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Book The Hero and the Whore

    Book Details:
  • Author : Camille Hernandez
  • Publisher : Presbyterian Publishing Corp
  • Release : 2023-10-31
  • ISBN : 1646983653
  • Pages : 222 pages

Download or read book The Hero and the Whore written by Camille Hernandez and published by Presbyterian Publishing Corp. This book was released on 2023-10-31 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of all the things modern people of faith overlook or choose to ignore in the Bible, stories of sexual exploitation are near the top of the list. This isn’t so different from our world today, when victims of trafficking, rape, and harassment are dismissed and disbelieved, their stories twisted and erased. Trauma-informed educator and minister Camille Hernandez dives deep into the Bible’s stories of exploitation and abuse to name the difficult truths buried in Scripture, address the forms such violence takes in modern society, and illuminate a path of healing and hope. With a blend of storytelling, cultural analysis, and trauma-informed care, The Hero and the Whore invites readers to reconsider their assumptions about victims of sexual exploitation and respond with compassionate understanding that will bring us all to the wholeness God desires.

Book The Whore s Story

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  • Author : Bradford Keyes Mudge
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
  • Release : 2000
  • ISBN : 0195135059
  • Pages : 293 pages

Download or read book The Whore s Story written by Bradford Keyes Mudge and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2000 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bradford Mudge's book looks at the origins of literary pornography in English, presenting a comprehensive overview of the complex issues surrounding pornography in the eighteenth century, as it appears in fiction, poetry, criticism, medical manuals, and illustrations. Mudge frames these battles in the context of contemporary feminine argument, while closely reading the moment in which the lines of battle were first drawn.

Book My French Whore

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  • Author : Gene Wilder
  • Publisher : Macmillan
  • Release : 2008-02-05
  • ISBN : 9780312377991
  • Pages : 200 pages

Download or read book My French Whore written by Gene Wilder and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-02-05 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the tale of a midwestern World War I soldier whose capture by German forces prompts him to impersonate a famous German spy and pursue a romantic relationship with a beautiful courtesan.

Book The Whore of Akron

Download or read book The Whore of Akron written by Scott Raab and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-11-15 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After 52 long years, the city of Cleveland finally has a new championship team, thanks to LeBron James and his Cavaliers. Scott Raab—Cleveland super-fan—has suffered for every one of those five decades of drought. In the tradition of Frederick Exley’s cult-classic sports book A Fan’s Notes, The Whore of Akron is Raab’s hilarious and unhinged plea for deliverance from all those years of pain. Traveling from Cleveland to Miami and back again, Raab heads out on an obsessive quest to uncover the soul of one of today’s greatest basketball players: LeBron James, the man who finally brought Cleveland out of sporting exile.

Book The Whore Mother

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  • Author : Shaun Herron
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
  • Release : 2014-04-07
  • ISBN : 1590773454
  • Pages : 285 pages

Download or read book The Whore Mother written by Shaun Herron and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-04-07 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John McManus joined the Provisional wing of the IRA, to assuage his conscience. Now he wants nothing more that to escape the world of mindless violence and brutality in which he finds himself enmeshed. Pursued by IRA gunmen, he flees the length of Ireland—by automobile, by bus, on foot—desperately struggling to outrun the consequences of his past. Two women conspire to help him flee his pursuers: Kate Burker who passion for Joh and her for her country rages even in the shadow of gunmen; and Brendine Healy, an American girl who should never have left Boston. He cuts a wide swath across Ireland, encountering romantics and killers, and the courageous and decent people of both the North and the South. If one of the tests of a good novel is that its characters stick with the reader for weeks on end, and if another is that it informs him and makes him think, then The Whore-Mother is by both measures a superior novel. In it the agony of Ireland becomes a metaphor for the nature of violence itself.

