Eighteen-year-old Shirley Angela conspires with her lover to murder her wealthy, dying stepfather and steal his money, a scheme that turns disastrous when jealousy and betrayal come into play.
Author: Gil Brewer
Publisher: Hardcase Crime
ISBN: 0857683748
Category: Fiction
Page: 220
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Eighteen-year-old Shirley Angela conspires with her lover to murder her wealthy, dying stepfather and steal his money, a scheme that turns disastrous when jealousy and betrayal come into play.C O M P L E TE AND UN A B R I, D G B D THE VENGEFUL VIRGIN They Burned Brightill. The Flames Consumed heml By the Author of "Satan is a Woman" GIL BREWER RavesFor the Work of GIL BREWER! “[One] of the most. Front Cover.
Author: Gil Brewer
Publisher: Titan Books
ISBN: 9780857683878
Category: Fiction
Page: 224
View: 688
HER WEALTHY STEPFATHER WAS DYING - BUT NOT QUICKLY ENOUGH What beautiful 18-year-old would want to spend her life taking care of an invalid? Not Shirley Angela. But that's the life she was trapped in - until she met Jack. Now Shirley and Jack have a plan to put the old man out of his misery and walk away with a suitcase full of cash. But there's nothing like money to come between lovers - money, and other women...Hell-bent on revenge, navy SEAL Curt Powers set out to find the person who had stolen his heritage.
Author: Dixie Browning
Publisher: Silhouette
ISBN: 1459210778
Category: Fiction
Page: 192
View: 917
Hell-bent on revenge, navy SEAL Curt Powers set out to find the person who had stolen his heritage. But when innocent beauty Lily O'Malley turned out to be the object of his search, Curt disregarded his careful strategy and took the biggest chance of his life... Sweet Lily had never met anyone quite like Curt Powers. Rough, tough-and sexy as all get-out-he stirred desire deep in her soul. But Lily had never given her heart-or her body-to any man. Could Curt convince her that some risks were worth taking...?The Virgin Mary railed against homosexuality, abortion, modern biblical criticism, UFOs coming from hell, the United Nations and the threat of a ... Cuneo, “The Vengeful Virgin,” 187; Wojcik, The End ofthe World, 79; Our Lady ofRoses ...
Author: Richard G. Kyle
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 9781610976978
Category: Religion
Page: 388
View: 635
How will the world end? Doomsday ideas in Western history have been both persistent and adaptable, peaking at various times, including in modern America. Public opinion polls indicate that a substantial number of Americans look for the return of Christ or some catastrophic event. The views expressed in these polls have been reinforced by the market process. Whether through purchasing paperbacks or watching television programs, millions of Americans have expressed an interest in end-time events. Americans have a tremendous appetite for prophecy, more than nearly any other people in the modern world. Why do Americans love doomsday?In Apocalyptic Fever, Richard Kyle attempts to answer this question, showing how dispensational premillennialism has been the driving force behind doomsday ideas. Yet while several chapters are devoted to this topic, this book covers much more. It surveys end-time views in modern America from a wide range of perspectives--dispensationalism, Catholicism, science, fringe religions, the occult, fiction, the year 2000, Islam, politics, the Mayan calendar, and more.The Vengeful Virgins were signed to Light Noise, a tiny indie label based in the Northwest, one that had discovered The Leather Channel, another band Buster and Annie had never heard of, who had subsequently signed a multimillion-dollar ...
Author: Kevin Wilson
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9781447204114
Category: Fiction
Page: 320
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Soon to be a major film starring Nicole Kidman and Jason Bateman 'Funny, smart, ingenious, moving, altogether great' Nick Hornby World famous Caleb and Camille Fang have dedicated their lives to great performance art. But for their children, Annie and Buster, their 'art' is an embarrassment. As soon as the children grow up they flee home, desperate to escape the chaos of their parents' world. But when the lives they've built come crashing down, brother and sister have no choice but to go back. And whether the kids agree to participate or not, Caleb and Camille are planning one last performance that will finally determine what's more important: their family or their art.The Vengeful Virgin Case Studies in Contemporary American Catholic Apocalypticism ael W Cuneo INTRODUCTION When Veronica Lueken (or Veronica of the Cross, as she is sometimes referred to by her most loyal followers) died on August 3, ...
