Author: Daniel Tamone Publisher: Echo ISBN: 1760688584 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 266
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Ted 'Little Boy Blue' Taylor has replaced his estranged father Ron - a disgraced former heavyweight champion on the cusp of an unexpected comeback - as the darling of Australian boxing. But after two uninspiring losses, he is failing to live up to the expectations that have always weighed so heavily upon him. Ted's battles are not isolated to his sport: a painful history of alcoholism, domestic abuse and ties to the underworld of boxing has a firm hold on the Taylor family. Generational trauma and guilt are not Ted's only inheritance. Now he is silently enduring the effects of years of concussions - in the ring, and in childhood at the hands of his father - which are threatening to end his career prematurely. Ted is trained by his grandfather, a Vietnam vet seeking escape from his demons through drinking and gambling. Pop manages to find a certain peace in his love for his sport and his grandson, although he is unknowingly causing damage by trying to protect Ted from the father-son showdown that the industry is baying for. When someone from the world beyond boxing enters his life, Ted begins to see a new, more hopeful future for himself - but only if he has the courage to walk away from his family's volatile legacy. By finding the strength to choose, can he free them all?
Author: Richard Pine Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing ISBN: 1527568482 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 320
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What is ‘creativity’? And what is ‘madness’? How far can we interpret an artist’s work through our knowledge of his or her mental state, and how far can we infer a mental state from a work of art? When does a work of art cease to be a personal statement by the artist and become a matter of public concern? The contributions to this book attempt to answer some of these questions. They come from a wide range of disciplines and experiences – a practising psychiatrist, a practising artist suffering from reactive depression, and critics working in literature, film, music and the visual arts. The essays include discussions of the ‘myth of creativity’, the music of Robert Schumann, the borders of sanity in the writing of Lawrence Durrell, the ‘insane truth’ of Virginia Woolf, the meeting of doctor and patient in the poetry of Anne Sexton, mood disorders in the fiction of David Foster Wallace, love and madness in the poetry of Hafiz of Shiraz, and the paintings of Adolf Wölfli. Central to this discussion of creativity, madness and civilisation is the difficulty of establishing an appropriate and effective vocabulary and mindset between critics and clinical psychiatrists, which would enable them to work together in understanding mental disturbance in creative artists.
Author: Barry Lyga Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers ISBN: 0316482587 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 303
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In this new original novel by bestselling author Barry Lyga, learn the origins of the most feared force in the universe, and see how Thanos became the Titan consumed by his quest for power. Time Reality. Space. Mind. Soul. Power. Born on a doomed world and made an outcast for his physical deviancy and intimidating intellect, Thanos believes he sees something everyone else chooses to ignore: a way to save his home and the people of Titan for generations to come. But what he perceives as genius, they see as madness. Now exiled from his home world, Thanos is determined to find the means to return to Titan and implement his plan. His journey through the galaxy is a desperate race to save everything. Thanos will be successful-no matter how many billions have to die to bring balance to the universe. Learn the origins of the most formidable foe the Avengers, Doctor Strange, the Guardians of the Galaxy, and Black Panther have ever faced-a foe whom even a group of remarkable people, pulled together to fight the battles nobody else could, failed to stop.
Author: Lauren Lee Merewether Publisher: LLMBooks Publishing ISBN: 1961759063 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 215
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Power. Gold. Prestige. That is all he wants. Young Pawah’s life changes when he travels to Waset on his parent’s hard-earned savings to become a scribe at the temple of Amun. Facing discrimination in Waset for being the son of a farmer among the wealthy elite, Pawah discovers the ease with which he garners sympathy and subsequent "pity gifts" of gold with lies and deceit. Growing into his own on the streets of Waset, how far will Pawah take his ever-expanding greed for gold and power that hides behind his charm and wit? Don't miss what readers are calling "a whole sensory experience" "with plenty of dark dramatic twists" and recommending The Fifth Prophet "for fans of historical thrillers, emotive and dark origin stories, and for Egyptophiles everywhere." Dive into this dark coming-of-age thriller that chronicles the villain of The Lost Pharaoh Chronicles. The Fifth Prophet is the fourth prequel of Lauren Lee Merewether's debut series, The Lost Pharaoh Chronicles, a resurrection of an erased time that follows the five kings of Egypt who were lost to history for over three millennia. The prequel collection continues with Egypt's Second Born, and the series begins with book one, Salvation in the Sun. WHILE THE AUTHOR HAS GONE TO GREAT LENGTHS TO ENSURE SENSITIVE SUBJECT MATTERS ARE DEALT WITH IN A COMPASSIONATE AND RESPECTFUL MANNER, THEY MAY BE TROUBLING FOR SOME READERS. CONTENT DISCLAIMERS: BRIEF ANIMAL CRUELTY, DOMESTIC ABUSE, EXPLICIT VIOLENCE AND DARK, ADULT THEMES.
