Author: Elizabeth Foutch Publisher: Alpha Book Publisher ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages :
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The City of Chaos and Mayhem is set in St. Louis, Missouri, and features Kitty a 71-year-old feisty widow of a mobster named Vinny, Kitty is wild and free, rides a motorcycle, carries a stun gun, pepper spray, and her .45 caliber, and won’t hesitate to shoot you in the knee caps if you get in her way. The city is turned upside down looking for a key that Kitty is not aware of and can bring down the mob and drug lord. Everyone thinks Kitty has this key and there is a race against time to find it or her best friend Ginger who has been kidnapped will die. Kitty’s daughter Shiloh hires an ex-con to help get to the bottom of it all. Her son comes home from the war with a letter from his deceased father explaining everything. In the meantime, things start to heat up between the detective on the case and a jealous ex from the past.
Author: Michael Moynihan Publisher: Feral House ISBN: 0922915946 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 428
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"* * * * * *! The most incredible story in the history of music a?| a heavyweight book."-Kerrang! "An unusual combination of true crime journalism, rock and roll reporting and underground obsessiveness, Lords of Chaos turns into one of the more fascinating reads in a long time."-Denver Post A narrative feature film based on this award-winning book has just gone into production.
Author: James Goho Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 1442231467 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 235
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The tradition of supernatural horror fiction runs deep in Anglo-American literature. From the Gothic novels of the eighteenth century to such contemporary authors as Stephen King and Anne Rice, writers have employed horror fiction to unearth many disquieting truths about the human condition, ranging from mistreatment of women and minorities to the ever-present dangers of modern city life. In Journeys into Darkness: Critical Essays on Gothic Horror, James Goho analyzes many significant writers and trends in American and British horror fiction. Beginning with Charles Brockden Brown’s disturbing novels of terror and madness, Goho proceeds to discuss the influence of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” on H. P. Lovecraft, who is treated in several penetrating essays. Lovecraft was a uniquely philosophical writer, and Goho approaches his work through the lens of existentialist philosopher Søren Kierkegaard, while also probing Lovecraft’s racism as exhibited in several tales about Native Americans. Goho also discusses the Welsh writer Arthur Machen’s tortured tales of suffering and evil and Algernon Blackwood’s numerous stories set in the wilds of the Canadian backwoods. The book concludes with a centuries-spanning essay on the witchcraft theme in the American Gothic tradition and a comprehensive essay on Fritz Leiber’s invention of the urban Gothic. In this wide-ranging study, James Goho examines the varied ways in which supernatural fiction can address the deepest moral, social, and political concerns of the human experience. Journeys into Darkness will be of interest to readers and scholars of horror fiction and to students of literary history and culture in general.
Author: Barbara Bakke Kaiser Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers ISBN: 1532662912 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 267
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This volume seeks to guide students in religious or literary studies or other interested readers toward understanding and appreciation of biblical prophetic poetry. Each of the three sections of the book includes a chapter examining one of the literary features with brief examples from prophetic texts, followed by another chapter of applied criticism of a full prophetic poem (Joel 2 on parallelism, Jeremiah 4 on voice, and Isaiah 24 on design). Among the distinct features of the book are diagrams of parallel lines, promoting two-dimensional, “binocular” reading of the poems. Of all the literature of the Bible, prophetic poetry has probably been least accessible to the modern reader. Language is dense, images are obscure, and logical development of ideas seems almost inaccessible. Reading Prophetic Poetry seeks to help readers appreciate the luminous beauty of the language and the austere power and surprising relevance of the ideas in these relatively obscure biblical texts. It introduces an accessible approach to prophetic poetry which invites readers to turn to the biblical texts on their own with new ideas for appreciating the riches of these ancient poems.
