Download or read book Allure written by Lea Nolan and published by Entangled: Teen. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Worst. Summer. Ever. Emma Guthrie races to learn the hoodoo magic needed to break The Beaumont Curse before her marked boyfriend Cooper's sixteenth birthday. But deep in the South Carolina Lowcountry, dark, mysterious forces encroach, conspiring to separate Emma and Cooper forever. When Cooper starts to change, turning cold and indifferent, Emma discovers that both his heart and body are marked for possession by competing but equally powerful adversaries. Desperate to save him, Emma and her twin brother, Jack, risk their lives to uncover the source of the black magic that has allured Cooper and holds him in its grip. Faced with the horror of a soul-eating boohag, Emma and Jack must fight to resist its fiendish power to free Cooper long enough to join their strengths and face it together, before it destroys them all. The Hoodoo Apprentice series is best enjoyed in order. Reading Order: Book #1 Conjure Book #2 Allure Book #3 Illusion

Download or read book The Allure of Immortality written by Lyn Millner and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2023-02-07 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wall Street Journal’s Five Best Books About Cults  The true story of cult leader Cyrus Teed and his hollow earth theory  For five days in December 1908 the body of Cyrus Teed lay in a bathtub at a beach house just south of Fort Myers, Florida. His followers, the Koreshans, waited for signs that he was coming back to life. They watched hieroglyphics emerge on his skin and observed what looked like the formation of a third arm. They saw his belly fall and rise with breath, even though his swollen tongue sealed his mouth. As his corpse turned black, they declared that their leader was transforming into the Egyptian god Horus. Teed was a charismatic and controversial guru who at the age of 30 had been "illuminated" by an angel in his electro-alchemical laboratory. At the turn of the twentieth century, surrounded by the marvels of the Second Industrial Revolution, he proclaimed himself a prophet and led 200 people out of Chicago and into a new age. Or so he promised.  The Koreshans settled in a mosquito-infested scrubland and set to building a communal utopia inside what they believed was a hollow earth--with humans living on the inside crust and the entire universe contained within. According to Teed’s socialist and millennialist teachings, if his people practiced celibacy and focused their love on him, he would return after death and they would all become immortal.  Was Teed a visionary or villain, savior or two-bit charlatan? Why did his promises and his theory of "cellular cosmogony" persuade so many? Now comes the bombshell news that David Koresh, apocalyptic leader of the Waco Branch Davidians, plagiarized Teed, and did so unwittingly. Released on the 30th anniversary of the deadly events in Waco, this edition of The Allure of Immortality includes a preface about this astonishing discovery. In this book, Lyn Millner weaves the many bizarre strands of Teed's life and those of his followers into a riveting story of angels, conmen, angry husbands, yellow journalism, and ultimately, hope.

Download or read book The Allure of Chanel written by Paul Morand and published by Pushkin Press Classics. This book was released on 2013-05-14 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a foreword by Karl Lagerfeld, “this enchanting, tiny book”—a series of transcriptions from interviews with the fashion icon—is the closest anyone can get to a face-to-face with Coco [Chanel]” (The Spectator) Coco Chanel invited Paul Morand to visit her in St. Moritz at the end of the Second World War when he was given the opportunity to write her memoirs; his notes of their conversations were put away in a drawer and only came to light one year after Chanel’s death. Now, he presents them here in The Allure of Chanel. Through Morand’s transcription of their conversations, Chanel tells us about her friendship with Misia Sert, the men in her life—Boy Capel, the Duke of Westminster, artists such as Diaghilev, her philosophy of fashion and the story behind the legendary Number 5 perfume. The memories of Chanel told in her own words provide vivid sketches and portray the strength of Coco’s character, leaving us with an extraordinary insight into Chanel the woman and the woman who created Chanel.

Download or read book 108th Street written by T. David Lee and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this warm and funny portrayal of life in a simpler time the author creates a vivid story line about one boy s quest to be the best. Even though young David Lee hasn t a clue about how to manage it, he s determined to be declared the smartest boy in school. The lengths to which he goes, and the depths to which he falls in pursuit of his goal frame an intimate tale set against the backdrop of life in the 1950s in the greatest city in the world.

Download or read book The Allure Of A Thug written by Natisha Raynor and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-05-30 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the love of Alex’s life is snatched away from her, she tries to go on without him, but it’s hard. She’s young and the world is still turning, so eventually, she has to move on. If Satan had a son, it would be Quadim. Even though he saved her in a sense, he was far from a knight in shining armor. Being dependent on him and having love for his brother that she helped to care for, made her stay in a dead end situation for far too long. When she wants to leave, Quadim doesn’t get the memo, and he vows that if he can’t have her nobody will. Kyreem aka Panama is home from a prison bid and trying to do the right thing, but he just can’t get with being broke. Reconnecting with two old friends puts him in the right situations to come up and rekindle love, but it also places him directly in the middle of some beef.

Download or read book The Allure written by Jackie King-Scott and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2003-10-01 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Allure is the story of the marriage of John and Valerie, who after seven years of marriage have drifted apart. Valerie desires God's will for her marriage, as long as it means she can have someone else to come home to. But God begins to heal Valerie's heart and marriage, and take her and her husband in a direction she doesn't expect. Join Jackie King-Scott as she creates a story that will intrigue you and teach readers more about the God we serve.

