Author: Mariee Gabriella
Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc.
ISBN: 163860777X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
Viktoria Vea is a very exotic-looking and highly intelligent woman with a disastrous life. Through severe mental health issues, substance abuse issues, and low self-esteem perception, she battles her demons while being involved in a murder investigation. The death of a local socialite has devastated her community. Unfortunately for her, she is involved in the case along with her friends and her crush Alexei, who wants nothing to do with her. In addition to being tormented and harassed by a stalker, she is emotionally unstable. Through tumultuous problems at work, a very bad relationship with her wealthy father, and a criminal past, her life continues to spiral out of control. Her morbid curiosity often brings her to her mother's funeral home, surrounding her with even more death. She is trying to escape the paralyzing abyss of her life, and little does Viktoria know, this is just the beginning.1
Drunken Abyss
Author: Mariee Gabriella
Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc.
ISBN: 163860777X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
Viktoria Vea is a very exotic-looking and highly intelligent woman with a disastrous life. Through severe mental health issues, substance abuse issues, and low self-esteem perception, she battles her demons while being involved in a murder investigation. The death of a local socialite has devastated her community. Unfortunately for her, she is involved in the case along with her friends and her crush Alexei, who wants nothing to do with her. In addition to being tormented and harassed by a stalker, she is emotionally unstable. Through tumultuous problems at work, a very bad relationship with her wealthy father, and a criminal past, her life continues to spiral out of control. Her morbid curiosity often brings her to her mother's funeral home, surrounding her with even more death. She is trying to escape the paralyzing abyss of her life, and little does Viktoria know, this is just the beginning.1
Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc.
ISBN: 163860777X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
Viktoria Vea is a very exotic-looking and highly intelligent woman with a disastrous life. Through severe mental health issues, substance abuse issues, and low self-esteem perception, she battles her demons while being involved in a murder investigation. The death of a local socialite has devastated her community. Unfortunately for her, she is involved in the case along with her friends and her crush Alexei, who wants nothing to do with her. In addition to being tormented and harassed by a stalker, she is emotionally unstable. Through tumultuous problems at work, a very bad relationship with her wealthy father, and a criminal past, her life continues to spiral out of control. Her morbid curiosity often brings her to her mother's funeral home, surrounding her with even more death. She is trying to escape the paralyzing abyss of her life, and little does Viktoria know, this is just the beginning.1
Pebbleworm
Author: Evan Chiovari
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 138739665X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
On a faraway tropical island, a native shares his unique account of - and personal involvement in - a very well-known story.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 138739665X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
On a faraway tropical island, a native shares his unique account of - and personal involvement in - a very well-known story.
When Jack Was with Us
Author: B. K. Holway
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1434375080
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
Urban realism in the tradition of E.L. Doctorow, William Kennedy, Philip Roth and Jimmy Breslin, "When Jack Was With Us" immerses the reader in neighborhood life in New York City from the late 1950's through the late 1960's. Unlike many other novels by Baby Boomers, this novel makes no attempt to sugarcoat or nostaligize; it presents life as the author saw it while growing up, in all its beauty and all its brutality. There is no single protagonist; a number of characters whose lives intertwine each seek to make the best out of their lives amid the rich and often volatile ethnic tapestry of New York, against the backdrop of social change as the novel moves from the somnolent 1950's through the turbulent 1960's. Each character struggles and finds his/her damnation or redemption amid a city that personifies a nation in flux. It is a "coming of age" not only for the characters but for the greater American collective psyche.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1434375080
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
Urban realism in the tradition of E.L. Doctorow, William Kennedy, Philip Roth and Jimmy Breslin, "When Jack Was With Us" immerses the reader in neighborhood life in New York City from the late 1950's through the late 1960's. Unlike many other novels by Baby Boomers, this novel makes no attempt to sugarcoat or nostaligize; it presents life as the author saw it while growing up, in all its beauty and all its brutality. There is no single protagonist; a number of characters whose lives intertwine each seek to make the best out of their lives amid the rich and often volatile ethnic tapestry of New York, against the backdrop of social change as the novel moves from the somnolent 1950's through the turbulent 1960's. Each character struggles and finds his/her damnation or redemption amid a city that personifies a nation in flux. It is a "coming of age" not only for the characters but for the greater American collective psyche.
