Author: Gregory Widen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781611098990
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Based on a little-known yet fascinating true story."--Cover, P.[4]
Blood Makes Noise
Author: Gregory Widen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781611098990
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Based on a little-known yet fascinating true story."--Cover, P.[4]
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781611098990
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Based on a little-known yet fascinating true story."--Cover, P.[4]
Blood
Author: Gil Anidjar
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231537255
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
Blood, according to Gil Anidjar, maps the singular history of Christianity. As a category for historical analysis, blood can be seen through its literal and metaphorical uses as determining, sometimes even defining Western culture, politics, and social practices and their wide-ranging incarnations in nationalism, capitalism, and law. Engaging with a variety of sources, Anidjar explores the presence and the absence, the making and unmaking of blood in philosophy and medicine, law and literature, and economic and political thought from ancient Greece to medieval Spain, from the Bible to Shakespeare and Melville. The prevalence of blood in the social, juridical, and political organization of the modern West signals that we do not live in a secular age into which religion could return. Flowing across multiple boundaries, infusing them with violent precepts that we must address, blood undoes the presumed oppositions between religion and politics, economy and theology, and kinship and race. It demonstrates that what we think of as modern is in fact imbued with Christianity. Christianity, Blood fiercely argues, must be reconsidered beyond the boundaries of religion alone.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231537255
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
Blood, according to Gil Anidjar, maps the singular history of Christianity. As a category for historical analysis, blood can be seen through its literal and metaphorical uses as determining, sometimes even defining Western culture, politics, and social practices and their wide-ranging incarnations in nationalism, capitalism, and law. Engaging with a variety of sources, Anidjar explores the presence and the absence, the making and unmaking of blood in philosophy and medicine, law and literature, and economic and political thought from ancient Greece to medieval Spain, from the Bible to Shakespeare and Melville. The prevalence of blood in the social, juridical, and political organization of the modern West signals that we do not live in a secular age into which religion could return. Flowing across multiple boundaries, infusing them with violent precepts that we must address, blood undoes the presumed oppositions between religion and politics, economy and theology, and kinship and race. It demonstrates that what we think of as modern is in fact imbued with Christianity. Christianity, Blood fiercely argues, must be reconsidered beyond the boundaries of religion alone.
Reading for the Body
Author: Jay Watson
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820343765
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
Jay Watson argues that southern literary studies has been overidealized and dominated by intellectual history for too long. In Reading for the Body, he calls for the field to be rematerialized and grounded in an awareness of the human body as the site where ideas, including ideas about the U.S. South itself, ultimately happen. Employing theoretical approaches to the body developed by thinkers such as Karl Marx, Colette Guillaumin, Elaine Scarry, and Friedrich Kittler, Watson also draws on histories of bodily representation to mine a century of southern fiction for its insights into problems that have preoccupied the region and nation alike: slavery, Jim Crow, and white supremacy; the marginalization of women; the impact of modernization; the issue of cultural authority and leadership; and the legacy of the Vietnam War. He focuses on the specific bodily attributes of hand, voice, and blood and the deeply embodied experiences of pain, illness, pregnancy, and war to offer new readings of a distinguished group of literary artists who turned their attention to the South: Mark Twain, Jean Toomer, Zora Neale Hurston, William Faulkner, Richard Wright, Katherine Anne Porter, Bobbie Ann Mason, and Walker Percy. In producing an intensely embodied U.S. literature these writers, Watson argues, were by turns extending and interrogating a centuries-old tradition in U.S. print culture, in which the recalcitrant materiality of the body serves as a trope for the regional alterity of the South. Reading for the Body makes a powerful case for the body as an important methodological resource for a new southern studies.
