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How Many People Can One Person Be? Ellison Lee lives a double life. Well triple, if you count the one he shows his parents. He's an anchor for the student-run Eyewitness News in downtown Portland. A business major on the six-year plan like so many of the EWN staff. His family is very proud of him. They had hoped for a STEM major, but this is good too. And then there's E. Lee. He's a pole dancer at the Stag, a gay bar down in Chinatown. He makes good money, and he likes it. Someday he'll give it up, but not now, not yet. E. Lee's lover is a man he only knows as P3. He doesn't know where he lives, what he does for a living, nothing. He only knows that this is a man he wants to keep forever. Ryan Matthews does know P3, however, and he doesn't think Ellison Lee has any business getting near the psychopath who tried to kill him a year ago. E. Lee? Well, that may be a different story. And if there is one thing Ryan Matthews does believe in, it's second chances. Year 3, book 4. The 19th book of the Newsroom PDX series, a political suspense story in downtown Portland. Expect foul language, some sex, lot's of politics — Portland.
What would you do if you suddenly discovered that you have the power of a god? This is the dilemma that Jason Christianson must confront as we follow his life’s journey from his humble beginnings to tragedies leading to his attaining a God-like power as he wrestles with his conscience regarding the final outcome of using his power. Spanning the globe, Jason’s journey takes him on a roller coaster ride of twists and turns, eventually leading him to meet up with a mysterious traveler who helps him to come to terms with his internal conflict regarding the evolvement of his power. The result is the culmination of Jason using his power to transform the conditions of the world into a modern day Atlantis of peace and prosperity upon the Earth that humankind has never experienced before. From the first page to the escalating culmination of events ripped from today’s headlines, The Day Of Reckoning pulls the reader in and doesn’t let go until the last page. Straightforward in its presentation but far-reaching and frightening in its implications, it is sure to transform the lives of anyone who reads it. Where will you be…and will you survive…The Day Of Reckoning?
"Someday girls like us will be able to wear whatever we want. People will call us by the names we choose. They'll respect that we are women. The cops will leave us alone and no one will go hungry." Sylvia and Marsha are closer than sisters. They are kind and brave and not afraid to speak their truth, even when it makes other people angry. This illustrated book introduces children to the story of Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson, the two transgender women of colour who helped kickstart the Stonewall Riots and dedicated their lives to fighting for LGBTQ+ equality. It introduces children to issues surrounding gender identity and diversity, accompanied by a reading guide and teaching materials to further the conversation.
The body of a murdered young man, is found in a partially dismantled gas holder. There is no identification on the body: and the fingerprints of the corpse match none of the items found in his clothing. In trying to establish the young man's identity - DCI George Armstrong of the Manchester Police discovers the murder of a six- year old child. Betty Sampson. The Sampson case has remained unsolved for fifty years: when an agreement with the American Military was renegade upon by the British Authorities. Armstrong's investigations into the gasholder man, and the Samson Case take him to America. Where he discovers the desertion of a British Soldier in the build up to D.Day, and a terrible deceit...which could change Armstrong's life forever.
The first in New York Times bestselling author Michael Grant's breathtaking dystopian sci-fi saga, Gone is a page-turning thriller that invokes the classic The Lord of the Flies along with the horror of Stephen King. In the blink of an eye, everyone disappears. Gone. Except for the young. There are teens, but not one single adult. Just as suddenly, there are no phones, no internet, no television. No way to get help. And no way to figure out what's happened. Hunger threatens. Bullies rule. A sinister creature lurks. Animals are mutating. And the teens themselves are changing, developing new talents—unimaginable, dangerous, deadly powers—that grow stronger by the day. It's a terrifying new...
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New Media Language brings leading media figures and scholars together to debate the shifting relations between today's media and contemporary language. From newspapers and television to email, the Internet and text messaging, there are ever increasing media conduits for news. This book investigates how developments in world media have affected, and been affected by, language. Exploring a wide range of topics, from the globalization of communication to the vocabulary of terrorism and the language used in the wake of September 11, New Media Language looks at the important and wide-ranging implications of these changes. From Malcolm Gluck on wine writing, to Naomi Baron on email, the authors provide authoritative and engaging insights into the ways in which language is changing, and in turn, changes us. With a foreword by Simon Jenkins, New Media Language is essential reading for anyone with an interest in today's complex and expanding media.