Venomous
Author: Christopher Krovatin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416964932
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Locke Vinetti is a high school junior, disenchanted and more than a little hostile. In fact, for years he's had a lousy social life because of a problem he has with his anger--a force he calls "the venom." Ever since he was eight years old and bit off a piece of a classmate's nose, he's been something of a loner. But all that is about to change when he goes out with his one friend, Randall, to meet some of Randall's crew hanging out at Riverside Park. Because in addition to meeting his kindred spirit, Casey--who has his own problems with his own kind of venom--Locke meets the spikey blue fairy-haircut Goth girl of his dreams. And if their relationship is going to work, he knows he has to rid himself of the venom once and for all. Interspersed with comic book adventures of the fantasy anti-hero alter-ego Locke has invented for himself, VENOMOUS is a fast-paced, funny, and ferocious read about one teenage boy's struggle with his inner demons.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416964932
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Locke Vinetti is a high school junior, disenchanted and more than a little hostile. In fact, for years he's had a lousy social life because of a problem he has with his anger--a force he calls "the venom." Ever since he was eight years old and bit off a piece of a classmate's nose, he's been something of a loner. But all that is about to change when he goes out with his one friend, Randall, to meet some of Randall's crew hanging out at Riverside Park. Because in addition to meeting his kindred spirit, Casey--who has his own problems with his own kind of venom--Locke meets the spikey blue fairy-haircut Goth girl of his dreams. And if their relationship is going to work, he knows he has to rid himself of the venom once and for all. Interspersed with comic book adventures of the fantasy anti-hero alter-ego Locke has invented for himself, VENOMOUS is a fast-paced, funny, and ferocious read about one teenage boy's struggle with his inner demons.
Havoc's Sword
Author: Dewey Lambdin
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312286880
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
In Captain Lewrie's tenth roaring adventure on the high seas, it's off to a failing British intervention on the ultra-rich French colony of Saint Domingue, which is wracked by an utterly cruel and bloodthirsty slave rebellion led by Toussaint L'Ouverture, the future father of Haitian independence.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312286880
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
In Captain Lewrie's tenth roaring adventure on the high seas, it's off to a failing British intervention on the ultra-rich French colony of Saint Domingue, which is wracked by an utterly cruel and bloodthirsty slave rebellion led by Toussaint L'Ouverture, the future father of Haitian independence.
Drunken Doodles
Author: Sam Stall
Publisher: Running Press Adult
ISBN: 9780762454938
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
It's three in the morning . . . You've had a few drinks—okay, more than a few—and all that alcohol's left you buzzed, beat, and vaguely nauseated. What now? Instead of knocking back another round, downing a bunch of ramen, or placing an ill-advised call to an ex flame, try something a bit more old-school. Scribble in this doodle book, just like you did in kindergarten. You'll find all your worksheet favorites, including word scrambles; doodle pages; spot-the-difference; crosswords; cut-outs; connect the dots; and lots more. All you need is a sharp pencil and your booze-dulled brain. Just stay in the lines, follow the instructions, and you'll be just fine. Oh, and try not to boot that ramen.
Publisher: Running Press Adult
ISBN: 9780762454938
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
It's three in the morning . . . You've had a few drinks—okay, more than a few—and all that alcohol's left you buzzed, beat, and vaguely nauseated. What now? Instead of knocking back another round, downing a bunch of ramen, or placing an ill-advised call to an ex flame, try something a bit more old-school. Scribble in this doodle book, just like you did in kindergarten. You'll find all your worksheet favorites, including word scrambles; doodle pages; spot-the-difference; crosswords; cut-outs; connect the dots; and lots more. All you need is a sharp pencil and your booze-dulled brain. Just stay in the lines, follow the instructions, and you'll be just fine. Oh, and try not to boot that ramen.
Jane Austen
Author: David Nokes
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520216068
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
The author sifts through evidence that depicts Austen not as a modest, retiring daughter, but rather as a rebellious, satirical, and wild woman. -- Back cover.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520216068
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
The author sifts through evidence that depicts Austen not as a modest, retiring daughter, but rather as a rebellious, satirical, and wild woman. -- Back cover.
