Goodbye Lucille

Author : Segun Afolabi
Publisher : Random House
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2010-05-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781407091136

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Goodbye Lucille by Segun Afolabi Pdf

Winner of the 2008 Authors' Club Best First Novel Award It's Berlin; sometime in the 1980s. Vincent is an overweight, vaguely unhappy photographer who lives in a small flat in a house owned by a demented landlady. His neighbours and friends include an ex-marine transsexual escort girl, an East European refugee, a Nigerian playboy and various 'artistic types'. Vincent misses Lucille, the girl he left behind in London; he has not spoken to his adoptive father for years and resents his older brother's success. He isn't doing very much at all. Then a chance encounter in a bar, the murder of a local politician and an urgent letter from his aunt shake up his world and Vincent finally has to stop slacking and take some control. Building on themes explored in his collection of short stories, A Life Elsewhere, Afolabi presents a Germany of immigrants and insiders both. This is a moving novel about the personal politics of identity and a gentle exploration of the nature of true love.

Author : Mary Jane Lupton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2006-06-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780313038235

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Lucille Clifton by Mary Jane Lupton Pdf

Writing and composing with honesty and humanism, Lucille Clifton is known for her themes of the body, family, community, politics, womanhood, and the spirit. While much of her work deals with the African American experience, she does not limit herself to that perspective, addressing topics common to all women, to all people. This timely and important biography will give readers a glimpse into the life and work of this important and revered African American poet, writer, and educator, exploring themes that run throughout her writing, as well as the personal obstacles she faced and overcame. Lucille Clifton was born in Depew, New York, in 1936. Today, she is one of the most important and revered African American poets, writers, and educators in the nation. In addition to several works of poetry, she has written more than 15 children's books. Her work has been nominated for three Pulitzer Prizes and two National Book Awards, one of which she won for Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems 1988-2000 in 2000. In 1999, she was appointed and remains a Chancellor of the American Academy of Poets, one of the most prestigious honors in American letters. Among her best known works is the poem miss rosie, anthologized many times over and a standard part of high school curriculums. She has won an Emmy award, a Lannan Literary Award, two fellowships from the National Endowmant for the the Arts, and many other prestigious awards. Writing and composing with honesty and humanism, Clifton is known for her themes of the body, family, community, politics, womanhood, and the spirit. While much of her work deals with the African American experience, she does not limit herself to that perspective, addressing topics common to all women, to all people. This biography covers Clifton's life and work, addressing themes that run throughout her writing as well as the personal obstacles she faced and overcame, including her own faultering health. This timely and important biography will give readers a glimpse into the life of one of America's most important, influential, and enduring writers.

Author : Lorelei Moone
Publisher : eXplicitTales Romance
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781370447275

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Lucille's Valentine by Lorelei Moone Pdf

The enemy of my enemy… loves me? Valentino Conti deals in death. He knows it, and the unfortunate creatures he hunts, find out soon enough. Vampire hunter Valentino prepares to face off with his most dangerous adversary yet. Victory looks impossible without a miracle, or at least an unexpected companion by his side. Enter Lucille. The woman of his dreams and answer to all his prayers? She must capture the same target, for reasons she refuses to share. Honesty and trust make a relationship, they say. But not this time. As the third and final instalment of Lorelei Moone’s Vampires of London series, Lucille’s Valentine can be enjoyed as a stand-alone. But, it’s more fun to start at the beginning, with Alexander’s Blood Bride.

Author : Lucille Jones
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781794848375

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A LUCILLE JONES READER by Lucille Jones Pdf

Author : William M. Craighead
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2004-01-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781618587619

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All Ahead Full by William M. Craighead Pdf

