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Getting Ghost

Author : Luke Bergmann
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472026402
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book Getting Ghost written by Luke Bergmann and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2010-09-22 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[Bergmann] chronicles the drug trading, the risks and rewards, and the demarcations between the city and suburbs even as he witnessed suburbanites come into the city to buy drugs." ---Booklist "Not just illustrative and emotive, this pummeling, immersive social text is grounded in street-level reportage and seeded with wisdom." ---Kirkus Reviews "In prose that is equally eloquent and enlightening, Luke Bergmann brings to the surface the lives of two young men living in a place that is regarded by too many people as a forgotten city." --- Alford A. Young, Jr., Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and Associate Professor, Sociology and Afroamerican and African Studies, University of Michigan "Luke Bergmann sometimes risks life and limb to bring us firsthand the lives of young people who mainstream media and academic research have ignored---except for the occasional crime story or impersonal policy brief. Getting Ghost is a journey worth taking . . . It sets a new standard for documentary reportage." --- Sudhir Venkatesh, author of Gang Leader for a Day and Off the Books "Postapocalyptic" Detroit---infamous for its abandoned buildings, empty lots, and blighted streets---may be the only American city to have earned such an epithet. As a teenager who frequently visited Detroit with his father, Luke Bergmann saw the devastation caused by the collapse of the automobile industry. Years later, he returned to the city as an anthropologist to study the incarceration of inner-city youth, and his research connected him with two teenaged drug dealers, Dude Freeman and Rodney Phelps. For nearly three years Bergmann lived on the city's West Side, hanging out with Dude and Rodney, driving around, hearing their stories and dreams, and witnessing the intricacies of Detroit's urban drug trade. Bergmann is soon more than an observer, as he intervenes with Dude's probation officer when he misses a hearing and becomes Rodney's only contact when he flees the city to escape criminal charges. Through it all, he strives to understand their lives, their families, and the neighborhoods they call home. In an effort to break through the conventional wisdom about who sells drugs and why, Bergmann chronicles the unsettling alchemy of choice, force of habit, structural inequality, and political neglect that combine to restrict the horizons of too many young people in America's cities. As Rodney and Dude spin through the revolving door of juvenile detention, "getting ghost" becomes a rich metaphor---for leaving a scene; for quitting the trade; and, ultimately, for mortality. With stunning insight, courage, and even humor, Getting Ghost illuminates complex inner lives that are too often diminished by empty stereotypes as it reveals the common yearnings in all of our American dreams. Luke Bergmann is a research director at the Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion and an adjunct faculty associate at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. Cover photo © Simon Wheatley, Magnum Photos

Ghost

Author : Jason Reynolds
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1481450166
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (814 download)

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Download or read book Ghost written by Jason Reynolds and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aspiring to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school's track team, gifted runner Ghost finds his goal challenged by a tragic past with a violent father.

Get That Ghost to Go!

Author : Catherine MacPhail
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 9781598890044
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Get That Ghost to Go! written by Catherine MacPhail and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2006 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a ghost begins haunting Duncan, turning his life upside down and ruining his cool image, he and his best friend Markie turn to the class "nerd," whose plan for getting rid of the ghost comes at a steep price.

Ghost Hawk

Author : Susan Cooper
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1442481412
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (424 download)

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Download or read book Ghost Hawk written by Susan Cooper and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-08-27 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the end of a winter-long journey into manhood, Little Hawk returns to find his village decimated by a white man's plague and soon, despite a fresh start, Little Hawk dies violently but his spirit remains trapped, seeing how his world changes.

Ghost Gets Dressed!

Author : Janee Trasler
Publisher : LB Kids
ISBN 13 : 0316069566
Total Pages : 37 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Ghost Gets Dressed! written by Janee Trasler and published by LB Kids. This book was released on 2009-02-28 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ghost and Monster are back for another hilarious Halloween misadventure! Ghost wears a hat... Ghost wears a scarf... Ghost wears mittens... Ghost even wears a hot pink coat! But Monster's had enough--he needs something snazzy to wear too! Featuring a spooky glow-in-the-dark cover, this book is sure to keep kids laughing as they read along!

Getting Started with Ghost

Author : Kezz Bracey
Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1783985194
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (839 download)

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Download or read book Getting Started with Ghost written by Kezz Bracey and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2014-11-26 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are new to Ghost, this book is ideal for you. You might be completely new to content management systems or you might have experience with others such as WordPress. Some knowledge of web design basics such as HTML and CSS will be useful, but the book is designed so you can enter at the point relevant to you.

