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(0)James Curran
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English
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Micah Connaught is a jaded priest confronted with a crisis of faith: Is there any reason to believe in people? After discovering a girl was murdered near his church and a police department that could care less, "Father Mick" embarks on a dangerous quest to find her killer in a city that likes being dirty. Inspired by noir mysteries, "At the Hour of Our Death" explores what happens when a cynical society gives up hope, and maybe welcomes death.
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Edinburgh University Press
Pub. Date
©2005
Language
English
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"Culture Wars charts the battle between two generations, one shaped by the immediate post-war period and the other by the cultural revolt of the 1960s. It was a clash that first exploded into life in the 1980s, when the Conservative press and government ridiculed radical young councillors as the 'loony left', and turned them into the pariahs of contemporary politics. This cultural victory proved short lived. The values and political agenda of the...
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English
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Dispatches from the AIDS Pandemic is a unique firsthand account from three public health leaders of CDC's early response to AIDS. Drawing in part on interviews from the CDC's AIDS oral history project, the authors trace the evolution of AIDS from newly recognized disease to pandemic. The first section outlines the earliest days of the epidemic within the United States and the initial prevention strategies. The second section expands the borders of...
16) Captain Buffalo
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Language
English
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After losing his SWAT partner to AIDS, a police officer finally pursues his dream of becoming an actor only to have his brother and SWAT team leader's homophobic views block his path.