I Have Something to Tell You

I Have Something to Tell You
Author: Chasten Buttigieg
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2021-06
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1982138130

"A moving, hopeful, and refreshingly candid memoir by the husband of former Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg about growing up gay in his small Midwestern town, his relationship with Pete, and his hope for America's future"--

Arcanium: Part Two

Arcanium: Part Two
Author: Aurelia T. Evans
Publisher: Totally Entwined Group (USA+CAD)
Total Pages: 889
Release: 2020-04-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1839433892

FROM POPULAR AUTHOR OF ROMANTIC HORROR AURELIA T. EVANS Each installment in this series hits on a different nerve. Each new inductee to the circus has their own demon to slay, if you will. Each has their own story to tell, and with each and every story I get drawn deeper into the Arcanium. ~Wicked Reads Once again, Ms. Evans brings us a surreal experience in paranormal erotica that has infusions of horror, contemporary, and BDSM. ~ Sultry Steamy Reading Arcanium: Part Two &– a box set 4 &– Ringmaster He's the master of the ring, but he cannot master her. 5 &– Contortion Arcanium's getting a little more twisted... 6 -Spider Oh, what a tangled web she weaves... Welcome to Arcanium, the Circus of Lost Souls. Stay a while and feast your senses on the world-famous collection of human oddities and marvels, with death-defying daredevil acts and breathtakingly beautiful performances of strength and skill. Unbelievable talent, undeniable passion, unspeakable horror! You won't believe your eyes! Just take care not to make a wish in front of the fortune teller or threaten any of the cast, or else the denizens of this demonic circus will ensure there is hell to pay. Literally. These are the stories of the cast of Arcanium—and the wishes that bind them there.

And Then There Was Nun

And Then There Was Nun
Author: B.G. Wood
Publisher: Bogwood Films Inc
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2023-11-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0985194367

Welcome back to Maidenwell, where the Christmas snow is falling—but so are the bodies. Hired as the eyes and ears of eccentric billionaire Matthias Loneskum, Gina Biletti thought she’d signed up for a tranquil life in Maidenwell, enjoying cozy tea shops, quaint cottages, and harmless village gossip. Little did she know that the holiday season would bring a chilling turn to the village’s idyllic charms. As Christmas approaches, an engagement party for Matthias’ overachieving sister, Beatrix, sets the stage for murder and mystery. And everyone on the guest list has their own agenda: a bewitching young nun, a suspiciously suave ex-con, an enigmatic foreign businessman, and a group of ambitious young tech entrepreneurs competing for a $5 million start-up prize. Just as Gina decides maybe, just maybe, she can relax and enjoy her mulled wine, a gunshot rings out, disrupting a Christmas outing in Maidenwell’s snowy forest. Before you can say “figgy pudding,” tragedy strikes again with a jaw-dropping “suicide,” flipping Gina’s cozy world on its head. As if on cue, a massive winter storm seals the village up like a snow globe, and Gina faces a dreadful realization. She is trapped with a cunning and cold-blooded killer. Can she unravel the truth before another body falls, or will this be her first and last Christmas in Maidenwell? Book Two in the Murderwell Mysteries series, AND THEN THERE WAS NUN, is a suspenseful Christmas romp, garnished with humor, unexpected twists, and a dash—or maybe a blizzard—of holiday charm. About the Sleuth Gina Biletti is a spunky ex-New Yorker, ex-market researcher, and ex-wife with a talent for asking questions and uncovering secrets. Armed with a cat-like curiosity and a passion for telling it like it is, Gina becomes billionaire Matthias Loneskum’s trusted eyes and ears in Maidenwell. With each case, she fearlessly unravels mysteries, deciphering cryptic clues and untangling motives with a razor wit and a big heart.

Modernist Minds

Modernist Minds
Author: Emma-Louise Silva
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2023-09-29
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9004681167

James Joyce’s evocations of his characters’ thoughts are often inserted within a commonplace that regards the mind as an interior space, referred to as the ‘inward turn’ in literary scholarship since the mid-twentieth century. Emma-Louise Silva reassesses this vantage point by exploring Joyce’s modernist fiction through the prism of 4E – or embodied, embedded, extended, and enactive – cognition. By merging the 4E framework with cognitive-genetic narratology, an innovative form of inquiry that brings together the study of the dynamics of writing processes and the study of cognition in relation to narratives, Modernist Minds: Materialities of the Mental in the Works of James Joyce delves into the material stylistic choices through which Joyce’s approaches to mind depiction evolved.

