Fallen Angels

Author: Walter Dean Myers
Publisher: Zola Books
ISBN: 1939126126
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248

Book Description
Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers is a young adult novel about seventeen-year-old Richie Perry, a Harlem teenager who volunteers for the Army when unable to afford college and is sent to fight in the Vietnam War. Perry and his platoon—Peewee, Lobel, Johnson, and Brunner—come face-to-face with the Vietcong, the harsh realities of war, and some dark truths about themselves. A thoughtful young man with a gift for writing and love of basketball, Perry learns to navigate among fellow soldiers under tremendous stress and struggles with his own fear as he sees things he’ll never forget: the filling of body bags, the deaths of civilians and soldier friends, the effects of claymore mines, the fires of Napalm, and jungle diseases like Nam Rot. Available as an e-book for the first time on the 25th anniversary of its publication, Fallen Angels has been called one of the best Vietnam War books ever and one of the great coming-of-age Vietnam War stories. Filled with unforgettable characters, not least Peewee Gates of Chicago who copes with war by relying on wisecracks and dark humor, Fallen Angels “reaches deep into the minds of soldiers” and makes “readers feel they are there, deep in the heart of war.” Fallen Angels has won numerous awards and honors, including the Coretta Scott King Award, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, a Booklist Editors Choice, and a School Library Journal Best Book. Fallen Angels was #16 on the American Library Association’s list of the most frequently challenged books of 1990–2000 for its realistic depiction of war and those who fight in wars.

Falling Angel

Author: William Hjortsberg
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1453246584
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 317

Book Description
Edgar Award Finalist: The hunt for a vanished singer leads a detective into the depths of the occult in this “terrific” novel (Stephen King). Big-band frontman Johnny Favorite was singing for the troops when a Luftwaffe fighter squadron strafed the bandstand, killing the crowd and leaving the singer near death. The army returned him to a private hospital in upstate New York, leaving him to live out his days as a vegetable while the world forgot him. But Louis Cyphre never forgets. Cyphre had a contract with the singer, stipulating payment upon Johnny’s death—payment that will be denied as long as Johnny clings to life. When Cyphre hires private investigator Harry Angel to find Johnny at the hospital, Angel learns that the singer has disappeared. It is no ordinary missing-person’s case. Everyone he questions dies soon after, as Angel’s investigation ensnares him in a bizarre tangle of black magic, carnival freaks, and grisly voodoo. When the sinister Louis Cyphre begins appearing in Angel’s dreams, the detective fears for his life, his sanity, and his soul. Falling Angel was the basis for the Alan Parker film Angel Heart, starring Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, and Lisa Bonet. This ebook features an illustrated biography of William Hjortsberg including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.

Fallen Angels

Author: Jerry Pournelle
Publisher: Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN: 1618243527
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 540

Book Description
IT ALL HAPPENED SO FAST One minute the two space Hab astronauts were scoop-diving the atmosphere, the next they'd been shot down over the North Dakota Glacier and were the object of a massive manhunt by the United States government. That government, dedicated to saving the environment from the evils of technology, had been voted into power because everybody knew that the Green House Effect had to be controlled, whatever the cost. But who would have thought that the cost of ending pollution would include not only total government control of day-to-day life, but the onset of a new Ice Age Stranded in the anti-technological heartland of America, paralyzed by Earth's gravity, the "Angels" had no way back to the Space Habs, the last bastions of high technology and intellectual freedom on or over the Earth. But help was on its way, help from the most unlikely sources .... Join # 1 national bestsellers Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle and Michael Flynn in a world where civilization is on the ropes, and the environmentalists have created their own worst nightmare: A world of Fallen Angels At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Fallen Angel

Author: Jeff Struecker
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433671409
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402

Book Description
A U.S. Special Ops unit races to Siberia to recover a fallen military satellite containing advanced nuclear fuel before China or Russia can intercept it.

