In Universal Attraction: Romancing of a European Heart, Sam Riley weaves a story of that captures the heights of passion and the depths of human experience. A story of the highs and lows that come in human relationships, this novel follows a cast of richly drawn characters who dive into an uncertain sea of desire and obsession.
Lin Riley, Samantha Riley's mother, always knew she was adopted. Here in this moving story she tells of her search to find her birth mother and of Sam, herself and her new found mother.
This balanced examination looks at America's pervasive celebrity culture, concentrating on the period from 1950 to the present day. Star Struck: An Encyclopedia of Celebrity Culture is neither a stern critic nor an apologist for celebrity infatuation, a phenomenon that sometimes supplants more weighty matters yet constitutes one of our nation's biggest exports. This encyclopedia covers American celebrity culture from 1950 to 2008, examining its various aspects—and its impact—through 86 entries by 30 expert contributors. Demonstrating that all celebrities are famous, but not all famous people are celebrities, the book cuts across the various entertainment medias and their legions of individual "stars." It looks at sports celebrities and examines the role of celebrity in more serious pursuits and institutions such as the news media, corporations, politics, the arts, medicine, and the law. Also included are entries devoted to such topics as paranoia and celebrity, one-name celebrities, celebrity nicknames, family unit celebrity, sidekick celebrities, and even criminal celebrities.
In Regional Interest Magazines of the United States, Sam G. Riley and Gary W. Selnow focus on those magazines that direct their attention to a particular city or region and reach a fairly general readership intersted in entertainment and information. This work is a follow-up to their earlier Index to City and Regional Magazines of the United States. Titles are arranged alphabetically to facilitate access; each entry includes a historical essay on the magazine's founding, development, editorial policies, and content. Entries also include two sections that provide data on information sources and publication history, arranged in tabular form for ready reference. In choosing the magazines to be profiled, Riley and Selnow attempted to represent not only the biggest and most successful of this genre, but also some smaller and newer titles, plus significant earlier magazines that are no longer in print. Special care was also taken to achieve an even geographical spread. To attain greater accuracy, regional writers were enlisted to do the entries on their own region. These writers provide valuable information on how the various magazines began, how conditions have caused them to change, their problems, their editors and publishers, and their content as well as colorful and little known facts of their operation. Magazines were arranged alphabetically, and two informative appendices list the profiled titles by founding date and geographic location. This volume will be a valuable resource for students of magazine publishing history.
Some people are just born unlucky. Riley White is one of those people. When he reaches rock bottom on a bitter November night, fate unveils an extraordinary opportunity: the enigmatic Aerodyne corporation extends an unexpected offer, beckoning him to follow in his late father's footsteps. Ignoring his father's ominous warning, Riley sees a glimmer of hope to conquer his struggles; little does he know, this invitation will unravel a web of mystery and danger that exceeds his wildest imagination. Soon Riley finds himself in the grip of forces far more powerful and dangerous than he ever could have dreamed. As he peels back the layers of secrecy, he unearths the harrowing truth behind his father's untimely demise. Now, with his sister's life hanging in the balance, Riley finds himself ensnared by the clutches of a shadowy corporation. Can Riley shield his loved ones from the chilling secrets that Aerodyne has concealed from the world? Or will he succumb to the same dark fate that befell his father? Brace yourself for a heart-pounding race against time as Riley navigates a treacherous labyrinth of deception, betrayal, and survival. In this battle between light and shadow, one man's resilience will be tested, and the consequences of his choices will ripple through the very fabric of his existence.
Welcome to Dry Gulch, Colorado. The year is 1881 or so, the gold mine has played out, but there's talk some company from back east is supposedly putting in a zinc mine near town. Folks are friendly in Dry Gulch. Don't forget to stop by the bakery for a loaf of sourdough bread from Miss Wendy's secret recipe, then wet your whistle in the saloon next door. Just be sure to tip that piano player. You can get your prospecting supplies from the Dry Goods Store. And you can catch up on Mrs. Duncan's cat in the pages of the Gazette. Keep an eye out for Henry, the town drunk. He likes to tell folks about the ghosts he sees, if you buy him a drink.Dry Gulch is easy to get to. Just saddle up and take a ride out to the weird, weird west.
This delightful book contains sayings that the author's Southern mother used as he was growing up. Each idiom includes a definition and example of use.
A collection of the best and the very, very worst of the outrageous, cunning, sweet and silly messages on US license plates. Americans in all states -- perhaps as many as 20 million -- have personalised or 'vanity' license plates. The types of messages vary from comments on one's car (AWESOME, WHOOSH, GASHOG), to hard luck stories (IBLUIT). People state their professions (I FLOSS, LOC DOC) and their interests (LUV2BET, SKIH20). They court each other (HOT4YOU, NOTWED) and warn each other (NVR AGN, O NOOOO, XQQZME). They glorify their animals (CATLUVR, PENGWEN). They pray (ELOHIM, PRAZHM), and they brag (GR8 MOM, A1 WIFE).
