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Book Echoes of Madness

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  • Author : Emeka Nwabueze
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2001
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 53 pages

Download or read book Echoes of Madness written by Emeka Nwabueze and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Waiting for an Echo

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  • Author : Christine Montross
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 2021-07-20
  • ISBN : 0143110667
  • Pages : 353 pages

Download or read book Waiting for an Echo written by Christine Montross and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-07-20 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A haunting and harrowing indictment . . . [a] significant achievement.” —The New York Times Book Review L.A. Times Book Prize Finalist * New York Times Book Review Paperback Row * Time Best New Books July 2020 Waiting for an Echo is a riveting, rarely seen glimpse into American jails and prisons. It is also a damning account of policies that have criminalized mental illness, shifting large numbers of people who belong in therapeutic settings into punitive ones. Dr. Christine Montross has spent her career treating the most severely ill psychiatric patients. This expertise—the mind in crisis—has enabled her to reckon with the human stories behind mass incarceration. A father attempting to weigh the impossible calculus of a plea bargain. A bright young woman whose life is derailed by addiction. Boys in a juvenile detention facility who, desperate for human connection, invent a way to communicate with one another from cell to cell. Overextended doctors and correctional officers who strive to provide care and security in environments riddled with danger. Our methods of incarceration take away not only freedom but also selfhood and soundness of mind. In a nation where 95 percent of all inmates are released from prison and return to our communities, this is a practice that punishes us all.

Book LOst Echoes

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  • Author : Joe R. Lansdale
  • Publisher : Rob Shelsky
  • Release : 2007
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 202 pages

Download or read book LOst Echoes written by Joe R. Lansdale and published by Rob Shelsky. This book was released on 2007 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Theaters of Madness

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  • Author : Benjamin Reiss
  • Publisher : University of Chicago Press
  • Release : 2008-09-15
  • ISBN : 0226709655
  • Pages : 252 pages

Download or read book Theaters of Madness written by Benjamin Reiss and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-09-15 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the mid-1800s, a utopian movement to rehabilitate the insane resulted in a wave of publicly funded asylums—many of which became unexpected centers of cultural activity. Housed in magnificent structures with lush grounds, patients participated in theatrical programs, debating societies, literary journals, schools, and religious services. Theaters of Madness explores both the culture these rich offerings fomented and the asylum’s place in the fabric of nineteenth-century life, reanimating a time when the treatment of the insane was a central topic in debates over democracy, freedom, and modernity. Benjamin Reiss explores the creative lives of patients and the cultural demands of their doctors. Their frequently clashing views turned practically all of American culture—from blackface minstrel shows to the works of William Shakespeare—into a battlefield in the war on insanity. Reiss also shows how asylums touched the lives and shaped the writing of key figures, such as Emerson and Poe, who viewed the system alternately as the fulfillment of a democratic ideal and as a kind of medical enslavement. Without neglecting this troubling contradiction, Theaters of Madness prompts us to reflect on what our society can learn from a generation that urgently and creatively tried to solve the problem of mental illness.

Book Madness Echoes

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  • Author : Serena Mossgraves
  • Publisher : Fae Corps Inc
  • Release : 2020-10-31
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Madness Echoes written by Serena Mossgraves and published by Fae Corps Inc. This book was released on 2020-10-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fae Corps Publishing presents 8 tales of terror where people hear an echoing call that asks: “what happens when you’re pushed to make a choice?” Featuring poetry, prose and art by new and established authors from around the world. Nightmare Whispers Volume 2: Madness Echoes is terror that makes you think and melds monsters, legacies and determination to create one sharp punch of horror. Featuring Horror Themed Poetry by :ANDREW MCDOWELL THOMAS STURGEON JR And 9 Spine Tingling Tales: A Deadly Dagger-by Andrew McDowell: A man wakes up with a new obsession, will his willpower be enough? Heartwood- by B. F. Vega: The loss of her mother opens a door to the past, stepping through takes courage and may cost everything she is. In Your Skin- by Rose Fairchild: What happens when monster hunters let down their guard? The Only Emperor- by Austen Miles: Regret is a bitter wind, and the sound of it cuts to the bones. Rouzsa- by Mike Guzman: Not all lotteries are good, and for Rouzsa, winning means an impossible choice. The Blood Siren by Serena Mossgraves: A woman inherits more than her mother’ yacht upon her death. What she does with it makes all the difference in the world. The Shadow in the Well- by Benjamin Sanders Jr: A farmer chooses explosives to find water in a drought, and frees a nightmare. The Warmbloods by Jenean McBrearty: In the near future the dying have options, because death is just a different kind of prison. Touchstone by Ed Alhern: An optionless architect is strong armed into a job by an eccentric billionaire on sacred lands, then learns the hard way that the rumours are true Nightmare Whispers Volume 2: Madness Echoes Darkness can wear your face.