LSM 215 Veteran William M. Craighead recounts his memoirs of LSM 215 life during World War II. *Read about the USS LSM 215 with its crew of young men, two-thirds of whom were younger than 20; and their 22 months together aboard ship. Coming from all parts of America, most had never been to sea before. Traveling on the open ocean on a landing craft became a staggering adventure but they learned to adapt to long periods at sea on a vessel with a shallow draft and no keel... *The part LSM 215 played in the war in the Pacific...the invasion of Okinawa. The historic battle included the largest onslaught of the war by suicidal kamikaze pilots. It was at Okinawa that the Navy suffered its heaviest losses in ships and manpower during World War II. Miraculously, all the crew survived with two shipmates receiving the Purple Heart as a result of kamikaze attacks... *Their journey as they took occupation troops and supplies into Northern China, a China still ancient and medieval. Finally, homeward bound, after only a few days at sea, the ship began to leak badly at several vulnerable locations. Read how the crew worked day and night for two weeks, manning the pumps until the got to Pearl Harbor. They were going home, so it was ALL AHEAD FULL! *And much more...

Author : Julian May
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 806 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1987-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780547892498

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Intervention by Julian May Pdf

An origin story of Julian May’s Galactic Milieu Trilogy and a link to her Saga of Pliocene Exile—“a superb piece of speculative fiction” (Library Journal). They have always been among us—the telepaths, the persons possessing higher mind-powers that have been called “metapsychic”—but they have always been few and far between and their abilities weak or erratic. Until now . . . Human evolution makes a quantum leap. And all over the world, people begin to be born with extraordinary minds. Some of them are geniuses and some are very ordinary. But all of these metapsychic operants have mind-powers that “normal” humanity considers amazing—and dangerous. Intervention paints this advent of Homo superior in a broad and colorful chronicle that begins in 1945 and culminates in 2013. Its many characters reveal the impact of higher mind-powers upon the possessors themselves, upon their “normal” associates, and upon a troubled society striving to avoid nuclear annihilation. The metapsychic operants are secretive and fearful at first. When they reveal themselves they are regarded with awe, exploited, and finally persecuted. They are torn by the dilemma of what role to play: are they destined to save the “normal” from global war, even if it means that they must use their mental powers to subjugate the race that gave birth to them? The book’s principal protagonists are members of the Remillard family of New Hampshire—whose descendants are featured in Julian May’s worldwide bestselling Saga of Pliocene Exile. Intervention details with humor, thundering action, and scientific insight a world where the human mind does much more than think—a world that is fantastic, but by no means implausible.

Author : Bayla Dornon
Publisher : Bayla Dornon
Page : 2132 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781005596927

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Restoration, The Complete Series by Bayla Dornon Pdf

The exciting full four-book series! Three unlikely friends, Chris, Mary, and George, come together as they flee the homes where they no longer fit, and begin a journey of self-discovery. At the Center for Restoration, they find freedom, acceptance and love, and begin the journey out of the patriarchal religious and societal constraints that caused them to flee their families and homes. The novels in the RESTORATION Series follow the struggles of three characters brought together in their escape from homes and lives that don't accept them — Chris, a young gay man; George a disinherited rich boy; and Mary, a victim of patriarchal domestic violence, strive to reach the freedom and happiness of a world free from religious hegemony. Filled with the passions and pathos of the young, the series examines in depth the inherent conflict between all religion and democracy in a pluralistic society. For the tortured victims of patriarchal religions in America, running away is only the beginning of an arduous journey away from mental and emotional slavery to ancient thinking, and towards self-discovery and the principles of the Enlightenment. Restoration, Book One. "The Only True Religion" and "Liberation" Fleeing his hyper-religious family when they threaten him with anti-gay conversion therapy, Chris Brenner finds both refuge and first love within the humanist Center for Restoration. But now, caught in the turmoil and social unrest of the Trump age, the San Francisco-based Center for Restoration faces a new threat, and Chris and his friends must fight for its very existence Restoration, Book Two. “Autrefois” Stunned by a tragic loss, young Chris Brenner and the friends he made at the Center for Restoration struggle to make sense of a world suddenly filled with pain. As Chris, George and Mary all cope in their own ways, Chris receives a precious gift from the past, which leads him on a voyage of discovery, deepening his knowledge of both the Center and the life of the man he loves. Restoration, Book Three: "The Masters" Chris Brenner has a hard choice to make: stay with his friends in San Francisco, surrounded by the memories of his dead boyfriend; or move to a city thousands of miles away? His friends, Mary and George have already relocated to Manhattan, for family reasons. But life in New York turns out to be quite different from that they expected— and Chris soon finds himself on a path he never imagined. Restoration, Book Four: "The Book Of The Dead" Since he fled from his religious fundamentalist family over a year ago, young Chris Brenner has completed his first year as an initiate at the Center for Restoration, and become a student of Theresa Smith, one of the founders of the organization. Now, alone in his former teacher’s apartment in Manhattan, delving into the deceased Master's past through her writings, Chris begins to find the purpose.

