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Abilene Gun Down
by Jory ShermanSilas Colter is as cold and cunning as any other lifelong lawbreaker. After he suckered in Dan and Jed Brand to help drive stolen cattle to Abilene, the scheme went bad, with Colter killing Dan and two lawmen -- and leaving Jed to hang. Now, he's assumed Jed's identity to cut a swath of blood through the West. To avenge his brother and clear his name, Jed hunts the vicious Colter across the plains, dodging bounty hunters and a relentless U.S. Marshal whose motives are as personal as Jed's. All Jed knows is that if he ever wants to see the end of the Owlhoot Trail, someone's going to have to die....
The Ability
by Iacopo Bruno M. M. VaughanDelve into the extraordinary abilities of the twelve-year-old mind in this thrilling start to a middle-grade series that expands the possibilities of power.No one has any confidence in twelve-year-old Christopher Lane. His teachers discount him as a liar and a thief, and his mom doesn't have the energy to deal with him. But a mysterious visit from the Ministry of Education indicates that Chris might have some potential after all: He is invited to attend the prestigious Myers Holt Academy. When Christopher begins at his new school, he is astounded at what he can do. It seems that age twelve is a special time for the human brain, which is capable of remarkable feats--as also evidenced by Chris's peers Ernest and Mortimer Genver, who, at the direction of their vengeful and manipulative mother, are testing the boundaries of the human mind. But all this experimentation has consequences, and Chris soon finds himself forced to face them--or his new life will be over before it can begin.
The Ability
by M. M. Vaughan Iacopo BrunoDelve into the extraordinary abilities of the twelve-year-old mind in this "fast-paced, superhero-tinged spy novel" (Publishers Weekly), the thrilling start to a middle grade series that expands the possibilities of power.No one has any confidence in twelve-year-old Christopher Lane. His teachers discount him as a liar and a thief, and his mom doesn't have the energy to deal with him. But a mysterious visit from the Ministry of Education indicates that Chris might have some potential after all: He is invited to attend the prestigious Myers Holt Academy. When Christopher begins at his new school, he is astounded at what he can do. It seems that age twelve is a special time for the human brain, which is capable of remarkable feats--as also evidenced by Chris's peers Ernest and Mortimer Genver, who, at the direction of their vengeful and manipulative mother, are testing the boundaries of the human mind. But all this experimentation has consequences, and Chris soon finds himself forced to face them--or his new life will be over before it can begin.
The Ability to Kill
by Eric AmblerWith The Ability to Kill, first published in 1963, renowned thriller writer Eric Ambler turns his attention to true crime--with an emphasis on murder. In five essays, he presents a sampling of famously intriguing (and often disturbing) cases of the last few hundred years, including 19th-century Edinburgh's Burke and Hare, who supplied the medical school with ill-gotten cadavers; Victorian London's infamous Jack the Ripper; the Frenchman Henri Desiré Landru, an early 20th century serial killer; and the Californian doctor Bernard Finch and his lover Carole Tregoff, who conspired to murder his wife in 1961. Rounding out the collection are a few pieces on lighter topics such as spies and how to spot them, and novelists in Hollywood. Though his subjects are sometimes grim, Ambler's deft touch makes this examination of homicide and other matters pure pleasure to read.
Abimanyu; Mulan
by Sarah Albee David HarringtonAbimanyu leads the way against a clan of enemy warriors. Can this inexperienced young man succeed, or will he fall victim to the violations of the sacred rules of battle? Mulan must find a way to spare her father from service in the Emperor's army. But how can a teenage girl uphold her family's honor and serve her homeland? Read these legends to find out. (Set of 6 with Teacher's Guide and Comprehension Question Card)
Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries | Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah: Minor Prophets (Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries)
by Daniel J. SimundsonThe Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries provide compact, critical commentaries on the books of the Old Testament for the use of theological students and pastors. The commentaries are also useful for upper-level college or university students and for those responsible for teaching in congregational settings. In addition to providing basic information and insights into the Old Testament writings, these commentaries exemplify the tasks and procedures of careful interpretation to assist students of the Old Testament in coming to an informed and critical engagement with the biblical texts themselves. The prophetic books gathered together in the book of the Twelve are sometimes called the "minor" prophets because of their relatively small size when compared with Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel. They are often neglected, at least partly because their words of judgment make the reader uncomfortable. Yet they have considerable theological and ethical value--for their call for social justice (especially Amos and Micah), their insights about the passionate love of God (in Hosea), God's grace and forgiveness (Jonah, Hosea, and elsewhere), and the finality of hope, even in the face of terrible catastrophes.