Hush, Hush

Author: Becca Fitzpatrick
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416989420
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 432

Book Description
Sixteen-year old Nora finds forbidden love with a fallen angel, the New York Times Bestseller, now in paperback!

Fallen Angel

Author: Margaret Weis
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 006198051X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388

Book Description
He thought he'd never find heaven again . . . until he met her. Matthew Gallow is a fallen angel, cast out of heaven for daring to disbelieve. Furious, frustrated, and empty, he roams the earth, pretending to cast out demons and preserve souls. He doesn't have faith in anything—or anyone—until the night he nearly dies fighting a true fiend. His whole world is shaken. And when he meets Natalia, he isn't sure if he can trust her...or the attraction he feels for her. Natalia works for Cain, a rocker living on the edge, and she invites Matthew to be a part of his wild stage show. It's perfect—an exorcism for a man who says he's sold his soul to the devil. Only Cain really is in league with Lucifer, and all mankind is at risk. Matthew never before cared whether or not the world went to hell. But as his passion for Natalia grows, he'll fight to the death to rescue her from evil's grasp...and realize that love is the one thing that can save a fallen angel.

Fallen Angel

Author: Barry Mayson
Publisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 320

Book Description

Fallen Angel

Author: Thomas "C-Rock" Wallace
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365063852
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174

Book Description
Enter the world of a former crack head turned stick up boy and millionaire drug lord. Angel, along with a couple friends utilized the drugs and money taken from other dealers to build a drug empire that most only dream of. Everything was going smooth until Cheese's money started slowing up. That's when all hell broke loose, and a war between the two crews left the streets of Baltimore bloody and the police department stumped. This is a story that can only be told by one who has lived it. Thomas "C-Rock" Wallace was raised in and by the mean streets of Baltimore's East Side. Raised by a mother addicted to heroin, he learned to fend for himself at an early age. Early on C-Rock learned it was be predator or prey. Because of this mentality, C-Rock spent the last 20 years serving a life sentence. He hopes you will look beyond the glitz and glamour and see Angel's ultimate goal to get out alive from a game that only ends one of two ways: PRISON OR DEATH!

Fallen Angel

Author: Heather Terrell
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504097424
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 231

Book Description
A not-so-regular high school girl meets the guy of her dreams and finds her destiny in this supernatural thriller from the author of the Books of Eva. Ellie Faneuil lives a pretty normal life in Tillinghast, Maine, if you don’t count the far-flung summer vacations she takes with her do-gooder parents. Oh, and her ability to touch someone and know their deepest, darkest secrets. But all that changes when she meets Michael Chase, the very attractive new guy who claims he knows her from a trip to Guatemala. Ellie feels a very powerful connection with Michael, one that only deepens with a kiss and a tiny taste of blood. Apparently, she and Michael are vampires? If that’s not enough to rock her world, Ellie learns that she can fly. Feeling a fierce urge to use her powers for good is a step in the right direction, especially when Ellie learns the real truth from her parents: she’s no bloodsucker. She comes from a long line of fallen angels, and there’s a prophecy that’s all hers to fulfill . . .

The Confession of Lucifer, Fallen Angel

Author: Chuck A. Maier
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1483466841
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416

Book Description
In 1496, Father Koutrakos is the acting abbot on the monastic island of Mount Athos, Greece. A monk arrives, hoping to give confession, but the father soon learns the monk is actually Satan in disguise. He has come to confront the man, so after revealing himself, Satan lays forth his angelic confession. He wishes to know if he can be absolved of sin and of his very existence. His opinions of mankind and his angelic point of view on spiritual matters cause Father Koutrakos to question all he has come to believe. Five hundred years later, failed book scout Sean Wilde receives a strange phone call. Someone is willing to pay him a lot of money if he will steal a rare book. Sean is soon caught up in an international book heist involving a mysterious book collector, an Italian thief, and even the Smithsonian. The devil's confession is desperately sought, but will Sean be prepared to fathom what he finds?