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Fortunate Monsters

Author : Manuel Luis Martinez
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
ISBN 13 : 1518507727
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (185 download)

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Download or read book Fortunate Monsters written by Manuel Luis Martinez and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2023-09-30 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Virginia’s mom finally leaves Opelousas, Louisiana—in an ambulance, dead from an overdose—the day before the girl turns eighteen. Her mother never told her who her father is, though she regularly blamed him for all that had gone wrong in her life. “Your real father was nothing but a no-account druggie, wife-slugging, whore-mongering, sonuvabitching jailbird.” But Virginia has a stuffed dog he gave her, and she knows there must be more to the story. With few clues about his identity, Virginia sets out to find her father. She meets Daniel, a stepbrother she didn’t know about, who has his own share of problems. He’s living in his mom’s garage after a month in rehab following the Persian Gulf War. Oxy and vodka help dull the pain of his PTSD. Haunted by the image of the pregnant Iraqi woman who died on his watch, he is sure his inability to save her and the fetus caused his wife’s miscarriage. Daniel agrees to help Virginia find her dead father’s family in the hope that orchestrating a reunion will absolve him of his sins in Fallujah. As the pair navigates the landmines of multiple family secrets, they realize they share more than they knew. Chasing after dysfunctional relatives and their own ghosts, it’s not long before things blow up in their faces. In this exploration of Latinos living on the outskirts of society, Martinez crafts scenes of war, grief and loss that will remain with readers long after the last page is turned.

Fortunate Monsters

Author : Nancy Fulton
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781512195576
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (955 download)

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Download or read book Fortunate Monsters written by Nancy Fulton and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-06-11 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roslyn and Jacob Kemp are successful, wealthy, and attractive. They have absolutely everything anyone could want except for a baby of their own. Kakoa Fertility Clinic serves the world's elite, delivering perfect children to perfect people for a price almost no one can afford. But Roslyn and Jacob are about to find out that surprising things come in small packages, and sometimes what you always wanted isn't exactly what you had in mind. Fortunate Monsters deftly weaves the most current human reproductive technology into a suspenseful murder-mystery plot. The shocking future it predicts may have already arrived.

Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach

Author : Kelly Robson
Publisher : Tor.com
ISBN 13 : 1250163846
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach written by Kelly Robson and published by Tor.com. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Brilliantly structured . . . with a delicious tension carefully developed among the wonderful characters." —The New York Times Experience this far-reaching, mind-bending science fiction adventure that uses time travel to merge climate fiction with historical fantasy. From Kelly Robson, Aurora Award winner, Campbell, Nebula, and Theodore Sturgeon finalist, and author of Waters of Versailles Discover a shifting history of adventure as humanity clashes over whether to repair their ruined planet or luxuriate in a less tainted past. In 2267, Earth has just begun to recover from worldwide ecological disasters. Minh is part of the generation that first moved back up to the surface of the Earth from the underground hells, to reclaim humanity's ancestral habitat. She's spent her entire life restoring river ecosystems, but lately the kind of long-term restoration projects Minh works on have been stalled due to the invention of time travel. When she gets the opportunity take a team to 2000 BC to survey the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, she jumps at the chance to uncover the secrets of the shadowy think tank that controls time travel technology. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Monsters

Author : John Michael Greer
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 0738716006
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book Monsters written by John Michael Greer and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2011-09-08 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of course that monster hiding under your bed when you were little didn't really exist. Vampires, werewolves, zombies, demons—they're simply figments of our imagination, right? After all, their existence has never been scientifically proven. But there is one giant problem with such an easy dismissal of these creepy creatures: people keep encountering them. Join occult scholar John Michael Greer for a harrowing journey into the reality of the impossible. Combining folklore, Western magical philosophy, and actual field experience, Monsters: An Investigator's Guide to Magical Beings is required reading for both active and armchair monster hunters. Between these covers you'll find a chilling collection of fiendish facts and folklore, including: Why true vampires are the least attractive—and most destructive—of all monsters The five different kinds of ghosts Magical origins of the werewolf legends How to survive a chimera encounter (Jersey Devil, chupacabra, Mothman) The hidden connections between faery lore and UFOs Where dragons are found today How to investigate a monster sighting Natural and ritual magic techniques for dealing with hostile monsters This 10th anniversary edition of the quintessential guide to magical beings features a new preface, new chapters on chimeras and zombies, and updates on werewolves, dragons, and the fae.

Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters

Author : August Ragone
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 9780811860789
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters written by August Ragone and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2007-11 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Behind-the-scenes hero to anyone who's thrilled by giant monsters duking it out over Tokyo, Eiji Tsuburaya was the visual effects mastermind behind Godzilla, Ultraman, and numerous Japanese science fiction movies and TV showsbeloved around the world. The first book on this legendary film figure in English, this highly visual biography details his fascinating life and career, featuring hundreds of film stills, posters, concept art, and delightful on-set photos of Tsuburaya prompting monsters to crush landmark buildings. A must-have for fans, this towering tribute also features profiles of Tsuburaya's film collaborators, details on his key films and shows (most available on DVD), and features on the enduring popularity of the characters he helped create.