Book Absence of the Hero

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  • Author : Charles Bukowski
  • Publisher : City Lights Publishers
  • Release : 2010-04-01
  • ISBN : 0872865576
  • Pages : 300 pages

Download or read book Absence of the Hero written by Charles Bukowski and published by City Lights Publishers. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone’s favorite Dirty Old Man returns with a new volume of uncollected work. Charles Bukowski (1920–1994), one of the most outrageous figures of twentieth-century American literature, was so prolific that many significant pieces never found their way into his books. Absence of the Hero contains much of his earliest fiction, unseen in decades, as well as a number of previously unpublished stories and essays. The classic Bukowskian obsessions are here: sex, booze, and gambling, along with trenchant analysis of what he calls "Playing and Being the Pet." Among the book's highlights are tales of his infamous public readings ("The Big Dope Reading," "I Just Write Poetry So I Can Go to Bed with Girls"); a review of his own first book; hilarious installments of his newspaper column, Notes of a Dirty Old Man, including meditations on neo-Nazis and driving in Los Angeles; and an uncharacteristic tale of getting lost in the Utah woods ("Bukowski Takes a Trip"). Yet the book also showcases the other Bukowski-an astute if offbeat literary critic. From his own "Manifesto" to his account of poetry in Los Angeles ("A Foreword to These Poets") to idiosyncratic evaluations of Allen Ginsberg, Robert Creeley, LeRoi Jones, and Louis Zukofsky, Absence of the Hero reveals the intellectual hidden beneath the gruff exterior. Our second volume of his uncollected prose, Absence of the Hero is a major addition to the Bukowski canon, essential for fans, yet suitable for new readers as an introduction to the wide range of his work. "He loads his head full of coal and diamonds shoot out of his finger tips. What a trick. The mole genius has left us with another digest. It's a full house--read 'em and weep."—Tom Waits "This second volume of Bukowski's uncollected stories and essays offers all that Bukowski is known for—wry obscenity, smutty wisdom, seeming ramblings whose hidden smarts catch you unaware--but in addition there are moments here in which he takes off the mask and strips away the bravado to show himself at his most vulnerable and human. A must for Bukowski aficionados."—Brian Evenson, author of Last Days and The Open Curtain "Like a brass-rail Existentialist or a skid-row Transcendentalist, [Bukowski] is candid, unblinking, leaving it to his readers to cast their own judgment about his mishaps, his drinking, his sexual appetite or his own pessimism. He is Ralph Waldo Emerson as a Dirty Old Man, not lounging in the grape-arbor of Concord, Massachusetts, but bent-over a table in an L.A. flophouse scribbling in pencil to the strains of Sibelius."—Paul Maher Jr., Phawker "[Bukowski] could be generous and mean-spirited, heroic and defensive, spot-on and slanted, but he became the world-class writer he had set out to be; he has joined the permanent anti-canon or shadow-canon whose denizens had shown him the way. Today the frequent allusions to him in both popular and mainstream culture tend more to respect than mockery. If scholarship has lagged, this book would indicate that this situation is changing."—Gerald Locklin, Resources for American Literary Study "The pieces range over nearly half a century, and include a story about a baseball player seized by a sudden bout of existential paralysis, along with early, graphically sexual (and masterfully comic) stories published in such smut mags as Candid Press."—Penthouse "An absolute must for fans of Charles Bukowski's work, Absence of a Hero is also a welcome addition to public and college library literary studies shelves."—Midwest Book Review

Book Girl  Hero

    Book Details:
  • Author : Carrie Jones
  • Publisher : North Star Editions, Inc.
  • Release : 2011-09-08
  • ISBN : 0738722235
  • Pages : 313 pages

Download or read book Girl Hero written by Carrie Jones and published by North Star Editions, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-09-08 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Liliana Faltin just wants some stability in her life. But her mother’s boyfriend has a thing for booze and touching. To deal, Lily writes letters to John Wayne. Yeah, he’s a dead movie cowboy, but whatever—at least the Duke knew how to be a hero. Now, Lily just needs to figure out how to be a hero herself.

Book Dandelion

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  • Author : Don Freeman
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 1977-06-30
  • ISBN : 0140502181
  • Pages : 50 pages

Download or read book Dandelion written by Don Freeman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1977-06-30 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creator of the beloved Corduroy, here is a charming story about being yourself When Dandelion gets an invitation to a party, he's excited. The invitation is extra fancy, so Dandelion decides to get himself all dressed up. But when he gets to the party, no one recognizes him! Fortunately, it all works out in the end, and Dandelion learns an important lesson about being true to who you are.