Author : Bayla Dornon
Publisher : Bayla Dornon
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781005590932

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Restoration, Book Two by Bayla Dornon Pdf

Stunned by a tragic loss, young Chris Brenner and the friends he made at the Center for Restoration struggle to make sense of a world suddenly filled with pain. As Chris, George and Mary all cope in their own ways, Chris receives a precious gift from the past, which leads him on a voyage of discovery, deepening his knowledge of both the Center and the life of the man he loves. Set in America during the final chaotic months of Donald Trump’s failed presidency, the RESTORATION series details the heroic efforts of a philanthropic humanist foundation to reach out to and save the victims of patriarchal religions and domestic abuse. Despite the advances in contemporary culture’s acceptance regarding the spectrum of genders and human sexuality, gay kids still have it tough— especially when their parents are members of an ultra- fundamentalist cult. For Chris Brenner, escaping from home is just the first step in his race for liberation. At the Center for Restoration, the young gay man meets Mary and George, two other young people escaping from their own intolerable family dynamics. Together, they struggle to heal and learn in a supportive environment. But despite the bright lure of first love, Chris and his friends must still struggle with a society coming apart, torn by the darker undertow of social media addiction and the national misery inflicted by the divisive Republican administration, with its racist and sexist agenda. Against the backdrop of this tumultuous epoch, the personal tragedies, choices, mistakes, and evolution of Chris, Tom, George and Mary weave an unforgettable tapestry of modern life at the turning of the age.

Author : Onke Mazibuko
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2022-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781776380121

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The Second Verse by Onke Mazibuko Pdf

The second verse of any song always has to be more killer than the first. Always. The rhythm has to slap. The lyrics must be on point. The feeling intense. And the impact mad definitive. It’s just the way it is. In the same way, if you do well once in life, then you always have to be better from that point onwards. No doubt. East London, aka Slummies, circa 1998. Bokang Damane is a dreamer and an outsider with mad problems. Things only get worse when everyone thinks he wants to off himself just because he wrote an essay on suicide. Really? Talk about d.r.a.m.a. Life at the moment is just a sorry son-of-a-checklist of insolvable problems. Problem #1: Not black enough for the black kids and too black for the white kids. Yep, that’s what happens when you attend a mad pompous all boys’ college and live in the burbs. Problem #2: Family finances are a joke – they can’t even afford Bokang’s initiation. Now he can’t get props like any decent Xhosa man. Problem #3: An alcoholic, gambling attorney for a father who expects the world to bend to his will. What’s a man gotta do? Apart from freaking the hell out? Bokang just wants to rap, sketch and be left alone. Everyone keeps yacking on about Bokang reaching his true potential but everyone keeps getting in the way. So what happens? Boy meets girl. It wouldn’t be much of a story otherwise.

Author : Steve Binnie
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-05
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780244129651

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Sound of the Crowd: a Discography of the '80s (Fourth Edition) by Steve Binnie Pdf

SOUND OF THE CROWD: A DISCOGRAPHY OF THE '80s is the ultimate record collector's guide to the 1980s. In the era of multi-formatting, picture discs, coloured vinyl, multiple remixes, funny shaped records and tiny CDs you could lose down the back of the sofa, this book lists every format of every single, EP and album released in the UK in the 1980s by over 140 of the decade's biggest acts, from ABBA to Paul Young. This fourth edition has been fully revised and expanded to include even more acts than ever before, with additional sections to cover Band Aid-style charity congregations and compilation albums from the early '80s K-Tel efforts through to the Now That's What I Call Music series and its competitors. Compiled by Steve Binnie, editor of the '80s music website Sound of the Crowd and writer, producer and co-host of the unconventional '80s chart show Off The Chart, broadcast weekly on Mad Wasp Radio.