Fortune Favors the Bold

Author : Lester C. Thurow
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0061743984
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (617 download)

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Download or read book Fortune Favors the Bold written by Lester C. Thurow and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling author and renowned economist Lester Thurow argues forcefully that globalization is not a done deal and we must seize the moment now if we are to create a new global economy in which all can prosper. In this new book, Thurow examines the newly–forming global economy, with a special focus on the role of the US and the dangers to our own national well–being. He examines such questions as: What's at stake for us in the global economy? Why is it important that the system be equitable and that other countries prosper along with us? What should our goals as a nation be – long term and short term? What are the tough choices that need to be made in our relationship with other countries and world regulatory bodies? What role should we be playing globally? What are the political, economic, social choices / tradeoffs we will have to confront? Thurow contends that the huge and growing US trade deficit poses grave dangers to the value of the dollar and is putting our own economy in jeopardy. As the world economy leaps national boundaries, its hallmark seems to be a rising instability and a growing inequality between the first and third worlds. Financial crises in the third world come ever more frequently and seem to be ever more severe. The first world economies seem to be in ever more frantic boom and bust cycles. Globalization causes riots throughout the world and is one factor in the rise of terrorism against the West. Thurow shows how some nations, including Ireland and China, have embraced the concept of globalization and placed themselves into a position to prosper with growing and productive national economies. He contrasts their positive actions with Japan, whose leaders have allowed the nation to drift into stagnation and have destroyed its prosperity. He argues that this is the time to choose globalization or be left behind, the time to "build a global economy that eliminates the defects," and he provides plenty of ideas for corporations, governments, economists, and citizens to act upon.

Monsters by Moonlight

Author : Rosalie Hunter
Publisher : Rosalie Hunter
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Monsters by Moonlight written by Rosalie Hunter and published by Rosalie Hunter. This book was released on with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On my list of things I never thought I’d hear myself say; ‘Werewolves’ are the best kissers’ is certainly at the top. But here I am, one sheriff-shifter boyfriend later, and it’s absolutely true. Who knew that all it took to fix my love life was a man who could walk on all fours? After the Pretender’s defeat, life in Mystic Falls has mostly moved on, but I can’t seem to shake this nagging feeling that something isn’t right. And whether by choice—or force—the other man who held a piece of my heart, Jack, is still missing. And now, with more mysterious disappearances emerging, it’s clear that things aren’t as peaceful as they seem. My investigative instincts tell me there’s a new monster on the loose—and if I don’t discover them, they’ll finish what the Pretender started and destroy everything I’ve come to love. But in order to save Mystic Falls, the only place I’ve ever belonged, I’ll have to face my past to pave a new way forward. Armed with my favorite boots, my furry familiar, and my posse of magical misfits, we’re going to kick some major bad guy booty. Who says it’s all downhill after forty? Monsters by Moonlight, is the second book in the Mischief in Mystic Falls featuring: a sassy, imperfect heroine. An exciting mystery. A group of magical misfits. And a few handsome supernatural love interests!

The Ashgate Research Companion to Monsters and the Monstrous

Author : Asa Simon Mittman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351894315
Total Pages : 626 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (518 download)

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Download or read book The Ashgate Research Companion to Monsters and the Monstrous written by Asa Simon Mittman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-02-24 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The field of monster studies has grown significantly over the past few years and this companion provides a comprehensive guide to the study of monsters and the monstrous from historical, regional and thematic perspectives. The collection reflects the truly multi-disciplinary nature of monster studies, bringing in scholars from literature, art history, religious studies, history, classics, and cultural and media studies. The companion will offer scholars and graduate students the first comprehensive and authoritative review of this emergent field.

The Secret Parts of Fortune

Author : Ron Rosenbaum
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 037550592X
Total Pages : 1243 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (755 download)