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820343765
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
Jay Watson argues that southern literary studies has been overidealized and dominated by intellectual history for too long. In Reading for the Body, he calls for the field to be rematerialized and grounded in an awareness of the human body as the site where ideas, including ideas about the U.S. South itself, ultimately happen. Employing theoretical approaches to the body developed by thinkers such as Karl Marx, Colette Guillaumin, Elaine Scarry, and Friedrich Kittler, Watson also draws on histories of bodily representation to mine a century of southern fiction for its insights into problems that have preoccupied the region and nation alike: slavery, Jim Crow, and white supremacy; the marginalization of women; the impact of modernization; the issue of cultural authority and leadership; and the legacy of the Vietnam War. He focuses on the specific bodily attributes of hand, voice, and blood and the deeply embodied experiences of pain, illness, pregnancy, and war to offer new readings of a distinguished group of literary artists who turned their attention to the South: Mark Twain, Jean Toomer, Zora Neale Hurston, William Faulkner, Richard Wright, Katherine Anne Porter, Bobbie Ann Mason, and Walker Percy. In producing an intensely embodied U.S. literature these writers, Watson argues, were by turns extending and interrogating a centuries-old tradition in U.S. print culture, in which the recalcitrant materiality of the body serves as a trope for the regional alterity of the South. Reading for the Body makes a powerful case for the body as an important methodological resource for a new southern studies.
Five Quarts
Author: Bill B. Hayes
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN: 0345456882
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
“This beguiling brew of fascinating scientific facts and illuminating, poignant anecdotes makes Five Quarts something like blood itself: vital and pulsing with energy.” –Entertainment Weekly From ancient Rome, where gladiators drank the blood of vanquished foes to gain strength and courage, to modern-day laboratories, where machines test blood for diseases and scientists search for elusive cures, Bill Hayes takes us on a whirlwind journey through history, literature, mythology, and science by way of the great red river that runs five quarts strong through our bodies. Hayes also recounts the impact of the vital fluid in his daily life, from growing up in a household of five sisters and their monthly cycles to his enduring partnership with an HIV-positive man. As much a biography of blood as it is a memoir of how this rich substance has shaped one man’s life, Five Quarts is by turns whimsical and provocative, informative and moving.
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN: 0345456882
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
“This beguiling brew of fascinating scientific facts and illuminating, poignant anecdotes makes Five Quarts something like blood itself: vital and pulsing with energy.” –Entertainment Weekly From ancient Rome, where gladiators drank the blood of vanquished foes to gain strength and courage, to modern-day laboratories, where machines test blood for diseases and scientists search for elusive cures, Bill Hayes takes us on a whirlwind journey through history, literature, mythology, and science by way of the great red river that runs five quarts strong through our bodies. Hayes also recounts the impact of the vital fluid in his daily life, from growing up in a household of five sisters and their monthly cycles to his enduring partnership with an HIV-positive man. As much a biography of blood as it is a memoir of how this rich substance has shaped one man’s life, Five Quarts is by turns whimsical and provocative, informative and moving.
Eva Perón
Author: María Belén Rabadán Vega
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538139138
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
No Latin American woman has ever elicited such extreme feelings of love and hate as Eva Perón. She was an actress of humble origins who fell in love with and married the soon-to-be president of Argentina, Juan Domingo Perón. Evita, as she was fondly known, became the most powerful woman in Argentine history. Adored by the masses and loathed by the bourgeoisie, Evita polarized Argentine society. Not even her death could put an end to the mixed feelings she aroused during her lifetime, and Evita remains till this day a controversial figure. Eva Perón: A Reference Guide to Her Life and Works captures Evita’s eventful life, her works, and her legacy. The volume features a chronology that includes her childhood, her acting career, her trip to Europe, her political activity, her illness, and her death, as well as more recent events that have memorialized her. While an introduction offers a brief account of her life, a dictionary section lists entries on people, places, and events related to her. A comprehensive bibliography offers a list of works by and about Evita. Finally, a filmography includes the movies in which Evita appeared and the TV series and films that have been made about her.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538139138
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
No Latin American woman has ever elicited such extreme feelings of love and hate as Eva Perón. She was an actress of humble origins who fell in love with and married the soon-to-be president of Argentina, Juan Domingo Perón. Evita, as she was fondly known, became the most powerful woman in Argentine history. Adored by the masses and loathed by the bourgeoisie, Evita polarized Argentine society. Not even her death could put an end to the mixed feelings she aroused during her lifetime, and Evita remains till this day a controversial figure. Eva Perón: A Reference Guide to Her Life and Works captures Evita’s eventful life, her works, and her legacy. The volume features a chronology that includes her childhood, her acting career, her trip to Europe, her political activity, her illness, and her death, as well as more recent events that have memorialized her. While an introduction offers a brief account of her life, a dictionary section lists entries on people, places, and events related to her. A comprehensive bibliography offers a list of works by and about Evita. Finally, a filmography includes the movies in which Evita appeared and the TV series and films that have been made about her.
