 | The Bible Salesman: A Novel
Publication Date: September 23, 2009Preston Clearwater has been a criminal since stealing two chain saws and 1,600 pairs of aviator sunglasses from the army during the Second World War.Back on the road in postwar North Carolina, now a member of a car-theft ring, he picks up hitchhiking Henry Dampier, an innocent twenty-year-old Bible salesman.Clearwater immediately recognizes Henry as smart but gullible, just the associate he needs--one who will believe Clearwater is working undercover for the F.B.I.; one who will drive the cars Clearwater steals as Clearwater follows along in his own car at...
 |  | The Best of Bad Faulkner: choice entries from the faux faulkner contest
Publication Date: October 15, 1991| Series: Harvest/HBJ Original As I Lay Dieting, "Abe's Saloon! Abe's Saloon!" Sound like Faulkner with a twist? It is-bad Faulkner, or, to be exact, some of the best of bad Faulkner composed by the hundreds who have entered the Faux Faulkner Contest. Here, too, are outstanding Faulkner parodies from the past-even one written by Faulkner himself. Caricatures. ...
|  | Edge of Dawn: A Midnight Breed Novel
Release Date: February 26, 2013| Series: Midnight Breed In this pulse-pounding and thrillingly sensual novel, New York Times bestselling author Lara Adrian returns to the mesmerizing world of the Midnight Breed, following new characters into a dark future where an uneasy peace can unravel into war—and a great betrayal can mask an all-consuming love. Twenty years after the terror of First Dawn—when mankind learned that vampires lived secretly among them—the threat of violence reigns as the two species struggle to coexist. The only group preserving the fragile harmony ...
|  | Behind the Veil (The Royal Pavilions #3) (Book 3)
Publication Date: June 1998Amid the devastation of war, the crusaders face a formidable foe. . . . But their strength of mind and trust in the Almighty give them the perseverance to endure.Confident in Helena Lysander's safety at his family's castle, Norman warrior Tancred Redwan prepares to travel on to Antioch in search of his Moorish cousin Mosul, assassin of Tancred's brother. But a message from Helena's bodyguard reveals that her entourage was overtaken and she never reached the castle. Held captive by the corrupt Bishop Constantine, Helena now faces marriage to a Moslem prince, arrange...
|  | Awakening the Dragon--Book One of the Dragon Clan Trilogy
Publication Date: October 7, 2007To protect herself and her loved ones from the violent cult, Rachael risks everything by awakening her dragon spirit prematurely.As the dragon rises within her, the cult surround her home with the intent on killing the new witch who lives inside and burning the evidence of the murder of the previous owner ...
|  | Witch Killer (Warhammer Novels)
Publication Date: December 26, 2006| Series: Warhammer Novels In the third novel of the series, witch hunter Mathias Thulmann continues his search for the forbidden tome Das Buch die Unholden. Trailing the thieves into the wildest reaches of the Empire, Thulmann and his murderous assistant Streng end up in a mysterious, isolated town. Can they find the book and escape before their souls are trapped forever in this web of evil? ...
|  | Horrors!: 365 Scary Stories
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|  | El comite de la muerte (Narrativa Historica / Historic Narratives)
Publication Date: September 28, 2005| Series: Narrativa Historica / Historic Narratives Una vez a la semana un grupo de medicosse reune en el Hospital General de Suffolk para valorar si las muertes ocurridas en ese centro podrian haberse evitado. Ase tribunal, al que se conoce como Comite de la Muerte, traza de ese modo el destino de los individuos que desean dedicar su vidaa la practica de la Medicina... ...
|  | The Bishop's Tale (Sister Frevisse Medieval Mysteries)
Release Date: December 1, 1994"MAY GOD STRIKE ME DOWN WITHIN THE HOUR!"Tothe guests at the mourning feast for Thomas Chaucer, the last words of Sir Clement Sharpe had been enough to damn him in the eyes of God. Detested by all who knew him, his final blasphemy had turned even God's anger against him and his death would be a lesson well-remembered. None among them would ever forget the sight of God striking down a sinning man, and each would keep in their heart the need to honor God's charity and love in all the hours of their lives.But the crafty Dame Frevisse and cunning Bishop Be...
|  | The Optimists
Publication Date: April 10, 2006Clem Glass was a successful photojournalist, firm in the belief that photographs could capture truth and beauty. Until he went to Africa and witnessed the aftermath of a genocidal massacre.Clem returns to London with his faith in human nature shattered and his life derailed. Nothing-work, love, sex-can rouse his interest and no other outlook can restore his faith. The one person Clem is able to connect with is his sister, who has made her own sudden retreat from reality into the shadows of mental illness, and he finds some peace nursing her back to health in r...
