Author: King David McPhee, Jr
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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The Day The World Died is K. D. McPhee's creative fiction centered around his childhood discovery of an old piece of his dad's torn literature that contained the ancient teachings of the prophets. They spoke of a coming Redeemer who would rescue the human race from its selfishness. We were prepared to experience paradise. Instead we got paradise squared. We were asked to get use to our eternalized bodies. Instead, we were taken to a secluded area where all immortals were told to exercise our deathlessness. To exercise one's deathlessness was to be sure of his eternalness.The story concludes with there being no progression of time in this new reality; time was a well spent former commodity. The Creator always desired that His people would be eternalized. In the time belt, choice was given to the human creation to reveal the righteousness of our leader - King of all kings and Lord of all lords.
Author: Catriona McPherson
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 0738741396
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
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That was the day I met Gus, the day I grew a family as if from magic beans, the day she died. That's the point, see? It was the very same day... Jessie Constable has learned the hard way to always keep herself safe. But meeting Gus King changes everything. Before she knows it, Jessie is sleeping at Gus's house, babysitting his kids, becoming a part of his family. And yet, she can't ignore the unsettling questions. Who does she keep seeing from the corner of her eye? Why are strange men threatening her? Most importantly, what really happened to Gus's wife? Creating a brilliant, foreboding mystery where nothing is as it seems, master storyteller Catriona McPherson weaves an ominous tale that will keep you guessing until the very end. Praise: A 2015 Anthony Award Winner (Best Paperback Original) An Edgar Award Nominee (Best Paperback Original) "McPherson's second stand-alone is a tour de force, a creepy psychological thriller that will leave you breathless."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Keep the lights on and batten down the hatches, for McPherson's psychologically terrifying stand-alone demands to be read all night."—Library Journal "Cracking read, irresistible narrator."—Val McDermid, international bestselling author "Warnings are everywhere, neighbors are nosy, and the reader will stand beside Jessie, looking over their shoulders and waiting for the axe to fall."—Suspense Magazine "[A] deliciously disturbing tale of deception and self-deception...McPherson is a persuasive and immersive writer at the crest of her powers."—Alex Marwood, Edgar Award-winning author of Wicked Girls
Author: Ian McWethy
Publisher: Stage Partners
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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On a sunny day in the town of Bloomington, a devastating occurrence happens. No, it’s not famine, or floods, or loss of your basic rights. The internet has gone down! And it will continue to be down! For a week! A whole week! Pandemonium! In a world that is so dependent on the internet for shopping, mailing, and posting pictures of cute babies, how will society function? Not well as it turns out. The Day the Internet Died hilariously explores how inept we are at dating, research, and basic human interactions when we don’t have a screen to look at. Comedy One-act. 30-35 minutes 10-50 actors, gender flexible
Author: Candace Fleming
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade
ISBN: 0375898638
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
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"Positively tailor-made for reading—or reading aloud—by flashlight," declares Kirkus Reviews in a starred review. The phenomenally versatile, award-winning author Candace Fleming gives teen and older tween readers ten ghost stories sure to send chills up their spines. Set in White Cemetery, an actual graveyard outside Chicago, each story takes place during a different time period from the 1860s to the present, and ends with the narrator's death. Some teens die heroically, others ironically, but all due to supernatural causes. Readers will meet walking corpses and witness demonic posession, all against the backdrop of Chicago's rich history—the Great Depression, the World's Fair, Al Capone and his fellow gangsters.
Author: Yan Lianke
Publisher: Text Publishing
ISBN: 1925626822
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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One dusk in early June, in a town deep in the Balou mountains, fourteen-year-old Li Niannian notices something strange about his town. Instead of settling down for the night, the residents start appearing in the streets and fields. There are people everywhere. Li Niannian watches, mystified. But then he realises the people are dreamwalking, carrying on with their daily business as if the sun hadn’t gone down. And before too long, as more and more people succumb, in the black of night all hell breaks loose. Set over the course of one night, The Day the Sun Died sets chaos and darkness against the sunny optimism of the ‘Chinese dream’ promoted by President Xi Jinping. We are thrown into the middle of an increasingly strange and troubling waking nightmare as Li Niannian and his father struggle to save the town, and persuade the sun to rise again.
