Author: Dan Simmons
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316003883
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 798
Book Description
The "masterfully chilling" novel that inspired the hit AMC series (Entertainment Weekly). The men on board the HMS Terror — part of the 1845 Franklin Expedition, the first steam-powered vessels ever to search for the legendary Northwest Passage — are entering a second summer in the Arctic Circle without a thaw, stranded in a nightmarish landscape of encroaching ice and darkness. Endlessly cold, they struggle to survive with poisonous rations, a dwindling coal supply, and ships buckling in the grip of crushing ice. But their real enemy is even more terrifying. There is something out there in the frigid darkness: an unseen predator stalking their ship, a monstrous terror clawing to get in. “The best and most unusual historical novel I have read in years.” —Katherine A. Powers, Boston Globe
The Terror
Author: Dan Simmons
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316003883
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 798
Book Description
The "masterfully chilling" novel that inspired the hit AMC series (Entertainment Weekly). The men on board the HMS Terror — part of the 1845 Franklin Expedition, the first steam-powered vessels ever to search for the legendary Northwest Passage — are entering a second summer in the Arctic Circle without a thaw, stranded in a nightmarish landscape of encroaching ice and darkness. Endlessly cold, they struggle to survive with poisonous rations, a dwindling coal supply, and ships buckling in the grip of crushing ice. But their real enemy is even more terrifying. There is something out there in the frigid darkness: an unseen predator stalking their ship, a monstrous terror clawing to get in. “The best and most unusual historical novel I have read in years.” —Katherine A. Powers, Boston Globe
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316003883
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 798
Book Description
The "masterfully chilling" novel that inspired the hit AMC series (Entertainment Weekly). The men on board the HMS Terror — part of the 1845 Franklin Expedition, the first steam-powered vessels ever to search for the legendary Northwest Passage — are entering a second summer in the Arctic Circle without a thaw, stranded in a nightmarish landscape of encroaching ice and darkness. Endlessly cold, they struggle to survive with poisonous rations, a dwindling coal supply, and ships buckling in the grip of crushing ice. But their real enemy is even more terrifying. There is something out there in the frigid darkness: an unseen predator stalking their ship, a monstrous terror clawing to get in. “The best and most unusual historical novel I have read in years.” —Katherine A. Powers, Boston Globe
Eat Your Words
Author: Paul Convery
Publisher: Mango Media Inc.
ISBN: 1642501352
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
“An outstanding contribution to the field of food language and lore and an accessible reference book for professional and amateur foodies alike.” —Susannah Seton, author of Simple Pleasures of the Kitchen Eat Your Words is a gloriously gluttonous glossary of all things grub and gastronomy: It’s a true treat for anyone who loves language as much as they love food. With witty and fun definitions of everything from aeroponics to zoosaprophagy, this compilation offers definitions of six thousand unusual and unfamiliar terms across twenty-one fact-packed courses. For bon viveurs and verbivores alike: Are you a gourmet who knows the difference between Maldon and Morton salt? Maybe you’re an expert on the properties of heat in cooking. Or you’re a cocktail connoisseur with a taste for tequila. Eat Your Words is a surprising treat for anyone who loves learning about food and cooking. A delight for word nerds: For Scrabble stars and anyone who excels at Words with Friends, Eat Your Words is a clever guide to little-known culinary terms that will give you that special edge. In Eat Your Words, you’ll find terms about: A cornucopia of culinary treats from around the world The cultivation, selling, and serving of every food you can imagine The appetites of diners and their dinners across all species This new dictionary is the fun reference book you didn’t know you wanted. Fans of Tequila Mockingbird and On Food and Cooking will enjoy this fascinating journey into the language of food and eating. “Now I can impress my food-snob friends with more than my ratatouille and learn some great food-related Scrabble words as well.” —Nina Lesowitz, author of The Party Girl Cookbook
Publisher: Mango Media Inc.
