Ingrid Walker
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Publisher
University of Washington Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Whether drinking Red Bull, relieving chronic pain with oxycodone, or experimenting with Ecstasy, Americans participate in a culture of self-medication, using psychoactive substances to enhance or manage our moods. A "drug-free America" seems to be a fantasyland that most people don't want to inhabit. High: Drugs, Desire, and a Nation of Users asks fundamental questions about US drug policies and social norms. Why do we endorse the use of some drugs...
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English
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Bianca is moving fast through the ranks. Maybe too fast. Her body is changing, and she fears what she might become. The power that courses through her veins is sweet and tempting. But her prison has no way out, and the price for freedom is high. There is more to Bianca's struggles than meets the eye and even she ignores the depth of the trail she must follow to get her revenge against the Black King. Through the machinations of fate, she discovers...
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English
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Bianca is a Trove, her blood so powerful that it allows vampires to stroll in the sunlight. She lives a life of masquerade parties, governesses, and flirting with eligible men like the irresistible thief, Nyro Stonehelm. But soon a visit from the Vampire King brings Bianca face to face with a terrible reality-her father has gambled everything away, and still owes more. To set an example, the King executes him, and that fateful day, Bianca loses everything...