Blood Melody
Author: Val St. Crowe
Publisher: Punk Rawk Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Camber Fordham, female alpha of the Northeast pack, is in the capital city for two reasons. One: save her fellow alpha Judah. Two: capture Aston Waterfield so that she can honor the deal she made with the bloodhounds. Aston will remove their kill chips. But none of that is possible when Camber is blood bonded to the vampires and compelled to forget her past. It will take every connection she has and every skill she possesses to complete this mission. But first she has to remember the mission exists.
Publisher: Punk Rawk Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Camber Fordham, female alpha of the Northeast pack, is in the capital city for two reasons. One: save her fellow alpha Judah. Two: capture Aston Waterfield so that she can honor the deal she made with the bloodhounds. Aston will remove their kill chips. But none of that is possible when Camber is blood bonded to the vampires and compelled to forget her past. It will take every connection she has and every skill she possesses to complete this mission. But first she has to remember the mission exists.
Blood Lovers
Author: K.E.Thomas
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1546208550
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
The prophecy says that a pure half blood will defeat the ancient villain of the world. When Andrea meets Shane, she doesnt realize that her life will drastically change. For starters, he kidnaps her from her mundane life to go traipsing around the world with him. At first, she despises him, but as they venture further and further into the vampire world, she is forced to trust him. Andrea is unlike any other woman hes ever seen. Shes beautiful, strong, and independent. As he discovers more of the secrets she has kept hidden, he finds that she is a drug and he is her addict. As they go about their travels, he discovers that she stirs so many emotions in him, the strongest of which is love. To defeat an ancient villain who taunts Andrea relentlessly, they must learn to trust each other. Their survival and their sanity depend on it.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1546208550
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
The prophecy says that a pure half blood will defeat the ancient villain of the world. When Andrea meets Shane, she doesnt realize that her life will drastically change. For starters, he kidnaps her from her mundane life to go traipsing around the world with him. At first, she despises him, but as they venture further and further into the vampire world, she is forced to trust him. Andrea is unlike any other woman hes ever seen. Shes beautiful, strong, and independent. As he discovers more of the secrets she has kept hidden, he finds that she is a drug and he is her addict. As they go about their travels, he discovers that she stirs so many emotions in him, the strongest of which is love. To defeat an ancient villain who taunts Andrea relentlessly, they must learn to trust each other. Their survival and their sanity depend on it.
Blood Feud
Author: David Robbins
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101443693
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
There's only one way to end a feud... Leave no one alive. They attacked his older sister. They butchered his pa and uncle. But the bloodthirsty Harkey clan didn't bargain on sixteen-year-old Chace Shannon. He killed his first man before he could shave. Now, Chace must ride the vengeance trail alone and take the fight to the Harkeys...
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101443693
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
There's only one way to end a feud... Leave no one alive. They attacked his older sister. They butchered his pa and uncle. But the bloodthirsty Harkey clan didn't bargain on sixteen-year-old Chace Shannon. He killed his first man before he could shave. Now, Chace must ride the vengeance trail alone and take the fight to the Harkeys...
