Download or read book Press d To Kill written by Linda Rae Blair and published by LINDA RAE BLAIR. This book was released on 2012-06-15 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With just weeks before the birth of their adoptive baby, everything goes wrong. In the midst of their celebration of new life comes a terrible death, and that's just the beginning. Preston takes a life--now we have to figure out why. He could lose everything on this one!
Download or read book Killing Without A Trace written by Linda Rae Blair and published by LINDA RAE BLAIR. This book was released on 2013 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A serial killer hits Virginia Beach on day 1 of spring break. Press's first thought is that an old nemesis from many years ago has come back to haunt him.The victims are, as before, the daughters of well-known families--except one. Press is thrown by the anomaly. Why the daughter of an unemployed man of modest means?His only goal is to stop the killing before break ends and he loses more girls and perhaps the killer. He calls in the Virginia team and together they try to put the puzzle together.
Download or read book Dying to Kill written by Mia Bloom and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What motivates suicide bombers in Iraq and around the world? Can winning the hearts and minds of local populations stop them? Will the phenomenon spread to the United States? These vital questions are at the heart of this important book. Mia Bloom examines the use, strategies, successes, and failures of suicide bombing in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe and assesses the effectiveness of government responses. She argues that in many instances the efforts of Israel, Russia, and the United States in Iraq have failed to deter terrorism and suicide bombings. Bloom also considers how terrorist groups learn from one another, how they respond to counterterror tactics, the financing of terrorism, and the role of suicide attacks against the backdrop of larger ethnic and political conflicts. Dying to Kill begins with a review of the long history of terrorism, from ancient times to modernity, from the Japanese Kamikazes during World War II, to the Palestinian, Tamil, Iraqi, and Chechen terrorists of today. Bloom explores how suicide terror is used to achieve the goals of terrorist groups: to instill public fear, attract international news coverage, gain support for their cause, and create solidarity or competition between disparate terrorist organizations. She contends that it is often social and political motivations rather than inherently religious ones that inspire suicide bombers. In her chapter focusing on the increasing number of women suicide bombers and terrorists, Bloom examines Sri Lanka, where 33 percent of bombers have been women; Turkey, where the PKK used women feigning pregnancy as bombers; and the role of the Black Widows in the Chechen struggle against Moscow. The motives of individuals, whether religious or nationalist, are important but the larger question is, what external factors make it possible for suicide terrorism to flourish? Bloom describes these conditions and develops a theory of why terrorist tactics work in some instances and fail in others.
Download or read book Killing written by Jeff Sparrow and published by Melbourne Univ. Publishing. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How hard is it to kill, as a hunter on a Kangaroo cull, as a worker in an abattoir, as an executioner in a prison, as a soldier at war? Ninety years after World War I, police in a Victorian country town uncover the mummified head of a Turkish soldier, a bullet-ridden souvenir brought home from Gallipoli by a returning ANZAC. The macabre discovery sets Jeff Sparrow on a quest to understand the nature of deadly violence. How do ordinary people—whether in today's wars or in 1915—learn to take a human life? How do they live with the aftermath? These questions lead Sparrow through history and across Australia and the USA, talking to veterans and slaughtermen, executioners and writers about one of the last remaining taboos. Compassionate, engaged and political, Killing takes us up close to the ways society kills today, meditating on what violence means, not just for perpetrators, but for all of us.
Download or read book Kill Without Joy written by John Minnery and published by . This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now under one cover, here are all six volumes of the notorious How To Kill series, the complete history of murder, assassination and death by design. The Hatchet Job, Smothering, Drilled to Death and other chapters provide gruesome testimony to why these books have been banned in certain countries! For information purposes only!
