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Author: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Publisher: City Lights Books
Published: 2018-01-23
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 0872867242
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A provocative, timely, and deeply-researched history of gun culture and how it reflects race and power in the United States
Author: Lydia Lunch
Publisher: Black Dog Pub Limited
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 249
ISBN-13: 9781906155308
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Infused with her apocalyptic vision of American spiritual collapse and the violence of sexuality, Lydia Lunch's uncompromising work has defied categorisation and been largely underrepresented in mainstream media. The Gun is Loaded fills this gap, narrating her evolution from No Wave singer, through art-house editor, to spoken word poet, celebrated author and photographer. The Gun is Loaded demonstrates Lunch's continued position at the forefront of underground American culture. The first volume of its kind to document her visual art and her portrait series, accompanied by prose, poems, lyrics and narratives. Featuring an introduction by Jack Sargeant, as well as a stunning collection of archival material, The Gun is Loaded is a provocative journey into the vision of one of America's most fearless and pioneering daughters.
Author: Jerome Charyn
Publisher: Bellevue Literary Press
Published: 2016-02-22
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 1934137995
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →PEN/ Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography Longlist O, The Oprah Magazine “Best Books of Summer” selection “Magnetic nonfiction.” —O, The Oprah Magazine “Remarkable insight . . . [a] unique meditation/investigation. . . . Jerome Charyn the unpredictable, elusive, and enigmatic is a natural match for Emily Dickinson, the quintessence of these.” —Joyce Carol Oates, author of Wild Nights! and The Lost Landscape We think we know Emily Dickinson: the Belle of Amherst, virginal, reclusive, and possibly mad. But in A Loaded Gun, Jerome Charyn introduces us to a different Emily Dickinson: the fierce, brilliant, and sexually charged poet who wrote: My Life had stood—a Loaded Gun— … Though I than He— may longer live He longer must—than I— For I have but the power to kill, Without—the power to die— Through interviews with contemporary scholars, close readings of Dickinson’s correspondence and handwritten manuscripts, and a suggestive, newly discovered photograph that is purported to show Dickinson with her lover, Charyn’s literary sleuthing reveals the great poet in ways that have only been hinted at previously: as a woman who was deeply philosophical, intensely engaged with the world, attracted to members of both sexes, and able to write poetry that disturbs and delights us today. Jerome Charyn is the author of, most recently, Bitter Bronx: Thirteen Stories, I Am Abraham: A Novel of Lincoln and the Civil War, and The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson: A Novel. He lives in New York.
Author: James Alan Gardner
Publisher: Tor Books
Published: 2018-11-06
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 0765398788
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Award-winning author James Alan Gardner returns to the superheroic fantasy world of All Those Explosions Were Someone Else's Fault with They Promised Me The Gun Wasn't Loaded. Only days have passed since a freak accident granted four college students superhuman powers. Now Jools and her friends (who haven’t even picked out a name for their superhero team yet) get caught up in the hunt for a Mad Genius’s misplaced super-weapon. But when Jools falls in with a modern-day Robin Hood and his band of super-powered Merry Men, she finds it hard to sort out the Good Guys from the Bad Guys—and to figure out which side she truly belongs on. Especially since nobody knows exactly what the Gun does . . . .
Author: Benjamin Sobieck
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2015-07-09
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 1599638150
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →When it comes to writing weapons, most authors shoot from the hip--and miss. The Writer's Guide to Weapons will help you hit your target every time. Firearms and knives have starring roles in a wide range of genres--crime, thriller, war, mystery, Western, and more. Unfortunately, many depictions of weapons in novels and film are pure fiction. Knowing the difference between a shotshell and a slug, a pistol and a revolver, or a switchblade and a butterfly knife is essential for imbuing your story with authenticity--and gaining popularity with discerning readers. Inside you'll find: • An in-depth look at the basics of firearms and knives: how they work, why they work, what they look like, and how to depict them accurately in your stories. • The biggest weapons myths in fiction, TV, and film. • A surefire guide for choosing the correct weapon for your characters, no matter their skill level, strength, or background. • A review of major gun and knife laws, weapons safety tips,and common police tactics. • "The Hit List," showcasing the most popular weapons for spies, detectives, gunslingers, gangsters, military characters, and more. • Examples highlighting inaccurate vs. accurate weapons depictions. • An insightful foreword by David Morrell, the award-winning creator of Rambo. Equal parts accessible, humorous, and practical, The Writer's Guide to Weapons is the one resource you need to incorporate firearms and knives into your fiction like a seasoned professional.
Author: Razor Smith
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: 2012-04
Total Pages: 503
ISBN-13: 1613745923
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Brutal and violent, this tell-all is a personal account of the life of Razor Smith and the world in which he lived, where ruthlessness, viciousness, and savagery are prized and admired. In prison more than half of his life for assaults and armed robberies, Smith became confined in a peculiar kind of hell from which his only route of escape was to master the art of writing. His book shows us a face of crime not often encountered in run-of-the-mill true-crime books: a face as tender and intimate as a lover's, yet as frightening as a killer's. Powerfully written from beginning to end, this is an extraordinarily vivid account of how a kid from South London became a career criminal, a blistering indictment of a system that brutalized young offenders, and an unsentimental acknowledgment of the adrenaline-fueled thrills of the criminal life. Shocking, fascinating, and horrifying, it also reveals Smith as one of the most talented writers of his generation.
Author: California Department of Justice
Publisher:
Published: 2016-12
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781365576829
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The growing concern over the number of accidental firearm shootings, especially those involving children, prompted passage of the initial handgun safety law which went into effect in 1994. The stated intent of the California Legislature in enacting the current FSC law is for persons who obtain firearms to have a basic familiarity with those firearms, including, but not limited to, the safe handling and storage of those firearms. The statutory authority for this program is contained in Penal Code sections 26840 and 31610 through 31700. These statutes mandate DOJ to develop, implement and maintain the FSC Program. Pursuant to Penal Code section 26840, a firearms dealer cannot deliver a firearm unless the person receiving the firearm presents a valid FSC, which is obtained by passing a written test on firearm safety. Prior to taking delivery of a firearm from a licensed firearms dealer, the purchaser/recipient must also successfully perform a safe handling demonstration with that firearm..
Author: Paula Bennett
Publisher: Urbana : University of Illinois Press
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Emily Dickinson
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2016-03-03
Total Pages: 64
ISBN-13: 0241251427
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →'It's coming - the postponeless Creature' Electrifying poems of isolation, beauty, death and eternity from a reclusive genius and one of America's greatest writers. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.
Author: Theo Padnos
Publisher: Miramax
Published: 2004-01-28
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The 33-year-old author shares his experiences teaching a literature class inside a locked prison room at the Woodstock Correctional Facility in Vermont--guiding his students to discover themselves and each other through the power of the written word.
