Set among the wistful Victorians of San Francisco, the second installment of the Darcy Lott series finds stuntwoman Darcy once again plagued by murder. Recently returned to San Francisco to assist her Zen teacher in his new zendo, Darcy cannot shake the pain of her brother's disappearance. When she spies him on the roof of the zendo, she hurries to catch him--and finds him gone. And when another disappearance rattles Darcy the very next day, she realizes...

After a young man from the poorest part of Trinidad goes missing during the end of British colonialism, a farmhand is offered a generous stipend to become a watchman and determine what happened to the missing man.

A resourceful young boy tries to help three hungry ghosts find something to eat.

Hungry Ghosts is cooked up by the best-selling author and veteran chef, Anthony Bourdain (Kitchen Confidential, Emmy-Award winning TV star of Parts Unknown) and acclaimed novelist Joel Rose (Kill, Kill, Faster, Faster) back again from their New York Times #1 best seller, Get Jiro! Featuring real recipes cooked up by Bourdain himself, this horror anthology is sure to please--and scare! On a dark, haunted night, a Russian Oligarch dares a circle of...

Buy now to get the main key ideas from Gabor Maté's In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts (2007) offers a powerful look into the reality of addiction. Dr. Gabor Maté begins by introducing many of his patients, all suffering mentally and physically because of addiction. He paints a raw picture of addiction's effects on the human body and psyche. He then dives into the root causes of addiction, offering a biological and psychological...

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts is a compassionate look at drug addiction by best-selling author and physican Gabor Maté. This insightful book explores the scientific and psychological causes of addiction, as well as the impact on the addicts treated at the Downtown Eastside Vancouver clinic where Maté is a physician. He widens the lens to address the larger societal problem - speaking also to the risks of the more "high-status" addictions, such as...

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:#1 At the crackhouse, the patients often complain about the medication their psychiatrists give them, as it is not enough to alleviate their withdrawal symptoms, but too much for them to handle. #2 The author works in a building that used to be a hotel, now called the Portland Hotel. The building features wide staircases, wooden balustrades, and musty landings. It replaced...

"Witches have been banned from Arrett for years. Which is why Milly has tried to ignore the tingling light that appears in her palm anytime she conjures up a wish. She has too many responsibilities as the oldest girl at St. George's Orphanage to get caught up in magicks. Sweet, quirky Cilla, though, has always longed for that power, even if it could be dangerous for her. Milly has always kept an eye out for her, but then, in a case of mistaken identity,...

Five people of different ages, races, and backgrounds search together for sensual, emotional, and spiritual fulfillment. Sex, love, drugs, God: What are people hungry for?