Download or read book Replaceable You written by David Serlin and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2004-06-15 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After World War II, the United States underwent a massive cultural transformation that was vividly realized in the development and widespread use of new medical technologies. Plastic surgery, wonder drugs, artificial organs, and prosthetics inspired Americans to believe in a new age of modern medical miracles. The nationalistic pride that flourished in postwar society, meanwhile, encouraged many Americans to put tremendous faith in the power of medicine to rehabilitate and otherwise transform the lives and bodies of the disabled and those considered abnormal. Replaceable You revisits this heady era in American history to consider how these medical technologies and procedures were used to advance the politics of conformity during the 1950s.
Download or read book A Dubious Witch Cozy Mystery Bundle Books 1 2 and 3 written by Fiona Grace and published by Fiona Grace. This book was released on 2021-05-24 with total page 750 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bundle of books #1 (SKEPTIC IN SALEM: AN EPISODE OF MURDER), #2 (SKEPTIC IN SALEM: AN EPISODE OF CRIME), and # 3 (SKEPTIC IN SALEM: AN EPISODE OF DEATH) in Fiona Grace’s Dubious Witch cozy mystery series. This bundle offers books one, two, and three in one convenient file, with over 150,000 words of reading. In SKEPTIC IN SALEM: AN EPISODE OF MURDER (Book #1), when Mia Bold, 30, learns that the pharmaceutical company she works for only cares about money, she quits on the spot, walking away from a high-powered career. Worse, her long-time boyfriend, instead of proposing as she expected, decides to break up with her. Mia’s true passion lies in her own podcast, devoted to debunking the occult and shining light on the truth. The daughter of a con-man father, Mia feels a moral responsibility to the truth, and to spare others from being conned. When Mia, at a crossroads, receives an invitation from a famous supernatural podcast inviting her to move to Salem and join their podcast as the skeptic-in-residence, Mia sees a chance to start her life over again and to pursue her life’s mission. But things in Salem do not go as planned. When an unexpected death happens—in the midst of Mia trying to debunk a haunted inn—she realizes she may be in over her head. With her own future now at stake, can she really prove that witches and ghosts do not exist? In SKEPTIC IN SALEM: AN EPISODE OF CRIME (Book #2), with the podcast taking off, and with a romance brewing, Mia and the crew film the first episode of their new TV show, in the haunted house of one of the original Salem witches. Mia’s working hard to debunk the unexplained happenings—when suddenly, someone dies unexpectedly. Even worse—the suspicion falls on her. With her future at stake and her career and reputation on the line, Mia has no choice but to solve the inexplicable death. Could the cause be supernatural? In SKEPTIC IN SALEM: AN EPISODE OF DEATH (Book #3), Mia’s career and life are finally starting to bloom again, when her uptight family makes an unexpected visit to Salem to cast doubts on her passion and to urge her to return home. At the same time, Mia’s show must try to debunk a notoriously haunted house, now on the market for sale. Mia, unable to explain the phenomena, seems to have met her match—just as the real estate agent drops dead. Could this house be as insidious as it seems? Or might there be some other motive? A mesmerizing page-turner, packed with intrigue, mystery, romance, pets, food—and most of all, the supernatural—SKEPTIC IN SALEM is a cozy with a twist, one you will cherish as it has you fall in love with its main character and as it keeps you glued (and laughing) throughout the night.
Download or read book The New Mutants written by Ramzi Fawaz and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2016-01-22 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2017 The Association for the Studies of the Present Book Prize Finalist Mention, 2017 Lora Romero First Book Award Presented by the American Studies Association Winner of the 2012 CLAGS Fellowship Award for Best First Book Project in LGBT Studies How fantasy meets reality as popular culture evolves and ignites postwar gender, sexual, and race revolutions. In 1964, noted literary critic Leslie Fiedler described American youth as “new mutants,” social rebels severing their attachments to American culture to remake themselves in their own image. 1960s comic book creators, anticipating Fiedler, began to morph American superheroes from icons of nationalism and white masculinity into actual mutant outcasts, defined by their genetic difference from ordinary humanity. These powerful misfits and “freaks” soon came to embody the social and political aspirations of America’s most marginalized groups, including women, racial and sexual minorities, and the working classes. In The New Mutants, Ramzi Fawaz draws upon queer theory to tell the story of these monstrous fantasy figures and how they grapple with radical politics from Civil Rights and The New Left to Women’s and Gay Liberation Movements. Through a series of comic book case studies—including The Justice League of America, The Fantastic Four, The X-Men, and The New Mutants—alongside late 20th century fan writing, cultural criticism, and political documents, Fawaz reveals how the American superhero modeled new forms of social belonging that counterculture youth would embrace in the 1960s and after. The New Mutants provides the first full-length study to consider the relationship between comic book fantasy and radical politics in the modern United States.
