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Author: Pasquale Palmieri Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 1040119190 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 193
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In the spring of 1757, the Augustinian friar Leopoldo di San Pasquale was tried in Naples by the hierarchies of his own religious order on charges of financial fraud, heresy, and sexual immorality. He responded by accusing the heads of the convent of subjecting him to a series of inhuman cruelties, claiming to have been "buried alive". While waiting for a final judgment (it was pronounced seven years later, in 1764), the trial of Leopoldo di San Pasquale became a cultural phenomenon unlike any witnessed before in Naples. Cumulatively, reactions to the trial, both during and after it, broke the boundaries separating chronicle and literary fiction, engaged people’s faculties of reason and emotion, and ultimately transformed Leopoldo into a public spectacle—or what we might call today a “celebrity.” Focusing on the scandalous affair of the "buried alive", this book shows how the governing authorities in Naples managed the development of news and stories around current events through their systems of courts and bureaucracies. It also aims to demonstrate how, just as importantly, consumers played an increasing in the spread of information, as means to political empowerment. The sources analyzed call for a microhistorical analysis, as well as for an interdisciplinary discussion with media studies at its conceptual core. A Criminal Hero will appeal to students and scholars alike interested in microhistory, cultural history, media history, history of literature, social and political history, with a focus on the eighteenth century.
Author: Pasquale Palmieri Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 1040119190 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 193
Book Description
In the spring of 1757, the Augustinian friar Leopoldo di San Pasquale was tried in Naples by the hierarchies of his own religious order on charges of financial fraud, heresy, and sexual immorality. He responded by accusing the heads of the convent of subjecting him to a series of inhuman cruelties, claiming to have been "buried alive". While waiting for a final judgment (it was pronounced seven years later, in 1764), the trial of Leopoldo di San Pasquale became a cultural phenomenon unlike any witnessed before in Naples. Cumulatively, reactions to the trial, both during and after it, broke the boundaries separating chronicle and literary fiction, engaged people’s faculties of reason and emotion, and ultimately transformed Leopoldo into a public spectacle—or what we might call today a “celebrity.” Focusing on the scandalous affair of the "buried alive", this book shows how the governing authorities in Naples managed the development of news and stories around current events through their systems of courts and bureaucracies. It also aims to demonstrate how, just as importantly, consumers played an increasing in the spread of information, as means to political empowerment. The sources analyzed call for a microhistorical analysis, as well as for an interdisciplinary discussion with media studies at its conceptual core. A Criminal Hero will appeal to students and scholars alike interested in microhistory, cultural history, media history, history of literature, social and political history, with a focus on the eighteenth century.
Author: Roxie J. James Publisher: Springer Nature ISBN: 3030395855 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 183
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This book delves into humanity’s compulsive need to valorize criminals. The criminal hero is a seductive figure, and audiences get a rather scopophilic pleasure in watching people behave badly. This book offers an analysis of the varied and vexing definitions of hero, criminal, and criminal heroes both historically and culturally. This book also examines the global presence, gendered complications, and gentle juxtapositions in criminal hero figures such as: Robin Hood, Breaking Bad, American Gods, American Vandal, Kabir, Plunkett and Macleane, Martha Stewart, Mary Read, Anne Bonny, Ocean’s 11, Ocean’s Eleven, and Let The Bullets Fly.
Author: Howard Swindle Publisher: Dell Publishing Company ISBN: 9780440207818 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 432
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Chronicles the life of Jim Little, a decorated Vietnam veteran and distinguished police officer, who used his helicopter piloting skills to mastermind a series of bank robberies
Author: Chris Mooney Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0593197658 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 448
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Everything changed when scientists discovered the drug. It looked like the cure for aging, but all progress comes with a price tag. Now, eternal youthfulness will be paid for by the blood of the innocent. The blood of “carriers” is the most valuable commodity on earth. When treated with a new wonder drug, it cures disease, increases power, and makes the recipient a virtual superman. It also makes the carriers targets. Young people with the right genes are ripped from their families and stashed in “blood farms.” Ellie Batista became an LAPD officer specifically to fight this evil as a member of the Blood Squad, but her ambitions are thwarted—until the day she and her partner are ambushed during a routine stop. The resulting events plunge her into an undercover world more dangerous than she could have ever imagined. Because a madman has found a way to increase the potency of the blood to levels previously unimagined. As he cuts a bloody swath through the already deadly world of blood cartels, Ellie is the only hope to stop him before the body count explodes.
