Download or read book Virtual Pedophilia written by Gillian Harkins and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2020-04-10 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Virtual Pedophilia Gillian Harkins traces how by the end of the twentieth century the pedophile as a social outcast evolved into its contemporary appearance as a virtually normal white male. The pedophile's alleged racial and gender normativity was treated as an exception to dominant racialized modes of criminal or diagnostic profiling. The pedophile was instead profiled as a virtual figure, a potential threat made visible only when information was transformed into predictive image. The virtual pedophile was everywhere and nowhere, slipping through day-to-day life undetected until people learned how to arm themselves with the right combination of visually predictive information. Drawing on television, movies, and documentaries such as Law and Order: SVU, To Catch a Predator, Mystic River, and Capturing the Friedmans, Harkins shows how diverse U.S. audiences have been conscripted and trained to be lay detectives who should always be on the lookout for the pedophile as virtual predator. In this way, the perceived threat of the pedophile legitimated increased surveillance and ramped-up legal strictures that expanded the security apparatus of the carceral state.

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Download or read book Deceived written by Tori Charles and published by Pedigree Press. This book was released on 2022-10-25 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sawyer Devon was the brilliant mind of his family. With a business master's from Harvard, a job at one of the best financial firms in Philly, and a penthouse in Rittenhouse Square, he was on his way to achieving the life he'd always worked for. Avalynn Barlow never had dreams like his, but she often lived vicariously through them when he and his handsome brothers would come into the local restaurant where she worked and discuss what they were doing with their lives. They were from two very different worlds. Worlds that were about to collide most spectacularly.

Download or read book A Painter s Musings written by Ruthie Windsor-Mann and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fine artist for over fifty years, Ruthie Windsor-Mann muses on four overlapping reflections of painting. The book goes through the painting process, from commencing to completion. She offers her opinions on art interpretation, museum visits, developing the eye, and the aging artist. She peppers the book with anecdotes of her experiences of being chased by the police in Hungary and spotting a fire in England.

Download or read book Finding Franklin written by Katie Shands and published by . This book was released on 2018-02-20 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charlotte Clark moves to the small town of Franklin, Tennessee, hoping to solve the mysteries surrounding her birth. Who is her mother? And why did she abandon Charlotte as an infant on a porch? The answers are well-hidden among the town¿s church bells and Southern charms, but when Charlotte finds a secret diary written by a woman missing for decades, she believes it holds an ominous connection to her own murky past. Could violence lurk in the annals of her family history? Charlotte decides she must know the truth and set things right for the victimized woman, even if it throws Charlotte into the path of a faceless killer.

Download or read book The Kentucky Oaks written by Avalyn Hunter and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2024-04-30 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No Thoroughbred race in the state of Kentucky holds a more hallowed place in the national and international consciousness than the Kentucky Derby. Its fame is richly deserved, yet there are other equally important and historic races whose significance deserves a larger share of the spotlight—none more so than the Derby's sister race, the Kentucky Oaks. Inaugurated on May 19, 1875—just two days after the first Kentucky Derby—and run annually at Churchill Downs since then, the Kentucky Oaks is America's most prestigious race for three-year-old fillies and the second-oldest continuously run horse race in North America. Always cherished by horsemen as a test for the future mothers of the Thoroughbred, the Oaks has in recent years become a major charity and fashion gala in addition to its significance as a sporting event. Yet, although multiple books have been published about the Kentucky Derby, popular and academic historians alike have largely overlooked the Oaks. In The Kentucky Oaks: 150 Years of Running for the Lilies, author Avalyn Hunter sets out to recover the history of one of the most watched and highly attended events in Thoroughbred racing. Beginning with Meriweather Lewis Clark Jr.'s creation of a race designed to parallel England's historic Oaks Stakes, Hunter traces the evolution of the Kentucky Oaks through the stories of the men, women, and fillies that have made the Kentucky Oaks a symbol for women's growing participation in the sport at all levels.

