Download or read book A Madness So Discreet written by Mindy McGinnis and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery Mindy McGinnis, the acclaimed author of Not a Drop to Drink and In a Handful of Dust, combines murder, madness, and mystery in a beautifully twisted gothic historical thriller perfect for fans of novels such as Asylum and The Diviners as well as television's True Detective and American Horror Story. Grace Mae is already familiar with madness when family secrets and the bulge in her belly send her to an insane asylum—but it is in the darkness that she finds a new lease on life. When a visiting doctor interested in criminal psychology recognizes Grace's brilliant mind beneath her rage, he recruits her as his assistant. Continuing to operate under the cloak of madness at crime scenes allows her to gather clues from bystanders who believe her less than human. Now comfortable in an ethical asylum, Grace finds friends—and hope. But gruesome nights bring Grace and the doctor into the circle of a killer who will bring her shaky sanity and the demons in her past dangerously close to the surface.

Download or read book The Discreet Hero written by Mario Vargas Llosa and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE A tale of two cities—Piura and Lima—rocked by scandal, and the disintegrating bonds of loyalty between the generations Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa's novel, The Discreet Hero, follows two fascinating characters whose lives are destined to intersect: neat, endearing Felícito Yanaqué, a small businessman in Piura, Peru, who finds himself the victim of blackmail; and Ismael Carrera, a successful owner of an insurance company in Lima, who cooks up a plan to avenge himself against the two lazy sons who want him dead. Felícito and Ismael are, each in his own way, quiet, discreet rebels: honorable men trying to seize control of their destinies in a social and political climate where all can seem set in stone, predetermined. They are hardly vigilantes, but each is determined to live according to his own personal ideals and desires—which means forcibly rising above the pettiness of their surroundings. The Discreet Hero is also a chance to revisit some of our favorite players from previous Vargas Llosa novels: Sergeant Lituma, Don Rigoberto, Doña Lucrecia, and Fonchito are all here in a prosperous Peru. Vargas Llosa sketches Piura and Lima vividly—and the cities become not merely physical spaces but realms of the imagination populated by his vivid characters. A novel whose humor and pathos shine through in Edith Grossman's masterly translation, The Discreet Hero is another remarkable achievement from the finest Latin American novelist at work today.

Download or read book Discreet Power written by Christina Garsten and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disentangling discretionary governance -- Liquid mandate -- Setting precedence -- The status machinery -- Mobilizing for the future -- Political sway -- Conclusions : a new narrative for future globalization?

Download or read book Finance The Discreet Regulator written by I. Huault and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-09-14 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The financial sector is the talk of the global village. This book highlights that, before asserting that the institutions of the financial sector deserve to be regulated, one should consider that these very institutions are themselves the discreet regulators of the markets where their activity takes place.

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Download or read book Discreet Indiscretions written by Jörg R. Bergmann and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although discourse theory tends to draw upon lofty examples, Discreet Indiscretions draws instead on one many consider inconsequential. Bergmann treats daily gossip, both friendly and malicious, as the genre of everyday communication and thereby in need of serious analysis. Utilizing discourse theory and ethnomethodology, this study shifts among several kinds of terrain: the sociology of language, the sociology of knowledge, and the sociology of culture. It rests on widespread individual observations on gossip in the existing literature of social science and on the investigation of real gossip recorded in conversations in the field, and reproduced here as transcribed segments. By exploring the complex relations of friendship and loyalty with respect to transmitting knowledge about the personal affairs of others, he develops his thesis: that gossip should be defined not as a control mechanism, but rather as the social organization of discreet indiscretions.

Download or read book Discreet Inquiries written by B.R. Stateham and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2023-12-05 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The criminal underworld is teetering on the brink of war, and only Smitty can quell the storm. The disappearance of math prodigy Donald Irving ignites a fuse that could blast the city's crime syndicates into oblivion. A bloody showdown between the gangs is inevitable, unless Smitty can unravel the mystery and find the missing genius. Smitty is a whisper in the dark; a story passed between those who fear the night. A hitman, a thief, a specter bent on vengeance - he has an uncanny ability to navigate and survive the criminal world. Now, his skills will be put to the ultimate test. The second book in B.R. Stateham's Dark Retribution Series, DISCREET INQURIES is a gritty thriller where intellect meets instinct.

Download or read book Dragons Hate to Be Discreet written by Winifred Rosen and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1978-03 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Discreet Hero written by Mario Vargas Llosa and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A successful insurance company owner whose two lazy sons want him permanently out of the way crosses paths with a blackmail victim in Peru.

