Download or read book Jack At Death s Door written by DH Smith and published by Earlham Books. This book was released on 2022-03-02 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack, a builder, has a job in the local cemetery making a memorial bower. His work is obstructed by the manager, whose brother runs the crematorium. The two brothers are at loggerheads, goaded by Jack’s employer and the woman who runs the flower stall, all part of the same family who are major shareholders in the cemetery. It’s a bad blood ménage, overseeing the business of the dead, complicated by murder with Jack as suspect and sleuth.

Download or read book A Rage of Deaths written by Robert Coburn and published by AbsolutelyAmazingebooks.com. This book was released on 2022-03-23 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Absolutely one of the best mystery writers that Absolutely Amazing eBooks has discovered ... Bob Coburn is an entertaining storyteller who creates characters you care about." —Hollis George, editorial director, Absolutely Amazing eBooks Dysfunction, estrangement, greed, deception and revenge combine in a prelude to murder. Jack Hunter, always near by to trouble, unwittingly becomes involved in the sinister plan. KWPD Detectives Earl Gleason and Rachel Powers have their hands full with a double-murder investigation that eventually leads Powers to New Orleans and St. Julian Parish, while Gleason takes a stumble that threatens his career.

Download or read book But Then There Was Light written by Sean Graham and published by Sean Graham. This book was released on 2024-05-11 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a gripping tale of redemption and courage, follow the turbulent journey of Jack Manson as he embarks on a soul-searching trip to an Israeli kibbutz with his friend Lisa. Struggling to break free from the shadows of his past failures, Jack finds himself facing inner demons amidst the serene backdrop of the kibbutz. Just when all seems lost, a spark ignites as he forms a deep connection with Ellie, a captivating Israeli soldier. Their bond blooms amidst the hope of a shared future within the kibbutz walls. However, fate takes a sinister turn when a ruthless terrorist group launches a brutal attack on the camp, sending Jack into a heart-pounding struggle for survival. Armed with nothing but his wits and determination, Jack must navigate through chaos and danger to reunite with Ellie and thwart the enemy’s deadly plans. In a race against time and overwhelming odds, Jack's resolve is tested as he fights not only for his own life but for the chance to see Ellie once more. Inspired by real-life events, delve into a tale of love, resilience, and the relentless pursuit of hope in the face of adversity

Download or read book Death of the Moguls written by Wheeler Winston Dixon and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2012-08-28 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death of the Moguls is a detailed assessment of the last days of the “rulers of film.” Wheeler Winston Dixon examines the careers of such moguls as Harry Cohn at Columbia, Louis B. Mayer at MGM, Jack L. Warner at Warner Brothers, Adolph Zukor at Paramount, and Herbert J. Yates at Republic in the dying days of their once-mighty empires. He asserts that the sheer force of personality and business acumen displayed by these moguls made the studios successful; their deaths or departures hastened the studios’ collapse. Almost none had a plan for leadership succession; they simply couldn't imagine a world in which they didn’t reign supreme. Covering 20th Century-Fox, Selznick International Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Paramount Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures, Warner Brothers, Universal Pictures, Republic Pictures, Monogram Pictures and Columbia Pictures, Dixon briefly introduces the studios and their respective bosses in the late 1940s, just before the collapse, then chronicles the last productions from the studios and their eventual demise in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He details such game-changing factors as the de Havilland decision, which made actors free agents; the Consent Decree, which forced the studios to get rid of their theaters; how the moguls dealt with their collapsing empires in the television era; and the end of the conventional studio assembly line, where producers had rosters of directors, writers, and actors under their command. Complemented by rare, behind-the-scenes stills, Death of the Moguls is a compelling narrative of the end of the studio system at each of the Hollywood majors as television, the de Havilland decision, and the Consent Decree forced studios to slash payrolls, make the shift to color, 3D, and CinemaScope in desperate last-ditch efforts to save their kingdoms. The aftermath for some was the final switch to television production and, in some cases, the distribution of independent film.

