Author: James Rollins
Publisher: William Morrow
ISBN: 9780062381682
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
The Seventh Plague
Author: James Rollins
Publisher: William Morrow
ISBN: 9780062381682
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Publisher: William Morrow
ISBN: 9780062381682
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Wild Beasts and Plague short stories
Author: David Porter
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0993489834
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Wild Beasts and Plague is a collection of short stories from the 1960s to the present day and beyond set around life's recurring and challenging themes including revenge, jealousy, growing old, inadequacy, thwarted ambition, memories, death and the dark side of life. Herein lies madness, humour and absurdity, the past, present and future, surrealism, fantasy and ideas whose time may have been and gone. Or not. From the pen of David Porter, some-time drama student, children's theatre performer, drama teacher, examiner, political organiser and Member of Parliament, they are drawn from real and imagined life, all speaking volumes of the way we live, react to each other and finally, die off.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0993489834
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Wild Beasts and Plague is a collection of short stories from the 1960s to the present day and beyond set around life's recurring and challenging themes including revenge, jealousy, growing old, inadequacy, thwarted ambition, memories, death and the dark side of life. Herein lies madness, humour and absurdity, the past, present and future, surrealism, fantasy and ideas whose time may have been and gone. Or not. From the pen of David Porter, some-time drama student, children's theatre performer, drama teacher, examiner, political organiser and Member of Parliament, they are drawn from real and imagined life, all speaking volumes of the way we live, react to each other and finally, die off.
Scoffers Will Come: short stories
Author: David Porter
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0993489842
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Scoffers Will Come is the second collection of short stories from David Porter, one-time drama student, children's theatre performer, drama teacher, examiner/assessor, political organiser and Member of Parliament. Accompanying the anthology, Wild Beasts and Plague (2018), here are new stories and re-dreamed tales from the 1960s to the present day and beyond. They play through strange and normal times, absurdity and surrealism, dark humour, tragedy, suffering, thwarted plans and growing old - the lot of human life. They wind through life's quirks, character idiosyncrasies, from natural settings to the obscure in the style he's developed over a lifetime of writing, public speaking, performing and presenting. 'Walk in My Shoes Publications' is the imprint of a man suffering the deformed feet of the condition, Charcot Marie Tooth disease. The short story compilations and the dark revenge novel Old Men's Dreams (2015) are available in paperback and Kindle versions.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0993489842
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Scoffers Will Come is the second collection of short stories from David Porter, one-time drama student, children's theatre performer, drama teacher, examiner/assessor, political organiser and Member of Parliament. Accompanying the anthology, Wild Beasts and Plague (2018), here are new stories and re-dreamed tales from the 1960s to the present day and beyond. They play through strange and normal times, absurdity and surrealism, dark humour, tragedy, suffering, thwarted plans and growing old - the lot of human life. They wind through life's quirks, character idiosyncrasies, from natural settings to the obscure in the style he's developed over a lifetime of writing, public speaking, performing and presenting. 'Walk in My Shoes Publications' is the imprint of a man suffering the deformed feet of the condition, Charcot Marie Tooth disease. The short story compilations and the dark revenge novel Old Men's Dreams (2015) are available in paperback and Kindle versions.
Stories of wild beasts, by Ascott R. Hope
Author: Ascott Robert Hope Moncrieff
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animals, Legends and stories of
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animals, Legends and stories of
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The Year of the Beasts
Author: Cecil Castellucci
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
ISBN: 1596438258
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Alternating chapters of prose and comics (illustrated by Eisner Award-winning graphic novelist Nate Powell) are interwoven in Cecil Castelucci's extraordinary YA novel about jealousy and grief, and how they cut us off from the ones we love. Every summer the trucks roll in, bringing the carnival and its infinite possibilities to town. This year Tessa and her younger sister Lulu are un-chaperoned and want to be first in line to experience the rides, the food . . . and the boys. Except this summer, jealousy will invade their relationship for the first time, setting in motion a course of events that can only end in tragedy, putting everyone's love and friendship to the test. Castellucci's deft shifting between straight prose and graphic novel visualize how Tessa processes the events of the summer, seeing herself and her friends as freaks personified by characters from Greek mythology.
