Author : Don Jenkins
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 49,83 MB
Release : 2016-08-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1524530042
This is a story about a young sixteen-year-old high school girl slain and dumped on a bike path in the city of Eugene, Oregon. She had previously brought charges against her literature teacher at school. The charges were untrue. She had feelings of longings and fantasized about the teacher. Many involvements swirl in her short life before bringing down the final curtain. Detective Brad Ferguson is left to sort out the sordid details.
Author : Tom Friend
Publisher : HarperChristian + ORM
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 42,25 MB
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 031035207X
Discover the nearly unbelievable true story of how a goofy catchphrase spoken by a coach's dying daughter inspired the 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates in game seven of the National League Championship Series and later became a sign from heaven to a grieving family at the end of game seven of the 1997 World Series. As a Major League Baseball coach, Rich Donnelly was dedicated, hardworking, and successful. But as a husband and father, he was distant, absent, and a failure. He'd let baseball take over his life, and as a result, his family suffered--that is, until the day he received some harrowing news. "Dad, I have a brain tumor, and I'm sorry." These words from his seventeen-year-old daughter, Amy, turned his world upside down. Now, more than ever, he was determined to put his family first. The time they spent together in the months before Amy's death were moments that Rich and his family will treasure forever, but they'll especially remember the inside joke that became a catchphrase for not only the Donnelly family but also the Pittsburgh Pirates as they played in the National League Championship Series that year: "The chicken runs at midnight." This book shares the heartwarming story behind the odd catchphrase--and how it still lives on as a symbol for never giving up--and proves that God can work in any person's life, even despite their mistakes and failures. As you learn more about Amy's incredible story, you'll discover: The life-changing power of forgiveness How to find peace and joy in the midst of loss The gift of God's grace Weaving baseball history with personal memoir, this book is one that will make you thrill to victory, believe in hope, and stand up to cheer for what is good in people's lives. It reminds us that God can work in our lives even when we think it's too late to change--and sometimes he sends us signs from heaven, if we only have eyes to see. Praise for The Chicken Runs at Midnight: "The Chicken Runs at Midnight is a beautiful story of baseball, family, and faith. Tom Friend does a wonderful job of weaving these three themes together and telling you a story that will give you the chills. You will cry; you will laugh; and you will tell the story over and over again--just as I have." --Craig Counsell, manager of the Milwaukee Brewers "The Chicken Runs at Midnight is the kind of heartwarming story all of us need, not just baseball fans. In our loud, busy world, it's a poignant reminder of what is truly important." --Tom Verducci, bestselling author of The Yankee Years and The Cubs Way
Author : Annie West
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 26,32 MB
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1460306643
Out of the limelight… Domenico Volpe has been a paparazzi target for years with his rugged Roman looks, glamorous lifestyle and, most recently, a family tragedy. Now that the woman at the center of it all is released from prison, he'll do whatever it takes to keep her quiet. And into the fire! Domenico ensures that Lucy Knight "accepts" his offer of refuge on his well-guarded offshore estate. While the media furor abates on the mainland, things are heating up on the island! Domenico is beginning to doubt Lucy's guilt as he uncovers the innocent, sensual woman behind the tough facade…. Plus an Annie West reader-favorite story: Blackmailed Bride, Innocent Wife
Author : Carol Marinelli
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 875 pages
File Size : 11,56 MB
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1460309626
Harlequin Presents brings you four new titles for one great price, available now for a limited time only from March 1 to March 31! Plus, in this special collection you'll receive 4 additional full-length stories from these acclaimed authors! Enjoy glamorous international settings, powerful men and scandalous, seductive romance in these four books! This Harlequin Presents bundles includes Playing The Dutiful Wife by Carol Marinelli (and bonus story Expecting His Love Child), A Reputation for Revenge by Jennie Lucas (and bonus story The Greek Billionaire's Baby Revenge), Captive In The Spotlight by Annie West (and bonus story Blackmailed Wife, Innocent Bride) and Island of Secrets by Robyn Donald (and bonus story The Billionaire's Passion). Look for 8 passionate new titles every month from Harlequin Presents!
