Author: Devan Sagliani
Publisher: Crossroad Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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Chaos breaks out when a virulent new strain of biological warfare is unwittingly released into the general population, causing all who are infected with it to turn into flesh-hungry monsters driven by a hive mind that yearns to feed. Gunner, a paranoid war veteran and the head of security at the Biotech lab where the designer virus was created, knew this day would eventually come. That's why he spent nearly every day since his return from Iraq preparing for the end of the world. It's up to him to save the residents of Thunderdome, a run-down apartment complex in Northern Las Vegas. Max hosts a live show as Asphyxia Stardust, a semi-nude cosplayer with a love of all things horror, is hosting the city's first ZombieCon. Travis is a computer nerd / borderline stalker obsessed with zombies and Gemma, a misunderstood party girl everyone thinks is a tease. His roommate Parker is a star athlete gone bad who spends his days partying and chasing skirts. Holt is a stereotypical frat boy who finds new meaning in the apocalypse as a warrior for God with a crowbar sent to kill demons from the pit of hell. Together this unlikely band of college students and burnouts fight their way through a zombie horde in search of somewhere safe to take refuge, encountering every horror imaginable along the way. Is this an inescapable global pandemic or can they find a safe zone outside of Sin City and away from the endless sea of rotting monsters with razor sharp teeth trying to infect and kill them?
Author: Pete Duffield
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593421604
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 193
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A journal for families to record the wacky, sweet, and memorable moments of life together, from a popular Instagram dad. If you each had a superpower, what would it be? What are your favorite toys? What animals or flowers did you see on your last walk around the block? When you have kids, every day is an adventure. Whether it’s discovering a new favorite flavor of ice cream or unearthing an exciting new bug in the backyard, seeing the world through their eyes has a way of bringing out your own inner child. In this charming journal, families have the opportunity to put down the screens and fill out the pages together. From start to finish, Our Family Story will be a keepsake you can treasure for years to come.
Author: David Hadaller
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
ISBN: 9780838636336
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 236
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The four major novels of William Styron present the reader with a carnival of voices that are nonetheless engaged in a serious, often fatal, polemic with the overwhelmingly patriarchal society that defines and manipulates them. Hadaller explores in detail Styron's well-known and successful narratives, but Set This House on Fire is especially reexamined in terms of recent critical assumptions that find the novel to be a work of understated power and complexity.
Author: Sasha Combs
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1794705317
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 155
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Poppy wrote the book on normalcy. Perfect career, doting husband, and every delicious trapping; or so, she'd thought. On the outside, her life appeared to be perfect, until tragedy paid a visit, dismantling her perfect world. At the moment of her deepest despair, fate dealt her a winning hand. She didn't know if it was providence, the stars, or good fortune. She only knew, that when it truly mattered, one man gave her exactly what she'd always wanted. Love.
Author: Bethany Askew
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1785899198
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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“They had talked about it for years. Looked forward to it. It was their dream. Somehow the reality isn’t living up to the dream.” When Emily and Peter Stanchester retire to Lyme Regis, they both struggle to adapt to their new life. Peter misses his routine and the feeling of being important and useful; Emily misses her freedom and her friends at work. The happy retirement they had been looking forward to seems out of reach and their once-unshakeable marriage is on the brink of falling apart. Practical and optimistic, Emily adjusts more quickly. She finds new interests and makes new friends. But with no clear picture of how to spend his retirement, Peter is at a loss. He has no outside interests and feels useless and worthless. Left alone at home, he becomes resentful, moody and needy. When Emily meets local artist Poppy James, she is instantly drawn to her. With her bohemian lifestyle, dubious reputation and total disregard for convention, Poppy is unlike anyone Emily has ever known. Peter, too, is fascinated by her, and flattered when she turns to him for advice. But is Poppy really who she says she is? And what exactly does she want from them both? Poppy’s Seed is a contemporary novel that explores the changing dynamics of relationships at different points in life. It will appeal to fans of William Boyd, Anne Tyler and Maggie O’Farrell and readers interested in stories about women’s lives and relationships.