Book Echoes of an Angel

Download or read book Echoes of an Angel written by Aquanetta Gordon and published by Tyndale Momentum. This book was released on 2014 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Ben Underwood became blind at the age of two, anyone would have thought he faced a life full of hardship and uphill challenges--a world full of things he'd never be able to see and activities he'd never be able to enjoy. But as far as his mom, Aquanetta Gordon, was concerned, nothing was impossible for Ben . . . and so he accomplished the incredible. Known as "the boy who could see with sound," Ben mastered human echolocation--the ability to detect the size, shape and location of objects through the reflection of sound waves. By clicking his tongue and "seeing" the waves, Ben could ride his bike, shoot baskets, identify objects, and even play video games. Some called it a miracle, but to Ben and Aqua, the real miracles were the otherworldly experiences God gave Ben--physical and spiritual--that others couldn't explain. Echoes of an Angel is the remarkable true story of how a child who seemed destined for darkness brought light to the world. It's the story of a single mom who encouraged her son to push beyond his limits, even as her heart clenched with protective love and fear. And it's the story of a family's unshakable faith . . . in God and each other.

Book Depths of Madness

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  • Author : Erik Scott De Bie
  • Publisher : Wizards of the Coast
  • Release : 2010-04-07
  • ISBN : 0786956747
  • Pages : 393 pages

Download or read book Depths of Madness written by Erik Scott De Bie and published by Wizards of the Coast. This book was released on 2010-04-07 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last thing she remembers is seeing her friends die... Now it's her turn. Eldritch and forgotten arcana wait within its vaults. Twisted accidents of magic prowl its halls. Sinister forces lure the unsuspecting deeper into death or madness. Its victims don't remember how they got there. No one remembers how to get out...

Book Echoes of Madness

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  • Author : Grayson Hunter
  • Publisher : Independently Published
  • Release : 2024-03-18
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Echoes of Madness written by Grayson Hunter and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-03-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grayson Hunter is a bestselling author known for his riveting suspense novels and captivating storytelling. Born and raised in a small town nestled amidst rolling hills and dense forests, Grayson developed a deep appreciation for the mysteries and complexities of human nature from an early age.

Book In the Time of Madness

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  • Author : Richard Lloyd Parry
  • Publisher : Grove Press
  • Release : 2007
  • ISBN : 9780802142931
  • Pages : 334 pages

Download or read book In the Time of Madness written by Richard Lloyd Parry and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint. Originally published: London: Jonathan Cape, 2005.

Book The Hypocritical Imagination

Download or read book The Hypocritical Imagination written by John Llewellyn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-03-07 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For philosophers such as Kant, the imagination is the starting point for all thought. For others, such as Wittgenstein, what is important is only how the word 'imagination' is used. In spite of the attention the imagination has received from major philosophers, remarkably little has been written about the radically different interpretations they have made of it. The HypoCritical Imagination: Between Kant and Levinas is an outstanding contribution to this vaccuum. Focusing on Kant and Levinas, John Llewelyn takes us on a dazzling tour of the philosophical imagination. He shows us that despite the different treatments they accord to the imagination, there is much to be gained from comparing these two key thinkers. From Kant, Llewelyn shows how the imagination is the common root of all understanding. He contrasts this with the thought of Emmanuel Levinas, for whom the imagination plays an ambivalent role both as necessary for and a threat to recognition of the other. John Llewelyn also introduces the importance of the work of Heidegger Schelling, Hegel, Arendt and Derrida on the imagination and what this work can tell us about the relationship between the imagination and ethics, aesthetics and literature. The HypoCritical Imagination: Between Kant and Levinas is a brilliant reading of a neglected but important philosophical theme and is essential reading for those in contemporary philosophy, art theory and literature.