Abir Mukherjee 3 Books Collection Set: A Rising Man, A Necessary Evil & Smoke And Ashes
by Abir MukherjeeA Rising Man: India, 1919. Desperate for a fresh start, Captain Sam Wyndham arrives to take up an important post in Calcutta's police force. A Necessary Evil: Sam Wyndham is visiting the kingdom of Sambalpore, home to diamond mines and the beautiful Palace of the Sun. Smoke And Ashes: When Sam is summoned to investigate a grisly murder, he is stunned at the sight of the body: he's seen this before. Last night, in a drug addled haze, he stumbled across a corpse with the same ritualistic injuries. It seems like there's a deranged killer on the loose.
Abi's House
by Jenny KaneNewly widowed at barely thirty, Abi Carter is desperate to escape the Stepford Wives lifestyle that Luke, her late husband, had been so keen for her to live. Abi decides to fulfil a lifelong dream. As a child on holiday in a Cornwall she fell in love with a cottage - the prophetically named Abbey's House. Now she is going to see if she can find the place again, relive the happy memories ... maybe even buy a place of her own nearby? On impulse Abi sets off to Cornwall, where a chance meeting in a village pub brings new friends Beth and Max into her life. Beth, like Abi, has a life-changing decision to make. Max, Beth's best mate, soon helps Abi track down the house of her dreams ... but things aren't quite that simple. There's the complicated life Abi left behind, including her late husband's brother, Simon - a man with more than friendship on his mind ... Will Abi's house remain a dream, or will the bricks and mortar become a reality?
Abi's House: The Cornish Escape Series (The\cornish Escape Ser. #1)
by Jenny KaneNewly widowed at barely thirty, Abi Carter is desperate to escape the Stepford Wives lifestyle that Luke, her late husband, had been so keen for her to live.Abi decides to fulfil a lifelong dream. As a child on holiday in a Cornwall she fell in love with a cottage ? the prophetically named Abbey?s House. Now she is going to see if she can find the place again, relive the happy memories ? maybe even buy a place of her own nearby?On impulse Abi sets off to Cornwall, where a chance meeting in a village pub brings new friends Beth and Max into her life. Beth, like Abi, has a life-changing decision to make. Max, Beth?s best mate, soon helps Abi track down the house of her dreams ? but things aren?t quite that simple. There?s the complicated life Abi left behind, including her late husband?s brother, Simon ? a man with more than friendship on his mind ?Will Abi?s house remain a dream, or will the bricks and mortar become a reality?
Abi's Neighbour
by Jenny KaneAbi Carter has finally found happiness in beautiful Cornwall, with her old tin miner’s cottage proving the perfect home. But all that’s about to change when a new neighbour moves in next door… Cassandra Henley-Pinkerton represents everything Abi thought she’d escaped when she left London. She’s obnoxious, stuck-up, and hates living in Cornwall. Worst of all, she seems to have designs on Abi’s boyfriend Max… But Cassandra has her own problems. Her wealthy lawyer lover has promised to leave his wife and join her in their Cornish love nest – but something always comes up. Now, not only is Cassandra stuck on her own, miles away from her city lifestyle, but someone seems intent on sabotaging her successful business. Will she mellow enough to turn to Abi for help – or are the two just destined not to get along? Complete with sun, sea and adorable Labrador Sadie, Abi’s Neighbour is the fantastic new novel by bestselling author Jenny Kane.
Abi's Neighbour: The Cornish Escape Series (The\cornish Escape Ser. #2)
by Jenny KaneAbi Carter has finally found happiness. Living in her perfect tin miner?s cottage, she has good friends and a gorgeous boyfriend, Max. Life is good. But all that?s about to change when a new neighbour moves in next door.Cassandra Henley-Pinkerton represents everything Abi thought she?d escaped when she left London. Obnoxious and stuck-up, Cassandra hates living in Cornwall. Worst of all, it looks like she has her sights set on Max.But Cassandra has problems of her own. Not only is her wealthy married lawyer putting off joining her in their Cornish love nest, but now someone seems intent on sabotaging her business.Will Cassandra mellow enough to turn to Abi for help ? or are they destined never to get along?
