Memoirs Of A Dead Guy

Author : Kent Hopkins
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781475942484

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Memoirs of a Dead Guy by Kent Hopkins Pdf

Kent has just had a dawning realization. As he slowly turns to face his bed, he wants to hear his daughter laugh one more time, tend to his vegetable garden, and pet his cat. As his reverie is interrupted by a dim glow, an apparition appears before him. As his guide reaches out for his hand, Kent wonders who will water his veggies. It is his time to die. It is not long before Kent discovers that equal opportunity exists in the realms beyond our Earth. As his guide forces him to endure an excruciating scrutiny of his soul and motives in life, Kent is able to see the good he performed, the help he tendered, the evil he fell victim to, and the inspiration he provided. Now on a journey curing which he must coexist with strange souls, feel a wide range of emotions, and reconcile his life on Earth, Kent learns that he cannot move forward on his destined path until he finds the part of his spirit that is missing. Memoirs of a Dead Guy delves into realms of truth and wisdom as a rebellious soul attempts to discover the purpose of life and the ramifications of his past deeds.

Author : Kent Hopkins
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1475942508

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Memoirs of a Dead Guy by Kent Hopkins Pdf

Kent has just had a dawning realization. As he slowly turns to face his bed, he wants to hear his daughter laugh one more time, tend to his vegetable garden, and pet his cat. As his reverie is interrupted by a dim glow, an apparition appears before him. As his guide reaches out for his hand, Kent wonders who will water his veggies. It is his time to die. It is not long before Kent discovers that equal opportunity exists in the realms beyond our Earth. As his guide forces him to endure an excruciating scrutiny of his soul and motives in life, Kent is able to see the good he performed, the help he tendered, the evil he fell victim to, and the inspiration he provided. Now on a journey curing which he must coexist with strange souls, feel a wide range of emotions, and reconcile his life on Earth, Kent learns that he cannot move forward on his destined path until he finds the part of his spirit that is missing. Memoirs of a Dead Guy delves into realms of truth and wisdom as a rebellious soul attempts to discover the purpose of life and the ramifications of his past deeds.

Author : Hjalmar Bergman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : WISC:89099958522

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Memoirs of a Dead Man by Hjalmar Bergman Pdf

This Swedish novel follows the efforts of Jan Arnberg to escape the curse that has bound the fate of his family for generations.

Author : Helen Prejean
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-02
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780307787699

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Dead Man Walking by Helen Prejean Pdf

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A profoundly moving spiritual journey through our system of capital punishment and an unprecedented look at the human consequences of the death penalty • "Stunning moral clarity.” —The Washington Post Book World • Basis for the award-winning major motion picture starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn "Sister Prejean is an excellent writer, direct and honest and unsentimental. . . . She almost palpably extends a hand to her readers.” —The New York Times Book Review In 1982, Sister Helen Prejean became the spiritual advisor to Patrick Sonnier, the convicted killer of two teenagers who was sentenced to die in the electric chair of Louisiana’s Angola State Prison. In the months before Sonnier’s death, the Roman Catholic nun came to know a man who was as terrified as he had once been terrifying. She also came to know the families of the victims and the men whose job it was to execute—men who often harbored doubts about the rightness of what they were doing. Out of that dreadful intimacy comes a profoundly moving spiritual journey through our system of capital punishment. Here Sister Helen confronts both the plight of the condemned and the rage of the bereaved, the fears of a society shattered by violence and the Christian imperative of love. On its original publication in 1993, Dead Man Walking emerged as an unprecedented look at the human consequences of the death penalty. Now, some two decades later, this story—which has inspired a film, a stage play, an opera and a musical album—is more gut-wrenching than ever, stirring deep and life-changing reflection in all who encounter it.

