Download or read book Twisted Head written by Carl Capotorto and published by Crown. This book was released on 2008-10-07 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What's in a name? For Carl Capotorto, everything is in a name. The literal translation from Italian to English of Capotorto is "twisted head." This is no accident. Carl grew up in the Bronx in the 1960s and ’70s with the Mangialardis ("eat fat") and Mrs. Sabella ("so beautiful"), incessant fryers and a dolled-up glamour queen. Carl's father, Philip Vito Capotorto, was the obsessive, tyrannical head of the family--"I'm not your friend, I'm the father" was a common refrain in their household. The father ran Cappi's Pizza and Sangwheech Shoppe, whose motto was "We Don't Spel Good, Just Cook Nice." It was a time of great upheaval in the Bronx, and Carl's father was right in the middle of it, if not the cause of it, much to the chagrin of his long-suffering mother. Twisted Head is the comedic story of a hardscrabble, working-class family's life that represents the real legacy of Italian-Americans--labor, not crime. It is also the poignant memoir of the author's struggle to become himself in a world that demanded he act like someone else. Tragic and funny in equal measure, Carl's story is propelled by a cast of only-in-New-York characters: customers at the family pizza shop, public school teachers, nuns and priests at church, shop owners and merchants--all wildly entertaining and sometimes frightening. Somewhere in all the rage and madness that surrounded Carl in his youth, he found the bottom line: he loved his family, but he had to let them go. Twisted Head is an exorcism of sorts. With plenty of laughs.
Download or read book Twisted written by Bert Ashe and published by Agate Publishing. This book was released on 2015-06-09 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Twisted: My Dreadlock Chronicles, professor and author Bert Ashe delivers a witty, fascinating, and unprecedented account of black male identity as seen through our culture's perceptions of hair. It is a deeply personal story that weaves together the cultural and political history of dreadlocks with Ashe's own mid-life journey to lock his hair. Ashe is a fresh, new voice that addresses the importance of black hair in the 20th and 21st centuries through an accessible, humorous, and literary style sure to engage a wide variety of readers. After leading a far-too-conventional life for forty years, Ashe began a long, arduous, uncertain process of locking his own hair in an attempt to step out of American convention. Black hair, after all, matters. Few Americans are subject to snap judgements like those in the African-American community, and fewer communities face such loaded criticism about their appearances, in particular their hair. Twisted: My Dreadlock Chronicles makes the argument that the story of dreadlocks in America can’t be told except in front of the backdrop of black hair in America. Ask most Americans about dreadlocks and they immediately conjure a picture of Bob Marley: on stage, mid-song, dreads splayed. When most Americans see dreadlocks, a range of assumptions quickly follow: he's Jamaican, he's Rasta, he plays reggae; he stinks, he smokes, he deals; he's bohemian, he's creative, he's counter-cultural. Few styles in America have more symbolism and generate more conflicting views than dreadlocks. To "read" dreadlocks is to take the cultural pulse of America. To read Twisted: My Dreadlock Chronicles is to understand a larger story about the truths and biases present in how we perceive ourselves and others. Ashe's riveting and intimate work, a genuine first of its kind, will be a seminal work for years to come.
Download or read book A Head Full of Ghosts written by Paul Tremblay and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE 2015 BRAM STOKER AWARD FOR SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A NOVEL A chilling thriller that brilliantly blends psychological suspense and supernatural horror, reminiscent of Stephen King's The Shining, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House, and William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist. The lives of the Barretts, a normal suburban New England family, are torn apart when fourteen-year-old Marjorie begins to display signs of acute schizophrenia. To her parents’ despair, the doctors are unable to stop Marjorie’s descent into madness. As their stable home devolves into a house of horrors, they reluctantly turn to a local Catholic priest for help. Father Wanderly suggests an exorcism; he believes the vulnerable teenager is the victim of demonic possession. He also contacts a production company that is eager to document the Barretts’ plight. With John, Marjorie’s father, out of work for more than a year and the medical bills looming, the family agrees to be filmed, and soon find themselves the unwitting stars of The Possession, a hit reality television show. When events in the Barrett household explode in tragedy, the show and the shocking incidents it captures become the stuff of urban legend. Fifteen years later, a bestselling writer interviews Marjorie’s younger sister, Merry. As she recalls those long ago events that took place when she was just eight years old, long-buried secrets and painful memories that clash with what was broadcast on television begin to surface—and a mind-bending tale of psychological horror is unleashed, raising vexing questions about memory and reality, science and religion, and the very nature of evil.
