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In October 2006, Ruth Wood was a successful singing teacher and singer. By December she was in hospital diagnosed with Transverse Myelitis, a rare neurological condition, leaving her disabled from the waist down. By the end of January 2007, after another attack, her arms and trunk were also affected. This is the story of the first year of her disability - a tale told with humour and a refreshing lightness of touch. Some of the feedback comment...

For people familiar with Dolores Fuller only through her work and professional association with notorious 1950s film director Edward D. Wood, Jr., Hollywood, Ed Wood, and Me (A Fuller Life) will provide readers with a surprising revelation: throughout her career, Dolores has proven her talent and versatility in numerous facets of the entertainment industry. From fashion model, dancer, and actress to renowned songwriter and talent manager, she ...

The yearly volumes of Censored, in continuous publication since 1976 and since 1995 available through Seven Stories Press, is dedicated to the stories that ought to be top features on the nightly news, but that are missing because of media bias and self-censorship. The top stories are listed democratically in order of importance according to students, faculty, and a national panel of judges. Each of the top stories is presented at length, alon...

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The suicide of Judas Iscariot in 30 A.D. left his blood seeping into the soil of the Field of Blood--in Aramaic the "Akeldama." When this same field is disturbed by work crews outside Jerusalem in 1989, a clan of supernatural Collectors is released from the ancient burial chambers, seeking to corrupt and destroy.

New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman turns her attention to short stories—and reveals another level of mastery.Lippman sets many of the stories in this sterling anthology, Hardly Knew Her, in familiar territory: her beloved Baltimore. But Lippman is also unafraid to travel—to New Orleans, to an unnamed southwestern city, and even to Dublin. Tess Monaghan is here, in two stories and a profile, aligning herself with various underdogs....

Der vorliegende Band enthält das Hauptwerk des Freiburger Religionsphilosophen Bernhard Welte. Seine »Religionsphilosophie« ist der Ertrag regelmäßiger Vorlesungen über Religionsphilosophie aus den Jahren 1962 bis 1973 in Freiburg. Sie ist zugleich ein Klassiker der Freiburger Phänomenologie zur Religion. Welte zeigt hier von der alles entscheidenden Sinnfrage her Wege zu Gott auf, die für uns heute gangbar sind und zugleich das Beste der aben...

Walter Kardinal Kasper beschreibt den Weg eines erneuerten Kirchenverständnisses, nicht von außen historisch oder soziologisch, sondern aufgrund der eigenen Erfahrung von mehr als fünfzig Jahren Engagement für die Kirche. So entsteht ein facettenreicher Band über die Kirche Jesu Christi in einer ökumenischen Perspektive. Kasper zeichnet die Grundzüge einer eucharistischen Communio-Ekklesiologie. Die Kirche muss zwar Kirche in der Welt von heut...

cuentos cortos sobre multiples temas, a veces humoristicos, otras pateticos, otras sentimentales y las mas sobre la vida, esa cosa rara que todos tenemos que cuidar y querer.Se leen facil y en un viaje corto en omnibus se alcanza a leer varios.Los primeros cuentos relampago nacieron en Buenos Aires, otros en Madrid y los ultimos en Karmiel, Israel.p.d. Se pueden leer al azar, sin ningun orden cronologico.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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When 39, 195 competitors thunder over the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to begin the thirty-eighth running of the famed New York City Marathon, they experience one of the most exhilarating moments in sports. But as they cross five towering bridges and five distinct boroughs, carried 26.2 miles by the cheers of two million fans and by their own indomitable wills, grueling challenges await them.New York Times sportswriter Liz Robbins brings race day ...

This vintage book is a comprehensive catalogue of medical herbs and poisonous plants. A marvellously detailed and profusely illustrated volume, "Medicinal Herbs And Poisonous Plants" will be of considerable value to those with an interest in botany and collectors of vintage literature of this ilk. Contents include: "Structure of the Flower", "Study of Buttercup, Foxglove, and Snowdrop", "Hypogyny, Perigynym and Epigyny", "Study of Wild Rose", ...

8.5x11 hardcover, 452 pages, grayscale. ToeQuestors discover the Secrets of the Universe, as well as the humorously dangerous implications that follow their possession of the Holy Grail of the genuine Theory of Everything. With the world's future hanging in the balance, they sharpen their wits and skills through the teachings of the learnéd Grand Masters. Extraordinary mixed media photo composites of tropical and otherworldly scenes beyond c...

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One brother is rich and selfish, the other is poor and noble-hearted. When the poor brother helps a little swallow with a broken leg, he's rewarded in an extraordinary manner. What's growing inside those giant pumpkins anyway...? A tale of brotherly love and hate from ancient Korea. An Andromache Books title.

K and J are two immortal vampires stuck with raising A. As he grows up he finds himself attracted to J. But K and J, afraid A will find out they are vampires, send him to a boarding school.

Alien refugees have come to Earth. They call themselves 9-Lives. Humans call them cat-boys, and force them to live as collared pets. Conri, a rebellious young 9-Life, ran away to escape this fate. But when a human named Adrian saves him from capture, Conri is torn between his desire for freedom and another desire he can't quite admit, even to himself... Can two people meet as equals in a world divided between masters and slaves?

This collection of poems was written during a most difficult time in my life. I was goingthrough a divorce, my world having been turned upside down. Each piece in thecollection was a catharsis of sorts helping me to deal with my pain while at the same timeencouraging me to explore who I was as a woman. Joy and pain are juxtaposed throughoutthe body of work and reflect the extremes of emotion that I experienced.I've chosen to divide the work in...