Download or read book Karla written by Stephen Williams and published by Seal Books. This book was released on 2010-05-14 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "People want me in max so my life will be hard but it really isn't. There are absolutely no responsibilities here. Everything is provided. We can spend the day sleeping, sun-tanning or doing whatever we want all day every day." --Karla Homolka in a letter to author Stephen Williams "Well, they say 'Never say never' and they're right," Karla wrote in her startling first letter to Stephen Williams. "Never in a million years did I think I would ever write a letter to someone from the media, let alone you who has condemned me so harshly." Thus began one of the most controversial correspondences in Canadian history. Karla picks up where Williams's first book on the case, Invisible Darkness, left her, painting her nails in her cell in solitary confinement in the gothic tower of Kingston's Prison for Women. After testifying against her ex-husband in 1995, Karla's life in prison was soon going to take a very different, dramatic turn. With a thriller's pace, Karla: A Pact with the Devil charts the inner life of the world's most notorious female prisoner. In Karla, Williams lets Karla and the other key players speak for themselves. And what they have to say will surprise, horrify and enlighten.
Download or read book A Deal with the Devil written by Blake Ellis and published by Atria Books. This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A personal how-to guide for investigative journalists, a twisted tale of a scam of huge proportions, and a really good read” (Bethany McLean, author of The Smartest Guys in the Room), this spellbinding true story follows a pair of award-winning CNN investigative journalists as they track down the mysterious psychic at the center of an international scam that stole tens of millions of dollars from the elderly and emotionally vulnerable. While investigating financial crimes for CNN Money, Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken were intrigued by reports that elderly Americans were giving away thousands of dollars to mail-in schemes. With a little digging, they soon discovered a shocking true story. Victims received personalized letters from a woman who, claiming amazing psychic powers, convinced them to send money in return for riches, good health, and good fortune. The predatory scam had been going on unabated for decades, raking in more than $200 million in the United States and Canada alone—with investigators from all over the world unable to stop it. And at the center of it all—an elusive French psychic named Maria Duval. Based on the five-part series that originally appeared on CNN’s website in 2016 and was seen by more than three million people, A Deal with the Devil picks up where the series left off as Ellis and Hicken reveal more bizarre characters, follow new leads, close in on Maria Duval, and connect the dots in an edge-of-your-seat journey across the US to England and France. A Deal with the Devil is a fascinating, thrilling search for the truth that will suck you “deep into the heart of a labyrinthine investigation that raises bigger questions about greed, manipulation, and the desperate hunger to believe” (Megan Abbott, author of You Will Know Me).
Download or read book The Woman Who Made a Pact with the Devil written by Ray Harvey and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She hadn't expected to like him. And yet Abby Rainveil -- a writer assigned to interview the strange man everyone calls Kumulous -- finds herself deeply drawn to his relaxed disposition, his erudition, the way he listens to her every word, his strength. Thus, increasingly mesmerized by the charged mystery of a man described by her boss as "Mephistophelean," she accepts his invitation to come with him back to his home. Shortly after that, the enigmas begin. This book contains four scenes of strong sexual content.
Download or read book The Devil and Daniel Webster written by Stephen Vincent Benet and published by Dramatists Play Service Inc. This book was released on 1943-10 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORY: Jabez Stone, young farmer, has just been married, and the guests are dancing at his wedding. But Jabez carries a burden, for he knows that, having sold his soul to the Devil, he must, on the stroke of midnight, deliver it up to him. Shortly before twelve Mr. Scratch, lawyer, enters and the company is thunderstruck. Jabez bids his guests begone; he has made his bargain and will pay the price. His bride, however, stands by him, and so will Daniel Webster, who has come for the festivities. Webster takes the case. But Scratch is a lawyer himself and out-argues the statesman. Webster demands a jury of real Americans, living or dead. Very well, agrees the Devil, he shall have them, and ghosts appear. Webster thunders, but to no avail, and at last realizing Scratch can better him on technical grounds, he changes his tactics and appeals to the ghostly jury, men who have retained some love of country. Rising to the height of his powers, Webster performs the miracle of winning a verdict of Not Guilty.