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
ISBN: 1596438258
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Alternating chapters of prose and comics (illustrated by Eisner Award-winning graphic novelist Nate Powell) are interwoven in Cecil Castelucci's extraordinary YA novel about jealousy and grief, and how they cut us off from the ones we love. Every summer the trucks roll in, bringing the carnival and its infinite possibilities to town. This year Tessa and her younger sister Lulu are un-chaperoned and want to be first in line to experience the rides, the food . . . and the boys. Except this summer, jealousy will invade their relationship for the first time, setting in motion a course of events that can only end in tragedy, putting everyone's love and friendship to the test. Castellucci's deft shifting between straight prose and graphic novel visualize how Tessa processes the events of the summer, seeing herself and her friends as freaks personified by characters from Greek mythology.
Revelation
Author:
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 0857861018
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 0857861018
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.
James Baldwin and the Short Story
Author: Benedict Ushedo
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1498242049
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
This book examines the range of issues that echo in James Baldwin's short stories. It articulates and defends the claim that the stories in the collection Going to Meet the Man are driven by the autobiographical memory of the author. To support this line of thought and the related proposition that the stories feed into themes relevant to self-knowledge, vicarious suffering, love, and forgiveness, their effectiveness as transformative and "revelatory texts" is highlighted. By drawing on contemporary studies and challenging the view that short stories are no more than miniature pieces merely echoing "major" works of their authors, this book demonstrates that the short story genre can be profoundly forceful and effective in the articulation of complex human issues. This study shows also that the humanistic import of the Baldwin stories is amplified by their ability to accumulate moral tension as they elicit the participation of the reader in an imaginative quest for a better world.
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1498242049
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
This book examines the range of issues that echo in James Baldwin's short stories. It articulates and defends the claim that the stories in the collection Going to Meet the Man are driven by the autobiographical memory of the author. To support this line of thought and the related proposition that the stories feed into themes relevant to self-knowledge, vicarious suffering, love, and forgiveness, their effectiveness as transformative and "revelatory texts" is highlighted. By drawing on contemporary studies and challenging the view that short stories are no more than miniature pieces merely echoing "major" works of their authors, this book demonstrates that the short story genre can be profoundly forceful and effective in the articulation of complex human issues. This study shows also that the humanistic import of the Baldwin stories is amplified by their ability to accumulate moral tension as they elicit the participation of the reader in an imaginative quest for a better world.
The Book of Beasts
Author: Andrew Screen
Publisher: SCB Distributors
ISBN: 1915316103
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 501
Book Description
Nigel Kneale is perhaps best known for his pioneering work in television fantasy, notably the creation of Quatermass, and his landmark adaptation of George Orwell’s 1984 for the BBC. This book is the first in-depth study of another, arguably lesser known but equally as important, Kneale creation: the 1976 Folk Horror anthology television series, Beasts. Each of the six episodes of Beasts was a standalone supernatural drama exploring themes and ideas prevalent throughout Kneale’s work, all within the confines of a lowly British television budget. From pilot episode Murrain to cult favourite Baby, Beasts charted an uncanny British landscape, where the ghost of a dolphin haunts an aquarium and a supermarket is plagued by a mysterious animalistic presence. In researching and writing this book, author Andrew Screen was given rare access to Kneale’s original scripts and production paperwork and provides an exclusive account of Kneale’s trials and tribulations in developing the series. There are also interviews with members of cast and crew, a discussion of episode treatments that were prepared but never realised — and the reasons why Kneale abandoned these at an early stage. Moreover, each storyline is contextualised with real life developments and events, exploring the mythological and cultural inspirations that place the series within its immediate historical framework. Written with full permission from the Kneale estate, THE BOOK OF BEASTS is a comprehensive overview of a cult television series and its enduring impact on viewers today. With a foreword by Johnny Mains.
