Silent Voices

Author: Ann Cleeves
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1250033594
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description
From Ann Cleeves—New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetlandseries, both of which are hit TV shows—comes Silent Voices. “Ann Cleeves is one of my favorite mystery writers.”—Louise Penny When Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope finds the body of a woman in the steam room of her local gym, she wonders briefly if, for once, it’s a death from natural causes. But closer inspection reveals bruises around the victim’s throat....As she leads her team, Vera relishes the thrill she gets from running an investigation. Death has never made her feel so alive. But soon, the victim’s past reveals a shocking secret at the heart of Vera’s community, as she tries to stop a killer who wants deadly secrets kept silent. Singular, complex, and fiercely loyal, Vera has quickly become an iconic British detective loved by millions both on the page and on-screen, and Silent Voices showcases Ann Cleeves as a writer at the peak of her powers. *BONUS CONTENT: This edition of Silent Voices includes a new introduction from the author and a discussion guide

Silent Voices

Author: Adam J. Berinsky
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400850746
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 217

Book Description
Over the past century, opinion polls have come to pervade American politics. Despite their shortcomings, the notion prevails that polls broadly represent public sentiment. But do they? In Silent Voices, Adam Berinsky presents a provocative argument that the very process of collecting information on public preferences through surveys may bias our picture of those preferences. In particular, he focuses on the many respondents who say they "don't know" when asked for their views on the political issues of the day. Using opinion poll data collected over the past forty years, Berinsky takes an increasingly technical area of research--public opinion--and synthesizes recent findings in a coherent and accessible manner while building on this with his own findings. He moves from an in-depth treatment of how citizens approach the survey interview, to a discussion of how individuals come to form and then to express opinions on political matters in the context of such an interview, to an examination of public opinion in three broad policy areas--race, social welfare, and war. He concludes that "don't know" responses are often the result of a systematic process that serves to exclude particular interests from the realm of recognized public opinion. Thus surveys may then echo the inegalitarian shortcomings of other forms of political participation and even introduce new problems altogether.

Silent Voices

Author: Robert L. Okin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780996077705
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"Practicing psychiatrist, professor, and former commissioner of mental health Robert Okin spent two years on the street, meeting and photographing homeless individuals with mental illness..."-- Back cover.

Silent Voices

Author: Brenda Ayres
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313039313
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 267

Book Description
Some of the greatest English novels were written during the Victorian era, and many are still widely read and taught today. But many others written during that period have been neglected by scholars and modern readers alike. A number of these novels were written by women and were popular when published. Moreover, they reveal perspectives of 19th-century British culture not present in canonized works and therefore revise our understanding of Victorian life and attitudes. With the increasing interest in revising Victorian history and gender scholarship, especially through the rediscovery of lost texts written by women, this book is a timely and much needed study. The expert contributors to this volume argue the value of novels by such Victorian women writers as Grace Aguilar, Catherine Crowe, Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna, Annie E. Holdsworth, Ella Hepworth Dixon, Flora Annie Steel, Anne Thackeray, Sarah Grand, Marie Corelli, and others. Most of the chapters address numerous works by a particular writer. Each focuses on different social issues as well, though most of them share an interest in gender politics. Topics discussed include a 19th-century Jewish novelist's navigation through Protestant spirituality, the relationship of noncanonical governess novels to class and gender issues, and forgotten works by women crime writers. Other chapters analyze how women writers impelled social reform and subverted patriarchally defined religious issues.

A Silent Voice

Author: Yoshitoki Oima
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
ISBN: 1682331954
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
A QUIET CALM Despite their tense pasts, Shoya begins to embrace the friend group that used to terrorize Shoko because she couldn’t hear. Now that summer vacation is in full swing, the crew can work together to film Tomohiro’s eccentric movie. Each fun-filled day lazily passes by, but doubt tugs at Shoya’s heavy heart and he is desperate to cling on to meaningful moments before they are gone…

Silent Voices

Author: Debbie Nau Redmond
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780986225901
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 240

Book Description
Silent Voices is a suspenseful and heartfelt saga about an American family faced with the tragic consequences of a schizophrenic son left virtually ignored by the health-care system. Despite the family's desperate request for help from doctors, Ricky Nau's mental descent into darkness, delusional rage and evil hallucinations sent him on a rampage that would leave in its wake a family deserted. Silent Voices is a story that must be told. It is a story that finally gives "voice" to those impacted by mental illness and for those "voices" that were silenced this terrible day in September.

Silent Voices

Author: Hope Harder
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1606476084
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 58

Book Description
Hope Harder has listened to the Silent Voices of the universe. She speaks, in this collection of forty ethereal poems, for the seasons, the elements and the seas, and tells the reader what they have told her. She has discovered that the secret is to learn to listen for Silent Voices and then to listen to them. They are always there-waiting for an audience. Let her teach you to hear, as she does, the Silent Voices of God's creation. Hope Harder was born in Oklahoma City but has lived most of her life in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She received her B.A. in French from the University of Tulsa, her M.A. in American Literature from the University of Oklahoma and her Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Tulsa. She has taught on both a high school and college level. She currently is a freelance writer and a professional puzzle constructor. She is the author of a series of books including 101 Puzzles, Riddles and Rhymes for Cat Lovers and 101 Puzzles, Riddles and Rhymes for Attorneys. A born again Christian, Hope takes her greatest delight in acknowledging Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior.

Silent Voices

Author: St. Mary's School (Storm Lake, Iowa)
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595198074
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178

Book Description

Silent Voices

Author: Irene Kueh
Publisher: Irene Kueh
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 105

Book Description
When the FBI's trail runs cold during a high profile kidnapping, the father of the missing children asks an elite group to take over the case. Elrenia Kitrusen relies on Voices only she can hear to warn her of danger as she assists a mind reader and a dog whisperer from the Seven Foundation to find the victims. Elrenia's Voices grow uncommonly silent when the search leads them to an exotic hunting ground filled with danger, mystery, and a definite taste of the unknown where they become both hunter and the hunted. As they uncover treachery and a sinister plot, Elrenia and her friends put their individual gifts to the ultimate test just to stay alive.

Raise Your Voice

Author: Kathy Khang
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830885323
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 190

Book Description
It can be hard to speak up when power dynamics keep us silent and marginalized, especially when race, ethnicity, and gender are factors. Activist Kathy Khang roots our voice and identity in the image of God, showing how we can raise our voices for the sake of God's justice. We are created to speak, and we can both speak up for ourselves and speak out on behalf of others.