"There are certain books you can pass along to friends and loved ones with high marks and there are books you give soaring marks to but choose not to pass them along.""Last One to Die is a must-read. Mike Essington is a modern Beat writer who takes on gritty reality and serves it up raw. This guy writes from the heart, his tales are gripping, intense and they take you into an underworld that few have experienced.""I know that Mike Essington shaped these characters from real-life acquaintances, the characters are too compelling, too deep to have been concocted from his imagination. My only complaint is that Essington can't write books as fast as I can read them." -James Frey, A Million Little Pieces, My Friend LeonardStories rising from and returning to Essington's personal experiences reflect people, objects, places, and events of the external world, and reflects on them, on their way out and back. This classic 2011 book-the one that catapulted its author to national fame-is the perfect introduction to the hysterical world of the legendary writer, poet Michael Essington.
"Michael Essington is a gifted writer. This book is a page-turner, and you won't want to put it down."--James Frey, KaterinaStories rising from and returning to Essington's personal experiences reflect people, objects, places, and events of the external world, and reflects on them, on their way out and back.With all of Essington's trademark humor and gritty, dark honesty, this 2013 follow-up to Last One To Die is an uncompromising account of life on the edge.
"Michael Essington writes like a man on a mission from hell. His memoir evokes the same hard-bitten, hard-earned wisdom that marked departed giants like Jim Carroll and Eddie Little. Unlike them, Essington has survived to tell his harrowing story. Born Frustrated serves up a world of violence and drugs with style and heart. It's a book had to be lived before it could be written. " -Jerry Stahl, author of Permanent MidnightStories rising from and returning to Essington's personal experiences reflect people, objects, places, and events of the external world, and reflects on them, on their way out and back.Michael Essington's legend continues to grow. Born Frustrated is a masterfully vivid evocation of slow-paced, low-life urbanity and alcoholism, and an excellent introduction to the literary world of Michael Essington.
"Michael Essington is one of my favorite writers. This book is old-school, hard-boiled fun. Characters are awesome, stories great, every page made me laugh. And I learned an important lesson which is-trust the fucking cards " -James Frey, author of A Million Little Pieces and My Friend LeonardWith his characteristic raw and minimalist style, Michael Essington takes us on a walk through his side of town in Misconceptions of Hell. He gives us little vignettes of depravity and lasciviousness, bite-sized pieces of what is both beautiful and grotesque.Essington's legend continues to grow. Misconceptions of Hell is a vivid evocation of slow-paced, low-life urbanity and alcoholism, and an excellent introduction to the literary world of Michael Essington.
Stories deal with writing, death and immortality, literature, city life, illness, war, and the past.Broken is literature full of gambling, drinking and women. Michael Essington writes realistically about the seedy underbelly of life.
Michael Essington's memoir recounts his lifelong romance with rock 'n' roll music, and how his passion for music led to him to spin depraved yarns about the reckless lifestyle he led as a Los Angeles punk in the early 80s. This collection serves as a gateway to a must-read punk periodical.
30 Pieces of Silver is a collection of short stories by Michael Essington, published in 2018. The collection deals largely with drinking, women, gambling, and writing. It is an important collection that establishes Essington's minimalist style and his thematic oeuvre.30 Pieces of Silver is comprised of nine stories and twenty-six poems. All dealing with themes of hell on Earth, noir with a twist of the supernatural.
"With Broken, Essington chronicled the oddities of daily life, not just in Los Angeles, but right outside your door.""Now, with Salvation, he has taken those oddities and buffed them and given us a ray of hope."-James Frey, author of A Million Little Pieces and My Friend LeonardThe stories deal with writing, death and immortality, literature, city life, illness, war, and the past.With all of Essington's trademark humor and gritty, dark honesty, this 2018 follow-up to Broken is an uncompromising account of life on the edge.
The second edition of a bestseller, Soil and Water Chemistry: An Integrative Approach maintains the balanced perspective that made the first edition a hugely popular textbook. The second edition includes new figures and tables, new chapters, and expanded exercises in each chapter. It covers topics including soil chemical environment, soil minerals, soil organic matter, cation exchange, oxidation-reduction, mineral weathering and solubility, surface chemistry and adsorption reactions, acidity and salinity in soil materials, and chemical thermodynamics applied to soil systems.See What’s New in the Second Edition: Extensive section that details the sources, speciation, and the general behavior of elements in soilsExpanded section on crystal structure, updated phyllosillcates classifications scheme, inclusion of sepiolite-palygorskite group, and expanded x-ray diffraction sectionDiscussion of surface runoff losses of phosphorus from soil and description of the inductivity coupled argon plasma-mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS) analytical technique for determining elemental concentrations in soil solutionCoverage of the influence of redox processes on the soil chemistry of nonelectroactive elementsDescription of the electrokinetic phenomenon and investigation of the influence of temperature on adsorptionExpanded discussion on the application of chemical thermodynamics to soil systems A solutions manual is available upon qualifying course adoption.Still one of the only texts on this subject, this book provides a comprehensive, modern, and balanced coverage of the chemical and mineralogical characteristics of soils and their chemical processes. It contains more information and topic coverage than required for an average, single-semester course. This extensive coverage is by design, giving you the latitude to pick your own essential topics while providing additional information or a more advanced treatment when needed. Figures and tables make the information accessible and each problem has been tested and is relevant and doable, but asks more of students than to simply generate a number. This format allows students to understand the concepts and recognize that their computations have physical meaning.