Author : Douglas Smith
Publisher : Lucky Bat Books
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781928048046

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Memories of the Dead Man by Douglas Smith Pdf

Mary and her teenage son, Jase, survive by their own wits in a post-plague Earth. On the run from a vicious gang, they are saved by Bishop, a man with mysterious powers who just may be the Dead Man, the legendary hero of the Fall of Earth. But Bishop’s dark past catches up with them all, forcing Bishop to choose between his love for Mary and Jase, or revenge against the men who killed his family. "All that you want in a sf short story is here from powerful characters, to action, mysterious happenings, and a dark, violent, but excellent tale. ... A bittersweet ending adds to the power of the story. (A++)" —Fantasy Book Critic "...again shows off Smith's flair for the cinematic. ... In his preface to the story, Smith announces his plan to write a novel about the Dead Man...I do look forward to reading it." —Strange Horizons "...has echoes of Stephen King wandering about its post-apocalyptic narrative." —Quill and Quire "...a wonderful example of the places this author is unafraid to go." —SF Crowsnest Reviews "...would make a great movie...a unique, post-apocalyptic blend of The Road Warrior and X-Men. ... It was very well done." —Tangent Online "I liked the style and subtleties of the storytelling that kept me firmly on the edge of my seat. ... The characters were what really impressed me, though—by a few lines into meeting each one you had a clear and definable presence in your mind." —SF Crowsnest Reviews

Author : Mark Abley
Publisher : Stonehewer Books
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2024-02-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781738993338

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Conversations with a Dead Man by Mark Abley Pdf

The second edition of Mark Abley’s acclaimed creative biography, revised and expanded with a new introduction by the author. When he died in 1947, Duncan Campbell Scott was revered as one of his country’s finest poets and honoured as a devoted civil servant. Today, because of his work as head of the Department of Indian Affairs, he's widely considered one of history's worst Canadians. When word of this reaches Scott's ghost, he returns to the land of the living to ask poet and journalist Mark Abley to clear his name, and in the ensuing research, Abley learns of a man who could somehow write vibrant poems about Indigenous people in one moment, and in another institute policies designed to destroy Indigenous culture and force assimilation. With intelligence, moral ferocity, and a hunger for truth, Abley delves into Scott’s professional and personal lives while also exploring the hostile government policies — including the residential school system — that damaged and continue to damage the lives of hundreds of thousands of Indigenous people. By mixing traditional non-fiction with an imagined debate between the author and Scott’s ghost, Conversations with a Dead Man makes it clear that “the villain was a man, and his nation is our nation. Abley’s act of radical empathy makes it harder to turn the page on a chapter of our history we might otherwise slam shut” (Andrew Stobo Sniderman, Maclean’s).

Author : R.D. Peterson
Publisher : Fulton Books, Inc.
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781633380943

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Who Dunn It??? The Memoirs of a Live Dead Man!!! Or Not??? by R.D. Peterson Pdf

(1) Have you ever thought with today's technology if the United States became involved in another world war how the United States would be victorious without firing a shot and the rest of the world not know the war existed? (2) With today's technology, have you ever pondered how the next World War would be conducted? (3) With recent revelations concerning the N.S.A. and the C.I.A., do you trust our clandestine covert operations? (4) Do you feel our government is telling us the truth or do

Author : Rachel Matlow
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780735236318

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Dead Mom Walking by Rachel Matlow Pdf

NATIONAL BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED for the 2021 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize SHORTLISTED for the 2021 Vine Award in Non-Fiction "A comedy for catastrophic times." --CBC "A hilarious memoir of effervescent misadventures." --Toronto Star "How am I laughing at someone's mother's cancer? How? We think we can't laugh about death, about cancer, about our mothers and their suffering . . . and we can't, but we can. And there's so much relief in that." --Carolyn Taylor, BARONESS VON SKETCH SHOW A whip-smart and darkly funny memoir about an unconventional family, the limits of wellness fads, and the mother of all catastrophes. Rachel Matlow’s eccentric mom, Elaine, never quite followed the script handed down to her. Her bold out-there-ness made it okay for Rachel to be their genderqueer self and live life on their own terms. But when Elaine decides to try to heal her cancer naturally, Rachel has to draw the line. What ensues is a tug of war between logical and magical thinking, an odyssey through New Age remedies ranging from herbal tinctures and juice cleanses to a countryside ayahuasca trip, and a portrait of a mother and child who’ve never been physically closer or ideologically further apart. In facing their inimitable mother’s death, Rachel has written a book bursting with life—the epic adventures and epic fails, the broken limbs and belly laughs. As hilarious as it is poignant, Dead Mom Walking is about writing the story of your life only to find out that life has other plans.

