Author: Walter Dean Myers Publisher: Zola Books ISBN: 1939126126 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 248
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Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers is a young adult novel about seventeen-year-old Richie Perry, a Harlem teenager who volunteers for the Army when unable to afford college and is sent to fight in the Vietnam War. Perry and his platoon—Peewee, Lobel, Johnson, and Brunner—come face-to-face with the Vietcong, the harsh realities of war, and some dark truths about themselves. A thoughtful young man with a gift for writing and love of basketball, Perry learns to navigate among fellow soldiers under tremendous stress and struggles with his own fear as he sees things he’ll never forget: the filling of body bags, the deaths of civilians and soldier friends, the effects of claymore mines, the fires of Napalm, and jungle diseases like Nam Rot. Available as an e-book for the first time on the 25th anniversary of its publication, Fallen Angels has been called one of the best Vietnam War books ever and one of the great coming-of-age Vietnam War stories. Filled with unforgettable characters, not least Peewee Gates of Chicago who copes with war by relying on wisecracks and dark humor, Fallen Angels “reaches deep into the minds of soldiers” and makes “readers feel they are there, deep in the heart of war.” Fallen Angels has won numerous awards and honors, including the Coretta Scott King Award, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, a Booklist Editors Choice, and a School Library Journal Best Book. Fallen Angels was #16 on the American Library Association’s list of the most frequently challenged books of 1990–2000 for its realistic depiction of war and those who fight in wars.
Author: Luis Alberto Urrea Publisher: Little, Brown ISBN: 0316516252 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 275
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In this "raucous, moving, and necessary" story by a Pulitzer Prize finalist (San Francisco Chronicle), the De La Cruzes, a family on the Mexican-American border, celebrate two of their most beloved relatives during a joyous and bittersweet weekend. "All we do, mija, is love. Love is the answer. Nothing stops it. Not borders. Not death." In his final days, beloved and ailing patriarch Miguel Angel de La Cruz, affectionately called Big Angel, has summoned his entire clan for one last legendary birthday party. But as the party approaches, his mother, nearly one hundred, dies, transforming the weekend into a farewell doubleheader. Among the guests is Big Angel's half brother, known as Little Angel, who must reckon with the truth that although he shares a father with his siblings, he has not, as a half gringo, shared a life. Across two bittersweet days in their San Diego neighborhood, the revelers mingle among the palm trees and cacti, celebrating the lives of Big Angel and his mother, and recounting the many inspiring tales that have passed into family lore, the acts both ordinary and heroic that brought these citizens to a fraught and sublime country and allowed them to flourish in the land they have come to call home. Teeming with brilliance and humor, authentic at every turn, The House of Broken Angels is Luis Alberto Urrea at his best, and cements his reputation as a storyteller of the first rank. "Epic . . . Rambunctious . . . Highly entertaining." -- New York Times Book Review"Intimate and touching . . . the stuff of legend." -- San Francisco Chronicle"An immensely charming and moving tale." -- Boston GlobeNational Bestseller and National Book Critics Circle Award finalistA New York Times Notable BookOne of the Best Books of the Year from National Public Radio, American Library Association, San Francisco Chronicle, BookPage, Newsday, BuzzFeed, Kirkus, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Literary Hub
Author: Ryan Pitterson Publisher: ISBN: 9780999208304 Category : Angels Languages : en Pages : 443
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¿There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.¿ ¿ Genesis 6:4 6,000 years ago a war began. A war to rule Heaven and Earth that dates all the way back to the Garden of Eden. In the Garden, God told Satan that one day a woman would give birth to a male child - the Messiah, who would redeem humanity and destroy him. In order to prevent this child's birth, Satan instigated a fallen angelic rebellion. A group of angels broke off their allegiance to the Lord and entered the early realm to corrupt the human gene pool and prevent the Savior's birth. These fallen angels (¿sons of God¿) took human wives (¿daughters of men¿) and had children with them. Their offspring ¿ hybrid half-human, half-angelic beings, were superhuman giants known as the Nephilim. With human DNA corrupted and humanity hanging in the balance, The Lord unleashed a punishment against the Nephilim that was so severe, only Noah and his family would survive. This is the first comprehensive Biblical study of the Nephilim. Using only Scripture, we are given a complete picture of the war between two bloodlines ¿ the lineage of the Messiah and the seed of Satan. Exploring passages rarely connected to the giants, some of the most challenging questions in the Bible regarding the Nephilim will be answered, including:¿Why did Pharaoh order all male children to be thrown in the river and Herod execute all male children in Bethlehem?¿How were angels able to reproduce with human women?¿Who was the first human woman to marry the "sons of God"?¿How did the Nephilim return after the Flood and are there still Nephilim among us?The JUDGMENT OF THE NEPHILIM will give you a deeper appreciation of God's Word, His unwavering love and defense of the human race.
