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| Author | : John D. Swain |
| Publisher | : Wildside Press LLC |
| Total Pages | : 90 |
| Release | : 2020-04-19 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1479459976 |
The strange caller blinked as the beam played about his rugged, homely face. “I won’t step in,” he said, his voice pitched cautiously low. “And sorry to wake ye up this time o’ night. But fact is, there’s trouble afoot. I knew you and your wife just got in today; we see ye pass with Jed Hooper. Wanted to warn ye to keep doors and windows locked tight, and it might not be a bad idee to have a gun handy. Have you got one?”
| Author | : Johnny Noir |
| Publisher | : Lulu.com |
| Total Pages | : 532 |
| Release | : 2012-02-12 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1105534995 |
Harry Mills has to chuck it all when he discovers that some bitch has given him a severe case of Lycanthropy; to go on a search that leads to Atlantic City and beyond, with every intention of blowing her brains out.
| Author | : Aaron M. Kahn |
| Publisher | : Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 215 |
| Release | : 2015-10-05 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1443883913 |
In this volume, experts on the Spanish Golden Age from the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the United States offer analyses of contemporary works that have been influenced by the classics from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Part of the formation of a sense of national identity, always a problematic concept in Spain, is founded in the recognition and appreciation of what has come beforehand, and no other era in the history of Spanish literature and drama represents the talent and fascination that Spaniards and non-Spaniards alike possess with the artistic legacy of this country. In order to establish properly a context for the study of literature or history, one cannot always study the works, writers, or era in isolation; rather, performing scholarly studies on these topics as a continuation of what has come before reveals that many thoughts, concepts, character types, criticisms, and social issues have been thoroughly explored by our literary ancestors. This era is referred to as the Golden Age not only because of the voluminous production of art, literature, drama and poetry, but also because writers such as Miguel de Cervantes, Lope de Vega, and Pedro Calderón de la Barca, influenced by the re-birth of the Classical masters, presented the reading and viewing public with genuine human emotions and experiences in a more comprehensive manner than in previous eras. In the twentieth century, Spain faced a series of political crises; the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) and the Franco Dictatorship (1939-75), followed by the Transition and the concept of historical memory, have provided contemporary Spanish writers with the impetus and freedom to express their views. A frequent source of inspiration has been the Golden Age, that epoch of history that produced such political and religious upheaval, and this book explores the manner in which contemporary Spaniards have reached into the past to connect with their present world.
| Author | : Vincent Terrace |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 359 |
| Release | : 2018-10-12 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 1476672067 |
Covering the years 1945-2018, this alphabetical listing provides details about 2,923 unaired television series pilots, including those that never went into production, and those that became series but with a different cast, such as The Green Hornet, The Middle and Superman. Rarities include proposed shows starring Bela Lugosi, Doris Day, Humphrey Bogart, Barbara Stanwyck, Orson Welles, Claudette Colbert and Mae West, along with such casting curiosities as Mona Freeman, not Gale Storm, as Margie in My Little Margie, and John Larkin as Perry Mason long before Raymond Burr played the role.
| Author | : Murray Smith |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 304 |
| Release | : 2022-05-12 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 0192644416 |
Characters - those fictional agents populating the fictional worlds we spend so much time absorbed in - are ubiquitous in our lives. We track their fortunes, judge their actions, and respond to them with anger, amusement, and affection - indeed the whole palette of human emotions. Powerfully drawn characters transcend their stories, entering into our imaginations and deliberations about the actual world, acting as analogies and points of reference. And yet there has been remarkably little sustained and systematic reflection on these creatures that absorb so much of our attention and emotional lives. In Engaging Characters, Murray Smith sets out a comprehensive analysis of character, exploring the role of characters in our experience of narrative and fiction. Smith's analysis focuses on film, and also illuminates character in literature, opera, song, cartoons, new and social media. At the heart of this account is an explanation of the capacity of characters to move us. Teasing out the various dimensions of character, Smith explores the means by which films draw us close to characters, or hold us at a distance from them, and how our beliefs and attitudes are formed and sometimes reformed by these encounters. Integrating these arguments with research on emotion in philosophy, psychology, evolutionary theory, and anthropology, Engaging Characters advances an account of the nature of fictional characters and their functions in fiction, imagination, and human experience. In this revised, twenty-fifth anniversary edition of Engaging Characters, Smith refines and extends the arguments of the first edition, with a substantial new introduction reviewing the debates on emotion, empathy, and film spectatorship that the book has inspired.
| Author | : Val Collins |
| Publisher | : VCB Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 1378 |
| Release | : 2024-07-15 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1916298982 |
“A lead character that one can root for.” “The plot twists grab you and keep you guessing throughout the story!” “Val Collins books are unique.” “I love Aoife. She is such a bold character. I love how intelligent she is and how dynamic she is. Her heart is so pure, and she is an excellent leading lady.” “So many twists and turns that the reader never gets to rest.” “A fantastic series.” Discover the gripping world of Aoife Walsh, an ordinary office worker, housewife, and mother whose life is turned upside down when she uncovers a deadly office conspiracy. As Aoife navigates the complexities of life, love, and danger, she transforms into a tenacious investigator who will stop at nothing to uncover the truth. From the shocking revelation in Girl Targeted to the deadly chase in Dying to Tell, each of the five thrillers in this bestselling boxset is packed with heart stopping twists and relentless suspense that will keep you on the edge of your seat. If you crave pulse-pounding action, intricate plots, and strong, relatable characters, then the Aoife Walsh Thriller series is a must-read. GIRL TARGETED Aoife is a happily married office temp who uncovers a deadly conspiracy. As the truth unravels, she and her infant daughter become the targets of a ruthless killer. ONLY LIES REMAIN Fifteen long years after Danny disappeared, his body turns up - and his wife falls under suspicion of murder. Trying to clear her mother-in-law's name, Aoife works to untangle her family's lies as everything crumbles around her. THE SILENT SPEAK An entire family is slaughtered in their own home. Two of the victims were members of Aoife's book club. Was it a murder-suicide? As Aoife digs into the secrets of her fellow book club members, she discovers potential suspects everywhere. WHERE LOYALTIES LIE When a young man falls to his death from the Cliffs of Moher his friends believe they witnessed an accident. A stranger insists it was murder. Aoife’s relentless pursuit of the truth puts her in jeopardy, leaving her life, and the truth, hanging in the balance. DYING TO TELL When a murder investigation derails journalist Aoife Walsh's wedding plans, she's plunged into a deadly chase that could cost her everything.
