Download or read book A Lingering Darkness written by Dakota Burke and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-09-23 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mysterious youth washes ashore on a beach in sunny Spain and is rescued by a trio of young girls. He introduces himself as Zephyr Arden, a newcomer to the area who seems to have lost his way. The three young ladies assist him in finding his way home, only for one of them to soon find that he is not at all what he seems. Slowly, his secrets, as well as his purpose for being, become clear. He is a guardian angel sent to a select few in times of desperate need, or is this only a facade to deceive the curious? As the truth of his dark past unravels and his true nature is revealed, it could very well leave everyone in the grip of mortal danger. It will take a strong soul to fight against the demon within. Will he be able to resist, or will he fall prey once more?

Download or read book The Long Lingering Shadow written by Robert J. Cottrol and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Students of American history know of the law’s critical role in systematizing a racial hierarchy in the United States. Showing that this history is best appreciated in a comparative perspective, The Long, Lingering Shadow looks at the parallel legal histories of race relations in the United States, Brazil, and Spanish America. Robert J. Cottrol takes the reader on a journey from the origins of New World slavery in colonial Latin America to current debates and litigation over affirmative action in Brazil and the United States, as well as contemporary struggles against racial discrimination and Afro-Latin invisibility in the Spanish-speaking nations of the hemisphere. Ranging across such topics as slavery, emancipation, scientific racism, immigration policies, racial classifications, and legal processes, Cottrol unravels a complex odyssey. By the eve of the Civil War, the U.S. slave system was rooted in a legal and cultural foundation of racial exclusion unmatched in the Western Hemisphere. That system’s legacy was later echoed in Jim Crow, the practice of legally mandated segregation. Jim Crow in turn caused leading Latin Americans to regard their nations as models of racial equality because their laws did not mandate racial discrimination— a belief that masked very real patterns of racism throughout the Americas. And yet, Cottrol says, if the United States has had a history of more-rigid racial exclusion, since the Second World War it has also had a more thorough civil rights revolution, with significant legal victories over racial discrimination. Cottrol explores this remarkable transformation and shows how it is now inspiring civil rights activists throughout the Americas.

Download or read book Pirkei Avot written by Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz and published by CCAR Press. This book was released on 2018-05-30 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pirkei Avot is the urtext of Jewish practical wisdom. In many ways, the words of Pirkei Avot were the first recorded manifesto of social justice in Western civilization. This commentary explores text through a lens of contemporary social justice and moral philosophy, engaging both classical commentators and modern thinkers.

Download or read book In the Lingering Light written by Cynthia Fantasia and published by NavPress. This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alzheimer’s is a particularly cruel disease. It robs us of the people we love—slowly, subtly, but unrelentingly. Our love for them is tested as their needs increase and their recall decreases, and our own needs suffer neglect as more and more of our time and attention is given to our loved one. Cynthia Fantasia is a caregiver. In this deeply understanding and empowering work she walks you through the landscape of caregiving—for your loved one and for yourself. She introduces you to friends and fellow travelers who offer their own words of empathy and insight. And she slowly, subtly, but unrelentingly empowers you to live well as you care for your loved one in the lingering light.

Download or read book The Stars for a Light written by Lynn Morris and published by Hendrickson Publishers. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She had a dream, but reaching her goal seemed as dark as night . . . Fresh from medical school in the 1860s—and a woman at that—the young Dr. Cheney Duvall struggles to find a position. She has almost given up hope when Asa Mercer turns up. He wants her services to chaperone and care for two hundred brides-to-be on a sea voyage from New York to Washington Territory. Cheney jumps at the opportunity. Accompanied by an unlikely nurse, Shiloh Irons, Cheney finds herself facing an arduous voyage and dangers for which her medical training didn’t prepare her.