Download or read book When Police Kill written by Franklin E. Zimring and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-20 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A remarkable book.”—Malcolm Gladwell, San Francisco Chronicle Deaths of civilians at the hands of on-duty police are in the national spotlight as never before. How many killings by police occur annually? What circumstances provoke police to shoot to kill? Who dies? The lack of answers to these basic questions points to a crisis in American government that urgently requires the attention of policy experts. When Police Kill is a groundbreaking analysis of the use of lethal force by police in the United States and how its death toll can be reduced. Franklin Zimring compiles data from federal records, crowdsourced research, and investigative journalism to provide a comprehensive, fact-based picture of how, when, where, and why police resort to deadly force. Of the 1,100 killings by police in the United States in 2015, he shows, 85 percent were fatal shootings and 95 percent of victims were male. The death rates for African Americans and Native Americans are twice their share of the population. Civilian deaths from shootings and other police actions are vastly higher in the United States than in other developed nations, but American police also confront an unusually high risk of fatal assault. Zimring offers policy prescriptions for how federal, state, and local governments can reduce killings by police without risking the lives of officers. Criminal prosecution of police officers involved in killings is rare and only necessary in extreme cases. But clear administrative rules could save hundreds of lives without endangering police officers. “Roughly 1,000 Americans die each year at the hands of the police...The civilian body count does not seem to be declining, even though violent crime generally and the on-duty deaths of police officers are down sharply...Zimring’s most explosive assertion—which leaps out...—is that police leaders don’t care...To paraphrase the French philosopher Joseph de Maistre, every country gets the police it deserves.” —Bill Keller, New York Times “If you think for one second that the issue of cop killings doesn’t go to the heart of the debate about gun violence, think again. Because what Zimring shows is that not only are most fatalities which occur at the hands of police the result of cops using guns, but the number of such deaths each year is undercounted by more than half!...[A] valuable and important book...It needs to be read.” —Mike Weisser, Huffington Post
Download or read book The Dramatic Works written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1831 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book I Kill the Mockingbird written by Paul Acampora and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-05-20 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best friends Lucy, Elena, and Michael are excited to see "To Kill A Mockingbird" on their summer reading list. But not everyone in their class shares the same enthusiasm. So they hatch a plot to get the entire town talking about Harper Lee's classic novel.
Download or read book The Plays written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 790 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Kill the Documentary written by Jill Godmilow and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2022-03-22 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can the documentary be useful? Can a film change how its viewers think about the world and their potential role in it? In Kill the Documentary, the award-winning director Jill Godmilow issues an urgent call for a new kind of nonfiction filmmaking. She critiques documentary films from Nanook of the North to the recent Ken Burns/Lynn Novick series The Vietnam War. Tethered to what Godmilow calls the “pedigree of the real” and the “pornography of the real,” they fail to activate their viewers’ engagement with historical or present-day problems. Whether depicting the hardships of poverty or the horrors of war, conventional documentaries produce an “us-watching-them” mode that ultimately reinforces self-satisfaction and self-absorption. In place of the conventional documentary, Godmilow advocates for a “postrealist” cinema. Instead of offering the faux empathy and sentimental spectacle of mainstream documentaries, postrealist nonfiction films are acts of resistance. They are experimental, interventionist, performative, and transformative. Godmilow demonstrates how a film can produce meaningful, useful experience by forcefully challenging ways of knowing and how viewers come to understand the world. She considers her own career as a filmmaker as well as the formal and political strategies of artists such as Luis Buñuel, Georges Franju, Harun Farocki, Trinh T. Minh-ha, Rithy Panh, and other directors. Both manifesto and guidebook, Kill the Documentary proposes provocative new ways of making and watching films.
Download or read book How to Kill Your Family written by Bella Mackie and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2022-08-02 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bella Mackie’s How to Kill Your Family is a darkly humorous debut novel that follows a cunning antihero as she gets her revenge. When I think about what I actually did, I feel somewhat sad that nobody will ever know about the complex operation that I undertook. Getting away with it is highly preferable, of course, but perhaps when I’m long gone, someone will open an old safe and find this confession. The public would reel. After all, almost nobody else in the world can possibly understand how someone, by the tender age of twenty-eight, can have calmly killed six members of her family. And then happily got on with the rest of her life, never to regret a thing. When Grace Bernard discovers her absentee millionaire father has rejected her dying mother’s pleas for help, she vows revenge and coldly sets out to get her retribution—by killing them all, one by one. Compulsively readable, Bella Mackie’s debut novel is driven by a captivating first-person narrator who talks of self-care and social media while calmly walking the reader through her increasingly baroque acts of murder. But then, Grace is imprisoned for a murder she didn’t commit. Outrageously funny, compulsive, and subversive, How to Kill Your Family is a wickedly dark romp about class, family, love . . . and murder. “Funny, sharp, dark, and twisted.” —Jojo Moyes
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Download or read book The Real Pirates of the Caribbean Complete Edition Volume 1 2 written by Captain Charles Johnson and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-12-12 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This world famous book tells biographies of the greatest pirates who ruled the seas in 18th century. The author, Captain Charles Johnson, was crucially influential in shaping popular conceptions of pirates and more importantly he inspired the classics such as Treasure Island, Peter Pan, On Stranger Tides...; and more recently the movie saga Pirates of the Caribbean and the series Black Sails. This history introduced many features which later became common in pirate literature, such as pirates with missing legs or eyes, the notion of pirates burying treasure, and the name of the pirate flag the Jolly Roger. The book covers the lives and incredible exploits of the following pirates and their crew: Captain Avery Captain Martel Captain Teach, alias Blackbeard Major Stede Bonnet Edward England Charles Vane Captain John Rackam Captain John Phillips The Life of Mary Read & Anne Bonny Captain Howel Davis Captain Bartho Roberts Captain Anstis Worley George Lowther Edward Low John Evans Captain Spriggs An Account of the Pyracies and Murders committed by Philip Roche, &c. The Trial of the Pirates at Providence An Abstract of the Civil Law and Statute Law now in Force, in Relation to Pyracy Captain Misson John Bowen William Kid Captain Tew Halsey Thomas White Captain Condent A Description of Magadoxa Captain Bellamy Captain William Fly Of Capt. Thomas Howard Of Captain Lewis Of Captain Cornelius Of Capt. David Williams Of Capt. Samuel Burgess Of Capt. Nathaniel North Of Captain Teach Of Major Bonnet Of Captain Worley Of Captain Martel Of Captain Vane Of Captain Bowen Captain Charles Johnson is the British author whose real identity remains a mystery but the manner in which he demonstrates a knowledge of the sailor's speech and life, suggests that he could have been an actual sea captain or a professional writer using a pseudonym who was well versed in the sea.
