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I had a friend Siva Rama Krishnan; I used to call him Siva. He came from the South and I am from the East. He was my collegue, partner and my best friend. We were together for more than a decade. Siva was a gem of a person, kind-hearted in his dealing with people around him. Three Gods are always with him and showering him with blessings. Due to his mercy, several people are still alive. Let us go through his story... "My Daughter".
When Thomas Harding discovered that his family had profited from slavery, he set out to interrogate the choices of his ancestors and Britain's role in this terrible history. His investigation took him to Demerara (now Guyana), the site of an uprising by enslaved people in 1823, the largest in the British Empire and a key trigger in the abolition of slavery. Charting the dramatic build-up to this landmark event through the eyes of four people - an enslaved man, a missionary, a colonist, and a slaveholder - Harding lays bare the true impact of years of unimaginable cruelty and incredible courage and asks how those who benefitted from slavery can take responsibility for the White Debt.
To paraphrase Alistair Beaton's Caledonia - the first play in this collection - 'The English have anthologies, the Spanish have anthologies, the French have anthologies . . . why should not Scotland have its anthology?' Scotland is entering a crucial period in its history, where its identity is being debated daily, from everyday conversation to the national and international press. At the same time, its theatre is resurgent, with key Scottish playwrights, theatres and theatre companies expanding their performance vocabularies while coming to prominence in national and international contexts. Caledonia is a tale of hubris and delusion, portraying a crucial slice of Scotland's history and its ...
Under a shattered Moon, a deadly game erupts as the world’s assassins vie for the ultimate payday. Embark on a high-stakes steampunk quest with the dry wit of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld and the intrigue of Treasure Planet. Thomas has hunted the man who ruthlessly murdered his family since he was a child. Working as a Hired Hero, he finally finds a lead on his revenge. But he’s going to have company... The largest bounty in history is issued, and every killer in the land converges on it; aided by clever gadgets and symbioids—sinewy creatures that weave with their host to grant unique abilities. Thomas must join forces with a reluctant assassin and a desperate nobleman to complete his quest, but they have goals of their own... Should they fail, they will lose more than just a bounty. Their mission will lead them to cross blades while targeted by rival hunters. Will they complete their quests against all odds, or will their loyalty cost them everything? Don’t miss out on the action-packed adventure of The Symbicate!
A mysterious religious artifact is unearthed at a remote dig site in southern Iraq igniting an explosive clash of civilizations. When archeologist Leah martin is abducted by a fanatical Islamic cleric, ACLU lawyer Thomas Martin races against time to save his wife. Amid the intrigue and sectarian chaos of war-town Iraq, Thomas discovers nothing is as it first appears. Life is cheap! Two people have already died because of the secret. Leah is next The Genesis Signature is not only an intense, suspense filled thriller, it is also the story of betrayal, redemption, and hope.
Bored country girl Grace Felice decides to add some thrills to her life and dives into the world of black magic. Against the advice of her true love, Joe Criss, she all too quickly gets tangled up with some Wicca promising more thrills than she can handle. This initiation into a guaranteed wicked good time cemetery sance exposes her to an ancient Egyptian pharaoh named Hatchetsup Hatasu. Suddenly the dark arts get as real, and as dark, as it gets, as she witnesses the power of life and death. It shakes her up so badly that she decides she's done with black magic and tries to go back to her boring, small-town life. Unfortunately, Hatasu isn't done with her. He sees real potential in Grace and decides to violently show her just how serious he is about her and the consequences of saying no! Meet Grace, a new kind of heroine, battling her way back to "good" from the insidious fringe where she thought she always wanted to be, back to normal, where she never thought she would want so desperately to return. Along the way, she finds out who she really is, who her friends really are, and ultimately the only one who can really save her.
The life of a young girl raised as a male. her struggles in life and society to become the woman she was born as. this book tells of her struggles from childhood to adult and the struggles as a special Forces Officer in the Navy.
"Nobody thrills like Nicholson does. Nobody." -- J.A. Konrath, Origin KISS ME OR DIE Richard Coldiron’s unauthorized autobiography follows his journey through a troubled childhood, where he meets his invisible friend, his other invisible friend...and then some who aren’t so friendly. Richard keeps his cool despite the voices in his head, but he’s about to get a new tenant: the Insider, a malevolent soul-hopping spirit that may or may not be born from Richard’s nightmares and demands a co-writing credit and a little bit of foot-kissing dark worship. Now Richard doesn’t know which voice to trust. The book’s been rejected 117 times. The people he loves keep turning up dead. And here comes the woman of his dreams. ----------------- Keywords: thriller, suspense, dark fantasy, mystery, psychological horror, James Patterson, Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Chuck Palahniuk, multiple personalities, serial killer books, literary horror, Brian Keene, Ania Ahlborn, Bret Easton Ellis "One of the most thrilling writers working today. Miss him at your peril." - Blake Crouch, Wayward Pines
In Shiny Objects, a cross between In Praise of Slowness and The Tipping Point, consumer behavior expert Professor James A. Roberts takes us on a tour of America's obsession with consumerism—pointing out its symptoms, diagnosing specific problems, and offering a series of groundbreaking solutions. Roberts gives practical advice for how to correct the materialistic trends in our lives which lock us into a cycle of financial hardship and stress. Shiny Objects, a new The Paradox of Choice for the modern reader, is more than a critique of capitalism—it's also an exploration into how we can live happier, fuller, more productive lives today.