Download or read book Frankenstein s Cat written by Emily Anthes and published by Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2013-03-12 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of 2014 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Best Young Adult Science Book Longlisted for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award One of Nature's Summer Book Picks One of Publishers Weekly's Top Ten Spring 2013 Science Books For centuries, we've toyed with our creature companions, breeding dogs that herd and hunt, housecats that look like tigers, and teacup pigs that fit snugly in our handbags. But what happens when we take animal alteration a step further, engineering a cat that glows green under ultraviolet light or cloning the beloved family Labrador? Science has given us a whole new toolbox for tinkering with life. How are we using it? In Frankenstein's Cat, the journalist Emily Anthes takes us from petri dish to pet store as she explores how biotechnology is shaping the future of our furry and feathered friends. As she ventures from bucolic barnyards to a "frozen zoo" where scientists are storing DNA from the planet's most exotic creatures, she discovers how we can use cloning to protect endangered species, craft prosthetics to save injured animals, and employ genetic engineering to supply farms with disease-resistant livestock. Along the way, we meet some of the animals that are ushering in this astonishing age of enhancement, including sensor-wearing seals, cyborg beetles, a bionic bulldog, and the world's first cloned cat. Through her encounters with scientists, conservationists, ethicists, and entrepreneurs, Anthes reveals that while some of our interventions may be trivial (behold: the GloFish), others could improve the lives of many species-including our own. So what does biotechnology really mean for the world's wild things? And what do our brave new beasts tell us about ourselves? With keen insight and her trademark spunk, Anthes highlights both the peril and the promise of our scientific superpowers, taking us on an adventure into a world where our grandest science fiction fantasies are fast becoming reality.

Download or read book The Rise of The Omega Empress written by Moeez Hatanian and published by Moeez Hatanian. This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Avalyn and Celia, twin sisters separated at birth, reunite after more than eighteen years, only to find that they have seemingly unlimited powers, granted by a race that wants to elevate the human race to a new level. From their new home on Blara in the Hexa Galaxy, overseen by King Orion, their mentor, the sisters find themselves tasked with protecting the Omega vessel against twin brothers who plan to conquer the galaxy. The brothers, Pollux and Castro, will stop at nothing to achieve their goals, including kidnapping women to serve as slaves. Will Avalyn and Celia prevail? Or will they fall prey to the misogynistic hands of the brothers? The Rise of the Omega Empress explores themes of power and equality while also taking us on a thrilling, romantic adventure as Avalyn and Celia defend their vessel from Pollux and Castro.

Download or read book Mysterious Skin written by Scott Heim and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A disturbing incident sends two young boys down vastly different paths that reunite ten year later in this “impressive” debut novel (Publishers Weekly). At the age of eight Brian Lackey is found bleeding under the crawl space of his house, having endured something so traumatic that he cannot remember an entire five–hour period of time. During the following years he slowly recalls details from that night, but these fragments are not enough to explain what happened to him, and he begins to believe that he may have been the victim of an alien encounter . . . Neil McCormick is fully aware of the events from that summer of 1981. Wise beyond his years, curious about his developing sexuality, Neil found what he perceived to be love and guidance from his baseball coach. Now, ten years later, he is a teenage hustler, unaware of the dangerous path his life is taking. His recklessness is governed by idealized memories of his coach, memories that unexpectedly change when Brian comes to Neil for help and, ultimately, the truth.

Download or read book American Classic Pedigrees 1914 2002 written by Avalyn Hunter and published by Eclipse Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 790 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a monumental and important work for the Thoroughbred industry, author and pedigree researcher Avalyn Hunter provides extensive pedigree analysis of every American classic race winner from 1914 through 2002.

Download or read book Enchanted Screwed The Complete Six Book Bundle written by Erica Reeder and published by Ferry Tales, LLC. This book was released on 2022-04-18 with total page 1676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crowns and blood collide in this epic tale of magic, love, and secrets that proves even the most lost of us can find family.
Cy Vanguard is a faerie princess who turned her back on all things enchanted five years ago when she left the faerie realm. Sure, her sex life is deader than a decapitated vampire, but at least she is respected as a bounty hunter and private dick. But that becomes leakier than a porcupine's umbrella when faeries start popping up everywhere they shouldn’t be. Talk about annoying, especially when they’re dead.
Then a drop-dead gorgeous vampire, the mortal enemy of all of the fairies, sweeps into her life and Cy is slapped in the face with the fact that she might be done with faerie, but faerie isn't done with her. Blood runs fast when vampires come calling, and what happens in a remote part of New York doesn’t stay secret for long. Deadly masquerades and vampire scandals prove actions have consequences.
Back in faerie things spin out of control and Cy must decide who is more important: a mother who never loved her or a people who have no else to turn to. A forgotten god just might be the key to healing this high-stakes family drama. Or it could be the death of them all. “Smoking hot” , ”Laugh out loud” … “More than I imagined it would be” , "You HAVE to read it” - Amazon Reviews Ignite your imagination with the Enchanted & Screwed series, where you'll join a princess coming into her own with no shortage of sassy attitude, love at first sight, betrayal, a second chance romance that will curl your toes, and magic that will entice you into believing that even the most lost of us can find family. If you like Annette Marie and Linsey Hall, you’ll sell your soul for this epic tale that has a cast of unforgettable characters who you’ll be rooting for until the white-knuckled end.

