Blood Read

Blood Read
Title Blood Read PDF eBook
Author Joan Gordon
Publisher University of Pennsylvania Press
Pages 284
Release 1997-10
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 9780812216288

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The vampire is one of the nineteenth century's most powerful surviving archetypes, owing largely to Bela Lugosi's portrayal of Dracula, the Bram Stoker creation. Yet the figure of the vampire has undergone many transformations in recent years, thanks to Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles and other works, and many young people now identify with vampires in complex ways. Blood Read explores these transformations and shows how they reflect and illuminate ongoing changes in postmodern culture. It focuses on the metaphorical roles played by vampires in contemporary fiction and film, revealing what they can tell us about sexuality and power, power and alienation, attitudes toward illness, and the definition of evil in a secular age. Scholars and writers from the United States, Canada, England, and Japan examine how today's vampire has evolved from that of the last century, consider the vampire as a metaphor for consumption within the context of social concerns, and discuss the vampire figure in terms of contemporary literary theory. In addition, three writers of vampire fiction—Suzy McKee Charnas (author of the now-classic Vampire Tapestry), Brian Stableford (writer of the lively and erudite novels Empire of Fear and Young Blood), and Jewelle Gomez (creator of the dazzling Gilda stories)—discuss their own uses of the vampire, focusing on race and gender politics, eroticism, and the nature of evil. The first book to examine a wide range of vampire narratives from the perspective of both writers and scholars, Blood Read offers a variety of styles that will keep readers thoroughly engaged, inviting them to participate in a dialogue between fiction and analysis that shows the vampire to be a cultural necessity of our age. For, contrary to legends in which Dracula has no reflection, we can see reflections of ourselves in the vampire as it stands before us cloaked not in black but in metaphor.

The Book of Blood

The Book of Blood
Title The Book of Blood PDF eBook
Author Harvey P. Newquist
Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages 165
Release 2012
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 0547315848

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A thrilling and lively tour of the world of blood, from ancient history to modern science, to dark and often gruesome legends of vampires and plague, this book informs readers about the most important tissue in the body.

Your Blood Never Lies

Your Blood Never Lies
Title Your Blood Never Lies PDF eBook
Author James B. LaValle
Publisher Square One Publishers, Inc.
Pages 345
Release 2013-07-02
Genre Health & Fitness
ISBN 0757053505

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A standard blood test indicates how well the kidneys and liver are functioning, the potential for heart disease, and a host of other vital health markers. Unfortunately, most of us cannot decipher these results ourselves, nor can we even formulate the right questions to ask about them—or we couldn’t until now. In Your Blood Never Lies, best-selling author James LaValle clears up the mystery surrounding blood test results. In simple language, he explains all of the information found on these forms, making it understandable and accessible. This means that you can look at the results yourself and know the significance of each marker. Dr. LaValle even recommends the most effective conventional and complementary treatments for dealing with any problematic findings. Rounding out the book are the names of test markers that should be requested for a more complete physical picture. A blood test can reveal so much about your body, but only if you can interpret the results. Your Blood Never Lies provides the up-to-date information you need to take control of your health.

A Drop of Blood

A Drop of Blood
Title A Drop of Blood PDF eBook
Author Paul Showers
Publisher Harper Collins
Pages 34
Release 2004-05
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 0060091088

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You've seen your own blood, when you have a cut or a scrape. You can see the veins in your wrist, and you've seen the scab that forms as a cut heals. But do you know what blood does for you? Without blood, you couldn't play, or grow, or learn. That's because just about every part of your body needs blood, from your muscles to your bones to your brain. How does your body use blood? Read and find out!

The Black Song

The Black Song
Title The Black Song PDF eBook
Author Anthony Ryan
Publisher Penguin
Pages 448
Release 2020-08-04
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0451492560

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A matchless warrior is pitted against a near-God in the second epic installment of the Raven’s Blade series. It has long been our lot in life, brother, to do what others can’t. Vaelin Al Sorna was known across the realm as the greatest of warriors, but he thought battles were behind him. He was wrong. Prophecy and rumor led him across the sea to find a woman he once loved, and drew him into a war waged by the Darkblade, a man who believes himself a god—and one who has gathered a fanatical army that threatens all of the known world. After a costly defeat by the Darkblade, Vaelin’s forces are shattered, while the self-proclaimed immortal and his army continue their terrible march. But during the clash, Vaelin regained some of the dark magic that once gave him unrivaled skill in battle. And though the fight he has been drawn into seems near unwinnable, the song that drives him now desires the blood of his enemy above all else…

Blood Books

Blood Books
Title Blood Books PDF eBook
Author Tanya Huff
Publisher DAW
Pages 0
Release 2006
Genre Celluci, Mike (Fictitious character)
ISBN 9780756403928

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Includes Blood Debt and Blood Bank.

Blood Read Wrong

Blood Read Wrong
Title Blood Read Wrong PDF eBook
Author N. Sinclair Haynes
Publisher Xlibris Corporation
Pages 279
Release 2011-07-26
Genre Fiction
ISBN 146534232X

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Discover how the poorly understood and publicized “White Nose Syndrome” that has been associated with the death of more than a million bats will lead eight individuals to spend an icy cold night at an isolated farm house next to the Bone Graveyard Mountain where the fate of more than a million humans will be decided.