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Download or read book Useless Bay written by M. J. Beaufrand and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2016-10-18 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On Whidbey Island, the Gray quintuplets are the stuff of legend. Pixie and her brothers have always been bigger and blonder than their neighbors, as if they were birthed from the island itself. Together, they serve as an unofficial search-and-rescue team for the island, saving tourists and locals alike from the forces of wind and sea. But, when a young boy goes missing, the mysteries start to pile up. While searching for him, they find his mother’s dead body instead—and realize that something sinister is in their midst. Edgar-nominated author M. J. Beaufrand has crafted another atmospheric thriller with a touch of magical realism that fans of mystery and true crime will devour.
Download or read book B Useless ;-) written by Walter Zibung and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-11-11 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They are grave looking while commuting to their work; they are well dressed, mostly in shades of gray; they multitask to master the hyperactive pace of today, and they are tuned for success, success that is measured by the bags of money made per day. The business people of this world take themselves and their hunting for the bacon very seriously, and wasting time, laughing at themselves and useless performances are taboo.
Download or read book The Idiot written by Elif Batuman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-02-13 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Book Review Notable Book • Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction • Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction “Easily the funniest book I’ve read this year.” —GQ “Masterly funny debut novel . . . Erudite but never pretentious, The Idiot will make you crave more books by Batuman.” —Sloane Crosley, Vanity Fair A portrait of the artist as a young woman. A novel about not just discovering but inventing oneself. The year is 1995, and email is new. Selin, the daughter of Turkish immigrants, arrives for her freshman year at Harvard. She signs up for classes in subjects she has never heard of, befriends her charismatic and worldly Serbian classmate, Svetlana, and, almost by accident, begins corresponding with Ivan, an older mathematics student from Hungary. Selin may have barely spoken to Ivan, but with each email they exchange, the act of writing seems to take on new and increasingly mysterious meanings. At the end of the school year, Ivan goes to Budapest for the summer, and Selin heads to the Hungarian countryside, to teach English in a program run by one of Ivan's friends. On the way, she spends two weeks visiting Paris with Svetlana. Selin's summer in Europe does not resonate with anything she has previously heard about the typical experiences of American college students, or indeed of any other kinds of people. For Selin, this is a journey further inside herself: a coming to grips with the ineffable and exhilarating confusion of first love, and with the growing consciousness that she is doomed to become a writer. With superlative emotional and intellectual sensitivity, mordant wit, and pitch-perfect style, Batuman dramatizes the uncertainty of life on the cusp of adulthood. Her prose is a rare and inimitable combination of tenderness and wisdom; its logic as natural and inscrutable as that of memory itself. The Idiot is a heroic yet self-effacing reckoning with the terror and joy of becoming a person in a world that is as intoxicating as it is disquieting. Batuman's fiction is unguarded against both life's affronts and its beauty--and has at its command the complete range of thinking and feeling which they entail. Named one the best books of the year by Refinery29 • Mashable One • Elle Magazine • The New York Times • Bookpage • Vogue • NPR • Buzzfeed •The Millions
Book Synopsis The Kathryn Croft Psychological Thriller Collection by : Kathryn Croft
Download or read book The Kathryn Croft Psychological Thriller Collection written by Kathryn Croft and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 974 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be prepared to be kept on your toes... you won’t see the end coming! Includes three gripping psychological thrillers; The Other Husband, The Lying Wife and The Mother’s Secret. The Other Husband: The night that throws a wrecking ball into Abby’s life starts out perfectly. There’s still a hint of summer sun in the purple-streaked sky. Abby and her best friend, Sienna, look on fondly as their two husbands laugh under the garden gazebo. None of them know it’s the last time they will be together again. Abby finds Sienna’s husband, Greg, unexpectedly charming, and when the two of them are left alone, something happens that neither can take back. Abby is desperate to tell her own husband and Sienna the truth, but can’t risk Greg sharing what he knows. She has no choice but to keep quiet. Then Greg disappears. Is her best friend’s husband simply running from his