Author : Helen Prejean
Publisher : Random House
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781400067305

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River of Fire by Helen Prejean Pdf

“River of Fire is Sister Helen’s story leading up to her acclaimed book Dead Man Walking—it is thought-provoking, informative, and inspiring. Read it and it will set your heart ablaze!”—Mark Shriver, author of Pilgrimage: My Search for the Real Pope Francis The nation’s foremost leader in efforts to abolish the death penalty shares the story of her growth as a spiritual leader, speaks out about the challenges of the Catholic Church, and shows that joy and religion are not mutually exclusive. Sister Helen Prejean’s work as an activist nun, campaigning to educate Americans about the inhumanity of the death penalty, is known to millions worldwide. Less widely known is the evolution of her spiritual journey from praying for God to solve the world’s problems to engaging full-tilt in working to transform societal injustices. Sister Helen grew up in a well-off Baton Rouge family that still employed black servants. She joined the Sisters of St. Joseph at the age of eighteen and was in her forties when she had an awakening that her life’s work was to immerse herself in the struggle of poor people forced to live on the margins of society. Sister Helen writes about the relationships with friends, fellow nuns, and mentors who have shaped her over the years. In this honest and fiercely open account, she writes about her close friendship with a priest, intent on marrying her, that challenged her vocation in the “new territory of the heart.” The final page of River of Fire ends with the opening page of Dead Man Walking, when she was first invited to correspond with a man on Louisiana’s death row. River of Fire is a book for anyone interested in journeys of faith and spirituality, doubt and belief, and “catching on fire” to purpose and passion. It is a book, written in accessible, luminous prose, about how to live a spiritual life that is wide awake to the sufferings and creative opportunities of our world. “Prejean chronicles the compelling, sometimes-difficult journey to the heart of her soul and faith with wit, honesty, and intelligence. A refreshingly intimate memoir of a life in faith.”—Kirkus Reviews

Author : Ishmael Beah
Publisher : Penguin Canada
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780143190363

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A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah Pdf

At the age of twelve, Ishmael Beah fled attacking rebels in Sierra Leone and wandered a land rendered unrecognizable by violence. By thirteen, he'd been picked up by the government army, and Beah, at heart a gentle boy, found that he was capable of truly terrible acts. At sixteen, he was removed from fighting by UNICEF, and through the help of the staff at his rehabilitation center, he learned how to forgive himself, to regain his humanity, and, finally, to heal. This is an extraordinary and mesmerizing account, told with real literary force and heartbreaking honesty.

Author : Norm Macdonald
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-20
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781443414319

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Based on a True Story by Norm Macdonald Pdf

Wild, dangerous, and flat-out unbelievable, here is the incredible #1 bestselling memoir of the Canadian actor, gambler, and raconteur, and one of the greatest stand-up comedians of all time. A Globe and Mail Best Book of the Year As this book’s title suggests, Norm Macdonald tells the story of his life—more or less—from his origins on a farm in the backwoods of Ontario and an epically disastrous appearance on Star Search to his account of auditioning for Lorne Michaels and his memorable run as the anchor of Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live—until he was fired because a corporate executive didn’t think he was funny. But Based on a True Story is much more than just a memoir; it’s the hilarious, inspired epic of Norm’s life. In dispatches from a road trip to Las Vegas (part of a plan hatched to regain the fortune he’d lost to sports betting and other vices) with his sidekick and enabler, Adam Eget, Norm recounts the milestone moments, the regrets, the love affairs, the times fortune smiled on his life, and the times it refused to smile. As the clock ticks down, Norm’s debt reaches record heights, and he must find a way to evade the hefty price that’s been placed on his head by one of the most dangerous loan sharks in the country. As a comedy legend should, Norm peppers these pages with classic jokes and long-mythologized Hollywood stories. This wildly adventurous, totally original, and absurdly funny saga turns the conventional “comic’s memoir” on its head and gives the reader an exclusive pass inside the mad, glorious mind of Norm Macdonald.

Author : Mikhail Bulgakov
Publisher : Penguin Classics
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015074282438

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A Dead Man's Memoir by Mikhail Bulgakov Pdf

"First published as A Theatrical Novel in Russia in 1965, in volume 8 of the journal Novy mir."--T.p. verso.

Author : Mark Tavakoli
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781434994684

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The Dead Man Is Alive by Mark Tavakoli Pdf

Author : Jack London
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 1534 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9788027221073

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The Man behind the Legend: Memoirs, Autobiographical Novels & Essays of Jack London by Jack London Pdf

This collection is trying to uncover who was this incredible charismatic author, what hides behind the adventurous life anecdotes he wrote about, what were his convictions, dreams and what were his darkest hours. Content: "The Road" is London's account of London's experiences as a hobo in the 1890s, during the worst economic depression the United States had experienced up to that time. "The Cruise of the Snark" chronicles London's sailing adventure in 1907 across the south Pacific in his ketch the Snark. Accompanying London on this voyage was his wife Charmian London and a small crew. "John Barleycorn" is an autobiographical account of Jack London dealing with his enjoyment of drinking and struggles with alcoholism. "The People of the Abyss" describes London's experiences about life in the East End of London in 1902. He wrote this first-hand account after living in the East End for several months, sometimes staying in workhouses or sleeping on the streets. "Martin Eden" is a novel about a young proletarian autodidact, former sailor, struggling to become a writer. Eden is a semi-autobiographical character, based on London himself. "The Mutiny of the Elsinore" - After death of the captain, the crew of a ship split between the two senior surviving mates. The novel is based on London's voyage around Cape Horn on the Dirigo. Short Stories: Tales of the Fish Patrol - As a 16 year old man, Jack London became a member of the California Fish Patrol. These are the stories drawn from his experiences in catching fish poachers. The Human Drift is a collection of short sketches, stories and essays, mostly concerning sailing and London's love for sea. Essays: Through The Rapids on the Way to the Klondike From Dawson to the Sea Our Adventures in Tampico… Jack London was an American novelist, journalist, railroad hobo, gold prospector, sailor, poet, socialist, an oyster pirate, war correspondent and a rancher.

Author : Suellen Zima
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2006-06-02
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780595838585

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Memoirs of a Middle-Aged Hummingbird by Suellen Zima Pdf

On this long, unique, extraordinary journey, we join an American middle-aged teacher as she wanders the world. Emigrating to Israel in 1983, she takes us to a boarding school where she cares for newly arrived Ethiopian teenage immigrants. We follow her next to a small Israeli Arab town. In 1988, she takes us back to China as it can never be seen again, and through her students' lives, watches its tumultuous changes from then until 2005. Taiwan, Macau, Bali, and Korea also become "home," while New Zealand, Fiji, Turkey, Vietnam, Russia, and Iceland, among others, beckon briefly, but she always returns to China. Through the enthralling details of the everyday life of ordinary people, the reader virtually lives their struggles, fears, achievements, joys and dreams. Curiosity, intensity, and the journals she keeps along the way are her constant traveling companions. This independent budget traveler keenly experiences cultures, like a hummingbird with feet planted firmly in mid-air, hovering, drinking deeply, and then flitting away to return another day. Interwoven throughout are her personal, emotional, and spiritual journeys. This is a true life odyssey any seasoned or armchair traveler will want to explore.