El abismo
by Federico Reyes HerolesLa pérdida de la pasión merodea al siglo XXI. Cae un vaso. Es de mañana. La gran ciudad acecha. En la fría mente del actuario Esteban Kalbet Gonsi, ciertas piezas no encuentran acomodo. Tampoco una frase de Victor Hugo: "La vida es un abismo." Todo a su alrededor es perfecto y sin embargo un aterrador vacío lo asfixia. La vida se le va de las manos. El actuario cae. El azar ronda. María se cruza en su camino. Todo se trastoca. Hay una luz remota. Pero para poder ir a ella, al amor, Esteban necesita primero releer la vida, descifrarla. Los riesgos son muchos, incluido el propio amor. Su compañero de travesía es Jean Valjean. ¿Seguir cayendo o renacer?
Un abismo de Hecate
by Patrice MartinezFeliz propietario de un pequeño rebaño bovino, Eurymaque fue el desafortunado testigo de un terrible genocidio. Pero, Themis, la deidad alegórica de la Jusiticia Divina, está observando.
El abismo de la gloria
by Eduardo LópezJosé Miguel, un buen hombre estudioso y profundo conocedor de "La Biblia", es solicitado por sus vecinos para que con ellos ejerza la labor del pastoreo. Josefina, su mujer, astuta y espabilada como ninguna, decide aprovechar el poder de convocatoria de su marido para colmar sus deseos de fama, poder y dinero. Para ello se asocia con su primo Juan Diego, un abogado sin escrúpulos para el que todo vale con tal de conseguir sus fines. En su ascenso meteórico hacia la gloria, van dejando atrás un reguero de maldades, hasta que un buen día, un hecho inesperado cambiará sus vidas.
Los abismos (Premio Alfaguara de novela #Volumen 20)
by Pilar QuintanaPREMIO ALFAGUARA DE NOVELA 2021 Una novela sobre el fin de la infancia y sus fantasmas Claudia vive con sus padres en un apartamento invadido por plantas que se estiran para tocarla. Como todas las familias, la suya contiene una crisis, y solo hará falta que algo o alguien llegue a detonarla. Cada quien tiene un punto de quiebre en la infancia, y Claudia, la protagonista de esta historia, narra, desde la expectación y la mirada aguda de cuando fue una niña, los hechos que abrieron las grietas por donde se colaron los peores temores, aquellos que son irreversibles y empujan al borde del precipicio. Los abismos es un relato estremecedor en el que una hija asume las revelaciones de su madre y los silencios de su padre para empezar a construir su propio mundo. Tras el éxito de La perra, con esta novela, Pilar Quintana consolida el importante lugar que ha conquistado en las letras hispanoamericanas. «Los abismos se adentra en la oscuridad del mundo de los adultos a través del punto de vista de una niña que, desde la memoria de su vida familiar, intenta comprender la conflictiva relación entre sus padres. Con el telón de fondo de un mundo femenino de mujeres atadas a la rueda de una noria de la que no pueden o no saben escapar, la autora ha creado una historia poderosa narrada desde una aparente ingenuidad que contrasta con la atmósfera desdichada que rodea a la protagonista. Con una prosa sutil y luminosa en la que la naturaleza nos conecta con las posibilidades simbólicas de la literatura, y los abismos son tanto los reales como los de la intimidad.»Del acta del jurado La crítica ha dicho sobre la autora y sus obras:«¿A qué abismos se asoma una niña todavía atónita ante los misterios de la familia y del mundo? Su piso es una selva, su hogar un supermercado, su país unas montañas cubiertas de niebla que oculta precipicios. Así el lector se abisma en los abismos de Pilar Quintana.»Héctor Abad Faciolince «Con una voz poderosa e inquietante, Pilar Quintana explora los miedos de la infancia junto a las fragilidades y violencias de los adultos. Entre la lucidez, la inocencia, el suspense y los laberintos del deseo, traza un mapa inolvidable del desgarrador camino hacia la libertad.»Irene Vallejo «Una voz que tiene muchísima fuerza, que nos lleva al mundo de una niña que se enfrenta a la realidad de los adultos desde una infancia visionaria, que es tan importante y que está dentro de todos nosotros y que hace que esta novela emocione muchísimo. Pilar Quintana ha dado un triple salto mortal en Los abismos.»Ana Merino «Quintana hace maravillas con su prosa desilusionada, sobria, poderosa.»Juan Gabriel Vásquez «Pilar Quintana es literatura pura.»Lara Moreno «Tiene una capacidad impresionante de contar historias muy hondas tras una fachada de aparente simpleza. Es precisa, concreta, sus personajes son tan humanos que es imposible no empatizar con ellos.»Sara Jaramillo Klinkert «Un libro muy sensual que se mete bajo tu piel. Una exploración asombrosa del deseo maternal en los hermosos paisajes de Colombia.»Leila Slimani «De este libro se sale distinto. Hay aquí una mirada sobre la maternidad, la crueldad y lo inexorable de la naturaleza —en el paisaje selvático, tan hermoso como brutal de la costa colombiana— que resulta inolvidable.»Mariana Enriquez
Abjection and Representation: An Exploration of Abjection in the Visual Arts, Film and Literature
by R. AryaAbjection and Representation is a theoretical investigation of the concept of abjection as expounded by Julia Kristeva in Powers of Horror (1982) and its application in various fields including the visual arts, film and literature. It examines the complexity of the concept and its significance as a cultural category.