secrets? Or has someone decided they can’t risk that he may share theirs? The Lying Wife: Callie has known sadness, and sometimes doubted she would ever have the life she wanted. When she meets James, also no stranger to grief, it seems as though her luck has changed. She becomes his wife, and in the process a stepmother to his two sons. Callie has finally got what she always imagined for herself. But things don’t go to plan for Callie. She tries to get things right, but the harder she tries, the more she fails. A split-second decision leads to her spiralling out of control, and there is no way back for Callie. When the police arrest her for murder, the dark tale of Callie’s shocking fall from grace slowly unfolds. Will her secrets be her undoing? Or will she tell the truth, no matter the cost? The Mother’s Secret: Eve wanted nothing more than to be a mother. She and her husband, Aiden, planned to have a family, but with each devastating miscarriage her hopes dwindled. When she eventually gave birth to her daughter, Kayla, it should have been the happiest time of her life. Instead, it was a waking nightmare for Eve, and one she was desperate to escape. Now, Eve has left all that behind. She pretends that she never had a child, and keeps her secrets close. But someone knows the truth. If people learn about the crime she covered up, they’ll never look at her the same way again. She must get her little girl back, before it’s too late. If she can’t, running away won’t be an option. This time, Eve will face the consequences, and pay the price she should have paid years ago... A compelling collection of heart-stopping psychological thrillers perfect for fans of Shari Lapena, C. L. Taylor and K. L. Slater. Praise for Kathryn Croft ‘I loved the story-telling voice... Intelligently written.' Jane Corry, author of The Lies We Tell ‘An extremely twisty plot. A well written, enjoyable thriller.’ Lesley Sanderson, author of The Birthday Weekend ‘So many twists and turns! ... Hard to put down and worth every moment.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader review ‘Awesome read.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader review ‘Wow. A roller coaster of emotions and twists and turns. ... Bloody brilliant!’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader review ‘A beautiful marriage of 'whodunnit' with a cracking work of psychological fiction. Don't even get me started on those awesome plot twists!!’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader review ‘Wow! Wow! Wow! Kathryn Croft never disappoints. An excellent, captivating psychological thriller.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader review ‘Well written with a compelling storyline and well developed characters... I was gripped right from the start and couldn't put it down.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader review ‘Croft clearly has that knack of hitting you with a cracking twist at the end.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader review
Book Synopsis The Witch's Revenge: An Urban Fantasy Thriller (Myth & Magic, Book 1 by : S. W. Millar
Download or read book The Witch's Revenge: An Urban Fantasy Thriller (Myth & Magic, Book 1 written by S. W. Millar and published by Tagline Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enter a hidden world where magic is real and danger lurks around every corner. When Henry Stone discovers he's a witch on his 21st birthday, and someone murders his parents, he's plunged into a shadow realm of supernatural crime, ancient rivalries and deadly power games. To survive, Henry must join the mysterious Covert Executioners Network (COVEN), a secret society of magical assassins sworn to protect the innocent. Barely in control of his devastating magical abilities, Henry struggles to prove himself at COVEN's academy for fledgling executioners. But his trials are only beginning. Henry needs to take down the vicious dark witch who killed his family... And he'll stop at nothing to get revenge. Now Henry must master his powers and confront this merciless killer before more innocent blood is spilled. Henry is out for justice, but in a world of dark magic and darker deeds, will he be the hunter or the prey? Fast-paced, action-packed, and crackling with suspense, The Witch's Revenge is a bewitching urban fantasy thriller. Perfect for fans of Jim Butcher, Ben Aaronovitch, and Benedict Jacka. Buy your copy now and join Henry on his first spellbinding mission!
Book Synopsis The Hell Of Osirak (The Nikki Sinclair Spy Thriller Series) by : Jaye Rothman
Download or read book The Hell Of Osirak (The Nikki Sinclair Spy Thriller Series) written by Jaye Rothman and published by Jaye Rothman. This book was released on 2021-03-21 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you enjoy lesbian thrillers, you'll love reading the Cold War spy novels featuring MI6 agent Nikki Sinclair. Nikki is sent undercover to Osirak to discover when Saddam's nuclear reactor goes online. Nikki realises she can trust nobody, not even her own side. Can Nikki prevent Armageddon from destroying the Middle East? Immerse yourself in Nikki's world – buy today!
