Download or read book Superman on the Roof written by Lex Williford and published by Rose Metal Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fiction. Winner of the 10th Annual Rose Metal Press Short Short Chapbook Contest, judged by Ira Sukrungruang. A concise and compelling novella-in-flash spanning decades from the 1960s to the present, Lex Williford's SUPERMAN ON THE ROOF offers an elegiac coming-of-age tale and a family portrait imbued with tragedy, guilt, grief, and forgiveness. The arguments, injustices, and triumphs of childhood echo into the adult world in unforgettable detail in these short powerful stories. This limited edition chapbook features letterpress covers and specialty endpapers. "SUPERMAN ON THE ROOF did not let me go. There is a red siren of urgency in Williford's every sentence, every word. It is a book that reiterates what Lee K. Abbott once said to me many years ago: 'Everything is the matter in the short story.' Everything is the matter in SUPERMAN ON THE ROOF. In its brevity, its pace, the contained voice of the consistent narrator, in the flashes of story about a family trying hard to find themselves after heartbreak." Ira Sukrungruang"
Download or read book Gladiator written by Philip Wylie and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-06-09 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gladiator, first published in 1930, tells the story of Hugo Danner, who is given superhuman speed, endurance, strength, and intelligence by his father as an experiment in creating a better human. We follow Hugo throughout his life viewed from his perspective, from childhood, when Hugo first discovers he’s different from others, to adulthood, as Hugo tries to find a positive outlet for his abilities around the time of the first World War. Gladiator has been made into a 1938 comedy movie, and is thought to be the inspiration for the Superman comic books—though this has not been confirmed.
Download or read book Superman and the Authority 2021 1 written by Grant Morrison and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2021-07-20 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes even Superman finds a task almost impossible. Sometimes even the Last Son of Krypton needs to enlist help. Some tasks require methods and heroes that don’t scream “Justice League.” So Clark Kent, the Metropolis Marvel, seeks out Manchester Black, the most dastardly of rogues, to form an all-new Authority tasked with taking care of some business on the sly. Not only will Black know the right candidates for the team, but if Superman can make him behave himself and act in service of the greater good, then he’ll prove literally anyone can be a hero! They’ll have to move quickly, however, as the Ultra-Humanite forms his own team to take out the Man of Steel. This new limited series helps launch an all-new Superman status quo, setting up story elements that reverberate across both Action Comics and Superman: Son of Kal-El in the months to come. And not only is Superman putting together a superstar team, but it takes superstars to tell the tale: Grant Morrison (The Green Lantern, All-Star Superman) and Mikel Janín (Batman, Future State: Superman: Worlds of War)!Sometimes even Superman finds a task almost impossible. Sometimes even the Last Son of Krypton needs to enlist help. Some tasks require methods and heroes that don’t scream “Justice League.” So Clark Kent, the Metropolis Marvel, seeks out Manchester Black, the most dastardly of rogues, to form an all-new Authority tasked with taking care of some business on the sly. Not only will Black know the right candidates for the team, but if Superman can make him behave himself and act in service of the greater good, then he’ll prove literally anyone can be a hero! They’ll have to move quickly, however, as the Ultra-Humanite forms his own team to take out the Man of Steel. This new limited series helps launch an all-new Superman status quo, setting up story elements that reverberate across both Action Comics and Superman: Son of Kal-El in the months to come. And not only is Superman putting together a superstar team, but it takes superstars to tell the tale: Grant Morrison (The Green Lantern, All-Star Superman) and Mikel Janín (Batman, Future State: Superman: Worlds of War)!
