I am a dying man. I have consumed poison, which is killing me slowly, eating me away from within as surely as cancer. That poison is Beauty." An unnamed, quietly unhinged cubicle-dwelling nobody nurses a fearfully intense desire for a lovely young girl. But the dizzyingly circuitous path leading to a surprising seduction is paved with dread, guilt, duplicity, and murderous rage.
Every fiction writer of substance has some grounding in philosophy, home-brewed or otherwise. In this volume Andy Nowicki takes you on the grisly mental and spiritual journey that dragged the tender soul of a young boy out of the Garden of Eden and into the talons of his Muse.
Described as "JOKER before JOKER," The Columbine Pilgrim is an affecting and twisted examination of loneliness, bullying, and revenge. Andy Nowicki's novella is a look at the forgotten man: his trials, his self-deceptions, and what he becomes capable of when the world drives him to madness.
...it may be said that only the bad live twice, as indeed I have. Yes, the Lord reserves that particular fate for those whom he truly hates." Atlanta, 1987. FBI profiler and feminist icon Frances Lazarus is dispatched to Cordelia Academy, a preppy suburban high school, after a wave of suicides among teenage girls. Her investigation of the "Cordelia Heart-Killer" leads her to Johann Salvadorus, a self-proclaimed "carnal terrorist" and the school's resident outcast. In the process, Frances is forced to confront her own sexual depravity, sending her and Johann on a journey towards mutual annihilation. Blending erotica, police procedural, science fiction, and alternate history, Heart Killer is a piercing look at modern sexual relationships, sadomasochism, and desire. Andy Nowicki's novel lifts up the floorboards of human sexuality to examine the rot underneath, shining a light on that unseen monster which consumes us all: lust. Originally published by ER Books in 2012, Terror House Press is proud to bring this affecting work back into print.
The premier NCAA student-athlete handbook, now in a second, updated edition designed for today’s competitive market and with a new chapter on name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights. Few student-athletes dreaming of athletic stardom ever make it to the pros. Yet, the discipline and skills they’ve developed while balancing a sport and academics make them ideally suited for satisfying careers elsewhere. The book’s authors draw on personal experience, interviews, expert opinion, and industry data to provide a game plan for student-athletes to help them transition from high school to college, navigate evolving rules about NIL rights, and find success in life after college. Modeled after Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, this expanded and updated guide provides a much-needed strategy for student-athletes as they prepare for postcollege careers, while serving as a valuable resource for their parents, coaches, and sports administrators across the country.
The biological and neurological capacity to symbolize, and the products of behavioral, cognitive, sociocultural, linguistic, and technological uses of symbols (symbolism), are fundamental to every aspect of human life. The Oxford Handbook of Human Symbolic Evolution explores the origins of our characteristically human abilities - our ability to speak, create images, play music, and read and write. The book investigates how symbolization evolved in human evolution and how symbolism is expressed across the various areas of human life. The field is intrinsically interdisciplinary - considering findings from fossil studies, scientific research from primatology, developmental psychology, and of course linguistics. Written by world leading experts, thirty-eight topical chapters are grouped into six thematic parts that respectively focus on epistemological, psychological, anthropological, ethological, linguistic, and social-technological aspects of human symbolic evolution. The handbook presents an in-depth but comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview of the of the state of the art in the science of human symbolic evolution. This work will be of interest to academics and students active in all fields contributing to the study of human evolution.
Finally! An instructional book that I could understand — also a humorous masterpiece. Andy has won a life-long fan!" —Frank Nowicki, Miami, FL, on Windows® 95 For Dummies® Get More out of Windows 95 with Andy's Easy-to-Follow Advice! Windows® 95 For Dummies®, 2nd Edition, introduced you to the various buttons, bars, and boxes in Windows 95. Now More Windows® 95 For Dummies® offers you more advice about how to make your PC more efficient and easier to use. This handy reference helps you get the most out of Windows 95 with tips, troubleshooting, and clear explanations, and also shows you how to handle the advanced tasks of Windows 95 — all in the famous lighthearted …For Dummies® style. Inside, find even More friendly advice about Windows 95: Install new software, wallpaper, screen savers, icons, sounds, fonts, and drivers Discover hints and tricks for creating a desktop that works for you — not the other way around Explore ways of using Windows 95 for the latest in multimedia, sound, and movies Find out about downloading files and sending mail with Exchange and HyperTerminal programs Get explanations about advanced, ugly tasks like unzipping files, creating PIFs for DOS programs, and deciding which files are safe to delete Cram more Windows 95 information onto your laptop (and use the special laptop utilities) More tips and shortcuts about the desktop, keyboard, menu, My Computer, and Explorer Ask for IDG Books' … For Dummies® Books, the Fun and Easy Way to Find Out About Computers. Also look for IDG Books' Netscape Communicator™ 4 For Dummies®, the fun and easy way to explore the Web, and Windows® 95 For Dummies® Quick Reference, 3rd Edition, the quick and friendly way to look up Windows 95 commands alphabetically!
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