Download or read book We Need to Talk About Kevin written by Lionel Shriver and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiration for the film starring Tilda Swinton and John C. Reilly, this resonant story of a mother’s unsettling quest to understand her teenage son’s deadly violence, her own ambivalence toward motherhood, and the explosive link between them remains terrifyingly prescient. Eva never really wanted to be a mother. And certainly not the mother of a boy who murdered seven of his fellow high school students, a cafeteria worker, and a much–adored teacher in a school shooting two days before his sixteenth birthday. Neither nature nor nurture exclusively shapes a child's character. But Eva was always uneasy with the sacrifices and social demotion of motherhood. Did her internalized dislike for her own son shape him into the killer he’s become? How much is her fault? Now, two years later, it is time for her to come to terms with Kevin’s horrific rampage, all in a series of startlingly direct correspondences with her estranged husband, Franklin. A piercing, unforgettable, and penetrating exploration of violence and responsibility, a book that the Boston Globe describes as “impossible to put down,” is a stunning examination of how tragedy affects a town, a marriage, and a family.

Download or read book Old City Hall written by Robert Rotenberg and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-03-06 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebrity confesses to murder, then refuses to say anything more, leading to a strange trial when contradictory evidence appears.

Download or read book Forty Minutes to Glory written by Doug Brunk and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2018-03-09 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Winning a national title... winning it at Kentucky? There's nothing like it. You're always going to be remembered."—Truman Claytor, member of UK's 1977–1978 NCAA National Championship team Joe B. Hall, Jack "Goose" Givens, Rick Robey, and Kyle Macy—these names occupy a place of honor in Rupp Arena, home of the "greatest tradition in the history of college basketball." The team and coaches who led the University of Kentucky Wildcats to their 94–88 victory over the Duke Blue Devils in the 1978 national championship game are legendary. Yet the full, behind-the-scenes story of this team's incredible redemptive season has remained untold until now. In Forty Minutes to Glory, Doug Brunk presents an inside account of this celebrated squad and their championship season from summer pick-up games to the net-cutting ceremony in St. Louis. Brunk interviewed every surviving player, coach, and student manager from the 1977–1978 team and he shares unbelievable tales, such as how James Lee's father talked him out of quitting. Brunk also reveals heart-wrenching moments, recounting the time when Jay Shidler traveled 150 miles to visit his seriously ill mother on the eve of the national semifinals game against Arkansas and how Scott Courts coped with his father's death just days before the championship game against Duke. Published to coincide with the fortieth anniversary of the national championship victory, Forty Minutes to Glory invites the Big Blue Nation to relive a special season. Featuring chapters by Jack Givens and Coach Hall, this engaging book is a fitting tribute to one of the most talented and determined teams ever to compete on the hardwood.

Download or read book The Number 121 to Pennsylvania Others written by Kealan Patrick Burke and published by Kealan Patrick Burke. This book was released on 2011-08-15 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Available for the first time in digital format, the acclaimed collection THE NUMBER 121 TO PENNSYLVANIA & OTHERS by the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of THE TURTLE BOY. The lonesome sound of a long forgotten train draws an old man to memories of a horrific past... A journalist makes the mistake of visiting a website where real-life executions are the order of the day... At the foot of an old tree, an insidious evil awaits two boys digging for treasure... A browbeaten salesman finds hope and a possible escape from the banality of his world when he returns home to find a fairytale beanstalk sprouting from his garden... A man resists the social pressure to quit smoking and puts himself at an unimaginable risk...A comedian finds himself faced with a most peculiar and deadly audience...The pariah of a village accepts an offer of peace at his mother's funeral, but the olive branch may have hidden thorns...A bunch of barflies doomed to murder sinners get together for one last drink in a dying town... These are just some of the passengers, headed for a ride through the dark uncharted regions of the heart and mind...on The Number 121 to Pennsylvania. "In 14 dark fantasies collected here, Burke creates characters whose angst opens them up to uncanny incidents and ghostly encounters that seem an extension of their own spiritual malaise... Burke shows skill at imagining expressive supernatural experiences appropriate for his well-developed characters and their agitated emotions." - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "Don't read it late at night." - BOOKLIST "Each tale grabs you within the first few sentences and never lets go, resulting in a collection guaranteed to take you on one of the scariest rides of your life." - RUE MORGUE

Download or read book The Making of a Serial Killer written by Danny Rolling and published by Feral House. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The man convicted of the vicious murders of five college students in Gainesville, Florida, discusses his motivations and actions in commiting the crimes, reflects on what made him into a killer, and his struggle to come to terms with what he did. Original. IP.

