M Beau: 7 books

« Réveille-toi, Marie, réveille-toi, mon enfant chérie, » disait Mme Derville, penchée sur un lit étroit, enveloppé encore de ses rideaux blancs. La petite fille dormait toujours, ses cheveux hoirs bouclés épars sur l’oreiller, ses bras potelés étendus au-dessus de sa tête. La mère...

Emotionally devastated by the untimely demise of his youthful father, Toy, by defensively adopting a robotic façade he chose to believe - in mutual preservation - would spare his own brood similar pain, ultimately discovers that cold, un-nurturing distance can be as devastating and ironically painful...

The eighth issue of Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine features the usual assortment of stories and non-fiction, including: "Sun Ching Foo's Last Trick," by Adam Beau McFarlane"Do You Love Me?" by Marc Bilgrey"The Somerset Wonder," by Ron Goulart"The Hounds of Basketballville," by Hal Charles"Hit One Out...

The Butler's Child is the personal story of a Warner Brothers family grandson who spent more than fifty years as a fighting, no holds barred civil rights lawyer. Lewis M. Steel explores why he, a privileged white man, devoted his life to seeking racial progress in often uncomprehending or hostile...

Tyranny and Music is an edited collection of essays that explore how musical artists respond to cruel or oppressive governments and ruling regimes. Its primary strength and unique quality lies in its diversity, presenting a postmodern collage of scholarship that reaches across the divides of classical,...

U.S. demand for illicit drugs creates markets for Mexican drug- trafficking organizations (DTOs) and helps foster violence in Mexico. This paper examines how marijuana legalization in California might influence DTO revenues and the violence in Mexico.

The diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a heterogeneous group of clonal hematopoietic disorders, is being made with increasing frequency over the past decade owing to increased recognition, improved understanding, and an aging population. This book, completely updated since the first edition,...