Download or read book The Twisted Ones written by T. Kingfisher and published by Gallery Books. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a young woman clears out her deceased grandmother’s home in rural North Carolina, she finds long-hidden secrets about a strange colony of beings in the woods in this chilling novel that reads like The Blair Witch Project meets The Andy Griffith Show. When Mouse’s dad asks her to clean out her dead grandmother's house, she says yes. After all, how bad could it be? Answer: pretty bad. Grandma was a hoarder, and her house is stuffed with useless rubbish. That would be horrific enough, but there’s more—Mouse stumbles across her step-grandfather’s journal, which at first seems to be filled with nonsensical rants…until Mouse encounters some of the terrifying things he described for herself. Alone in the woods with her dog, Mouse finds herself face to face with a series of impossible terrors—because sometimes the things that go bump in the night are real, and they’re looking for you. And if she doesn’t face them head on, she might not survive to tell the tale. From Hugo Award–winning author Ursula Vernon, writing as T. Kingfisher, The Twisted Ones is a gripping, terrifying tale bound to keep you up all night—from both fear and anticipation of what happens next.
Download or read book Extension Bulletins written by Kansas. State Agricultural College. Agricultural Extension Service and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Twisted written by Laurie Halse Anderson and published by Scholastic UK. This book was released on 2014-07-03 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gritty and hard hitting, this is thoughtful teen fiction at its finest. Seventeen-year-old Tyler is the popular boy in high school after years of being "the geek". But then Bethany - rich, blonde, beautiful - is the victim in a teenage sex scandal, and somehow Tyler is the prime suspect. Can Tyler find a way out of the mess he's in?
Download or read book Heads You Win written by Jeffrey Archer and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heads You Win is international #1 bestseller Jeffrey Archer’s most ambitious and creative work since Kane and Abel, with a final twist that will shock even his most ardent of fans. Leningrad, Russia, 1968: From an early age it is clear that Alexander Karpenko is destined to lead his countrymen. But when his father is assassinated by the KGB for defying the state, Alexander and his mother will have to escape Russia if they hope to survive. At the docks, they have an irreversible choice: board a container ship bound for America or one bound for Great Britain. Alexander leaves the choice to a toss of a coin... In a single moment, a double twist decides Alexander’s future. During an epic tale, spanning two continents and thirty years, we follow Alexander through triumph and defeat as he sets out on parallel lives as Alex in New York and Sasha in London. As this unique story unfolds, both come to realize that to find their destiny they must face the past they left behind as Alexander in Russia.
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Download or read book Report written by South Africa. Dept. of Agriculture. Division of Veterinary Research and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 924 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Pixie Twisted 2 written by Alyn Troy and published by Mystic Brews Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2024-02-20 with total page 665 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A town of wonky magic. A lost treasure, a chili-cheese-dog cookoff, and the town's festival all turn deadly. Can Twizzle untangle the twisted mysteries? Dive into this paranormal mystery series set in a magical fae town where disabilities are just part of their nature. Twizzle Twist isn’t your normal real estate pixie. Nor is St. Maurice your normal Southern California town. The magic in the valley belches at the worst time. Twizzle’s mismatched wings and bum leg are the least of her worries. The town council leader is out to destroy Twizzle's home on her town's amusement pier. With a gang of friends including a pixie cop, a mermaid barista with a bent tail, an ancient Chinese wizard with a sweet tooth, and a couple of chili-cheese-dog loving mini-dragons, Twiz is embroiled in mystery after mystery, all while trying to save the pier and date the cute new vampire in town. This Collection is comprised of the second three of the previously published books in Alyn Troy's Pixie Twist Mysteries. You'll get the following titles in this volume: A Twisted Treasure A Twisted Inferno A Twisted Festival If you love supernatural mysteries with a dash of quirky characters, a dose of warped magic, and lots of snarky humor, you'll love Alyn Troy's Paranormal Cozy Mysteries. Get your copy today to untangle this twisted mystery series.