Author: Lori Rader-Day
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 006256028X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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From the award-winning author of Little Pretty Things comes this gripping, unforgettable tale of a mother's desperate search for a lost boy. Anna Winger can know people better than they know themselves with only a glance—at their handwriting. Hired out by companies wanting to land trustworthy employees and by the lovelorn hoping to find happiness, Anna likes to keep the real-life mess of other people at arm’s length and on paper. But when she is called to use her expertise on a note left behind at a murder scene in the small town she and her son have recently moved to, the crime gets under Anna’s skin and rips open her narrow life for all to see. To save her son—and herself—once and for all, Anna will face her every fear, her every mistake, and the past she thought she'd rewritten.
Author: JF Whitaker
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1645449149
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 251
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The Day Before I Died is a memoir of an innocent Irish Catholic boy on his journey from the quiet New England coast and the apple orchards of Pennsylvania to Vietnam and, ultimately, to the brink of suicide. Traversing minefields both at home and abroad, the author shares these intensely personal stories of overcoming the scars of war, disfigurement, emotional abuse, sexual orientation, and bullying. It is an intimate look at the many triggers that led him to consider suicide and the path of resilience and strength that kept him alive. jfwhitaker.com Testimonials No one wakes up one day and says, "I think I'll commit suicide!" Rather, the pains and shames of life eventually take their toll to the point where suicide seems like a solution. The Day Before I Died chronicles the life of the author as he wrestled with the demons of self-hate, shame, and fear. He now shares his story in hopes of saving the lives of those who are shrouded in similar darkness. Reading the book to its completion is a metaphor for why suicide isn't a solution. —Toni Cole, MSW, LCSW, author of Negro Woman; Chocolate Love Letters: For Black Men from the Women and Children Who Love Them Joe Whitaker is a natural storyteller and his memoir, The Day Before I Died, is a compelling read, sometimes funny, sometimes somber. You'll laugh, you'll cry, but most importantly, you'll find hope. —Martin Roy Hill, author of the Linus Schag, NCIS, and the Peter Brandt mystery thrillers
Author: Robert Baynes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578733524
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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A neighbor warned John that his life in the U.S. could change dramatically. He dismissed the warning and didn't believe that things could get that bad in the country he grew up in.John is an ordinary farmer in the Midwest. His life is going well and he has created a comfortable lifestyle for himself. He loves his family and enjoys what he does for a living. He imagines things will be the same for his future as they have been for his father and grandfather.He begins to notice things aren't right when prices rise faster than normal and crime starts to escalate. He tries to cope as well as he can, but circumstances begin to spiral out of control. His comfortable lifestyle is shaken to the core.When the family farm is seized by armed government agents, life changes dramatically for John. He is allowed to continue to live in his home, but his situation degrades noticeably. He realizes he is heading toward a brick wall.He has to make some very hard decisions that he never thought he would be faced with. He has to try to save his family and ensure some freedom for his children and grandchildren. The government he has trusted all of his life labels him as an enemy and pulls out all of the stops to destroy him and his family.Now he is on the run with those he loves the most. Outside of his family, there is no one he can trust. One wrong move and he could endanger all of them.In this fast-paced novel, John leads his family on a path and in a direction that could lead to freedom or destruction. Can he take on the U.S. government and survive? Will his family ever have a normal life again?$ $ $ $ $As you read this book, you need to ask "Is this a riveting novel or is it prophecy?"
Author: E.B. Black
Publisher: E.B. Black
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 46
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This is the story of why a teenage girl named Rachel tries to kill herself. Her entire life is changed when she survives her attempt, but she's surprised by the ripple effect it has on the world around her. Sometimes living is harder than dying, but that doesn't mean that being alive isn't worth it.
Author: Desmond Kon
Publisher: Penguin Random House Sea
ISBN: 9789814867986
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 229
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Desmond Kon's most confessional writing, relating the story of his death, and his transformed life after his return. In 2007, Desmond Kon died, and came back to life. This is better understood as a near-death experience (NDE). Fresh from studying world religions at Harvard, Desmond's NDE shared remarkable consistency with other documented NDE accounts, such as encountering otherworldly beings, altered time-space realms, and the classic tunnel of light. Post-NDE symptoms included paranormal sightings. How did Desmond make meaning of his NDE given his academic background in world religions? He even took a class on angelology -- how then did he perceive the angelic beings he encountered? Framed as a quasi-memoir, The Good Day I Died is constructed as a self-administered interview, allowing the account its moments of deep intimation. Moving beyond the current literature's attempts at legitimizing the NDE, The Good Day I Died weaves in excerpts of Desmond's literary oeuvre, which help shed light on the indelible impact of his NDE. This book represents Desmond's most confessional writing yet, relating the story of his death, and his transformed life after his return.