Download or read book 40 written by Alan Heathcock and published by MCD. This book was released on 2022-08-02 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the award-winning author Alan Heathcock comes an American myth of the future: a vision of civil war, spectacle, and disaster of biblical proportions. In a future America ravaged by natural disaster, pandemic, and political unrest, a fundamentalist faction emerges. As the Novae Terrae gain power, enticing civilians with bread and circuses, a civil war breaks out between its members and the US government. Mazzy Goodwin, a young soldier, only wants to find her little sister, Ava Lynn. One day, she wakes in a bomb crater to find wings emerged from her back. Has she died? Been gifted wings by God? Undergone a military experiment? The world sees a miracle. Mazzy is coaxed into seeing it as an opportunity: to become the angel-like figurehead of the revolution, in return for being reunited with her sister. Her journey leads her to New Los Angeles, where the Novae have set up the headquarters for their propaganda machine––right in the ruins of Hollywood. Aided by friends old and new, she must navigate a web of deceit while staying true to herself. Told in sharp, haunting prose, as cinematic as it is precise, Alan Heathcock’s 40 is a dizzyingly fantastical novel about the dangers of blind faith, the temptation of spectacle, and the love of family. In a tale by turns mythic and tragic, one heroine must come to terms with the consequences of her decisions––and face the challenges of building a new world.

Download or read book We Belong written by Laura Purdie Salas and published by Carolrhoda Books ®. This book was released on 2024-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! We all belong! You and I, we're alike, / but we're different too. / That's not good. / That's not bad. / It's just what is true. Explore and celebrate who you are and who others are too! Rhyming verse by Laura Purdie Salas invites others to notice the diversity of our world and affirm that we all belong, just as we are. Bright illustrations by Carlos Vélez Aquilera feature a diverse group of children, playing and learning in an urban setting.

Download or read book Dream Reality written by Kimberly Mays and published by Mays Realm Escapes LLC. This book was released on 2021-07-29 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Facing a fate worse than death, AvaLynn floats in an extended coma, unable to communicate with the outside world. The only relief from the isolation is that she is alive and well—and healthy—in the Dream Realm. ˜* * * ˜ ˜ Forced to leave Luke, Tannah and Cayden behind, AvaLynn’s body lies motionless in the Real Realm while she flounders in a sea of uncertainty in the Dream Realm. Dean and his extended family are both a blessing and a curse for AvaLynn. On one hand, they stand with her to battle Zavier, an evil spirit responsible for AvaLynn’s comatose state in the Real Realm. On the other, the love and acceptance that Dean’s family extends triggers guilt and conflicting feelings, eventually forcing AvaLynn to make the most difficult decision of her life. . . ˜ * * * . . .do everything possible to return to her friends in the Real Realm, or leave them all behind and remain with Dean, making this life her Dream Reality?

Download or read book Her Cowboy Daddy written by Cathy Gillen Thacker and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-07-05 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cady desperately wants a baby of her own.

Download or read book The Lycan King written by Blair Cahill and published by Singapore New Reading Technology Pte Ltd. This book was released on with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'He was her saviour and she was his redemption.' Avalyn has been a slave of her fathers's murderer for eight years before he sold her off in an auction. Nikolai didn't plan on finding his mate, but now that he did, he was going to keep her, even if he had to be her mate, her master or her lover. He'll take her as she will have him... This is Book 1 of The Lycan king(4 books).

Download or read book Death Charmed written by Erica Reeder and published by Ferry Tales, LLC. This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Betrayal left a mark… …and Cy still wanted to do what’s right. But who was the real enemy? The moment she was kidnapped and hauled back to the world of the Fae; she knew her mother pulled the strings. They wanted to change her. Was it out of fear at what she might do? A grotesque gift and a threat… …steels her resolve. She knew that to move forward, she must, metaphorically, slay the demons of her past and let it go. There were just two problems. Some demons are real, and She can’t fight alone. He isn’t her first choice, but Anthony is the only one Cy can turn to for help. Can she trust him? You’ll love the second book in the series, because the stakes are higher than ever, and Cy must stay true to her beliefs to survive. Get it now. **Content is 18+ Due to Love Scenes and Graphic Violence** ***Previously published under the name Nevermore, noticeable edits and content additions.**