Xavier: 931 books

The gothic, particularly in its contemporary incarnations, is often constructed around largely disembodied concepts such as spectrality or the haunted. Body Gothic offers a counter-narrative that reinstates the importance of viscerality to the gothic mode. It argues that contemporary discourses surrounding...

While performing as Cupid on Valentine’s Day, Josh has the unpleasant task of delivering a break-up message to Dallas from his girlfriend, Jess. Jess is convinced Dallas is gay, and when Josh tries to comfort him, he finds she may very well be right. When Dallas’s best friend Austin arrives, it’s...

My main goal for writing Real Men was to give my own opinion on the deceptive images of men in society. Men in the media and entertainment are portray as robots with no emotions. Insensitive to the feelings of others. We are given negative images as far as our activity and contributions to families....

“BLACK. TRANS. & GIFTED.” is a literary embrace of myself, my culture, and my talents. I refuse to be an artist forced underground and hidden because of my identity. Words are the most powerful weapons in the world. These weapons can kill and yield destruction, as well as save lives and inspire generations. With my poetry, I intend to achieve the latter...

poetry and stories about resilience, empowerment, regrowth, environment degradation, Canada patriotism, war and peace, on writing, perspective, yin yang, life vignettes, surviving violence against women.

Du règne de Louis XV à celui de Louis-Philippe, Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun s’est imposée comme l’une des artistes majeures de sa génération. Pour la première fois, elle fait l’objet d’une rétrospective dans son pays natal. L’exposition et l’album mettent en évidence les multiples...

¡Qué gran hallazgo! Los arqueólogos acaban de localizar una extraña vasija en las ruinas de un asentamiento egipcio. ¿Para qué servirá? A través de un texto ágil y directo, imágenes coloridas, espectaculares y cargadas de detalles que acentúan las pinceladas de humor, viajamos al...

Samuel Parker, ageing sheriff of Hadley City, is about to get married, and he’s promised his bride to retire after the ceremony. But Parker once sent the Daltons to jail, and when the horrible brothers hear the happy news, they escape with the intent of killing Samuel right in the middle of his...

When oil suddenly gushes from the ground in Whitney, it makes prospectors very happy, but not the inhabitants, for a pestilential smell soon covers the small town. Abandoning her home, Whitney’s elder Miss Bluemarket moves to Smithville with her three pets – three adult buffaloes. Her search for...

Arriving at the town of Fort Smith with a prisoner, Lucky Luke is surprised to find a place in turmoil and a thoroughly annoyed sheriff. Belle Starr, a rich ranch owner, keeps posting bail for every bandit arrested in town, with the complicity of a corrupt judge, before recruiting them in her own...

In 1874, President Grant authorises the construction of a bridge over the Mississippi. Until then, passage between St. Louis and East St. Louis was only possible on ferries. But the ferry company is owned by two brothers who have been getting rich by forcing passengers to wait in the hotels and restaurants...

El diario histórico de la rebelión y guerra de los pueblos guaranís is a chronicle of colonial conflicts between Spain and Portugal during the 18th century in the south Río Grande territory.

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Le pauvre petit Bill Halket n’avait jamais connu son père, et il était rudement traité par sa mère. Dès l’âge de huit ans il commençait à gagner sa vie par diverses commissions qu’il faisait dans les rues d’Édimbourg. Peu à peu, en grandissant, il devint très habile dans le. maniement...