Author: Avis Ridgway
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9812874755
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 194
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This book re-theorizes the relationship between pedagogy and play. The authors suggest that pedagogical play is characterized by conceptual reciprocity (a pedagogical approach for supporting children’s academic learning through joint play) and agentic imagination (a concept that when present in play, affords the child’s motives and imagination a critical role in learning and development). These new concepts are brought to life using a cultural-historical approach to the analysis of play, supported in each chapter by visual narratives used as a research method for re-theorising play as a pedagogical activity. Whenever a cultural-historical approach is applied to understanding pedagogical play, the whole context of the playful event is always included. Further, the child’s cultural environment is taken into account in order to better understand their play. Children from different countries play differently for many reasons, which may include their resources, local cultural beliefs about play and specific pedagogical practices. The inclusion and acknowledgement of social, cultural and historical contexts gives credence and value to understanding play from both child and adult perspectives, which the authors believe is important for the child’s learning and development. As such, the relationships that children and adults have with human and non-human others, as well as any connections with artefacts and the material environment, are included in all considerations of pedagogical play.
Author: Doreen Rawlins
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1973654008
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
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When handsome cowboy Guy James arrived in Cheyenne, young Isabella Lucci was thunderstruck by his charming ways. What she thought was a dream come true—becoming his bride—turned out to be her worst nightmare. Andre Montegue, a fur trapper from Thatcher Springs, had no idea that his good fortune of finding shelter on a stormy Oregon night would forever change his life. It was there that he would encounter a beautiful young woman, one he could care for deeply—only to discover that she was wanted for murder. In the meantime, Alecia Lundgren had planned “New York’s party of the decade”—a long-awaited reception for her daughter and son-in-law, Britta and Joshua Reed. For country bumpkins, Josh and Joe and Betsy, too, had never felt more out of place than in New York City. Would Britta be sorry she had left a life of luxury to become a rancher’s wife? From Thatcher Springs to Baker City and the Willamette Valley of Oregon, and as far away as New York, Blessed Assurance is a story of deep faith, of healing and hope, and of miracles in the lives of everyday folks.
Author: K. T. Byington
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
ISBN: 1509228349
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 153
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When a little surprise changes her life, Jessie McKinnon has less than nine months to figure it out. A job at Chase Tanner's ranch seems like a good short-term fix until she can get herself settled elsewhere, hopefully before she even begins to show. Left to care for his abandoned twin baby nieces, Chase can't believe his luck when Jessie offers hope of reining in the chaos his life has become. There's only one problem—the feisty redhead from his past has the potential to break his heart all over again.
Author: Chan Joon Yee
Publisher: Dewdrop Publications
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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In his 50s and reaching the end of his career as a musician, the last thing Norman needs is a divorce. After losing his home and family in Singapore, Norman stumbles upon a new home in peaceful, scenic and exotic Chiangmai, Thailand. Here, nobody judges him the way that elitist Singapore does. Should Norman kick himself for not having discovered this place earlier? Or is he lovingly drawn to the path of ruin. This short story is Singaporean writer Chan Joon Yee's latest work under the theme of Spellbound in Chiangmai.
Author: Anthony Feiler
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134226071
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 94
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Parents can play an immensely important role in supporting their children's literacy learning at home, but how can primary teachers enlist the support of parents in helping children learn literacy? With a focus on improving children's literacy skills, this book provides practical answers to key questions that are directly relevant to all primary teachers and to many parents. It presents new ways of linking learning in home and school through a range of activities that can be used to share knowledge between children, parents and teachers. Activities include: teachers and children making videos to show parents how children learn literacy in school parents and children taking photos of the 'everyday' literacy they use outside school parents and teachers exchanging information through Home-School folders and diaries. Particular attention is given to ways of working with parents from a diverse range of family backgrounds reflecting the multi-ethnic nature of many schools today. The practical activities can easily be fitted into the day-to-day activities of busy classrooms and can provide crucial new ways of improving children's learning of literacy skills.