Ghost-Hunting For Dummies

Author : Zak Bagans
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119757533
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book Ghost-Hunting For Dummies written by Zak Bagans and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-05-21 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dive into the ghostly world of the supernatural with America’s leading paranormal investigator Inside, paranormal investigator, star, and executive producer of The Travel Channel's hit series, Ghost Adventures and founder of the award-winning Haunted Museum (Las Vegas’ most popular attraction), Zak Bagans takes readers on an exciting journey into the supernatural world. With insider information on the history of ghost-hunting to learning about ghosts with all kinds of temperaments, Ghost-Hunting For Dummies is peppered with true accounts and stories from Bagans' famous cases and investigations. Featuring expert advice on picking a haunted location, setting up cameras, and dealing with unwieldy ghosts, this book shows how today's investigators use the tools of modern science to study a wide range of paranormal activity. Take an exciting adventure into the supernatural world Explore haunted sites Get messages from beyond the grave Read true accounts from famous cases and investigations If you're one of the countless fans of Ghost Adventures itching to get off the couch and track some spirits on your own, this book provides everything you need to know to conduct a successful paranormal investigation.

Ghost Boys

Author : Jewell Parker Rhodes
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0316262250
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (162 download)

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Download or read book Ghost Boys written by Jewell Parker Rhodes and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A heartbreaking and powerful story about a black boy killed by a police officer, drawing connections through history, from award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes. Only the living can make the world better. Live and make it better. Twelve-year-old Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real threat. As a ghost, he observes the devastation that's been unleashed on his family and community in the wake of what they see as an unjust and brutal killing. Soon Jerome meets another ghost: Emmett Till, a boy from a very different time but similar circumstances. Emmett helps Jerome process what has happened, on a journey towards recognizing how historical racism may have led to the events that ended his life. Jerome also meets Sarah, the daughter of the police officer, who grapples with her father's actions. Once again Jewell Parker Rhodes deftly weaves historical and socio-political layers into a gripping and poignant story about how children and families face the complexities of today's world, and how one boy grows to understand American blackness in the aftermath of his own death.

Jessica's Ghost

Author : Andrew Norriss
Publisher : David Fickling Books
ISBN 13 : 1910200417
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Jessica's Ghost written by Andrew Norriss and published by David Fickling Books. This book was released on 2014-03-05 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Francis has never had a friend like Jessica before. She's the first person he's ever met who can make him feel completely himself. Jessica has never had a friend like Francis before. Not just because he's someone to laugh with every day - but because he's the first person who has ever been able to see her . . . Jessica's Ghost is a funny, moving and beautiful book by a master storyteller, about the power of friendship to shine a warm light into dark places.

I'm Gonna Get You!

Author : Dotti Enderle
Publisher : Calico Chapter Books
ISBN 13 : 9781602706910
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (69 download)

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Download or read book I'm Gonna Get You! written by Dotti Enderle and published by Calico Chapter Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While his great-grandmother seeks her deceased husband, ten-year-old Malcolm and his best friend Dandy have no trouble finding a ghost on which to test Malcolm's latest gadget--a ghost zapper.

The Girl and the Ghost

Author : Hanna Alkaf
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 006294097X
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book The Girl and the Ghost written by Hanna Alkaf and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Chosen as a 2020 Kirkus Prize Finalist for Young Readers' Literature! * A Malaysian folk tale comes to life in this emotionally layered, chilling middle grade debut, perfect for fans of The Book of Boy and The Jumbies. I am a dark spirit, the ghost announced grandly. I am your inheritance, your grandmother’s legacy. I am yours to command. Suraya is delighted when her witch grandmother gifts her a pelesit. She names her ghostly companion Pink, and the two quickly become inseparable. But Suraya doesn’t know that pelesits have a dark side—and when Pink’s shadows threaten to consume them both, they must find enough light to survive . . . before they are both lost to the darkness. Fans of Holly Black’s Doll Bones and Tahereh Mafi’s Furthermore series will love this ghostly middle grade debut that explores jealousy, love, and the extraordinary power of friendship.

Get That Ghost to Go!

Author : C. MacPhail
Publisher : Capstone Classroom
ISBN 13 : 9781598891959
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (919 download)

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Download or read book Get That Ghost to Go! written by C. MacPhail and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 2006-01-31 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a ghost begins haunting Duncan, turning his life upside down and ruining his cool image, he and his best friend Markie turn to the class "nerd," whose plan for getting rid of the ghost comes at a steep price.