Book Synopsis Ken Follett World War II Thriller Collection by : Ken Follett
Download or read book Ken Follett World War II Thriller Collection written by Ken Follett and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-09-06 with total page 1728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of three books from the #1 New York Times bestselling master of World War II suspense includes “the most exciting novel in years” (Cincinnati Enquirer), about the espionage war between the British and the Nazis; “a very entertaining, very cinematic thriller” (Publishers Weekly) about a gang of female saboteurs behind German lines; and a “blitzkrieg-paced read” (People) about one man’s desperate mission to bring crucial intelligence to England.
Book Synopsis Witness: An Unpredictable Hardboiled Crime Thriller by : Meghan O'Flynn
Download or read book Witness: An Unpredictable Hardboiled Crime Thriller written by Meghan O'Flynn and published by Pygmalion Publishing. This book was released on 2020-08-24 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Sharp and engrossing, Witness is pure suspense…an exploration of dark family secrets that reminds us that no lie is without consequence.” ~Bestselling Author Kristen Mae A missing victim. A deceitful family. And a detective too close to come out unscathed. Detective Edward Petrosky has seen his share of horrors—abused children, terrified assault victims, and of course, the vicious predators who don’t stop killing until someone like Petrosky puts them away. It’s no wonder he needs a little whiskey to take the edge off. So he’s relieved when he gets a call on a burglary—he’ll take stolen laptops over dead bodies any day. But he quickly learns this is no ordinary housebreak. There’s a considerable amount of blood at the scene, though the owner doesn’t appear injured. And Petrosky recognizes him as a man accused of sexual assault years prior; his psycho relatives are more cult than family. When the neighbors identify their burglary suspect, the case goes sideways—it’s not possible. How could a woman who burned to death along with her husband nearly a decade before, a relative of the homeowner, be the one fleeing the crime? If the witnesses are correct, and the woman faked her death…that means she murdered her own husband. What possible reason could she have to return? It doesn’t help that Shannon, Petrosky’s surrogate daughter and wife of his murdered partner, appears to be at the center of the conspiracy. Years of deception have masked a far more intricate web of lies, filled with secrets that implicate the people Petrosky loves most. And with these criminals tying up loose ends, Shannon’s life is at stake. Petrosky must decide how deep he’s willing to go, knowing that exposing the truth could rip apart a terrified woman’s family…and his own. Addictive, fast-paced, and unforgettable, Witness is an electrifying ride through a maze of family secrets, desperation, and perseverance. For fans of Criminal Minds and The Blacklist, this thriller will keep you guessing until the last page. Witness is the tenth novel in the Ash Park series, though all novels in the Ash Park world can be read as standalones. *** KEYWORDS: Vigilante justice, dark crime, serial killer, kidnapping, revenge, vengeance, hardboiled, mystery suspense thriller series, hard-boiled mysteries, female protagonist, pulp, murder, female lawyer protagonist, noir, noir thriller, crime noir, hard-boiled mystery, police procedural, mystery series, crime, noir, gritty detective novels, psychological thrillers, serial killers, crime thrillers, crime fiction, hard boiled detective, hardboiled detective fiction, dark and suspenseful, hard boiled noir, hard boiled crime, gritty mysteries, mystery series books, psychological thrillers, psychological suspense, psychological thriller books, noir, pulp, nail biter mysteries, wise cracking detective, detective partners, crime fiction, urban murder mystery, serial killer thriller, female protagonist, whodunit, whodunnit, nail-biter, intense mystery, suspense fiction, psychological domestic suspense, family drama
Book Synopsis Kentucky Thriller and Rendezvous in Russia by : Lauren St John
Download or read book Kentucky Thriller and Rendezvous in Russia written by Lauren St John and published by Orion Children's Books. This book was released on 2015-05-07 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2-in-1 edition of the first two stories in the BLUE PETER AWARD-winning mystery adventure series about 11-year-old ace detective, Laura Marlin. In KENTUCKY THRILLER, Laura is ecstatic when her uncle agrees to let her keep a horse after they rescue it from an overturned horsebox. But he has one condition - before he will allow her to adopt it they have to find its former owner, just to ensure that it hasn't been stolen. A visit to Newmarket to investigate the thoroughbred's origins leads Laura to the Kentucky Derby in the US and deep into the murky world of race-fixing. And in RENDEZVOUS IN RUSSIA, Laura, Skye and Tariq are whirled into a breathtaking mystery adventure when they join the film crew on the set of THE ARISTOCRATIC THIEF about an art heist that could never be pulled off in real life. Or could it? Adventure and drama just seem to find Laura even when she's not looking for it.