Download or read book A Deal with the Devil written by ELIZABETH. O'ROARK and published by Piatkus Books. This book was released on 2023-10-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A temp assistant and the British boss she loves to hate . . . The Devils series is a sexy blend of spice, romance and grumpy men. Prepare to laugh, swoon and cry . . . perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Emma Chase. He might not be the devil, but working under him for six weeks is my idea of hell. Hayes Flynn is an arrogant jerk known best for his scotch habit and the way he spreads his British "charm" all over Hollywood, never with the same woman twice. He's the last person I want to work for, except he has a face I can't look away from, and the longer we're together, the harder he is to hate. Because under that smug exterior is a heart he doesn't want to show-one that was badly broken a decade earlier. A part of me wants to fix it for him before I leave...but can I do it without breaking my own in the process?
Download or read book Temple of Satan written by The Dark Lords and published by Dark Lords. This book was released on 2019-02-12 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This deluxe, full-color, red-edition hardcover volume contains the first two books in the Temple of Satan's series on diabolism and black magick. They provide an introduction to the doctrine, practice and literature of Devil-worship. They may be read by anyone seeking diabolical knowledge and inspiration, but they are intended particularly for those who wish to become initiated members of our Order of Satanic Templars: the black priesthood of our worldwide organization of Devil-worshippers. Book I introduces the reader to the doctrine, black magick and rites of the Order. You will learn of the prophetic ideas that inspire us, the theory and practice of black magick and Satanic Temple rites and the diabolical life-ways of our kind. Book I culminates in the First Gate trials, which require the Aspirant to make a pact with the Devil, among other diabolical things. Book II is an introduction to the classical literature of Devil-worship and black magick that gives Aspirants deeper knowledge of our religion and fuel for their infernal imaginations. Hardback, 200 pages. 8.5" wide x 11" tall
Download or read book Learn to Do Pacts with the Devil and with Other Demons Get Everything You Want written by J. Abrahao and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-17 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to Do Pacts with the Devil and with other Demons. Get everything you want in this life. And you will not even need to sell your Soul for it! + How to perform a pact ritual with Lucifer
Download or read book Beyond the Witch Trials written by Owen Davies and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2004-11-27 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond the witch trials provides an important collection of essays on the nature of witchcraft and magic in European society during the Enlightenment. The book is innovative not only because it pushes forward the study of witchcraft into the eighteenth century, but because it provides the reader with a challenging variety of different approaches and sources of information. The essays, which cover England, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Germany, Scotland, Finland and Sweden, examine the experience of and attitudes towards witchcraft from both above and below. While they demonstrate the continued widespread fear of witches amongst the masses, they also provide a corrective to the notion that intellectual society lost interest in the question of witchcraft. While witchcraft prosecutions were comparatively rare by the mid-eighteenth century, the intellectual debate did no disappear; it either became more private or refocused on such issues as possession. The contributors come from different academic disciplines, and by borrowing from literary theory, archaeology and folklore they move beyond the usual historical perspectives and sources. They emphasise the importance of studying such themes as the aftermath of witch trials, the continued role of cunning-folk in society, and the nature of the witchcraft discourse in different social contexts. This book will be essential reading for those interested in the decline of the European witch trials and the continued importance of witchcraft and magic during the Enlightenment. More generally it will appeal to those with a lively interest in the cultural history of the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. This is the first of a two-volume set of books looking at the phenomenon of witchcraft, magic and the occult in Europe since the seventeenth century.
Download or read book Pacts with the Devil written by Christopher S. Hyatt and published by Original Falcon Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, a genuine manual of the dreaded "left-hand path." Braving the new Witchcraft Panic that has swept the world, S Jason Black and Christopher S Hyatt have written a book that places the Western magical tradition -- and the Western psyche -- in perspective. Sweeping aside both the historical fabrications of "neo-paganism" and the rampant mental illness of the religious right, Black and Hyatt explore history, psychology and anthropology to reveal the true "secret doctrine" of Western culture. This work confronts the reader with his own fears and inhibitions -- and carries him beyond. Comprehensively illustrated, this volume contains a detailed history of European "Black Magic" and includes new editions of 17th and 18th century Grimoires with detailed instructions for their use.
