[PDF] A Fine Kind Of Madness eBook

Author : Laura Waterman
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 38,91 MB
Release : 2012-08-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1594853320

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* Written by Guy Waterman, one of the Northeast's most highly respected outdoor writers * Blend of imaginative fiction and nonfiction offers an alternative to today's personality-centered climbing writing * Guy Waterman's last work In this standout collection of the writings Guy Waterman and Laura Waterman readers will discover a rich blend of outdoor adventures great and small. Some fiction, some nonfiction, all these stories explore the basic impulse to climb, its roots, and the underlying drives of remarkable individual climbers. One story, a fictionalized letter exchange between two ambitious female climbers of the Victorian Era-Fanny Bullock Workman and Annie Peck-captures the competitive spirit between them. The true story A Night in Odell Gully demonstrates that serious climbers know, better than almost anyone else in our sheltered modern life, what death and dying means. This collection is certain to be a touchstone for all who are drawn to the mountains.Only the weak fear criticism.

Author : Rebecca Scott
Publisher : Headline Book Pub Limited
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 21,41 MB
Release : 2000-08-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780747260110

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Ronnie Scott - a legendary jazzman and creator of the eponymous Soho nightclub - died in his Chelsea flat at Christmas 1996. His had been a colourful, extraordinary and often troubled life, marked by a life-long battle with depression which ultimately killed him. This is his biography.

Author : Alan Judd
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 23,68 MB
Release : 2022-02-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1643139126

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A captivating espionage novel that explores the life of theatrical genius—and spy—Christopher Marlowe, whose violent death remains one of the most fascinating mysteries of the Elizabethan Age. In Elizabethan England, the queen’s chief spymaster, Francis Walsingham, and his team of agents must maintain the highest levels of vigilance to ward off Catholic plots and an ever-present threat of invasion from Spain. One agent in particular—a young Cambridge undergraduate of humble origins, controversial beliefs, and literary genius who goes by the name of Kit Marlowe—is relentless in his pursuit of intelligence for the Crown. When he is killed outside an inn in Deptford, his mysterious death becomes the subject of rumor and suspicion that are never satisfactorily resolved. Years later, when Thomas Phelippes, a former colleague of Marlowe’s, finds himself imprisoned in the Tower of London, there is one thing that might give him his freedom back. He must give the king every detail he is able to recall about his murdered friend’s life—and death. But why is King James so fascinated about Kit Marlowe—and does Phelippes know enough to secure his own redemption?

Author : John Galloway
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 19,85 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Restaurants
ISBN : 0595337775

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A behind-the-scenes look at life in a restaurant.

Author : William Tchatchou
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 11,46 MB
Release : 2021-07-21
Category :
ISBN : 9781737570523

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A Necromancer. A careless Wizard. The Book of the Dead. All Arthur wanted was a vacation. But when the Necronomicon he crafted to make a little dough falls into the wrong hands, Arthur finds himself having to save the world - again. As zombies assault the Hotel Gaylord in Washington D.C., Arthur and a ragtag group of survivors face ancient evils and Old Gods in an attempt to salvage earth from the onslaught of the zombie horde? and worse. Can Arthur and newly minted Hero Susan save the day? Or is Washington slated to become the next Lost City of Atlantis?

Author : Tracy Higley
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 15,85 MB
Release : 2012-04-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1401686818

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The untold story of King Nebuchadnezzar’s daughter For seven years the Babylonian princess Tiamat has waited for the mad king Nebuchadnezzar to return to his family and to his kingdom. Driven from his throne to live as a beast, he prowls his luxurious Hanging Gardens, secreted away from the world. Since her treaty marriage at a young age, Tia has lived an opulent yet oppressive life in the palace. But her husband has since died and she relishes her newfound independence. When a nobleman is found murdered in the palace, Tia must discover who is responsible for the macabre death, even if her own freedom is threatened. As the queen plans to wed Tia to yet another prince, the powerful mage Shadir plots to expose the family’s secret and set his own man on the throne. Tia enlists the help of a reluctant Jewish captive, her late husband’s brother Pedaiah, who challenges her notions of the gods even as he opens her heart to both truth and love. In a time when few gave their hearts to Yahweh, Tia must decide if she is willing to risk everything—her possessions, her gods, and her very life—for the Israelites’ one God. Madness, sorcery, and sinister plots mingle like an alchemist’s deadly potion as Tia chooses whether to risk all to save the kingdom—and her family. “The biblical story of Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar’s seven years as a madman, found in the Old Testament Book of Daniel, deepens and broadens thanks to veteran author Higley’s historical research and vivid imagination . . . Readers will find much to enjoy here: fine writing, suspense, mystery, faith, love, and a new look at an old story.” —Publishers Weekly “Higley gives readers a dose of biblical history set in King Nebuchadnezzar’s palatial gardens and a character like no other in Tiamat, devoted daughter of a king gone mad. The author’s insights into a woman’s inner strength as she searches for the one true God will leave readers rejoicing.”—Romantic Times TOP PICK "Her story will appeal not just to readers of historical fiction but also to those with an interest in biblical history." —Booklist

Author : James Brown
Publisher : Catapult
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 17,1 MB
Release : 2011-03-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1582438730

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Plagued by the suicides of both his siblings, and heir to alcohol and drug abuse, divorce, and economic ruin, James Brown lived a life clouded by addiction, broken promises, and despair. In The Los Angeles Diaries, he reveals his struggle for survival, mining his past to present the inspiring story of his redemption. Beautifully written and limned with dark humor, these twelve deeply confessional, interconnected chapters address personal failure, heartbreak, the trials of writing for Hollywood, and the life–shattering events that finally convinced Brown that he must "change or die." In "Snapshot," Brown is five years old and recalls the night his mother "sets fire to an apartment building down the street." In "Daisy," Brown purchases a Vietnamese potbellied pig for his wife to atone for his sins, only to find the pig's bulk growing in direct proportion to the tensions in his marriage. Harrowing and brutally honest, The Los Angeles Diaries is the chronicle of a man on a collision course with life, who ultimately finds the strength and courage to conquer his demons and believe once more.

Author : Spencer Hall
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,89 MB
Release : 2022-08-16
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1534482997

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Told from two viewpoints, high school seniors Haley, who had a public breakdown, and shy Lewis, long-time member of the TV Production class, find that filming documentaries about their classmates' hidden talents reveals their own aspirations.

Author : Ned Vizzini
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 49,7 MB
Release : 2010-09-25
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1423141083

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Like many ambitious New York City teenagers, Craig Gilner sees entry into Manhattan's Executive Pre-Professional High School as the ticket to his future. Determined to succeed at life—which means getting into the right high school to get into the right college to get the right job—Craig studies night and day to ace the entrance exam, and does. That's when things start to get crazy. At his new school, Craig realizes that he isn't brilliant compared to the other kids; he's just average, and maybe not even that. He soon sees his once-perfect future crumbling away.