The Only Average Guy

The Only Average Guy
Author: John Filion
Publisher: Random House Canada
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2015-10-20
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0345816013

The first book to go beyond the scandal and distraction of the world's most infamous local politician, and reveal what drives Rob Ford and the many voters who steadfastly support him. Eye-opening and at times frightening, The Only Average Guy cuts through the uproar that followed Ford everywhere. A journalist before entering politics, Filion peels back the layers of an extremely complicated man. Weaving together the personal and political stories, he explains how Ford's tragic weaknesses helped propel him to power before leading to his inevitable failure. Through Ford, the book also explains the growing North American phenomenon by which angry voters are attracted to outspoken candidates flaunting outrageous flaws. For fifteen years, Toronto city councillor John Filion has had an uncommon relationship with Rob Ford. Sitting two seats away from the wildly unpredictable councillor from Etobicoke, who served as mayor from 2010 to 2014, Filion formed an unlikely camaraderie that allowed him to look beyond Rob's red-faced persona, seeing a boy still longing for the approval of his father, struggling with the impossible expectations of a family that fancied itself a political dynasty.

BUSHIDO

BUSHIDO
Author: Lonnie L. Avant
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2012-05-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1105770311

BUSHIDO, Japanese for The Way of the Warrior.... Four friends find out what friendship means with the test of time living in the hood.

Learning and Personality

Learning and Personality
Author: William K. Lawrence
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2015-09-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1443881481

How does an introverted student with a visual or auditory learning preference find success in a classroom built for extroverted kinesthetic learners? While student discussion in the classroom is invaluable, it also presents an issue for many students, not only in how they feel in the class setting, but in how they ultimately learn. Given the emerging understanding of differing personality types and learning preference, it is questionable whether all students are served by socially active methods that mandate students to speak. Learning and Personality documents how introverted and intrapersonal students are being subjected to uncomfortable situations in schools today. This book focuses on the classroom experience of students who have been identified as learning best through reflection and observation. The author uses an American college writing class as the setting to explore the in-depth experience of common first year students. The results of this primary qualitative study reveal a glaring conflict within mainstream educational theory. With more than five years of research and over one hundred references cited from sources that span two centuries, this book calls attention to a mass misunderstanding of introversion, as well as the effects of instructional methods that appeal to only one type of personality.

Coco Pinchard, the Consequences of Love and Sex

Coco Pinchard, the Consequences of Love and Sex
Author: Robert Bryndza
Publisher: Raven Street Publishing
Total Pages: 338
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1914547020

‘I laughed a whole lot. Cried a bit. Was devastated at one point and gasped in disbelief, my thoughts zooming to surely it's a mistake! When a book can get me that emotionally involved in the characters, it's a total win.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads reader review Since Coco Pinchard’s messy divorce, she hasn't just picked up the pieces, she's now a best-selling author and basking in a newly-wed glow with her gorgeous second husband, Adam. She feels stronger and wiser, and surely, the second time around, she'll have learnt from her mistakes? But things aren't going quite to plan... Adam has lost his job, Coco's grown-up son, Rosencrantz seems to have derailed his life in spectacular fashion, and ex-mother-in-law Ethel keeps letting herself into the house thanks to an endless supply of spare keys. When literary agent Angie takes on Coco's arch rival, the formidable Regina Battenberg, it looks as though things can't get any worse. And then Coco discovers she's pregnant; at 44. So much has changed since she was pregnant in her twenties, can she really do it all again? The sleepless nights, the stretch marks on top of stretch marks, and the sheer responsibility of bringing a new life into the world? The third stand-alone book in Robert Bryndza's bestselling Coco Pinchard series is a hilarious diary with Coco's trademark wit and honesty, tracing the raging hormones and extraordinary twists that take her to motherhood for the second time. Fans of Beth O'Leary and Sophie Kinsella will be glued to the pages of this hilarious, feel-good page-turner. Readers totally love Coco Pinchard, the Consequences of Love and Sex: ‘I can't recommend this book highly enough. Robert Bryndza has done it again. Funny, moving, with wonderful characters (I LOVE Ethel), my only complaint is that it ended. I truly enjoyed this book.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads reader review ‘A fantastic book. If I could I would give this 10 stars. I love Robert's humour and his satirical take on the publishing world but hidden amongst all the laugh out loud moments.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads reader review ‘I really can't remember the last time I laughed out loud several times while reading a book. Hilarious!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads reader review ‘This story is a sweet, hilarious, love story. It is full of great friends, and crazy in-laws. I loved it’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads reader review ‘I laughed out loud to the point of spitting out my drink from some of the one liners and true to life things that happen and I can relate too.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads reader review ‘This is a delightful book. Loved the odd characters. Believable story lines and characters. I finished the book wishing I were friends with Coco.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads reader review