Download or read book Superman written by and published by PediaPress. This book was released on with total page 1751 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Science of Superheroes written by Lois H. Gresh and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007-08-15 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The truth about superpowers . . . science fact or science fiction? Superman, Batman, The X-Men, Flash, Spider Man . . . they protect us from evildoers, defend truth and justice, and, occasionally, save our planet from certain doom. Yet, how much do we understand about their powers? In this engaging yet serious work, Lois Gresh and Robert Weinberg attempt to answer that question once and for all. From X-ray vision to psychokinesis, invisibility to lightspeed locomotion, they take a hard, scientific look at the powers possessed by all of our most revered superheroes, and a few of the lesser ones, in an attempt to sort fact from fantasy. In the process, they unearth some shocking truths that will unsettle, alarm, and even terrify all but the most fiendish of supervillains.
Download or read book Jennifer Government written by Max Barry and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2004-01-06 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wickedly satirical and outrageous thriller about globalization and marketing hype, Jennifer Government is the best novel in the world ever. "Funny and clever.... A kind of ad-world version of Dr. Strangelove.... [Barry] unleashes enough wit and surprise to make his story a total blast." --The New York Times Book Review "Wicked and wonderful.... [It] does just about everything right.... Fast-moving, funny, involving." --The Washington Post Book World Taxation has been abolished, the government has been privatized, and employees take the surname of the company they work for. It's a brave new corporate world, but you don't want to be caught without a platinum credit card--as lowly Merchandising Officer Hack Nike is about to find out. Trapped into building street cred for a new line of $2500 sneakers by shooting customers, Hack attracts the barcode-tattooed eye of the legendary Jennifer Government. A stressed-out single mom, corporate watchdog, and government agent who has to rustle up funding before she's allowed to fight crime, Jennifer Government is holding a closing down sale--and everything must go.
Download or read book Superman Dawnbreaker written by Matt de la Peña and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The blockbuster DC Icons series that began with Leigh Bardugo's Wonder Woman, Marie Lu's Batman, and Sarah J. Maas's Catwoman continues with the story of the world's first super hero--SUPERMAN--from award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author MATT DE LA PEÑA. When the dawn breaks, a hero rises. His power is beyond imagining. Clark Kent has always been faster, stronger--better--than everyone around him. But he wasn't raised to show off, and drawing attention to himself could be dangerous. Plus, it's not like he's earned his powers . . . yet. But power comes with a price. Lately it's difficult to hold back and keep his heroics in the shadows. When Clark follows the sound of a girl crying, he comes across Gloria Alvarez and discovers a dark secret lurking in Smallville. Turns out, Clark's not the only one hiding something. Teaming up with his best friend, Lana Lang, he throws himself into the pursuit of the truth. What evil lies below the surface of his small town? And what will it cost Clark to learn about his past as he steps into the light to become the future Man of Steel? Because before he can save the world, he must save Smallville. Act fast! The first printing includes a poster of Clark Kent! Each first printing in the DC Icons series has a limited-edition poster--collect them all to create the full image! Don't miss the rest of the DC Icons series! Read the books in any order you choose: * Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo * Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu * Catwoman: Soulstealer by Sarah J. Maas
Download or read book The Superman written by Frank Willoughby and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Day Jim Got Shot and Other Semi Truthful Stories written by Gary Tucker and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-05-21 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While growing up, Gary Tucker and his brother Jim had numerous shared experiences and adventures in the idyllic setting of Hannibal, Missouri which is located along the Mississippi River. As Gary's daughters Suzi and Kim were growing up, he would frequently tell them about these escapades. The girls never seemed to tire of hearing them, even as adults. This book details those experiences including the day Jim was accidently shot by their uncle; how Jim was saved from sin several times on the way to the hospital; and how Gary almost got the coveted .22 rifle he always wanted as the result of the shooting.
