The Sweet Hell Inside

The Sweet Hell Inside

Author: Edward Ball

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2002-11-05

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 0060505907

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From National Book Award winner Edward Ball comes The Sweet Hell Inside, the story of the fascinating Harleston family of South Carolina, the progeny of a Southern gentleman and his slave, who cast off their blemished roots and prospered despite racial barriers. Enhanced by recollections from the family's archivist, eighty-four-year-old Edwina Harleston Whitlock -- whose bloodline the author shares. The Sweet Hell Inside features a celebrated portrait artist whose subjects included industrialist Pierre du Pont; a black classical composer in the Lost Generation of 1920s Paris; and an orphanage founder who created the famous Jenkins Orphanage Band, a definitive force in the development of ragtime and jazz. With evocative and engrossing storytelling, Edward Ball introduces a cast of historical characters rarely seen before: cultured, vain, imperfect, rich, and black -- a family of eccentrics who defied social convention and flourished.


Sweet Hell on Fire

Sweet Hell on Fire

Author: Sara Lunsford

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2012-11-01

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 140227078X

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"A gritty, raw, and engrossing voice."—Publishers Weekly I was a bad mother, a bad daughter, a bad wife, a bad friend. Boozed out and tired, with no dreams and no future. But I was a good officer. Sara Lunsford helped cage the worst of the worst, from serial killers to sex criminals. At the end of every day, when she walked out the prison gate, she had to try to shed the horrors she witnessed. But the darkness invaded every part of her life, no matter how much she tried to immerse herself in a liquor bottle. She couldn't hide from the things that hurt her, the things that made her bleed, the things that still rise up in the dark and choke her. With a magnetic, raw voice that you won't soon forget, Sweet Hell on Fire grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go. It's a hardscrabble climb from rock bottom to the new ground of a woman who understands the meaning of sacrifice, the joy of redemption, and the quiet haven to be found in hope.


Dorothy Parker

Dorothy Parker

Author: Marion Meade

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1989-03-03

Total Pages: 497

ISBN-13: 1101462191

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Marion Meade's engrossing and comprehensive biography of one of the twentieth century's most captivating women In this lively, absorbing biography, Marion Meade illuminates both the charm and the dark side of Dorothy Parker, exploring her days of wicked wittiness at the Algonquin Round Table with the likes of Robert Benchley, George Kaufman, and Harold Ross, and in Hollywood with S. J. Perelman, William Faulkner, and Lillian Hellman. At the dazzling center of it all, Meade gives us the flamboyant, self-destructive, and brilliant Dorothy Parker. This edition features a new afterword by Marion Meade.


Hell 101

Hell 101

Author: Joseph Sweet

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2007-09-10

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 0615163874

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A journey into madness and Chaos. From an alien invasion, to a woman, losing her mind slowly, chained to a madman's basement floor. Don't let his name fool you, he's already being compared to Stephen King, Dean Koontz and Edgar Allen Poe - Feeding Time - A man watches from his window as a young woman is kidnapped. His attempt to save her, leads him to a discovery beyond his worst nightmares - Just Like Going to Sleep - A woman hangs on by a thread of sanity. In darkness, chained to the floor of a psychopath's basement. Her time is running out, as she is slowly starving to death. - Escape to Mars - In a last ditch effort to flee a dying planet, a group of rebels steal an experimental craft in hopes of making it to an unmanned terraforming facility on mars. Will they succeed, or will they suffer the rest of earth's fate regardless? This and many more await you in Hell 101 by Joseph Sweet.


Slaves in the Family

Slaves in the Family

Author: Edward Ball

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Published: 2017-10-24

Total Pages: 496

ISBN-13: 146689749X

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Fifteen years after its hardcover debut, the FSG Classics reissue of the celebrated work of narrative nonfiction that won the National Book Award and changed the American conversation about race, with a new preface by the author The Ball family hails from South Carolina—Charleston and thereabouts. Their plantations were among the oldest and longest-standing plantations in the South. Between 1698 and 1865, close to four thousand black people were born into slavery under the Balls or were bought by them. In Slaves in the Family, Edward Ball recounts his efforts to track down and meet the descendants of his family's slaves. Part historical narrative, part oral history, part personal story of investigation and catharsis, Slaves in the Family is, in the words of Pat Conroy, "a work of breathtaking generosity and courage, a magnificent study of the complexity and strangeness and beauty of the word ‘family.'"


What Fresh Hell Is This?

What Fresh Hell Is This?

Author: Heather Corinna

Publisher: Hachette Go

Published: 2021-06-01

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 030687475X

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What to Expect When You’re Not Expected to Expect Anything Anymore Did you see the title and flame-filled cover of this book, and did your weary, sweaty, confused, and exasperated soul scream, That one! That is the book for me!!? If so, I’d first like to extend my deepest sympathies, an ice pack, and some of these very helpful edibles. If it’s three in the morning as you’re reading this, as it may well be, you likely want those more than a book. But since I can’t really give you the other stuff, I can at least offer you this book. . . . Perimenopause and menopause experiences are as unique as all of us who move through them. While there’s no one-size-fits-all, Heather Corinna tells you what can happen and what you can do to take care of yourself, all the while busting pernicious myths, offering real self-care tips—the kind that won’t break the bank or your soul—and running the gamut from hot flashes to hormone therapy. With big-tent, practical, clear information and support, and inclusive of so many who have long been left out of the discussion—people with disabilities; queer, transgender, nonbinary, and other gender-diverse people; BIPOC; working class and other folks—What Fresh Hell Is This? is the cooling pillow and empathetic best friend to help you through the fire.