Download or read book Business Without the Bullsh t written by Geoffrey James and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2014-05-13 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this "must-read," readers will learn surprising yet tried-and-true secrets about being an extraordinary boss, about coping with annoying coworkers, and navigating the thorny problems that recur in every workplace (Gerhard Gschwandtner, publisher of Selling Power magazine). Contrary to popular belief, the business world is not that complicated. While every industry and every profession requires specific expertise, the truth is that the "business of business" is relatively simple. For the past seven years, Geoffrey James has written a daily blog that's become one of the most popular business-focused destinations on the web. Tips from Business Without the Bullsh*t: Long work hours mean less work gets done. Multiple studies reveal that working 60 rather than 40 hours a week makes you slightly more productive but only for a little while. After about three weeks, people get burned out, get sick and go absent, and start making avoidable errors. What every boss wants from you. From your boss's perspective your real job is to make the boss successful. There are no exceptions to this rule. Why your resume is your enemy. Only write a resume after you're talking to people inside the hiring firm. Then, customize it to match what you've discovered that they really what.
Download or read book Jettine Jorgensen Mystery Box Set Books 1 3 written by S.L. Menear and published by ePublishing Works!. This book was released on 2024-05-28 with total page 977 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Former Navy Intelligence Officer Jettine (Jett) Jorgensen on Her First Three Unforgettable Cases in South Florida Book 1 - Dead Silent Navy Intelligence Officer Jettine "Jett" Jorgensen faces a web of danger and deception upon her homecoming to Banyan Island, Florida. Intent on unraveling the cold case of her parents’ mysterious demise, Jett's return is marked by a chilling discovery: the bodies of Mayor Peabody and his panicked lover hidden under her guest bed. With the help of her best friend, police detective Gwen Stuart, and Sophia DeLuca, her live-in dog nanny with mafia ties, Jett finds herself embroiled in a perilous investigation. Escalating violence—a bombed dive boat at her parents’ underwater crash site, a car explosion, and a thwarted attack by an armed intruder, all point to an adversary determined to keep lethal secrets buried. As they delve deeper, the trio confronts a conspiracy that threatens not only to silence them forever, but also to shatter the serene facade of Banyan Isle. Book 2 – Dropped Dead The serene life of apprentice private detective Jett Jorgensen is disrupted by a series of grim events on Banyan Isle, Florida. Working toward establishing her Valkyrie Private Detective Agency, Jett had hoped for an influx of clients, not corpses with their feet encased in concrete. As if the startling arrival of dead bodies at her doorstep wasn't alarming enough, the appearance of five king cobras on her estate raises the stakes further. Jett's situation is complicated by Mona Wang, a new associate harboring a lethal secret that threatens everyone involved. The situation spirals out of control with the kidnapping of Jett's dog nanny, prompting Jett to enlist the help of ex-SEALs. However, the danger hits closer to home when Jett herself is kidnapped, teetering on the brink of becoming the next victim in a chilling chain of events. Book 3 – Dead Ends Jett hosts a Mystery Fest at her Valhalla Castle, attracting mystery enthusiasts worldwide. The event quickly turns sinister when a British MP is found murdered, initiating a series of deadly events that plunge the gathering into chaos. Amidst the opulence, a séance led by renowned author Lady Amelia Ainsworth uncovers disturbing secrets, casting suspicion on the distinguished guests. As the body count rises, Jett, equipped with her keen intuition and a connection to the spirit world, is forced to navigate a complex maze of deceit to uncover the killer. Publisher’s Note: The Jettine Jorgensen Mystery Box Set features the first three books in a series of suspenseful mysteries with baffling crimes that lead three female sleuths to surprising discoveries and shocking resolutions. Readers who enjoy clean and wholesome entertainment with a touch of humor, romance, and paranormal will not want to miss this exciting series. The Jettine Jorgensen Mystery Series Dead Silent Dropped Dead Dead Ends Dead Reckoning About the Author: A trailblazer in aviation, Sharon shattered the glass ceiling as US Airways' first female pilot new hire in 1980, a time when women pilots constituted less than 0.5% of the global total. Her peers dubbed her "Bombshell," a testament to her standout presence in a male-dominated field. Sharon skillfully piloted an array of aircraft, including Boeing 727s and 737s, DC-9s, and BAC 1-11s, ascending to the rank of captain in just seven years. Her journey into aviation was preceded by a glamorous stint as a water-sports and boating model, followed by globetrotting adventures as a flight attendant for Pan American World Airways. Sharon's passion for flying extends to piloting antique and experimental aircraft, as well as third-world fighter airplanes.
