Dark Inferno The Phoenix Institute Book 2

Author : Corrina Lawson
Publisher : Corrina Lawson
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Dark Inferno (The Phoenix Institute, Book 2) by Corrina Lawson Pdf

Delilah Sefton has everything she wanted: a bar to run, a home, and peace for the first time in her difficult life. Until the day she wakes up with bruises and no memory of what caused them. But when she discovers she’s pregnant she’s certain of two things; she wants the child and she wants to make whoever attacked her pay. Philip Drake, a former black ops CIA agent, is at loose ends, uncertain of what to do with his newfound immortality. Then he discovers that someone has experimented with his genetic code and, worse, that they've used his childhood friend as an unwitting test subject. He’s intent on protecting her and destroying them. Instead of welcoming his help, Delilah rejects him because the old wounds of his betrayal are not yet healed But she may not have a choice, as her captors will stop at nothing to steal her baby. Unless Del and Drake learn to heal the past and fight together, they’ll lose their future.

Author : John Kenneth Muir
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 705 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2008-08-21
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780786437559

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The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and Television, 2d ed. by John Kenneth Muir Pdf

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a complete guide to over 50 years of superheroes on screen! This expanded and updated edition of the 2004 award-winning encyclopedia covers important developments in the popular genre; adds new shows such as Heroes and Zoom; includes the latest films featuring icons like Superman, Spiderman and Batman; and covers even more types of superheroes. Each entry includes a detailed history, cast and credits, episode and film descriptions, critical commentaries, and data on arch-villains, gadgets, comic-book origins and super powers, while placing each production into its historical context. Appendices list common superhero conventions and cliches; incarnations; memorable ad lines; and the best, worst, and most influential productions from 1951 to 2008.

Author : Corrina Lawson
Publisher : Corrina Lawson
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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A Hanging at Lotus Hall by Corrina Lawson Pdf

Family secrets are the most dangerous…. All is not well at Lotus Hall, the home of the Dukes of Bennington, powerful mages who sit at the highest levels of power in the British Empire. Consulting detective Gregor Sherringford, youngest brother of the current duke, is summoned home by his mother, the Dowager Duchess, after the mysterious arrival of a family member long presumed dead. Joan Krieger, Gregor’s investigative partner and lover, accompanies him, though the summons is badly timed. Gregor has been pushing to get married while Joan, who saw the ruins of a marriage destroy her parents, balks. In her experience, families bring nothing but grief. Besides, she’s no proper match for Gregor, with her reputation as a “fallen” woman, and being from a Jewish merchant family. Her fears are realized after their arrival at Lotus Hall. The duke is distant, Gregor’s mother is concealing a secret about the long-lost family member, Gregor’s other brother is hiding an affair that could bring scandal down on the family, and the other guests, important members of the Metaphysical Society, warn Joan of dire consequences if she continues to use forbidden magic in her investigations. When one of the signature Sherringford inventions is used to kill, uncovering the truth behind all the facades becomes imperative. For someone is hunting Sherringfords and unless they can all learn to trust each other, their family will be utterly destroyed.

Author : Christopher H. Partridge,Eric S. Christianson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317490791

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The Lure of the Dark Side by Christopher H. Partridge,Eric S. Christianson Pdf

Demons, devils, spirits and vampires are present throughout popular Western culture in film, music and literature. Their religious significance has only recently begun to be explored. 'The Lure of the Darkside' brings together the work of some of the most important and creative scholars in the field of Biblical and Religious Studies. The essays explore demonology in popular culture from a range of perspectives: Satanism within contemporary music; the relationship between hymn and horror film; the career of Hannibal Lecter; the portrayal of Satan in films about Christ; and spiritual perversion in the Harry Potter Stories. This fresh and ground-breaking volume will be of interest to students of religious studies and theology, as well as literary and popular culture.

Author : Corrina Lawson
Publisher : Samhain Publishing
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1619227576

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Ghost Phoenix by Corrina Lawson Pdf

The cure they desperately need just rose from the ashes of evil... The Phoenix Institute, Book 3 Richard Plantagenet, self-exiled prince of an immortal court, is content living the uncomplicated life of a California surfer. Until his brother's sudden death and his Queen's wasting illness wrest him from his ocean-side solitude for one last quest. The Queen needs a cure. To get it, Richard needs assistance from someone with a singular-and slightly illegal-talent. As the latest of a long line of ghost-walkers, Marian Doyle can, literally, walk through walls-bringing objects with her. Her gift comes in handy for her family's shady antiquities business, but Marian's had it with breaking the law. She wants a life of her own choosing. Instead, she gets Richard. Their mission seems simple: Find the body of Gregori Rasputin and procure a small sample of his DNA. But when they discover the Mad Monk of Russia is very much alive, the prince and the phantom must form a bond to battle a man who desires to remake the world in fire. Warning: This book contains one hot immortal surfer dude and a woman who's been waiting for a chance to just go wild.