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Download or read book The Secret Parts of Fortune written by Ron Rosenbaum and published by Random House. This book was released on 2000-09-18 with total page 1243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1998, Ron Rosenbaum published Explaining Hitler, a national bestseller and one of the most acclaimed books of the year, hailed by Michiko Kakutani in The New York Times as "lucid and exciting . . . a provocative work of cultural history that is as compelling as it is thoughtful, as readable as it is smart." Time called it "brilliant . . . restlessly probing, deeply intelligent." The acclaim came as no surprise to those who have been reading Ron Rosenbaum's journalism, published widely in America's best magazines for three decades. The man known to readers of his New York Observer column as "The Edgy Enthusiast" has distinguished himself as a writer with extraordinary range, an ability to tell stories that are frequently philosophical, comical, and suspenseful all at once. In this classic collection of three decades of groundbreaking nonfiction, Rosenbaum takes readers on a wildly original tour of the American landscape, deep into "the secret parts" of the great mysteries, controversies, and enigmas of our time. These are intellectual adventure stories that reveal: ¸ The occult rituals of Skull and Bones, the legendary Yale secret society that has produced spies, presidents, and wanna-bes, including George Bush and his son George W. (that's the author, with skull, on the cover, in front of the Skull and Bones crypt) ¸ The Secrets of the Little Blue Box, the classic story of the birth of hacker culture ¸ The Curse of the Dead Sea Scrolls; "The Great Ivy League Nude Posture Photo Scandal"; the underground realms of "unorthodox" cancer-cure clinics in Mexico; the mind of Kim Philby, "the spy of the century"; the unsolved murder of JFK's mistress; and the mysteries of "Long Island, Babylon" ¸ Sharp, funny (sometimes hilarious) cultural critiques that range from Elvis to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Bill Gates to Oliver Stone, Thomas Pynchon to Mr. Whipple, J. D. Salinger to the Zagat Guide, Helen Vendler to Isaac Bashevis Singer ¸ And a marriage proposal to Rosanne Cash Forcefully reported, brilliantly opinionated, and elegantly phrased, The Secret Parts of Fortune will endure as a vital record of American culture from 1970 to the present.

Tales of Illyria

Author : Mikal Hanson
Publisher : Little Killerz
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales of Illyria written by Mikal Hanson and published by Little Killerz. This book was released on 2014-03-26 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Codex Vasena is a supplement for the Tales of Illyria video game series. Codex Vasena details the desert kingdom of north east Illyria. Subjects covered are religion, bestiary, magic, the wall, geography, religion and culture.

Three Men Seeking Monsters

Author : Nick Redfern
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 141650057X
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Three Men Seeking Monsters written by Nick Redfern and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004-03-24 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They sought out the strange. They investigated the inexplicable. They had one hell of a hangover. On an odyssey of oddities that would take them all to the very limits of their imagination (and inebriation), bestselling author Nick Redfern teamed up with professional monster-hunters Jonathan Downes and Richard Freeman. For six weeks in the summer of 2001, the intrepid-yet-hard-partying trio rampaged across the remote wilds of Great Britain in hot pursuit of werewolves, lake monsters, giant cats, ghostly devil dogs, and ape-men. Their adventures led them deep into ancient forests, into the dark corridors of a mansion hiding a wild man, and to the shores of the legendary Loch Ness -- along the way encountering all manner of curious characters, including witches, government agents, and eyewitnesses who claim to have seen monsters firsthand. And only at journey's end did the hard questions posed at the start of their quest begin to reveal some mind-bending answers. That monsters truly do exist in our world. And that we are responsible for their existence! Whether you're seeking a glimpse into the bizarre reaches of reality, or just looking for a good time, Three Men Seeking Monsters is a uniquely gonzo trek with a trio of adventurers who pushed themselves to the edge -- and went right over it.

Chasing a Fortune. Tales and Sketches

Author : Phil Robinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chasing a Fortune. Tales and Sketches written by Phil Robinson and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Creatures of Other Days

Author : Henry Neville Hutchinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Creatures of Other Days written by Henry Neville Hutchinson and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Monsters in Society

Author : Rebecca Merkelbach
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 1501514229
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Monsters in Society written by Rebecca Merkelbach and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dragons, giants, and the monsters of learned discourse are rarely encountered in the Sagas of Icelanders, and therefore, the general teratological focus on physical monstrosity yields only limited results when applied to them. This, however, does not equal an absence of monstrosity – it only means that monstrosity is conceived of differently. This book shifts the view of monstrosity from the physical to the social, accounting for the unique social circumstances presented in the Íslendingasögur and demonstrating how closely interwoven the social and the monstrous are in this genre. Employing literary and cultural theory as well as anthropological and historical approaches, it reads the monsters of the Íslendingasögur in their literary and socio-cultural context, demonstrating that they are not distractions from feud and conflict, but that they are in fact an intrinsic part of the genre’s re-imagining of the past for the needs of the present.

The Wandering Jew

Author : Eugène Sue
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 766 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The Wandering Jew written by Eugène Sue and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

History of the Expedition to Russia

Author : Philippe-Paul comte de Ségur
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book History of the Expedition to Russia written by Philippe-Paul comte de Ségur and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Monsters of Loch Ness (The History and the Mystery)

Author : Malcolm Robinson
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 132672942X
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book The Monsters of Loch Ness (The History and the Mystery) written by Malcolm Robinson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-07-12 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are mysteries and then there is Loch Ness. You would be hard pushed to find a person on the planet today who has not heard about the Loch Ness Monster, its part of modern day culture and feeds into the very fabric of society. Thousands of sightings have been made at this Scottish Loch over the centuries and are still being made today. But can they all be genuine? If as some believe, Loch Ness harbours a species of unknown creatures then why haven't they been found and catalogued? In this sophisticated day and age where satellites in space can read the print of a newspaper held by a man in the street we still don't know what secrets are held in this deep Scottish loch. UFO and paranormal researcher Malcolm Robinson takes a look at one of Scotland's biggest mysteries, that of the Loch Ness Monsters.