Social Psychiatry
Author: Vladimir Hudolin
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1468445359
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 843
Book Description
It is becoming more and more difficult to publish papers from international and world scientific meetings. The causes are partly financial; in addition the number of meetings held is so large that it is impossible to find the necessary time for the enormous amount of work involved in preparing and publishing these materials. Also the scientific and professional quality of these meetings is often poor as the same points of view as well as more or less the same papers, with only slight modifi cations, are usually presented. The educational system is also responsible since professionals are required to publish papers in order to get promoted in their pro fession and in their institutions. Overproduction of meetings and papers is often mentioned by many pro fessionals, but when we look at the professional activi ties of the critics of these meetings and papers, we can see that they also behave in the stereotypic way - they write papers, read them at congresses and publish in periodicals. The number of periodical publications of some medical branches - including psychiatry - is enor mous. In the light of such thoughts it seems opportune to evaluate the 8th World Congress of Social Psychiatry and the papers presented - the papers you are now holding in your hands. Although such an evaluation is a delicate and difficult task, I think it should be at least attempted in this Editorial.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1468445359
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 843
Book Description
It is becoming more and more difficult to publish papers from international and world scientific meetings. The causes are partly financial; in addition the number of meetings held is so large that it is impossible to find the necessary time for the enormous amount of work involved in preparing and publishing these materials. Also the scientific and professional quality of these meetings is often poor as the same points of view as well as more or less the same papers, with only slight modifi cations, are usually presented. The educational system is also responsible since professionals are required to publish papers in order to get promoted in their pro fession and in their institutions. Overproduction of meetings and papers is often mentioned by many pro fessionals, but when we look at the professional activi ties of the critics of these meetings and papers, we can see that they also behave in the stereotypic way - they write papers, read them at congresses and publish in periodicals. The number of periodical publications of some medical branches - including psychiatry - is enor mous. In the light of such thoughts it seems opportune to evaluate the 8th World Congress of Social Psychiatry and the papers presented - the papers you are now holding in your hands. Although such an evaluation is a delicate and difficult task, I think it should be at least attempted in this Editorial.
Duke
Author: Ronald L. Davis
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806186461
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Almost two decades after his death, John Wayne is still America’s favorite movie star. More than an actor, Wayne is a cultural icon whose stature seems to grow with the passage of time. In this illuminating biography, Ronald L. Davis focuses on Wayne’s human side, portraying a complex personality defined by frailty and insecurity as well as by courage and strength. Davis traces Wayne’s story from its beginnings in Winterset, Iowa, to his death in 1979. This is not a story of instant fame: only after a decade in budget westerns did Wayne receive serious consideration, for his performance in John Ford’s 1939 film Stagecoach. From that point on, his skills and popularity grew as he appeared in such classics as Fort Apache, Red River, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, The Quiet Man, The Searches, The Man who Shot Liberty Valance, and True Grit. A man’s ideal more than a woman’s, Wayne earned his popularity without becoming either a great actor or a sex symbol. In all his films, whatever the character, John Wayne portrayed John Wayne, a persona he created for himself: the tough, gritty loner whose mission was to uphold the frontier’s--and the nation’s--traditional values. To depict the different facets of Wayne’s life and career, Davis draws on a range of primary and secondary sources, most notably exclusive interviews with the people who knew Wayne well, including the actor’s costar Maureen O’Hara and his widow, Pilar Wayne. The result is a well-balanced, highly engaging portrait of a man whose private identity was eventually overshadowed by his screen persona--until he came to represent America itself.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806186461
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Almost two decades after his death, John Wayne is still America’s favorite movie star. More than an actor, Wayne is a cultural icon whose stature seems to grow with the passage of time. In this illuminating biography, Ronald L. Davis focuses on Wayne’s human side, portraying a complex personality defined by frailty and insecurity as well as by courage and strength. Davis traces Wayne’s story from its beginnings in Winterset, Iowa, to his death in 1979. This is not a story of instant fame: only after a decade in budget westerns did Wayne receive serious consideration, for his performance in John Ford’s 1939 film Stagecoach. From that point on, his skills and popularity grew as he appeared in such classics as Fort Apache, Red River, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, The Quiet Man, The Searches, The Man who Shot Liberty Valance, and True Grit. A man’s ideal more than a woman’s, Wayne earned his popularity without becoming either a great actor or a sex symbol. In all his films, whatever the character, John Wayne portrayed John Wayne, a persona he created for himself: the tough, gritty loner whose mission was to uphold the frontier’s--and the nation’s--traditional values. To depict the different facets of Wayne’s life and career, Davis draws on a range of primary and secondary sources, most notably exclusive interviews with the people who knew Wayne well, including the actor’s costar Maureen O’Hara and his widow, Pilar Wayne. The result is a well-balanced, highly engaging portrait of a man whose private identity was eventually overshadowed by his screen persona--until he came to represent America itself.