Home Sweet Hell

Home Sweet Hell

Author: Drac Von Stoller

Publisher: Drac Von Stoller

Published:

Total Pages: 5

ISBN-13:

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Kevin’s Uncle Henry had six months to live and he was the sole heir to his uncle’s estate. Being that Kevin was on the verge of bankruptcy and a divorce this couldn’t have been better timing. He thought his bankruptcy days were over, his wife would fall back into his arms, and they would live happily ever after, so he thought. When he broke the news to his wife she about fainted, and immediately wrapped her arms around his neck, and gave him a big kiss on the lips. He said to his wife “Well honey, it looks like our worries are all over.” “You’re telling me! Why don’t we celebrate with a bottle of wine?” asked his wife. “Sounds good to me!” replied Kevin. I just wonder if these two love birds are celebrating a little prematurely without knowing all of the horrid details that the uncle has in store for them both. All that was really on Mary’s mind was the idea of getting rid of her husband after his uncle was dead and all that money she stood to inherit once her husband was dead. Then Kevin said “Let’s stop talking, and get our things packed, and head on down to my uncle’s mansion, and sign whatever necessary papers, and six months will seem like six days when this is all over. Then we can throw a big party for our friends and show off the finer things in life that have been bestowed upon us from my dear loving uncle,” said Kevin. “I’m so excited, I can’t wait to meet your uncle and tell him how much I appreciate his kindness,” said Mary in such a fake loving way. Kevin and Mary put their suitcases in the car and sped on down the highway with smiles they just couldn’t wipe off of their faces.


Happy Hour in Hell

Happy Hour in Hell

Author: Tad Williams

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2013-09-26

Total Pages: 542

ISBN-13: 144473864X

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Bobby Dollar has a problem or four of epic proportions. Problem one: his best friend Sam has given him an angel's feather that also happens to be evidence of an unholy pact between Bobby's employers and those who dwell in the infernal depths. Problem two: Eligor, Grand Duke of Hell, wants to get his claws on the feather at all costs, but particularly at all cost to Bobby . Problem three: Bobby has fallen in love with Casimira, Countess of Cold Hands, who just happens to be Eligor's girlfriend. Problem four: Eligor, aware of Problem three, has whisked Casimira off to the Bottomless Pit itself, telling Bobby he will never see her again unless he hands over the feather. But Bobby, long-time veteran of the endless war between above and below, is not the type of guy who finds Hell intimidating. All he has to do is toss on a demon's body, sneak through the infernal gates, solve the mystery of the angel's feather, and rescue the girl. Saving the day should just be a matter of an eon or two of anguish, mutilation and horror. If only it were that easy.


Sweet Heat

Sweet Heat

Author: Hillary Danner

Publisher:

Published: 2012-10-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780983272663

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SWEET HEAT is a single-ingredient cookbook, and a love letter to the pleasures of Hell Fire Pepper Jelly. Chili peppers are the newest HOT arrival on the American food scene. Add in some secret organic flavors, and you've got Hell Fire Pepper Jelly. With its balanced layers of heat and sweet, it has a unique versatility that works with all kinds of dishes. SWEET HEAT presents 50 Hell Fire Pepper Jelly recipes, from cocktails to appetizers, mains and zesty desserts. This hardcover gift book comes with a foreword by Gwyneth Paltrow and enthusiastic blurbs from Mario Batali, Gwyneth Paltrow, Blythe Danner, Kate Capshaw (Spielberg), Camryn Manheim, Maria Bello and others. Four-color photos throughout. Hell Fire Pepper Jelly is a product of the authors' fast-growing gourmet condiment company, Jenkins Jellies (www.jenkinsjellies.com)


Bitter Sweet Hell

Bitter Sweet Hell

Author: Alex Grayson

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2019-01-09

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 9781791994037

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The Hell Night Series continues with JW's story!As the Sheriff of Malus, Texas, JW takes his oath to protect its citizens very seriously. Born from an ugly past, he swears no child, woman, or man will ever endure what he and his brothers have. As he seeks retribution of the ones who have wronged him, his past and his present finally collide. Secrets are laid open. Ones that are so heinous, they'll rock the very foundation of JW's life.When Eden blazes into town, hot with her own threatening troubles baring down on her, JW steps in as her protector. It's not only his duty, but a need he can't ignore. The chemistry between the two is instant and all too tempting.Giving in was easy, but the consequences were high.JW never knew the disturbing destruction that would rain down on Malus by getting involved with the red-headed gypsy. Danger lurks just around the corner--it's dark, terrifying, and malicious.JW is bitter because of his gruesome past. Eden is sweet despite hers. Together, will they create a beautiful future, or will it all end in bitter sweet hell?DISCLAIMER: Intended for readers 18 years and older due to mature content, abusive situations, and harsh language. May contain triggers for some readers. Please read with caution.