My Life as a Rat - Joyce Carol Oates (Ecco)

My Life as a Rat - Joyce Carol Oates (Ecco)
Language: English | Publisher: | Format: - 337 pages | ISBN-13: 978-0062899835 | 759 KB

Violet Rue is the baby of the seven Kerrigan and adores her big brothers. What's more, she knows that a family protects its own. To go outside the family – to betray the family – is unforgiveable. So when she overhears a conversation not meant for her ears and discovers that her brothers have committed a heinous crime, she is torn between her loyalty to her family and her sense of justice. The she takes will her life for ever.

Exploring racism, misogyny, community, family, loyalty, sexuality and , this is a story with a tense and propulsive atmosphere - at her very best.

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My Life as a Rat - Joyce Carol Oates (Fourth Estate)

My Life as a Rat - Joyce Carol Oates (Fourth Estate)
Language: English | Publisher: | Format: - 324 pages | ISBN-13: 978-0008339647 | 1.37 MB

Violet Rue is the baby of the seven Kerrigan and adores her big brothers. What's more, she knows that a family protects its own. To go outside the family – to betray the family – is unforgiveable. So when she overhears a conversation not meant for her ears and discovers that her brothers have committed a heinous crime, she is torn between her loyalty to her family and her sense of justice. The she takes will her life for ever.

Exploring racism, misogyny, community, family, loyalty, sexuality and , this is a story with a tense and propulsive atmosphere - at her very best.

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Every Last Word - Tamara Ireland Stone [Audiobook Included]

Every Last Word - Tamara Ireland Stone [Audiobook Included]
Language: English | Publisher: | Format: + MOBI - 112 pages | (192 kbps) | ISBN-13: 978-1484723647 | 624 MB

Samantha McAllister looks just like the rest of the girls in her junior class. But beneath the straightened hair and expertly applied makeup is a secret that her friends would never understand: Sam has Purely-Obsessional OCD and is consumed by a stream of thoughts and worries that she can't turn off.

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The Art of Armenia: An Introduction - Christina Maranci

The Art of Armenia: An Introduction - Christina Maranci
Language: English | Publisher: University Press | Format: - 172 pages | ISBN-13: 978-0190269005 | 46 MB

Though immediately recognizable in public discourse as a modern state in a "hot zone," Armenia has a material and visual that reaches back to the Paleolithic . This book presents a timely and much-needed survey of the arts of Armenia from antiquity to the eighteenth century C.E. Divided chronologically, it brings into discussion a wide range of media, including , stone sculpture, works in , wood, and cloth, manuscript illumination, and ceramic arts.

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Black Sabbath: Symptom of the Universe (2013)

Black Sabbath: Symptom of the Universe (2013)
English | | ISBN-13: 978-1409118435 | 434 pages | + | 26.3 MB

Way back in the mists of time, in the days when giants walked the , the name Ozzy Osbourne was synonymous with subversive and . Back then, Ozzy was the singer in , and they meant . In an when it seemed possible to measure a band's musical prowess by how 'heavy' they were, they didn't come any weightier than Black Sabbath. There were, it's probably fair to say, none-more-black.

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Experiencing Black Sabbath: A Listener's Companion

Experiencing Black Sabbath: A Listener's Companion
English | | ISBN-13: 978-1442256910 | 265 pages | + | 4.67 MB

In Experiencing : A Listener's , musician and scholar leads the through Sabbath's twenty studio albums and additional songs, closely examining their music and the storied of the band. Along the way, Stolz highlights often-overlooked key moments that defined Sabbath's unique musical style and legacy. Band members' own words illuminate certain of the music, and Stolz makes connections from song to song, album to album, and sometimes across decades to create an intricate of the band's entire catalog.

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