Private Demons

Private Demons

Author: Judy Oppenheimer

Publisher: Putnam Adult

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13:

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She wrote one of the most memorable American short stories of the century, "The Lottery", a chilling tale that shocked the world when it was first published in 1948. To many, this haunting allegory epitomizes the short story form. A deceptively simple, but ultimately tragic tale, the life of its author, Shirley Jackson, echoes in every phrase. A brilliant writer, she was a woman of extreme contradictions. Her extraordinarily complex life is revealed in this compelling biography of a creative genius who left her indelible mark on the literature of our time. -- From publisher's description.


Private Demons

Private Demons

Author: Robert Masello

Publisher: Berkley

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780515108965

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Lucien Calais sold his soul to escape the killing fields of Cambodia. Now he owns a vast, highly successful, international conglomerate in America. But his success has come at a very high price. For Lucien has a private demon worse than anyone's--with a hunger all too real, all too hungry for human souls. A cut above the pack.--Rave Reviews.


Henry's Demons

Henry's Demons

Author: Patrick Cockburn

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-02-14

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 1439154716

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Narrated by both Henry Cockburn and his father Patrick, this is the extraordinary story of the eight years since Henry's descent into schizophrenia- years he has spent almost entirely in hospitals- and his family's struggle to help him recover.


Demon Box

Demon Box

Author: Ken Kesey

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1987-08-04

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 0140085300

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In this collection of short stories, Ken Kesey challenges public and private demons with a wrestler's brave and deceptive embrace, making it clear that the energy of madness must live on.


Private Demons

Private Demons

Author: Patricia Phenix

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2007-10-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 0771070454

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The first book to expose the turbulent personal life of this fascinating Father of Confederation. Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald once remarked, “I had no boyhood,” an understatement if there ever was one. Indeed, John A.’s Dickensian childhood, filled with poverty, alcoholism, and the beating death of his five-year-old brother at the hands of a drunken babysitter (a friend of his father, Hugh’s), set the stage for a political power grab that has seen no equal in Canadian history. In Private Demons, bestselling author Patricia Phenix explores through Macdonald’s family journals, diaries, and never-before-seen letters the troubled man behind Canada’s most successful politician. Phenix describes a man of myriad contradictions: patient, yet prone to settle fights with his fists; ethical, yet capable of pilfering corporate profits to pay private debts; shy, yet wildly flirtatious; sociable, yet so desirous of solitude he built escape hatches into the walls of his homes. She also examines reports that Macdonald’s depression became so deep that he once attempted suicide. Ultimately, in an obsessive need to escape his childhood demons, he sacrificed friends, family members, and financial security to achieve his single greatest ambition — to design and control the destiny of Canada. Private Demons paints a vivid portrait of nineteenth-century society while exploring the amazingly tumultuous domestic life of our most famous prime minister.


Raising Demons

Raising Demons

Author: Shirley Jackson

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2015-05-05

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 0143127292

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In the uproarious sequel to Life Among the Savages, the author of The Haunting of Hill House confronts the most vexing demons yet: her children In the long out-of-print sequel to Life Among the Savages, Jackson’s four children have grown from savages into full-fledged demons. After bursting the seams of their first house, Jackson’s clan moves into a larger home. Of course, the chaos simply moves with them. A confrontation with the IRS, Little League, trumpet lessons, and enough clutter to bury her alive—Jackson spins them all into an indelible reminder that every bit as thrilling as a murderous family in a haunted house is a happy family in a new home.


Exposing Satan's Playbook

Exposing Satan's Playbook

Author: Perry Stone

Publisher: Charisma Media

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 1616388684

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This book contains a fascinating blend of biblical information, revelation from the author, and spiritual teaching about Satan's strategies against believers. It includes answers to important questions about Satan and tools readers can use to defeat his plans and purposes.


Black Dog Daze

Black Dog Daze

Author: Andrew Robb

Publisher: Melbourne Univ. Publishing

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 0522858570

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Andrew Robb lived with an unspoken fear that what he passed off as 'not being good in the mornings' was something darker: a black dog whose daily visit lasted longer as the years passed. Worried about stigmas and letting people down, he avoided confronting the problem for four decades, the adrenaline of high-pressure and high profile jobs offering the ideal antidote. Ultimately, realising his ambitions meant having to face up to this very private demon. Andrew Robb's battle with the black dog has touched a chord with many Australians. His memoir explores the challenges of managing depression, political ambition and life in the Liberal Party. Andrew Robb's career has been devoted to the Liberal cause-as Federal Director of the Liberal Party, as Executive Director of the National Farmers Federation, during seven years in the Packer business empire, and now in parliamentary politics. His memoirs document the private struggle and the public life of the Liberal Party's chief political strategist. It offers readers an insight into one man's lifelong battle with a private demon amidst the drama and tumult of contemporary Australian politics.


Report

Report

Author: Maine. Adjutant General

Publisher:

Published: 1902

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13:

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Where Demons Fear to Tread

Where Demons Fear to Tread

Author: Stephanie Chong

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2011-08-23

Total Pages: 19

ISBN-13: 077831247X

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Fledging guardian angel and yoga teacher Serena St. Clair dares to enter Devil's Paradise nightclub on a mission—to retrieve the wayward Hollywood "It Boy" she's assigned to protect. But she's ambushed by the club's owner, arch demon Julian Ascher. The most powerful demonic entity in Los Angeles, Julian is handsome as sin, a master of temptation who loves nothing more than corrupting pleasure-seeking humans. He won't release the lost soul Serena is supposed to guard. Unless she accepts his dangerous wager… After the disastrous way his human life ended, Julian vowed that no woman would get the better of him again. Yet this sexy-sweet angel, smelling of fresh ocean air and happiness, triggers centuries-old feelings. Now, their high-stakes game of seduction, where angels fall from grace and where demons fear to tread, will lead them either to an eternity in hell…or a deliciously hot heaven.