The Pain Colony

Author : Shanon Hunt
Publisher : Narrow Ledge Publishing, LLC
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781733821216

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The Pain Colony by Shanon Hunt Pdf

A secret society of true believers will do whatever it takes to become Pure. …unaware that they will soon be victims of the most chilling medical discovery in human history. And this is only the beginning. DEA Special Agent Peter Malloy is no stranger to the devastating impact of drugs. So when six bodies turn up with surgical ports implanted in their spines, he's sure a potent new opioid is the culprit. But when lab tests show zero evidence of any known narcotics, he fears something far more sinister. Allison Stevens thought she knew everything about her boss. But after he disappears, she's stunned to discover his secret genetic research in pain tolerance. When she becomes the target of the FBI's investigation, Allison has only one move. She must expose his illegal experiment. There's just one problem. Some secrets will be protected at any cost. Their search for answers leads them to a dark, eerie cult, where true believers seem perilously addicted to suffering, devoted to purification. The Pain Colony is a gripping suspense thriller--you'll be plunged into terrifying twists of modern science, chilling tension, and stunning revelations that will leave you breathless. "A nail-biting page-turner you can't put down!" --BookTrib "A shocking finale that even jaded readers won't see coming!" --BookLife

Author : Shanon Hunt
Publisher : Narrow Ledge Publishing, LLC
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781733821230

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The Rage Colony by Shanon Hunt Pdf

In a secret society where human medical experimentation is conducted at any cost... There are bound to be mistakes. Behind the protective walls of the Colony... Layla is growing restless. The Colony is filled with secrets, and James has been keeping her in the dark. So when a woman from her youth opens a crack into her past, Layla discovers everything she believed about the Colony has been a lie—even the baby she carries. Burdened with an unnerving pregnancy and tormented by terrifying hallucinations and blackouts, she sets out to uncover the unspeakable truths inside the Colony's walls. Outside, in the poisoned world... The virus has killed millions and devastated the economy, but investigative reporter Nick Slater is determined to find and expose the illegal biohacking ring that's snatching young people from the impoverished streets. When he's framed for arson and forced into hiding, his only chance of getting the story is to join the unsuspecting victims herded onto buses and swept off into the night. As Nick risks his life barreling toward the truth and Layla struggles to constrain the invasive life growing inside her… A new, evolved breed of humans is about to be unveiled. "A gripping — at times, terrifying — story that moves at the speed of light with clever and crafty characters whose motives and allegiances make it exciting to decipher the good guys from the bad. Hunt knows how to keep a story moving, finishing so many chapters with the type of jaw-dropper that compels you to keep going without a break." —BookTrib "An involving, twisty, and well-written thriller that's both thought-provoking and entertaining ... The tale closes with some very unexpected surprises for readers, giving a huge boost to the story's overall intrigue." —Kirkus Reviews "Hunt has written a chilling dystopia ... The plot never lags, moving quickly from one shocking discovery to the next ... This well-written medical mystery, combining the best elements of thriller and sci-fi, is perfect for fans of twist endings and moral quandaries." —BookLife

Author : Rob Grant
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Interplanetary voyages
ISBN : 0140289755

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Colony by Rob Grant Pdf

Lifetimes ago, the generation ship Willflower set out, manned by the cream of humanity, on a mission to colonize the stars. But by the 10th generation, things are starting to go badly wrong. The only man who can save the ship is astrophysical Dr Piers Morton. Only he's not an astrophysical engineer, he's not a doctor, he's not even Piers Morgan, and all that remains of his body is his head, his spinal column and absolutely nothing else. Better yet, somebody on board is trying to kill what's left of him ...

Author : A. J. Colucci
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250001290

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The Colony by A. J. Colucci Pdf

When New York City is infested by a super-colony of flesh-eating ants, an insect expert is enlisted by the mayor to locate and destroy the colony's queen before the President gives an order to hit Manhattan with a nuclear bomb.