Book The Wicked Ways of a True Hero

Download or read book The Wicked Ways of a True Hero written by Barbara Metzger and published by Untreed Reads. This book was released on 2014-03-24 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lies are undeniable…but the truth is harder to see... Daniel Stamfield has become invaluable to the British Army for his ability to detect the truth from the enemy’s lies. After years of service, Daniel finally takes a respite for some wine, wenches, and wagering. Unfortunately, he didn’t bet on the lovely Miss Corisande Abbott and her unsavory reputation to swagger back into his life. But as time passes, Daniel realizes he wants to make an honest woman of Corey…and an honest man of himself.

Book The Moorish Whore

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  • Author : Rebekah Scott
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2012-04-01
  • ISBN : 9780985503215
  • Pages : 238 pages

Download or read book The Moorish Whore written by Rebekah Scott and published by . This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plucked as a prize of war from the palace of the poet-king of Sevilla, princess Zaida lost her name, her religion and her family in a single day. Isolated in San Facund, the monastic heart of the Castilian kings vast realm, Isabels Psalter and folio of Islamic poems kept her spirit alive in a town that considered her "a Moorish whore." Betrayal and a clever escape led her to a new life, and a chance to write her colorful tale. "The Moorish Whore" is based on the true story of an 11th century princess.

Book The Works of Ben Jonson

Download or read book The Works of Ben Jonson written by Ben Jonson and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 930 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Surrender to the Night

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  • Author : Evelyn Rogers
  • Publisher : Evelyn Rogers
  • Release : 1991
  • ISBN : 082173444X
  • Pages : 347 pages

Download or read book Surrender to the Night written by Evelyn Rogers and published by Evelyn Rogers. This book was released on 1991 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Frenchy s Whore

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  • Author : Vernon Brewer
  • Publisher : Bookbaby
  • Release : 2021-10-11
  • ISBN : 9781098394639
  • Pages : 242 pages

Download or read book Frenchy s Whore written by Vernon Brewer and published by Bookbaby. This book was released on 2021-10-11 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about an 18 year old paratrooper in love with a girl back in the states who has volunteered for Vietnam hoping to impress her, to make him worthy of her.

Book A Tale of Two Titties

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  • Author : Meg Vondriska
  • Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
  • Release : 2024-07-23
  • ISBN : 1728264685
  • Pages : 268 pages

Download or read book A Tale of Two Titties written by Meg Vondriska and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-07-23 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the brilliantly funny (and rightfully furious) creator of the viral Men Write Women Twitter account, A Tale of Two Titties is a satirical guide to writing women like a bestselling male author. Let's face it, women's representation in literature really sucks. And that's mostly because of the male authors who write female characters like they're nothing more than playthings in their stories. Whether they have breasts like ripe peaches or curves like a racetrack, the literary ladies gracing the pages of bestselling books rarely serve a purpose beyond supporting a male character (or giving him something to fantasize about). But what are you supposed to do about it if you can't even get a foot (or, I guess, a boob) in the door? You beat them at their own game. In this hilarious yet incisive guide, you'll learn how to write women just like a bestselling male author—stereotypes, tropes, objectification, and all—so you can start dismantling the system from the inside. With thoughtful literary analysis, interactive exercises, and commentary that perfectly straddles the line between satirical hilarity and righteous indignation, A Tale of Two Titties is both an illuminating study of women's representation in literature and an absurd (yet accurate) guide to writing through the male gaze.

Book Wordsmiths   Archipelagoes

Download or read book Wordsmiths Archipelagoes written by Jaime L. An Lim and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Three Sad Races

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  • Author : David T. Haberly
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 1983-02-28
  • ISBN : 0521247225
  • Pages : 212 pages

Download or read book Three Sad Races written by David T. Haberly and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1983-02-28 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An innovative interpretation of the development of Brazilian literature from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries. Originally published in 1983, Three Sad Races is a study of how Brazilian literature deals with the nation's racial diversity themes and gives vent to the general disquietude concerning this.

Book Works

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  • Author : Pope
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1753
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 370 pages

Download or read book Works written by Pope and published by . This book was released on 1753 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: