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Twilight Man

Liz Brown
Twilight Man Book PDF

Author : Liz Brown
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780698184732

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Twilight Man by Liz Brown Pdf

"Twilight Man is biography, romance, and nonfiction mystery, carrying with it the bite of fiction." -- Los Angeles Review of Books “In Twilight Man, Liz Brown uncovers a noir fairytale, a new glimpse into the opulent Gilded Age empire of the Clark family.” —Bill Dedman, co-author of The New York Times bestseller Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune The unbelievable true story of Harrison Post--the enigmatic lover of one of the richest men in 1920s Hollywood--and the battle for a family fortune. In the booming 1920s, William Andrews Clark Jr. was one of the richest, most respected men in Los Angeles. The son of the mining tycoon known as "The Copper King of Montana," Clark launched the Los Angeles Philharmonic and helped create the Hollywood Bowl. He was also a man with secrets, including a lover named Harrison Post. A former salesclerk, Post enjoyed a lavish existence among Hollywood elites, but the men's money--and their homosexuality--made them targets, for the district attorney, their employees and, in Post's case, his own family. When Clark died suddenly, Harrison Post inherited a substantial fortune--and a wealth of trouble. From Prohibition-era Hollywood to Nazi prison camps to Mexico City nightclubs, Twilight Man tells the story of an illicit love and the battle over a family estate that would destroy one man's life. Harrison Post was forgotten for decades, but after a chance encounter with his portrait, Liz Brown, Clark's great-grandniece, set out to learn his story. Twilight Man is more than just a biography. It is an exploration of how families shape their own legacies, and the lengths they will go in order to do so.

Rod Serling and the Birth of Television

Koren Shadmi
Rod Serling and the Birth of Television Book PDF

Author : Koren Shadmi
Publisher : Humanoids, Inc.
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-08
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781643378824

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Rod Serling and the Birth of Television by Koren Shadmi Pdf

A biographical tale that follows Hollywood revolutionary Rod Serling's rise to fame in the Golden Age of Television, and his descent into his own personal Twilight Zone.

Twilight Man

Lenore DeKoven
Twilight Man Book PDF

Author : Lenore DeKoven
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2003-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780595300099

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Twilight Man by Lenore DeKoven Pdf

A middle class Jewish woman and a light-skinned Harlem-born Black man meet while both are working on an Off-Broadway play. Although they come from very different backgrounds they are irresistibly drawn to each other. But can their relationship endure the competition, bigotry and racism so present in the show business world of the 60's and 70's?

Twilight People

David Houze
Twilight People Book PDF

Author : David Houze
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2006-05-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520243989

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Twilight People by David Houze Pdf

It is also a detective story steeped in the racial politics and tumultuous histories of two countries."--BOOK JACKET.

Midnight Sun

Stephenie Meyer
Midnight Sun Book PDF

Author : Stephenie Meyer
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 727 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780316592253

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Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer Pdf

#1 bestselling author Stephenie Meyer makes a triumphant return to the world of Twilight with this highly anticipated companion: the iconic love story of Bella and Edward told from the vampire's point of view. When Edward Cullen and Bella Swan met in Twilight, an iconic love story was born. But until now, fans have heard only Bella's side of the story. At last, readers can experience Edward's version in the long-awaited companion novel, Midnight Sun. This unforgettable tale as told through Edward's eyes takes on a new and decidedly dark twist. Meeting Bella is both the most unnerving and intriguing event he has experienced in all his years as a vampire. As we learn more fascinating details about Edward's past and the complexity of his inner thoughts, we understand why this is the defining struggle of his life. How can he justify following his heart if it means leading Bella into danger? In Midnight Sun, Stephenie Meyer transports us back to a world that has captivated millions of readers and brings us an epic novel about the profound pleasures and devastating consequences of immortal love. An instant #1 New York Times BestsellerAn instant #1 USA Today BestsellerAn instant #1 Wall Street Journal BestsellerAn instant #1 IndieBound BestsellerApple Audiobook August Must-Listens Pick "People do not want to just read Meyer's books; they want to climb inside them and live there." -- Time "A literary phenomenon." -- New York Times

Serling

Gordon F. Sander
Serling Book PDF

Author : Gordon F. Sander
Publisher : Dutton Adult
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015029172577

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Serling by Gordon F. Sander Pdf

"For [Serling's] definitive biography, Gordon F. Sander retraces the odyssey of the man who won more Emmys than any other writer in TV history. Drawing on interviews with over two hundred of Serling's family members, friends, and closest associates ... this landmark book gives us a fascinating look into Serling's world ..."--Cover.

