Plague Of Lies

Author : Judith Rock
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101611739

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A Plague of Lies by Judith Rock Pdf

In her historic mysteries The Rhetoric of Death and The Eloquence of Blood, Judith Rock created an atmosphere that "takes you back to fascinating and dangerous seventeenth-century Paris so well that I suspect her of being a time-traveler who's been there" (Ariana Franklin, national bestselling author of A Murderous Procession). Now, the latest novel to feature Charles du Luc finds the ex-soldier-turned-Jesuit caught up in royal intrigue... Versailles, 1687 Madame de Maintenon is King Louis XIV’s second wife. The daughter of a minor noble of ill-repute, she has not forgiven the king's Jesuit confessor for encouraging him to withhold the title of Queen from her. To placate her, the prestigious Louis le Grand Jesuit school has sent a delegation—including her distant cousin Pere Jouvancy and rhetoric teacher Charles du Luc—to Versailles with a gift of reliquary. But while the Sun King’s palace might be spectacular, this visit is anything but pleasant. Their first night, a courtier dies, and court whispers claim poison. Then the Jesuit delegation falls direly ill, and a palace gardener is found murdered. Fear grips a court already on edge. In the midst of all this, Charles learns that one of his students is in love with the king’s rebellious (and betrothed) daughter, and may ruin not only himself, but all of them …

Author : Marbeth Skwarczynski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798691660948

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Plague of Lies by Marbeth Skwarczynski Pdf

The cover-up didn't have the desired effect. The lies could not be contained and rippled throughout the community. The sense of betrayal hit seventeen-year-old Scott the hardest. He had planned out his entire life based on the teachings of his spiritual mentor. Discovering that his mentor was living a lie sent Scott into a swirling abyss of anger and frustration. He lost his faith and unconsciously followed in the steps of the man he'd learned to hate-until she came into his life. Lauren knew two things about her father: he had demanded she be born, and he left when she was an infant. He was the first adult in her life to let her know she was unwanted, but not the last. Her very existence was the reason her grandparents were perpetually angry and that her mother was doomed to a dead-end job. Then, on her eighteenth birthday, a letter from her father arrives, inviting her to meet him. Is it possible that her family had lied about him all this time?

Author : Michael Grant
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 3168 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780062371669

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Gone Series Complete Collection by Michael Grant Pdf

This collection contains all six books in New York Times bestselling author Michael Grant's breathtaking dystopian sci-fi Gone saga. These page-turning thrillers invoke the classic The Lord of the Flies along with the horror of Stephen King. King himself said: "I love these books." In the blink of an eye, everyone disappears. Gone. Except for the young. There are teens, but not one single adult. Just as suddenly, there are no phones, no internet, no television. No way to get help. And no way to figure out what's happened. Hunger threatens. Bullies rule. A sinister creature lurks. Animals are mutating. And the teens themselves are changing, developing new talents—unimaginable, dangerous, deadly powers—that grow stronger by the day. It's a terrifying new world. Sides are being chosen, a fight is shaping up. Townies against rich kids. Bullies against the weak. Powerful against powerless. And time is running out: on your birthday, you disappear just like everyone else. . . . Michael Grant's Gone series has been praised for its compelling storytelling, multidimensional characters, and multiple points of view. Included in this collection are: Gone, Hunger, Lies, Plague, Fear, and Light.

Author : Michael Grant
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011-04-05
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780062077165

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Plague by Michael Grant Pdf

Plague, Michael Grant's fourth book in the bestselling Gone series, will satisfy dystopian fans of all ages. It's been eight months since all the adults disappeared. Gone. They've survived hunger. They've survived lies. But the stakes keep rising, and the dystopian horror keeps building. Yet despite the simmering unrest left behind by so many battles, power struggles, and angry divides, there is a momentary calm in Perdido Beach. But enemies in the FAYZ don't just fade away, and in the quiet, deadly things are stirring, mutating, and finding their way free. The Darkness has found its way into the mind of its Nemesis at last and is controlling it through a haze of delirium and confusion. A highly contagious, fatal illness spreads at an alarming rate. Sinister, predatory insects terrorize Perdido Beach. And Sam, Astrid, Diana, and Caine are plagued by a growing doubt that they'll escape—or even survive—life in the FAYZ. With so much turmoil surrounding them, what desperate choices will they make when it comes to saving themselves and those they love? “Grant’s sf-fantasy thrillers continue to be the very definition of a page-turner.” —ALA Booklist Read the entire series: Gone Hunger Lies Plague Fear Light Monster Villain Hero

Author : J. Cooke
Publisher : Springer
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-04-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780230235427

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Legacies of Plague in Literature, Theory and Film by J. Cooke Pdf

This book is an account of the history and continuation of plague as a potent metaphor since the disease ceased to be an epidemic threat in Western Europe, engaging with twentieth-century critiques of fascism, anti-Semitic rhetoric, the Oedipal legacy of psychoanalysis and its reception, and film spectatorship and the zombie genre.

