Chris Reilly
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The story of the dangerous first love of two young men: Mungo and James. Born under different stars--Mungo a Protestant and James a Catholic--they should be sworn enemies if they're to be seen as men at all. Their environment is a hyper-masculine and sectarian one, for gangs of young men and the violence they might dole out dominate the Glaswegian estate where they live. And yet against all odds Mungo and James become best friends as they find a...
2) Allies
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"August 1944, a team of British soldiers, led by U.S. Captain Gabriel Jackson, are dropped behind enemy lines in France on a mission that could stop the war. When the plan goes astray, Captain Jackson must test his limits to bring his commando together if the mission is to succeed." --
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Language
English
Formats
Description
Whether it's in a cockpit at takeoff or the planning of an offensive war, a romantic relationship or a dispute at the office, there are many opportunities to lie and self-deceive -- but deceit and self-deception carry the costs of being alienated from reality and can lead to disaster. So why does deception play such a prominent role in our everyday lives? In short, why do we deceive?
In his bold new work, prominent biological theorist Robert Trivers...
Author
Publisher
SLG Pub
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Collects two graphic novellas. The first retells the puppet show about Mr. Punch, who brandishes his stick at everyone, including his wife Judy and his own baby. Then, Mr. Punch sets out to get on Santa's Nice List, but if he fails, he'll ruin Christmas for the last two good children on Earth.
Series
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Loner Sam and his ambitious sister, Gina, live in a decaying steel town in South Wales. Since the death of their father twelve years earlier, the two have taken divergent paths. Gina has a promising career in the police force, but Sam's life is going nowhere, until one day he gets his hands on a gun. Emboldened by newfound confidence, he begins to commit increasingly daring crimes.