Author: William Hjortsberg Publisher: Open Road Media ISBN: 1453246584 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 317
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Edgar Award Finalist: The hunt for a vanished singer leads a detective into the depths of the occult in this “terrific” novel (Stephen King). Big-band frontman Johnny Favorite was singing for the troops when a Luftwaffe fighter squadron strafed the bandstand, killing the crowd and leaving the singer near death. The army returned him to a private hospital in upstate New York, leaving him to live out his days as a vegetable while the world forgot him. But Louis Cyphre never forgets. Cyphre had a contract with the singer, stipulating payment upon Johnny’s death—payment that will be denied as long as Johnny clings to life. When Cyphre hires private investigator Harry Angel to find Johnny at the hospital, Angel learns that the singer has disappeared. It is no ordinary missing-person’s case. Everyone he questions dies soon after, as Angel’s investigation ensnares him in a bizarre tangle of black magic, carnival freaks, and grisly voodoo. When the sinister Louis Cyphre begins appearing in Angel’s dreams, the detective fears for his life, his sanity, and his soul. Falling Angel was the basis for the Alan Parker film Angel Heart, starring Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, and Lisa Bonet. This ebook features an illustrated biography of William Hjortsberg including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.
Author: Michael Butkus Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing ISBN: 1610598601 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 131
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Discover the secrets to drawing, painting, and illustrating immortals of the night in How to Draw Vampires. Over the years, vampires have earned a permanent place in pop culture. Numerous movies, TV shows, and book series have only upped the demand for these mythological beings. And now anyone can learn to draw and paint vampires with this in-depth handbook. How to Draw Vampires covers everything from rendering sharp fangs and glowing eyes to creating stylish immortal fashion. The book also contains 15 step-by-step projects featuring a mix of pencil, paint, and digital image-editing instruction, allowing artists to replicate each scene in graphic detail. Discover how to capture the vampire in a variety of illustration styles, from realistic to anime. Evil vampires, handsome vampires, gothic lairs, and the forbidden love between human and vampire merely scratch the surface of subjects in this must-have title.
Author: Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781434896841 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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THE FALL is an experimental graphic novel about Satan's fall from power by author and artist Q. But this reinvention of the classic mythological tale of war in heaven is told from one of the Devil's minions' perspective. This illustrated Q&A with a fallen angel ~ where the author Q interviews a fallen angel A ~ tells the strikingly remorseless story of Archangel Lucifer's struggle for power and fall from heaven after his failed rebellion against the Almighty. It is a story about the struggle for power unlike any other, and yet it feels so familiar that it cannot help but be seen as the story of each and every one of us. And though you would expect a sympathetic telling of Satan's story from one of his fallen angels, it will surprise and succeed by being a stark and unforgiving tragedy of mythic proportions that spares no one, least of all Satan. "The Fall is an elegant and thought provoking meditation on power, love and fear." ~ NYC painter Charles Schick.
Author: William Fotheringham Publisher: Random House ISBN: 0224074504 Category : Bicycle racing Languages : en Pages : 306
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Voted the most popular Italian sportsman of the twentieth century, Fausto Angelo Coppi was the campionissimo champion of champions. The greatest cyclist of the immediate post-war years, he was the first man to win cycling s great double, the Tour
Author: Ryan Pitterson Publisher: ISBN: 9780999208311 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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The sequel to Judgment Of The Nephilim. This is the culmination of the war that started 6,000 years ago between two bloodlines - the Seed of Woman (the lineage of the Messiah Jesus Christ) and the Seed of the Serpent, the Devil. Using only Scripture, we are able to uncover and unravel the many mysterious prophecies from the Book of Revelation that identify the Antichrist, the return of the fallen angels and how all of the judgements and superntraual predictions of the Apocalypse will unfold before the final battle of Armageddon. This is the culmination of God's plan to redeem humanity from sin, judge the fallen angels and all who rebel against Him and restore righteousness, hope and love in the Earth forever. This is The Final Nephilim.
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