Book Synopsis A Cami Lark FBI Suspense Thriller Bundle: Just Forget (#4), Just Once (#5), and Just Hide (#6) by : Blake Pierce
Download or read book A Cami Lark FBI Suspense Thriller Bundle: Just Forget (#4), Just Once (#5), and Just Hide (#6) written by Blake Pierce and published by Blake Pierce. This book was released on 2023-05-31 with total page 667 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bundle of books #4 (JUST FORGET), #5 (JUST ONCE), and #6 (JUST HIDE) in Blake Pierce’s Cami Lark mystery series! This bundle offers books four, five, and six in one convenient file, with over 100,000 words of reading. In JUST FORGET (Book #4), as victims turn up in a chillingly normal setting, Cami realizes that, unless she cracks the tech riddle, more will turn up soon. Can Cami handle the pressure? In JUST ONCE (Book #5), when healthy victims appear, all seemingly victims of heart failure, Cami realizes it will take all the tech knowledge she has to catch this killer before he strikes again. In JUST HIDE (Book #6), a new case has Cami stumped: a string of victims are found dead who look startlingly the same, and it seems a new tech is being used to stalk them. But can Cami crack the code before it’s too late? A page-turning and harrowing crime thriller featuring a brilliant and tortured FBI agent, the CAMI LARK series is a riveting mystery, packed with non-stop action, suspense, twists and turns, revelations, and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you flipping pages late into the night. Fans of Rachel Caine, Teresa Driscoll and Robert Dugoni are sure to fall in love. Future books in the series are also available!
Book Synopsis Something Wrong (A Lauren Lamb FBI Thriller—Book Three) by : Kate Bold
Download or read book Something Wrong (A Lauren Lamb FBI Thriller—Book Three) written by Kate Bold and published by Kate Bold. This book was released on 2023-08-22 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Former FBI agent Lauren Lamb, teamed with an exorcist and helping the Vatican solve inexplicable murders, is stumped when she investigates the death of a woman found in France with a mysterious religious mark on her arm. At first glance it seems like a killer is at work. But as Lauren is met with one dead end after another, she must wonder: is something greater at work? “This is an excellent book… When you start reading, be sure you don’t have to wake up early!” —Reader review for The Killing Game ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ SOMETHING WRONG is book #3 in a new series by #1 bestselling mystery and suspense author Kate Bold, whose bestseller NOT ME (a free download) has received over 1,500 five star ratings and reviews. A page-turning and harrowing crime thriller featuring a brilliant and tortured FBI agent, the Lauren Lamb series is a riveting mystery, packed with non-stop action, suspense, twists and turns, revelations, and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you flipping pages late into the night. Fans of Rachel Caine, Teresa Driscoll, and Robert Dugoni are sure to fall in love. Future books in the series are now available. “This book moved very fast and every page was exciting. Plenty of dialogue, you absolutely love the characters, and you were rooting for the good guy throughout the whole story… I look forward to reading the next in the series.” —Reader review for The Killing Game ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Kate did an amazing job on this book and I was hooked from the first chapter!” —Reader review for The Killing Game ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I really enjoyed this book. The characters were authentic, and I see the bad guys as something we hear about daily on the news... Looking forward to book 2.” —Reader review for The Killing Game ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “This was a really good book. The main characters were real, flawed and human. The story went along quickly and wasn't mired in too many unnecessary details. I really enjoyed it.” —Reader review for The Killing Game ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Alexa Chase is headstrong, impatient, but most of all brave with a capital B. She never, repeat never, backs down until the bad guys are put where they belong. Clearly five stars!” —Reader review for The Killing Game ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Captivating and riveting serial murder with a twist of the macabre… Very well done.” —Reader review for The Killing Game ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “WOW what a great read! Talk about a diabolical killer! Really enjoyed this book. Looking forward to reading others by this author as well.” —Reader review for The Killing Game ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Page turner for sure. Great characters and relationships. I got into the middle of this story and couldn’t put it down. Looking forward to more from Kate Bold.” —Reader review for The Killing Game ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Hard to put down. It has an excellent plot and has the right amount of suspense. I really enjoyed this book.” —Reader review for The Killing Game ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Extremely well written, and well worth buying and reading. I can't wait to read book two!” —Reader review for The Killing Game ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Book Synopsis Maze of Secrets (A Brianna Dagger Espionage Thriller—Book 5) by : Vin Strong