The second edition of a bestseller, Soil and Water Chemistry: An Integrative Approach maintains the balanced perspective that made the first edition a hugely popular textbook. The second edition includes new figures and tables, new chapters, and expanded exercises in each chapter. It covers topics including soil chemical environment, soil minerals, soil organic matter, cation exchange, oxidation-reduction, mineral weathering and solubility, surface chemistry and adsorption reactions, acidity and salinity in soil materials, and chemical thermodynamics applied to soil systems.See What’s New in the Second Edition: Extensive section that details the sources, speciation, and the general behavior of elements in soilsExpanded section on crystal structure, updated phyllosillcates classifications scheme, inclusion of sepiolite-palygorskite group, and expanded x-ray diffraction sectionDiscussion of surface runoff losses of phosphorus from soil and description of the inductivity coupled argon plasma-mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS) analytical technique for determining elemental concentrations in soil solutionCoverage of the influence of redox processes on the soil chemistry of nonelectroactive elementsDescription of the electrokinetic phenomenon and investigation of the influence of temperature on adsorptionExpanded discussion on the application of chemical thermodynamics to soil systemsA solutions manual is available upon qualifying course adoption.Still one of the only texts on this subject, this book provides a comprehensive, modern, and balanced coverage of the chemical and mineralogical characteristics of soils and their chemical processes. It contains more information and topic coverage than required for an average, single-semester course. This extensive coverage is by design, giving you the latitude to pick your own essential topics while providing additional information or a more advanced treatment when needed. Figures and tables make the information accessible and each problem has been tested and is relevant and doable, but asks more of students than to simply generate a number. This format allows students to understand the concepts and recognize that their computations have physical meaning.
There is a secret principle used by the rich, the famous, and the powerful. It goes way beyond The Law of Attraction, Positive Thinking, Meditation, or Visualization. It is the power to attract exactly what you want, unbelievably fast.But there is a catch. Some people will read this book and think it is nothing more than positive thinking, feeling good and working with 'vibrations'. There is a risk that when you buy this book, you will miss its deeper secret.Thankfully, there is a trick to getting this right. All you need to do is practice the technique once, without judging it, and see if it works. I know that it will.My name is Michael Ellington, and I worked with Law of Attraction methods for years without much success. It worked at times, but then things would go wrong and I'd blame myself. Eventually, I found a better way.Imagine what it's like to see your desires manifesting, just minutes after you apply this principle. It does happen. I once used this technique to make something happen, and within minutes I received a phone call telling me that my wish had come true.The wealthy tap into a magical source of money that never stops flowing. You may be shocked to find that truly rich people don't waste their time with standard The Law of Attraction techniques. Yes, we've all heard stories of celebrities who made it big by picturing their future. But that's Hollywood In the real world, most people struggle to make a living. Getting rich takes a special kind of magic.You will feel enormous relief when you see how easy it is to Manifest Like The Rich within minutes. This is a fast, simple method to get what you want.Get ready to discover: The One Process that puts real power into your desires. (This is so much more than just feeling like you already have something.)The real reason the Law of Attraction can work for some, but usually fails.Why people get excited about Law of Attraction, and then find it so disappointing after a few weeks.Why pretending to be happy and rich is never going to make you wealthy, and what to do instead.Why reading endless books on manifestation is a complete waste of time if you don't know The One Process.There are hundreds of books on manifestation and Law of Attraction, but they all repeat the same basic teachings, hinting that failure is all your fault. I am here to tell you they are wrong.The strange truth is that some of the Law of Attraction techniques do work. But have you ever wondered why they only seem to work for the rich and famous? How many people do you know who've really used the so-called secret to get what they want?The Law of Attraction is one tiny piece of the puzzle. When you know the deeper process, you will be able to manifest your desires with astonishing speed. I set out the exact steps needed to go from a life of struggle to easy wealth.There is a deep, safe magic here if you are willing to let it into your life.The Universe is waiting. Hack reality, change your destiny, and get the money and success you deserve.
Written to help trainee ophthalmologists, this textbook is now the recognised text on optics for the examinations of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and the Royal Surgical Colleges. It approaches the subject from first principles and assumes no previous knowledge of optics. The book has been kept as simple as possible and is liberally complemented with diagrams designed to be easily understood and memorised. Only the most fundamental and clinically useful mathematical formulae are quoted, and the optical principles are applied to clinical situations. Ophthalmology examinations have changed substantially since the last edition was written and a total rewrite of this essential guide has become necessary. The third edition has been made more comprehensive and detailed to keep up with these changes and incorporates three new chapters: refractive surgery, contact lenses and lasers. Other new material includes photometry, visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, colour vision, absorptive lenses, fluorescence, ultrasound, and the specular microscope.