Download or read book Devil s Pact written by Samantha Cruise and published by . This book was released on 2008-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DEVIL'S PACT [Erotic Western Romance/ Menage a Trois]: Epitome of pure evil, born without a heart, soul, or conscience...even his parents did not claim him. He is an outlaw who takes what he wants... The moment Devin Spawn stumbles upon the exquisite beauty bathing alone in a river, he wants her. Morality non-existent, yet he struggles to keep his distance. His sexual excesses and massive proportions would be too much for the tiny girl who appears more waifish and innocent than womanly. She is a widow with so much to give... The instant Megan Spawn feels his heated touch and potent sensuality, her flesh burns with wanton desires. It matters little he is the devilishly handsome outlaw known as the Devil's Spawn, the most feared, lethal gunslinger in the West-and her stepson. Together they risk everything in the devil's playground... Where sexuality is as untamed as the bloodthirsty savages roaming the western frontier, and childhood sweetheart Caleb Walker is guilty as sin, the dark side of lust and passionate surrender comes at a hefty price when you forge a Devil's Pact. ** 5 Angels, Fallen Angel Recommended Read: "Devil's Pact is the kind of book for people like me who enjoy reading about an overly aggressive testosterone filled man in love. Devin is not a gentleman; he's crude, kind of mean but the same passion he uses when killing is exactly what he brings to the bedroom. Samantha Cruise's historical feast was more than just a well developed story with guns, danger, mayhem and delicious wickedness. Devil's Pact was a story that sucked me into the emotional upheaval of the characters. I was right there during the orgasmic interludes that left me sweating and anxious for more. I was with them as they attempted with their bodies to say what each found so hard to say with words. I can't say enough how much I actually loved this book, all 497 pages of it. A story that had me on the hook from the first encounter with Meg to the final culmination when finally a decision was made on if Devin and Megan could make it, if their passion was more than rabid frenzy lust but something life altering, something meant to be forever. Caleb, the third in the menage, was just icing on a cake already flowing with goodies, but he wasn't Devin: a man readers will go away loving or detesting. That is why I think Ms. Cruise did a great job no matter the impression you get, strong love or hate for some of her characters. She did something special by seducing you into the story to feel anything at all." --Fallen Angel Reviews ** "Devin Spawn is an outlaw. Given away at birth by his father, Devin travels to his father's ranch to find out why. When he gets close, he comes across a tiny, beautiful woman bathing in the river. Since he has the devil inside of him, Devin does the one thing that comes natural to him--he seduces and makes her his own. There is one thing Devin doesn't know. He has just had relations with his stepmother. Megan Spawn has had a tough life. Rescued from a life of drudgery by her now deceased husband, she wants to spend her life caring for her stepdaughters and possibly being able to have a relationship with the town doctor, her first love, Caleb Walker. That is, until she is touched by the outlaw known as Devil's Spawn. Caleb Walker has loved Megan ever since she was a little girl. When his family caught them in the barn when they were teenagers and sent him away, Caleb has despaired of ever being able to be with Megan. He loves her and is willing to give her time. However, with the arrival of Devin Spawn, time may be running out because it seems that no matter how much Caleb loves her, she might not be his for the taking. Samantha Cruise has written a menage unlike any I have read and I plan to read anything else she releases. She caught my attention with Devil's Pact and I think she will hold it for a long time." --Joyfully Reviewed."
Download or read book Hitler s Scientists written by John Cornwell and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-09-28 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An eye-opening account of the rise of science in Germany through to Hitler’s regime, and the frightening Nazi experiments that occurred during the Reich A shocking account of Nazi science, and a compelling look at the the dramatic rise of German science in the nineteenth century, its preeminence in the early twentieth, and the frightening developments that led to its collapse in 1945, this is the compelling story of German scientists under Hitler’s regime. Weaving the history of science and technology with the fortunes of war and the stories of men and women whose discoveries brought both benefits and destruction to the world, Hitler's Scientists raises questions that are still urgent today. As science becomes embroiled in new generations of weapons of mass destruction and the war against terrorism, as advances in biotechnology outstrip traditional ethics, this powerful account of Nazi science forms a crucial commentary on the ethical role of science.
Download or read book Mephistopheles written by Jeffrey Burton Russell and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mephistopheles is the fourth and final volume of Jeffrey Burton Russell's critically acclaimed history of the concept of the Devil, continuing in this volume the story from the Reformation to the present.
Download or read book The Devil s Pact written by James Holland and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-02 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With North Africa secured, the Allies launch an invasion of Sicily, and the 2nd Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Rangers are in the van of the assault. Tanner is beginning to see a new type of war, in which the rule books are seemingly thrown away.