The Ragged Man

Tom Lloyd
The Ragged Man Book PDF

Author : Tom Lloyd
Publisher : Gollancz
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010-08-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780575088863

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The Ragged Man by Tom Lloyd Pdf

There is a new Saviour in the Land - but the people may come to regret the 'peace' he offers ... Lord Isak is dead, his armies and entire tribe in disarray. It falls to King Emin to continue the war alone, and the Menin are only too happy to meet his challenge. In Byora, Ruhen is developing his 'Saviour' persona. The Harlequins start preaching in his name and many of the pilgrims who flock to him are recruited to be 'Children', disciples who spread Ruhen's message. All over the Land people are starting to see Ruhen as the answer to their troubles. A showdown is coming: battle lines are finally drawn and the atrocities quickly mount. The spectre of the Great War looms, but in this age the Gods cannot and will not come to King Emin's aid. With the peoples of the Land turning against Emin and his few remaining allies, their only chance for survival lies in the hands of a dead man.

The Dusk Watchman

Tom Lloyd
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Author : Tom Lloyd
Publisher : Gollancz
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780575096691

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The Dusk Watchman by Tom Lloyd Pdf

The final reckoning has come: the future of the Land will be decided now and written in the blood of men. After his pyrrhic victory at Moorview, King Emin learns the truth about the child Ruhen - but he is powerless to act. Instead, he must mourn his dead friends while his enemy promises the beleaguered peoples of the Land a new age of peace. The past year has taken a grave toll: the remaining Menin troops seek revenge upon Emin, daemons freely walk the Land, and Ruhen's power is increasing daily. And yet, a glimmer of hope remains. There is one final, desperate chance for victory: a weapon so terrible only a dead man could wield it, and only a madman would try. But if they do not grasp this opportunity, King Emin and his allies will be obliterated as Ruhen's millennia-old plans are about to bear terrible fruit. If his power continues unchecked, Ruhen will achieve total dominion - and not just over mankind, but over the Gods themselves.

The Twilight World

Werner Herzog
The Twilight World Book PDF

Author : Werner Herzog
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2022-06-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593490273

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The Twilight World by Werner Herzog Pdf

The national bestseller by the great filmmaker Werner Herzog. In his first novel, Herzog tells the incredible story of Hiroo Onoda, a Japanese soldier who defended a small island in the Philippines for twenty-nine years after the end of World War II. In 1997, Werner Herzog was in Tokyo to direct an opera. His hosts asked him, Whom would you like to meet? He replied instantly: Hiroo Onoda. Onoda was a former solider famous for having quixotically defended an island in the Philippines for decades after World War II, unaware the fighting was over. Herzog and Onoda developed an instant rapport and would meet many times, talking for hours and together unraveling the story of Onoda’s long war. At the end of 1944, on Lubang Island in the Philippines, with Japanese troops about to withdraw, Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda was given orders by his superior officer: Hold the island until the Imperial army’s return. You are to defend its territory by guerrilla tactics, at all costs. . . . There is only one rule. You are forbidden to die by your own hand. In the event of your capture by the enemy, you are to give them all the misleading information you can. So began Onoda’s long campaign, during which he became fluent in the hidden language of the jungle. Soon weeks turned into months, months into years, and years into decades—until eventually time itself seemed to melt away. All the while Onoda continued to fight his fictitious war, at once surreal and tragic, at first with other soldiers, and then, finally, alone, a character in a novel of his own making. In The Twilight World, Herzog immortalizes and imagines Onoda’s years of absurd yet epic struggle in an inimitable, hypnotic style—part documentary, part poem, and part dream—that will be instantly recognizable to fans of his films. The result is a novel completely unto itself, a sort of modern-day Robinson Crusoe tale: a glowing, dancing meditation on the purpose and meaning we give our lives.

