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Marty Wood regains consciousness in an abandoned basement surrounded by the smell of death. He is drawn to Gillian, a mysterious agent assigned to protect him from the Duke, a megalomaniac bent on becoming a demigod. His growing passion for Gillian complicates the situation. They race against time to find a charmed jewel before the Duke and stop him from using the gem to unlock a portal controlled by the Ark of the Covenant. Can they stay alive and outwit the Duke and his henchmen before time runs out?
'Before the Fall' is a retelling of Henry James' 'The Golden Bowl', but with a twist as it involves the gay lovers, Marty Townsend and Carlton Aspern, seducing and manipulating the widowed Australian millionaire Clara de Veer and her daughter Maggie. The precious vase, with its almost invisible flaw, is the vehicle, which Clarke uses to extinguish the flame of trust that previously burnt in Maggie's heart: revealing past misdemeanours and the price one must paid for the sin of adultery -- the surrendering of one's desires.
Franz Bibfeldt's famously flexible theology comes to life for a new generation of readers in this revised and expanded edition of The Unrelieved Paradox, which, besides completely reproducing the original 1994 volume, contains these noteworthy added features: A new preface by Martin Marty ("Not a classic!" he says) Previously unpublished essays by William Schweiker, Jean-Luc Marion, James T. Robinson, and Arthur Callaham Much more recent toasts to Bibfeldt by Ian Gerdon and Emanuelle Burton New artwork by David Morgan
Rescue dogs provide above-and-beyond value to humans at our most vulnerable: when we experience deep depression and severe mental illness; searing trauma and gripping grief; debilitating drug addiction; and of course, strained relationships with our fellow humans. Alternating between memoir and rescue dog owner profiles, this book intimately binds together shelter dogs, mental health and human relationships, exploring the tangible benefits these damaged dogs bring to us damaged humans. The author offers firsthand experience with each of the mental health themes and relationship issues covered herein and discusses how his beloved rescue dog--a battered mutt with an odd name and a heartbreaking backstory--substantially helped him cope with these challenges. Throughout, we find rescue dogs compelling their humans to be better people--to push forward through headwinds, persist despite setbacks, and build self-esteem through the estimable acts of feeding, sheltering and loving an innocent, mistreated being.
In 1954, audacious female escort Sunni Sinclair breaks free of Sydney, Australia’s criminal underworld, reinventing herself as a pub owner in a lawless mining town near Newcastle. A champion of justice, she challenges societal norms, advocating for women’s rights and downtrodden miners, but soon feels confined by the expectations of society. When her former lover, the charming mobster Gabe Rosen, brutally attacks her friend, Sunni plots vengeance and masterminds a stunning heist that echoes through the underworld and leaves a trail of dazzled and outwitted men in her wake. She finds comradeship and even love within her misfit crew, reflects on society at that time, searches out the porous boundaries between legal and illicit, before making the leap into a life of crime. This captivating crime novel is available as a paperback, eBook and soon as a audiobook narrated by esteemed Australian actor Fiona Press. from the author of the acclaimed Murder & Redemption and The Icon Murders (HarperCollins)
The Looting and ransacking of Afghanistan's natural resources by criminal militias; such as the ISIS terrorist group, and Taliban caused misunderstanding between the Afghans and International Coalition that they all are involved in looting of mineral resources of their country. The Islamic State of Khorasan controls large amount of territory in Afghanistan, and that includes parts of the country's rich mineral wealth, especially talc, chromite and marble. According to the Global Witness research report, several insurgents' groups, militias, Taliban and the ISIS are deeply involved in the plunder of these resources. These are the aspects discussed in the book by prominent authors.
Today a multinational video game developer, Sega was the first to break Nintendo's grip on the gaming industry, expanding from primarily an arcade game company to become the dominant game console manufacturer in North America. A major part of that success came from the hard work and innovation of its subsidiary, Sega of America, who in a little more than a decade wrested the majority market share from Nintendo and revolutionized how games were made. Drawing on interviews with nearly 100 Sega alumni, this book traces the development of the company, revealing previously undocumented areas of game-making history, including Sega's relationship with Tonka, the creation of its internal studios, and major breakthroughs like the Sega Channel and HEAT Network. More than 40 of the company's most influential games are explored in detail.
Issues for 1860, 1866-67, 1869, 1872 include directories of Covington and Newport, Kentucky.
Anton Marty (Schwyz, 1847–Prague, 1914) contributed significantly to some of the central themes of Austrian philosophy. This collection contributes to assessing the specificity of his theses in relation with other Austrian philosophers. Although strongly inspired by his master, Franz Brentano, Marty developed his own theory of intentionality, understood as a sui generis relation of similarity. Moreover, he established a comprehensive philosophy of language, or "semasiology", based on descriptive psychology, and in which the utterer’s meaning plays a central role, anticipating Grice’s pragmatic semantics. The present volume, including sixteen articles by scholars in the field of the his...