Author: Robert Barnard Publisher: Boxtree ISBN: 174354295X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 198
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With the Nazis bombing London on a nightly basis, many working-class families sent their children to the comparative safety of the countryside. When the Blitz ended, the families came for their kids . . . but no one ever came for Simon Thorn. His name appears on no list of the evacuated children. And none of his meagre belongings offer any clues to his origins. Now an adult, newly moved to London, Simon is puzzled by an odd sense of familiarity when he walks down certain streets. He remembers his years of terrible nightmares—nightmares that would cause him to wake up screaming, terrifying his bewildered foster parents. And he resolves, once and for all, to find out where he originally came from . . . even as everything he uncovers suggests that, really, he doesn’t want to know. Widely praised for his deliciously, maliciously witty mysteries, the multi-award-winning Robert Barnard takes a decidedly different tack in this fascinating novel of wartime London and the dark side of identity. ‘An engrossing tale of a man’s search for his identity and his discovery of an alarming past’ Publishers Weekly ‘There are shrewd characterisations and villains aplenty in this oddly affecting tale’ Time ‘Barnard untangles his riddle with great skill, and I suspect he is going to outwit all but a handful of readers’ New York Times
Author: David E. Nye Publisher: MIT Press ISBN: 0262288338 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 305
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Blackouts—whether they result from military planning, network failure, human error, or terrorism—offer snapshots of electricity's increasingly central role in American society. Where were you when the lights went out? At home during a thunderstorm? During the Great Northeastern Blackout of 1965? In California when rolling blackouts hit in 2000? In 2003, when a cascading power failure left fifty million people without electricity? We often remember vividly our time in the dark. In When the Lights Went Out, David Nye views power outages in America from 1935 to the present not simply as technical failures but variously as military tactic, social disruption, crisis in the networked city, outcome of political and economic decisions, sudden encounter with sublimity, and memories enshrined in photographs. Our electrically lit-up life is so natural to us that when the lights go off, the darkness seems abnormal. Nye looks at America's development of its electrical grid, which made large-scale power failures possible and a series of blackouts from military blackouts to the “greenout” (exemplified by the new tradition of “Earth Hour”), a voluntary reduction organized by environmental organizations. Blackouts, writes Nye, are breaks in the flow of social time that reveal much about the trajectory of American history. Each time one occurs, Americans confront their essential condition—not as isolated individuals, but as a community that increasingly binds itself together with electrical wires and signals.
Author: John Rocco Publisher: ISBN: 9780545627832 Category : Cities and towns Languages : en Pages : 0
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When a busy family's activities come to a halt because of a blackout, they find they enjoy spending time together and not being too busy for once.
Author: Jennifer Storm Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1592858171 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 171
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A riveting memoir of what happens to a teenage girl whose life is awash in alcohol, drugs, and the trauma of rape. Jennifer Storm's Blackout Girl is a can't-tear-yourself-away look at teenage addiction and redemption. At age six, Jennifer Storm was stealing sips of her mother's cocktails. By age 13, she was binge drinking and well on her way to regular cocaine and LSD use. Her young life was awash in alcohol, drugs, and the trauma of rape. She anesthetized herself to many of the harsh realities of her young life--including her own misunderstandings about her sexual orientation--, which made her even more vulnerable to victimization. Blackout Girl is Storm's tender and gritty memoir, revealing the depths of her addiction and her eventual path to a life of accomplishment and joy.
Author: James Goodman Publisher: Macmillan + ORM ISBN: 1429928069 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 287
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On July 13, 1977, there was a blackout in New York City. With the dark came excitement, adventure, and fright in subway tunnels, office towers, busy intersections, high-rise stairwells, hotel lobbies, elevators, and hospitals. There was revelry in bars and restaurants, music and dancing in the streets. On block after block, men and women proved themselves heroes by helping neighbors and strangers make it through the night. Unfortunately, there was also widespread looting, vandalism, and arson. Even before police restored order, people began to ask and argue about why. Why did people do what they did when the lights went out? The argument raged for weeks but it was just like the night: lots of heat, little light--a shouting match between those who held fast to one explanation and those who held fast to another. James Goodman cuts between accidents, encounters, conversations, exchanges, and arguments to re-create that night and its aftermath in a dizzying accumulation of detail. Rejecting simple dichotomies and one-dimensional explanations for why people act as they do in moments of conflict and crisis, Goodman illuminates attitudes, ideas, and experiences that have been lost in facile generalizations and analyses. Journalistic re-creation at its most exciting, Blackout provides a whirlwind tour of 1970s New York and a challenge to conventional thinking.