Download or read book Things You Would Know If You Grew Up Around Here written by Nancy Wayson Dinan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2020-05-19 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set during the devastating Memorial Day floods in Texas, a surreal, empathetic novel for readers of Station Eleven and The Age of Miracles. 2015. 18-year-old Boyd Montgomery returns from her grandfather's wedding to find her friend Isaac missing. Drought-ravaged central Texas has been newly inundated with rain, and flash floods across the state have begun to sweep away people, cars, and entire houses as every river breaks its banks. In the midst of the rising waters, Boyd sets out across the ravaged back country. She is determined to rescue her missing friend, and she's not alone in her quest: her neighbor, Carla, spots Boyd's boot prints leading away from the safety of home and follows in her path. Hours later, her mother returns to find Boyd missing, and she, too, joins the search. Boyd, Carla, and Lucy Maud know the land well. They've lived in central Texas for their entire lives. But they have no way of knowing the fissure the storm has opened along the back roads, no way of knowing what has been erased-and what has resurfaced. As they each travel through the newly unfamiliar landscape, they discover the ghosts of Texas past and present. Haunting and timely, Things You Would Know if You Grew Up Around Here considers questions of history and empathy and brings a pre-apocalyptic landscape both foreign and familiar to shockingly vivid life.

Download or read book Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 1316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

Download or read book Sweet Ruin written by Cathi Hanauer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-06-05 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a decade as a high-profile magazine editor, 35 year old Elayna now works from home, having traded her glamorous life for raising her daughter Hazel and caring for her lawyer husband, Paul. Two years ago Elayna and Paul lost a child and only now is Elayna's passion for life and sex returning. But with Paul spending long hours at the office, Elayna discovers longings for a young neighbour that could destroy everything she cherishes - even as a threat to Hazel emerges. Hanauer is editor of bestselling essay collection The Bitch In The House, published by Penguin UK.

Download or read book Naming the Shadows written by Sharon Berg and published by The Porcupine's Quill. This book was released on 2019 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories in Naming the Shadows are touched with humour and outrage, mystery and shadow. Curious preteens receive an unexpected education at a mall-side carnival show. A lonely dairy farmer develops a special bond with his neighbours’ children, then suffers unexpected consequences. An ageing author manages to get one up on her adversarial interviewer, while another woman’s unsettling way of remembering past lovers confirms her emotional freedom. In these stories of loss and learning, conflict and memory run through generations, innocence gives way to experience, and all must learn to redefine themselves and the way they see the world.

Download or read book The Three Pronged Dagger written by Kerry Greenwood and published by Lothian Children's Books. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything pointed to Ben ? the three-pronged knife, the scratches on his face. And why was he out and about that dark night? Penelope Thanatopoulos doesn't like Benjamin Thorpe but she is shocked when he is suspected of attacking Kevin Friend at the zoo where they are on work experience. Who stabbed Kevin and threw him into the seal pool? Penelope makes it her business to find out. KERRY GREENWOOD has written a chilling mystery for younger readers in The Three-Pronged Dagger.

Download or read book Raiventon written by Sarah Westill and published by ISL Media. This book was released on 2021-09-16 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Their marriage might be the key to their freedom… Raina Merrick wants only one thing in life—to be free of her father’s ruling hand. Then the husband she barely knows walks back into her life and what she once considered important suddenly falls apart. He’s little more than a stranger, but ignites an undeniable passion in her. Focused on making their relationship work, she plans for their freedom… but her actions may ruin the very future she’s trying to build. Kevin Merrick serves Sziveria as the Master Guardian Raiventon. His rare Interceptor Gen-Heir talent makes him indispensable to the First Intelligence Office. One of a few capable of keeping Raina safe from an unknown threat, Kevin signed a contract with her for life—in marriage. The unimaginable desire she awakens within him becomes a temptation he can’t allow. Raina would never understand the true cost of forever at his side… Kevin’s genetic inheritance of lightning-fast speed and reflexes are tested as the threats converge on them both. Mounting danger and scorching passions may jeopardize everything…

Download or read book The Network written by Lincoln Schatz and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2013-02-05 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the nation grapples with some of the greatest developments and challenges to date, The Network presents a dynamic portrait of the people who help shape America's current technology, policy, and education. Drawing inspiration from Richard Avedon's 1976 photographic portfolio, The Family, The Network consists of generative video portraits of 100 entrepreneurs, industrialists, politicians, scientists, scholars, inventors, and other influential figures, some of whom may be household names and others who operate behind the scenes, who play pivotal roles shaping the history and daily workings of America. The project builds on aspects of portraitist Lincoln Schatz's earlier project, Esquire's Portrait of the 21st Century (National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution), taking a closer look at how the touchstones of America are created and preserved.