Getting the Holy Ghost

Author : Peter Marina
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0739170732
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Getting the Holy Ghost written by Peter Marina and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book carries an ethnographic signature in approach and style, and is an examination of a small Brooklyn, New York, African-American, Pentecostal church congregation and is based on ethnographic notes taken over the course of four years. The Pentecostal Church is known to outsiders almost exclusively for its members' "bizarre" habit of speaking in tongues. This ethnography, however, puts those outsiders inside the church pews, as it paints a portrait of piety, compassion, caring, love--all embraced through an embodiment perspective, as the church's members experience these forces in the most personal ways through religious conversion. Central themes include concerns with the notion of "spectacle" because of the grand bodily display that is highlighted by spiritual struggle, social aspiration, punishment and spontaneous explosions of a variety of emotions in the public sphere. The approach to sociology throughout this work incorporates the striking dialectic of history and biography to penetrate and interact with religiously inspired residents of the inner-city in a quest to make sense both empirically and theoretically of this rapidly changing, surprising and highly contradictory late-modern church scene. The focus on the individual process of becoming Pentecostal provides a road map into the church and canvasses an intimate view into the lives of its members, capturing their stories as they proceed in their Pentecostal careers. This book challenges important sociological concepts like crisis to explain religious seekership and conversion, while developing new concepts such as "God Hunting" and "Holy Ghost Capital" to explain the process through which individuals become tongue-speaking Pentecostals. Church members acquire "Holy Ghost Capital" and construct a Pentecostal identity through a relationship narrative to establish personal status and power through conflicting tongue-speaking ideas. Finally, this book examines the futures of the small and large, institutionally affiliated Pentecostal Church and argues that the small Pentecostal Church is better able to resist modern rationalizing forces, retaining the charisma that sparked the initial religious movement. The power of charisma in the small church has far-reaching consequences and implications for the future of Pentecostalism and its followers.

Gustavo, the Shy Ghost

Author : Flavia Z. Drago
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 1536216933
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (362 download)

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Download or read book Gustavo, the Shy Ghost written by Flavia Z. Drago and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This winning debut picture book from Mexican artist Flavia Z. Drago about finding the courage to make friends is perfect for the spooky season — or anytime. Gustavo is good at doing all sorts of ghostly things: walking through walls, making objects fly, and glowing in the dark. And he loves almost nothing more than playing beautiful music on his violin. But Gustavo is shy, and some things are harder for him to do, like getting in a line to buy eye scream or making friends with other monsters. Whenever he tries getting close to them, he realizes they just can’t see him. Now that the Day of the Dead is fast approaching, what can he do to make them notice him and to share with them something he loves? With fancifully detailed artwork and visual humor, debut picture-book creator Flavia Z. Drago’s vivid illustrations tell a sweet and gently offbeat story of loneliness, bravery, and friendship that is sure to be a treat for little ghouls and goblins everywhere.

The Ghost Collector

Author : Allison Mills
Publisher : Annick Press
ISBN 13 : 1773212982
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (732 download)

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Download or read book The Ghost Collector written by Allison Mills and published by Annick Press. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ghosts aren’t meant to stick around forever... Shelly and her grandmother catch ghosts. In their hair. Just like all the women in their family, they can see souls who haven’t transitioned yet; it’s their job to help the ghosts along their journey. When Shelly’s mom dies suddenly, Shelly’s relationship to ghosts—and death—changes. Instead of helping spirits move on, Shelly starts hoarding them. But no matter how many ghost cats, dogs, or people she hides in her room, Shelly can’t ignore the one ghost that’s missing. Why hasn’t her mom’s ghost come home yet? Rooted in a Cree worldview and inspired by stories about the author’s great-grandmother’s life, The Ghost Collector delves into questions of grief and loss, and introduces an exciting new voice in tween fiction that will appeal to fans of Kate DiCamillo’s Louisiana’s Way Home and Patrick Ness’s A Monster Calls.

Ivy and Bean and the Ghost That Had to Go

Author : Annie Barrows
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 0811876527
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (118 download)

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Download or read book Ivy and Bean and the Ghost That Had to Go written by Annie Barrows and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best friends Ivy and Bean are back and looking for adventure in the second installment of this engaging new series. This time they've made an amazing discovery—a ghost in the school bathroom! Ivy and Bean can see its cloudy form and its glowing eyes. They can hear its moaning voice. This is the best thing that ever happened at school—until the teachers find out. Now Ivy and Bean have to figure out how to get the ghost out of the bathroom. Will they succeed? Maybe. Will they have fun? Of course! Includes bonus material! - Sneak peek chapter from the next book in the Ivy + Bean series Ivy and Bean Break the Fossil Record by Annie Barrows, illustrated by Sophie Blackall

The Ghost in My Brain

Author : Clark Elliott
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143108298
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book The Ghost in My Brain written by Clark Elliott and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-05-31 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dramatic story of one man’s recovery offers new hope to those suffering from concussions and other brain traumas In 1999, Clark Elliott suffered a concussion when his car was rear-ended. Overnight his life changed from that of a rising professor with a research career in artificial intelligence to a humbled man struggling to get through a single day. At times he couldn’t walk across a room, or even name his five children. Doctors told him he would never fully recover. After eight years, the cognitive demands of his job, and of being a single parent, finally became more than he could manage. As a result of one final effort to recover, he crossed paths with two brilliant Chicago-area research-clinicians—one an optometrist emphasizing neurodevelopmental techniques, the other a cognitive psychologist—working on the leading edge of brain plasticity. Within weeks the ghost of who he had been started to re-emerge. Remarkably, Elliott kept detailed notes throughout his experience, from the moment of impact to the final stages of his recovery, astounding documentation that is the basis of this fascinating book. The Ghost in My Brain gives hope to the millions who suffer from head injuries each year, and provides a unique and informative window into the world’s most complex computational device: the human brain.