The Siren's Beckoning Call


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Brackeen reveals wisdom and knowledge on how to be an intercessor and the important keys needed to be an effective vessel for God as a mighty intercessor. (Christian)




Making Space in the Works of James Joyce


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James Joyce’s preoccupation with space—be it urban, geographic, stellar, geometrical or optical—is a central and idiosyncratic feature of his work. In Making Space in the Works of James Joyce, some of the most esteemed scholars in Joyce studies have come together to evaluate the perception and mental construction of space, as it is evoked through Joyce’s writing. The aim is to bring together several recent trends of literary research and criticism to bear on the notion of space in its most concrete sense. The essays move dialectically out of an immediate focus on the phenomenological and intra-psychic, into broader and wider meditations on the social, urban and collective. As Joyce’s formal experiments appear the response to the difficulty of enunciating truly the experience of lived space, this eventually leads us to textual and linguistic space. The final contribution evokes the space with which Joyce worked daily, that of his manuscripts—or what he called "paperspace." With essays addressing all of Joyce's major works, this volume is a critical contribution to our understanding of modernism, as well as of the relationship between space, language, and literature.




A Democratic Enlightenment


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In A Democratic Enlightenment Morton Schoolman proposes aesthetic education through film as a way to redress the political violence inflicted on difference that society constructs as its racialized, gendered, Semitic, and sexualized other. Drawing on Voltaire, Diderot, and Schiller, Schoolman reconstructs the genealogical history of what he calls the reconciliation image—a visual model of a democratic ideal of reconciliation he then theorizes through Whitman's prose and poetry and Adorno's aesthetic theory. Analyzing The Help (2011) and Gentleman's Agreement (1947), Schoolman shows how film produces a more advanced image of reconciliation than those originally created by modernist artworks. Each film depicts violence toward racial and ethnic difference while also displaying a reconciliation image that aesthetically educates the public about how the violence of constructing difference as otherness can be overcome. Mounting a democratic enlightenment, the reconciliation image in film illuminates a possible politics for challenging the rise of nationalism's violence toward differences in all their diversity.




Sirens of the Abyss


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Sirens of the Abyss: Temptations from the Deep is a mesmerizing tale that plunges into the heart of the ocean's darkest mysteries. Amelia Thorn, an intrepid historian, is drawn to the coastal town of Seabridge by a mysterious journal and the haunting echoes of her grandfather's legacy. As she delves deeper into the secrets of the ocean, Amelia uncovers a world where ancient myths come to life, and the line between reality and legend blurs. Haunted by shadowy figures and lured by the seductive song of Sirens, Amelia must navigate treacherous waters-both literal and figurative-to uncover the truth. Along the way, she is faced with temptations that challenge her resolve and encounters with beings whose beauty hides a deadly intent. With every step, Amelia is pulled further into the abyss, where the ultimate choice between darkness and light awaits her.




The Baby King Must Die!


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Fuller's insightful book provides addicts, counselors, and laypeople with deeper insight into the already complicated lives of addicts whose selfish brains produce the erratic behaviors that cannot be turned off with demands, threats, or pleadings. (Motivation)




Voyagers


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Keith Stoner, ex-astronaut turned physicist, knows the signal that his research station is receiving from space is not random. Whatever it is, it's real. And it's headed straight for Earth. He'll do anything to be the first man to go out to confront this enigma. Even lose the only woman he's ever really loved. And maybe start a world war. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.




Bi


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" ... Unequal parts autobiography, poetry, and self-help aimed at those who have struggled or are struggling with questions of sexuality, love, and belonging. ... A thoughtful retrospective offering an unusual look at bisexuality from a poetic and historic angle"--Jacket.




The Weasel


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The Weasel--a name that perfectly captured the man. Skinny, with a complexion like sunbaked earth, this Hawaiian in his 40s was a fixture of Waikiki’s underbelly. He lived a transient life, his van doubling as his home when the waves weren't calling. Tourists were his bread and butter, easy marks for the pot he peddled on the sun-drenched beaches. Nights found him smoking ice, mesmerized by Bonnie Lim, a Chinese girl who danced on a stage bathed in colored lights. I’ve known the Weasel for over 20 years, and he has never changed since the day that I met him. A couple of days ago, the Weasel, ever the picture of decorum, was arrested while urinating on a palm tree in front of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel on Kalakaua Street. It wasn’t his first brush with the law, but this time, things were different. Passed out in the drunk tank, he'd become an unwitting victim of identity theft. A parole violator named Mike Dana had appropriated the Weasel's name to secure his own freedom, because there is no bail for a parole violation. So, when the shift changed, Mike said he wanted to bail out using the Weasel’s name, thus leaving the real Weasel holding the bag. My name is Daniel Huna, I’m the Chief Inspector for the Hawaiian State Police, a nickname born from my impressive stature. Three-hundred and thirty pounds, topped with a head the size of a small pumpkin--I wasn't exactly built for subtlety. My demeanor, however, often surprised people. Sweet, even gentle, leading some to question my sexual orientation, but at my size, I answer to no one but myself--and act however I damn well please. This darkly funny crime novel is the fourth installment in the Big Huna series. It’s a wild ride you won't soon forget!




Tech Generation


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Tech Generation: Raising Balanced Kids in a Hyper-Connected World guides parents in teaching their children how to reap the benefits of living in a digital world while also preventing its negative effects.




Crooked Keys


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Crooked Keys: Truths, Lies and Alibis is a continuation of Hidden Compass: Hunting the Shadows Beneath and Eclectic Journey: Excerpts and Epitaph. These poems speak of life stages and interruptions, ciphers, and oftentimes cryptic perceptions which serve as a collection of the authors insights, reflections and experiences.