Author : Mae Basha
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781543423990

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White Sheets by Mae Basha Pdf

She squints as tears run from her eyes because of the pain that is generated in her body when she moves. It has been a very difficult birth for her small frame. Her heart is racing. Soon she will have to move to sit upright in a straight back chair. It has been eight days, and she is still in pain and bleeding to the point of weakness. Soon the local doctor will make a house visit to check the baby and her mother, who will pose as the birth mother to keep the secret, no, to keep the lie about the baby from others. Lucille, her mother, is a big-boned heavy woman who can hide a pregnancy well. Netta is a large girl for her age of twelve. Lucille made her wear large dresses and binded her belly to keep the growth of her womb from showing.

Author : Various Mojo Magazine
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 881 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781847676436

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The Mojo Collection by Various Mojo Magazine Pdf

The greatest albums of all time . . . and how they happened. Organised chronologically and spanning seven decades, The MOJO Collection presents an authoritative and engaging guide to the history of the pop album via hundreds of long-playing masterpieces, from the much-loved to the little known. From The Beatles to The Verve, from Duke Ellington to King Tubby and from Peggy Lee to Sly Stone, hundreds of albums are covered in detail with chart histories, full track and personnel listings and further listening suggestions. There's also exhaustive coverage of the soundtrack and hit collections that every home should have. Like all collections, there are records you listen to constantly, albums you've forgotten, albums you hardly play, albums you love guiltily and albums you thought you were alone in treasuring, proving The MOJO Collection to be an essential purchase for those who love and live music.

Author : Janna Ruth
Publisher : Janna Ruth
Page : 879 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-14
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781991172921

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A River of Magic by Janna Ruth Pdf

When the truth involves demons, murder, and magic, everybody gets hurt. Fabian knows with magic comes pain. He already lost one friend to a demon attack. Now his best friend is falling apart in the bloody aftermath of what should have been a joyful celebration. With demons haunting the streets of Greenvalley, and dark secrets threatening to tear their group apart, Fabian wishes he’d never unlocked the water magic inside of him. But he is no coward. Fabian might whine and moan, but when his friends are in danger, he knows he’s got to step up. With an ancient prophecy set in motion, Fabian’s ready to face his magic. Only to find it’s gone. A River of Magic is the second instalment of the action-packed Ashuan Greed trilogy. If you like Buffy’s wit and snarky one-liners, the magic of Charmed, and the supernatural drama of the Vampire Diaries, you’ll love this new urban fantasy series. Buy A River of Magic now to discover what’s next for the Greenvalley Crew today!

Author : Zibia Gasparetto
Publisher : Editora Vida e Consciência
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9786588599358

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The hick by Zibia Gasparetto Pdf

Even though he does not know how to read or write, the heir of an enormous fortune makes us think and better understand life, keeping us confident in the great kindness and cleverness of God.

Author : Howard Fast
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781453235218

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Cynthia by Howard Fast Pdf

DIVAn insurance investigator chases a vanished heiress— and a huge payday /divDIVOne of the richest girls on Park Avenue is missing. Cynthia Brandon left her father’s apartment on Monday, and three days later has not been seen anywhere on the respectable side of town. She may have been kidnapped, or murdered. Or she may have simply gotten bored with her pampered life in a twenty-two-room apartment, and split./divDIV /divDIVHarvey Krim wouldn’t care about Cynthia if it weren’t for the fact that girls like her pay his rent. His employers have insured Cynthia’s life for $3 million, making her more than another missing heiress. Krim agrees to find her in exchange for a hefty bonus, but what he’s making is nothing compared to the price on Cynthia’s head. As any insurance agent knows, being so valuable to so many people can be very bad for a young girl’s health./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Howard Fast including rare photos from the author’s estate./div