Author: Paul Brauner
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595379265
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The Spitting Image is the inside story of Germany's descent into defeat and Hitler's attempts to keep his faltering entourage from fleeing the sinking ship. The mysterious appearance of a Hitler Child is welcomed by Nazi leaders as the means to perpetuate Nazi ideals. The boy is groomed to become the symbolic figurehead of the Fourth Reich and is spirited into Argentina to escape falling into the hands of the victorious allies. The involvement of the Vatican and the vivid descriptions of life in the bombed cities make this gripping novel a must-read for anyone interested in recent history. The reader is taken on a roller coaster ride and is left wondering how much is fact and how much - If anything - is fiction. "
Split Images
Author: Elmore Leonard
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0061809411
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
“Constant action and top-notch writing.” —New York Times A Palm Beach playboy who amuses himself with murder finds himself on a collision course with a vacationing Motown cop in Elmore Leonard’s Split Images—a gripping and electrifying example of noir gold from “the coolest, hottest writer in America” (Chicago Tribune). Split Images is Grand Master Leonard at the top of his game, a bravura example of how exemplary crime fiction is done by a writer who stands tall among the all-time mystery greats: John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, et al. The brilliant creator of U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (of TV’s Justified) now brings us a cast of vivid and unforgettable characters on both sides of the law, in a twisting masterwork of unrelenting suspense that the Washington Post calls, “Brilliant...impressive...superb.”
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0061809411
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
“Constant action and top-notch writing.” —New York Times A Palm Beach playboy who amuses himself with murder finds himself on a collision course with a vacationing Motown cop in Elmore Leonard’s Split Images—a gripping and electrifying example of noir gold from “the coolest, hottest writer in America” (Chicago Tribune). Split Images is Grand Master Leonard at the top of his game, a bravura example of how exemplary crime fiction is done by a writer who stands tall among the all-time mystery greats: John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, et al. The brilliant creator of U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (of TV’s Justified) now brings us a cast of vivid and unforgettable characters on both sides of the law, in a twisting masterwork of unrelenting suspense that the Washington Post calls, “Brilliant...impressive...superb.”
The Splitting Image
Author: Tina Foster
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781795686815
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Psychological operations involving doubles are explored in this book. Politicians, heads of state, and other public figures routinely use doubles for a variety of clandestine purposes. Some are for security, while others serve more nefarious objectives. Political agendas can be promoted through the use of controlled doubles, for instance. Psy-ops using doubles are facilitated by means of technology, but technology can also be used to expose an impostor. Examples of historical doubles are discussed to illustrate certain tactical uses of lookalikes.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781795686815
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Psychological operations involving doubles are explored in this book. Politicians, heads of state, and other public figures routinely use doubles for a variety of clandestine purposes. Some are for security, while others serve more nefarious objectives. Political agendas can be promoted through the use of controlled doubles, for instance. Psy-ops using doubles are facilitated by means of technology, but technology can also be used to expose an impostor. Examples of historical doubles are discussed to illustrate certain tactical uses of lookalikes.
Split Image
Author: Robert B. Parker
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1849168946
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
'One of the great series in the history of the detective story' New York Times Book Review There's trouble in Paradise, Massachusetts... Police chief Jesse Stone is investigating two supposedly retired gangsters. But when one of them is found with a bullet in his skull, it is the wives who seem suspect. Meanwhile, the Markham family enlists Sunny Randall's help in rescuing their eighteen-year-old daughter from a religious cult. Are they just over-protective, or is there something sinister lurking beneath the desire to connect to the spirit? Jesse and Sunny are soon to discover that there is a fine line between virtue and vice. 'When it comes to detective novels, 90 per cent of us admit he's an influence, and the rest of us lie about it' Harlan Coben, bestselling author of Run Away
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1849168946
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
'One of the great series in the history of the detective story' New York Times Book Review There's trouble in Paradise, Massachusetts... Police chief Jesse Stone is investigating two supposedly retired gangsters. But when one of them is found with a bullet in his skull, it is the wives who seem suspect. Meanwhile, the Markham family enlists Sunny Randall's help in rescuing their eighteen-year-old daughter from a religious cult. Are they just over-protective, or is there something sinister lurking beneath the desire to connect to the spirit? Jesse and Sunny are soon to discover that there is a fine line between virtue and vice. 'When it comes to detective novels, 90 per cent of us admit he's an influence, and the rest of us lie about it' Harlan Coben, bestselling author of Run Away
Anthony Perkins
Author: Charles Winecoff
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Perkins was being groomed to replace the late James Dean as a romantic leading man in Hollywood. But his landmark performance as Norman Bates in Hitchcock's Psycho destroyed his chance and off-screen life equally as secretive, conflicted, and fractured. Compelling and surprising, here is the first in-depth look at the double life of one of the world's most recognisable film stars. Insightfully documents the life of Anthony Perkins, who was forced to act the part of ladies' man while struggling with his own homosexuality. 27/10/2005
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Perkins was being groomed to replace the late James Dean as a romantic leading man in Hollywood. But his landmark performance as Norman Bates in Hitchcock's Psycho destroyed his chance and off-screen life equally as secretive, conflicted, and fractured. Compelling and surprising, here is the first in-depth look at the double life of one of the world's most recognisable film stars. Insightfully documents the life of Anthony Perkins, who was forced to act the part of ladies' man while struggling with his own homosexuality. 27/10/2005
Tales of the Beanworld
Author:
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1595828974
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Collects colorized versions of "Beanworld" stories originally published in 1995-1996 and 2008.
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1595828974
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Collects colorized versions of "Beanworld" stories originally published in 1995-1996 and 2008.