Download or read book The Works of Shakespeare written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 1026 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The History of the Pirates of the Caribbean written by Daniel Defoe and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-22 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'The History of the Pirates of the Caribbean,' readers are presented with an invigorating anthology that traverses through the tempestuous waters of pirate lore and real accounts, masterfully compiled to present a nuanced exploration of maritime piracy. With a collection that spans historical analyses, biographical sketches, and thrilling narratives, this anthology enriches the literary canon of pirate literature by intertwining fact with fiction, and history with legend. The diversity within invites a thorough examination of the multifaceted nature of piracy, challenging preconceived notions and highlighting the complex socio-political contexts that birthed these maritime adventurers. The inclusion of landmark texts offers a comprehensive overview of the literary and historical landscape of Caribbean piracy. The contributing authors, Daniel Defoe, Charles Ellms, and Captain Charles Johnson, each bring a distinct voice and perspective to the anthology, rooted in their unique backgrounds. Defoe's keen eye for detail and narrative flair, Ellms compilation of engaging pirate tales, and Johnsons purported firsthand accounts provide a multifaceted view of pirate life. Together, these authors bridge the gap between historical record and literary fiction, contributing to a richer understanding of the golden age of piracy and its lasting legacy in popular culture. Moreover, their works reflect significant influences from and contributions to the broader context of 18th and 19th-century literature, illustrating the enduring fascination with outlaw figures challenging the high seas. 'The History of the Pirates of the Caribbean' is an essential read for those intrigued by the allure of piracy and its impact on both history and imagination. This anthology serves not only as a historical compendium but also as a beacon for literary exploration, inviting readers to delve into the depths of notorious pirate legends and the real-life figures behind them. By offering a kaleidoscope of perspectives, this collection fosters a deeper understanding and appreciation for a period rich with adventure, peril, and the quest for freedom. It is recommended for scholars, history enthusiasts, and anyone captivated by the tumultuous yet fascinating saga of the Caribbean pirates.
Download or read book The True Life Stories of the Most Notorious Pirates Vol 1 2 written by Captain Charles Johnson and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-25 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captain Charles Johnson's 'The True Life Stories of the Most Notorious Pirates (Vol. 1&2)' is a vivid and detailed account of the lives of infamous pirates during the Golden Age of Piracy. Written in a captivating and thrilling narrative style, Johnson brings to life the daring adventures, betrayals, and treacheries of these ruthless buccaneers. Drawing from historical records and first-hand accounts, Johnson provides readers with an authentic glimpse into the high seas escapades of pirates such as Blackbeard, Anne Bonny, and Black Bart. The book is a valuable resource for scholars and history enthusiasts interested in the pirate lore of the 18th century. The elaborate descriptions of pirate ships, rituals, and battles immerse the reader in the brutal world of piracy, shedding light on the motivations and complexities of these outlaws. Captain Charles Johnson, believed to be a pseudonym for an unknown author, is said to have been a mariner or sailor with firsthand knowledge of the pirate lifestyle. His mysterious background adds an air of authenticity to his accounts, making 'The True Life Stories of the Most Notorious Pirates' a compelling read for those fascinated by maritime history and adventure tales. Johnson's meticulous research and compelling storytelling make this book a must-read for anyone intrigued by the enigmatic world of pirates and privateers. I highly recommend 'The True Life Stories of the Most Notorious Pirates' to readers seeking an exhilarating and informative journey into the hidden world of piracy and the captivating characters who filled the seas with danger and intrigue.
