Download or read book Extenuating Circumstances written by Joyce Carol Oates and published by Apollo. This book was released on 2023-08-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of twenty-two disturbing tales of crime and suspense from literary icon Joyce Carol Oates, author of Blonde and 'America's preeminent fiction writer' (New Yorker). Two hitmen in a depressed rust belt town struggle with a job gone wrong. A girl witnesses a horrifying accident and carries it with her for the rest of her life. Medical students bring a severed foot to a college party. Five-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Joyce Carol Oates has made a career of exploring the forbidden corners of human experience, and the stories collected here, spanning her first three decades as a writer, are among her most unsettling and unforgettable works to date. Originally published in long out-of-print volumes, these tales have not appeared in any form this century - until now. They show a writer boldly engaging with disturbing truths and terrifying possibilities, and deconstructing the tropes and expectations of traditional prose writing as she does so. But beyond their stylistic ingenuity, these are creepy, suspenseful stories that cut straight to the bone; their darkness will linger long after the final page is turned. A must-read for long-time fans of Joyce Carol Oates and an excellent introduction for the uninitiated. Reviews for Joyce Carol Oates: 'Oates chillingly depicts the darkness lurking within the everyday.' Sunday Express 'Both haunting and sublime.' Literary Review 'Splendidly chilling.' Financial Times 'Visceral, psychologically involving, and socially astute.' Booklist
Download or read book Extenuating Circumstances written by Jonathan Valin and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The eighth Harry Stoner mystery finds the detective in search of a missing man. Stoner is looking for Ira Lessing, a seemingly decent man from a good family. What he finds is the dark side of human nature in this searing novel.
Download or read book Speak You Also written by Paul Steinberg and published by Metropolitan Books. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1943, sixteen-year-old Paul Steinberg was arrested in Paris and deported to Auschwitz. A chemistry student, Steinberg was assigned to work in the camp's laboratory alongside Primo Levi, who would later immortalize his fellow inmate as "Henri," the ultimate survivor, the paradigm of the prisoner who clung to life at the cost of his own humanity. "One seems to glimpse a human soul," Levi wrote in Survival in Auschwitz, "but then Henri's sad smile freezes in a cold grimace, and here he is again, intent on his hunt and his struggle; hard and distant, enclosed in armor, the enemy of all." Now, after fifty years, Steinberg speaks for himself. In an unsparing act of self-examination, he traces his passage from artless adolescent to ruthless creature determined to do anything to live. He describes his strategies of survival: the boxing matches he staged for the camp commanders, the English POWs he exploited, the maneuvers and tactics he applied with cold competence. Ultimately, he confirms Levi's judgment: "No doubt he saw straight. I probably was that creature, prepared to use whatever means I had available." But, he asks, "Is it so wrong to survive?" Brave and rare, Speak You Also is an unprecedented response to those dreadful events, bringing us face-to-face with the most difficult questions of humanity and survival.
Download or read book The Thinking Mind written by Niall Galbraith and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2016-10-14 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The field of thinking has undergone a revolution in recent years, opening itself up to new perspectives and applications. The traditional focus on laboratory-based thinking has transformed as theoretical work is now being applied to new contexts and real-world issues. This volume presents a state-of-the-art survey of human thinking in everyday life, based around, and in tribute to, one of the field’s most eminent figures: Ken Manktelow. In this collection of cutting-edge research, Manktelow’s collaborators and colleagues review a wide range of important and developing areas of inquiry. This book explores modern perspectives on a variety of traditional and contemporary topics, including Wason’s reasoning tasks, logic, meta-reasoning, and the effect of environment and context on reasoning. The Thinking Mind offers a unique combination of breadth, depth, theoretical exploration and real-world applications, making it an indispensable resource for researchers and students of human thinking.
Download or read book Report Together with Minutes of Evidence and Appendix written by and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Oxford Book of Women s Writing in the United States written by Linda Wagner-Martin and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1999 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A sumptuous selection of short fiction and poetry. . . . Its invitation to share the passion of women's voices characterizes the entire volume."--"USA Today."
Download or read book Federal Register written by and published by . This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Michael Gunn written by As Told to Frances Kane, with R. T. Budd and published by Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency. This book was released on 2020-02-24 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “You may think I’m crazy, but the gun actually talks to me,” says Francis Kane, who has agreed to write the autobiography of a gun that had twelve owners. The gun, a.k.a. Michael Gunn, an M-1911 Colt .45 ACP, is a sidearm used by the U.S. military for five-plus decades. Michael fears his usefulness is coming to an end, so he wishes to have his story set to words for posterity. Michael relates the tales of his 12 owners – or “handlers” – as Francis likes to call them. There was the World War I doughboy; a French train engineer; a small French boy during the Nazi occupation; a German Luftwaffe pilot; a WWII American sergeant; a Korean soldier; a USAF Search-Air-Rescue airman in Thailand; the Hispanic gang leader in San Antonio; the young homeless woman from Louisiana; the female SWAT team member in Washington, D.C.; the African-American Philadelphia policeman; and finally, Francis Kane himself. Prior to relating its owners’ stories, Michael spins a lengthy narrative on how its creation came to life.