Download or read book Maze of Secrets (A Brianna Dagger Espionage Thriller—Book 5) written by Vin Strong and published by Vin Strong. This book was released on 2024-06-29 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a rogue spy shakes the very foundations of the CIA, only Brianna Dagger can piece together the fractured clues and restore order. With her parkour skills and sharp mind, she must race against time to prevent her own agency from collapse. MAZE OF SECRETS (A Brianna Dagger CIA Thriller—Book 5) is the fifth novel in a new series by spy thriller author Vin Strong. The series begins with MAZE OF SPIES (book #1). A captivating espionage thriller that will grip you from beginning to end, the Brianna Dagger series is replete with astonishing twists and heart-pounding tension. It will have you falling for a brand-new female protagonist and turning pages late into the night. Fans of Vince Flynn, Brad Taylor, and Tom Clancy are sure to fall in love with the next big name in spy thrillers. Future books in the series are also available!
Book Synopsis The Complete Forging of Luke Stone and Luke Stone Thriller Bundle by : Jack Mars
Download or read book The Complete Forging of Luke Stone and Luke Stone Thriller Bundle written by Jack Mars and published by Jack Mars. This book was released on 2021-09-23 with total page 4305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a cat and mouse chase, Agent Luke Stone realizes he is up against a vast conspiracy, and that the target is even more high value than he could have imagined—leading all the way to the President of the United States. “Thriller writing at its best. Thriller enthusiasts who relish the precise execution of an international thriller, but who seek the psychological depth and believability of a protagonist who simultaneously fields professional and personal life challenges, will find this a gripping story that's hard to put down.” --Midwest Book Review, Diane Donovan (regarding Any Means Necessary) “One of the best thrillers I have read this year. The plot is intelligent and will keep you hooked from the beginning. The author did a superb job creating a set of characters who are fully developed and very much enjoyable. I can hardly wait for the sequel.” --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Any Means Necessary) A complete bundle of 13 books in THE FORGING OF LUKE STONE and the LUKE STONE THRILLER series by USA Today bestselling author Jack Mars, author of the critically-acclaimed Agent Zero series (with over 5,000 five-star reviews). In his explosive, action-packed thriller series, Jack Mars takes readers on a wild-ride across America and the world. In THE FORGING OF LUKE STONE, when elite Delta Force soldier Luke Stone, 29, joins a secretive government agency, he is dispatched on the mission of a lifetime: a whirlwind race across Europe and the Mid-East to save the President’s daughter before she is beheaded by terrorists. Here, we see the forging of one of the world’s toughest—and most lethal—soldiers: Luke Stone. A 29 year old veteran who has seen enough battle to last a lifetime, Luke is tapped by the Special Response Team, a secretive new FBI agency (led by his mentor Don Morris) to tackle the most high-stake terrorism operations in the world. Luke, still haunted by his wartime past and newly married to an expecting Becca, is dispatched on a mission to Iraq, with his new partner Ed Newsam, to bring in a rogue American contractor. But what begins as a routine mission mushrooms into something much, much bigger. When the President’s teenage daughter, kidnapped in Europe, is ransomed by terrorists, Luke may be the only one in the world who can save her before it is too late. In the LUKE STONE THRILLER series, what begins it all is the theft of nuclear waste by jihadists from an unguarded New York City hospital. The police, in a frantic race against time, call in the FBI—and Luke Stone, head of an elite, secretive, department within the FBI, is the only man who can handle it. Luke realizes right away that the terrorists’ aim is to create a dirty bomb, that they seek a high-value target, and that they will hit it within 48 hours. Caught in a chase that pits the world’s most savvy government agents against its most sophisticated terrorists, Agent Stone peels back layer after layer. With Luke framed for the crime, his team threatened and his own family in danger, the stakes could not be higher. But as a former special forces commando, Luke has been in tough positions before, and he will not give up until he finds a way to stop them—using any means necessary. Twist follows twist as one man finds himself up against an army of obstacles and conspiracies, pushing even the limits of what he can handle—and culminating in a shocking climax. A political thriller with heart-pounding action, dramatic international settings, and non-stop suspense, THE FORGING OF LUKE STONE and the LUKE STONE THRILLER series will leave you turning pages late into the night.