Plastic Macca: The Secret Death and Replacement of Beatle Paul McCartney
Author: Tina Foster
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781794563841
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
In the fall of 1969, a rumor swept across two continents that the lovable Beatle, Paul McCartney, had been killed in a car crash. According to some, he was replaced by "Billy Shears." This book is an attempt to separate fact from fiction. Join the author on a fascinating trip deep into rock n' roll lore. You will no doubt be surprised by some of the discoveries that are made along the way to the shocking conclusion.
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781794563841
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
In the fall of 1969, a rumor swept across two continents that the lovable Beatle, Paul McCartney, had been killed in a car crash. According to some, he was replaced by "Billy Shears." This book is an attempt to separate fact from fiction. Join the author on a fascinating trip deep into rock n' roll lore. You will no doubt be surprised by some of the discoveries that are made along the way to the shocking conclusion.
Split Image
Author: Jannette Lake Dates
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780882581781
Category : African Americans and mass media
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
New edition of a collection of insightful essays on the many facets of black representation in the music, film, radio, television, news, and advertising and public relations industries. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780882581781
Category : African Americans and mass media
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
New edition of a collection of insightful essays on the many facets of black representation in the music, film, radio, television, news, and advertising and public relations industries. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The Spitting Image
Author: Paul Brauner
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595379265
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The Spitting Image is the inside story of Germany's descent into defeat and Hitler's attempts to keep his faltering entourage from fleeing the sinking ship. The mysterious appearance of a Hitler Child is welcomed by Nazi leaders as the means to perpetuate Nazi ideals. The boy is groomed to become the symbolic figurehead of the Fourth Reich and is spirited into Argentina to escape falling into the hands of the victorious allies. The involvement of the Vatican and the vivid descriptions of life in the bombed cities make this gripping novel a must-read for anyone interested in recent history. The reader is taken on a roller coaster ride and is left wondering how much is fact and how much - If anything - is fiction. "
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595379265
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The Spitting Image is the inside story of Germany's descent into defeat and Hitler's attempts to keep his faltering entourage from fleeing the sinking ship. The mysterious appearance of a Hitler Child is welcomed by Nazi leaders as the means to perpetuate Nazi ideals. The boy is groomed to become the symbolic figurehead of the Fourth Reich and is spirited into Argentina to escape falling into the hands of the victorious allies. The involvement of the Vatican and the vivid descriptions of life in the bombed cities make this gripping novel a must-read for anyone interested in recent history. The reader is taken on a roller coaster ride and is left wondering how much is fact and how much - If anything - is fiction. "
Garner's Modern English Usage
Author: Bryan A. Garner
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190491485
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1113
Book Description
The authority on grammar, usage, and style.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190491485
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1113
Book Description
The authority on grammar, usage, and style.
Garner's Modern English Usage
Author: Bryan Garner
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190491507
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 2652
Book Description
With more than a thousand new entries and more than 2,300 word-frequency ratios, the magisterial fourth edition of this book-now renamed Garner's Modern English Usage (GMEU)-reflects usage lexicography at its finest. Garner explains the nuances of grammar and vocabulary with thoroughness, finesse, and wit. He discourages whatever is slovenly, pretentious, or pedantic. GMEU is the liveliest and most compulsively readable reference work for writers of our time. It delights while providing instruction on skillful, persuasive, and vivid writing. Garner liberates English from two extremes: both from the hidebound "purists" who mistakenly believe that split infinitives and sentence-ending prepositions are malfeasances and from the linguistic relativists who believe that whatever people say or write must necessarily be accepted. The judgments here are backed up not just by a lifetime of study but also by an empirical grounding in the largest linguistic corpus ever available. In this fourth edition, Garner has made extensive use of corpus linguistics to include ratios of standard terms as compared against variants in modern print sources. No other resource provides as comprehensive, reliable, and empirical a guide to current English usage. For all concerned with writing and editing, GMEU will prove invaluable as a desk reference. Garner illustrates with actual examples, cited with chapter and verse, all the linguistic blunders that modern writers and speakers are prone to, whether in word choice, syntax, phrasing, punctuation, or pronunciation. No matter how knowledgeable you may already be, you're sure to learn from every single page of this book.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190491507
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 2652
Book Description
With more than a thousand new entries and more than 2,300 word-frequency ratios, the magisterial fourth edition of this book-now renamed Garner's Modern English Usage (GMEU)-reflects usage lexicography at its finest. Garner explains the nuances of grammar and vocabulary with thoroughness, finesse, and wit. He discourages whatever is slovenly, pretentious, or pedantic. GMEU is the liveliest and most compulsively readable reference work for writers of our time. It delights while providing instruction on skillful, persuasive, and vivid writing. Garner liberates English from two extremes: both from the hidebound "purists" who mistakenly believe that split infinitives and sentence-ending prepositions are malfeasances and from the linguistic relativists who believe that whatever people say or write must necessarily be accepted. The judgments here are backed up not just by a lifetime of study but also by an empirical grounding in the largest linguistic corpus ever available. In this fourth edition, Garner has made extensive use of corpus linguistics to include ratios of standard terms as compared against variants in modern print sources. No other resource provides as comprehensive, reliable, and empirical a guide to current English usage. For all concerned with writing and editing, GMEU will prove invaluable as a desk reference. Garner illustrates with actual examples, cited with chapter and verse, all the linguistic blunders that modern writers and speakers are prone to, whether in word choice, syntax, phrasing, punctuation, or pronunciation. No matter how knowledgeable you may already be, you're sure to learn from every single page of this book.