Summer Of Hate

Author : Chris Kraus
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781584351139

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Baudrillard meets Breaking Bad in this stark and bleakly hilarious novel about a descent into an underclass world of born-again Christianity, self-help, and crack. “In his journal, Paul liked to make lists: What he ordered from Commissary (shaving cream, toothpaste, deodorant, the transistor radio he had for a week before the guards took it away). The books he picked off the cart (The Bible, Dean Koontz, Stephen King, Codependent No More.) What phone calls he made and received; also, Bible Study certificates, letters and cards, his workout routines and his moods (Anxious, Nervous, Trusting in God, but mostly Depressed). Paul has a record of every push-up he did while he was in prison but he cannot remember shit about what happened before his arrest.” —from Summer of Hate Waking up from the chilling high of a near-death sex game, Catt Dunlop travels to Albuquerque in 2005 to reinvest some windfall real-estate gains and reengage with something approximating “real life.” Aware that the critical discourse she has used to build her career as a visiting professor and art critic is really a cipher for something else, she hopes that buying and fixing slum buildings will bring her more closely in touch with American life than the essays she writes. In Albuquerque, she becomes romantically involved with Paul Garcia, a recently sober ex-con who has just served sixteen months in state prison for defrauding Halliburton Industries, his former employer, of $873. Almost forty years old, Paul is highly intelligent but has only been out of New Mexico twice. He has no information. With Catt's help, he makes plans to attend UCLA, only to be arrested on a ten-year-old bench warrant en route. Caught in the nightmarish Byzantine world of the legal system, Catt and Paul's empathic attempts to save each other's lives seems doomed to dissolve. Summer of Hate is a novel about flawed reciprocity and American justice, recording recent events through the prism of a beleaguered romance. As lucid and trenchant as ever, Kraus in her newest novel reminds us that the writer can be a first responder of sorts when power becomes invisible, or merely banal.

Author : Hawes Spencer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-30
Category : History
ISBN : 081394368X

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"This book offers a comprehensive account of events surrounding the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, VA, on August 12, 2017"--

Author : Thomas Goodrich
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1979632561

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Summer, 1945 by Thomas Goodrich Pdf

"We Americans have the dangerous tendency in our international thinking to take a holier-than-thou attitude toward other nations. We consider ourselves to be more noble and decent than other peoples, and consequently in a better position to decide what is right and wrong in the world. What kind of war do civilians suppose we fought, anyway? We shot prisoners in cold blood, wiped out hospitals, strafed lifeboats, killed or mistreated enemy civilians, finished off the enemy wounded, tossed the dying into a hole with the dead, and in the Pacific boiled the flesh off enemy skulls to make table ornaments for sweethearts, or carved their bones into letter openers.... [W]e mutilated the bodies of enemy dead, cutting off their ears and kicking out their gold teeth for souvenirs, and buried them with their testicles in their mouths.... We topped off our saturation bombing and burning of enemy civilians by dropping atomic bombs on two nearly defenseless cities, thereby setting an all-time record for instantaneous mass slaughter. As victors we are privileged to try our defeated opponents for their crimes against humanity; but we should be realistic enough to appreciate that if we were on trial for breaking international laws, we should be found guilty on a dozen counts. We fought a dishonorable war, because morality had a low priority in battle. The tougher the fighting, the less room for decency, and in Pacific contests we saw mankind reach the blackest depths of bestiality." ---- Edgar Jones, WWII Veteran

Author : Whitney D. Grandison
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-07
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781488056574

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A Love Hate Thing by Whitney D. Grandison Pdf

“If you love a good enemies-to-lovers trope, run—don’t walk—to the nearest bookstore or library near you.” —BuzzFeed "I couldn’t put it down!” —New York Times bestselling author Simone Elkeles When Tyson Trice finds himself tossed into the wealthy community of Pacific Hills, he expects not to belong. Not that he cares. After recovering from being shot and surviving the rough streets of Lindenwood, he doesn’t care about anyone or anything. Golden girl Nandy Smith has spent most of her life building the pristine image it takes to make it in Pacific Hills. After learning that her parents are taking in a troubled teen boy, Nandy fears her summer plans and her reputation will go up in flames. The wall between their bedrooms feels as thin as the line between love and hate. But their growing attraction won't be denied. Soon Trice is bringing Nandy out of her shell and Nandy's trying to melt the ice around Trice's heart. But with the ever-present pull back to Lindenwood, it’ll be a wonder if Trice makes it through this summer at all. Also by Whitney D. Grandison: The Right Side of Reckless

Author : HT Pantu
Publisher : Dreamspinner Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781627988681

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I Hate Summer by HT Pantu Pdf

After avoiding a joint holiday for five years, Idrys must face Trystan. But like Idrys, Trystan isn't exactly the guy he was before.

