Download or read book I Know This Much Is True written by Wally Lamb and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-06-03 with total page 884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With his stunning debut novel, She's Come Undone, Wally Lamb won the adulation of critics and readers with his mesmerizing tale of one woman's painful yet triumphant journey of self-discovery. Now, this brilliantly talented writer returns with I Know This Much Is True, a heartbreaking and poignant multigenerational saga of the reproductive bonds of destruction and the powerful force of forgiveness. A masterpiece that breathtakingly tells a story of alienation and connection, power and abuse, devastation and renewal--this novel is a contemporary retelling of an ancient Hindu myth. A proud king must confront his demons to achieve salvation. Change yourself, the myth instructs, and you will inhabit a renovated world. When you're the same brother of a schizophrenic identical twin, the tricky thing about saving yourself is the blood it leaves on your bands--the little inconvenience of the look-alike corpse at your feet. And if you're into both survival of the fittest and being your brother's keeper--if you've promised your dying mother--then say so long to sleep and hello to the middle of the night. Grab a book or a beer. Get used to Letterman's gap-toothed smile of the absurd, or the view of the bedroom ceiling, or the influence of random selection. Take it from a godless insomniac. Take it from the uncrazy twin--the guy who beat the biochemical rap. Dominick Birdsey's entire life has been compromised and constricted by anger and fear, by the paranoid schizophrenic twin brother he both deeply loves and resents, and by the past they shared with their adoptive father, Ray, a spit-and-polish ex-Navy man (the five-foot-six-inch sleeping giant who snoozed upstairs weekdays in the spare room and built submarines at night), and their long-suffering mother, Concettina, a timid woman with a harelip that made her shy and self-conscious: She holds a loose fist to her face to cover her defective mouth--her perpetual apology to the world for a birth defect over which she'd had no control. Born in the waning moments of 1949 and the opening minutes of 1950, the twins are physical mirror images who grow into separate yet connected entities: the seemingly strong and protective yet fearful Dominick, his mother's watchful "monkey"; and the seemingly weak and sweet yet noble Thomas, his mother's gentle "bunny." From childhood, Dominick fights for both separation and wholeness--and ultimately self-protection--in a house of fear dominated by Ray, a bully who abuses his power over these stepsons whose biological father is a mystery. I was still afraid of his anger but saw how he punished weakness--pounced on it. Out of self-preservation I hid my fear, Dominick confesses. As for Thomas, he just never knew how to play defense. He just didn't get it. But Dominick's talent for survival comes at an enormous cost, including the breakup of his marriage to the warm, beautiful Dessa, whom he still loves. And it will be put to the ultimate test when Thomas, a Bible-spouting zealot, commits an unthinkable act that threatens the tenuous balance of both his and Dominick's lives. To save himself, Dominick must confront not only the pain of his past but the dark secrets he has locked deep within himself, and the sins of his ancestors--a quest that will lead him beyond the confines of his blue-collar New England town to the volcanic foothills of Sicily 's Mount Etna, where his ambitious and vengefully proud grandfather and a namesake Domenico Tempesta, the sostegno del famiglia, was born. Each of the stories Ma told us about Papa reinforced the message that he was the boss, that he ruled the roost, that what he said went. Searching for answers, Dominick turns to the whispers of the dead, to the pages of his grandfather's handwritten memoir, The History of Domenico Onofrio Tempesta, a Great Man from Humble Beginnings. 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Download or read book The Curse of the Verse written by Will Mathison and published by WBM. This book was released on 2012-10-06 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Curse of the Verse is the third book in the Battles of Liolia series written and illustrated by 13 year-old Will Mathison. Although the centuries old war with the Calorians is over, danger is lurking in the land of Liolia. There have been disappearances and strange occurrences throughout the country. The Versipellis must be involved. It is up to Speilton to stop these shape-shifting dream spirits and to save Milwaria from imminent demise.

Download or read book The Curse of 13 written by Perry Pankratz and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-29 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amanda Jay, the new night manager at Happy Hotels, soon finds herself caught in between superstitions and horrible truths. When room 14 is revealed to be room 13, and it has a chilling past of checking guests out permanently, Amanda finds herself investigating the disappearances. When four young girls disappear, Amanda finds herself on the other side, fighting for the lives of these four children, against one nightmare after another. As her thoughts betray her, and she struggles to survive in the wastelands of Purgatory, she must choose between trusting a man who takes people's lives or standing by and watching the murderous acts that will be committed to these children by two members of Helleven. Humanity depends on her decision.