Author : Peg Brand Weiser
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780197599327

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Camus's the Plague by Peg Brand Weiser Pdf

"Camus's classic narrative, La Peste (The Plague), is a timely philosophical read in an era when a deadly pandemic rages worldwide. An allegory rich with suggestion, it rewards an imaginative reader with innumerable meanings as our own lived experiences mirror the novel. We witness protesters who argue for individual freedom and the autonomy to defy government-imposed regulations. They openly clash with followers of science who recommend shared actions of self-sacrifice to mitigate the spread of infection. Choosing either to act in one's own interest or to sacrifice for the good of all has become a haunting theme of American life in which the "richest nation on earth" experienced the highest number of cases and deaths in the world while under the leadership of former president Donald Trump as well as through the first year, 2021, of the administration of President Joe Biden. Political divisions over wearing masks, social distancing, police killings, Black Lives Matter, the January 6, 2021 assault on the United States Capitol, and recommended or mandated vaccines, sow discord at a time when solidarity could have united the U.S. to lead the world against the pandemic. Instead, misinformation campaigns have stoked opposition among the populace and away from the virus. "We're all in this together," was repeatedly uttered by Dr. Bernard Rieux, Camus's narrator. How seldom did we hear that call for unity from the podiums of power, for example, the leaders of America, Brazil, and India (the three countries with the highest death counts in the world)? After two years into the coronavirus pandemic with over one million deaths in the U.S. and over 6 million worldwide, we might ask ourselves, do we measure up to Camus's optimistic assessment of human behavior under duress? Do we collectively meet the minimum threshold of ethical behavior posed by Camus who wrote, "What's true of all the evils in the world is true of plague as well. It helps men to rise above themselves"?"--

Author : Todd Richardson
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781438951881

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Plague, Weather, and Wool by Todd Richardson Pdf

The memories of love shared cannot be erased from memory. The delight of this affection was too great to escape or forget. The love shared is instilled within the soul. Like Solomon and the Shulamite Maiden, this love affair stretches the imagination. It overwhelms the five senses and creates a sixth sense, called; "Heaven."

Author : Gideon Harvey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1769
Category : Fire prevention
ISBN : UCSD:31822043011220

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Of the plague by Gideon Harvey Pdf

Author : Ernest B. Gilman
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2009-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226294117

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Plague Writing in Early Modern England by Ernest B. Gilman Pdf

During the seventeenth century, England was beset by three epidemics of the bubonic plague, each outbreak claiming between a quarter and a third of the population of London and other urban centers. Surveying a wide range of responses to these epidemics—sermons, medical tracts, pious exhortations, satirical pamphlets, and political commentary—Plague Writing in Early Modern England brings to life the many and complex ways Londoners made sense of such unspeakable devastation. Ernest B. Gilman argues that the plague writing of the period attempted unsuccessfully to rationalize the catastrophic and that its failure to account for the plague as an instrument of divine justice fundamentally threatened the core of Christian belief. Gilman also trains his critical eye on the works of Jonson, Donne, Pepys, and Defoe, which, he posits, can be more fully understood when put into the context of this century-long project to “write out” the plague. Ultimately, Plague Writing in Early Modern England is more than a compendium of artifacts of a bygone era; it holds up a distant mirror to reflect our own condition in the age of AIDS, super viruses, multidrug resistant tuberculosis, and the hovering threat of a global flu pandemic.

Author : Jeff Carlson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2007-07-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781440634215

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Plague Year by Jeff Carlson Pdf

Read Jeff Carlson's blogs and other content on the Penguin Community. View our feature on Jeff Carlson's Plague Year.The nanotechnology was designed to fight cancer. Instead, it evolved into the Machine Plague, killing nearly five billion people and changing life on Earth forever. The nanotech has one weakness: it self-destructs at altitudes above ten thousand feet. Those few who've managed to escape the plague struggle to stay alive on the highest mountains, but time is running out-there is famine and war, and the environment is crashing worldwide. Humanity's last hope lies with a top nanotech researcher aboard the International Space Station-and with a small group of survivors in California who risk a daring journey below the death line...