Author : Martin Amis
Publisher : Random House
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010-12-23
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781446401736

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The Moronic Inferno by Martin Amis Pdf

At the age of ten, when Martin Amis spent a year in Princeton, New Jersey, he was excited and frightened by America. As an adult he has approached that confusing country from many arresting angles, and interviewed its literati, filmmakers, thinkers, opinion makers, leaders and crackpots with characteristic discernment and wit. Included in a gallery of Great American Novelists are Norman Mailer, Gore Vidal, Truman Capote, Joseph Heller, William Burroughs, Kurt Vonnegut, John Updike, Paul Theroux, Philip Roth and Saul Bellow. Amis also takes us to Dallas, where presidential candidate Ronald Reagan is attempting to liaise with born-again Christians. We glimpse the beau monde of Palm Beach, where each couple tries to out-Gatsby the other, and examine the case of Claus von Bulow. Steven Spielberg gets a visit, as does Brian de Palma, whom Amis asks why his films make no sense, and Hugh Hefner's sybaritic fortress and sanitised image are penetrated. There can be little that escapes the eye of Martin Amis when his curiosity leads him to a subject, and America has found in him a superlative chronicler.

Author : Novoneel Chakraborty
Publisher : Random House India
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788184007886

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Forget Me Not, Stranger by Novoneel Chakraborty Pdf

I’m Rivanah Bannerjee, 23/F/Mumbai. Some of you might already know how my life is on a razor edge. Those of you who don’t, just know this: I may be killed soon . . . by the Stranger. I don’t know who or what he is: a ghost, a person or a figment of my imagination? All I know is he isn’t just one thing: he is sexy and scary, terrific and terrifying. What I don’t understand is why a young, harmless girl like me, who works in a big city, stays away from her parents and has a screwed-up love life, would be of any interest to him. Unless there is something about my own story that I do not know . . . In the hotly anticipated final instalment of the Stranger trilogy, Rivanah will learn the answers to her many questions—What is it that binds her to the dead Hiya? Who is the Stranger? Why has he been following her all this while?—leading to an intense, breathtaking climax.

Author : Stephen Chbosky
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 830 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781538731345

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Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky Pdf

Instant New York Times Bestseller One of Fall 2019's Best Books (People, EW, Lithub, Vox, Washington Post, and more) A young boy is haunted by a voice in his head in this acclaimed epic of literary horror from the author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Christopher is seven years old.Christopher is the new kid in town.Christopher has an imaginary friend. We can swallow our fear or let our fear swallow us. Single mother Kate Reese is on the run. Determined to improve life for her and her son, Christopher, she flees an abusive relationship in the middle of the night with her child. Together, they find themselves drawn to the tight-knit community of Mill Grove, Pennsylvania. It's as far off the beaten track as they can get. Just one highway in, one highway out. At first, it seems like the perfect place to finally settle down. Then Christopher vanishes. For six long days, no one can find him. Until Christopher emerges from the woods at the edge of town, unharmed but not unchanged. He returns with a voice in his head only he can hear, with a mission only he can complete: Build a treehouse in the woods by Christmas, or his mother and everyone in the town will never be the same again. Twenty years ago, Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower made readers everywhere feel infinite. Now, Chbosky has returned with an epic work of literary horror, years in the making, whose grand scale and rich emotion redefine the genre. Read it with the lights on.

Author : G. W. Bowersock
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780520377677

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Fiction as History by G. W. Bowersock Pdf

Using pagan fiction produced in Greek and Latin during the early Christian era, G. W. Bowersock investigates the complex relationship between "historical" and "fictional" truths. This relationship preoccupied writers of the second century, a time when apparent fictions about both past and present were proliferating at an astonishing rate and history was being invented all over again. With force and eloquence, Bowersock illuminates social attitudes of this period and persuasively argues that its fiction was influenced by the emerging Christian Gospel narratives. Enthralling in its breadth and enhanced by two erudite appendices, this is a book that will be warmly welcomed by historians and interpreters of literature. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1994.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1088 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Computer industry
ISBN : STANFORD:36105015214278

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The Compu-mark Directory of U.S. Trademarks by Anonim Pdf

Author : Julie Kagawa
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781460341490

