Drawing on several years of research with grief support organizations and the families and friends of murdered children, this book examines the emotional experience of families in the aftermath of a homicide. It examines the politics of sorrow, offering a comparative analysis of White and African-American families as they navigate the experience of homicide, shedding light on the ways in which the class location or ethnicity of mourners affects their experience. Analyzing the manner in whi...

In this edited collection of narrative-based, critically situated essays, each contributor explores how class has affected his/her personal and academic lives. The collection is divided into three sections: i) narratives that critique the meritocracy; ii) narratives that trace the effects of middle class cultural capital on relatively new academics from the working class, and; iii) narratives that explore the effects of class on longtime academics from the working class. The effect of the ...

An amateur sleuth who can talk to the dead takes on a murdered gangster as a her first case in a "clever, intelligent and well written" mystery ( Washington Times).She sees dead peopleBeautiful, smart, and chic, Pepper Martin never had to work a day in her life—until her surgeon daddy was convicted of fraud, her wealthy fiancé took a powder, and the family fortune ran bone dry.Suddenly desperate, the inexperienced ex-rich girl was forced to ta...

A reluctant detective for the dead answers a ghost's call to solve a very cold case of sibling rivalry—and murder—in this cozy supernatural mystery."Pepper is a delight." — USA Today –bestselling author MaryJanice DavidsonEver since the former rich girl-turned-Cleveland cemetery tour guide banged her head on a headstone, she sees dead people. Worse still, she hears them—and they won't shut up! Now ...

Cemetery tour guide Pepper Martin never imagined she'd get to meet rock legend Damon Curtis, the bad boy poet who made millions of teenage girls scream. After all, he kicked the bucket years before she was born. But thanks to her newfound ability to chat up the dead, Pepper's got a front row seat perfect for swooning over the still-sexy Damon's latest lyrics. He's convinced that his former bandmate Vinnie Pallucci murdered him back in '71, and he's promised Pepper she won't get any rest or...

An extraordinary work of fiction, from one of the world's most exceptional writers.WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JULIAN FELLOWESAfter graduating from Oxford, Daniel Martin moved to America and successfully pursued the dreams of many: he became a Hollywood screenwriter. But, as the years go by, Daniel grows more and more unsatisfied with the life he once coveted and the person he has become. Now Daniel has been called back to England to reconcile ...

In 1946, an alien virus is accidentally unleashed that changes the world forever. Most of those infected die horribly, said to have drawn the Black Queen as their fated card. Ninety percent of those who survive mutate into Jokers - deformed, broken, hated, and feared. But a handful are lucky enough to become Aces, gaining superpowers that allow them to achieve almost anything the mind can conceive - both in dreams and in nightmares. Sixty years later, an Ace named Croyd Crenson, better kno...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Get ready to experience the extraordinary journey of Jackie Chan like never before in this captivating audiobook! Narrated with vivid storytelling, Leap of Faith: The Jackie Chan Story takes you on an exhilarating ride through the life of one of the greatest action legends of all time.From his humble beginnings in Hong Kong to his rise as a global superstar, Jackie’s life is a testament to courage, resilience, and bound...

This compact history traces the computer industry from its origins in 1950s mainframes, through the establishment of standards beginning in 1965 and the introduction of personal computing in the 1980s. It concludes with the Internet’s explosive growth since 1995. Across these four periods, Martin Campbell-Kelly and Daniel Garcia-Swartz describe the steady trend toward miniaturization and explain its consequences for the bundles of interacting components that make up a computer system. With...

As an aspiring or seasoned writer, do you feel like you aren't making headway, stumbling on what to write next, or wondering if you're even on the right path? Are you unable to find the motivation to charge up your computer and put your fingers on the keyboard after that last rejection?Between the pages of What I Wish I'd Known: For Writers, 100 highly accomplished authors share their time, energy, and knowledge to pay it forward and inspire other writers, experienced or a...

Cemetery tour guide Pepper Martin has her hands full--two hot guys and ghosts who won't rest in peace until she solves their mysteries.In Chicago for a cemetery conference, Pepper bumps into the specter of a young woman who demands Pepper's help. Before the woman died, she worked with Dan Callahan, the cute, absentminded, and very sexy researcher who once saved Pepper's life. The ghost insists Dan is in danger and Pepper is the only one who can help. But there's more to the story t...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Imagine a world where government operates with the precision of a tech startup and the efficiency of a well-oiled machine. In Elon Musk: The DOGE Father, acclaimed author Daniel D. Lee takes listeners on a captivating journey into Elon Musk's boldest venture yet: reimagining governance itself.When President-elect Donald Trump appoints Musk to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the stage is set for an u...