Download or read book Gone in a Flash written by Susan Rogers Cooper and published by Severn House/ORIM. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A trip to deliver their son to college pits a Texas family against several dangerous criminals. . . . A rollicking mystery.” —Kirkus Reviews After almost ruining her marriage because of her habit of involving herself in dangerous business, E.J. Pugh is determined to stay out of any sleuthing and pay attention only to her husband, children, and writing career. How hard can it be? But through no fault of their own, E.J. and Willis are plunged into another crisis when someone hides a black satchel in Willis’ truck, apparently while they were using it to cart their son—and all his stuff—to the University of Texas at Austin. And their foster daughter, Alicia, finding no ID inside, decides to make it her new backpack. When Alicia suddenly disappears, along with the satchel, E.J. and Willis are beside themselves, and E.J. has no choice but to get involved in another mystery, possibly connected to a murder in Austin—and this time, solving it is more urgent than ever . . . “Plenty of red herrings and amusing characters who could have been friends of Stephanie Plum.” —Kirkus Reviews “One of today’s finest mystery writers.” —Carolyn Hart
Download or read book Chesterton and the Romance of Orthodoxy written by William Oddie and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the publication of Orthodoxy in 1908, Wilfrid Ward hailed G. K. Chesterton as a prophetic figure whose thought was to be classed with that Burke, Butler, Coleridge, and John Henry Newman. When Chesterton died in 1936, T. S. Eliot pronounced that 'Chesterton's social and economic ideas were the ideas for his time that were fundamentally Christian and Catholic'. But how did he come by these ideas? Eliot noted that he attached 'significance also to his development, to his beginnings as well as to his ends, and to the movement from one to the other'. It is on that development that this book is focused. Chesterton and the Romance of Orthodoxy is an exploration of G.K. Chesterton's imaginative and spiritual development, from his early childhood in the 1870s to his intellectual maturity in the first decade of the twentieth century. William Oddie draws extensively on Chesterton's unpublished letters and notebooks, his journalism, and his early classic writings, to reveal the writer in his own words. In the first major study of Chesterton to draw on this source material, Oddie charts the progression of Chesterton's ideas from his first story (composed at the age of three and dictated to his aunt Rose) to his apologetic masterpiece Orthodoxy, in which he openly established the intellectual foundations on which the prolific writing of his last three decades would build. Part One explores the years of Chesterton's obscurity; his childhood, his adolescence, his years as a student and a young adult. Part Two examines Chesterton's emergence on to the public stage, his success as one of the leading journalists of his day, and his growing renown as a man of letters. Written to engage all with an interest in Chesterton's life and times, Oddie's accessible style ably conveys the warmth and subtlety of thought that delighted the first readership of the enigmatic GKC.
Download or read book Divine Intervention Why Me written by Vincenzo Esposito and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-11-03 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a youth, I attended Catholic schools and churches. At one time, I was an altar boy. I've always been a true believer of the Lord and the saints along with heaven's angels. While in the military, I attended mass most of my time in the air force. I also spent some time at the Mormon church more or less to understand the difference in religions. My wife and I were married in a protestant church. Our children were all Catholics before they changed over to other religions. In my lifetime, I came close to dying, or getting killed, about nine or ten times. I gave credit to my guardian angel each time. When I was assigned to New York University Medical and saw children suffering and or dying of cancer, I prayed to the Lord and asked for the power to save these children. I believe my prayers were answered during the time when I found out I had cancer. I did some heavy research and found a product that helped save my life, and others I shared it with also got positive results. Today, that product is used not as a business, but as my mission. The results were so good that I shared it with many seniors, adults, young people, and children. I spent ten years as a Korean War veteran, twenty-nine years in law enforcement, and fifteen years in between working with youth as their executive director of a 501(c)(3) refusing any salary. The name of the organization was Youth Against Crime, Inc. I have been directed in my life by a greater power who has brought to me a loving family, loving friends, a fantastic and exciting life, and love of country. I wouldn't be where I am today without the trials and tribulations God has bestowed on me.
