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At the core of the drama is Brick, an alcoholic son mourning the death of his friend, Skipper, and his strained marriage to Maggie. Maggie, resilient yet desperate for love, grapples with Brick's emotional withdrawal. The family is entrenched in mendacity, with each member harboring secrets, particularly about Big Daddy's terminal cancer.

Three long years after the world Fell, Wildcat Leander Calloway Toler, a deputized lawman—or what passes for one in this Fallen World—finds himself being pursued across the Appalachian wastes with the daughter of a wealthy businessman in tow. Trapped and outgunned, Leander learns that those who took his family and left him for dead in the chaotic days after the Fall have returned. Infuriated by the bureaucracy of a corrupt system, Leander decides to take matters into his own hands and recruits a team of loyal companions.

Collected here in one volume are more than 60 poems from Bram Stoker Award-winning author Jack Ketchum. These are read by the author.

In science one reasons by analogy, so when mankind is confronted by experiences entirely beyond his understanding it takes an individual with intelligence and bravery in equal measure to push back the boundaries of the unknown. In London, in the 1900’s, the solutions to supernatural occurrences were investigated by a man who was famous for his dealings with the unknown, and the worlds of the dead: Jarrem Lee, Ghost Hunter.

Lovers of cats and poetry, prepare to be amazed and entertained! A Carnival of Cats features sixty-three poems and twelve watercolor paintings that explore the author’s love for and admiration of cats—their beauty, grace, and inscrutable character—and his bemused surmises as to what motivates their puzzling, distinctive, often delightful behaviors. This engaging book tells stories of cats the author has known and cherished—pets, strays, those who are a little of both, and some met only for one special moment.

Big Cat in Lion City is a story of repression and reconciliation as told through the eyes of Elizabeth, whose deeply buried past has finally caught up with her; her daughter Isabel, a chronic overachiever at a spiritual crossroads following her first sexual experience; and Huang Maelin, an impoverished misfit whose daily life is fraught with bullies, her degenerate father, and the tantalizing hope of a better life elsewhere.

In Quantum Theory for Cats, York-based poet and ghost-trail guide Ian Stuart ably chaperones us through the winding snickelways between bitter beauty and sweet ugliness. After hearing from both of Schrödinger's pets, we witness spontaneous tears in a bookshop, watch an ambulance arrive through a crack in the curtains, then spend time with saints, artists, doppelgangers, and the unborn.

In this collection of 30 cat poems, author Debbie De Louise shares her love and knowledge of the felines she’s known throughout her life. Most of the poems are inspired by her current and past cats. Some poems are funny; others are sad, but all reflect the beauty, intelligence, and special characteristics of these animals. If you are a cat lover or enjoy poems about cats, you will be both touched and entertained by this poetry collection that also includes notes about how they inspired her to write the poems.

A small collection of short poems, all written for some of the various pets my hubby and I have had. The pets mentioned in this collection include five degus, two gerbils, two rats, and a cat. All poems are captioned with details of the pets they are about.