Download or read book The International Law Commission 1949 1998 Volume Three Final Draft Articles of the Material written by Arthur Watts and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 1112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains summaries of the Commission's work on various topics and any resulting treaty texts, with notes.
Download or read book D osb ireachta P rlaiminte written by Ireland. Oireachtas. Dáil and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 1080 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Global Decline of the Mandatory Death Penalty written by Andrew Novak and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-16 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historically, at English common law, the death penalty was mandatory for the crime of murder and other violent felonies. Over the last three decades, however, many former British colonies have reformed their capital punishment regimes to permit judicial sentencing discretion, including consideration of mitigating factors. Applying a comparative analysis to the law of capital punishment, Novak examines the constitutional jurisprudence and resulting legislative reform in the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa, and South and Southeast Asia, focusing on the rapid retreat of the mandatory death penalty in the Commonwealth over the last thirty years. The coordinated mandatory death penalty challenges - which have had the consequence of greatly reducing the world’s death row population - represent a case study of how a small group of lawyers can sponsor human rights litigation that incorporates international human rights law into domestic constitutional jurisprudence, ultimately harmonizing criminal justice regimes across borders. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the study and development of human rights and capital punishment, as well as those exploring the contours of comparative criminal justice.
Download or read book How Will You Measure Your Life Harvard Business Review Classics written by Clayton M. Christensen and published by Harvard Business Review Press. This book was released on 2017-01-17 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spring of 2010, Harvard Business School’s graduating class asked HBS professor Clay Christensen to address them—but not on how to apply his principles and thinking to their post-HBS careers. The students wanted to know how to apply his wisdom to their personal lives. He shared with them a set of guidelines that have helped him find meaning in his own life, which led to this now-classic article. Although Christensen’s thinking is rooted in his deep religious faith, these are strategies anyone can use. Since 1922, Harvard Business Review has been a leading source of breakthrough ideas in management practice. The Harvard Business Review Classics series now offers you the opportunity to make these seminal pieces a part of your permanent management library. Each highly readable volume contains a groundbreaking idea that continues to shape best practices and inspire countless managers around the world.
Download or read book Getting Into Medical School 2013 Entry written by Simon Horner and published by Crimson Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-18 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you want to study medicine at university but need to make your application stand out? Do you need insider information so you know exactly what admission tutors are looking for? Getting into medical school is tough, with enormous competition for places admission tutors only select the very best applicants. Make sure your application stands out from all the others with Getting into Medical School 2013 entry. Inside you'll find everything you need to know about applying and getting into medical school. From deciding whether medical school is right for you and choosing the right A Levels to the interview and acceptance process. Full of essential information Getting into Medical School 2013 entry includes insider tips for the interview plus a section on the current issues facing the medical industry so you'll be clued up for the interview. Including guidance for studying abroad and on obtaining valuable work experience. Getting into Medical School 2013 will guide you from the beginning of your application right through to applying to different universities, accepting offers and beyond, including: -Understanding what funding and bursaries you are entitled too -Writing a personal statement that will make you stand out from the competition -Helping you to decide what to specialise in Use Getting into Medical School 2013 entry to make sure your application conveys your enthusiasm and passion for the subject so you get onto the course of your choice and win a place at medical school.
Download or read book Capital Punishment written by United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Samurai in a Hoodie written by Glyph Sputnik and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-01-05 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samurai in a Hoodie is an innovative and uncanny anime styled manga in comic form created by Glyph Sputnik. The best of both worlds collides in this action-packed adventure featuring America's newest Icon, Yusef aka Samurai in a Hoodie; a katana swinging, hoodie wearing, Martial Arts Prodigy. The series was released as a collaboration between House of Logic and 36 Chambers. RZA, founder of the Wu-Tang Clan, serves an executive producer on the series. Follow Yusef in the fictional metropolis known as Cobalt City as he fights for justice and battles various forces of evil under the guidance of his martial arts sensei, Master Ki. See the journey through his eyes while he struggles to control his vigilante impulses that threatens his future in seeking to follow the Path of the Samurai. When the World needs a hero, one rises from the unlikeliest of places. Enter the Samurai in a Hoodie! Issue 1: Extenuating Circumstances A viral video of Yusef battling thugs on the train debuts him as Samurai in a Hoodie. Meanwhile, on the other side of town, two innocent teens are shot by Cobalt City Police in a case of mistaken identity. Upon learning this, a frustrated Yusef struggles with his own identity, in the face of injustice, as he tries to find his place in the world.
Download or read book The Anglo American Telegraphic Code to Cheapen Telegraphy and to Furnish a Complete Cypher written by and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Anglo American Telegraphic Code to Cheapen Telegraphy and to Furnish a Complete Cypher written by American Code and Cypher Company and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