Author: Donald Miller Publisher: HarperCollins Leadership ISBN: 1400228026 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 225
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New York Times bestselling author Donald Miller shares the plan that led him to turn his life around. This actionable guide will teach you how to do the same through journaling prompts and goal-planning exercises. There are four characters in every story: The victim, the villain, the hero, and the guide. These four characters live inside us. If we play the victim, we’re doomed to fail. If we play the villain, we will not create genuine bonds. But if we play the hero or guide, our lives will flourish. The hard part is being self-aware enough to know which character we are playing. In this book, bestselling author Donald Miller uses his own experiences to help you recognize if the character you are currently surfacing is helping you experience a life of meaning. He breaks down the transformational, yet practical, plan that took him from slowly giving up to rapidly gaining a new perspective of his own life’s beauty and meaning, igniting his motivation, passion, and productivity, so you can do the same. In Hero on a Mission, Donald’s lessons will teach you how to: Discover when you are playing the victim and villain. Create a simple life plan that will bring clarity and meaning to your goals ahead. Take control of your life by choosing to be the hero in your story. Cultivate a sense of creativity about what your life can be. Move beyond just being productive to experiencing a deep sense of meaning. Donald will help you identify the many chances you have of being the hero in your life, and the times when you are falling into the trap of becoming the victim. Hero on a Mission will guide you in developing a unique plan that will speak to the challenges you currently face so you can find the fulfillment you have been searching for in your life and work.
Author: Steven J. Phillips Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 030743446X Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 257
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On June 28, 1972 in a South Bronx subway station, John Skagen, a white off-duty policeman on his way home, suddenly and without apparent provocation, ordered James Richardson, a black man on his way to work, to get against the wall and put his hands up. Richardson had a gun, and the two exchanged shots. In the melee that followed, Skagen was fatally wounded by a cop who rushed to the scene. In the ensuing trial, William Kunstler handled Richardson's defense and the author of this book, then assistant district attorney, prosecuted the case. Here is a first-hand, behind-the-scenes account of every step of the proceedings.
Author: L.H. Cosway Publisher: L.H. Cosway ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 323
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Karla Sheehan follows the rule of the law. As a police constable in London she knows a criminal when she sees one. Lee Cross fits the description with his tattoos and bad boy attitude. He’s everything she should avoid, yet his flirtatious charm manages to break past her defenses. Lee’s entire family have a reputation with the police and Karla knows she should stop what’s between them before it goes too far. The trouble is, she’s starting to develop feelings for Lee, feelings that make her reckless enough to risk her job. The closer she gets to him, the more she sees the true extent of his illegal activities. Before long Karla has to make a big decision, but should she follow her head or her heart?
Author: Brett Neveu Publisher: ISBN: 9781619590847 Category : Superheroes Languages : en Pages : 62
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"The black-and-white morality of superheroes is turned on its head in this ode to the modern action/comic book genre mixed with the dark humore of a gumshoe noir. Introducing the world to crime-fighter The Fantastic Phenomenon (the hero) and his arch nemesis Supernova (the villain), a detective searches for the killer of superhero super-fans while trying to understand his own relationship to The Fantastic Phenomenon. Discovering that The Fantastic Phenomenon is having an emotional breakdown, the detective tries to be a shoulder for him to lean on in hopes of getting the hero back on track toward capturing Supernova. The detective's world unravels as he begins to question his own belief in law and justice and peel back the good-versus-evil veneer, exposing the consequences of trusting those who tell us to 'keep the faith'."--
Author: Logan Fox Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 164
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Kick-ass assassin. Deadly drug lord. It's a match made in hell. Nyx Gray Bryan Domingo wasn't the first person I've been paid to assassinate. But he was my first failure. I'd been staking out the Dom of the Colombian cartel for weeks.Everything was lined up perfectly...until the heir to his empire walked in.Deadly, fierce, and hot as hell, Caesar 'Savage' Domingo ruined everything with one look. Now I'm his captive until he decides what he wants to do with me.For now, it seems tormenting me and treating me like his toy is his only interest.There's no way he'll let me escape now that I'm his.But even if I could...would I want to? He's as vicious and brutal as his namesake. But I'm drawn to him, like a moth to a flame. Lines are blurring. Rules are being broken. If we're not careful, we'll both get burned.Savage Hero is the first book in the Crime Family Affair Series, a dark cartel romance series. This book ends on a cliffhanger, and contains scenes of graphic violence, murder, and other mature content. Reader discretion is advised.
Author: Pasquale Palmieri
Author: Pasquale Palmieri
Author: Roxie J. James
Author: Paul Kooistra
Author: Howard Swindle
Author: Chris Mooney
Author: Donald Miller
Author: Steven J. Phillips
Author: L.H. Cosway
Author: Brett Neveu
Author: Logan Fox