Author: Thomas Robbins
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781136049903
Category: Social Science
Page: 344
View: 828
First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.The vengeful men. The vengeful virgin. Venture in the East. Venturous lady . The Venus death. Venus in Sparta. Venus of the counting house. Venus on wheels. Vera. Verdict in dispute. Verdict of twelve. Veronica's veil. Vertigo .
Author: R. Reginald
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 9780893700225
Category: Reference
Page: 362
View: 595
This was the first bibliography and guide to the American mass market paperback book, and it remains one of the most definitive. The major index is by author, and lists: author, title, publisher, book number, year of publication, and cover price. The title index lists titles and authors only. The publisher index provides a history of that imprint, with addresses, number ranges, and general physical description of the books issued. This is the place that all study of the American paperback must begin.He had seen her day after day during his sojourn in Quito , tending with her sister - virgins the flower - crowned altar of the Sun in the Great Temple . Their eyes had met and flashed to each other greetings in the language that needs ...
Author: George Chetwynd Griffith
Publisher:
ISBN: UCD:31175035207938
Category: Incas
Page: 306
View: 348
In these desperate times , they contend , the Virgin Mary has re - entered history with new messages of hope ( and warning ) for the suffering faithful . These messages , transmitted directly by the Virgin herself to specially appointed ...
Author: Michael W. Cuneo
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 0801862655
Category: Business & Economics
Page: 214
View: 662
A provocative study in contemporary sociology and the first full-scale account of Roman Catholic fundamentalism, The Smoke of Satan offers new insight into the Catholic Church and explores the nature of religion in society.“The Vengeful Virgin: Case Studies in Contemporary American Catholic Apocalypticism.” In Millennium, Messiahs, and Mayhem, edited by Thomas Robbins and Susan Palmer, 175–94. New York: Routledge. De Fiores, Stefano. 1986.
Author: Catherine Wessinger
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199909902
Category: Religion
Page: 768
View: 147
Christian Dispensationalism, the Taiping Revolution, cargo cults in Oceania, the Baha'i Faith, and the Raelian Movement would seem to have little in common. What they share, however, is a millennial orientation--the audacious human hope for a collective salvation, which may be heavenly or earthly or both. Although many religions feature a belief in personal salvation, millennial faiths are characterized by the expectation that salvation will be accomplished for an entire group by a superhuman agent, with or without human collaboration. The Oxford Handbook of Millennialism offers readers an in-depth look at both the theoretical underpinnings of the study of millennialism and its many manifestations across history and cultures. While the term "millennialism" is drawn from Christianity, it is a category that is used to study religious expressions in diverse cultures, religious traditions, and historical periods. Sometimes, millennial expectations are expressed in peaceful ways. Other times, millennialists become involved in violence. The Oxford Handbook of Millennialism begins with a section that examines four primary types of millennialism. Chapters in the next section examine key issues such as charismatic leadership, use of scripture, prophetic failure, gender roles, children, tension with society, and violence. The rest of the book explores millennialism in a wide variety of places and times, from ancient Near Eastern movements to contemporary apocalyptic and new age movements, including the roles played by millennialism in national and international conflicts. This handbook will be a valuable resource for scholars of religious studies, sociology, psychology, history, and new religious movements.“The Vengeful Virgin: Case Studies in Contemporary American Catholic Apocalypticism.” In Millennium, Messiahs, and Mayhem: Contemporary Apocalyptic Movements, edited by Thomas robbins and Susan J. Palmer, 175–94.