Author : Rebecca Totaro,Ernest B. Gilman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781136963230

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Representing the Plague in Early Modern England by Rebecca Totaro,Ernest B. Gilman Pdf

This collection offers readers a timely encounter with the historical experience of people adapting to a pandemic emergency and the corresponding narrative representation of that crisis, as early modern writers transformed the plague into literature. The essays examine the impact of the plague on health, politics, and religion as well as on the plays, prose fiction, and plague bills that stand as witnesses to the experience of a society devastated by contagious disease. Readers will find physicians and moralists wrestling with the mysteries of the disease; erotic escapades staged in plague-time plays; the poignant prose works of William Bullein and Thomas Dekker; the bodies of monarchs who sought to protect themselves from plague; the chameleon-like nature of the plague as literal disease and as metaphor; and future strains of plague, literary and otherwise, which we may face in the globally-minded, technology-dependent, and ecologically-awakened twenty-first century. The bubonic plague compelled change in all aspects of lived experience in Early Modern England, but at the same time, it opened space for writers to explore new ideas and new literary forms—not all of them somber or horrifying and some of them downright hilarious. By representing the plague for their audiences, these writers made an epidemic calamity intelligible: for them, the dreaded disease could signify despair but also hope, bewilderment but also a divine plan, quarantine but also liberty, death but also new life.

Author : Bruce R. Cordell
Publisher : Wizards of the Coast
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011-12-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780786962280

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Plague of Spells by Bruce R. Cordell Pdf

Lovecraftian horror comes to Faerûn in this brilliantly original trilogy about the rise of a monstrous nation of elder evil Blue fire sears the face of Faerûn, leaving the twisted and mutilated dead in its wake. But a rare few escape death—and suffer some mystical mutation. Raidon Kane is among the 'lucky' survivors. The wake of the blue fire burns the sigil of the amulet he wears into his chest, binding him with all the power and responsibility that comes with being one of the few to emerge from the chaos alive. With everyone he knows and cares about dead, Raidon must find the strength to lead the fight against the rise of an elder evil that bring an end to mortal kind.

Author : Nigel Fountain
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781843177968

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Clichés by Nigel Fountain Pdf

At the end of the day, when it comes to getting your head around clichés, everybody seems to be singing from the same hymn sheet. Clichés have become such a familiar part of the English language and people's everyday speech that many are now trite, meaningless and often quite irritating. This book looks at clichés in their many forms - once useful but overworked catch phrases ('move the goal posts'), worn-out sayings ('all hands on deck'), pointless phrases used to conceal a weak argument ('to be perfectly honest'), technical terms used out of context ('collateral damage'), and many others. It shows where they came from and, with examples from people who ought to know better, why they should be avoided. Entertaining and informative, this collection of clichés really is the best thing since sliced bread . . .

Author : Scott Lynch
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 754 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2007-06-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780553588941

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The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch Pdf

“Remarkable . . . Scott Lynch’s first novel, The Lies of Locke Lamora, exports the suspense and wit of a cleverly constructed crime caper into an exotic realm of fantasy, and the result is engagingly entertaining.”—The Times (London) An orphan’s life is harsh—and often short—in the mysterious island city of Camorr. But young Locke Lamora dodges death and slavery, becoming a thief under the tutelage of a gifted con artist. As leader of the band of light-fingered brothers known as the Gentleman Bastards, Locke is soon infamous, fooling even the underworld’s most feared ruler. But in the shadows lurks someone still more ambitious and deadly. Faced with a bloody coup that threatens to destroy everyone and everything that holds meaning in his mercenary life, Locke vows to beat the enemy at his own brutal game—or die trying. Praise for The Lies of Locke Lamora “Fresh, original, and engrossing . . . gorgeously realized.”—George R. R. Martin “Right now, in the full flush of a second reading, I think The Lies of Locke Lamora is probably in my top ten favorite books ever. Maybe my top five. If you haven’t read it, you should. If you have read it, you should probably read it again.”—Patrick Rothfuss, New York Times bestselling author of The Name of the Wind “A unique fantasy milieu peopled by absorbing, colorful characters . . . Locke’s wit and audacity endear him to victims and bystanders alike.”—The Seattle Times “A true genre bender, at home on almost any kind of fiction shelf . . . Lynch immediately establishes himself as a gifted and fearless storyteller, unafraid of comparisons to Silverberg and Jordan, not to mention David Liss and even Dickens.”—Booklist (starred review) “High-octane fantasy . . . a great swashbuckling yarn of a novel.”—Richard Morgan

Author : Edward Taylor
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1989-12-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0803230753

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Upon the Types of the Old Testament by Edward Taylor Pdf

A meticulous and authoritative edition that comprises the text of a holograph manuscript--a sequence of sermons on the theme of Christian typology--by the 17th century colonial poet and gospel minister, Edward Taylor. Taylor's marginal notes are collected and annotated in a separate appendix. Prepared in accordance with the guidelines set by the Committee for Scholarly Editions of the Modern Language Association. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR