Download or read book Blind Rage written by Georgina Kleege and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kleege, a blind professor from UC Berkeley, reexamines the life of Helen Keller from a contemporary point of view with startling, refreshing results.
Download or read book Blindness and Rage written by Brian Castro and published by . This book was released on 2017-04 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suffering from a fatal disease, Lucien Gracq travels to Paris to complete the epic poem he is writing and live out his last days. There he joins a secret writers' society, Le club des fugitifs, that guarantees to publish the work of its members anonymously, thus relieving them of the burdens of life, and more importantly, the disappointments of authorship. In Paris, Gracq finds himself crossing paths with a parade of phantasms, illustrious writers from the previous century - masters of identity, connoisseurs of eroticism, theorists of game and rule, �migr�s and Oulipeans. He flees from the deathly allure of the Fugitives, and towards the arms of his beloved - but it may be too late. Written in thirty-four cantos, Blindness & Rage recalls Virgil and Dante in its descent into the underworld of writing, and Pushkin's Eugene Onegin with its mixture of wonder and melancholy. The short lines bring out the rhythmic qualities of Castro's prose, enhance his playfulness and love of puns, his use of allusion and metaphor. Always an innovator, in Blindness & Rage he again throws down a challenge to the limits of the novel form. Brian Castro is the author of the prize-winning Australian classic Shanghai Dancing, and recipient of the 2014 Patrick White Literary Award. His recent novels include The Garden Book and The Bath Fugues, both shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award, and Street to Street, loosely based on the life of the poet Christopher Brennan. He is Professor of Creative Writing at Adelaide University.
Download or read book Blind Rage written by Anita Paddock and published by . This book was released on 2015-05 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A true story of sin, sex, and murder in a small Arkansas town. When Ruie Ann Park-a pillar of the Van Buren, Arkansas, community-was found beaten to death and lying in a pool of blood in her home, the police and local residents assumed the son was the murderer. But the years would uncover a more sinister story. Up till that night, the Park family seemed to have it all. For fifty years they owned and published The Press Argus newspaper. Hugh was well-connected politically and his wife, Ruie Ann, was the local historian, journalist, and teacher. They had a brilliant son and a shy adopted daughter. They built a beautiful home on top of Logtown Hill with a vista overlooking the Arkansas River, but their idyllic life ended with divorce. Ruie Ann stayed in the home, becoming more bitter and more demanding of the daughter who couldn't match up to her beloved son. The son, Sam Hugh, had a promising legal career but his fondness for young boys, alcohol, and drugs doomed what should have been a successful law practice in his hometown. The daughter, Linda, graduated from college, married an attorney, and moved away to a small town near Little Rock. The police were baffled. Who was smart enough to hide all evidence and pass the lie-detector test? And who would want to bludgeon this mother to death?
Download or read book Blindness and Rage written by Brian Castro and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-31 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Blindness and Rage is a novel told in 34 cantos, somewhat in the manner of Pushkin's great Russian novel in verse, Eugene Onegin. Castro's hero Lucien Gracq is a townplanner from Adelaide who is writing a book-length poem, Paidia. Doubtful of its reception, he travels to Paris to join a literary club which guarantees its members anonymity, by having their books published under someone else's name, while the authors themselves are encouraged to commit suicide if they are not already, as in Gracq's case, facing death from a terminal illness. Castro's novel is a part-serious, part-comic fantasy on the present fate of literary authors, who might as well be anonymous, or dead, for all the recognition that they are likely to receive for their writing."
Download or read book Blind Rage written by Terri Persons and published by Random House LLC. This book was released on 2008 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a series of suicides involving troubled young women haunts the Twin Cities, FBI Agent Bernadette Saint Clare begins to believe that the women are not dying by their own hand and probes the background of the uncooperative psychiatrist who had treatedo
Download or read book Death Wish written by Brian Garfield and published by Overamstel Uitgevers. This book was released on 2012-02-14 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wake of a chilling attack, an ordinary man decides to take revenge When his wife and daughter are attacked in their home, Paul Benjamin is enjoying a three-martini lunch. A professional man, soft around the middle, Paul lives happily isolated from the rougher side of New York City. As he nurses his gin headache, a call comes from his son-in-law asking him to come to the hospital. In a few hours, his world will collapse around him. As Paul slurped down his lunchtime gin, drug addicts broke into his cozy Upper West Side apartment. For a handful of money, they savagely beat Paul’s wife and daughter, leaving his wife dead and his daughter comatose. After his shock wears off, and Paul realizes the police department is helpless, his thoughts turn to revenge—not just for him, but for every decent family broken by the dark forces of society.