A LOVING HUSBAND AND A DEVOTED FATHERA DEDICATED BOOK REVIEWER AND HORROR FANA KIND AND CARING FRIEND * * * * The horror community lost Frank Michaels Errington and his absence has been so thoroughly felt by all who were lucky enough to interact with him. Kind, gracious, inclusive and just an all-around nice man. Frank made a large impact as a book reviewer, but he also had a positive effect on many individual creators by making sure that everyone felt welcome and acknowledged. One of Us: A Tribute to Frank Michaels Errington is filled with stories of writers whose lives Frank touched in one way or another. He challenged them, cheered them on and he made sure to read the big names and small names alike. Frank needed a new kidney. He was undergoing dialysis treatments and hoping for a compatible donor, but, unfortunately, he was not able to get the help in time to save his life. Because of this, proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated in Frank's name to the American Transplant Foundation. Help us help others in Frank's situation before another vital person is lost to those who value them. This book represents the camaraderie and love that Frank instilled in the horror community. If you ever feel alone or out of place, just remember the words that Frank himself told many creatives while he was still alive. "You're one of us." * * * * WITH STORIES, POETRY, AND ANECDOTES BY Alan Baxter * Matt Bechtel * doungjai gam bepko * John Boden * Geoff Brown * Kealan Patrick Burke * P.D. Cacek * Kenneth W. Cain *Somer Canon * Christa Carmen * Catherine Cavendish * Greg Chapman * Richard Chizmar * Tom Deady * T. Fox Dunham * Robert Ford * Christopher Golden * J.F. Gonzalez * Mark Allen Gunnells * Jeremy Hepler * Pete Kahle * Nicholas Kaufmann * Shane Douglas Keene * Todd Keisling * Stephen King * Curtis M. Lawson * Evans Light * John R. Little * Chad Lutzke * Jonathan Maberry * Josh Malerman * Alessandro Manzetti * John McIlveen * John McNee * Tim Meyer * Lee Murray * Paul F. Olson * Kelli Owen * John Palisano * Jason Parent & Kevin Rego * David Price * Anthony J. Rapino * Hunter Shea * Rob Smales * Wesley Southard * Jeff Strand * Brett Talley * Sara Tantlinger * The Sisters of Slaughter * Richard Thomas * Paul Tremblay * Tony Tremblay * Joshua Viola * Tim Waggoner * Terry M. West * Douglas Wynne * Stephanie M. Wytovich * Mercedes M. Yardley
Kayla is a 17 year-old girl who has a unique best friend. He has helped Kayla through many rough times. He was there when she lost a very important person in her life and when a friend of hers got into some serious trouble. What makes this best friend so unique? He's an angel. An Archangel to be exact. Archangel Michael (St. Michael): Chief of the Army of God and Patron Saint of police officers and soldiers. He's also Kayla's protector and best friend.
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He's God's deadliest weapon. His firstborn son. And still he failed.Blessed with the ultimate power of Heaven, Michael shouldn't have needed his brothers to rescue him. A reality that gnaws at his very soul. And to make matters worse, they weren't the only ones to witness his defeat. But surely fate wouldn't be so cruel as to introduce him to his intended mate on the day of his greatest failure, would it?Greyson, Prince of the Fae, knew the instant he met Michael that the archangel was his true soul. And yet, months later, Grey's still waiting for the man to acknowledge the truth. To quiet the unrelenting need that burns beneath Grey's flesh. But how can he convince a warrior that love and duty don't have to be exclusive?Left with few options, Grey asks Michael to give him one night. No expectations. No promises. Just the two of them. Together. A moment Grey knows will have to last a lifetime-until his life is threatened.Michael might not be ready to acknowledge Greyson's his mate, but he'll be damned if he fails the only man he'll ever love. He won't let Greyson down, even if it means his only course of action is a fall from grace.
E. F. Benson's "Michael" offers a fascinating glimpse into the intricacies of 20th-century English social life. This compelling work of psychological fiction delves into the complexities of human relationships and the subtle nuances of social customs prevalent in Great Britain. A meticulously prepared republication of a historical text, "Michael" explores themes relevant to family life through a literary lens, capturing a specific moment in time with enduring resonance. Readers interested in the social dynamics of early 20th-century England will find this novel a captivating study of character and societal expectations.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
E. F. Benson's "Michael" offers a fascinating glimpse into the intricacies of 20th-century English social life. This compelling work of psychological fiction delves into the complexities of human relationships and the subtle nuances of social customs prevalent in Great Britain. A meticulously prepared republication of a historical text, "Michael" explores themes relevant to family life through a literary lens, capturing a specific moment in time with enduring resonance. Readers interested in the social dynamics of early 20th-century England will find this novel a captivating study of character and societal expectations.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