Peter Parker

Chip Zdarsky
Peter Parker Book PDF

Author : Chip Zdarsky
Publisher : Marvel Entertainment
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-13
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781302501648

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Peter Parker by Chip Zdarsky Pdf

Collects Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man (2017) #1-6 and material from Free Comic Book Day 2017 (Secret Empire) #1. Spider-Man is back in his friendly neighborhood! The wall-crawling wonder returns to New York City, going back to basics for big heroics in the Big Apple while taking on threats old and new! A crime ring is tightening around Spidey, and Ironheart could help him zero in on the source - if only she'd stop beating him up. When Spider-Man's old pal, the Human Torch, joins in on the trail of terrifying tech, the web-head and flame-brain will be led to...Wilson Fisk! And they'll find out that the former Kingpin of Crime is still a force to be reckoned with! Plus: What is jolly J. Jonah Jameson up to these days? And Spider-Man's newest ally, the Mason, falls prey to the Vulture!

The Wolf at Twighlight

Kent Nerburn
The Wolf at Twighlight Book PDF

Author : Kent Nerburn
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781458760081

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The Wolf at Twighlight by Kent Nerburn Pdf

A note is left on a car windshield, an old dog dies, and Kent Nerburn finds himself back on the Lakota reservation where he traveled more than a decade before with a tribal elder named Dan. The touching, funny, and haunting journey that ensues goes deep into reservation boarding-school mysteries, the dark confines of sweat lodges, and isolated N...

Sociology and the Twilight of Man

Charles C. Lemert
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Author : Charles C. Lemert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0809309750

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Sociology and the Twilight of Man by Charles C. Lemert Pdf

A critique of modern sociological theory, this brilliant new work rather than announcing the twilight of man accepts the event both as an intellectual conclu­sion and an empirical fact, and proceeds systematically to examine the alterna­tives beyond the Weber-Durkheim-Par­sons episteme. Addressing himself to the issues of pluralism in sociological theory, Lemert rigorously examines representative writings of important theorists in America and Europe, including the writings of Homans (Lexical Explana­tion), Blalock (Theory Construction­ism), Parsons (Analytic Realism), Blumer (Symbolic Interactionism), Schutz, Berger, Luckmann (Phenomen­ology), Cicourel (Ethnomethology), and Habermas (Critical Theory). Lemert challenges the celebrated pluralism hy­pothesis in his argument that recent sociological theory is not so pluralistic after all and has not made particular use of available styles of thinking. Sociology and the Twilight of Man is an important contribution to the modern sociological enterprise for several rea­sons. First, it raises basic questions about the progress made beyond earlier theoretical writings. Second, it ques­tions the explanatory force of current theories. Third, it questions whether contemporary theory can continue to develop in a meaningful way without a profound reexamination of its assump­tions and premises. And fourth, it dem­onstrates the value of discursive analysis to theoretical studies. Lemert’s critique could lead to fundamental revisions of sociologists’ perception of their disci­pline.

Twilight Eyes

Dean Koontz
Twilight Eyes Book PDF

Author : Dean Koontz
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101484197

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Twilight Eyes by Dean Koontz Pdf

In this chilling thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz, the carnival is coming to town—and it's like nothing you've ever seen. Slim MacKenzie is no ordinary man. With eyes the color of twilight, he’s been blessed with a psychic gift: premonitions. He’s also been cursed, for Slim can see the monsters hiding among us, feeding on our suffering... And when Slim joins a traveling carnival seeking sanctuary, what he’ll find is a hunting ground—with humanity as the prey.

Twilight

William Gay
Twilight Book PDF

Author : William Gay
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780571307180

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Twilight by William Gay Pdf

When teenagers Kenneth and Corrie Tyler venture to their father's graveside they make a horrific discovery: their father is not buried in the casket they bought for him. The undertaker, Fenton Breece, has been grotesquely manipulating the dead. Armed with incriminating photographs, Tyler faces a desperate pursuit through eerie backwoods filled with tangled roads, rusted machinery, lost families and witches, and the most compelling Southern Gothic novel of the year.

Temptation & Twilight

Charlotte Featherstone
Temptation Twilight Book PDF

Author : Charlotte Featherstone
Publisher : HQN Books
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780373776627

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Temptation & Twilight by Charlotte Featherstone Pdf

When she agrees to allow the Marquis of Alynwick help her solve the mystery surrounding her ancestor's ancient diary, Elizabeth, the blind daughter of a duke, finds it hard to remember his betrayal as they work together.