Author : Veronica Makowsky
Publisher : LSU Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 20,90 MB
Release : 2016-03-21
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0807162175
In the first book-length study of Valerie Martin's fiction, Veronica Makowsky explores the work of this lauded, but often overlooked, contemporary novelist. Winner of the Orange Prize for her novel Property (2003), Martin also won the Kafka Prize for Mary Reilly (1990), which was then translated into sixteen languages and made into a popular film. Despite these successes, her critically acclaimed novels and stories have yet to attain a broad readership. Makowsky addresses this disconnect through a detailed critical study of Martin's distinguished oeuvre, grounding each work in its historical, cultural, and theoretical contexts. Makowsky begins with a sketch of Martin's life and then considers each of her ten novels and four collections of short stories. Throughout, Makowsky's deft critique reveals Martin to be an astute observer of people and places. Pointing to both early works, like A Recent Martyr (1987), and recent books, such as The Ghost of the Mary Celeste (2014), Makowsky identifies a potent mixture of pleasure and fear in Martin's writing that emphasizes the author's nuanced exploration of human imagination. Notable, too, are Martin's literary techniques -- especially point of view -- and her allusions to masterpieces in Western literature. The works of Henry and William James in particular influenced Martin's thematic blend of intellectualism and empathy evident in her rounded depictions of women in works like Italian Fever (1999) and The Great Divorce (1994). A rich and substantive study, The Fiction of Valerie Martin demonstrates and deconstructs the mastery of this thought-provoking author, in turn firmly establishing Martin's place in the canon of contemporary writers.
Author : Annette Burfoot
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 48,35 MB
Release : 2011-04-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0889205264
The essays in Killing Women: The Visual Culture of Gender and Violence find important connections in the ways that women are portrayed in relation to violence, whether they are murder victims or killers. The book’s extensive cultural contexts acknowledge and engage with contemporary theories and practices of identity politics and debates about the ethics and politics of representation itself. Does representation produce or reproduce the conditions of violence? Is representation itself a form of violence? This book adds significant new dimensions to the characterization of gender and violence by discussing nationalism and war, feminist media, and the depiction of violence throughout society.
Author : Gina Kelley
Publisher : Gina Kelley
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 25,93 MB
Release : 2010-12-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1452335230
Valle Girl tells the story of Alice Kail, a young bookstore owner who lives in a boring Southern mountain town called Valle Crucis. Her entire life she has been trapped, conned by her Grandmother Hester's pleas, in this "one horse town" with every intention of escaping. After Hester's tragic death, Alice discovers a secret well kept - that she has a unique DNA that must never be spilled. Now, aside from her day job, she feels obligated to inherit the responsibility of carrying out tasks for The Greater Good and along the way finds out why the Valle is truly sacred and how she must make the ultimate sacrifice of staying put in order to protect it. So much for ignorance is bliss!Nowadays, Alice is being hunted by all things evil (particularly one ticked off vampire) in search of the divine bloodline, a band of Safekeepers (the guards of the Valle) keep track of her every move, a dangerously attractive demon spy works her nerves (and her heart), her first crush sort-of crushes her back, her BFF's Jack and Ginger become her sidekicks, and she must unwillingly put up with a smart-alecky, sardonic feline who turns out to be more than meets the eye, all while pretending to be normal - something she so desperately wanted not to be. www.vallegirlseries.webs.com
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 43,58 MB
Release : 1987-03-30
Category :
ISBN :
New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.
Author : Angela E. Hubler
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 36,39 MB
Release : 2014-04-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1626741565
A significant body of scholarship examines the production of children's literature by women and minorities, as well as the representation of gender, race, and sexuality. But few scholars have previously analyzed class in children's literature. This definitive collection remedies that by defining and exemplifying historical materialist approaches to children's literature. The introduction of Little Red Readings lucidly discusses characteristics of historical materialism, the methodological approach to the study of literature and culture first outlined by Karl Marx, defining key concepts and analyzing factors that have marginalized this tradition, particularly in the United States. The thirteen essays here analyze a wide range of texts—from children's bibles to Mary Poppins to The Hunger Games—using concepts in historical materialism from class struggle to the commodity. Essayists apply the work of Marxist theorists such as Ernst Bloch and Fredric Jameson to children's literature and film. Others examine the work of leftist writers in India, Germany, England, and the United States. The authors argue that historical materialist methodology is critical to the study of children's literature, as children often suffer most from inequality. Some of the critics in this collection reveal the ways that literature for children often functions to naturalize capitalist economic and social relations. Other critics champion literature that reveals to readers the construction of social reality and point to texts that enable an understanding of the role ordinary people might play in creating a more just future. The collection adds substantially to our understanding of the political and class character of children's literature worldwide and contributes to the development of a radical history of children's literature.
Author : Alice Morgan Grant
Publisher :
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 12,66 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
Cultural Writing. Literary Criticism. African- American Studies. New to SPD. Now in its second printing, this compilation includes papers presented at the 1990 Academic Conference of the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts.