Book Echoes

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  • Author : John Sallis
  • Publisher : Indiana University Press
  • Release : 1990-09-22
  • ISBN : 9780253114754
  • Pages : 230 pages

Download or read book Echoes written by John Sallis and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1990-09-22 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Echoes, John Sallis mobilizes the figure of echo, used by Heidegger to characterize originary thinking, as the motif around which to organize a radical reading of Heidegger's most important texts.

Book Ravennight s Echoes of Madness

Download or read book Ravennight s Echoes of Madness written by Ravennight and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-19 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A riveting collection of short horror stories, that will give you nightmares.

Book At the Mountains of Madness

Download or read book At the Mountains of Madness written by H. P. Lovecraft and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-06-16 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Initially rejected by Lovecraft's publisher, 'At The Mountains of Madness' is now considered a classic of the horror genre. The disturbing, nightmarish story of a journey through Antarctica and a discovery of secrets hidden in a frozen mountain range has influenced writers and film-makers for decades.

Book Trail of Echoes

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  • Author : Rachel Howzell Hall
  • Publisher : Forge Books
  • Release : 2016-05-31
  • ISBN : 1466878037
  • Pages : 320 pages

Download or read book Trail of Echoes written by Rachel Howzell Hall and published by Forge Books. This book was released on 2016-05-31 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trail of Echoes: the latest Elouise Norton novel from critically acclaimed writer Rachel Howzell Hall. On a rainy spring day in Los Angeles, homicide detective Elouise "Lou" Norton is called away from a rare lunch date to Bonner Park, where the body of thirteen-year-old Chanita Lords has been discovered. When Lou and her partner, Colin Taggert, take on the sad task of informing Chanita's mother, Lou is surprised to find herself in the apartment building she grew up in. Chanita was interested in photography and, much like Lou, a girl destined to leave the housing projects behind. Her death fits a chilling pattern of exceptional girls--dancers, artists, honors scholars-gone recently missing in the same school district, the one Lou attended not so long ago. Lou is valiantly trying to make a go of life after her divorce and doing everything she can to avoid her long estranged father. She races to catch a serial killer, but he remains frustratingly out of her reach, sending cryptic cyphers and taunting clues that arrive too late to prevent the next death. This one is personal, and it's only a matter of time before he comes after Lou herself. "Gives voice to a rare figure in crime fiction: a highly complex, fully imagined black female detective." - Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Book Madness Echoes Large Print Edition

Download or read book Madness Echoes Large Print Edition written by Fae Corps Publishing and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-12 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lovers, Family, Friends. A single choice can make the difference in the end. Fae Corps Publishing presents 8 tales of terror where people hear an echoing call that asks: "what happens when you're pushed to make a choice?" Featuring poetry, prose and art by new and established authors from around the world. Nightmare Whispers Volume 2: Madness Echoes is (230 pages of ) terror that makes you think and melds monsters, legacies and determination to create one sharp punch of horror.

Book A Stir of Echoes

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  • Author : Richard Matheson
  • Publisher : Macmillan
  • Release : 2007-04-01
  • ISBN : 1429913711
  • Pages : 224 pages

Download or read book A Stir of Echoes written by Richard Matheson and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eerie ghost story, from Richard Matheson, the award-winning author of Hell House and I Am Legend, inspired the acclaimed 1999 film starring Kevin Bacon. Tom Wallace lived an ordinary life, until a chance event awakened psychic abilities he never knew he possessed. Now he's hearing the private thoughts of the people around him-and learning shocking secrets he never wanted to know. But as Tom's existence becomes a waking nightmare, even greater jolts are in store as he becomes the unwilling recipient of a compelling message from beyond the grave! At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Book Echoes of the Shadows

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  • Author : A. J. Traxler
  • Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
  • Release : 2010-07-28
  • ISBN : 1453536078
  • Pages : 150 pages

Download or read book Echoes of the Shadows written by A. J. Traxler and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-07-28 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over a hundred years of war mankind had vanished into the darkreaches of space. With humanity went all hope of the survival oflife. Dark beings rule were once man ruled. They dominate the universeand threaten the survival of the creatures that dwell in the light. Were therewas once light darkness became and hope fades. Not all was lost for thereis a savoir born on a planet lost in the reaches of space. Now only questionremains will he and his friends return the light of Earth and save humanityfrom extinction? Or will we disappear forever.