Download or read book Don t Overlook the Obvious written by Robert J. Joling, J.D. & Michael S. Jo and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-04-26 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Author: Robert J. Joling, J.D. A World War II veteran of the 20th Air Force, 314th Heavy Bombardment Wing, 19th Bomb Group, 28th Squadron, B-29 group stationed on Guam, Bob was a recipient of the Presidential Unit Citation. Born Lynden, Washington; raised Austinville, Iowa and Kenosha, Wisconsin; Bob attended Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan and Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Licensed to practice law before Wisconsin Supreme Court, Eastern and Western Federal District Courts 1951, & Arizona Federal District Court 1972; 7th Federal Circuit Court of Appeals and United States Supreme Court 1956. In 1971, he joined the original faculty of the University of Arizona medical school in Tucson, Arizona as Associate Professor of Medical Jurisprudence. Bob returned to trial practice in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 1976. After 20 years he left active trial practice being appointed as a Municipal Court Judge, a position he filled for the next 5 years. For more than 50 years, Bob has been active in forensic sciences; is a Fellow (1961), Past President of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (1975-76); Founder and Chairperson of the Forensic Sciences Foundation; former Member of the British Academy of Forensic Sciences and an Associate in Law of the American College of Legal Medicine. Published in the Journal of Forensic Sciences, The Saturday Evening Post, Argosy Magazine, Bob has appeared in numerous radio and television shows and lectured to educational & professional associations throughout the USA and Europe. The Author: Michael S. Joling, B.A. Michael is referred to as a “renaissance man.” He has more than 15 years of formal Christian education and holds a degree in English from Wisconsin Lutheran College of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He also attended Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minnesota. Michael has worked in a variety of settings including that of a sheet metal mechanic, ironworker, fast food cook, high school and grade school teacher, facility manager, business manager, and paralegal. Michael has studied Christian doctrine and literary theory, authored literary critiques and has studied the effective methodologies for teaching critical thinking. Recently, Michael was certified as paralegal after successfully completing the requirements at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin. At the present time, Michael is continuing to work on a Christian philosophy manuscript tentatively titled Readers in the Dark. Michael’s credo is: “Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men. Do not pray for tasks equal to your power. Pray for power equal to your tasks. Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle, but you shall be the miracle.”

Download or read book Jack 1939 written by Francine Mathews and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-07-05 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charming. Reckless. Brilliant. Deadly. A young Jack Kennedy travels to Europe on a secret mission for Franklin Roosevelt as the world braces for war. It’s the spring of 1939, and the prospect of war in Europe looms large. The United States has no intelligence service. In Washington, D.C., President Franklin Roosevelt may run for an unprecedented third term and needs someone he can trust to find out what the Nazis are up to. His choice: John F. Kennedy. It’s a surprising selection. At twenty-two, Jack Kennedy is the attractive but unpromising second son of Joseph P. Kennedy, Roosevelt’s ambassador to Britain (and occasional political adversary). But when Jack decides to travel through Europe to gather research for his Harvard senior thesis, Roosevelt takes the opportunity to use him as his personal spy. The president’s goal: to stop the flow of German money that has been flooding the United States to buy the 1940 election—an election that Adolf Hitler intends Roosevelt lose. In a deft mosaic of fact and fiction, Francine Mathews has written a gripping espionage tale that explores what might have happened when a young Jack Kennedy is let loose in Europe as the world careens toward war. A potent combination of history and storytelling, Jack 1939 is a sexy, entertaining read.

Download or read book The Griffith Project Volume 1 written by Paolo Cherchi Usai and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No other silent film director has been so extensively studied as D. W. Griffith. However, only a small group of his more than 500 films has been the subject of a systematic analysis and the vast majority of his other works still awaits proper examination. For the first time in film studies, the complete creative output of Griffith - from 'Professional Jealousy' (1907) to 'The Struggle' (1931) - will be explored in this multi-volume collection of contributions from an international team of leading scholars in the field.

Download or read book Littell s Living Age written by Eliakim Littell and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book At Death s Door written by Sebastian Sepulveda and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-03-17 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At Death’s Door: End of Life Stories from the Bedside tells the powerful story of Sebastian Sepulveda’s experiences in working with patients at the end of their lives. In some cases, death came quickly, after the patient was first diagnosed with a terminal condition and entered the hospital. In other cases, patients had a long, progressive illness that got increasingly worse over the months or years until they were in their final days. In some cases, patients were able to fight off death for many years. Hard decisions are often made—whether to resuscitate or not, whether to choose hospice or not, who makes the decisions when a patient cannot, and whose decision to follow when several family members are involved in decision making. Written from the perspective of a medical doctor from years of experience, this personal approach to the end of life explores the many options available to patients and their families and reveals how real people have come to those decisions, and how they play out. With insight and sensitivity, Sepulveda offers families an important window into how life can end with compassion, care, control, and dignity. At Death’s Door features over fifty stories drawn from Sepulveda’s experience as a doctor dealing with these patients and families. As states debate the legality of assisted suicide and other end of life rights, real people make real decisions every day regarding end of life. Their stories come to life in these pages, and readers with similar concerns will find relief, comfort, and company as they face these decisions themselves.

