Killer Clown of King's County

Killer Clown of King's County
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Publisher : HarperTorch
Total Pages : 160
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ISBN-10 : 0061064734
ISBN-13 : 9780061064739
Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Killer Clown of King's County by : Betsy Haynes

Download or read book Killer Clown of King's County written by Betsy Haynes and published by HarperTorch. This book was released on 1998-01-07 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clowns aren't kid stuff anymore when they make things disappear into thin air. Zeke is in over his head when he realizes the clown's next trick at his birthday bash is called Box of Doom. Will Zeke stop clowning around before he dies laughing?

Cinema's Sinister Psychiatrists

Cinema's Sinister Psychiatrists
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 257
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ISBN-10 : 9780786492411
ISBN-13 : 0786492414
Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Cinema's Sinister Psychiatrists by : Sharon Packer, M.D.

Download or read book Cinema's Sinister Psychiatrists written by Sharon Packer, M.D. and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Film history is merged with psychiatric history seamlessly, to show how and why bad depictions of mind doctors (especially hypnotists) occur in early film, long before Hannibal Lecter burst upon the scene. The German Expressionist Dr. Caligari is not cinema's first psychotic charlatan, but he launches the stereotype of screen psychiatrists who are sicker than their patients. Many film psychiatrists function as political metaphors, while many more reflect real life clinical controversies. This book discusses films with diabolical drugging, unethical experimentation, involuntary incarceration, sexual exploitation, lobotomies, "shock schlock," conspiracy theories and military medicine, to show how fact informs fantasy, and when fantasy trumps reality. Traditional asylum thrillers changed after hospital stays shortened and laws protected people against involuntary commitment. Except for six short "golden years" from 1957 to 1963, portrayals of bad psychiatrists far outnumber good ones and this book tells how and why that was.

Shalimar the Clown

Shalimar the Clown
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Publisher : Vintage Canada
Total Pages : 418
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ISBN-10 : 9780307371188
ISBN-13 : 0307371182
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Shalimar the Clown by : Salman Rushdie

Download or read book Shalimar the Clown written by Salman Rushdie and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2009-02-24 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shalimar the Clown is a masterpiece from one of our greatest writers, a dazzling novel that brings together the fiercest passions of the heart and the gravest conflicts of our time into an astonishingly powerful, all-encompassing story. Max Ophuls’ memorable life ends violently in Los Angeles in 1993 when he is murdered by his Muslim driver Noman Sher Noman, also known as Shalimar the Clown. At first the crime seems to be politically motivated—Ophuls was previously ambassador to India, and later US counterterrorism chief—but it is much more. Ophuls is a giant, an architect of the modern world: a Resistance hero and best-selling author, brilliant economist and clandestine US intelligence official. But it is as Ambassador to India that the seeds of his demise are planted, thanks to another of his great roles—irresistible lover. Visiting the Kashmiri village of Pachigam, Ophuls lures an impossibly beautiful dancer, the ambitious (and willing) Boonyi Kaul, away from her husband, and installs her as his mistress in Delhi. But their affair cannot be kept secret, and when Boonyi returns home, disgraced and obese, it seems that all she has waiting for her is the inevitable revenge of her husband: Noman Sher Noman, Shalimar the Clown. He was an acrobat and tightrope walker in their village’s traditional theatrical troupe; but soon Shalimar is trained as a militant in Kashmir’s increasingly brutal insurrection, and eventually becomes a terrorist with a global remit and a deeply personal mission of vengeance. In this stunningly rich book everything is connected, and everyone is a part of everyone else. A powerful love story, intensely political and historically informed, Shalimar the Clown is also profoundly human, an involving story of people’s lives, desires and crises, as well as—in typical Rushdie fashion—a magical tale where the dead speak and the future can be foreseen.

S 25: Curse of Cheerleaders

S 25: Curse of Cheerleaders
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 132
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ISBN-10 : 9780380789269
ISBN-13 : 0380789264
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Book Synopsis S 25: Curse of Cheerleaders by : M. T. Coffin

Download or read book S 25: Curse of Cheerleaders written by M. T. Coffin and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1997-09 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's a lot more school spirit at Lincoln Elementary School than ever before--and the school's cheer squad is responsible. The cheerleaders have developed the ability to hypnotize people and have their victims do their bidding. The school's biggest rival had better watch out because they will be mesmerized before they know it.

Joker In The Deck: A Haley And Willi Novel

Joker In The Deck: A Haley And Willi Novel
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Publisher : Lulu.com
Total Pages : 658
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ISBN-10 : 9781329410008
ISBN-13 : 1329410009
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Joker In The Deck: A Haley And Willi Novel by : Larry M. Rosen

Download or read book Joker In The Deck: A Haley And Willi Novel written by Larry M. Rosen and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-08-02 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Haley and 3-M plan to kill The Termagant, but at a movie house, a clown opens fire, kills two people, and leaves an enigmatic note-What Would J Do? Thus begins an endgame rooted in 1635, conflating the psychotic Lomi; a killing machine named Übeltäter; natural philosopher Marin Mersenne; movie icon James Cagney; and the prime numbers series. Meanwhile, The Termagant leaves a prophetic note-Your demises shall be my right hand's gift, but how shall I do it? Asked and answered. Soon, serial killer La Bohème begins murdering women, cutting out a section of cheek, and also leaving a note-She's so perfect now, my chef-d'oeuvre. As the clown shootings escalate, Haley and 3-M engage in a battle at Kings Dominion, then learn a massacre to be seen by millions is being planned. But as they hunt the killers, the beasts decide to target their families, stoking Willi's long repressed savagery. After deducing The Termagant's identity, she hides her discovery, then confronts the killer on her own.

Bad Clowns

Bad Clowns
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Publisher : UNM Press
Total Pages : 217
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ISBN-10 : 9780826356673
ISBN-13 : 0826356672
Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Bad Clowns by : Benjamin Radford

Download or read book Bad Clowns written by Benjamin Radford and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bad clowns—those malicious misfits of the midway who terrorize, haunt, and threaten us—have long been a cultural icon. This book describes the history of bad clowns, why clowns go bad, and why many people fear them. Going beyond familiar clowns such as the Joker, Krusty, John Wayne Gacy, and Stephen King’s Pennywise, it also features bizarre, lesser-known stories of weird clown antics including Bozo obscenity, Ronald McDonald haters, killer clowns, phantom-clown abductors, evil-clown panics, sex clowns, carnival clowns, troll clowns, and much more. Bad Clowns blends humor, investigation, and scholarship to reveal what is behind the clown’s dark smile.

Popular Series Fiction for K–6 Readers

Popular Series Fiction for K–6 Readers
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Publisher : Libraries Unlimited
Total Pages : 1022
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015080867834
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Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Popular Series Fiction for K–6 Readers by : Rebecca L. Thomas

Download or read book Popular Series Fiction for K–6 Readers written by Rebecca L. Thomas and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 2009 with total page 1022 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indexes popular fiction series for K-6 readers with groupings based on thematics, consistant setting, or consistant characters. Annotated entries are arranged alphabetically by series name and include author, publisher, date, grade level, genre, and a list of individual titles in the series. Volume is indexed by author, title, and subject/genre and includes appendixes suggesting books for boys, girls, and reluctant/ESL readers.