Download or read book How to Make a Pact with the Devil written by U. N. Owen and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-22 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ultimate Secret of Magickal Power The true method of making a pact with a demon was one of the closest held secrets of black magick and demonology...until now!This book reveals how anyone can form a contract with a demon for wealth, instruction, protection, or anything you desire!For centuries, witches and occultists have held the secrets of demonic pact-making close amongst themselves, while the churches fed the masses ridiculous nightmare stories about horrible creatures making Faustian bargains for the souls of women and men. According to the author, this was all nonsense meant to conceal the true purpose of demons - to instruct the human race in magick and help us to obtain unimaginable power for ourselves in our own lives.Demons are ancient beings who have spent aeons learning and mastering the most powerful and forbidden methods of magick. Many of these spirits are willing to work with humans and eager to share the secrets they have learned.Not only will this book inform you regarding the true history of demonic interaction with humankind, it will also teach you how to make a pact with a demon and start getting assistance today!You will NOT be instructed to sell your soul or enslave yourself to horrible monsters. The author scoffs at such fairy tale misunderstandings of demonic pacts and explains the true nature and purpose of pacts. In This Book, You Will Learn-The hidden truth about demons...and why the church doesn't want you to know it.-Where demons come from and their role true role in human development and evolution.-Why most religions lie about demons.-How you can make contact and begin to acquire knowledge and power immediately. By Using the Techniques Provided in this Book, You Will-Gain a demonic mentor to guide you in magick, business, art, or whatever destiny you desire to pursue.-Transform your financial life in ways both practical and supernatural.-Acquire supernatural protection that is completely impenetrable.-Learn the most arcane secrets and skills of magick directly from the source!This book does not deal in witchcraft spells, hoodoo, candle magick, or any of the usual "kiddie magick" you see in most beginner books on the occult. Once you make contact with your demonic guides, you will have little need for beginner books as you will be in direct communication with some of the most knowledgable and potent teachers in the universe! Ditch the books and pendulums and start learning the real secrets of magick today!
Download or read book Faustus written by Leo Ruickbie and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-10-24 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five hundred years ago a legend was born. The seeker after forbidden knowledge is lured into signing a pact with the Devil. He enjoys the fruits of his deal in wild adventures, riotous high-living and in the arms of beautiful women, but cannot escape his end in the fiery clutches of Satan. That is the story that has inspired genius, high art and popular culture around the world, from Beethoven to Cradle of Filth. Hundreds of performances of Goethe's Faust are staged nightly. Souls are even put up for auction on eBay. The legend of Faustus has assumed a life of its own. But is it the real story? In the first major biography in five hundred years, Dr Ruickbie reveals the truth behind the infamous legend and uncovers the true identity of the man who scandalised sixteenth century Europe. Against all our wildest imaginings Faustus was not a charlatan, nor was he in league with the Devil. We should not think of him as the pact scribbling diabolist, but as a renaissance magician, albeit controversial and condemned by his peers. In an age of spiritual hunger, economic collapse, war and prophecies of doom – an age not unlike the Renaissance – it is a story for our times.
Download or read book The Devil to Pay in the Backlands written by João Guimarães Rosa and published by New York : Knopf. This book was released on 1963 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A NOVEL OF NORTHERN BRAZIL BY ONE OF THE LEADING BRAZILIAN AUTHORS.
Download or read book The Devils Alliance written by Roger Moorhouse and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History remembers the Soviets and the Nazis as bitter enemies and ideological rivals, the two mammoth and opposing totalitarian regimes of World War II whose conflict would be the defining and deciding clash of the war. Yet for nearly a third of the conflict's entire timespan, Hitler and Stalin stood side by side as partners. The Pact that they agreed had a profound -- and bloody -- impact on Europe, and is fundamental to understanding the development and denouement of the war. In The Devils' Alliance, acclaimed historian Roger Moorhouse explores the causes and implications of the Nazi-Soviet Pact, an unholy covenant whose creation and dissolution were crucial turning points in World War II. Forged by the German foreign minister, Joachim von Ribbentrop, and his Soviet counterpart, Vyacheslav Molotov, the nonaggression treaty briefly united the two powers in a brutally efficient collaboration. Together, the Germans and Soviets quickly conquered and divided central and eastern Europe -- Poland, the Baltic States, Finland, and Bessarabia -- and the human cost was staggering: during the two years of the pact hundreds of thousands of people in central and eastern Europe caught between Hitler and Stalin were expropriated, deported, or killed. Fortunately for the Allies, the partnership ultimately soured, resulting in the surprise June 1941 German invasion of the Soviet Union. Ironically, however, the powers' exchange of materiel, blueprints, and technological expertise during the period of the Pact made possible a far more bloody and protracted war than would have otherwise been conceivable. Combining comprehensive research with a gripping narrative, The Devils' Alliance is the authoritative history of the Nazi-Soviet Pact -- and a portrait of the people whose lives were irrevocably altered by Hitler and Stalin's nefarious collaboration.