Book Synopsis Lily Dawn FBI Suspense Thriller Bundle: Still Hope (#2) and Still Awake (#3) by : Ava Strong
Download or read book Lily Dawn FBI Suspense Thriller Bundle: Still Hope (#2) and Still Awake (#3) written by Ava Strong and published by Ava Strong. This book was released on 2023-06-19 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bundle of books #2 (STILL HOPE) and #3 (STILL ALIVE) in Ava Strong’s Lily Dawn FBI Suspense Thriller series! This bundle offers books two and three in one convenient file, with over 100,000 words of reading. FBI BAU Special Agent Lily Dawn, half Dutch, half Hispanic, raised in the Caribbean, knows the isles like the back of her hand. When a surge in serial killers in the region prods the FBI to assemble a task force, Lily is the natural choice. But Lily is reluctant to face the demons of her past, including her missing sister. “The plot has many twists and turns, but it is the ending, which I did not see coming at all, that totally defines this book as one of the most riveting that I have read in years.” —Reader review for Not Like Us In STILL HOPE (Book #2), when a new serial killer strikes, leaving victims on a series of remote islands, Lily gears up for a deadly game of cat and mouse. Will Lily be able to map out the killer’s twisted mind? In STILL ALIVE (Book #3), when victims of a new serial killer appear at high end resorts on the Caribbean coast, it is up to Lily to uncover the truth. Who is this killer targeting? And why? A complex psychological crime thriller full of twists and turns and packed with heart-pounding suspense, the LILY DAWN mystery series will make you fall in love with a brilliant new female protagonist and keep you turning pages late into the night. Future books in the series are now also available.
Book Synopsis The Secular Commedia by : Wye Jamison Allanbrook
Download or read book The Secular Commedia written by Wye Jamison Allanbrook and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2014-06-07 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wye Jamison Allanbrook’s The Secular Commedia is a stimulating and original rethinking of the music of the late eighteenth century. Hearing the symphonies and concertos of Haydn and Mozart with an ear tuned to operatic style, as their earliest listeners did, Allanbrook shows that this familiar music is built on a set of mimetic associations drawn from conventional modes of depicting character and emotion in opera buffa. Allanbrook mines a rich trove of writings by eighteenth-century philosophers and music theorists to show that vocal music was considered aesthetically superior to instrumental music and that listeners easily perceived the theatrical tropes that underpinned the style. Tracing Enlightenment notions of character and expression back to Greek and Latin writings about comedy and drama, she strips away preoccupations with symphonic form and teleology to reveal anew the kaleidoscopic variety and gestural vitality of the musical surface. In prose as graceful and nimble as the music she discusses, Allanbrook elucidates the idiom of this period for contemporary readers. With notes, musical examples, and a foreword by editors Mary Ann Smart and Richard Taruskin.
Book Synopsis The Tube Riders: Exile : a bestselling young adult dystopian thriller by : Chris Ward
Download or read book The Tube Riders: Exile : a bestselling young adult dystopian thriller written by Chris Ward and published by AMMFA Publishing. This book was released on with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling young adult dystopian thriller series set in a near future London: The Tube Riders: Exile Having narrowly escaped the Governor's savage Huntsmen, Marta Banks and the other surviving Tube Riders are on the run in northern France. Trapped inside a government-assigned quarantine zone, they search for a way out of a bleak countryside littered with abandoned worker robots and haunted by sinister monks, while at the same time a far deadlier threat than any they have faced before is searching for a way in ... From the towering spires of Mont St Michel through the dark horrors of the Paris Catacombs to the treacherous peaks of the French Alps, The Tube Riders: Exile is an epic continuation of Chris Ward's Tube Riders series.
Book Synopsis Tradition and Revolution by : Eda Sagarra
Download or read book Tradition and Revolution written by Eda Sagarra and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
