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In Unguessed Kinships, Steven Frye illuminates all these dimensions of McCarthy's work. In his novels and plays, McCarthy engages both explicitly and obliquely with the project of manifest destiny, in the western drama Blood Meridian, the Tennessee Valley Authority-era Tennessee novels, and the atomic frontier of Alamogordo in Cities of the Plain.

Through the lens of Sammy Davis Jr.'s six-decade career in show business—from vaudeville to Vegas to Broadway, Hollywood, and network TV—Dancing Down the Barricades examines the workings of race in American culture. The title phrase holds two contradictory meanings regarding Davis's cultural politics: Did he dance the barricades down, as he liked to think, or did he simply dance down them, as his more radical critics would have it?

To make this groundbreaking audiobook, Dr. James Lyons-Weiler combed through the past fifty years of published research on autism, exploring subjects such as genetic variation, mechanisms of neurotoxicity of metals and pesticides, and the central and combined roles of each in causing autism.

What if your dreams weren’t yours alone? Adam has always been a lucid dreamer. While others drift helplessly through nightmares, he shapes his dreams—bending reality, escaping danger, waking whenever he chooses. To Adam, dreams are freedom. Until something starts watching him.

If you've ever swum in the ocean you know that it is not a neutral environment. It looks manageable from the shore. You walk in, it's fine, you're swimming, you feel capable. And then at some point you look up and the shore is further away than it should be. You've been moving. You just haven't been moving in the direction you thought.That's an undertow.An undertow is not a wave. It's not dramatic. It doesn't announce itself. It's a current running beneath the surface, moving in a direction opposite to where you're trying to go, and it is most dangerous precisely because you can't see it from ...

In a distant future in which Latin Americans have pioneered faster-than-light space travel, Dr. Jan Amos Sangan Dongo has a job with large and unusual responsibilities: He’s a veterinarian who specializes in treating enormous alien animals. Mountain-sized amoebas, multisex species with bizarre reproductive processes, razor-nailed, carnivorous humanoid hunters: Dr. Sangan has seen it all.

Consumed by shadows and darkness, Dimitri walks a path stained with vengeance and blood. His haunted past drives him to hunt down Prism organization, a ruthless, black-market organization, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake. As he closes in on his target, his twisted obsessions lead him to the unsuspecting Serena, a spark in the darkness that ignites a dangerous game of possession. When Dimitri finds someone to be a threat, he has no problem ridding himself of them, even if it means killing them. Dimitri is put to the test when his "Little Siren" finds herself as Prism's next target.

Enjoy these classic fairytales like you've never seen them before with The Big Book of Princess Stories. Whether you're buying your first fairytale book or adding another cherished title to your collection, this is the perfect gift for aspiring royalty of all ages. With timeless classics like...

When a lesser king and his two Sword Lords refuse to slay the dragon, Elendria, in order to steal her Star Fire, High King Manix declares them outlaws. When he orders that their three children are to be executed, Lucas, Alex, and Celeste become determined to rescue them - for one is to be a legendary Sword Lord, the other is to become the Lion Lord, and the third is destined to become the queen, Alicia the Black Rose.

In The Medical Marijuana Guide: Cannabis and Your Health, Dr. Patricia Frye takes a direct, no-nonsense approach to educating listeners about cannabis and its medicinal qualities. In this audiobook, using humorous and touching stories from the many situations she has encountered in her practice over the years, Dr. Frye provides valuable information about the undeniable medicinal qualities of cannabis. This audiobook helps to destigmatize this misunderstood drug and educate listeners on the history of cannabis and how it is used by the medical community today.

My name is Naomi. I ramble about my aspirations, new age spirituality, and personal development journey. The goal is to encourage or give clarity to others through voicing my struggles and life lessons.

Media and public discussion tends to understand Russian politics as a direct reflection of Vladimir Putin's seeming omnipotence or Russia's unique history and culture. Yet Russia is remarkably similar to other autocracies - and recognizing this illuminates the inherent limits to Putin's power. Weak Strongman challenges the conventional wisdom about Putin's Russia, highlighting the difficult trade-offs that confront the Kremlin on issues ranging from election fraud and repression to propaganda and foreign policy.

In his best-selling A Planet for Rent, Yoss pays homage to Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles and 334 by Thomas M. Disch. A critique of Cuba in the 90s, after the fall of the Soviet Union and the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact, A Planet for Rent marks the debut in English of an astonishingly brave and imaginative Latin American voice.

With A Hard Rain, Gaillard gives us a deeply personal history, bringing his keen storyteller's eye to this pivotal time in American life. He explores the competing story arcs of tragedy and hope through the political and social movements of the times: civil rights, black power, women's liberation, the war in Vietnam, and the protests and movements against it.

“A lively popular history of an oft-overlooked element in the development of human society” (Library Journal)—walls—and a haunting and eye-opening saga that reveals a startling link between what we build and how we live. With esteemed historian David Frye as our raconteur-guide in Walls...

Gwen thought she had escaped the clutches of deceit, jealousy, and murder when she started her new life in the serene Carolinas. Little did she know, danger lurked in the shadows, ready to shatter her newfound peace. Haunted by her past, Gwen never expected to find love again, let alone put her heart and life on the line. When she crosses paths with Cole, a strong and troubled widower caring for his young daughter, the sparks of an undeniable connection ignited. As their relationship deepened, so did the secrets threatening to unravel their lives.

Rated Mom is an honest podcast for women navigating real life. Identity. Mental health. Relationships. Work. Burnout. The mental load. And the hard stuff you will not find in the social media version of perfect. Hosted by Jessica, Heather, and Dena, three real women having real conversations, the show feels like sitting around with girlfriends talking about life as it actually is. Raw. Funny. Messy. And sometimes heavy. Some episodes talk about motherhood. Many do not. All of them tell the truth. We talk about losing yourself and finding your way back. About carrying too much for too long. ...

Join Liam and Rory on another exciting quest filled with adventure and magic. There are elves and fairies, ogres and dragons, trolls and so much more! This is an exciting new world designed especially for children!

2x4 TLX is the official podcast of Brand Vaughan Lumber Company. Our format is simple; 2 people, 4 questions. Our mission is to provide you with engaging and enlightening conversations that help build uncommon relationships.

First told as a bedtime story, the Fear Slayers is a great book to bolster a kid's courage. Listen to the Fear Slayers, and never be afraid of the dark again.