Author : Franz Kafka
Publisher : Memorable Classics Books
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2023-08-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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In The Penal Colony by Franz Kafka Pdf

In The Penal Colony by Franz Kafka ("In der Strafkolonie") (also translated as "In the Penal Settlement") is a short story by Franz Kafka written in German in October 1914, revised in November 1918, and first published in October 1919. As in some of Kafka's other writings, the narrator in this story seems detached from, or perhaps numbed by, events that one would normally expect to be registered with horror. Internal clues and the setting on an island suggest Octave Mirbeau's The Torture Garden as an influence. Synopsis: The story focuses on the Traveler, who has just arrived in an island penal colony and is encountering its brutal execution machine for the first time. Everything about the functioning of the intricate machine and its purpose and history is told to him by the Officer. The Soldier and the Condemned, who is unaware that he has been sentenced to die for failing to get up and salute his superior's door each hour during his night watch, placidly watch from nearby. Under the judicial process associated with the machine, the accused is always assumed to be guilty and is not given a chance to defend himself. As punishment, the law the man has broken is inscribed progressively deeper on his body over a period of 12 hours as he slowly dies from his wounds. During their final six hours in the machine, the accused become still and appear to experience a religious epiphany. The machine was designed by the colony's previous Commandant, of whom the Officer is a devoted supporter. He carries its blueprints with him and is the only person who can decipher them, not allowing anyone else to handle them. Eventually, it becomes clear that the machine has fallen out of favor since the death of the previous Commandant and the appointment of a successor. The Officer is nostalgic regarding the torture device and the values that were initially associated with it, recalling the crowds that used to attend each execution. Now, he is the last outspoken proponent of the machine, but he strongly believes in its form of justice and the infallibility of the previous Commandant.

Author : Chelsea Watego
Publisher : Univ. of Queensland Press
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780702264870

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Another Day in the Colony by Chelsea Watego Pdf

A ground-breaking work – and a call to arms – that exposes the ongoing colonial violence experienced by First Nations people. In this collection of deeply insightful and powerful essays, Chelsea Watego examines the ongoing and daily racism faced by First Nations peoples in so-called Australia. Rather than offer yet another account of 'the Aboriginal problem', she theorises a strategy for living in a society that has only ever imagined Indigenous peoples as destined to die out. Drawing on her own experiences and observations of the operations of the colony, she exposes the lies that settlers tell about Indigenous people. In refusing such stories, Chelsea narrates her own: fierce, personal, sometimes funny, sometimes anguished. She speaks not of fighting back but of standing her ground against colonialism in academia, in court and in the media. It's a stance that takes its toll on relationships, career prospects and even the body. Yet when told to have hope, Watego's response rings clear: Fuck hope. Be sovereign.

Author : Miriam Toews
Publisher : Knopf Canada
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780735273986

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Women Talking by Miriam Toews Pdf

A FINALIST FOR THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARD: A transformative and necessary work--as completely unexpected as it is inspired--by the award-winning author of the bestselling novels All My Puny Sorrows and A Complicated Kindness. The sun rises on a quiet June morning in 2009. August Epp sits alone in the hayloft of a barn, anxiously bent over his notebook. He writes quickly, aware that his solitude will soon be broken. Eight women--ordinary grandmothers, mothers and teenagers; yet to August, each one extraordinary-- will climb the ladder into the loft, and the day's true task will begin. This task will be both simple and subversive: August, like the women, is a traditional Mennonite, and he has been asked to record a secret conversation. Thus begins Miriam Toews' spellbinding novel. Gradually, as we hear the women's vivid voices console, tease, admonish, regale and debate each other, we piece together the reason for the gathering: they have forty-eight hours to make a life-altering choice on behalf of all the women and children in the colony. And like a vast night sky coming into view behind the bright sparks of their voices, we learn of the devastating events that have led to this moment. Acerbic, funny, tender, sorrowful and wise, Women Talking is composed of equal parts humane love and deep anger. It is award-winning writer Miriam Toews' most astonishing novel to date, containing within its two short days and hayloft setting an expansive, timeless universe of thinking and feeling about women--and men--in our contemporary world.

Author : Michael Mammay
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062980984

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Colonyside by Michael Mammay Pdf

A missing scientist and deep pockets pull Colonel Carl Butler out of retirement, investigating another mystery that puts him and his team--and the future of relations with alien species--in danger in COLONYSIDE, the exciting follow-up to Planetside and Spaceside. A military hero is coming out of disgrace—straight into the line of fire… Carl Butler was once a decorated colonel. Now he’s a disgraced recluse, hoping to live out the rest of his life on a backwater planet where no one cares about his “crimes” and everyone leaves him alone. It’s never that easy. A CEO’s daughter has gone missing and he thinks Butler is the only one who can find her. The government is only too happy to appease him. Butler isn’t so sure, but he knows the pain of losing a daughter, so he reluctantly signs on. Soon he’s on a military ship heading for a newly-formed colony where the dangerous jungle lurks just outside the domes where settlers live. Paired with Mac, Ganos, and a government-assigned aide named Fader, Butler dives head-first into what should be an open and shut case. Then someone tries to blow him up. Faced with an incompetent local governor, a hamstrung military, and corporations playing fast and loose with the laws, Butler finds himself in familiar territory. He’s got nobody to trust but himself, but that’s where he works best. He’ll fight to get to the bottom of the mystery, but this time, he might not live to solve it.