ISBN: 1642501352
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
“An outstanding contribution to the field of food language and lore and an accessible reference book for professional and amateur foodies alike.” —Susannah Seton, author of Simple Pleasures of the Kitchen Eat Your Words is a gloriously gluttonous glossary of all things grub and gastronomy: It’s a true treat for anyone who loves language as much as they love food. With witty and fun definitions of everything from aeroponics to zoosaprophagy, this compilation offers definitions of six thousand unusual and unfamiliar terms across twenty-one fact-packed courses. For bon viveurs and verbivores alike: Are you a gourmet who knows the difference between Maldon and Morton salt? Maybe you’re an expert on the properties of heat in cooking. Or you’re a cocktail connoisseur with a taste for tequila. Eat Your Words is a surprising treat for anyone who loves learning about food and cooking. A delight for word nerds: For Scrabble stars and anyone who excels at Words with Friends, Eat Your Words is a clever guide to little-known culinary terms that will give you that special edge. In Eat Your Words, you’ll find terms about: A cornucopia of culinary treats from around the world The cultivation, selling, and serving of every food you can imagine The appetites of diners and their dinners across all species This new dictionary is the fun reference book you didn’t know you wanted. Fans of Tequila Mockingbird and On Food and Cooking will enjoy this fascinating journey into the language of food and eating. “Now I can impress my food-snob friends with more than my ratatouille and learn some great food-related Scrabble words as well.” —Nina Lesowitz, author of The Party Girl Cookbook
The Production of Reality
Author: Jodi O'Brien
Publisher: Pine Forge Press
ISBN: 1412979447
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 569
Book Description
Featuring a new emphasis on how to be awake in the world and how to better see the patterns we use to make sense of our own lives, this fifth edition of Jodi O'Brien's popular book introduces the major theories, concepts, and perspectives of contemporary social psychology in a uniquely engaging manner. Compelling, original essays that introduce relevant concepts are followed by a wide-ranging, eclectic, enjoyable set of readings. By grounding social psychology in student experiences and explaining theories through stories and narratives, this one-of-a-kind book is a fascinating read that helps students understand the forces that shape their feelings, thoughts, and actions.
Publisher: Pine Forge Press
ISBN: 1412979447
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 569
Book Description
Featuring a new emphasis on how to be awake in the world and how to better see the patterns we use to make sense of our own lives, this fifth edition of Jodi O'Brien's popular book introduces the major theories, concepts, and perspectives of contemporary social psychology in a uniquely engaging manner. Compelling, original essays that introduce relevant concepts are followed by a wide-ranging, eclectic, enjoyable set of readings. By grounding social psychology in student experiences and explaining theories through stories and narratives, this one-of-a-kind book is a fascinating read that helps students understand the forces that shape their feelings, thoughts, and actions.
Handbook of Terror Management Theory
Author: Clay Routledge
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0128118458
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
Handbook of Terror Management Theory provides an overview of Terror Management Theory (TMT), including critical research derived from the theory, recent research that has expanded and refined the theory, and the many ways the theory has been utilized to understand domains of human social life. The book uses TMT as a lens to help understand human relationships to nature, cultural worldviews, the self, time, the body, attachment, group identification, religion and faith, creativity, personal growth, and the brain. The first section reviews theoretical and methodological issues, the second focuses on basic research showing how TMT enhances our understanding of a wide range of phenomena, and the third section, Applications, uses TMT to solve a variety of real world problems across different disciplines and contexts, including health behavior, aging, psychopathology, terrorism, consumerism, the legal system, art and media, risk-taking, and communication theory. - Examines the three critical hypotheses behind Terror Management Theory (TMT) - Distinguishes proximal and distal responses to death-thoughts - Provides a practical toolbox for conducting TMT research - Covers the Terror Management Health Model - Discusses the neuroscience of fear and anxiety - Identifies how fear motivates consumer behavior - Relates fear of death to psychopathologies
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0128118458
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
Handbook of Terror Management Theory provides an overview of Terror Management Theory (TMT), including critical research derived from the theory, recent research that has expanded and refined the theory, and the many ways the theory has been utilized to understand domains of human social life. The book uses TMT as a lens to help understand human relationships to nature, cultural worldviews, the self, time, the body, attachment, group identification, religion and faith, creativity, personal growth, and the brain. The first section reviews theoretical and methodological issues, the second focuses on basic research showing how TMT enhances our understanding of a wide range of phenomena, and the third section, Applications, uses TMT to solve a variety of real world problems across different disciplines and contexts, including health behavior, aging, psychopathology, terrorism, consumerism, the legal system, art and media, risk-taking, and communication theory. - Examines the three critical hypotheses behind Terror Management Theory (TMT) - Distinguishes proximal and distal responses to death-thoughts - Provides a practical toolbox for conducting TMT research - Covers the Terror Management Health Model - Discusses the neuroscience of fear and anxiety - Identifies how fear motivates consumer behavior - Relates fear of death to psychopathologies
