The Magnificent Mary Ann

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Kraske, Philip

Thrillers & Suspense

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In That Line of Darkness: The Shadow of Dracula and the Great War, Robert A. Douglas explores the tradition of Gothic novels, most notably Bram Stoker's Dracula, Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, peering through the lens of these extraordinary works to see more clearly the class, race and gender tensions in late nineteenth-century Britain. Drawing upon Gothic conventions-the demonization of the other, the use of doubling and the uncanny, psychic vampirism and the compulsion for blood "purity" or national "purification"-Douglas draws connections between Dracula and Jack the Ripper, between Robert Baden-Powell and Oscar Wilde, and between Dracula and an electrifying piece of investigative journalism about underage girls lured into prostitution. That Line of Darkness is divided into four parts. The first three focus on the fin-de-siècle, culminating in Part Four, an illumination of the Great War and its aftermath through the prism of these Gothic conventions. Our understanding of war fantasies, national propaganda, the ghastly conditions in the trenches, the often barbaric treatment of emotionally damaged soldiers and the power of spiritualism is enriched as Douglas examines each through Gothic filters. That Line of Darkness has been praised as making a valuable contribution to historical insight into the furious emotions that were generated by peacetime controversies and the threads that connected them to the Great War.

That Line of Darkness

Robert A. Douglas

History

Flight in February

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

As eminent cosmetic surgeon and dermatologist writes for his patients. Dr. Barry Lycka gathers in this brief volume answers to the questions he hears most often - and sometimes most urgently - questions about those vital organs: our skin and the related tissues that most affect our appearance of youth, health and beauty. Dr. Lycka writes from a lifetime of experience about skin aging and disease, treatments and therapies. He provides a no-nonsense catalogue of the remarkable techniques modern cosmetic medicine has brought to bear on the challenge of improving our appearance. Peels and botox, electrolysis and cellulite, tummy tucks and facelifts, lasers and liposuction: they're all here - these and scores of other topics - all handled briefly and authoritively by a man who's devoted a career to improving his skills and other people's appearance.

SkinWorks

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Lycka, Barry

Beauty, Grooming, & Style

The Village of My Heart's Mistake

In "The Village of My Heart's Mistake - An Acadian Life", Denise Cormier sets out the facts of her own life - the tranquility of a country childhood she strove to sustain far into adulthood, the emergence of the "curse of the Deveaus" from the recesses of her family, the coming of modernity to a village that had relied, as had she, on its fishermen - to tell a story that is elemental, romantic, bitter, unsentimental, satisfying and true.

Biographies & Memoirs

Cormier, Denise

Community & Culture

IMAGINE BEING NAKED AND NOT KNOWING IT So you think your law firm is fully protected because your insurance broker sold you a policy, right? Good for you. Now imagine a day when everyone in the neighborhood is looking at you and then and only then you realize you've been naked all along. In The Naked Lawyer, Michael Carroll tells a series of tales - sad but true -to demonstrate how insurance generalists are not equipped to design policies that properly protect lawyers and law firms. It's not because they don't mean well; it's because legal firms are subject to their own unique - and sometimes devastating - risks. In The Naked Lawyer, Michael Carroll shares with his readers not only how they can protect themselves against the fatal gaps that can devastate their lives, but do so without the burden of heavy premiums.

The Naked Lawyer

Business & Money

Carroll, Michael

Insurance

That Line of Darkness VOL 1 (2nd)

Douglas, Robert A.

British & Irish

That Line of Darkness Vol 1 (2nd)

Quito, Ecuador. In this obscure Andean capital, ladled along the ledge of a volcano, an eruption is taking place. After centuries of oppression, the workers are on strike against their banana plantation masters. If Ecuador, the largest banana exporter in the world and the bargain basement of the industry, raises its prices, so will the others. Remarkably, Jay Streets, American pro-football star, is called on to arbitrate and set a final wage for the workers. Having no interest in the matter, he is expected to be impartial The U.S. government, however, with U.S. consumers in mind, would rather that Streets be partial.It has ordered the embassy's CIA chief to ensure it. Set against the emerald majesty of the Andes, City on the Ledge witnesses the machinations of politicians, spies, diplomats and lovers as they strive to pull off a revolution - or kill it before it can bloom.

City on the Ledge

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