Download or read book Twisted Princess written by Ivy Thorn and published by PNK Publishing. This book was released on with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite all the pain I caused, Gleb risked his life to save me. Again. This time from the infatuation of a madman. To deter the Irish mafia from hunting me down my dark knight did the only thing that could stop Vincent Kelly from making me his bride. Gleb married me. But my prince in disguise can’t forgive what I’ve done. Which makes telling him my secrets terrifying. Still, I can’t keep running from these two twisted truths: I’m hopelessly in love with Gleb. And he’s the father of my child. It would seem I’m not the only one with something to hide, however. Gleb’s talent as a lethal hunter, a ruthless killer makes far more sense… Once his history with the Kellys comes to light. When their hitmen find us, I’m faced with a terrible choice— Stand by and watch Gleb die. Or tell the man I love one last unforgivable lie. Can this twisted princess survive the consequences of her sacrifice? Or will her tangled truths destroy them all this time? This is the final book in the Twisted Kingdom Duo.
Download or read book Twisted Palace written by Erin Watt and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-10-16 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The TikTok sensation Twisted Palace, the third in the #1 New York Times bestselling The Royals series, now in a new special edition with bonus material! From mortal enemies to unexpected allies, two teenagers try to protect everything that matters most. These Royals will ruin you… Ella Harper has met every challenge that life has thrown her way. She’s tough, resilient, and willing to do whatever it takes to defend the people she loves, but the challenge of a long-lost father and a boyfriend whose life is on the line might be too much for even Ella to overcome. Reed Royal has a quick temper and even faster fists. But his tendency to meet every obstacle with violence has finally caught up with him. If he wants to save himself and the girl he loves, he’ll need to rise above his tortured past and tarnished reputation. No one believes Ella can survive the Royals. Everyone is sure Reed will destroy them all. They may be right. With everything and everyone conspiring to keep them apart, Ella and Reed must find a way to beat the law, save their families, and unravel all the secrets in their Twisted Palace.
Download or read book Twisted Prince written by Ivy Thorn and published by PNK Publishing. This book was released on with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I was on the brink of being sold into slavery. Then Captain Gleb Lycaon saved me. He stole me from his rivals and captured my heart, so I gave him my virginity. But he’s far from a knight in shining armor. He’s a merciless killer, the right hand to one of New York’s most ruthless Bratvas. And his need to control me resurrects ghosts from my past. I don’t know if I can trust him. Every man I’ve ever known has betrayed me. And now it’s not just me I have to protect but my unborn child… his. So I run. Because in my twisted fairy tale, Prince Charming is as dark and dangerous as the monsters he hunts. When he finds us, years later, I’m still hopelessly ensnared by him. But Gleb’s sudden reappearance has deadly consequences. Because he’s not the only one who’s set his sights on me. To protect my Twisted Prince, I must send him away. The only question is, can I give up my freedom and everything I hold dear to save the man I love? Twisted Prince is part one of the Twisted Kingdom duet. The series is complete. The reading order is as follows Twisted Prince and Twisted Princess.
Download or read book The Fishes of North and Middle America written by David Starr Jordan and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 978 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Oliver Twist written by Charles Dickens and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2015-05-11 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Dickens's second novel, “Oliver Twist” was first published as a serial from 1837 to 1839 and centres around the story of orphan Oliver Twist, who was born in a workhouse and sold as an apprentice to an undertaker. When he manages to escape, Oliver travels to London where he encounters the “Artful Dodger” and his gang of pickpockets. A gritty representation of the London underworld, “Oliver” famously exposed the hardships of the poor, especially the terrible treatment of orphans in the mid-19th century. Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812–1870) was an English writer and social critic famous for having created some of the world's most well-known fictional characters. His works became unprecedentedly popular during his life, and today he is commonly regarded as the greatest Victorian-era novelist. Although perhaps better known for such works as “Great Expectations” or “A Christmas Carol”, Dickens first gained success with the 1836 serial publication of “The Pickwick Papers”, which turned him almost overnight into an international literary celebrity thanks to his humour, satire, and astute observations concerning society and character. This classic work is being republished now in a new edition complete with an introductory chapter from “Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens” by G. K. Chesterton.
Download or read book Excavations at Kerma written by George Andrew Reisner and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
