Remember when you were a child and incessantly asked your parents "Why?" You still had that childhood gift of wondering about everything from the simple "Why can't I touch the stove eye when it's red?" to the most profound questions people can ask "Why can't I see God if He's real?"A common perception of philosophers is of the wizened old guru, sitting on a mountain top contemplating his navel; or worse, a stodgy, boring intellectual that everyone avoids at parties. But philosophy, ...

It is a lazy summer day in the Appalachian foothills of Tennessee; much like the day before, and the day before that. Everything seems normal - at least on the surface; like an idyllic, pastoral painting; the sky dyed with pastels of blue and white, the ground carpeted with dark green fescue and bluegrass, a clapboard farmhouse resting on top of a hill, sugar maples, oaks and Eastern red cedars providing welcome shade from the heat of a Tennessee summer sun. You can almost see moving image...

Slipknot and Other Dark Poems has a few "horror poems," but the poetry is mainly literary poetry covering dark subjects--death, infedility, war, etc. From the small disappointments of everyday life to the inevitable horror of death, these poems bring those events and fears to life. Although the style is different from John Updike's poetry or Raymond Carver's prose or David Lynch's films, the subject matter is similar. A poem in this book may give the reader frisson, or it may carr...

When Summer Ends, The Dark Days BeginWhosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. - Matthew 12:32Jeffrey Conley sits beside Aunt Jenny at Sunday evening service, the hard wooden bench serving as security in the midst of chaos. He has come home - to a land of loss. Parents, dead. Grandparents, dead. Twin brother, dea...

Horror poems should invade the ordinariness of the day and allow the reader to sense the chill of the uncanny. They should form dream images that haunt during sleep. This broad collection of horror poetry ranges in subject matter from death to ghosts, from dark corners of the human psyche and human behavior to Lovecraftian monsters. They will haunt and they will cling to the mind like an ancient beast's tentacles. Be careful looking over your shoulder if you feel fingers touch it--you may ...

A young boy. An old man. And a journey of the heart.My fraternal twin, Michael, died two hours after birth, drowning from fluid in his lungs. When I was two, my Mom and Dad were killed in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer. I was reared by Granddaddy and Granny, who had lived with my folks in the same rented home. I remembered neither my parents' lives nor their deaths. I suppose that's a blessing and a curse. My grandparents had provided details my young mind could underst...

Guns 360 takes a comprehensive and common-sense approach to some of the most difficult issues facing not only the criminal justice system but also society as a whole: firearm possession, regulation, and control. Issues related to firearms cut across all dimensions of society and are a concern to everyone from the members of the general public, law enforcement, academics, politicians, public health agencies, and the media. An interdisciplinary approach is needed to fully understand...

When a Hollywood producer decides to make a TV show based on Sabrina Daley's life, Treasure Cove's favorite amateur sleuth gets invited to watch the filming take place.But when the producer is found murdered on the first day of filming, Sabrina tries to cut through the behind-the-scenes drama to catch the killer.Other audiobooks by Meredith Potts:Meredith Potts Cozy Mystery AnthologyHope Hadley Five Book BundleSabrina Carlson Cozy Mystery Anthology

Dans nos démocraties contemporaines, le pouvoir passe souvent pour être introuvable. Les gouvernants se voient régulièrement soupçonnés de n’être que les pantins des "vrais" puissants, les marionnettes de forces situées en dehors de tout contrôle populaire. En même temps, chacun a plus ou moins conscience que le propre de la démocratie, c’est de faire en sorte que le pouvoir soit partout et nulle part, qu’on ne puisse mettre la main dessus, qu’il n’appartienne à personne, et surtout pas à ...

Sunderland is largely a product of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when coalmining and shipbuilding fuelled rapid expansion and development. Once known as the 'largest shipbuilding town in the world', Sunderland's proud and distinctive identity is embodied in its historic buildings and in its changing urban form. The Architecture of Sunderland, 1700-1914 examines the city's architectural history during the highpoint of its growth and prosperity. Exploring...

Nach Jahren des unfreiwilligen Schlafes wacht Korlo, der Vampir, auf. Doch die Welt hat sich verändert. Mühsam muss er sich an die neuen Zeiten gewöhnen, seine Macht zurückgewinnen und seine Organisation neu aufbauen. Das ist nicht leicht, wenn man niemals vom Internet oder Smartphones gehört hat und die deutsche Bürokratie einen Stein nach dem anderen in den Weg legt. Erschwerend kommt hinzu, dass dies alles im Herzen des Ruhrgebiets stattfindet.

Über das EBook Ein Buch zu Fußball-Fan-Kultur und den wahren Gründen für den Titelgewinn der Fußball-WM in Brasilien 2014. Gewidmet ist das Werk "Allen friedlich gemeinsam feiernden Fans dieser Welt". Zum Inhalt Vier Fußball-Fans auf einem wunderbaren Road-Trip - wenn da nicht immer eine Frau dazwischen kommen würde ... Die Freunde Michel, Norberto, Herrmann und Osvaldo wollen unbedingt in Rio de Janeiro unmittelbar vor dem größten Stadion der Welt, dem legendären Maracana, schwenken. Saar...