Author : Kelly McCullough
Publisher :
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 15,65 MB
Release : 2018-01-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1250107830
"A 12-year-old boy uses his new magical powers and the help of a snarky fire hare to defeat his evil stepfather in a magical version of St. Paul"--
Author : Justine Larbalestier
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 42,78 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781595140647
Reason Cansino must uncover the secret of the magic in her family's background to save the lives of her friends Tom and Jay-tee.
Author : J. Randy Taraborrelli
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 784 pages
File Size : 10,60 MB
Release : 2009-07-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0446565687
This major biography includes the behind-the-scenes story to many of the landmarks in Jackson's life: his legal and commercial battles, his marriages to Lisa Marie Presley and Debbie Rowe, his passions and addictions, his children; objective and revealing, it carries the hallmarks of all of Taraborrelli's best-sellers: impeccable research, brilliant storytelling and definitive documentation. So much has how been said and written about the life and career of Michael Jackson that it has become almost impossible to disentangle the man from the myth. This book is the fruit of over 30 years of research and hundreds of exclusive interviews with a remarkable level of access to the very closest circles of the Jackson family - including Michael himself. Cutting through tabloid rumours, J. Randy Taraborrelli traces the real story behind Michael Jackson, from his drilling as a child star through the blooming of his talent to his ever-changing personal appearance and bizarre publicity stunts.
Author : K. F. Breene
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 45,88 MB
Release : 2021-05-26
Category :
ISBN : 9781955757065
Author : Justine Larbalestier
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 31,89 MB
Release : 2007-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781595141248
In the second volume of Larbalestier's Magic trilogy, Reason Cansino has learned the painful truth: she must make the choice to use the magic that lives in her blood and die young or refuse to use the magic and lose her mind.
Author : Davies Owen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 37,93 MB
Release : 2014-05-22
Category : History
ISBN : 1317867556
In 1856 William Dove, a young tenant farmer, was tried and executed for the poisoning of his wife Harriet. The trial might have been a straightforward case of homicide, but because Dove became involved with Henry Harrison, a Leeds wizard, and demonstrated through his actions and words a strong belief in magic and the powers of the devil, considerable effort was made to establish whether these beliefs were symptomatic of insanity. It seems that Dove murdered his wife to hasten a prediction made by Harrison that he would remarry a more attractive and wealthy woman. Dove employed Harrison to perform various acts of magic, and also made his own written pact with the devil to improve his personal circumstances. The book will study Dove’s beliefs and Harrison’s activities within the rural and urban communities in which they lived, and examine how modern cultures attempted to explain this largely hidden mental world, which was so sensationally exposed. The Victorian period is often portrayed as an age of great social and educational progress. This book shows how beliefs dismissed by some Victorians as ‘medieval superstitions’ continued to influence the thoughts and actions of many people, viz most famously Conan `table tapper' Doyle.
Author : Kelly McCullough
Publisher : Feiwel & Friends
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 20,89 MB
Release : 2019-01-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1250107849
In Spirits, Spells, and Snark--the middle-grade sequel to Kelly McCullough's Magic, Madness, and Mischief--a 13-year-old boy and his snarky fire hare familiar must use his new magical powers to rescue his long-lost father in a magical version of St. Paul. Kalvan Monroe is worried. Every story he’s ever read told him things should be better now. He mastered his magic, defeated his evil stepfather, and freed the land. Everything should be good now. But in breaking the Winter King's power, he also broke the spell that helped his mother keep her grip on reality. Basically . . . things at home aren’t great. And it turns out that the magical powers that be aren’t done with him yet. So, he’s also dealing with that. And the constant attempts on his life. And, oh yeah, there’s school, too. Not to mention that the Earth itself is talking to him . . . Is it too late for him to just give up and hide under the bed? Praise for Magic, Madness, and Mischief: "The author excels at introducing magic into the everyday modern world." —School Library Journal "McCullough smoothly blends family drama, school story, and magical coming of age in this entertaining fantasy. ... Fans of Percy Jackson will be eager to hop into Kalvan’s world."—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (BCCB)
Author : Paolina Milana
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 28,60 MB
Release : 2021-05-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1647420431
After a decade of caring for crazy and keeping her mother’s mental illness a secret from the outside world, twenty-year-old Paolina Milana longs for just one year free from the madness of her home. When she gets the chance to go to an out-of-state school, she takes it, but her family won’t leave her be. Letter after letter arrives, constantly reminding her of the insanity rooted in her family tree. Even worse, the voices in her own head whisper words she’s not sure are normal. “Please don’t make me be like Mamma,” she prays to a God she’s not sure is listening. The unexpected death of her father soon after she returns home leaves Paolina in shock—and in charge of her paranoid schizophrenic mother. But it isn’t until she is twenty-seven and her sister two years her junior explodes in a psychotic episode and, just like Mamma, is diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and must be committed, that Paolina descends into her own despair, nearly losing herself to the darkness. Poignant and impactful, Committed is one woman’s story of resilience as she struggles to stay sane despite the madness that surrounds her.
Author : Elinor Lander Horwitz
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 49,41 MB
Release : 1977-01-01
Category : Mental disorders
ISBN : 9780397317233
Discusses the treatment of the mentally ill through the ages.
Author : Simon Doonan
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,75 MB
Release : 2018-06-12
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781786272027
Author Simon Doonan has two passions in life: Fashion and Football. At one time these two obsessions would have made very strange bedfellows. But times have changed: football and fashion have fallen in love. The unapologetic and unbridled style choices of today's soccer stars offer a fascinating window into the heart of the game. Looking at the beautiful game through the lens of style, Doonan entertainingly explores the magic and madness of this unique culture. Charting football style from its very beginnings, he pays homage to the great style icons of the game, from George Best to David Beckham, before turning his gaze to the hair, the tattoos and the cars, not to mention those other style icons of the game: the fans, the managers and, of course, the WAGs. A laugh-out-loud read for even the most fickle football fan or fashionista.
