The sudden drumming of hooves mingling with the crackle of revolvers' shots, accompanied by a ringing shout of 'Yeeah! Texas Light!' Following them, smoke and flames might rise from a Quartermasters' Corps depot; a supply train would be found, its wagons wrecked, their loads carried off and teams driven away; a cursing Artillery officer could find the guns in his battery spiked and his magazine exploded.That was how the men who rode under the Stars and Bars flag of the Confederate States fought against the Yankees in Arkansas. One name ranked high when such incidents were mentioned. That of an eighteen-year-old captain, the commanding officer of the Texas Light Cavalry's Company 'C'.His name was Dusty Fog. Views: 46
Beginning with Nin's arrival in New York, this volume is filled with the stories of her analytical patients. There is a shift in emphasis also as Nin becomes aware of the inevitable choice facing the artist in the modern world. "Sensitive and frank...[Nin's] diary is a dialogue between flesh and spirit" (Newsweek). Edited and with a Preface by Gunther Stuhlmann; Index. Views: 46
A computer hacker and registered PI, Laura Winslow has seen death before, but it never looked quite like the apparent murder-suicide of a reclusive Navajo and his female companion.A refugee from a violent world, Laura has become ensnared in an investigation she should steer clear of, joining her lover, policeman Nathan Brittles, in an attempt to make sense of a bloody puzzle where the pieces don't fit. Because the signposts on the twisted path to the truth warn of the impossible -- a demon, a skinwalker on the prowl -- as Laura Winslow follows a trail leading to the darkest corners of a gambling palace, chasing a phantom she cannot believe in ... until it's her turn to die. Views: 46
A sweet Christmas short story of want and desire. Experience a taste of Brandy's pursuit of Jess, and their coming together for the first time. You might even get to catch a glimpse of many of your favorite Rebels at this holiday celebration, in true Mason-style. LGBT Views: 46
National Book Award-winning poet and author of the internationally best-selling Iron John, Robert Bly revisits a selection of fairy tales and examines how these enduring narratives capture the essence of human nature.Few forms of storytelling have greater power to captivate the human mind than fairy tales, but where do these tales originate from, and what do they mean? Celebrated poet and bestselling author Robert Bly has been asking these questions throughout his career. Here Bly looks at six tales that have stood the test of time and have captivated the poet for decades, from "The Six Swans" to "The Frog Prince." Drawing on his own creative genius, and the work of a range of thinkers from Kirkegaard and Yeats to Freud and Jung, Bly turns these stories over in his mind to bring new meaning and illumination to these timeless tales. Along with illustrations of each story, the book features some of Bly's unpublished poetry, which peppers his lyric... Views: 46
Captain Gringo dodges death in revolution-torn Mazatlán! First he gets double-crossed by a beautiful black-hearted blonde. Then he's cold-cocked by an American officer obsessed with bringing "The Renegade" to the U.S. for hanging. If that isn't enough, he's got himself trapped in the middle of a bloody revolution—and either side would be happy to separate his head from his shoulders. But Captain Gringo's greatest threat won't come in the heat of battle—it'll come in the heat of blood-boiling lust from a supple and sensuous senorita who knows the way to a man's heart is definitely not through his stomach. Views: 45
Natalie Armstrong, an attractive, happy teenager about to enter college, sets out to discover the parents who gave her up at infancy. Views: 45
A new release of Storm Constantine's seminal novel of vampires and fallen angels. The mysterious eloim live in cloistered towers within human cities, providing art, music and literature to the populace, in return for sustenance. But a terrible affliction has befallen them and only a human soulscaper can cure it. Views: 45
In 1966 John Berger spent three months in the Forest of Dean shadowing an English country GP, John Sassall. Sassall is a fortunate man - his work occupies and fulfils him, he lives amongst the patients he treats, the line between his life and his work is happily blurred. In A Fortunate Man, Berger's text and the photography of Jean Mohr reveal with extraordinary intensity the life of a remarkable man. It is a portrait of one selfless individual and the rural community for which he became the hub. Drawing on psychology, biography and medicine A Fortunate Man is a portrait of sacrifice. It is also a profound exploration of what it means to be a doctor, to serve a community and to heal. With a new introduction by novelist and GP, Gavin Francis. Views: 45
When they surrendered their hands, they surrendered their humanityThey are the elite of the medical profession. They can manipulate flesh and blood without surgical tools. They can mend wounds and extract disease with with the power of their minds. They live in isoloation, shuttled from emergency to emergency. They are the Bergmann Surgeons...Dr. Gregory Marchey allowed MedArm to replace his hands and forearms with silver limbs. His own flesh and bone seemed a small price to pay for the ability to navigate through the bodies of the ailing with a phantom touch. But his special gifts are met with distrust from both his patients and peers, leaving him seperated from mankind.Then he is abducted by the armored "Angel" Scylla--and taken to the barren world of Ananke. Ruled by a tyrannical despot, the planet's people exist as walking wounded--and slave labor. But before Marchey can cure those in need, he must first heal himself... Views: 45
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