Nate Driscoll is lost.Awakening from a hiking accident, he has no recollection of his surroundings, his family, or even his self. With the help of his wife and daughter, he slowly settles back into his former life as a high school teacher. But as people disappear and the body count starts to rise in his sleepy Indiana town, Nate's life begins to unravel, and he is forced to question whether his past is actually darker than he's been led to believe. But he is not alone. Tasked with overseeing a classified government project, Matt Jacobson is a hardened agent with a job to do, and he's never failed a mission before. But recently his sleepless nights have been filled with ghosts that won't be denied, and the only way to silence their whispers might lie with the one man he's sworn to deceive. Burton's suspenseful debut examines the limits of modern neuroscience, seamlessly woven with humor and horror at every turn. His thrilling tale will keep you guessing, and might even have you questioning your own unique identity by the final page.
First published in 1979, Official Discourse is an unofficial report of theoretical investigations into a specific state of practice- the publication of reports of official inquiries into law, order and justice issues. The commissions, tribunals and committees of inquiry scrutinized in this book examine problems arising from wrongful imprisonment, police corruption, industrial picketing, and communal rioting and internment in Northern Ireland. Focusing on the reasons why government reports take the form they do, the authors venture into the areas of linguistics, psychoanalysis and Marxism. The book is an exercise in discourse analysis, an exercise in theoretical work that looks at the relationships between theory and literary production, and a critique of official conceptions of law, order and justice.
The spirit of a dying young man tries desperately to communicated with his parents, who keep unrelenting vigil and refuse to let go of their beloved son."--P. [4] of cover.
“Pat’s Patch” is a collection of poems and literary anecdotes created for children and adults . The creations reflect observations of the author and sights or creatures she has encountered along the path of life. Some of the characters that enhance the writings have been very much alive companions from the time the author was able to insinuate herself into Mama Pig’s bed for herself and her brood of piglets to today’s life with Lily—“The Chihuahua who controls our lives.” Pat says her aim in writing these works “was to bring pleasure to today’s children and adults in the same way ‘A Child’s Garden of Verses’ brought me so much joy—first when it was read to me and later when I could read and recite the words myself. “ Curl up.....read...enjoy!!
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