Author : Aaron H. Aceves
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-22
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781534485662

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This Is Why They Hate Us by Aaron H. Aceves Pdf

Seventeen-year-old Enrique "Quique" Luna decides to get over his crush on Saleem Kanazi before the end of summer by pursuing other romantic prospects, but he ends up discovering heartfelt truths about friendship, family, and himself.

Author : Michael Miller
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books (CT)
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781541539259

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Exposing Hate by Michael Miller Pdf

Experts have documented an explosive rise in the number of hate groups since the turn of the century, driven by anger over immigration and demographic projections showing that whites will no longer hold majority status in the United States by 2040. The rise accelerated with the elections of presidents Obama and Trump. Extremists are increasingly diffuse, moving to the web and away from organized, on-the-ground activities. What is a hate group and how does it operate? How do we legally define hate speech and hate crimes? What is the history of organizing around hate and how do we recognize and confront it? These are the salient issues readers will investigate in this overview.

Author : Larry Brown
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781616202064

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Father and Son by Larry Brown Pdf

Father and Son tells the story of five days following Glen Davis’s return to the small Mississippi town where he grew up. Five days. In this daring psychological thriller, these are five days you’ll never forget. Convicted and sentenced on a vehicular homicide charge, Glen is the bad seed--the haunted, angry, drunken, and dangerous son of Virgil and Emma Davis. Bobby Blanchard is the sheriff, as different from Glen as can be imagined, but in love with the same woman--the mother of Glen’s illegitimate son. Before he’s been back in town thirty-six hours, Glen has robbed his war-crippled father, bullied and humiliated his younger brother, and rejected his son, David. Bobby finds himself sorting through the mayhem Glen leaves in his wake--a murdered bar owner, a rape, Glen’s terrorized family, and the little boy who needs a father. And, as he gets closer and closer to the murderous Glen, tension builds like a Mississippi thunderstorm about to break loose. This classic face-off of good against evil is told in the clear, unflinching voice that won Larry Brown some of literature’s most prestigious awards. And, reverberating with dark excitement, biblical echoes, and a fast, cinematic pacing, this novel puts a new side of his genius on display--the ability to build suspense to an almost unbearable pitch. Father and Son is the story of a powerfully complex kinship, an exhilarating and heart-stopping story. 1997 Southern Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction

Author : Alexandra Pelosi
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2005-06-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780743271967

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Sneaking Into the Flying Circus by Alexandra Pelosi Pdf

Alexandra Pelosi, creator of the Emmy award-winning film Journeys with George and of Diary of a Political Tourist, makes her literary debut with an intimate look at the frenzied and grueling underbelly of presidential campaigning and the puppet role of the media. Pelosi went along on the campaign trail in order to, as she puts it, "document the absurd hazing rituals that our presidential candidates have to go through." With this savvy, well-connected, and fearless guide, it's a rollicking, breakneck journey unlike any other. Pelosi's one-on-one time with the 2004 presidential candidates affords an up-close perspective on the highs and lows of campaign life: the genuine thrill of seeing America, the unrelenting grind of endless campaign stops, the hope and heartache of poll results. While the candidates try to stick to tightly constructed scripts, Pelosi's nonnetwork angle makes for revealing portraits of the men who wanted to be president. But even more, Pelosi's approach reveals fundamental flaws in the media's election coverage. A former member of the campaign press corps, she turns her gimlet eye on the media, which are busy enacting their own election-time rituals: "Every election cycle journalists defy the theory of evolution, living sequestered on a bus, with no sleep, few showers, and tons of junk food, going town-to-town listening to the same speech over and over. You're stuck in this dysfunctional relationship between the news organization that has you there to do their bidding and the campaign that is trying to co-opt you." And herein lies Pelosi's driving point: politicians and journalists don't trust each other, and so, in election coverage and in politics in general, the press is utterly hamstrung. Since the candidates never say anything unscripted and the journalists have to make nice in order to maintain access, modern presidential campaigns have become little more than media events. Politicians and journalists alike are going through the motions, and the voters have no idea who the candidates really are. But Pelosi says the public are not fools: "Everyone knows that the media do not give them an accurate portrait of a person." No wonder people are apathetic. But whose fault is it? Are the candidates driving people away from the political process, or are the media keeping them out? Probing, insightful, and lively, Sneaking into the Flying Circus exposes the election process for what it is: a three-ring gala production that comes to town every four years. As a nation and an audience, we're often willing to suspend disbelief -- and we often can't resist when the clowns try to get us in on the act. It is, after all, the greatest show on earth.

