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The Glossolalia
At the center of The Glossolalia is Godot Gargon, an actor engaged in nonstop narration about the practice, performance, and promotion of his role as Insalubre, the lead character in an enigmatic cinéma-vérité-style film. His agent, director, therapist, and entourage careen around his ambition “to declaim the certain and the unequivocal.” Haunted by his estranged brother, he performs his way through present-day Los Angeles, turning his personal life into a film that he speaks into existence.
Superstar Lovers
Employing her customary razor-like humour, Morag Prunty introduces a host of characters whose lives have been chewed up and spat out by this harsh, celebrity-obsessed world. There's Molly, a lonely 20-something, who trudges to the newsagents every day for her fix of VIP, OK!, Hello!: - anything to give her life a much-needed injection of glamour. . . And there's Alfie, burned-out boyband member who's kissed the good times goodbye and is now all washed up . . . In her inimitable way, Morag Prunty introduces a collection of fascinating characters and gives them a sprinkle of magic dust in this witty dissection of the vagaries of fame and celebrity.
Stephen Hawking
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A Decade of Human Security
Human security has been advanced as an alternative to traditional state-based conceptualizations of security, yet controversies about the use and abuse of the concept remain. Investigating innovations in the advancement of the human security agenda over the past decade, this book identifies themes and processes around which consensus for future policy action might be built. It considers the ongoing debates regarding the human security agenda, explores prospects and projects for the advancement of human security, addresses issues of human security as emerging forms of new multilateralisms and examines claims that human security is being undermined by US unilateralisms. This comprehensive volume explores the theoretical debate surrounding human security and details the implications for practical application. It will prove ideal for students of international relations, security studies and development studies.
Roadblocks
Sequel to Watching Cars Go By Silke has newly professed her love for Lauren, but her happiness is short-lived when Lauren’s grown daughter moves back home to recuperate after an accident. Lauren, overwhelmed with working at night and taking care of Kayla during the day, struggles to make time for Silke and their fledgling relationship. Silke hates her sudden roommate status and soon resents Kayla. Still Lauren stubbornly refuses to come out to her daughter. Sexy Ana, who still carries a torch for Silke, is more than willing to come to the rescue. Frustrated by her home situation, Silke enjoys hanging out with the chivalrous Ana. Suddenly Alex from Germany shows up and claims she and Silke ...
A Hero in the Strife
The coronation parade of King Charles II was filled with excitement. But soon after, Puritan life was jeopardized when a series of laws were passed that restricted and even criminalized preaching and worship. Danger and romance are woven together as Dr. Willoughby must choose between keeping his well appointed preaching position or following his conscience. In this work of historical fiction, secret passageways, a devastating plague, and examples of upholding Christian values will help transport the reader to this rich period of history. This edition has 5 illustrations.
The Idylls of May
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San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter
Founded in 1850, San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter, located in what was then called New Town, became the bustling anchor of commerce for the developing City of San Diego. In this new history of the area, nearly 200 striking images tell the story of the area's early boom and bust, the saloons and bordellos of infamous Stingaree Town, the urban decay of the mid-twentieth century, and the rebirth and restoration of the neighborhood over the last 30 years.
Into the Woods
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