Download or read book There Plant Eyes written by M. Leona Godin and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2022-08-30 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Homer to Helen Keller, from Dune to Stevie Wonder, from the invention of braille to the science of echolocation, M. Leona Godin explores the fascinating history of blindness, interweaving it with her own story of gradually losing her sight. “[A] thought-provoking mixture of criticism, memoir, and advocacy." —The New Yorker There Plant Eyes probes the ways in which blindness has shaped our ocularcentric culture, challenging deeply ingrained ideas about what it means to be “blind.” For millennia, blindness has been used to signify such things as thoughtlessness (“blind faith”), irrationality (“blind rage”), and unconsciousness (“blind evolution”). But at the same time, blind people have been othered as the recipients of special powers as compensation for lost sight (from the poetic gifts of John Milton to the heightened senses of the comic book hero Daredevil). Godin—who began losing her vision at age ten—illuminates the often-surprising history of both the condition of blindness and the myths and ideas that have grown up around it over the course of generations. She combines an analysis of blindness in art and culture (from King Lear to Star Wars) with a study of the science of blindness and key developments in accessibility (the white cane, embossed printing, digital technology) to paint a vivid personal and cultural history. A genre-defying work, There Plant Eyes reveals just how essential blindness and vision are to humanity’s understanding of itself and the world.
Download or read book Blindness written by José Saramago and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2013-08-23 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunningly powerful novel of humanity's will to survive against all odds during an epidemic by a winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. An International Bestseller • "This is a shattering work by a literary master.”—Boston Globe A city is hit by an epidemic of "white blindness" which spares no one. Authorities confine the blind to an empty mental hospital, but there the criminal element holds everyone captive, stealing food rations and raping women. There is one eyewitness to this nightmare who guides seven strangers—among them a boy with no mother, a girl with dark glasses, a dog of tears—through the barren streets, and the procession becomes as uncanny as the surroundings are harrowing. A magnificent parable of loss and disorientation, Blindness has swept the reading public with its powerful portrayal of our worst appetites and weaknesses—and humanity's ultimately exhilarating spirit. "This is a an important book, one that is unafraid to face all of the horror of the century."—Washington Post A New York Times Notable Book of the Year A Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year
Download or read book The Case for Rage written by Myisha Cherry and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-10-04 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Anger has a bad reputation. Many people think that it is counterproductive, distracting, and destructive. It is a negative emotion, many believe, because it can lead so quickly to violence or an overwhelming fury. And coming from people of color, it takes on connotations that are even more sinister, stirring up stereotypes, making white people fear what an angry other might be capable of doing, when angry, and leading them to turn to hatred or violence in turn, to squelch an anger that might upset the racial status quo"--
Download or read book More Than Meets the Eye written by Georgina Kleege and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More Than Meets the Eye seeks to dismantle traditional understandings of blindness through scrutiny of philosophical speculation, scientific case studies, literary depictions, and museum access programs for the blind. It introduces blind and visually impaired artists whose work has shattered stereotypes and opened up new aesthetic possibilities for everyone.
Download or read book Blind Devotion written by Sharlene Prinsen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-09-13 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One woman's startling firsthand account of her struggle to protect her children while facing the man she married, a combat veteran plagued by addiction, rage, and depression born from PTSD. Sharlene peered out the window into the blackness that enveloped her yard. She couldn’t see them, but she knew they were out there--police officers and a SWAT team holding their positions in the wood line out her front door, their weapons trained with deadly precision pointing at her home.“Don’t let them shoot at my kids!” she shouted into the phone to the dispatcher as her drunk, enraged, and armed husband picked up the other line, “Go on, get the hell out of here then!”When she first met Sean seven years earlier, Sharlene never imagined that he’d someday be the catalyst to this terrifying scene. Sean was handsome in his camouflage fatigues, looking proud and just a little cocky. Unlike any other man she had ever met, he was an easy, charming conversationalist and his sincerity was unmistakable. The two married and started a family.But Sean’s drinking soon took over, and signs of depression and his raging outbursts amplified. Something was seriously wrong. He never talked about his tours overseas, including his seven-month peacekeeping mission in the aftermath of Slobodan Milosevic’s ethnic cleansing campaign, but there were signs that what he experienced in Bosnia left him reeling at his core. As Sean’s behavior grew increasingly worse, Sharlene’s obsessive worry for his well–being trumped her basic needs. She knew that her husband was suffering from tremendous inner turmoil--which she later learned was PTSD--and she hoped, more than anything, to nurse him back to the loving partner and father she knew he could be.A powerful story of pain and forgiveness, horror and hope, Blind Devotion gives voice to the thousands of families who are struggling to heal and to achieve a sense of normalcy stolen by the trauma in their lives.