Author : Jim Martin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Political activists
ISBN : OCLC:23853146

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The Summer of Hate, 1984 by Jim Martin Pdf

Author : Steve Waksman
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2009-02-04
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780520257177

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This Ain't the Summer of Love by Steve Waksman Pdf

"Waksman brings a new understanding to familiar material by treating it in an original and stimulating manner. This book tells 'the other side of the story.'"—Philip Auslander, author of Performing Glam Rock: Gender and Theatricality in Popular Music "While there are a number of histories of punk and metal and numerous biographies of important bands within each genre, there is no comparable book to This Ain't the Summer of Love. The ultimate contribution the book makes is to provoke the reader into rethinking the ongoing fluid relationship between punk, a music that enjoyed considerable critical support, and metal, a music that has been systematically denigrated by critics. This book is the product of superior scholarship; it truly breaks fresh ground and as such it is an important book that will be regularly cited in future work."—Rob Bowman, Professor of Music at York University and author of Soulsville USA: The Story of Stax Records "Debunking simplistic assumptions that punk rebelled and heavy metal conformed, Steve Waksman demonstrates with precisely chosen examples that for decades the two shared strategies and concerns. As a result, this important volume is among the first to extend to rock history the same much-needed revisionism that elsewhere has transformed our understanding of minstrelsy, blues, country music, and pop."—Eric Weisbard, author of Use Your Illusion I & II

Author : Chris Kraus
Publisher : Modernista
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789177817093

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Summer of Hate by Chris Kraus Pdf

Kritikerrosad roman av författaren till I Love Dick »Summer of Hate är originell, intelligent, ärlig, full av svart humor, och griper tag i läsaren som en obeveklig thriller.« LA Review of Books 2005 vaknar Catt Dunlop upp ur en gastkramande och berusande BDSM-lek som fört henne nära döden, och kör hela vägen till Albuquerque. Hon ska investera sina pengar i fastigheter och hitta något som liknar ett »riktigt liv«. Allt hon gjort som konstkritiker och gästprofessor är egentligen ett chiffer för något annat. Summer of Hate utspelar sig i en amerikansk underklassvärld av pånyttfödd kristendom, självhjälp och crack. En blandning av road novel och existentiell noir-roman, som skildrar en politisk verklighet genom filtret av en belägrad romans. Ett hyllat verk från en av USA:s i dag mest spännande författare, i svensk översättning av författaren och kritikern Jenny Högström. CHRIS KRAUS är född i Nya Zeeland och bor i Los Angeles. Hon är författare, konstnär, filmskapare, redaktör, kritiker och professor i kreativt skrivande, med en bakgrund i New Yorks vitala konst- och performancescen på sjuttiotalet. Hon fick sitt genombrott som författare 1997 med romanen I Love Dick. Summer of Hate [2012] är hennes fjärde roman. Kraus är redaktör på förlaget Semiotext(e) där hon också startade och drev förlagets feministiska underetikett Native Agents, som publicerat författare som Kathy Acker och Eileen Myles. 3 juni gästar Chris Kraus Internationell Författarscen i Stockholm.

Author : Julie Brothers
Publisher : LifeRich Publishing
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781489700544

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The Adventures of Gum by Julie Brothers Pdf

Gum could barely hold in his excitement on the last day of school. He had waited for this moment for over 280 days! School was close to being out, and he had plans BIG PLANS! His fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Magle, told the class that she had a fun surprise for the last day of school. What could it be? Well, lets just say that Mrs. Magle and Gum dont define fun the same way. Mrs. Magle announced to the class that she would be their teacher next year also. That wouldnt be so bad, except she assigned everyone a SUMMER WRITING PROJECT! Gum doesnt like this news! Whats he supposed to write about? He hates writing! How can he live out a summer of adventure with a writing project looming over his head? To make matters even worse, Gums mom is a teacher across the hall. How will he ever get out of this unfortunate mess? A summer must be savored and enjoyed. SUMMERS ARE FOR KIDS!

Author : Glenda Baker
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2009-04-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781465325457

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Summer Storm and Other Stories by Glenda Baker Pdf

During the fi fteen years Glenda Baker was the publisher and editor-in-chief of NEWN, she read and critiqued hundreds of short stories. She also wrote many of her own. This volume contains twenty-two of Glendas storiesfrom short (21,000 words) to short-short (about 1,000 words) to flash fiction (52 words total) in which Glenda addresses subjects such as: After doing a favor for his boss, how does a man end up in an maze he cant find his way out of? What would happen if a contemporary kid created a golem? What secrets do three generations of women learn about each other while on a weekend trip to Cape Cod? How far will a passive-aggressive woman go if pushed to the limit?

Author : Hazlitt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UBBS:UBBS-00077446

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Summer's Last Will and Testament by Hazlitt Pdf