Download or read book The Gift of Grandchildren written by Gene Koester and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-07-05 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gift of Grandchildren gives a personal account of the author's current state of life and reflects on the awareness of one's own existence through the experience of becoming a grandparent. The book gives individual accounts of the author's grandchildren as they grow from infant to teenager and the relationship created to bond two distinct generations. The unique storyline of each grandchild is peppered with comment and observation from the author, which can easily be identified by today's grandparent, those about to embark on the blessing of becoming a grandparent, or those curious about the effects grandparents have on grandchildren and the special memories grandchildren give to the grandparent. The Gift of Grandchildren gives the reader a plethora of examples in respect to family traditions, mores, conversations, and endeavors, which are enhanced by the formation of the grandparent's knowledge and the grandchild's curiosity. These aspects of life are presented in a manner designed to bring laughter, contemplation, and spiritual reflection to the reader through recognition of events pertinent to the human experience. The Gift of Grandchildren was written with the idea of God's gift of life being very special for those parents who have entered the realm of becoming a grandparent. It is not only part of God's plan but a glorious aspect of the cycle of life.
Download or read book The Man of Steel Superman and the Man of Gold written by Paul Weissburg and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2013-06-15 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Again and again, BOOSTER GOLD conveniently beats SUPERMAN to the punch in stopping the villains and saving the day, making the MAN OF STEEL wonder if this new hero is as all glitter and no gold . . .
Download or read book Believing a Man Can Fly Memories of a Life in Special Effects and Film written by Colin Chilvers and published by BearManor Media. This book was released on with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: YOU WILL BELIEVE Believing a Man Can Fly: Memories of a Life in Special Effects and Film is the story of a man’s journey from a modest childhood in England to the heights of Hollywood success. At the 51st Academy Awards in 1979, Steve Martin presented Colin Chilvers with an Oscar for his work on the special effects of Superman: The Movie. That honor came after years of experience on such productions as 2001: A Space Odyssey, Battle of Britain and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. As well, he brought his special-effects expertise to such diverse productions as Tommy, X-Men and K-19: The Widowmaker. From the director's chair, Colin orchestrated the Martian invasion in War of the Worlds and helped a young Clark Kent take flight in Superboy. He also directed Michael Jackson in the most ambitious music video ever produced - "Smooth Criminal." Colin Chilvers will make you believe that a man can indeed fly!
Download or read book Superman The Golden Age Vol 2 written by Jerry Siegel and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2016-12-06 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early 1940s, Superman was a much-needed hero for a nation on the brink of war. The Man of Steel (and his comic book medium) were in their Golden Age, and with each new story, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster were continuing to expand and enrich the world of their still relatively new creation. This volume includes the first appearances of such classic figures as Daily Planet editor Perry White and Superman’s archenemy, Lex Luthor. It is also in these timeless tales that the Man of Tomorrow first takes flight, no longer just leaping tall buildings in a single bound, but soaring over them! SUPERMAN: THE GOLDEN AGE VOL. 2 collects adventures from ACTION COMICS #20-31, SUPERMAN #4-7 and NEW YORK WORLD’S FAIR COMICS #2.In the early 1940s, Superman was a much-needed hero for a nation on the brink of war. The Man of Steel (and his comic book medium) were in their Golden Age, and with each new story, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster were continuing to expand and enrich the world of their still relatively new creation. This volume includes the first appearances of such classic figures as Daily Planet editor Perry White and Superman’s archenemy, Lex Luthor. It is also in these timeless tales that the Man of Tomorrow first takes flight, no longer just leaping tall buildings in a single bound, but soaring over them! SUPERMAN: THE GOLDEN AGE VOL. 2 collects adventures from ACTION COMICS #20-31, SUPERMAN #4-7 and NEW YORK WORLD’S FAIR COMICS #2.
Download or read book 100 Things Superman Fans Should Know Do Before They Die written by Joseph McCabe and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you're a die-hard comic book fan from the Golden Age or a new follower of Henry Cavill and Zack Snyder, these are the 100 things all fans need to know and do in their lifetime. Joseph McCabe of Nerdist.com has collected every essential piece of Superman knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, and ranks them all from 1 to 100, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist as you progress on your way to fan superstardom!
