Family And Honor

Author : Robert B. Parker
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101546344
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Family Honor written by Robert B. Parker and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2000-11-01 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A blazingly original novel from the undisputed dean of American crime fiction, featuring a sharp, tough, sexy new P.I., Sunny Randall. Sunny Randall is a Boston P.I. and former cop, a college graduate, an aspiring painter, a divorcée, and the owner of a miniature bull terrier named Rosie. Hired by a wealthy family to locate their teenage daughter, Sunny is tested by the parents’ preconceived notion of what a detective should be. With the help of underworld contacts she tracks down the runaway Millicent, who has turned to prostitution, rescues her from a vicious pimp, and finds herself, at thirty-four, the unlikely custodian of a difficult teenager when the girl refuses to return to her family. But Millicent’s problems are rooted in much larger crimes than running away, and Sunny, now playing the role of bodyguard, is caught in a shooting war with some very serious mobsters. She turns for help to her ex-husband, Richie, himself the son of a mob family, and to her dearest friend, Spike, a flamboyant and dangerous gay man. Heading this unlikely alliance, Sunny must solve at least one murder, resolve a criminal conspiracy that reaches to the top of state government, and bring Millicent back into functional young womanhood.

Author : K. N. Banet
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Family and Honor written by K. N. Banet and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Molly Fumia
Publisher : Mango Media
ISBN 13 : 1609257375
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Honor Thy Children written by Molly Fumia and published by Mango Media. This book was released on 2000-03-01 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience this gripping true story of a Japanese American family’s transformation from brokenness to wholeness in the face of tragedy. The inspirational account of a Japanese-American family’s triumph after grappling with the death of their three children—two from AIDS and a third the victim of a tragic drive-by shooting—Honor Thy Children chronicles the creation, devastation, and remarkable resurrection of the Nakatanis, who journey from unimaginable grief to healing. Praise for Honor Thy Children “This is a story that will break your heart and make it whole again. It will bring you into a realm of humanness and compassion you didn’t know you had. It might even set you free to love in ways you’ve never loved before.” —Sister Helen Prejean, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Dead Man Walking “I have never read such a powerful story about a Japanese American family like this before. It relates a universal message of the deep love the Nakatanis have for their children which transcended alienation and despair.... It is the Nakatanis enduring legacy of love and hope to the world.” —Ford H. Kuramoto, national director, National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse

Author : Shelley Shepard Gray
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062074571
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Caregiver written by Shelley Shepard Gray and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-03-08 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Amish man and woman, bearing responsibilities and trauma, find hope and love in New York Times bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray’s The Caregiver. Lucy is still coping with the grief of losing her husband when she learns that her cousin has breast cancer. As a caregiver, Lucy will not only be able to help manage her cousin’s illness, but find her own inner strength to carry on living. Then, while on board the train to Jacob’s Crossing, she meets fellow Amish traveler Calvin Weaver. A farmer, Calvin and his little sister are heading to the same destination as Lucy. As they get to know one another on their journey, the train stalls in Cleveland. The only Amish among the passengers, Lucy and Calvin must rely on each other and protect his sister. But both carry pain they are unable to contain in the stressful English world and mistrust comes between them. In Jacob’s Crossing, Lucy and Calvin absorb themselves in their familial obligations, but are unable to forget their brief time together. And it will take the grace of God to help them heal their hearts and reach for the happiness they can share. “Gray writes with honesty, tenderness, and depth. Her characters are admirable, richly-layered, and impossible to forget.” —New York Times bestselling author Jillian Hart Families of Honor The Caregiver The Protector The Survivor