Author: Kevin Wagner
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 9781532601439
Category: Religion
Page: 268
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Since the Second Vatican Council the place of Mary in theology and generally in the life of the Church has been at times muted. This is perhaps understandable given the debates concerning Mary's "place" in the documents of Vatican II. In an ecumenical age, it was argued, the church needed a less triumphalist Mariology and piety with a greater focus on Mary as model disciple. In certain respects this has led to a dichotomy between the continued Marian piety of many faithful (and, truth be told, the piety of the post-conciliar popes) and a theological timidity concerning Mary. This collection of chapters seeks to address the current situation of Mariology. Taken as a whole these chapters represent a welcome call for renewal and reawakening in Mariology. The collection is also delightfully eclectic, both in terms of topics covered and in terms of the denominational and academic backgrounds of the authors.In her knowing , approving sympathy , she resembles the goddess of a matriarchal time , not the vengeful virgin Diana of a patriarchal era . If Mrs Bolton provides an interesting version of Diana , the brooding hens represent an even ...
Author: Kathleen Wall
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 9780773561564
Category: Literary Criticism
Page: 240
View: 210
Kathleen Wall traces the myth through fifteen works of English, American, and Canadian literature, providing a fresh, feminist reading of these narratives. Among the works analysed are selections by Margaret Atwood, Charlotte Bronte, Thomas Hardy, and George Elliot. The resulting text reveals many facets of the realities of women's experience from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century. And ultimately, Wall shows rape to be an expression of dominance rather than lust, giving increased support to the definition suggested by feminists. Wall demonstrates that the Callisto myth is a powerful archetype which illustrates both the victimization of women and their search for independence and autonomy, an archetype that should not be ignored by modern women.M. W. Cuneo,“The Vengeful Virgin: Case Studies in Contemporary American Catholic Apocalypticism,” in Millennium, Messiahs, and Mayhem,edited by T. Robbins and S. Palmer (New York: Routledge,1997). Edition consulted online at ...
Author: Paolo Apolito
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226021508
Category: Religion
Page: 282
View: 934
An in-depth examination of visions of the Virgin Mary that have been found on the Web over the past two decades reveals the ways in which religion can now be experienced through new information technologies.For Michael W. Cuneo, her role in North American Catholic apocalyptic makes her the “vengeful virgin.”23 Investigating a community in Queens, New York, the folklorist Daniel Wojcik detailed the complexity of a late-twentieth-century ...
Author: John Corrigan
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226237466
Category: History
Page: 225
View: 183
"Corrigan reveals for the first time how Christians in the United States pursue this [feeling of emptiness] through bodily practices, group identification, ideas of space and time, and reasoned argument." --Dust jacket.NTS 58 (2011) 57–68. cuneo, Michael W. “The Vengeful Virgin. case Studies in contemporary American catholic Apocalypticism.” In Millennium, Messiahs, and Mayhem: Contemporary Apocalyptic Movements, edited by Thomas robbins and Susan J.
Author: Anthony J. Blasi
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 9781532611506
Category: Religion
Page: 252
View: 675
Sociologist Anthony Blasi analyzes early Christianity using multiple social scientific theories, including those of Max Weber, Georg Simmel, Karl Marx, Antonio Gramsci, Max Scheler, Alfred Schutz, and contemporary theorists. He investigates the canonical New Testament books as representative of early Christianity, a sample based on usage, and he takes the books in the chronological order in which they were written. The result is a series of "stills" that depict the movement at different stages in its development. His approaches, often neglected in New Testament studies, include such sociological subfields as sect theory, the routinization of charisma, conflict, stratification theory, stigma, the sociology of knowledge, new religions, the sociology of secrecy, marginality, liminality, syncretism, the social role of intellectuals, the poor person as a type, the sick role, degradation ceremonies, populism, the sociology of migration, the sociology of time, mergers, the sociology of law, and the sociology of written communication. Needing to treat the New Testament text as social data, Blasi uses his background in biblical studies and a review of a vast literature to establish the chronology of the compositions of the New Testament books and to present the "data" in a new translation that is accessible to non-specialists.5.621 and 15.550 ) . In this segment of narrative , however , there is a definite change in Diana's character . She is no longer the vengeful virgin goddess who banishes Callisto from her bath , contrives Actaeon's death , and terrifies ...
