Résultats pour "Volume 1" dans Vie urbaine

Years ago, a desperate widow was left an inheritance to kill for. Three organized crime families had to hide their assets, and their accountant had a desperate widow and limited time live, so he devised a way to steal their money. To his surprise, it worked. Eighty years later, the powerful families are in a war for their legacy, when they discover the widow's debt. Everyone on both sides of the law wants the money, but where do they look?

Madison Mosby figures she will never find happiness. At 25, she’s a washed-up cook, toiling in a grimy outpost in the food empire founded by her missing grandmother, and swimming in debt. Her mother is forever nagging her to start a family, and she’s reminded every day that following society’s rules have gotten her nowhere in life. Madison’s new life begins when a man appears before her, begging for a product that will tip the balance of power in a war that has been raging for the past seven years.

San Francisco PR pro Elizabeth Rubis reluctantly agrees to a night out on the town. Little does she know that her life will be altered forever as childhood night terrors come to life. Elizabeth's deepest, darkest fears crawl out of the inky blackness as her lifelong tormentor is revealed during a rare Northern California thunderstorm. A hallucination in the raindrops proves to be an evil, yet familiar entity.

Meet Ray, Lorraine, and John. Ray is free spirit trying to be a free thinker and avoid corporate and political influence. Lorraine is a midwestern house wife who has conservative views on life. John is a medical researcher filling an emotional void with science and theory.

Urban storyteller Dominic Brogsdale brings listeners tales of raw, intense authenticity. The following stories arise from urban reality, from what he and the people he’s known have experienced. In this collection, you’ll meet: Earl, who longs for prosperity. In “Evil on Top of Evil", Earl decides to acquire his fortune the old-fashioned way: by taking someone else’s. Thus begins a downward spiral of murder and mayhem. And more. Each story begins and ends with sobering and insightful social commentary.

A short story of of tragedy, yet perseverance through his hardship and finding allies and friends in unexpected places. Kane struggles with his mom's death, yet little did he know, it was only the beginning, and he had much trouble that he was yet to experience. With his new family, his girlfriend Amani, someone he considered a supporter, but proven to be his greatest love, he learnt a great deal on his journey into the most challenging times of his life.

First published as Journal of The Gallery London in 1993 with revised editions in 1998, 2001, 2008 and 2011, over 600 entries chronicle the life of the city: a powerfully driven arena of dysfunctional experience. Episodes record incidents and encounters: in the streets, the movement of shoppers and travelers, and scenes of social and internal life.