Author : Mark Cooney
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9780367671440
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Execution by Family written by Mark Cooney and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-18 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across many parts of the world, violence inflicted in the name of family honor is attracting an increasing amount of attention. Family honor violence, otherwise known as honor-based violence, is physical force inflicted primarily on women for conduct defined as dishonorable. This book explores these conflicts of honor, how they are triggered, how they are handled, and why some lead to death. Drawing on a range of case studies and employing Donald Black's concept of social geometry, Execution by Family incorporates and goes beyond patriarchy, culture, and kinship to develop a unified theory of family honor violence. It discusses the "honor belt," a series of countries stretching from north Africa to southeast Asia, in which similar forms of inequality, patriarchy, group authority, and gerontocracy are prevalent and how, within the confines of this inequality, honor violence flourishes. Reviewing survey data and pointing to a multi-pronged, cross-national social movement, the book also discusses the future of honor-based violence. Given the growing awareness of family honor violence, Execution by Family will be of interest to anybody concerned with family conflict, violence, crime, and popular morality. It will be invaluable reading for academics and students in the fields of criminology, criminal justice, sociology, social psychology, and anthropology.

Author : Karen Ball
Publisher : Multnomah
ISBN 13 : 1590524136
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shattered Justice written by Karen Ball and published by Multnomah. This book was released on 2005-06-08 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deputy’s Sense of Justice Destroyed There’s no way sheriff’s deputy Dan Justice could have prepared for this. He spent a lifetime ensuring his actions and faith live up to the meaning of his name—Avidan: “God is just.” Then injustice invades his world, ripping away what matters most, forever robbing him of the life he once knew. Can his sisters and small-town community—especially one woman who loves Dan—help him overcome the horrors he’s facing? Or will bitterness and anger shatter him forever? What happens when justice fails the lawman? Sanctuary, Oregon . A town where the local diner owner makes you drink your milk—no matter how old you are. Where juvenile delinquency means blowing up outhouses. Where folks not only know their neighbors, but care about them. For widowed sheriff’s deputy Dan Justice, it’s a place where he and his kids can heal and grow. Shelby Wilson loves Sanctuary and her work with troubled teens. Like Jayce Dalton. Sure, he’s as troubled as they come, but Shelby knows Dan is exactly what Jayce needs. She just didn’t expect that Dan might be what she’s always needed, too. But sleepy little Sanctuary has a dark side, steeped in pain and secrets. Secrets that could destroy everything Dan holds dear. Secrets that will one day have Dan groping through the fog toward a lifeless body—and faith-shattering grief. Can Dan find sanctuary in the light of God’s justice? “A surefire hit!”— Karen Kingsbury , bestselling author of Beyond Tuesday Morning “Shattered Justice is for anyone who has ever known grief or asked God, “Why me?”— Terri Blackstock , bestselling author of River’s Edge Story Behind the Book “The idea for Shattered Justice came out of an article I read in the newspaper. This very thing happened to a police officer. As I read the article, I kept wondering how anyone who spent his life serving others could ever come back from such a horrific, unjust loss. Of course the details in this book differ from the event that inspired it, but the story unfolds from a similar life-shattering event and follows Dan as he struggles with grief and anger.”

Author : K. N. Banet
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781732000278
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rogue Alpha written by K. N. Banet and published by . This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lori Mercer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692686973
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Honor & Commitment written by Lori Mercer and published by . This book was released on 2016-04-06 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on her work with thousands of firefighter families - and her own days and nights in the trenches of family life - Lori Mercer shares what it takes for firefighter families to bring honor and commitment not only to firefighting, but also to marriage, family, and every other area of life.

Author : John Kennedy Campbell
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Honour, Family and Patronage written by John Kennedy Campbell and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1974 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Tamler Sommers
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0465098886
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why Honor Matters written by Tamler Sommers and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A controversial call to put honor at the center of morality To the modern mind, the idea of honor is outdated, sexist, and barbaric. It evokes Hamilton and Burr and pistols at dawn, not visions of a well-organized society. But for philosopher Tamler Sommers, a sense of honor is essential to living moral lives. In Why Honor Matters, Sommers argues that our collective rejection of honor has come at great cost. Reliant only on Enlightenment liberalism, the United States has become the home of the cowardly, the shameless, the selfish, and the alienated. Properly channeled, honor encourages virtues like courage, integrity, and solidarity, and gives a sense of living for something larger than oneself. Sommers shows how honor can help us address some of society's most challenging problems, including education, policing, and mass incarceration. Counterintuitive and provocative, Why Honor Matters makes a convincing case for honor as a cornerstone of our modern society.