Download or read book Hey Milkman written by John C. LaRizzio and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Negotiating the Shadows written by Rachael A. Keefe and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2010-09-20 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book invites the reader to experience Lent as a spiritual journey. It begins on Ash Wednesday with an invitation to engage with Christ, to have daily conversation with him, and to walk with him through the struggles and challenges of daily living. Each day offers a poetic, insightful meditation on Scripture verses that voice the human spirit's longing for the Holy Spirit. As the journey unfolds, the reader will experience the searing heat of the desert sun and the confusing shadows of the wilderness. The invitation to follow Christ, seek Christ, and be found by Christ leads the reader through the perils of the season with the promise of Easter morning. Those familiar with biblical texts will be drawn in by the vivid images and relevant messages of the poems. Similarly, those for whom biblical texts are less well-known, will find intriguing and accessible images that might even prompt a desire to learn more. Lay people and clergy across denominations will find comfort and challenge in the familiar being made new should they accept the invitation to follow Christ into the desert and the wilderness contained within us all, and persevere until the journey ends in resurrection.

Download or read book Darkness Unleashed written by Alexandra Ivy and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A scarred recluse, Jagr makes no secret of his disdain for others' company. But now, as a member of Chicago's powerful vampire clan, he has certain obligations to fulfill. The latest: track down a missing were-pureblood and return her to her sister. The problem: Regan Garrett has no intention of complying. Original.

Download or read book The Shadowed Town written by Madaline Snow and published by BookRix. This book was released on 2023-09-25 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shadowcrest was a town shrouded in mystery and weighed down by the darkness of its sordid past. All the locals knew of its secrets, but none dared to speak them. Upon, attending an old ceremony on the outskirts of town, Jonathan slowly began to unravel the town's long-buried nightmares. Little did he know that this revelation would bring him face-to-face with the evil that lurks within the shadows of Shadowcrest. Join Jonathan as he confronts a terrifying and malevolent force that has guarded the town's secrets for centuries in this chillingly suspenseful, supernatural horror story.

Download or read book Shadows Linger written by Glen Cook and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1990-04-15 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fantasy-roman.

Download or read book Mountains of Light written by R. Mark Liebenow and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The environment may surround us, but when that environment is a natural wonder like Yosemite National Park, it also reaches what’s inside us. For Mark Liebenow, Yosemite did just that, and did so when he needed it most. In Mountains of Light, winner of the River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize, Liebenow takes us deep into the heart of this wilderness, introducing us to its grand and subtle marvels—and to the observations, reflections, and insights its scenery evokes. Acting as our guide, Liebenow calls on the spirit and legacy of naturalist John Muir to rediscover nature and recover his own exuberance for life. Whether celebrating the giant sequoias, massive granite mountains, and wild, untamed rivers, or losing himself on an unmarked trail, Liebenow is always accompanied by thoughts of his wife of eighteen years, whose recent and sudden death tempers and informs his journey. Interwoven with his experiences are the stories of the Native Americans who lived in the valley for thousands of years and of the early settlers who followed. Melding documentary with introspection, environmental reportage with a search for meaning, Liebenow’s work draws on the lore of geology, botany, biology, and history to show how each aspect of the environment is connected to the rest. Watch the Mountains of Light book trailer on YouTube.