Download or read book The Discreet Charm of the Big Bad Wolf written by Alexander McCall Smith and published by Knopf Canada. This book was released on 2023-08-29 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the hilarious new novel in the bestselling Detective Varg series, Ulf Varg will need to solve both a sensitive crime and his own delicate dilemma if he hopes to preserve the peace. The Department of Sensitive Crimes is downsizing in light of a recent decrease in sensitive crime, and staff members are wondering who among them will be transferred elsewhere. As the bickering among colleagues intensifies, Detective Ulf Varg tries his best to stay above the fray. But when Anna, a longtime friend and coworker, appears to blame him for an old case that went sideways, it seems she may be putting her own job prospects above their friendship. In the midst of all this, Ulf embarks on an important inquiry: a man's cabin has mysteriously disappeared, and Ulf is tasked with finding out what happened. How exactly does one steal a house? And, more to the point, how does one track down a stolen house? Meanwhile, a promising treatment for deafness in dogs has been announced, and Ulf's dog, Martin, might be the perfect patient. This latest novel is another virtuoso, farcical installment in the series that defines the genre that Alexander McCall Smith is single-handedly championing: Scandi blanc.

Download or read book Discreet Password Book written by Compu Notes and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-05-29 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you tired of losing track of login/usernames and passwords you must create every time you visit a new website? Do you have sticky notes and scraps of paper scattered all over your office and home computer space covered with these vital pieces of information, but never seem to be able to put your hands on them when you need them? Now you can keep important website addresses, usernames, and passwords in one convenient place! Introducing the Personal Internet Password Logbook with a discreet cover. The discreet cover makes your password book look like a normal everyday book and effectively hides your sensitive information from prying eyes! With 104 alphabetical pages there is plenty of room to fill in website addresses, usernames, passwords, and add notes. The standard 6" x 9" size has 104 alphabetical pages and gives plenty of room to fill in website addresses, usernames, passwords add notes. The log book can be easily carried or stored in a bag. This log book also makes the perfect gift for people that want to organize their sensitive internet information. Never lose your login information again with this awesome log book. Click the "Add to Cart" button to order this amazing internet password logbook today! Features: Perfectly Sized: 6" x 9" Interior Details: Internet Password Logbook Number of Pages: 104 sturdy pages Cover: Soft, glossy cover with a smooth finish that feels amazing. High-quality paper that allows the perfect absorbency for pens, gel pens, and even markers! Great size for convenient carrying. Perfect for gift-giving. Be sure to check the Compu Notes page for more styles, designs, sizes and other options.

Download or read book Discreet Partners written by Aldo Cesar Vacs and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with a review of the Argintine-USSR relationship up to 1970, Aldo Vacs describes and analyzes economic, diplomatic, and military developments, as well as their impact on Argentine society and politics, since the early 1970s. Vacs views each country's objectives, and the extent and limits of their shared interests.

Download or read book Bu uel s The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie written by Marsha Kinder and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-01-28 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of Luis Buñuel's Oscar-winning masterpiece The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie.

Download or read book The Discreet Charm of the Police State written by Jose Raymund Canoy and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2007 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the complex and paradoxical relationship between authoritarian policing and the social and economic modernization of postwar Germany's largest and most historically "authentic" state, as Bavaria joined the rest of the Federal Republic in a passage from postwar crisis to consumer prosperity.

Download or read book The Discreet Pleasures of Rejection written by Martin Page and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-01-26 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Another mordantly hysterical tale from the author of the cult favorite How I Became Stupid A funny yet poignant tour of one young man's existential crisis, The Discreet Pleasures of Rejection is another short novel from France's Martin Page. Virgil comes home from work one day to a message on his answering machine-his girlfriend is breaking up with him. This news should be devastating, but instead it's deeply troubling, because Virgil doesn't know the woman and doesn't have any memory of being in a relationship with her. The event sends Virgile into a tailspin of unrelenting self-analysis, causing him to question his memory, his sanity, even his worth as a lover. The seamless translation by Bruce Benderson perfectly captures Page's delicate, witty style, bringing this audacious gem of a novel to English-speaking audiences.

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Download or read book Prayers for the Living written by Alan Cheuse and published by Fig Tree Books. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prayers for the Living is a novel both grand in its vision and loving in its familiarity. Presented in a series of conversations between grandmother Minnie Bloch and her companions, Alan Cheuse, National Public Radio commentator on All Things Considered, unfolds a layered family portrait of three generations of the Bloch family, whose members are collapsing under everyday burdens and brutal betrayals. Her son Manny is a renowned, almost legendary rabbi. Respected by his congregants and surrounded by family, no one suspects that he yearns for a life of greater personal glory, but when an oracular bird delivers what Manny believes to be a message from his deceased father, he abandons his congregation in pursuit of a life in business and his entire life spirals out of control. As Manny’s fortunes rise in the corporate realm, he falls deeper into an affair with a congregant, a Holocaust survivor, his wife sinks deeper into alcoholism and depression and his daughter, traumatized by a sexual scandal at college, makes Manny the target of a plot to shatter his newly-found empire. The devoted family matriarch, Minnie, observes and recounts the tragic downfall of her family, unable to save them from themselves.