Download or read book Captured By the Heart of a Thug written by T'Nesha Sims and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-18 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Your sentence has already been decided before this court, and all parties involved. You have been found guilty of love in the 1st degree." Can a case of love be found within a thug? Follow the sisterhood of three young women who finds love within the court of love. Keyana Milton AKA Yana always had an easy going life, she only had one parent in her life which was her father. Her mother and brother died in a car accident leaving her and her father alone with just the two of them, although it was sudden, her father and her continued being there for one another. Her father continued to work hard giving Yana the best life he could. All he wanted was for her to focus on school, and accomplishing all of her dreams. Yana had her fair share of heart breaks more than her father wanted to allow, but she was grown and attending college, a social life and love was nonsexist, until a weekend away from school back in her hometown change all of that. Never would she have thought a man could capture her eyes, putting her heart under arrest. Miece, Yana’s cousin attempts to be the independent hard working woman she is. Not wanting to be anything like her mother she proves to the world she doesn’t need a man to define her, until a night of pleasure sentenced her heart to a life time of love, or will it end with tragic pain? Whoever says the state of my heart demands the loyalty of a woman was right. Payton, AKA Diva has been holding down someone special, when he is release from prison she feels good knowing his heart is still sworn to her. So, she thought. The Love Diva and Shamir shared has been violated to the first degree. Will Shamir, testify his love and win her heart? Havier Fisher AKA Hood was a man of many talents. Not only did he had a solid empire he has businesses and stock that continued to grow his money. His only fear was dying and not being able to provide for his sister and mother. Although they were well off, Hood wanted to always be there to provide for them. A man of Hood’s caliber had more women then he knew what to do with. None of them meant anything to him, and he never found interest in a woman enough to bring her around more than twice. While visiting his hometown before he moves back permanently he ran into a woman that spark his interest. Once, you get the interest of Hood, you got his attention. Who is the woman that held his attention? Will she find him of importance to fit into her life or will he have to put a warrant out for her love? While Love finds its way to Hood, an unwelcome guest does as well, finding Hood to be a threat to his world. Can Hood handle all that is coming his way?
Download or read book Kaijumax Season 1 written by Zander Cannon and published by Oni Press. This book was released on 2016-02-24 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE COMPLETE SEASON ONE! On a remote island in the South Pacific lies KAIJUMAX, a maximum security prison for giant monsters. Follow doting father Electrogor as he stands up to the cruel space-superhero warden! See corrupt guard Gupta manage his illicit uranium-dealing empire and pay off his gambling debts to the Queen of the Moon! Watch Mecha-Zon battle his own programming when the monster he was created to destroy shows up on the pound! These stories and more will assault you from every angle in the cesspool of corruption that is KAIJUMAX.
Download or read book Double Edged Sword Vol 1 written by Darnell Fenderson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Trans America written by Barry Reay and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-05-07 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trans seems to be everywhere in American culture. Yet there is little understanding of how this came about. Are people aware that there were earlier periods of gender flexibility and contestability in American history? How well known is it that a previous period of trans visibility in the 1960s and early 1970s faced a vehement backlash right at the time that trans, in the form of what was then termed transvestism and transsexuality, seemed to be so ascendant? Was there transness before transsexuality was named in the 1950s and transgender emerged in the 1990s? Barry Reay explores this history: from a time before trans in the nineteenth century to the transsexual moment of the 1960s and 1970s, the transgender turn of the 1990s, and the so-called tipping point of current culture. It is a rich and varied history, where same-sex desires and identities, cross-dressing, and transsexual and transgender identities jostled for recognition. It is a history that is not at all flattering to US psychiatric and surgical practices. Arguing for the complexity of a trans past and present, Trans America will be a groundbreaking work for the trans community, as well as anyone interested in the history of medicine, sexuality, psychology and psychiatry.
Download or read book Kaijumax 4 written by Zander Cannon and published by Oni Press. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Electrogor is attacked in the waterfall stalls by a vicious new inmate, and Dr. Zhang, the compassionate prison physician, struggles to balance his care with a shocking drug overdose. Also: Flashbacks! Misplaced anger! Seduction! And... a come-to-Satan moment?
Download or read book Journal written by Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 942 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book How to Be an Investment Banker written by Andrew Gutmann and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-03-26 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A top-notch resource for anyone who wants to break into the demanding world of investment banking For undergraduates and MBA students, this book offers the perfect preparation for the demanding and rigorous investment banking recruitment process. It features an overview of investment banking and careers in the field, followed by chapters on the core accounting and finance skills that make up the necessary framework for success as a junior investment banker. The book then moves on to address the kind of specific technical interview and recruiting questions that students will encounter in the job search process, making this the ideal resource for anyone who wants to enter the field. The ideal test prep resource for undergraduates and MBA students trying to break into investment banking Based on author Andrew Gutmann's proprietary 24 to 30-hour course Features powerful learning tools, including sample interview questions and answers and online resources For anyone who wants to break into investment banking, How to Be an Investment Banker is the perfect career-making guide.