Some people are just born unlucky. Riley White is one of those people. When he reaches rock bottom on a bitter November night, fate unveils an extraordinary opportunity: the enigmatic Aerodyne corporation extends an unexpected offer, beckoning him to follow in his late father's footsteps. Ignoring his father's ominous warning, Riley sees a glimmer of hope to conquer his struggles; little does he know, this invitation will unravel a web of mystery and danger that exceeds his wildest imagination. Soon Riley finds himself in the grip of forces far more powerful and dangerous than he ever could have dreamed. As he peels back the layers of secrecy, he unearths the harrowing truth behind his father's untimely demise. Now, with his sister's life hanging in the balance, Riley finds himself ensnared by the clutches of a shadowy corporation. Can Riley shield his loved ones from the chilling secrets that Aerodyne has concealed from the world? Or will he succumb to the same dark fate that befell his father? Brace yourself for a heart-pounding race against time as Riley navigates a treacherous labyrinth of deception, betrayal, and survival. In this battle between light and shadow, one man's resilience will be tested, and the consequences of his choices will ripple through the very fabric of his existence.
Inspector Keon has finally got over the death of his wife Alysha in a terrorist attack five years ago. The illegal AI copy of her - Liss - that he created to help him mourn has vanished, presumed destroyed. His life is back on track. But a deadly shooting in a police-guarded room in a high-security hospital threatens to ruin everything. Who got past the defences? Why did they kill the seemingly unimportant military officer who had been in a coma for weeks? And why did the scanners pick up the deceased man the next day on the other side of the planet, seemingly alive and well? As Keon digs into the mysteries he begins to realise that the death was connected to a mysterious object, potentially alien, discovered buried in ice under the north pole. Someone has worked out what is hidden there, and what its discovery will mean for mankind. Someone who is willing to kill. And another player has entered the game. Someone who seems to know more about Keon than is possible. Someone who might be using Liss's information against him. Or who might be Alysha, back from the dead.
Sebastian Slayder is a typical teenager who lives with his parents and two older brothers in the small town of Ridgway, North Carolina, surrounded by forest and mountains. He lives a normal life of a sixteen year old, attending high school, socializing and hanging with close friends, the typical life of a teenager. But all that changes in a dream, a dream that foreshadows death, his death, creating a nightmare that will never go away. A secret reveals itself through a prophecy that has been passed down for centuries, the hunting of the secrete power, inside Sebastian. Wanted by dark hunters, Sebastian must tame his abilities, which are controlled by his emotions, in order for him to conquer his deepest fear. With a loss there’s a gain. Facing obstacles with love, friendship and happiness, priorities must be put first in dealing with life and death, as the aspect of life changes, from light to dark.
Science fiction authors offer original tales of relationships in a future world of evolving technology. In a future world dominated by the technological, people will still be entangled in relationships—in romances, friendships, and families. This volume in the Twelve Tomorrows series considers the effects that scientific and technological discoveries will have on the emotional bonds that hold us together. The strange new worlds in these stories feature AI family therapy, floating fungitecture, and a futuristic love potion. A co-op of mothers attempts to raise a child together, lovers try to resolve their differences by employing a therapeutic sexbot, and a robot helps a woman dealing with Parkinson's disease. Contributions include Xia Jia's novelette set in a Buddhist monastery, translated by the Hugo Award-winning writer Ken Liu; a story by Nancy Kress, winner of six Hugos and two Nebulas; and a profile of Kress by Lisa Yaszek, Professor of Science Fiction Studies at Georgia Tech. Stunning artwork by Tatiana Plakhova—"infographic abstracts” of mixed media software—accompany the texts. Contributors James Patrick Kelly, Mary Robinette Kowal, Nancy Kress, Rich Larson, KenLiu, Sam J. Miller, Annalee Newitz, Suzanne Palmer, Tatiana Plakhova, Cadwell Turnbull, Nick Wolven, Xia Jia, Lisa Yaszek
An imaginative and hilarious fantasy from an exciting new voice in children's literature. Twelve-year-old Zackary is the seventh son of the King and Queen of Solaris, and a most reluctant knight. He would rather put anchovies in the knights helmets or use his sword to cut sandwiches than learn courtly ways. In despair, the King and Queen assign him to the castle administrator, Barnabas, who sends him on an errand to the Zoo of Magical and Mythological Creatures, established by Zackary's grandfather. Mistaken for a job applicant, Zackary starts working at the zoo with the resident sorcerer, Acacia. Powerful magic is needed to control some of the extraordinary creatures in the zoo: from the Stymphalian birds of Greek mythology and the nine-headed hydra, to manticores from India and the squonks – Drufflefuster, Gobblesnocks, Snivelsnork and Grimelgrout. These are the ugliest, most endearing, little creatures that will be encountered in a children's book in 2009. But just as Zackary is settling in to his double life, a shadow is cast across the entire kingdom with the news that a strange creature is expected at the zoo – a creature which spreads evil and destruction in its path.
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