Download or read book Dear Jack written by Barbara Bates and published by Klipspringer Press. This book was released on 2017-10 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Dear Jack," Barbara writes to her son. Through these letters and raw prose sections relating to them, she recounts the past and explores questions of motherhood, responsibility, guilt, and spirituality. In Dear Jack: A Love Letter to My Son, Barbara Bates Conroy shares her highly personal and tragic experiences with drug addiction, family discord, loss, and grief. When her son, Jack, passed away from a heroin overdose in 2015 after struggling with substance abuse for years, Barbara continued to write letters to him. She always had, ever since he was a baby, through his difficult teenage years. It seemed the only thing to do: to keep writing to him, to keep trying to reach him. When her son died, the unimaginable for a parent, Barbara invested herself in grief workshops and alternative healing modalities, and found herself on a new spiritual path, one that proved crucial to moving her life forward, and to coping with her past. With the aid of psychics, mediums, intuitives, and her cultivated powers of introspection and recognition, Barbara comes to terms with her own pain and power, as well as Jack's. Her unconventional memoir is an intimate, moving and unforgettable story. *All proceeds from Dear Jack go to The Jackson Scott Conroy Foundation, which was established following the tragic death of Jackson from an overdose at the age of twenty one. The Foundation is dedicated to support teens and young adults suffering from opioid and heroin addiction. Costly treatment centers are often out of reach, and we will award scholarships and partial scholarships to fund treatment through an application process.

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Download or read book A Death in Carolina written by Scott Skipper and published by Scott Skipper. This book was released on 2011-07-20 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Grief After Suicide written by John R. Jordan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-01-19 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A suicide leaves behind more victims than just the individual. And yet there are very few professional resources that provide the necessary background, research, and tools to effectively work with the survivors. This edited volume addresses the need for an up-to-date, professionally oriented summary of the clinical and research literature on the impact of suicide bereavement on survivors.

Download or read book Hollywood Death and Scandal Sites written by E.J. Fleming and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-09-18 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than a century, people have been drawn to sites of tragedy involving the rich, beautiful and notorious of Hollywood. Tourists at the center of the movie universe flock to Rudolph Valentino's grave, the house where Marilyn Monroe died, the "O.J. murders" condo, the hotel where John Belushi overdosed, a myriad of haunted mansions. In its extensively researched and enlarged second edition, this book tells the stories of these locations and makes finding them simple. Seventeen driving tours include more than 650 sites. Each tour covers a specific area, from Hollywood and the Sunset Strip to Brentwood and Malibu, covering the entire Los Angeles basin. Concise, easy-to-follow directions are given to each location with 145 photos and the fascinating story behind each stop.

Download or read book Shattering Silos written by Lambert Zuidervaart and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2022-08-15 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Questions first raised by Hannah Arendt in the 1960s take on new urgency in the post-truth era, as political leaders blithely reject facts in the public domain: Is truth politically impotent? Are politics inherently false? Is the search for truth still relevant? Shattering Silos, a companion volume to Religion, Truth, and Social Transformation and Art, Education, and Cultural Renewal, provides a path-breaking response. As in his two previous books, Lambert Zuidervaart challenges the boundaries philosophers set up between epistemology, ethics, and political philosophy. Knowledge, he argues, takes different forms in various social domains, and all are subject to political struggle. A critique of contemporary society must draw on many social domains of knowledge, including the arts and religion, and should recast politics as a striving for truth in the broadest sense. Proposing a new conception of truth – one that emphasizes the unity of knowledge and truth, as well as their diversity among different social domains – Zuidervaart asks what such holism and pluralism suggest about how we understand politics and society. This book proposes a new understanding of large-scale social change, challenging how most people think about knowledge and truth. Interweaving epistemology, social criticism, and political thought, Shattering Silos aims to help redirect an allegedly post-truth society.

Download or read book The Cheerleaders written by Kara Thomas and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2018-07-31 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sharp, brilliantly plotted, and totally engrossing."--KAREN M. MCMANUS, New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying "A crafty, dark, and disturbing story."--KATHLEEN GLASGOW, New York Times bestselling author of Girl In Pieces "A little bit Riverdale and a little bit Veronica Mars."--RILEY SAGER, bestselling author of Final Girls A Goodreads Best Young Adult Book of the Year Nominee From the author of The Darkest Corners and Little Monsters comes an all-new edge-of-your-seat thriller set in upstate New York about an eerie sequence of seemingly unrelated events that leaves five cheerleaders dead. There are no more cheerleaders in the town of Sunnybrook. First there was the car accident--two girls dead after hitting a tree on a rainy night. Not long after, the murders happened. Those two girls were killed by the man next door. The police shot him, so no one will ever know his reasons. Monica's sister was the last cheerleader to die. After her suicide, Sunnybrook High disbanded the cheer squad. No one wanted to be reminded of the girls they'd lost. That was five years ago. Now the faculty and students at Sunnybrook High want to remember the lost cheerleaders. But for Monica, it's not that easy. She just wants to forget. Only, Monica's world is starting to unravel. There are the letters in her stepdad's desk, an unearthed, years-old cell phone, a strange new friend at school. . . . Whatever happened five years ago isn't over. Some people in town know more than they're saying. And somehow, Monica is at the center of it all. There are no more cheerleaders in Sunnybrook, but that doesn't mean anyone else is safe. More Praise for Kara Thomas: "Gripping from start to finish . . . with twists that left me shocked."--VICTORIA AVEYARD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Red Queen "You'll be up all night tearing through the pages."--BUSTLE "This deliciously deceptive thriller...is a must-have."--SLJ