Download or read book The Curse of the Undead Selected Vampire Books and Legends written by Henry Kuttner and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2020-10-15 with total page 2804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Vampires prowl through the dark nights - hunting and baying for blood. And when they smell the human flesh nothing can stop them from transforming into mysterious, menacing and frightening creatures. Reawaken the fear, the dread and the obsession with the creatures of the night through the stories of the gruesome hunt and the hunted with this meticulously edited collection of the greatest vampire classics of all time:_x000D_ The Vampyre (John William Polidori)_x000D_ Dracula (Bram Stoker)_x000D_ Dracula's Guest (Bram Stoker)_x000D_ Clarimonde (Théophile Gautier)_x000D_ Carmilla (Sheridan Le Fanu)_x000D_ Vikram and the Vampire (Sir Richard Francis Burton)_x000D_ The Vampire (Jan Neruda) _x000D_ Varney the Vampire, or, the Feast of Blood (Thomas PeckettPrest and James Malcolm Rymer)_x000D_ The Vampire of Croglin Grange (Augustus Hare)_x000D_ Aylmer Vance and the Vampire (Alice and Claude Askew)_x000D_ The Vampire Maid (Hume Nisbet) _x000D_ The Room in the Tower (E. F. Benson)_x000D_ Mrs.Amworth (E. F. Benson)_x000D_ Vampires and Vampirism (Dudley Wright)_x000D_ I, the Vampire (Henry Kuttner)_x000D_ The House of the Vampire (George Sylvester Viereck)_x000D_ Vampires of Venus (Anthony Pelcher)_x000D_ Doom of the House of Duryea (Earl Peirce)_x000D_ Isle of the Undead (Lloyd Arthur Eshbach)_x000D_ Four Wooden Stakes (Victor Rowan) _x000D_ Each Man Kills (Victoria Glad)

Download or read book The Curse of Zyanya written by Simon Robert Sinclair and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-06-05 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Curse of Zyanya is the sequel to the Harrington Curse as the criminal world reporters return to investigate further activities with the cursed mirrors. This time, they discover the origins of the mirrors and with danger and strange phenomenon around every corner. Ruth Ashley, the psychiatric nurse, is invited back to help with enquiries as Fiona and Harrison investigate a strange murder, while Samantha and Elliot travel to Spain, delving into families past also linked to the mystery of the cursed mirrors. As the story unravels, the team of crime reporters find themselves deeply involved in Aztec history, as a vengeful witch called Zyanya proves to be more than a match for them, leading to deadly consequences. Harrison is also in danger as he meets a descendant of Zyanya called Christina, who is a sadomasochist and performs strange sexual acts in order to prove her dominant personality.

Download or read book The Curse of the Capable written by Arthur P. Ciaramicoli and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2009-11-03 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why high achievers so often struggle to find true happiness—and how they can learn to balance performance with inner peace. When we look at outwardly successful, capable people, we often presume that they must experience satisfaction with their lives. We can make the same mistake when we view ourselves—wondering why we’re plagued by anxieties, self-doubt, exhaustion, or even addictions and health problems when it seems like we “should” be happy. This insightful book shows how the stories we create about ourselves early in life—stories that can often include some fictional elements—can have a dramatic impact on our current situation. The beliefs and habits we’ve developed can even lead into a downward spiral, as feelings of being overwhelmed or disappointed start to affect our performance in life, causing a crash in self-esteem. With The Curse of the Capable, you can start to untangle the hidden hardships that plague so-called high achievers—and find the crucial balance between taking care of business and taking care of yourself.

Download or read book The Curse Workers written by Holly Black and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 992 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Cassel Sharpe comes from a family of curse workers, people who have the power to change emotions, memories, and luck with the slightest touch of their hands. And since curse work is illegal, they're also all criminals. Many become mobsters and con artists, but not Cassel. He doesn't have magic, so he's an outsider, the straight kid in a crooked family--except for the small detail that he killed his best friend, Lila, three years ago. Cassel has carefully built up a facade of normalcy, blending into the crowd. But his facade starts to crumble when he finds himself sleepwalking, propelled into the night by terrifying dreams about a white cat that wants to tell him something. He's noticing other disturbing things, too, including the strange behavior of his two older brothers, who are keeping secrets from him. As Cassel begins to suspect he's an unwitting pawn in a huge con game, he must unravel his past, and his memories. To find the truth, Cassel will have to out-con the conmen"--

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Download or read book THE CURSE OF CLIFTON OR THE WIDOWED BRIDE written by EMMA DOROTHY ELIZA NEVITTE SOUTHWORTH and published by BEYOND BOOKS HUB. This book was released on 2023-05-27 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Upon a glorious morning, in the mid-summer of 18—, two equestrian travellers spurred their horses up the ascent of the Eagle’s Flight, the loftiest and most perilous pass of the Alleghanies…FROM THE BOOKS.

Download or read book Calm My Anxious Heart written by Linda Dillow and published by Tyndale House. This book was released on 2014-02-27 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even though we want to be content and trust God, we can still feel overwhelmed by worry. Filled with encouragement and practical help for overcoming anxiety, this 12-session Bible study for women explains what God says about contentment and offers ways to apply it to daily life.

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Download or read book By a Charm and a Curse written by Jaime Questell and published by Entangled: Teen. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Kirkus Reviews Best Indie Book of 2018 A kiss is never just a kiss. Le Grand’s Carnival Fantastic isn’t like other traveling circuses. It’s bound by a charm, held together by a centuries-old curse, that protects its members from ever growing older or getting hurt. Emmaline King is drawn to the circus like a moth to a flame...and unwittingly recruited into its folds by a mysterious teen boy whose kiss is as cold as ice. Forced to travel through Texas as the new Girl in the Box, Emmaline is completely trapped. Breaking the curse seems like her only chance at freedom, but with no curse, there’s no charm, either—dooming everyone who calls the Carnival Fantastic home. Including the boy she’s afraid she’s falling for. Everything—including his life—could end with just one kiss.

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