Author: Lexy Timms Publisher: ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 222
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SOME PEOPLE ARE PROGRAMMED TO DO MAYHEM Rule #1: Never be #2 One city. Two rival families. The Donahues are the richest, most powerful family in the city of Albion. Their rivals, the O'Malleys, are the most dangerous. Both sides want to rule the city's criminal underworld, but only one family can win. Since childhood, Selene O'Malley has been taught that it is her destiny to topple the Donahues and take over the city. As she works to expand her father's criminal empire, that destiny is within reach. All she has to do is destroy her enemies. Except, when Conrad Donahue is shot on her doorstep, Selene can't bring herself to let him die. Even if the cost is her chance to rule Albion. Conrad Donahue manages to survive a shooting thanks to the daughter of his family's bitter enemy. As he recovers Conrad's feelings for her grow, and he knows that the only way to cool his desire for her is if she warms his bed. He knows that Selene wants him, but the most ruthless woman he has ever met will never admit to anything. With a cold-blooded assassin out to get them, Conrad and Selene will have to find a way to work together to stop their common enemy before he strikes again. Putting aside old hatreds won't be nearly as hard as letting go of their desires. And getting a mob princess like Selene to surrender to him will be the most dangerous challenge that Conrad has ever faced. The City of Mayhem Series Book 1 – True Mayhem Book 2 – Relentless Chaos Book 3 – Broken Disorder Search Terms: mafia romance, romantic suspense, dark romance, sexy hero, hot and steamy, romance, stockholm syndrome, ageless romance, sexy, sport romance, hired wife, fake girlfriend, happily ever after, sweet love story, bully romance academy romance, coming of age romance, bully romance dark romance, bully romance college, bully romance reverse harem, new adult romance, contemporary romance, enemies to lovers, billionaire, workplace romance
Author: Ronnie Shannon Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 0595362869 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 100
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I give honor and glory to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for giving me the ability to write this book. It's truly an honor to entertain you, the reader.
Author: Wayne Dawkins Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi ISBN: 161703259X Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 364
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In 1966, a year after the Voting Rights Act began liberating millions of southern blacks, New Yorkers challenged a political system that weakened their voting power. Andrew W. Cooper (1927–2002), a beer company employee, sued state officials in a case called Cooper vs. Power. In 1968, the courts agreed that black citizens were denied the right to elect an authentic representative of their community. The 12th Congressional District was redrawn. Shirley Chisholm, a member of Cooper's political club, ran for the new seat and made history as the first black woman elected to Congress. Cooper became a journalist, a political columnist, then founder of Trans Urban News Service and the City Sun, a feisty Brooklyn-based weekly that published from 1984 to 1996. Whether the stories were about Mayor Koch or Rev. Al Sharpton, Howard Beach or Crown Heights, Tawana Brawley's dubious rape allegations, the Daily News Four trial, or Spike Lee's filmmaking career, Cooper's City Sun commanded attention and moved officials and readers to action. Cooper's leadership also gave Brooklyn—particularly predominantly black central Brooklyn—an identity. It is no accident that in the twenty-first century the borough crackles with energy. Cooper fought tirelessly for the community's vitality when it was virtually abandoned by the civic and business establishments in the mid-to-late twentieth century. In addition, scores of journalists trained by Cooper are keeping his spirit alive.
Author: Steve Brown Publisher: Happy About ISBN: 1600052029 Category : Bibles Languages : en Pages : 147
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MOST religious books are "sugar coated" and non-controversial. But, the Bible isn't that way. Neither is 'Jesus Drank, Judas Repented and God Divorced His Bride.' If you do an objective study of the contents of the Bible, you'll discover that God can be quite a difficult God. While much of Christ's popularity came from the miracles he performed, those in power took notice because of his understanding of Hebrew law (Old Testament) and his outspoken intolerance for arrogance and self-righteousness among the "religious" crowd. Reading this book will force you to re-evaluate your understanding of the bible.
Author: Carrie Pulkinen Publisher: Carrie Pulkinen ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 203
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The demon is out of my head, but my problems are only beginning. The veil between worlds is ripping open, and all kinds of nastiness is getting through. Normally, I'd say no problem. It's our job to keep Salem safe. But I just found out there's a curse on my coven, and the demon I exorcised is the only one who can save us. Well, he and his two brothers, whom we also have to summon. Yay. As if handling one Prince of Hell isn't enough of a hassle. But if we can't find them, I'm doomed to murder my entire coven. The danger keeps piling up, people are dying, and we're no closer to ending the curse than we were a month ago. Oh, and that demon who swears he can help? He's hotter than hellfire and wants to make me his own. He says I’m the order to his chaos, but we could be a match made in hell.
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