Download or read book Almost Home written by Githa Hariharan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-03-22 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does a medieval city in South India have in common with Washington D.C.? How do people in Kashmir imagine the freedom they long for? To whom does Delhi, city of grand monuments and hidden slums, actually belong? And what makes a city, or any place, home? In ten intricately carved essays, renowned author Githa Hariharan tackles these questions and takes readers on an eye-opening journey across time and place, exploring the history, landscape, and people that have shaped the world's most fascinating and fraught cities. Inspired by Italo Calvino's playful and powerful writing about journeys and cities, Harihan combines memory, cultural criticism, and history to sculpt fascinating, layered stories about the places around the world--from Delhi, Mumbai, and Kashmir to Palestine, Algeria, and eleventh century Córdoba, from Tokyo to New York and Washington. In narrating the lives of these place's vanquished and marginalized, she plumbs the depths of colonization and nation-building, poverty and war, the fight for human rights and the day-to-day business of survival.

Download or read book The Bath Comedy written by Agnes Castle and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-11 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work follows the escapades of Kitty Bellairs, a young and charming woman from 18th-century England, as she visits a resort with her sister. With her irresistible charm, Kitty leaves a trail of broken hearts and romantic conquests. Immerse yourself in this thrilling tale of love, desire, and scandal.

Download or read book Allure written by Roxie Odell and published by . This book was released on with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At first opposites attract. Then opposites attack. After playboy billionaire, Lucas Henry, finds himself falling for the small-town veterinarian, nothing seems to go right for him. When Janson, Emilia's crazy ex with a sheriff badge becomes reckless and dangerous, Lucas decides Emilia needs to go somewhere safe. Convincing her to leave is hard enough, but figuring out how to keep her there is a whole other story. Secrets begin to spill out to the press about Lucas's less than stellar past, and suddenly everything starts to unravel. Can Lucas save his career, his livelihood, his company, and keep the girl? Or will the Big Apple take a bite right out of Emilia's hometown sensibilities? Opposites Attract Series Book 1 - Entrance Book 2 - Allure Book 3 - Enthrall Search Terms: billionaire romance, workplace romance, romance billionaire series, romantic suspense, dark romance, sexy hero, hot and steamy, romance, ageless romance, sexy, sport romance, hired wife, fake girlfriend, happily ever after, sweet love story, new adult romance, contemporary romance, contemporary romance and sex, romance love, billionaire obsession, romance love triangle, holiday romance, love and life, bilionaire romance, romantic comedy, saga, women's saga, BBW, hot romance, bad boy, Alpha Bad Boy, Alpha male romance, new adult, big beautiful women

Download or read book The Monograph Series written by Russell Fenimore Whitehead and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Houses Made of Wood and Light written by Michele Dunkerley and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American architect Hank Schubart was regarded as a genius for finding the perfect site for a house and for integrating its design into the natural setting, so that his houses appear to be as native to the forest around them as the trees and rocks. Salt Spring Island, one of the Gulf Islands in British Columbia, Canada, offered him a place to create the kind of architecture that responded to its surroundings, and Schubart-designed homes populate the island. Built of wood and glass, suffused with light, and oriented to views, they display characteristic features: random-width cedar siding, exposed beams, rusticated stonework. Over time, Schubart’s homes on Salt Spring Island came to be considered uniquely Gulf Islands homes. This inviting book offers the first introduction to the life and architecture of West Coast modernist Henry A. Schubart, Jr. (1916–1998). While still in his teens, Schubart persuaded Frank Lloyd Wright to accept him as a Taliesin Fellow, and his year’s apprenticeship in the master’s workshop taught him principles of designing in harmony with nature that he explored throughout the rest of his life. Michele Dunkerley traces Schubart’s career from his early practice in San Francisco at the noted firm Wurster, Bernardi & Emmons, to his successful firm with Howard Friedman, to his most lasting professional achievements on Salt Spring Island, where he became the de facto community architect, designing more than 230 residential, commercial, educational, and religious projects. Drawing lessons from his mentors over his decades on the island, he forged an everyday architecture with his mastery of detail and inventiveness. In doing so, he helped define how the island could grow without losing its soul. Color photographs and site plans display Schubart’s remarkable homes and other commissions.

Download or read book Allure of the Incomplete Imperfect and Impermanent written by Rumiko Handa and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-17 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Architects have long operated based on the assumption that a building is 'complete' once construction has finished. Striving to create a perfect building, they wish for it to stay in its original state indefinitely, viewing any subsequent alterations as unintended effects or the results of degeneration. The ideal is for a piece of architecture to remain permanently perfect and complete. This contrasts sharply with reality where changes take place as people move in, requirements change, events happen, and building materials are subject to wear and tear. Rumiko Handa argues it is time to correct this imbalance. Using examples ranging from the Roman Coliseum to Japanese tea rooms, she draws attention to an area that is usually ignored: the allure of incomplete, imperfect and impermanent architecture. By focusing on what happens to buildings after they are ‘complete’, she shows that the ‘afterlife’ is in fact the very ‘life’ of a building. However, the book goes beyond theoretical debate. Addressing professionals as well as architecture students and educators, it persuades architects of the necessity to anticipate possible future changes and to incorporate these into their original designs.

Download or read book Lord Make My Days Count written by and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2018-01-20 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the true story of a young Jewish man who leaves Russia for America in the early twentieth century. Told in a series of heartwarming anecdotes and observations, it covers his arrival in New York, his early business success, his struggles to develop a series of shoe stores in Pennsylvania, his long and happy marriage, and the raising of his children. Triumphs and tragedies are mingled together in the rich texture of his life. Time and again, his deep religious faith helped him to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles. His intimate knowledge of both Old World Jewish culture and small-town America in the early and middle twentieth century adds an important historical dimension to this personal narrative. This is a vivid portrait of one mans struggle to share in the American dream.

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