Download or read book Day of the 3000 written by Steve Boatman and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2015-08-28 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mac Hill a man who just wanted to get on with his life after his enlistment was up but an eye for detail and honor would lead him and a few friends into a situation that they all had wished that they could have walked away from. Billy, another shooter, who was very jealous of Mac’s record as a shooter would lead most of the troubles that would pelage the little group for the next few years. He would try many times to rid himself of what he called a thorn in his side. Sam Steve and Travis, Mac’s companion’s thru a long hard time of mystery and death and hard times. Always there for each other and ready to lay down their lives for one another. They all would be lead down the path looking for answers but finding trouble and much, much more. Day of the three thousand!
Download or read book Simply written by Lisa Fahey and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2017-09-13 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life is full of distractions and chaos. As a result, we are pulled in many directions, making it difficult to find time to be together as families and to find rest. The world is tired and in search of happiness, but what if all it took to find joy was a way to live simply? And what if Gods Word provided us with the guidance to walk this path on our search for meaning? In SimplyA Womens Study on Ecclesiastes, author Lisa Fahey invites her fellow women in Christ to join her in a study about the wisdom book of Ecclesiastes, where we can learn that the key to living life to the fullest is in living it simply. With encouraging words and advice, intimate biblical commentaries, and study activities where you can share your own reflections, Simply will walk you through the twelve timeless treasures found in the book of Ecclesiastes, and it will help you fill the void in your life with Gods guidance. If you are feeling restless, overwhelmed, or like your life is becoming out of control, then turning to the book of Ecclesiastes will show you a way to find meaningfulness and simple, faithful encouragement in your life. Life is hard and messy, but after spending time in Ecclesiastes, you can discover that the treasure of living life to the fullest is by living it just simply.
Download or read book To Identity and Beyond written by Matt Pavlik and published by Matt Pavlik. This book was released on 2018-12-21 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find Passion for Living and Become Unstoppable Imagine starting every day with excitement and purpose. What if you had the power to overcome depression and anxiety? Eternal hope wells up inside you when you see life with both your physical eyes and God’s spiritual eyes. Jesus had approximately three years from the time He started His ministry until He was crucified. He had a purpose and a strategy for everything He accomplished. He lived up to His identity and fulfilled His deepest longing, and now He calls you to find your passion and advance God’s kingdom. Matt Pavlik is a licensed professional clinical counselor who wants each individual restored to their true identity. He's written two other books: Confident Identity and Marriage From Roots To Fruits. Since 2003, he has been leading individuals and couples to pursue their identities to the fullest at his Christian private practice, New Reflections Counseling. By engaging this book you’ll learn the secret to: - finding your purpose and reaching your goals (without fancy tricks) - overcoming addictive behaviors (without false hope) - growing spiritually mature (without being fake) - experiencing joy (without changing your circumstances) Fasten your seatbelt; you’re about to begin the ride of a lifetime—one that will take you To Identity and Beyond.
Download or read book The Sixth Man written by Andre Iguodala and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **The Instant National Bestseller** The standout memoir from NBA powerhouse Andre Iguodala, the indomitable sixth man of the Golden State Warriors. Andre Iguodala is one of the most admired players in the NBA. And fresh off the Warriors’ fifth Finals appearance in five years, his game has never been stronger. Off the court, Iguodala has earned respect, too—for his successful tech investments, his philanthropy, and increasingly for his contributions to the conversation about race in America. It is no surprise, then, that in his first book, Andre, with his cowriter Carvell Wallace, has pushed himself to go further than he ever has before about his life, not only as an athlete but about what makes him who he is at his core. The Sixth Man traces Andre’s journey from childhood in his Illinois hometown to his Bay Area home court today. Basketball has always been there. But this is the story, too, of his experience of the conflict and racial tension always at hand in a professional league made up largely of African American men; of whether and why the athlete owes the total sacrifice of his body; of the relationship between competition and brotherhood among the players of one of history’s most glorious championship teams. And of what motivates an athlete to keep striving for more once they’ve already achieved the highest level of play they could have dreamed. On drive, on leadership, on pain, on accomplishment, on the shame of being given a role, and the glory of taking a role on: This is a powerful memoir of life and basketball that reveals new depths to the superstar athlete, and offers tremendous insight into most urgent stories being told in American society today.
Download or read book Hardware Age written by and published by . This book was released on 1940-07 with total page 1040 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