Author: F.W. Watt Publisher: FriesenPress ISBN: 146024429X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 144
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Bill Hartley's life was shaped by a panoramic sweep of Canadian history. An illiterate prairie boy, he enlisted in 1914. Survived the Great War. Returned with a British war-bride nurse and their baby. Broke the virgin Saskatchewan soil of his soldier's homestead grant. For a decade grew wheat and bore more children. Sold his farm and moved his family west, like so many others, searching for a better life in Vancouver. But there they found themselves plunged into the Great Depression. This ordeal passed easily for Tom, the youngest son, still a child during the struggles that drove his father into a frustrating attempt to educate himself and escape poverty. Looking back at his father's life, both having achieved success after the Second World War, Tom is caught up in his effort to understand the challenges his father endured. His strengths and weaknesses. The obstacles he overcame. The mistakes he made. And also the many ways, through the best and worst of times, that Tom's mother bravely played out her wifely part. How should his father be judged? In what ways, if at all, is it Like Father Like Son? Tom is helped in his judgments by Max, family friend, almost an older brother, who has his own father-son relation to puzzle over. Both have complex memories of Bill Hartley's turbulent life as it touched theirs. Finally they may only agree that for all the sadness, there is life worth living after the funeral. More fiction by F.W. Watt Heads or Tails 23 Stories Loving Daughters The Road to Sutton The Youth Drug The Lannigan Set-Up Joking Matters Where is Julius
Author: Mariah Stone Publisher: Stone Publishing B.V. ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 897
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Three Highland warriors. Three modern time travelers. Three journeys through time. Can love survive a Scottish medieval war? - For all fans of Outlander! 3 love stories. 600+ pages of binge-worthy, edge-of-your-seat drama and sizzling time travel romance. Discover the adventures of three modern people thrown into 1310, into the midst of Robert the Bruce’s Wars of Scottish Independence, and get entangled into the destiny of the Highland Clan MacKenzie. Highlander’s Desire - He’s a fierce Highland warrior. She’s a struggling history student. Can they transcend the bounds of time to claim the love they desire? Highlander’s Vow - She’s a Highland lady, sworn to become a nun. He’s a police detective thrown back in time. Can a vow of love bring them together across centuries? Highlander’s Bride - Modern medicine keeps her alive, but a medieval Highlander makes her soul sing. Will a diabetic trapped in the past risk her life for a love to span the ages? The Called by a Highlander Box Set contains three steamy books in which medieval Highlanders and modern-day men and women unite in love and war. All boxset of the 'Called by a Highlander' series: 1 - Called by a Highlander Box Set 1: Books 1-4 (Clan Cambel) 2 - Called by a Highlander Box Set 2: Books 5-7 (Clan Mackenzie) 3 - Called by a Highlander Box Set 3: Books 8-11 (Clan MacDonald) Keywords: Highlander Romance, Historical Romance, Outlander, Scottish Highlands, Medieval Romance, Time travel, time travel romance, strong heroines, Highlander, alpha hero, steamy romance reads, historical romance read, historical romance series, enemies to lovers, paranormal romance, fantasy romance, paranormal fantasy romance, historical romance box sets
Author: Hugh Ruppersburg Publisher: University of Georgia Press ISBN: 9780820325576 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 396
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Georgia has produced some of the major figures of modern literature, including Carson McCullers, Erskine Caldwell and, most notably, Flannery O'Connor. While such writers are firmly established in American literary history, all too few readers are aware of how the state's tradition of literary excellence persists in the present day. The thirty stories in After O'Connor were written during the past fifteen years by authors who were born in Georgia or spent a significant part of their lives and careers in this state. Embracing the social, cultural, and ethnic variety in today's Georgia, After O'Connor both advances and helps redefine the great southern storytelling tradition.
Author: Daniel Tamone
Author: Henry Mills Alden
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Author: Paul Robert Lieder
Author: Barry Lyga
Author: Lauren Lee Merewether
Author: F.W. Watt
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Author: Hugh Ruppersburg