Author: Sarah Hepola Publisher: Hachette UK ISBN: 145555457X Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 256
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A memoir of unblinking honesty and poignant, laugh-out-loud humor, Blackout is the story of a woman stumbling into a new kind of adventure -- the sober life she never wanted. For Sarah Hepola, alcohol was "the gasoline of all adventure." She spent her evenings at cocktail parties and dark bars where she proudly stayed till last call. Drinking felt like freedom, part of her birthright as a strong, enlightened twenty-first-century woman. But there was a price. She often blacked out, waking up with a blank space where four hours should be. Mornings became detective work on her own life. What did I say last night? How did I meet that guy? She apologized for things she couldn't remember doing, as though she were cleaning up after an evil twin. Publicly, she covered her shame with self-deprecating jokes, and her career flourished, but as the blackouts accumulated, she could no longer avoid a sinking truth. The fuel she thought she needed was draining her spirit instead. A memoir of unblinking honesty and poignant, laugh-out-loud humor, Blackout is the story of a woman stumbling into a new kind of adventure -- the sober life she never wanted. Shining a light into her blackouts, she discovers the person she buried, as well as the confidence, intimacy, and creativity she once believed came only from a bottle. Her tale will resonate with anyone who has been forced to reinvent or struggled in the face of necessary change. It's about giving up the thing you cherish most -- but getting yourself back in return.
Author: Campbell Armstrong Publisher: Corgi ISBN: 9780552168113 Category : Languages : en Pages : 432
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"In a spectacular storm, homicide cop Gregory Samsa's car skids across a flooded field and overturns. Gregory Samsa survives. His passenger doesn't. But instead of reporting the accident, in a frenzied panic Samsa drags his passenger to a lonely place and buries her. He has his reputation to think about, his career, his daughter. So when he does report the incident he leaves out one important detail - the death of the thirteen-year-old hooker, Almond, who had been riding in his car. This one moment of weakness, a moral blackout, draws Samsa into a downward spiral of deception, fear and violence. For when Almond's body is discovered by chance, the shadowy figure of Lee Boyle emerges from the underworld. Cunning, vicious and predatory, Boyle is on the trail of Almond's killer - it's payback time - and that trail is leading him to the very cop investigating her death."
Author: Tom Stone Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781545130223 Category : Languages : en Pages : 452
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"BLACKOUT" is a true story of what will happen today or tomorrow, if the US Department of Energy''s fears come true (READ THE FORWARD). There is mounting evidence of foreign entities already gaining access to our power grids leaving America''s safety a trigger finger away from a possible irreversible loss of electricity across the country..."Blackout." Wake up to a real life scenario of ordinary characters, JUST LIKE YOU, with Dale Daniels and his family, in an extraordinary adventure of "every man for himself." Where usually pleasant neighbors, friends and co-workers begin to panic and within a few days turn into ruthless killers just trying to survive (READ THE BOOK)..."Blackout." Reading this book may save your life and those you love. __________________ "This wake up call to America opened my eyes to a very possible event that could happen any day." "Stone is relentless in keeping the reader wondering what''s going to happen next." "This fast paced ''what if'' novel can be used as a handbook to staying alive during a catastrophic event." "I was amazed to see how dangerous and fragile our existence could become in such a short time." "New author, Tom Stone, took a horrific event and made it into a sensational read with a spectacular ending." "Stone''s religious message adds to this looming tale to elevate the shattering new reality into a bearable joyous existence." "Very easy to read for all ages, but with enough complexity and craziness to make it a fun read." "The Daniels family shows us how to face even the most mind-blowing events." "I love apocalyptic books! No one has ever developed one like this to be so catastrophic, deadly, light-hearted, covering so many possible scenarios and with such a great ending. Stone had fun writing this one!" "You''ll either hate Stone for his religious views or love him for his courageous telling of events that will change how you''ll think about the future." "A first person adventure ride that involves the whole Daniels family entangling with a society collapsing around them." "Dale Daniels is no superhero, but he''s an example of how I want to be when this country dissolves." "''Blackout'' is a must-read if you think a cyber-attack on this country''s infrastructure could occur at any time." "I''m sharing this book with my family, so they will be ready, too! ''Thanks Tom Stone!''" "This book goes to show you, it doesn''t take much for people to go to the darkside." "Dale Daniels was not a killer, but became one in this novel to help us think through what it would take to put an end to someone else''s life." "Eight-two, short, quick chapters make ''Blackout'' a ''fun read''." "Stone definitely wrote a killer story, but rays of life exudes from many pages, too!" "It reads like a roller-coaster of action, and then there''s the ultimate ride:" "The best thing ''Blackout'' taught me is to always be ready and prepared, because today might be the day." "Fear, adrenaline-pumping action, sadness, even love...Emotion at every corner in ''Blackout''." "''Blackout'' an amazing survival adventure...too real to be ignored!" "Even if you don''t like action, drama, twists and turns, you need to pick up this book,. It might save your life!" __________________ ***Buy it now!*** Put it in your cart, so you can tell others how to be set when the crisis starts!
Author: Dhonielle Clayton Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 0063088118 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 242
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Six critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and electricity of Black teens in love to this charming, hilarious, and heartwarming novel that shines a bright light through the dark. A summer heatwave blankets New York City in darkness. But as the city is thrown into confusion, a different kind of electricity sparks… A first meeting. Long-time friends. Bitter exes. And maybe the beginning of something new. When the lights go out, people reveal hidden truths. Love blossoms, friendship transforms, and new possibilities take flight. Beloved authors—Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon—celebrate the beauty of six couples and the unforgettable magic that can be found on a sweltering starry night in the city.
Author: Robert Barnard
Author: David E. Nye
Author: John Rocco
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Author: Campbell Armstrong
Author: Dhonielle Clayton
Author: Tom Stone
Author: Dhonielle Clayton