Victims and Memory After Terrorism
Author: Ana Milošević
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 104003571X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
This book contributes to the study of collective memory and the sociology of terrorism by analysing the role of memorialization in relation to terrorism, its victims, and the broader society. While various social scientists have extensively theorized and analysed how trauma and memory interact, grow apart, and reinforce each other, this book puts the rights and needs of the victims centre-stage. Departing from the prescriptive, legal blueprints of memory, this book introduces the concept of ‘memorial needs’ to challenge and complement existing victimological frameworks. It critically assesses the efficacy of public memorialization and its success in assisting those affected by violence by exploring how victims engage with memory and memorialization. It investigates personal and collective responses to urban terrorism in Europe that have taken a wide range of forms including media coverage, spontaneous memorials and public mobilizations, literary and artistic works, trials, and controversial counter-terrorism measures. Making a case against the fetishization of memory as an overarching answer to curing visible and invisible wounds provoked by violence, Victims and Memory After Terrorism sends out a practical invitation to the field to 'repair symbolic reparations' in a way that memorialisation is not just an expression of potential, an aspiration for a more moral and just society and a promise of healing for the victimised. An accessible and compelling read, this book will appeal to students and scholars of victimology, criminology, sociology, politics and those interested in the relationship between collective memory and terrorism.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 104003571X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
This book contributes to the study of collective memory and the sociology of terrorism by analysing the role of memorialization in relation to terrorism, its victims, and the broader society. While various social scientists have extensively theorized and analysed how trauma and memory interact, grow apart, and reinforce each other, this book puts the rights and needs of the victims centre-stage. Departing from the prescriptive, legal blueprints of memory, this book introduces the concept of ‘memorial needs’ to challenge and complement existing victimological frameworks. It critically assesses the efficacy of public memorialization and its success in assisting those affected by violence by exploring how victims engage with memory and memorialization. It investigates personal and collective responses to urban terrorism in Europe that have taken a wide range of forms including media coverage, spontaneous memorials and public mobilizations, literary and artistic works, trials, and controversial counter-terrorism measures. Making a case against the fetishization of memory as an overarching answer to curing visible and invisible wounds provoked by violence, Victims and Memory After Terrorism sends out a practical invitation to the field to 'repair symbolic reparations' in a way that memorialisation is not just an expression of potential, an aspiration for a more moral and just society and a promise of healing for the victimised. An accessible and compelling read, this book will appeal to students and scholars of victimology, criminology, sociology, politics and those interested in the relationship between collective memory and terrorism.
Shadow
Author: Helen Hughes Vick
Publisher: Roberts Rinehart
ISBN: 1461716039
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
In the first novel in the series, a 13-year-old girl, Shadow, a member of the prehistoric Sinagua Indians of Arizona, sets off on a daring quest. Ages 9-12.
Publisher: Roberts Rinehart
ISBN: 1461716039
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
In the first novel in the series, a 13-year-old girl, Shadow, a member of the prehistoric Sinagua Indians of Arizona, sets off on a daring quest. Ages 9-12.
If It Was Not For Terrorism
Author: Banu Baybars Hawks
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443832332
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
If It Was Not for Terrorism: Crisis, Compromise, and Elite Discourse in the Age of “War on Terror” aims to investigate questions regarding the hegemonic power that is exercised by elites (and mass media) through the discourse of “War on Terror.” The chapters in the volume provide case studies from a wide variety of geographies to debate questions regarding the construction of the meaning of “terrorism,” communication of collective identities and otherness, and media frames regarding the “War on Terror,” civil liberties, and government restrictions. In bringing this collection together, it was the editors’ intention to provide a venue for discussion of expressions and diverse concerns around the themes of media and terrorism from international and interdisciplinary perspectives. The edited volume is divided into two parts. The first part focuses on elite discourse about the definition of “terrorism” and discursive strategies involved in construction of “us” vs. “others.” The second part of the volume investigates issues related to media framing of the compromises that are deemed necessary for success in the “War on Terror.” At the same time, several chapters of this part also identify opportunities for resistance to hegemonic discourse.
