Exploring the culture of performance anxiety, this book delves into how personal concerns about self-presentation are amplified by media technologies. It examines foundational theories from Erving Goffman, Jacques Lacan, and Jean Baudrillard to understand the evolution of social performances. Through diverse case studies, it highlights representations of performance anxiety in recent French cinema, fashion blogs, and the nostalgic rockabilly music scene, revealing the intricate ways these anxieties manifest and are interpreted in contemporary culture.
"The Fasting Diet" offers a medically sound approach to fasting, highlighting its benefits for detoxification, immune support, and emotional clarity. Authored by an expert, it presents a safe way to experience the advantages of fasting without compromising health or significantly changing your lifestyle.
Have your eyes opened to things in the Word of God you may never have considered before, all in an easy-to-read daily format -- 365 days of Bible study drawn from the Facebook wall of a San Francisco pastor and community servant, turned into a book at the request of his worldwide congregation!
Struggling against the constraints of her upbringing, Joni Arable embarks on a transformative journey to reclaim her identity. At twenty-four, she defies her parents' expectations by traveling out west with her estranged Aunt Dottie, a figure shunned for her beliefs. Determined to embrace her passion for writing scary stories and express herself freely, Joni seeks to uncover the truth behind her family's rejection of Dottie. This quest for self-discovery challenges her understanding of faith, family, and personal freedom.
Set against the backdrop of October 1995, this collection features twelve chilling stories centered around a vampire plague that devastates the world. Each tale explores the chaos and horror unleashed by a vengeful entity from the past, immersing readers in a nightmarish atmosphere as characters confront the terrifying reality of their new existence. The stories promise a mix of suspense and supernatural elements, highlighting the impact of this catastrophic event on humanity.
Bold Venture tells an important and riveting untold wartime story of the
American airmen who flew combat missions over Hong Kong during the Second
World War.
Brought to life by the personal accounts of six Navy pilots and one British POW, this is the history of the U.S. Navy airstrikes on Japanese-held Hong Kong.Commander John Lamade started the war in 1941 a nervous pilot of an antiquated biplane. Just over three years later he was in the cockpit of a cutting-edge Hellcat about to lead a strike force of 80 aircraft through the turbulent skies above the South China Sea. His Hong Kong. As a storm of antiaircraft fire darkened the sky, watching from below was POW Ray Jones. For three long years he and his fellow prisoners had endured near starvation conditions in a Japanese internment camp. Did these American aircraft, he wondered, herald freedom?Trawling through historic records, Steven K. Bailey discovered that the story of the U.S. Navy airstrikes on Japanese-held Hong Kong during the final year of World War II had never been told. Operation Gratitude involved nearly 100 U.S. Navy warships and close to a thousand planes. Target Hong Kong brings this massive operation down to a human scale by recounting the air raids through the experiences of seven men whose lives intersected at Hong Kong in January 1945: Commander John D. Lamade, five of his fellow U.S. Navy pilots and the POW Ray Jones. Drawing upon oral histories, diary transcripts, and U.S. Navy documents, this book expertly narrates the intertwined experiences of these servicemen to bring the history to life.