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Rogue by Julie Kagawa Pdf

In New York Times bestselling author Julie Kagawa’s groundbreaking modern fantasy series, dragons walk among us in human form. Deserter. Traitor. ROGUE. Ember Hill left the dragon organization Talon to take her chances with rebel dragon Cobalt and his crew of rogues. But she can’t forget Garret, the soldier of the dragonslaying Order of St. George who saved her from a Talon assassin—and by doing so, signed his own death warrant. Determined to save Garret from execution, Ember must convince Cobalt to help her break into the Order’s headquarters. With assassins after them and Ember’s own brother helping Talon with the hunt, the rogues find an unexpected ally in Garret and a new perspective on the underground battle between Talon and St. George. A reckoning is brewing, and the secrets hidden by both sides are shocking and deadly. Soon Ember must decide: Should she retreat to fight another day…or start an all-out war? Don’t miss the first book in Julie Kagawa’s highly anticipated new series, SHADOW OF THE FOX, AVAILABLE OCTOBER 2, 2018 “Kagawa’s storytelling elevates this novel within the crowded field of fantasy romance.” —BookPage “Kagawa knows how to end a first volume for maximum cliff-hanger drama.” —Booklist

Author : Dino Di Durante
Publisher : Gotimna Publications
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-18
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781628790023

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Inferno - The Art Collection by Dino Di Durante Pdf

SPECTACULAR AND MIND BLOWING IMAGES OF HELL USED IN TWO ACCLAIMED FILMS! Do You Love Horror Books? "Inferno" Images will Scare You Death. "Inferno - The Art Collection" by Dino Di Durante is a full color book of a 72-piece art collection based on Dante's Inferno story, the first part of the literary masterpiece - The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, the second greatest Christian story after The Gospel. This is a completely new, deep and fascinating vision of Inferno by Dino Di Durante, who has studied this masterpiece in its original Italian for over 30 years. This book is the best choice as a companion and a visual reference to any Inferno book every written. The canvases versions of the art published in this book sell between $5,000 and $30,000, so this book is a bargain no matter how you look at it. Most of the art pieces were featured in a film titled Dante's Hell Animated (DVD available on Amazon.com) featuring Eric Roberts' voice as Dante. The Italian version, titled Inferno Dantesco Animato, featuring Vittorio Gassman's voice as Dante. Both versions premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. The entire collection is featured in the upcoming film "Inferno by Dante" starring over 30 artists and scholars from both the United States and Italy, in addition to a Monsignor from The Vatican. This film will be released in 2015.

Author : Susana Martinez-Conde,Stephen L. Macknik,Sandra Blakeslee
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2011-02-03
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781847652959

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Sleights of Mind by Susana Martinez-Conde,Stephen L. Macknik,Sandra Blakeslee Pdf

What can magic tell us about ourselves and our daily lives? If you subtly change the subject during an uncomfortable conversation, did you know you're using attentional 'misdirection', a core technique of magic? And if you've ever bought an expensive item you'd sworn never to buy, you were probably unaware that the salesperson was, like an accomplished magician, a master at creating the 'illusion of choice'. Leading neuroscientists Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde meet with magicians from all over the world to explain how the magician's art sheds light on consciousness, memory, attention, and belief. As the founders of the new discipline of NeuroMagic, they combine cutting-edge scientific research with startling insights into the tricks of the magic trade. By understanding how magic manipulates the processes in our brains, we can better understand how we work - in fields from law and education to marketing, health and psychology - for good and for ill.

Author : Robert A. Ferguson
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780674070707

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Alone in America by Robert A. Ferguson Pdf

Robert A. Ferguson investigates the nature of loneliness in American fiction, from its mythological beginnings in Rip Van Winkle to the postmodern terrors of 9/11. At issue is the dark side of a trumpeted American individualism. The theme is a vital one because a greater percentage of people live alone today than at any other time in U.S. history. The many isolated characters in American fiction, Ferguson says, appeal to us through inward claims of identity when pitted against the social priorities of a consensual culture. They indicate how we might talk to ourselves when the same pressures come our way. In fiction, more visibly than in life, defining moments turn on the clarity of an inner conversation. Alone in America tests the inner conversations that work and sometimes fail. It examines the typical elements and moments that force us toward a solitary state—failure, betrayal, change, defeat, breakdown, fear, difference, age, and loss—in their ascending power over us. It underlines the evolving answers that famous figures in literature have given in response. Figures like Mark Twain’s Huck Finn and Toni Morrison’s Sethe and Paul D., or Louisa May Alcott’s Jo March and Marilynne Robinson’s John Ames, carve out their own possibilities against ruthless situations that hold them in place. Instead of trusting to often superficial social remedies, or taking thin sustenance from the philosophy of self-reliance, Ferguson says we can learn from our fiction how to live alone.

Author : Bill Carter
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781439136584

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Boom, Bust, Boom by Bill Carter Pdf

A sweeping account of civilization's dependence on copper traces the industry's history, culture and economics while exploring such topics as the dangers posed to communities living near mines, its ubiquitous use in electronics and the activities of the London Metal Exchange. By the author of Fools Rush In. 30,000 first printing.