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443832332
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
If It Was Not for Terrorism: Crisis, Compromise, and Elite Discourse in the Age of “War on Terror” aims to investigate questions regarding the hegemonic power that is exercised by elites (and mass media) through the discourse of “War on Terror.” The chapters in the volume provide case studies from a wide variety of geographies to debate questions regarding the construction of the meaning of “terrorism,” communication of collective identities and otherness, and media frames regarding the “War on Terror,” civil liberties, and government restrictions. In bringing this collection together, it was the editors’ intention to provide a venue for discussion of expressions and diverse concerns around the themes of media and terrorism from international and interdisciplinary perspectives. The edited volume is divided into two parts. The first part focuses on elite discourse about the definition of “terrorism” and discursive strategies involved in construction of “us” vs. “others.” The second part of the volume investigates issues related to media framing of the compromises that are deemed necessary for success in the “War on Terror.” At the same time, several chapters of this part also identify opportunities for resistance to hegemonic discourse.
Author: Dana Brookins
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595183824
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Chilling horror at its best from an Edgar Allan Poe Award winner.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595183824
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Chilling horror at its best from an Edgar Allan Poe Award winner.
Bronze
Author: Heather White Driscoll
Publisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 1665758961
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
After their porcelain anniversary was left shattered, Harper and Scott live apart—Harper alone in the Seaport, and Scott in Bellevue with his nephew. But when a family wedding inevitably forces them together again, old memories and desires reignite. As the past and present collide, Harper must confront a monumental secret hidden from Scott while they appreciate the memories of who they were before and who they became after that ill-fated run on the bluff. Meanwhile, Harper becomes entangled with Thermal, a charming finance bro who lives in her building and occupies her summer days but fails to measure up to Scott as he tries to move into her summer nights. As Harper navigates her complicated feelings for Scott and examines her feelings for him, she must confront her hand in her failed marriage. But will their shared memories bring them closer or tear them apart? And what will happen when Scott learns that Harper has been keeping secrets from him—and that their past is more intertwined than he ever could’ve imagined? Bronze is a dark, loving, and passionate exploration of remembering who they were, who they became, and appreciating all the small things in between.
Publisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 1665758961
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
After their porcelain anniversary was left shattered, Harper and Scott live apart—Harper alone in the Seaport, and Scott in Bellevue with his nephew. But when a family wedding inevitably forces them together again, old memories and desires reignite. As the past and present collide, Harper must confront a monumental secret hidden from Scott while they appreciate the memories of who they were before and who they became after that ill-fated run on the bluff. Meanwhile, Harper becomes entangled with Thermal, a charming finance bro who lives in her building and occupies her summer days but fails to measure up to Scott as he tries to move into her summer nights. As Harper navigates her complicated feelings for Scott and examines her feelings for him, she must confront her hand in her failed marriage. But will their shared memories bring them closer or tear them apart? And what will happen when Scott learns that Harper has been keeping secrets from him—and that their past is more intertwined than he ever could’ve imagined? Bronze is a dark, loving, and passionate exploration of remembering who they were, who they became, and appreciating all the small things in between.
Wuthering Frights
Author: Tony Lewis
Publisher: Next Chapter
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
What happened to Grendle The Shopkeeper? Narrowly missing a splat of ectoplasm - or Bernard, as he was more commonly known - Ronnie entered the shop to the clanging of the little silver bell. His brow furrowed as he absently scratched his cheek. Grendle the shopkeeper always came out after the tolling of the first bell. Always. Later on, the local press interviews the Skullenian residents after an incident at the fountain: a happy young couple has discovered a cadaver while taking a moonlit stroll through the cemetery. What links the strange events? Is anything else going to happen? Can I write any more of this nonsense without giving the game away? Someone's going to have find out what's going on, and in Skullenia that can only mean one thing: Ollie and the boys have another puzzle to solve.
Publisher: Next Chapter
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
What happened to Grendle The Shopkeeper? Narrowly missing a splat of ectoplasm - or Bernard, as he was more commonly known - Ronnie entered the shop to the clanging of the little silver bell. His brow furrowed as he absently scratched his cheek. Grendle the shopkeeper always came out after the tolling of the first bell. Always. Later on, the local press interviews the Skullenian residents after an incident at the fountain: a happy young couple has discovered a cadaver while taking a moonlit stroll through the cemetery. What links the strange events? Is anything else going to happen? Can I write any more of this nonsense without giving the game away? Someone's going to have find out what's going on, and in Skullenia that can only mean one thing: Ollie and the boys have another puzzle to solve.