The Gifted, The Damned
The Gifted, The Damned

Author: Robin Ive

Publisher: Robin Ive

Published: 2022-11-15

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13:

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Childhood’s Innocence, Hell’s Fury… The Gifted… It’s a very bad day for Josh Kelly, ex-soldier and reluctant black ops assassin, when he discovers that his eight-year-old daughter Willa has inherited the strange and ancient powers of The Dreaming. To some, The Dreaming looks like a gift. But Josh knows from his past that it’s a curse… The Damned… Titus Belvedere, insane Victorian occultist, should have been dead for a century or more – but he isn’t. He’s alive, although not for much longer. He’s trapped in a parallel dimension which is rotting around him. He’s desperate, Willa Kelly is his ticket out – and he doesn’t care that it will mean the total obliteration of her mind, body and spirit… To save his daughter from Belvedere’s horrific threat, Josh must find the courage to unlock his own gift before it’s too late, and not just for Willa’s sake – because if Belvedere succeeds in getting back to this world the consequences for hundreds of innocent people will be catastrophic…

Jennifer the Damned
Jennifer the Damned

Author: Karen Ullo

Publisher:

Published: 2015-10-12

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 9780692303030

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" . . . a gripping read that reminds us why the preternatural is a dramatic field for our enjoyment and (dare we say it!) moral growth."-- Eleanor Nicholson, Editor, Ignatius Critical Editions: Dracula When a sixteen-year-old orphan vampire adopted by an order of nuns matures into her immortal, blood-sucking glory, all hell literally breaks loose. Yet with every rapturous taste of blood, Jennifer Carshaw cannot help but long for something even more exquisite: the capacity to experience true love. As she struggles to balance her murderous secret life with homework, cross-country practice, and her first boyfriend, Jennifer delves into the terrifying questions surrounding her inhuman existence, driven by the unexpectedly human need to understand why she is doomed to alife she never chose. Bridging the gap between the literary tradition of Bram Stoker's Dracula and the modern teen vampire romance made popular by the Twilight series, Jennifer the Damned reexamines the legendary monster as a conflicted and complex being. Jennifer is at once the quintessential vampire, embodying an unholy union of life and death; yet she is also asympathetic young woman full of spiritual anxieties, gifted with a limitless sense of ironic humor, and possessed of a beautifully persistenthope in the love she yearns for.

International Handbook on Giftedness
International Handbook on Giftedness

Author: Larisa Shavinina

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2009-08-12

Total Pages: 1546

ISBN-13: 1402061625

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This handbook presents a panoramic view of the field of giftedness. It offers a comprehensive and authoritative account on what giftedness is, how it is measured, how it is developed, and how it affects individuals, societies, and the world as a whole. It examines in detail recent advances in gifted education. The handbook also presents the latest advances in the fast-developing areas of giftedness research and practice, such as gifted education and policy implications. In addition, coverage provides fresh ideas, from entrepreneurial giftedness to business talent, which will help galvanize and guide the study of giftedness for the next decade.

Pervert in the Pulpit
Pervert in the Pulpit

Author: Jeff Johnson

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2015-09-16

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 0786480971

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Filmmaker David Lynch's work is viewed here as patriotic and Puritanical. This Lynch is an idealistic conservative on a reformer's mission. Lynch promotes a return to the values inherent in a mythological America, but he indulges in a voyeuristic pleasure which he simultaneously condemns. Like Jeffrey peeking through the slats of Dorothy's closet in Blue Velvet, the viewer of Lynch's work is a rationalist plagued by his dreams; intrigued and repulsed, fascinated and judgmental, he both craves and resists cultural assimilation. Works presented include all features from Eraserhead to Mulholland Drive, shorts such as The Amputee and The Grandmother, and contributions to television such as Hotel Room and, of course, Twin Peaks. This study develops an idea of Lynch's politics, analyzes his work, and explores Lynch's paradox of condemning an immoral world through disturbing images and concepts, and touches on such points as the identifiable figure of evil in his works as well as the archetypes of the nymphet, well-meaning traditionalist, and struggling ethicist. Also included are a history of moralistic criticism in American literature and a review of existing Lynch criticism within this context.

Twin Peaks FAQ
Twin Peaks FAQ

Author: David Bushman

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2016-05-01

Total Pages: 367

ISBN-13: 1495063909

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Twin Peaks, the infamously strange, seductive, and confounding murder mystery that made network television safe for surrealism, is returning to the small screen after 25 years. Created by David Lynch and Mark Frost, the series enjoys a hallowed standing in popular culture and remains a touchstone in the evolution of TV as an artistic medium. For its many intensely devoted fans, Twin Peaks continues to beguile and disturb and delight; it's a bottomless well of allusions, symbols, conundrums to ponder and images to unpack, an endlessly engrossing puzzle box, an obsessive's dream. Twin Peaks FAQ will guide longtime fans and the newly initiated through the origins of the series, take them behind the scenes during its production, and transport readers deep into the rich mythology that made Twin Peaks a cultural phenomenon. The book features detailed episode guides, character breakdowns, and explorations of the show's distinctive music, fashion, and locations. With a sometimes snarky, always thoughtful (but never dry or academic) analysis of Twin Peaks' myriad oddities, mysteries, references, and delicious insanity, Twin Peaks FAQ is a comprehensive, immersive, and irresistible reference for experts and newbies alike.

