the Watchmen and Watchmen: Taking out the Trash game modules, along with the Watchmen Sourcebook, released in 1990 as part of the DC Heroes role-playing game-sanctioned by Alan Moore, including illustrations by artist Dave Gibbons created especially for the game, and expanding on the mythos of the Watchmen series. This volume also collects pages from Who's Who in The DC Universe featuring the Watchmen and Minutemen characters, The Question #17 (guest-starring Rorschach!) and a page from the rare, promotional DC Spotlight #1 from 1985 that marked the very first appearance of the Watchmen cast in print!
The Centurion
Author: Jason Owen
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Published: 2013-02
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 1621474895
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCenturion Lucius Titus Justus is a devoted Roman soldier. He oversees the city of Capernaum with fairness and diligence. Though still tenuous, Lucius has cultivated a peaceful coexistence for the Jews and Romans he rules over. This is not the case for all of Judea. Factions of bandits threaten the peace of the province, and disloyalty among the Roman ranks tips the scales in favor of revolution. Lucius and his men soon learn of a plot against Pontius Pilate that could see the end of his rule. It seems one man, a Jewish priest who has been garnering both praise and skepticism for his wonderous acts, is a key element in a rogue centurion's plan to take power from Pilate. Lucius is familiar with the stories circulating the region of this man and his radical teachings but has ignored this relatively harmless priest to tend to more pressing matters. That is, until his beloved servant becomes the victim of a tragic accident. The boy's injuries are beyond the abilities of Lucius's most trusted physician. He finds himself seeking out this Jesus for a miracle. What he finds is more than he ever imagined. Join The Centurion in his journey to faith and redemption.