Download or read book End Game written by Matt Johnson and published by Orenda Books. This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the author of a book about secret government operations goes missing – along with his agent, and the manuscript itself – Police Inspector Robert Finlay is thrust into a complex and terrifying investigation. The final instalment in a searingly authentic series. 'A taut, knife-edge thriller you won't put down till the last full stop' M R Hall 'Matt Johnson's real-life experiences shine through in the vivid plotting and authentic action' Rob Sinclair 'Another fast-moving and beautifully detailed page-turner from a master thriller writer' Robert Daws ____________________ Robert Finlay has finally left his SAS past behind him and is settled into his new career as a detective, but when the author of a book about secret operations goes missing, along with his agent and an explosive new manuscript, it's clear that Finlay's troubles are far from over. With his friend and former colleague, Kevin Jones, in trouble, and police complaints branch gunning for them both, Robert teams up with MI5 agent Toni Fellowes to find out who's behind the growing conspiracy. Their quest soon reveals a plot that goes to the very heart of the UK's security services. End Game, the final part in the critically acclaimed Robert Finlay trilogy, sees our hero in an intricate and terrifyingly fast-paced race to uncover the truth and escape those who'd sooner have him dead than be exposed. ____________________ 'A compelling mix of highly credible detail, tactics, procedures, and all striated into the political games that the intelligence services play. Highly Recommended' Shots Mag 'Gripping stuff' New Welsh Review 'Matt Johnson is a brilliant new name in the world of thrillers' Peter James 'This tense, edge-of-the-seat writing will keep fans frantically turning the pages as they race towards the conclusion' Amanda Jennings 'Utterly compelling and dripping with authenticity' J S Law 'Five shining gold stars of brilliant' The Quiet Knitter 'Nothing is clear-cut in a gripping labyrinthine plot, which – despite thrills and spills aplenty – never falls short of believable' David Young

Download or read book Stealing the Cowboy s Heart written by Debbi Rawlins and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the Made in Montana miniseries—where all your cowboy dreams come true! Kylie Richardson has always known she wanted a family. So much so that she waited years for her rodeo-riding boyfriend to make it big and settle down. Then she discovered that he was a lying cheat—so she’s started a new life in a new town. Kylie is shocked when Landon Kincaid, her ex’s best friend, shows up in Blackfoot Falls. There was always an attraction between them, but neither of them ever acted on it. The spark is still there, but can she take a chance on another rising rodeo champ? Kylie doesn’t want to come second to the rodeo again, so it’s up to Landon to prove that she’s first in his heart.

Download or read book Brick written by Kevin Anderson and published by Kevin Anderson. This book was released on 2008-08-08 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work contains the novella Spear and the novelette The Iguana Chronicles. Spear is a prose elegy using elegy scansions, deeply influenced by Joyce's work with Dublin's dialect. My dialect is that of the California desert. It will appeal most to people who were involved in the 1980s/90s fanzine culture. There is a riddle element too. Each paragraph contains a pop cultural riddle solution. These riddles are in the Anglo-Saxon tradition. The Iguana Chronicles is a different beast all together. A jangling sprawling shaggy dog story featuring my folkloric depiction of Iggy Pop and the Stooges.

Download or read book Combat Suit written by Tom Zhang and published by 张圣华. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Audric was a student of the eleventh grade in woodside secondary school , Because he was often bullied by a classmate named Daniel.Audric's father, Michael, gave Audric a self-developed extremely powerful combat suit.From then on,instead of being cowardly,Audric became a great hero of salvation .Because of Audric鈥檚 excellent performance,he was so envied and framed that he was put in prison. With the help of his girlfriend Allison, the truth eventually came out of the world, and Audric was acquitted.

Download or read book Things Money Can t Buy written by André Laurin and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-01-04 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Th ings money can’t buy carries the reader to a kind of life where at first glance everything looks beautiful. A major investment company which the young president (SARTO) is a well-off and where luxure is exposed at its best. He has a wonderful life, a very promising career, gorgeous wife, huge house, expensive car, everything to be happy. Unfortunately, his fate will soon be marked down for ever into a car accident that will drastically change his life and let him paralysed. Beyond the physical pain remains the mental pain. Since he has no choice than change his nice and golden leather seat as a board of direction’s president to become against his will, seated and prisoner of a wheelchair. Life doesn’t glow anymore. On very seldom times will he smile at this awful new life but most of the time not. He will seriously think he doesn’t deserve to live anymore and doesn’t accept being a pain for his lovely wife. Flabbergasted, he will think of suicide as the best solution. Also with the uncontrolling situation he will meet a beggar (TOM) who believe only into his bottle and swears at God and curses at life and who’s best desire would be to die also. Nothing holds him alive. He already tried suicide a couple of times but it seems life allowed him to live. His lasts months have been a real pain, more of a nightmare. But, looking at each other, Tom will change his mind and look further beyond his secretly hidden burden. Together, they will fi nd a way to laugh at life and together they will become close friends and begin making things money can’t buy. How can a happy man thanks a friend for helping him so nicely? How the friendship can be salvaged when one tries to search into the other’s personal life? How to keep a secret one is not supposed to be awared of? What can happen when the wife wants to help? A novel which makes the reader visit his emotions about life concerns. A book that one cannot quit before knowing what’s up next page. A very compelling story.