Abjection, Melancholia and Love: The Work of Julia Kristeva (Routledge Library Editions: Women, Feminism and Literature)
by John Fletcher Andrew BenjaminThis volume begins with a new essay by Julia Kristeva, ‘The Adolescent Novel’, in which she examines the relation between novelistic writing and the experience of adolescence as an ‘open structure’. It is this blend of the literary with the psychoanalytic that places Kristeva’s work central to current thinking, from semiotics and critical theory to feminism and psychoanalysis. The essays in this volume offer insight into the workings of Kristeva’s thought, ranging from her analyses of sexual difference, female temporality and the perceptions of the body to the mental states of abjection and melancholia, and their representation in painting and literature. Kristeva’s persistent humanity, her profound understanding of the dynamics of intention and creativity, mark her out as one of the leading theoreticians of desire. Each essay offers the reader a new insight into the many aspects that make up Kristeva’s entire oeuvre.
Ablaze
by Christopher KrovatinChristopher Krovatin is on fire with his latest horror thriller for Scholastic.Aly Theland doesn't understand what's happening to her. She comes from a very normal family and lives a very normal life.There's only one thing off. When Aly gets angry, things burst into flame.Aly doesn't feel she's in control of this. But as the fires get better and the stakes get higher, something has to be done. Because it's not just flames Aly's unleashing, it's... evil.
Able-Bodied
by Karen FoleySubject: Ransom Bennett, Delta Force OperatorCurrent status: Injured but still hot-blooded!Mission: Regain crack military reflexes. Prove he's ready for active duty. Obstacle: Hannah Hartwell. Fascinating. Tantalizing. His new neighbor. All Ransom wants is to get healthy enough to return to the field. But sexy Hannah is testing his composure. The woman is under his skin...but she's also fleeing a shady past. Damn! Hasn't he learned not to play with fire?Still, Ransom can't help exposing her secrets...and a lot more! Then it's on to his post-injury mission. The highly clandestine operation will involve delicate negotiations, complex maneuvers and fiery explosions. And that's just in Hannah's bed!
The Able McLaughlins: A Library of America eBook Classic
by Margaret WilsonThe riveting Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, available as an e-book for the first time. <P><P>Wully McLaughlin returns to his family’s Iowa homestead at the end of the Civil War to find his sweetheart, Chirstie McNair, alone and in distress, her mother dead and her wayward father gone. Perplexed by a new aloofness in Chirstie, Wully soon discovers that she has been raped and is pregnant. <P><P>To the shock of his parents and the tight-knit Scottish community in which they live, he marries Chirstie and claims the child, and the shame of its early birth, as his own. But the lingering presence of Chirstie’s attacker sets in motion a series of events that pit the desire for revenge against a reluctance to perpetuate the cycle of violence. <P><P>Often compared to Willa Cather’s One of Ours and Edna Ferber’s So Big for its earthy realism, its portrait of an immigrant community, and its depiction of Midwestern farm life, Margaret Wilson’s provocative debut novel, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for 1924, is ripe for rediscovery. <P><P>In a recent reappraisal Judy Cornes commends the novel’s “feeling for time and place: a sense of the unrelenting forces that both history and nature impose on the individual. . . . The Able McLaughlins remains an engrossing story with characters who constantly engage our attention.”