Blood Bound
Author: Rachel Vincent
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459211774
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
“A gritty, dangerous world of sorcerous bindings and forbidden love”—first in the Unbound series from the New York Times–bestselling author of Fat Cat (Shelf Awareness). By blood, by word, by magic . . . Most can’t touch the power. But Liv Warren is special—a paranormal tracker who follows the scent of blood. Liv makes her own rules, and the most important one is trust no one. But when her friend’s daughter goes missing, Liv has no choice but to find the girl. Thanks to a childhood oath, Liv can’t rest until the child is home safe. But that means trusting Cam Caballero, the former lover forbidden to her. Bound by oath and lost in desire for a man she cannot have, Liv is racing to save the child from a dark criminal underworld where secrets, lies, trauma and danger lurk around every corner . . . every touch . . . every kiss. And more blood will be spilled before it’s over . . . “With Blood Bound, Vincent has created an original new paranormal universe full of interesting characters with awesome powers or Skills, as they are called in the book. Readers will enjoy getting to know Liv, an exciting heroine with a complicated past.” —RT Book Reviews “Vincent weaves a most convincing world for her characters . . . Blood Bound is a strong, cohesive work founded on a unique paranormal premise and will lead nicely to the rest of the trilogy.” —Fresh Fiction “Action-packed, clever, and full of twists . . . a series into which everyone interested in the paranormal genre can sink their teeth.” —The Romance Reader Reviews
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459211774
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
“A gritty, dangerous world of sorcerous bindings and forbidden love”—first in the Unbound series from the New York Times–bestselling author of Fat Cat (Shelf Awareness). By blood, by word, by magic . . . Most can’t touch the power. But Liv Warren is special—a paranormal tracker who follows the scent of blood. Liv makes her own rules, and the most important one is trust no one. But when her friend’s daughter goes missing, Liv has no choice but to find the girl. Thanks to a childhood oath, Liv can’t rest until the child is home safe. But that means trusting Cam Caballero, the former lover forbidden to her. Bound by oath and lost in desire for a man she cannot have, Liv is racing to save the child from a dark criminal underworld where secrets, lies, trauma and danger lurk around every corner . . . every touch . . . every kiss. And more blood will be spilled before it’s over . . . “With Blood Bound, Vincent has created an original new paranormal universe full of interesting characters with awesome powers or Skills, as they are called in the book. Readers will enjoy getting to know Liv, an exciting heroine with a complicated past.” —RT Book Reviews “Vincent weaves a most convincing world for her characters . . . Blood Bound is a strong, cohesive work founded on a unique paranormal premise and will lead nicely to the rest of the trilogy.” —Fresh Fiction “Action-packed, clever, and full of twists . . . a series into which everyone interested in the paranormal genre can sink their teeth.” —The Romance Reader Reviews
Moon dance (blood bound book one)
Author: Amy Blankenship
Publisher: Tektime
ISBN: 8873041353
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Envy's life was great. Great brother, great boyfriend, and the best job a girl could ask for... tending bar at the most popular clubs in the city. At least it was great until she got a call from one of her best friends about her boyfriend doing the vertical limbo on the dance floor at Moon Dance. Her decision to confront him begins a chain of events that will introduce her to a dangerous paranormal world hidden beneath the everyday humdrum. A world where people can transform into jaguars, real life vampires roam the streets, and fallen angels walk among us. Devon is a werejaguar, a little rough around the edges and one of the joint owners of Moon Dance. His world is tilted on its axis when he spies an alluring vixen with red hair dancing in his club, armed with a cynical heart and a taser. With a vampire war raging around them, Devon vows to make this woman his... and will fight like hell to have her. Translator: Amy Blankenship PUBLISHER: TEKTIME
Publisher: Tektime
ISBN: 8873041353
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Envy's life was great. Great brother, great boyfriend, and the best job a girl could ask for... tending bar at the most popular clubs in the city. At least it was great until she got a call from one of her best friends about her boyfriend doing the vertical limbo on the dance floor at Moon Dance. Her decision to confront him begins a chain of events that will introduce her to a dangerous paranormal world hidden beneath the everyday humdrum. A world where people can transform into jaguars, real life vampires roam the streets, and fallen angels walk among us. Devon is a werejaguar, a little rough around the edges and one of the joint owners of Moon Dance. His world is tilted on its axis when he spies an alluring vixen with red hair dancing in his club, armed with a cynical heart and a taser. With a vampire war raging around them, Devon vows to make this woman his... and will fight like hell to have her. Translator: Amy Blankenship PUBLISHER: TEKTIME