|  | The Word Exchange: Anglo-Saxon Poems in Translation
Publication Date: April 9, 2012| ISBN-10: 0393342417 | ISBN-13: 978-0393342413| Edition: 1 "A book the many fans of Heaney's Beowulf might take home and dip into, almost at random, for years." —Publishers WeeklyFeaturing 123 all-new translations by seventy-four of our most celebrated poets—including Seamus Heaney, Robert Pinsky, Billy Collins, Eavan Boland, Richard Wilbur, and many others—“this brilliant anthology infuses new vigor into Old English poetry” (Library Journal). Presented in an authoritative bilingual edition, The Word Exchange is as fascin...
|  | The Apocalypse Tapestries
Publication Date: December 13, 2004Poems, prose poems and reflections, some inspired by memories of travels and everyday life, others by old tapestries of St. John writing the Book of Revelation. The title refers to the "Apocalypse Tapestries" conserved in the Château of Angers. This book has been translated into Italian (Gli Arazzi dell'Apocalisse, trans. Marco Morello, I quaderni di Hebenon, 2006) and is forthcoming in French (La Fontaine invisible, trans. Françoise Daviet, Éditions Tarabuste). ...
|  | The Faerie Queene, Book 5 (Bk. 5)
Publication Date: March 30, 2006| ISBN-10: 087220801X | ISBN-13: 978-0872208018Part of a series of Spenser's great work in five volumes. Each includes its own Introduction, annotation, notes on the text, bibliography, glossary, and index of characters; Spenser's "Letter to Raleigh" and a short Life of Edmund Spenser appear in every volume. Book Five of The Faerie Queene is Spenser's Legend of Justice. It tells of the knight Artegall's efforts to rid Faerie Land of tyranny and injustice, aided by his sidekick Talus and the timely intervention of his betrothed, the woman warrior Br...
|  | The Art of Love (Vintage Classics)
Release Date: March 5, 2012| Series: Vintage Classics It may have been written in the days of chariot races, gladiators, and emperors, but this new translation of the best teacher in history on the subject of love contains enduringly useful and entertaining adviceAre you a sought-after dreamboat forever turning down invitations from attractive admirers? Is your life filled with passionate escapades and fashionable parties? Do you look and feel fantastic all the time? If not, then perhaps there is something you can learn from Ovid. Including both the Ars Amatoria (The Art ...
|  | Poetic Commentary: Poetry About Life and Love
Publication Date: June 11, 2010Poetic Commentary is a moving and thrilling anthology of poetry that weaves positive Christian messages with personal life experiences and ideals. Now, more than ever, one needs a positive and caring message about life. This book is based on life experiences, both joyous and tragic. The poem, "Understanding" touts the importance of seeing life through another person's eyes. Have you ever had a life-changing epiphany? "Self love means honoring the spirit and the gift that God gave you; The poem "Love Yourself" expertly captures the sentiment-with graceful and me...
|  | The Cambridge Companion to Harriet Beecher Stowe (Cambridge Companions to Literature)
Publication Date: August 2, 2004| Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature This Companion provides fresh perspectives on the frequently read classic Uncle Tom's Cabin as well as on topics of perennial interest, such as Harriet Beecher Stowe's representation of race, her attitude to reform, and her relationship to the American novel. Cindy Weinstein comprehensively investigates Stowe's impact on the American literary tradition and the novel of social change. ...
|  | Allen Ginsberg (Twayne's United States Authors Series)
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|  | Japan and the Culture of the Four Seasons: Nature, Literature, and the Arts
Publication Date: March 20, 2012Elegant representations of nature and the four seasons populate a wide range of Japanese genres and media -- from poetry and screen painting to tea ceremonies, flower arrangements, and annual observances. In Japan and theCulture of the Four Seasons, Haruo Shirane shows how, when, and why this practice developed and explicates the richly encoded social, religious, and political meanings of this imagery. Refuting the belief that this tradition reflects Japan's agrarian origins and supposedly mild climate, Shirane traces the establishment of seasonal topics to th...
|  | Danse Macabre
Release Date: February 23, 2010From the author of dozens of #1 New York Times bestsellers and the creator of many unforgettable movies comes a vivid, intelligent, and nostalgic journey through three decades of horror as experienced through the eyes of the most popular writer in the genre. In 1981, years before he sat down to tackle On Writing, Stephen King decided to address the topic of what makes horror horrifying and what makes terror terrifying. Here, in ten brilliantly written chapters, King delivers one colorful observation after another about the great stories, books, and films that c...
|  | Therese Raquin (Garnier-Flammarion) (French Edition)
Publication Date: November 10, 1993| ISBN-10: 2080702297 | ISBN-13: 978-2080702296At last he was rid of his crime. He had killed Camille. It was a matter that was settled, and would be spoken of no more. He was now going to lead a tranquil existence, until he could take possession of Therese. The thought of the murder had at times half choked him, but now that it was accomplished, he felt a weight removed from his chest, and breathed at ease, cured of the suffering that hesitation and fear had given him. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition....
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