Author : Bhaswati Ghosh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9382579664

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Victory Colony, 1950 by Bhaswati Ghosh Pdf

When she lands in Calcutta's Sealdah railway station on a humid day in 1949, Amala Manna has managed to flee from the communal violence in her village, but not from all her trials. Within moments of crossing over to India as a refugee from East Pakistan, she loses Kartik, her younger brother. Thanks to a group of young volunteers, Amala finds her way to a refugee camp in Gariahata where she meets Manas Dutta, who is the leader of the volunteer group. Despite the sordid camp life, Amala finds sustenance in her quest to find Kartik and the new familial bonds the camp allows her to forge with complete strangers. With dwindling official support, the situation in the camp deteriorates, and the refugees take things into their own hands. They establish Bijoy Nagar - literally meaning Victory Colony - by occupying a zamindar's vacant plot of land. This dramatic event is a harbinger of radical shifts in Amala's personal life. 'A compelling story, set against a Calcutta that's vividly depicted in the smallest of details.' - Madhulika Liddle 'Bengal comes alive in all its sensory immediacy.' - Neelum Saran Gour

Author : Don Mee Choi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1940696968

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DMZ Colony by Don Mee Choi Pdf

"A new book by Don Mee Choi that includes poems, prose, and images" --

Author : Ken Lozito
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-14
Category : Space colonies
ISBN : 1945223189

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Sanctuary by Ken Lozito Pdf

A mission gone wrong. Innocent lives have been lost. Escaping wrongful imprisonment wasn't something Connor had in mind, but being put into stasis aboard Earth's first interstellar colony ship was something he couldn't have prepared for. For three hundred thousand colonists, the new colony brings the promise of a fresh start ... a second chance.

Author : Jane C. Ballantyne,Scott M. Fishman,James P. Rathmell
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Page : 1896 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-19
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781496349057

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Bonica's Management of Pain by Jane C. Ballantyne,Scott M. Fishman,James P. Rathmell Pdf

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from 3rd Party sellers are not guaranteed by the Publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. This exhaustively comprehensive edition of the classic Bonica’s Management of Pain, first published 65 years ago, expertly combines the scientific underpinnings of pain with clinical management. Completely revised, it discusses a wide variety of pain conditions—including neuropathic pain, pain due to cancer, and acute pain situations—for adults as well as children. An international group of the foremost experts provides comprehensive, current, clinically oriented coverage of the entire field. The contributors describe contemporary clinical practice and summarize the evidence that guides clinical practice.

Author : Tania Shiminski-Maher,Patsy Cullen,Maria Sansalone
Publisher : Childhood Cancer Guides
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2001-11-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781941089248

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Childhood Brain & Spinal Cord Tumors by Tania Shiminski-Maher,Patsy Cullen,Maria Sansalone Pdf

Childhood Brain & Spinal Cord Tumors includes detailed and medically reviewed information about both benign and malignant brain and spinal cord tumors that strike children and adolescents. In addition, it offers day-to-day practical advice on how to cope with procedures, hospitalization, family and friends, school, social and financial issues, and communication. Woven among the medical details and the practical advice are the voices of parents and children who have lived with cancer and its treatments. As many parents have already found, advice from "veteran" parents can be a lifeline. Woven among the medical details and the practical advice are the voices of parents and children who have lived with cancer and its treatments. As many parents know, advice from "veteran" parents can be a lifeline. Obtaining a basic understanding of topics such as medical terminology, how drugs work, common side effects of chemotherapy, and how to work more effectively with medical personnel improves the quality of life for the whole family. Having parents describe their own emotional ups and downs, how they coped, and how they molded their family life around hospitalizations can be a tremendous comfort. Just knowing that there are other kids on chemotherapy who refuse to eat anything but tacos or who have frequent rages can make one feel less alone. Parents who read this book will find understandable medical infomation, obtain advice that eases their daily life, and feel empowered to be strong advocates for their child. It also contains a personal treatment summary and long-term follow-up guide for your child to keep as a permanent record.

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1190 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1836
Category : United States
ISBN : UCR:31210025365089

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The Congressional Globe by United States. Congress Pdf

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1836
Category : United States
ISBN : UOM:39015087725241

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Register of Debates in Congress by United States. Congress Pdf