Publisher: SCB Distributors
ISBN: 1915316103
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 501
Book Description
Nigel Kneale is perhaps best known for his pioneering work in television fantasy, notably the creation of Quatermass, and his landmark adaptation of George Orwell’s 1984 for the BBC. This book is the first in-depth study of another, arguably lesser known but equally as important, Kneale creation: the 1976 Folk Horror anthology television series, Beasts. Each of the six episodes of Beasts was a standalone supernatural drama exploring themes and ideas prevalent throughout Kneale’s work, all within the confines of a lowly British television budget. From pilot episode Murrain to cult favourite Baby, Beasts charted an uncanny British landscape, where the ghost of a dolphin haunts an aquarium and a supermarket is plagued by a mysterious animalistic presence. In researching and writing this book, author Andrew Screen was given rare access to Kneale’s original scripts and production paperwork and provides an exclusive account of Kneale’s trials and tribulations in developing the series. There are also interviews with members of cast and crew, a discussion of episode treatments that were prepared but never realised — and the reasons why Kneale abandoned these at an early stage. Moreover, each storyline is contextualised with real life developments and events, exploring the mythological and cultural inspirations that place the series within its immediate historical framework. Written with full permission from the Kneale estate, THE BOOK OF BEASTS is a comprehensive overview of a cult television series and its enduring impact on viewers today. With a foreword by Johnny Mains.
Maria and the Plague
Author: Natasha Deen
Publisher: Stone Arch Books
ISBN: 1515883329
Category : JUVENILE FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
The people of fourteenth-century Florence, Italy, starving after years of bad weather and natural disasters, now face the Black Plague but twelve-year-old Maria is determined to survive. Includes historical note, glossary, and discussion questions.
Publisher: Stone Arch Books
ISBN: 1515883329
Category : JUVENILE FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
The people of fourteenth-century Florence, Italy, starving after years of bad weather and natural disasters, now face the Black Plague but twelve-year-old Maria is determined to survive. Includes historical note, glossary, and discussion questions.
The Plague of Doves
Author: Louise Erdrich
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060515120
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
Louise Erdrich's mesmerizing new novel, her first in almost three years, centers on a compelling mystery. The unsolved murder of a farm family haunts the small, white, off-reservation town of Pluto, North Dakota. The vengeance exacted for this crime and the subsequent distortions of truth transform the lives of Ojibwe living on the nearby reservation and shape the passions of both communities for the next generation. The descendants of Ojibwe and white intermarry, their lives intertwine; only the youngest generation, of mixed blood, remains unaware of the role the past continues to play in their lives. Evelina Harp is a witty, ambitious young girl, part Ojibwe, part white, who is prone to falling hopelessly in love. Mooshum, Evelina's grandfather, is a seductive storyteller, a repository of family and tribal history with an all-too-intimate knowledge of the violent past. Nobody understands the weight of historical injustice better than Judge Antone Bazil Coutts, a thoughtful mixed blood who witnesses the lives of those who appear before him, and whose own love life reflects the entire history of the territory. In distinct and winning voices, Erdrich's narrators unravel the stories of different generations and families in this corner of North Dakota. Bound by love, torn by history, the two communities' collective stories finally come together in a wrenching truth revealed in the novel's final pages. The Plague of Doves is one of the major achievements of Louise Erdrich's considerable oeuvre, a quintessentially American story and the most complex and original of her books.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060515120
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
Louise Erdrich's mesmerizing new novel, her first in almost three years, centers on a compelling mystery. The unsolved murder of a farm family haunts the small, white, off-reservation town of Pluto, North Dakota. The vengeance exacted for this crime and the subsequent distortions of truth transform the lives of Ojibwe living on the nearby reservation and shape the passions of both communities for the next generation. The descendants of Ojibwe and white intermarry, their lives intertwine; only the youngest generation, of mixed blood, remains unaware of the role the past continues to play in their lives. Evelina Harp is a witty, ambitious young girl, part Ojibwe, part white, who is prone to falling hopelessly in love. Mooshum, Evelina's grandfather, is a seductive storyteller, a repository of family and tribal history with an all-too-intimate knowledge of the violent past. Nobody understands the weight of historical injustice better than Judge Antone Bazil Coutts, a thoughtful mixed blood who witnesses the lives of those who appear before him, and whose own love life reflects the entire history of the territory. In distinct and winning voices, Erdrich's narrators unravel the stories of different generations and families in this corner of North Dakota. Bound by love, torn by history, the two communities' collective stories finally come together in a wrenching truth revealed in the novel's final pages. The Plague of Doves is one of the major achievements of Louise Erdrich's considerable oeuvre, a quintessentially American story and the most complex and original of her books.