Download or read book Our Lady of Righteous Rage written by Nicole E. Woolaston and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-09-11 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York during the dawn of the new Millennium! Punk rock and teenage dreams! And cats...lots of cats. Becoming a great guitarist and being the member of a band: those are the hopes and dreams of a young cat-girl named Amy Edwards. Amy and her friends spend their days hitting up record shops in search of the best vinyl, listening to their favorite bands and playing music. But as the group begins to grow up, things between them begin to change. Their childhood dreams have a chance to become reality, and Amy and her friends have a shot at making it big. However, not everyone in Amy's life seems to be on her side. Will she and her friends succeed? Will the music be enough, or will the pitfalls of life and adulthood get in their way? Written in the style of William Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying", this is an extended and UNCENSORED version of the story, with bonus material: samples from upcoming books and a fake "Rolling Stone" interview with Amy herself!
Download or read book Blind Rage written by Terri Persons and published by Doubleday. This book was released on 2008-05-20 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: young women committing suicide is haunting the Twin Cities—but FBI Agent Bernadette Saint Clare has a hunch that these women didn’t die by their own hand… It’s a big leap to take, and Bernadette’s going to need some serious evidence to back it up. Unfortunately, her best lead is an uncooperative psychiatrist, and when Saint Clare resorts to using her second sight, she’ll discover dark secrets in the doctor’s past as complex as they are disturbing. With a cast of characters including a partner who’s no longer among the living and a handsome boss who’s available, this is the most unique psychological thriller you’re bound to read all year. In her second novel featuring FBI Agent Bernadette Saint Clare, Terri Persons delivers enough twists and turns to keep you guessing until the last page.
Download or read book Wrath of Rage written by R. E. Bond and published by . This book was released on 2021-12-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being Archer Hendricks' little sister has always had its problems.My dates ending up dead, kids at school shunning me, and every aspect of my life controlled.I've always been kept on the outside of the crew life, always watching, and never participating.I craved to be a part of my brother's world, no matter the danger.Looks like my wish has been granted because Rage Evans knows I exist.Nothing good can come from that.The loathing Rage feels for my brother and the other crews will be the death of me.Being taken by the most violent man alive means I'm about to have my spirit broken and the pieces scattered for my brother to find. I'm meant to be a means to an end.I pray for the Reaper's crew to find me, to save me before I'm broken at the hands of this monster.He thrives off another's pain, and his soulless eyes drink in the torture inflicted by his men.His wrath is nowhere near as intense as his heart once I grab hold of it.My name's Charlie Hendricks, and the Devil has me wrapped in chains.Sending me on a one-way trip to Hell.
Download or read book Summary of Anita Paddock s Blind Rage written by Milkyway Media and published by Milkyway Media. This book was released on 2024-05-20 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get the Summary of Anita Paddock's Blind Rage in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Blind Rage" recounts the harrowing tale of Linda Park Martin, who, in a moment of overwhelming emotion, murders her mother, Ruie Ann Park. The narrative unfolds with Ruie Ann's meticulous grooming routine before her violent death, and the subsequent discovery of her body by her son, Sam Hugh Park. The investigation into Ruie Ann's murder initially focuses on Sam Hugh, whose lifestyle and strained relationship with his mother cast suspicion on him...
Download or read book Rage written by Ronald Potter-Efron and published by New Harbinger Publications. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Powerful Tools for Overcoming Extreme Anger Do you or someone you care about experience episodes of extreme and unpredictable anger? Intense rages that threaten relationships, jobs, property-or worse? The first thing you need to know is that you are not alone. Researchers estimate that some 7 percent of Americans may at some time experience a condition called intermittent explosive disorder (IED), which is characterized by reoccurring periods of extraordinary anger, and millions more have less frequent yet equally damaging experiences with rage. The second thing you need to know is that there is help. Rage can be calmed and controlled with good advice and a practical, effective plan for change. From renowned anger expert Ronald Potter-Efron, this book breaks down rage into four types: In survival rage, anger is triggered by a sense of danger or threat; feelings of helplessness can trigger impotence rage; the third type, abandonment rage, is triggered by a fear of losing a cherished relationship; and shame rage occurs when someone feels very disrespected. Rage briefly discusses how the brain functions during extreme emotion, and then it turns to the task of helping you stop episodes of rage-right now! In classic Potter-Efron style, the book places the responsibility for control squarely on the shoulders of the angry individual. There is no room in this dangerous situation for whys and becauses. Instead, Rage offers no-nonsense, step-by-step anger management tools that really work.
Download or read book Blind Rage written by Reginald Deyown Dove and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-02 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reginald writes these words from prison, where he has been for two decades, with two more to go. Reginald and his two brothers are introduced to violence at a very young age. Many times his, as well as his two brothers lives will be in grave danger. But because of the love from a loving grandmother who went above and beyond the call of duty, there's no telling what may've become of the three young, brave, boys in the story. While reading "Blind Rage", ask yourself had you had to endure even a small bit of what Reginald and his two brothers did, if you wouldn't be a little angry at the world yourself. The most compelling thing about this tragic story is that some of the strongest emotions known to humans were found at the end of the rainbow. Love, healing and forgiveness.