Able Seacat Simon
by Lynne Barrett-LeeInspired by a true story, this is the fictional reimagining of 'Able Seacat' Simon's adventures and heroics in dangerous wartime seas.Simon is discovered in the Hong Kong docks in 1948 and smuggled on board the H.M.S Amethyst by a British sailor who takes pity on the malnourished kitten. The young cat quickly acclimates to his new water-borne home, establishing himself as the chief rat-catcher in residence while also winning the hearts of the entire crew. Then the Amethystis ordered to sail up the Yangtze to take over the guarding of the British Embassy, and tragedy strikes as the ship comes under fire from Communist guns. Many of the crew are killed and Simon is among those who are seriously wounded. Luckily, with the help of the ship's doctor, the brave cat makes a full recovery and is soon spending time with the injured men in the sick bay, purring and keeping their spirits up. News of Simon's heroism spreads and he becomes famous world-wide - but it is still a long journey back to England for both the crew and the plucky little cat known as 'Able Seacat Simon'...
The Ables
by Jeremy ScottI did have fantastic hearing, mostly by virtue of being blind. But that couldn't actually mean that he's trying to tell me I have super powers, right? Because that would be ridiculous. <p><p> It wasn't the "sex talk" he expected. Phillip Sallinger's dad has told him he's a custodian - a guardian - and his genetically inherited power is telekinesis. He'll learn to move objects with his mind. He's excited to begin superhero high school until he discovers he's assigned to a "special ed" class for disabled empowered kids; he suddenly feels like an outsider. Bullied, threatened, and betrayed, Phillip struggles, even as he and his friends - calling themselves the Ables - find ways to maximize their powers to overcome their disabilities, and are the first to identify the growing evil threatening humanity. As vital custodians disappear and the custodian leadership is mired in indecision, a mysterious and powerful figure taunts Phillip, and the enemy is poised to strike. But what if the next "one who does all," the multi-gifted custodian predicted to come, is one of the Ables? <p><p> The Ables is a fast-paced, captivating debut novel from Jeremy Scott, a bold, new voice in fantasy and science fiction.
Ablutions
by Patrick deWittFrom the author of the award-winning The Sisters Brothers comes a dark, boozy, and hilarious tale from the LA underworld. A nameless barman tends a decaying bar in Hollywood and takes notes for a book about his clientele. Initially, he is morbidly amused by watching the regulars roll in and fall into their nightly oblivion, pitying them and their loneliness. In hopes of uncovering their secrets and motives, he establishes tentative friendships with them. He also knocks back pills indiscriminately and treats himself to gallons of Jameson's. But as his tenure at the bar continues, he begins to lose himself, trapped by addiction and indecision. When his wife leaves him, he embarks on a series of squalidly random sexual encounters and a downward spiral of self-damage and irrational violence. To cleanse himself and save his soul, he attempts to escape …
Ablutions: Notes for a Novel
by Patrick deWittIn a famous but declining Hollywood bar works A Barman. Morbidly amused by the decadent decay of his surroundings, he watches the patrons fall into their nightly oblivion, making notes for his novel. In the hope of uncovering their secrets and motives, he establishes tentative friendships with the cast of variously pathological regulars. But as his tenure at the bar continues, he begins to serve himself more often than his customers, and the moments he lives outside the bar become more and more painful: he loses his wife, his way, himself. Trapped by his habits and his loneliness, he realizes he will not survive if he doesn't break free. And so he hatches a terrible, necessary plan of escape and his only chance for redemption. Step into Ablutions and step behind the bar, below rock bottom, and beyond the everyday take on storytelling for a brilliant, new twist on the classic tale of addiction and its consequences.
Abner & Ian Get Right-Side Up
by Dave EggersAbner and Ian are stuck sideways in this clever picture book created by a bestselling, acclaimed author and cartoonist--and perfect for fans of Elephant & Piggie and Press Here.Abner and Ian are stuck sideways on the pages of their debut picture book. They can't start the story like this! Ian is trying to be brave, despite his dizziness and fear of heights. But don't worry, because Abner has a plan: Readers will shake and turn the book until they get right side up! Sounds easy, right? Think again, because the real solution may be the opposite of what you'd expect.With the odd couple wit of Elephant & Piggie, the interactive appeal of Press Here, and a timeless charm all their own, Abner & Ian offer readers of all ages eighty pages of fast-paced fun with a surprising and rewarding twist.