J.T. Ellison Dr. Samantha Owens Series Books 3-4

J.T. Ellison Dr. Samantha Owens Series Books 3-4
Author: J.T. Ellison
Publisher: MIRA
Total Pages: 542
Release: 2016-02-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1459295587

"WHAT LIES BEHIND grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go. Ellison is a great talent—enjoy." —Catherine Coulter, #1 New York Times bestselling author Books 3 and 4 in the Dr. Samantha Owens series by New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison. When Shadows Fall Forensic pathologist Dr. Samantha Owens thought life was finally returning to normal, when she receives a letter from a dead man imploring her to solve his murder. There's only one catch. Timothy Savage's death was ruled a suicide. When Sam learns Savage left a will requesting she autopsy his body, she feels compelled to do it. Sam discovers clear signs that Savage was murdered and she finds DNA from a kidnapped child whose remains were recovered years earlier. Nothing about the case makes sense, but it is clear someone is unwilling to let anyone, especially Samantha Owens, discover the truth. What Lies Behind Waking to sirens in the night is hardly unusual for Samantha Owens. No longer a medical examiner, she doesn't lose sleep over them, but a routine police investigation in her neighborhood has her curious. When her homicide detective friend, Darren Fletcher, invites her to look over the evidence, she immediately realizes the crime scene was staged. What seems to be a clear case of murder/suicide is anything but. The discovery of toxic substances in hidden vials indicates that something much more sinister is at play? Unsure who to trust, Sam and Fletch find themselves up against very powerful people at every stage in the investigation. No one is who they appear to be. It's Sam's most complex case yet and the terrifying reality is beyond anything she could have imagined. More Praise "Shocking suspense, compelling characters and fascinating forensic details." —Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author "A terrific thriller…fans of forensic mysteries, such as those by Patricia Cornwell, should immediately add this series to their A-lists." —Booklist

Philosophy of Mind/Philosophie de l’esprit

Philosophy of Mind/Philosophie de l’esprit
Author: Guttorm Fløistad
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 470
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9400969325

This publication is a continuation of two earlier series of chroni cles, Philosophy in the Mid-Century (Firenze 1958/59) and Con temporary Philosophy (Firenze 1968), edited by Raymond Kli bansky. Like the other series, these chronicles provide a survey of important trends in contemporary philosophical discussion from 1966 to 1980. The need for such surveys has, I believe, increased rather than decreased over the last years. The philosophical scene appears, for various reasons, more complex than ever before. The continuing process of specialization in most branches, the emergence of new schools of thought, particularly in philosophical logic and the philosophy of language, the convergence of interest (though not necessarily of opinion) of different traditions upon certain prob lems, and the increasing attention being paid to the history of philosophy in discussions of contemporary problems are the most important contributory factors. Surveys of the present kind are a valuable source of knowledge of this complexity and may as such be an assistance in renewing the understanding of one's own phi losophical problems. The surveys, it is to be hoped, may also help to strengthen the Socratic element of modem philosophy, the dialogue or Kommunikationsgemeinscha/t. • So far, four volumes have been· prepared for the new series. The present chronicles in the Philosophy of Mind (Vol. 4) follow upon chronicles in the Philosophy of Language and Philosophical Logic (Vol. 1) and chronicles in the Philosophy 0/ Science (Vol. 2) and chronicles in the Philosophy 0/ Action (Vol. 4).