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Author: Julian Aguon
Publisher:
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 140
ISBN-13: 9784902837674
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis series of essays describes the present-day realities of the U.S.-Micronesia relationship as seen through the eyes of those who live through the continuing harm of the U.S. colonial project in Micronesia.
Author: Kate A. Boorman
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Published: 2019-02-26
Total Pages: 203
ISBN-13: 1250191688
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTold from the split viewpoints of Liv and Jory, Kate A. Boorman's What We Buried is a psychological thrill ride that deftly explores how memories can lie, how time can bend, and how reconciling the truth can be a matter of life or death. “Do you ever just want to be believed?” Siblings Liv and Jory Brewer have grown up resenting each another. Liv—former pageant queen and reality TV star—was groomed for a life in the spotlight, while her older brother, Jory, born with a partial facial paralysis, was left in the shadows. The only thing they have in common is contempt for their parents. Now Liv is suing her mom and dad for emancipation, and Jory views the whole thing as yet another attention-getting spectacle. But on the day of the hearing, their parents mysteriously vanish, and the siblings are forced to work together. Liv feels certain she knows where they are and suspects that Jory knows more than he’s telling...which is true. What starts as a simple overnight road trip soon takes a turn for the dangerous and surreal. And as the duo speeds through the deserts of Nevada, brother and sister will unearth deep family secrets that force them to relive their pasts as they try to retain a grip on the present.
Author: Allen Eskens
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2014-10-14
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 161614999X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA USA Today bestseller and book club favorite! College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same. Carl is a dying Vietnam veteran--and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he has been medically paroled to a nursing home, after spending thirty years in prison for the crimes of rape and murder. As Joe writes about Carl's life, especially Carl's valor in Vietnam, he cannot reconcile the heroism of the soldier with the despicable acts of the convict. Joe, along with his skeptical female neighbor, throws himself into uncovering the truth, but he is hamstrung in his efforts by having to deal with his dangerously dysfunctional mother, the guilt of leaving his autistic brother vulnerable, and a haunting childhood memory. Thread by thread, Joe unravels the tapestry of Carl’s conviction. But as he and Lila dig deeper into the circumstances of the crime, the stakes grow higher. Will Joe discover the truth before it’s too late to escape the fallout?
Author: Ann Neumann
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 2017-02-07
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 0807076996
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFollowing the death of her father, journalist and hospice volunteer Ann Neumann sets out to examine what it means to die well in the United States. When Ann Neumann’s father was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, she left her job and moved back to her hometown of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She became his full-time caregiver—cooking, cleaning, and administering medications. When her father died, she was undone by the experience, by grief and the visceral quality of dying. Neumann struggled to put her life back in order and found herself haunted by a question: Was her father’s death a good death? The way we talk about dying and the way we actually die are two very different things, she discovered, and many of us are shielded from what death actually looks like. To gain a better understanding, Neumann became a hospice volunteer and set out to discover what a good death is today. She attended conferences, academic lectures, and grief sessions in church basements. She went to Montana to talk with the attorney who successfully argued for the legalization of aid in dying, and to Scranton, Pennsylvania, to listen to “pro-life” groups who believe the removal of feeding tubes from some patients is tantamount to murder. Above all, she listened to the stories of those who were close to death. What Neumann found is that death in contemporary America is much more complicated than we think. Medical technologies and increased life expectancies have changed the very definition of medical death. And although death is our common fate, it is also a divisive issue that we all experience differently. What constitutes a good death is unique to each of us, depending on our age, race, economic status, culture, and beliefs. What’s more, differing concepts of choice, autonomy, and consent make death a contested landscape, governed by social, medical, legal, and religious systems. In these pages, Neumann brings us intimate portraits of the nurses, patients, bishops, bioethicists, and activists who are shaping the way we die. The Good Death presents a fearless examination of how we approach death, and how those of us close to dying loved ones live in death’s wake.
Author: Alanna Peterson
Publisher: Rootcity Press
Published: 2022-07-22
Total Pages: 362
ISBN-13: 1952149088
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSpring has come to the Pacific Northwest, and things are looking up for Andi, Naveed, Cyrus and Roya. Soon, the trial of Dr. Tara Snyder will begin, and a guilty verdict seems inevitable. Once Dr. Snyder is behind bars for good, they’ll finally be able to get a fresh start. But before the trial begins, tragedy strikes, throwing their families into chaos and shattering all hopes for a smooth conviction. Shocking connections come to light as everything falls apart, and it’s up to them to put the pieces together—before it’s too late. The stunning final installment to the Call of the Crow Quartet weaves threads from the previous books into a breathtaking, poignant, and bittersweet conclusion.
Author: Marin Montgomery
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Published: 2020-05
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781542017640
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTruth and deceit blur as one woman's desperation twists into another's desire for revenge in this mind-bending psychological novel. Charlotte Coburn has a tragically dark past. But she's safe now. She lives in a gated community, protected from danger. When teenager Elle knocks at her door looking for shelter during a particularly severe storm, the woman can't help but think how lucky Elle's been to have found someone as friendly as her. Except Elle chose her door on purpose... She knows all about Charlotte's secrets because they ruined her family and her life. And it is time that everyone else knew. But Charlotte's past has left a dark void in her life, so she is concocting her own vicious plan, convinced that Elle can help fill that void. As events unfold, the truth unravels and pulls both women into a dangerous game that will leave you wondering, Who's the villain?
Author: Salem Miles
Publisher: Ukiyoto Publishing
Published: 2022-09-30
Total Pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9356972281
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"No matter how far you run from the past, it always catches up to you. And we aren't exceptions to this rule." *** Following the revelations of The November Party incident, Dalia and her friends must figure out what to do next as time continuously runs out, memories begin to fade and bridges slowly start to burn. But as they get closer to finding solutions to their problems, secrets from the grave begin to surface, and it's up to them to either bury them...or deal with the consequences that come with them.
Author: Stacy Green
Publisher:
Published: 2018-06-11
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9781721077496
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt's the case that has tormented him for years...Detective Cage Foster's past has come back to haunt him. It's been seven years since two girls disappeared because of his rookie mistake, and since then he's lived under the weight of guilt. Now Annabeth, one of the girls, has been found, but with her comes more unanswered questions. Cage realizes this time there's no room for error because the serial predator is still out there and still on the hunt.Doubts plague Cage while he races to put the pieces together. Where has Annabeth been all these years? And why does believe she's Lyric Gaudet, granddaughter of a powerful New Orleans voodoo priestess? As Cage gets caught up in the mysterious black magic community of New Orleans, secrets are revealed, and he realizes it's no coincidence Annabeth believes she's Lyric. The girls' pasts are somehow tied together-worse, the killer is watching and Annabeth is the target. And Cage is running out of time.
Author: Rachael Webb
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Published: 2022-11-28
Total Pages: 1160
ISBN-13: 1685374336
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWe Bury Our Dead Well By: Rachael Webb The very element that binds us to humanity is being used to divide us. Our emotions do not make us unique; they make us human. It is how you got there and what you do once you leave the particular events of your life, this is where your uniqueness comes from. Let's start loving our living with a cup of grace and the emotional bonds of humanity. Follow two public servants who leave it all on the field to help others only to be left destitute and in peril due to the actions of others. Discover how important a support network is as you embrace individuals in a parallel world and discover how we as individuals help to kill each other every day in our actions and our words. In a world where materialist items are valued over human life, let's come back to humanity and start taking care of each other. Validation is your only requirement. It is not for you to judge "good or bad." Let's see each other for the possibility, not the trials that we are currently facing alone.