| Author | : Glen C. Carrington |
| Publisher | : AuthorHouse |
| Total Pages | : 468 |
| Release | : 2005-12-28 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1468522167 |
The novel is about the murder of Hillary Chatham Dillard, an interracial co-ed at an affluent college campus in Californias Oakland Hills. The body, covered in duck feathers with a majestic mallard duck head protruding from her mouth, was discovered after an annual alumni affair. Was it voodoo or as pronounced in Caribbean slangvodou? The main character, retired Detective Bill Lincoln, entered the case after a three-month unsuccessful police investigation. Detective Lincoln, a straight shooter, never discloses his political and social allegiances. He clings to the high road, but under relentless grinding pressure, will bend the rules back whereby they may snap! Hes a realistknowing that true idealism can have you night swimming in the San Francisco Bay with a concrete ankle brace. Detective Lincoln delves into the quirks and quagmires of suspects with monetary and social affluence, alleged Mafia connections, local explosive politics, and the necromantic elements of voodoo. Two voodoo practitioners provide conflicting opinions. Which one, if either, speaks the truth? And, theres the memorable Lenny, the Detectives helper whos been hospitalized for twenty years due to complete short-term memory loss and follows any command ordered by his superior. The affluent Dillard family demand to know their daughters murderer. They have three remaining children: the eldest, Franklin Jr., is running for high political office; Monique, a design engineer, is stunning and; Radcliffe, the youngest, is a ladies man with neither career ambitions nor job supporting his lavish lifestyle. The landscape is the beautiful hills of Oakland California where the affluent and powerful sit ruling their flat land subjects to the murky crevices and dark corners of the New Orleans bayou. It is here where superstition supersedes reality and having a gun may not be enough!
| Author | : Roger Rogerson |
| Publisher | : Kerr Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 250 |
| Release | : 2018-09-01 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1925281191 |
The most controversial cop in Australian history, in his own words. Roger Rogerson hasn't been a police officer for more than 20 years. Yet his name makes him, the most well-known 'detective-sergeant' in Australia. He has been the subject of articles, appearances, profiles and books; portrayed in TV dramas; and recorded by covert listening devices at home for months. Rogerson took up his own pen in prison. Out, he walked the club and pub speaking circuit, where he found a ready audience for his tales of law and mayhem. He now writes for newspapers. Here, he tells us of: - high profile investigations; - forgotten ones, like when a key from Tassie opened a Sydney murderer's door; - some of the most interesting dead people he's ever met; - the hunt for desperados on a deadly robbing spree; - the bloody night that earned him the award for courageous action; - meeting a prominent toe cutter; - besieging the comic Wally and the dangerous Green Man; - the dogs in a prison he sojourned in; - bad days in a flattened railcarriage at Granville... and more... These untold tales are the ones everyone else has glossed over or ignored, from the horse's mouth, for the first time.
| Author | : Joe McElhaney |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 623 |
| Release | : 2015-01-27 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 0470670975 |
A Companion to Fritz Lang “Fritz Lang’s movie-making spans a major part of the history of cinema, across genres, styles, and national contexts. With smartness and sharpness, the essays in this essential volume come from many angles to capture the richness of Lang’s cinema and bring great insight to its study.” Dana Polan, Cinema Studies, NYU Fritz Lang’s influence on cinema cannot be overstated, with a career that stretched from the silent era in Germany to the decline of the Hollywood studio system in the late 1950s, from the Weimar Republic to Nazi Germany, from Depression America to the McCarthy era. One of the best known émigrés from Germany’s school of Expressionism, Lang is also credited with influencing the emergence of film noir. A Companion to Fritz Lang offers the first full-scale collection of scholarship available in English on one of the most important filmmakers of all time. Addressing much of Lang’s voluminous body of work, from Metropolis and M, to lesser-known titles such as Western Union and Clash by Night, this volume offers a superb overview of Lang’s cinema with revealing insights into his enduring influence on directors such as Godard, Scorsese, Chabrol, and Tarantino. The two dozen essays presented here are an unrivaled and up-to-the-minute assessment of the prolific and resilient life and vision of one of cinema’s greatest auteurs.
| Author | : Ric Meyers |
| Publisher | : Eirini Press |
| Total Pages | : 368 |
| Release | : 2011-03-22 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 9780979998942 |
From Bruce Lee to James Bond, Jackie Chan to Jet Li, Enter the Dragon to Kung Fu Panda, kung fu films remain a thrilling part of movie-lovers' lives. Now the acknowledged pioneer in the genre presents his magnum opus on the subject, incorporating information and revelations never before seen in America. From the ancient Peking Opera origins to its superhero-powered future, Ric Meyers reveals the loony, the legendary, and everything in between. This vivid, action-packed book may delight, surprise, fascinate, and even enlighten you with a personal V.I.P. tour through the wondrous world of the most ridiculously exhilarating movies ever made.