Download or read book The Lingering written by SJI Holliday and published by Orenda Books. This book was released on 2018-09-15 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A twisty, chilling psychological thriller cum gothic ghost story set in a Victorian psychiatric home with a disturbing history, and someone set on revenge... LONGLISTED for the Guardian's Not the Booker Prize Number One Bestseller in Ebook 'Cements Holliday's position as one of the most gifted and entertaining psychological thriller writers in the business' Steve Cavanagh 'Saunters from creepy to genuinely terrifying ... I was completely unable to put it down' Elizabeth Haynes 'In the new wave of gothic novels, The Lingering is a stand-out triumph' Eva Dolan 'An atmospheric chiller of a book ... reminiscent of early James Herbert' Fiona Cummins Married couple Jack and Ali Gardiner move to a self-sufficient commune in the English Fens, desperate for fresh start. The local village is known for the witches who once resided there and Rosalind House, where the commune has been established, is a former psychiatric home, with a disturbing history. When Jack and Ali arrive, a chain of unexpected and unexplained events is set off, and it becomes clear that they are not all that they seem. As the residents become twitchy, and the villagers suspicious, events from the past come back to haunt them, and someone is seeking retribution... At once an unnerving mystery, a chilling thriller and a dark and superbly wrought ghost story, The Lingering is an exceptionally plotted, terrifying and tantalisingly twisted novel by one of the most exciting authors in the genre. 'Utterly beguiling and darkly sinister, this superb Gothic ghost tale is a brilliantly crafted rug puller' Lisa Howells, Heat Magazine 'A wonderful cross-over novel that ranges from taut psychological chiller to supernatural suspense ... Nail-biting stuff, superbly executed' Sunday Times 'Readers will find this contemporary gothic tale hard to put down' Publishers Weekly 'A thrilling, chilling, shocking tale, perfect if you take delight in an icy shiver scuttling down your spine' LoveReading 'Brilliantly chilling and perfectly paced' Anna Mazzola 'One of the most original ghost stories I have ever read' Cass Green 'Like Stephen King meets Thomas Harris' Derek Farrell 'A serious spine-chiller from an exceptional talent' Chris Whitaker 'Tense and chilling, with a creeping sense of unease' Neil Broadfoot 'Perfectly paced and guaranteed to cause you sleepless nights for all the right reasons. Fans of Susan Hill and Andrew Taylor, take note' David Mark 'Creepy, unsettling and all-consuming' Jenny Blackhurst 'Spooky, compelling and chilling' Jane Isaac 'Eerie and unsettling, with a bittersweet beauty' Fergus McNeill 'Unnerved me right from the start' June Taylor 'A perfect winter read' Lisa Gray 'An unsettling tale of haunting ... that lingers in the mind' Mason Cross 'A relentlessly unnerving mystery – like shuffling footsteps from a long-locked attic' Matt Wesolowski 'Gets under your skin and stays there' Quentin Bates 'The story is at the same time a locked room mystery, a chilling thriller and a dark and complex ghost story which has been described as both creepy and chilling' Mystery People

Download or read book Magick written by Trish Milburn and published by Bell Bridge Books. This book was released on 2012-09-27 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The covens are coming for her. But is she a White Witch, or a Dark Witch? In a war for control of the witch world, the answer will save--or doom--everyone she loves. In White Witch, Jax gained friends she'd die for and a staggering power that threatens them all. In Bane, Jax did the unthinkable and killed a supernatural hunter to protect her friends. She found herself lost in darkness and prisoner to the Bane, a secret society of witches sworn to prevent the use of the dark magic. Now, in Magick, the powers of Jax and her friend Egan have been magically bound by the Bane. She must convince the Bane she can learn to control her power and become a White Witch in truth. She's their only hope now that the dark covens have called a Conclave with one purpose--to kill this generation's White Witch and anyone who has ever stood with her. If Jax can't amass an army of her own, rebuild the trust of her friends and boyfriend, and find the White Witch's elusive weapon against the dark, it may be too late. Trish Milburn is a freelance journalist, lives in the South, and is a big fan of the outdoors and U.S. National Parks. When not writing, she enjoys hiking, nature photography, reading, traveling, watching TV or movies, and surfing the Web. Visit her at: www.TrishMilburn.com

Download or read book True Luna written by Tessa Lilly and published by StarNovel (HK) Co., Limited. This book was released on 2023-08-08 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I love you,” I told her. “I love you with my entire heart and soul.” She looked up at me and chuckled darkly. All I saw in her eyes was darkness. The color of her eyes that I loved so much was completely gone. “We’ve been through so much,” I said. “I am not letting this thing take you away from me. I am not letting it destroy us.” She remained silent and tilted her head a little. My heart was breaking inside my chest. My love wasn’t here. That thing took her place. “I love you,” I told her again. “I will never stop loving you.” In the final installment of The White Wolf Series, Sophia's family fights a desperate battle against the lingering darkness that refuses to leave Sophia’s body. They fought and won a battle, but now it is time to win the war. With time ticking away, they embark on a race against fate, desperate to find a way to get rid of the darkness once and for all. Will they find a way to get rid of the darkness before it’s too late? Will they succeed in banishing the darkness before it claims their most cherished treasure? Will the darkness take away the one person they all love the most? The answers lie in the final book of The White Wolf Series.

