Dr Edward Jenner is a forensic pathologist and has performed thousands of autopsies but the killing of Andie Delore is different. She is marked with an ancient script. The sole eye witness is Andie's flatmate and she turns to Dr Jenner for help. But when more victims are found it seems the killer is leading them into his own private nightmare, where there will be no escape.
Poetry. Poetry on the move, yet always present. "Jonathan Hayes's T(HERE) is a polyphonic, polyvisual, mini-epic consciousness journey. This book is a great read for anyone with a wide-open mind, whether through years of Zen meditation, decades of scholarly philosophical investigation or a few really wild acid trips"--Mel C. Thompson.
They found her in the East Village, nailed to the wall of a railroad flat' Dr. Edward Jenner is a New York forensic pathologist: he has attended countless murder scenes and performed thousands of autopsies but the killing of 21 year old Andie Delore is different. The naked body is marked with an indecipherable ancient script and is arranged in the shape of a ritual sacrifice. The murderer poses as a cop. The sole eye witness is Andie's flatmate, Ana da Jong. She can't trust the police anymore. Instead she turns to Jenner for help. But then a second victim is found in rural Pennsylvania. Her head has been placed in a puddle of milk. And then the third. Another decapitation: her naked torso is decorated with exotic bird feathers... Both corpses have the same mysterious script. The killer is leading Jenner and Ana into his own private nightmare. A place for which there will be no escape.
From Truman to the 21st Century details personal observations of significant historical events and the impact of these events on our culture during the second half of the 20th century and the threshold of the 21st century. The content is based on actual events, the presidents in office during the events and how their leadership impacted America culturally and politically. A biography of the presidents in power since 1948 as well as a brief biography of the signers of The Constitution provide a historical context. Several topics including religion, education, the press and immigration are dealt with from both historical and observational perspectives. Quotes from the founding fathers and various presidents will also provide insight.
In this fictional account of the the fifties and sixties music business, young Roger Denton becomes inspired to be a rock and roll performer as a youth in a small town. He eventually has a hit record and faces many career challenges as well as difficult choices in his personal life.
American Haiku joins an already impressive body of work by San Francisco poet Jonathan Hayes, following on his most recent Nippon (2012). In American Haiku, we're in San Francisco with the poet, walking the streets, living the city, right with him, always in that haiku moment transfiguring these poems, a deep sense of wabi-sabi.This one's worthy to be on that special shelf with Jack Kerouac's Book of Haikus. As hard as rock in the rain, as soft as long hair in the wind.- Don Skiles author of Miss America
Reluctantly assisting in the investigation into the murder of a young student, former forensic pathologist Edward Jenner realizes that a serial killer is at work and incites the wrath of his former boss and nemesis in order to pursue his suspicions.
Resynchronization and Defibrillation for Heart Failure: A Practical Approach is one of the first texts to provide caregivers with information about the background and application of this new and rapidly expanding discipline. Its four authors are cardiologists who have expertise in device management, electrophysiology, and heart failure management. The text integrates the approach and management experience of the authors’ three institutions. The aim is to bring together information from subspecialists in device management, electrophysiology, and heart failure management in an effort to facilitate the care of the patient with CRT.
No Lilies or Violets, Reminiscences of a Fighter Pilot, the first book written by author Jonathan A. Hayes, is a fast-paced, in-your-face trip into the world of an F-4 Phantom II fighter pilot and his exploits during eleven years and three tours into the tumultuous Vietnam war. Hayes recounts his reminiscences forty years after the experiences, lending a mature insight into the raucous adventures of a man and his machine. Visceral recollections are dished to the reader in a shotgun of images. This is a man putting his life on the line numerous times a week, having to react at lightning speed in concert with pilots around him as they pursue the ever-moving enemy in hostile and explosive environment. One of the weird things about aerial combat is how quiet it is. The air around you will be filled with explosions from anti-aircraft shells and missiles and the only thing you will hear is your backseater's quiet breathing and the occasional radio transmission. You are totally cut off from the sonic part of your surroundings. They lived hard and played hard in an effort to maintain their sanity and balance so that could go out there and do it again the next day. No Lilies or Violets puts the reader in the mind of a fighter pilot. Daily on-the-ground routines are predictable, but the mind and body are always braced and torqued for the next bombing run. Join Hayes for a journey into war.
This is the second edition of Prof. Hayes' basic Summary of Bankruptcy Law with a new Foreword by Judge Robert Kwan. It has been updated to include new cases and rules up to June, 2012. This is a short summary of bankruptcy and how it works. It summarizes the three main chapters, chapter 7, 13 and 11. Bankruptcy code sections are referenced throughout the book as are the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. Footnotes are generally Supreme Court cases or 9th Circuit cases. Where state law is relevant, California law is cited. The book is designed for law students, new attorneys to bankruptcy and anyone with a general interest in the subject.
In this powerful and timely book, one of the most admired and authoritative religious leaders of our time tackles the phenomenon of religious extremism and violence committed in the name of God. If religion is perceived as being part of the problem, Rabbi Sacks argues, then it must also form part of the solution. When religion becomes a zero-sum conceit—i.e., my religion is the only right path to God, therefore your religion is by definition wrong—and when individuals are motivated by what Rabbi Sacks calls “altruistic evil,” violence between peoples of different beliefs appears to be the inevitable outcome. But through an exploration of the roots of violence and its relationship to religion, and employing groundbreaking biblical analysis and interpretation, Rabbi Sacks shows that religiously inspired violence has as its source misreadings of biblical texts at the heart of all three Abrahamic faiths. By looking anew at the book of Genesis, with its foundational stories of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Rabbi Sacks offers a radical rereading of many of the Bible’s seminal stories of sibling rivalry: Cain and Abel, Isaac and Ishmael, Jacob and Esau, Joseph and his brothers, Rachel and Leah. Here is an eloquent call for people of goodwill from all faiths and none to stand together, confront the religious extremism that threatens to destroy us all, and declare: Not in God’s Name.
Are you considering a home renovation? Not sure where to start? This guide for first-timers by respected builder Jonathan Hayes of Tailored Construction Group will take the stress out of renovating and reveals why choosing the right builder is key to a smooth and successful home renovation project.
NIPPON is, on its attractive surface, the story of a man who goes to Japan from California to marry his beloved. While he is there, the two climb Fuji, wander about, watch a baseball game. And get married. Intricacies abound. The marriage will be between cultures, so the tone and word choice of the poem moves effortlessly between influences as supple and as primal as William Carlos Williams and Mei Sheng. There is another mix: a curious one of restiveness and calm providing a paradox: a yearning for what is there. Hayes draws the characters by what they do or what they choose to see, there is little descriptive prose. Parallelism returns to our poetry, Fuji seamlessly serves as a background and as a metaphor for the stages of courtship, and baseball, loved in both places, casts a benign shadow of Swallows and Giants, like a story children love to hear. The story is rounded with airplanes, those modern equivalents of flaming chariots, and the reader is left with images that are profoundly everyday while smoothly reflecting images that resonate like gongs in an unfamiliar temple. (Description written by Professor Daniel J. Langton.)
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