Legion of the Damned
Legion of the Damned

Author: Rob Sanders

Publisher: Games Workshop

Published: 2012-03-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781849701433

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The Excoriators seem powerless to protect the small cemetery world of Certus Minor from the berserk World Eaters, but their salvation soon comes from a wholly unexpected quarter... Following the trajectory of a blood-red comet, the berserk World Eaters blaze a path of destruction across the galaxy in its wake. The small cemetery world of Certus Minor appeals to the Space Marines of the Excoriators Chapter for protection, but the force dispatched to deal with this grim threat is far too small and their losses against the renegades are high. Just as all seems lost, salvation is borne out of legend itself as sinister spectral warriors descend upon this planet of the dead, and the enemies of the Imperium come face to face with those who have already travelled beyond the realm of the living...

The Palgrave Handbook of Transformational Giftedness for Education
The Palgrave Handbook of Transformational Giftedness for Education

Author: Robert J Sternberg

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-04-23

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13: 3030916189

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This handbook examines what education would look like if it prepared gifted students to transform the world—to make it a better place for all, not just for those who receive extra resources from schools in return for being labeled as “gifted.” The editors explore how transformationally gifted people can seek to make the world a better and more just place: they try to make a positive, meaningful, and possibly enduring contribution to changing things in the world that are not working. They do not view “giftedness” merely as a transaction whereby, in exchange for being labeled as “gifted,” they accrue benefits to themselves: such as a more prestigious education, more income, or residence in a more exclusive community. The overarching aim of this book is to present conceptions of what identification and instruction of the gifted would look like if the focus of gifted education was transformational rather than transactional. What if gifted education did not focus so much on acceleration vs. enrichment, or pull-out versus in-class integration, but rather on how to be gifted in giving back—in using one’s gifts to create a better world?

Islands of the Damned
Islands of the Damned

Author: R.V. Burgin

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2011-03-01

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0451232267

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A remarkable eyewitness account of the most brutal combat of the Pacific War, from Peleliu to Okinawa, this is the true story of R.V. Burgin, the real-life World War II Marine Corps hero featured in HBO®'s The Pacific. “Read his story and marvel at the man...and those like him.”—Tom Hanks When a young Texan named R.V. Burgin joined the Marines 1942, he never imagined what was waiting for him a world away in the Pacific. There, amid steamy jungles, he encountered a ferocious and desperate enemy in the Japanese, engaging them in some of the most grueling and deadly fights of the war. In this remarkable memoir, Burgin reveals his life as a special breed of Marine. Schooled by veterans who had endured the cauldron of Guadalcanal, Burgin’s company soon confronted snipers, repulsed jungle ambushes, encountered abandoned corpses of hara-kiri victims, and warded off howling banzai attacks as they island-hopped from one bloody battle to the next. In his two years at war, Burgin rose from a green private to a seasoned sergeant, fighting from New Britain through Peleliu and on to Okinawa, where he earned a Bronze Star for valor. With unforgettable drama and an understated elegance, Burgin’s gripping narrative stands alongside those of classic Pacific chroniclers like Robert Leckie and Eugene Sledge—indeed, Burgin was even Sledge’s platoon sergeant. Here is a deeply moving account of World War II, bringing to life the hell that was the Pacific War.

Of Heroes, Homes and Honey: Coronam Book III
Of Heroes, Homes and Honey: Coronam Book III

Author: Johnny Worthen

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2024-01-09

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1787588009

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'A clever and exciting collision of space opera, high adventure, and devious politics. Insightful and highly entertaining!' – Jonathan Maberry, New York Times, on the Coronam series Destruction comes, but subtler now, in spurts, whispers and hums. The great powers roil in internal conflict, while the prophet calls for new war. Where the enemy ends and dissatisfaction begins blurs the lines of battle. The many stir against the few, led forward by the drone of alien bees, and the words of a child on far away Tirgwenin. The powerful know war and time is against the Family. Genocide approaches. Heroes will fall, others rise and the homes of humanity shall be remade.

Second Chance
Second Chance

Author: Amanda Lynn Petrin

Publisher: Amanda Lynn Petrin

Published: 2022-07-12

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 1989950116

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Discover the next adventure in the Giftedverse series with Second Chance a supernatural coming-of-age novel from YA author Amanda Lynn Petrin. Alison Carmichael had her world turned upside down when she discovered her supernatural ‘Gift’, and her status as a First Lifer. Now on the run from a group that wants to use her to eliminate Giftedness, she seeks refuge with Tristan’s surrogate family at Rosehill Academy. As old flames reignite and family secrets are uncovered, Alison will have to master her ‘Gift’ and find a way out before her enemies break down the doors and put an end to all she holds dear. Second Chance is the second book in the Gifted Chronicles, a sequel spin off trilogy to The Owens Chronicles, featuring a new young lead, but many familiar faces. If you like urban fantasy series with strong heroines, crime solving, and young love, you’ll adore this thrilling paranormal read. Read all the books in the Giftedverse! The Owens Chronicles (Trilogy) Prophecy Destiny Legacy The Gifted Chronicles (Trilogy) First Life Second Chance Third Eye