Download or read book The Shadow Stalker written by Mark Davie and published by ECONO Publishing Company. This book was released on 2023-06-06 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the chilling depths of darkness, a malevolent presence lurks, weaving a web of terror and despair. "The Shadow Stalker: A Creature from the Dark" takes readers on a heart-pounding journey through a realm where nightmares come to life and the boundaries between reality and the supernatural blur. Emily, our courageous protagonist, finds herself thrust into a world of haunting encounters and sinister reflections. As she unravels the mysteries surrounding the enigmatic Shadow Stalker, a creature born from the depths of the abyss, she becomes entangled in a battle between light and darkness. From whispering shadows to unearthly footsteps, Emily's quest leads her through forgotten graveyards and into the heart of an ancient curse. As she delves deeper, nightmares are unleashed, threatening her sanity and testing her resolve. The desolate woods hold secrets that challenge her every step, and the malevolent gaze of the vengeful specter follows her every move. Driven by a cryptic diary and guided by echoes of the past, Emily navigates treacherous labyrinths and faces the relentless webs of despair that seek to ensnare her. The curse awakens, and she finds herself trapped in a cavern, surrounded by the suffocating embrace of darkness. Through the demon's pact and the shadows of the past, she must confront her deepest fears and untangle the haunting secrets that lie beneath the surface. As Emily's journey unfolds, she finds herself shrouded in fear, haunted by wailing echoes that reverberate through her very soul. Lost in the labyrinth of her own emotions, she battles against malevolent gazes and whispers in the wind, never ceasing in her quest for truth and redemption. In the midnight ritual that culminates in a cataclysmic confrontation, Emily faces the ultimate challenge—confronting the Shadow Stalker itself. With victory hanging in the balance, she harnesses the power of light, transforming her very being into a force that defies the darkness. "The Shadow Stalker: A Creature from the Dark" is a spine-tingling tale that immerses readers in a world where the line between horror and reality blurs. Will Emily prevail against the encroaching malevolence or become entangled in the inescapable clutches of the shadows? Only through the pages of this gripping novel will the answers be revealed. Enter a realm of dread and suspense, where the unknown lurks in every corner and nightmares become all too real. Prepare to be captivated by "The Shadow Stalker: A Creature from the Dark," a chilling horror novel that will leave you breathless and questioning the shadows that linger just out of sight.

Download or read book Katha Vilasam written by S Ramakrishnan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-10-24 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Katha Vilasam: The Story Within offers a path-breaking series of 50 articles by S. Ramakrishnan, published over the course of four years in the widely read Tamil magazine Ananda Vikatan, to a wider reading public through translation into English. The writing style is intentionally direct and compact to suit a magazine readership. Nevertheless, the prose is elevating, even lyrical at times. There are “Aha” moments aplenty. The author uses a unique device in these units. They are “stories within stories”. In each unit, he describes an incident from his own experience and relates it to a short story he has read by a particular eminent Tamil writer. He paraphrases/summarises the writer’s story, melds it into his own reminiscence, and allows the two to resonate and create a musical signature in the reader’s mind. Thus, 50 noted short story writers in the Tamil language are featured here. The avowed purpose of the author was to introduce the readers of Ananda Vikatan (who may have been readers of nothing but magazines) to also delve into the works of excellent Tamil short story writers. The series ran for four years and was very well received by readers. Each unit deserves to be read and re-read not only for the insights and information about writers in different genres, but for the word wizardry and imagery that flow effortlessly through the lines. It is hoped that this English translation will teleport these unique offerings to a wider reading public and bring the works of excellent Tamil writers into the lives of discriminating lovers of literature everywhere.

Download or read book Whispers of the Chhaya Jaal written by Sumit Singh and published by Sumit Singh. This book was released on 2024-10-17 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Title: Whispers of the Chhaya Jaal Author: Sumit Singh In the mysterious town of Nainital, strange whispers linger in the air, and the local legend of the Chhaya Jaal—a dark, web-like curse—haunts the townsfolk. When a group of friends stumbles upon the old mansion shrouded in secrets, their curiosity plunges them into a terrifying world of shadows and forgotten souls. One by one, they vanish, until only Priya remains. Whispers of the Shadow Web is a thrilling blend of supernatural mystery, horror, and adventure, where ancient curses and sinister forces collide. Will Priya be able to save her friends and banish the darkness for good, or will Chhaya Jaal's evil spread beyond the town, corrupting the world forever? Perfect for fans of dark fantasy and suspense, this novel will keep you on the edge of your seat, eager to uncover hidden secrets within the shadows.