Author: Stephen Michael Wheeler
Publisher: Gunter Narr Verlag
ISBN: 3823348795
Category: Discourse analysis, Narrative
Page: 174
View: 347
... AND TAKE HER PEAP CHILD FOR A PRNATE BURIAL I BELIEVE THAT HE EITHER NEEDED SOMETHING MORE HORRIFU TO OCCUPY HIS MIND TO ERASE THE VENGEFUL EYES OF THE CAT GR THAT THIS TOUCH OF THE MACABRE HAD AWAKENED A GREATER NEED IN HIM .
Author: Dacre Stoker
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 9781789825510
Category: Comics & Graphic Novels
Page: 81
View: 392
The Virgin’s Embrace is the first in the StokerVerse series of short graphic novels, conceptualised and brought to life by writers Chris McAuley and Dacre Stoker, the great-grand-nephew of Dracula author Bram Stoker. Illustrated by respected artists Jessica Martin, Robert Marzullo and Ester Cardella, the storyline is based around Bram Stoker’s short story The Squaw, respectfully updated from the 1893 original for a modern audience. In addition to the re-telling of the story in graphic novel form, this digital collector’s edition also contains additional content including short biographies of both Bram and Florence Stoker, the original text of the story as it was when first published, concept artwork and more. Set in the universe of Dracula and other terrors synonymous with the famous name, the StokerVerse promises to give fans a large slice of gothic horror with a modern twist; it is a place where not even the heroes know exactly what is lurking out there in the dark.STRAIGHT CUT THIEVES FALL OUT TOP OF THE HEAP THE TRIUMPH OF THE SPIDER MONKEY TURN ON THE HEAT THE TWENTY-YEAR DEATH TWO FOR THE MONEY UNDERSTUDY FOR DEATH THE VALLEY OF FEAR THE VENGEFUL VIRGIN WEB OF THE CITY WITNESS TO MYSELF THE ...
Author: Max Allan Collins
Publisher: Titan Comics
ISBN: 9781787733077
Category: Comics & Graphic Novels
Page: 268
View: 115
She’s about to be a mom but she’s already one mean mother! From writer Max Allan Collins (Road to Perdition, Quarry, Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer) and artist Terry Beatty (Return to Perdition, The Phantom, Batman: Gotham Adventures) comes this hardboiled tale of one woman you don’t want to mess with. Bursting to life in 1981, Ms. Tree re-established noir crime fiction in comics and pioneered what became a trend for female private eyes. It remains the longest running private eye comic to date. This graphic novel brings together five classic Ms. Tree issues that you won’t want to miss. Collects: Gift of Death, Drop Dead Handsome, The Family Way, Maternity Leave, One Mean Mother.... CARDS by Lawrence Block ROBBIE'S WIFE by Russell Hill THE VENGEFUL VIRGIN by Gil Brewer THE WOUNDED AND THE SLAIN by David Goodis BLACKMAILER by George Axelrod SONGS OF INNOCENCE by Richard Aleas FRIGHT by Cornell Woolrich KILL NOW, ...
Author: Ken Bruen
Publisher: Titan Books
ISBN: 9780857683915
Category: Fiction
Page: 224
View: 509
Max Fisher used to run a computer company; Angela Petrakos was his assistant and mistress. But that was last year. Now Max is reinventing himself as a hip-hop crack dealer and Angela’s back in Ireland, hooking up with a would-be record-setter ... in the field of serial killing. Will their paths cross again? What do you think?