 | Tales of the Outre
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 |  | Little Gods
Publication Date: June 10, 2010An adventure, a black comedy, a fairy tale of sorts and a romance, Little Gods tells the story of larger-than-life Jean Clocker, whose birth challenges the very balance of nature and whose body resists all attempts to contain it. A girl -- and later, woman -- of unusual size and strength, fitting in is never an option for Jean, but it takes the chaos of war -- and, later, America -- to persuade her to fully appreciate her extraordinary stature. 'A gorgeous, sprawling novel and a rich, colourful tale' Metro 'Four hundred and thirty-one pages of glory' HELEN OYEY...
|  | The Copper Scroll (Political Thrillers Series #4)
Publication Date: March 31, 2007Saddam is gone, Arafat is dead, and a new Iraq is rising. But when a suicide bomber strikes Washington and assassinations unfold from London to Los Angeles, Jon Bennett and Erin McCoy are drawn back into a world of terror they thought was over. At the heart of the mystery lies a 2,000-year-old scroll describing unimaginable treasures that could lead to the Third Jewish Temple. Some call it history's greatest treasure map. Others call it a road map to Armageddon. But the time to find the truth is running out fast. ...
|  | Beyond Millennium
Publication Date: April 7, 2011Prepare yourself for an inside look at the future of humanity in this prophecy-inspired journey from the last days of this age to the very ends of eternity. This thought-provoking work compellingly blends fiction and non-fiction to paint for the reader a picture of what the Bible says will take place in the future. A challenge to the status-quo of traditionally held End-times theology, this book will appeal to those who have a great knowledge of Biblical prophecy as well as those who have only a basic understanding. ...
|  | Allegories of War: Language and Violence in Old English Poetry
Publication Date: March 15, 1990Explores the intersection of spirituality and violence in Old English poetry using contemporary approaches ...
|  | The Jarrow Lass (Jarrow Trilogy 1)
Publication Date: September 1, 2011| Series: Jarrow Trilogy 1 Brought up on her parents' smallholding in Jarrow in the harsh years of the 1870s, selling vegetables to poverty-struck Irish labourers such as the unruly McMullens, Rose dreams of the world beyond the grime of the town, a world she glimpsed at a fairytale wedding on the Ravensworth Estate as a child.Capturing the heart of handsome and respectable steelworker William Fawcett, it seems her wish for a better life is finally within reach.But tragedy strikes, and to save her young family from destitution, Rose must turn to wild John M...
|  | The Last Pope
Publication Date: March 1, 2005“Has drawn comparisons with The Shoes of the Fisherman and The DaVinci Code.”-Connecticut PostIn the tradition of the classic bestseller The Shoes of the Fisherman, this evocative and moving novel takes you deep inside the inner world of the Vatican and the American branch of the Holy See to dramatize the great moral issues dividing the Church.The passing of humble and beloved Pope Gregory XVIII brings the Lords of the Church to the Basilica of St. Peter in Rome to meet in its secret recesses and elect a new pope. They find they must choose betwee...
|  | Eureka: Substitution Method
Release Date: August 31, 2010| Series: Eureka (Book 1) Welcome to Eureka.Population: BRILLIANTIt's a town of geniuses-and now it's the smartest series going. Founded by Albert Einstein and Harry Truman after WWII, Eureka is home to the greatest minds in science and technology. But the creations of these eccentric geniuses threaten to destroy the world as often as they save it. Jack Carter is the everyman sheriff who must use his common sense and unique street smarts to keep a lid on this Pandora's Box of a town. Especially now, when Eureka's people, cars, and buildings are being swappe...
|  | An Alien Affair: Mission Earth Volume 4
Publication Date: April 1, 1989| Series: Mission Earth (Book 4) Once it's it got you, it won't let you go. Fast, fiery, and nonstop fun, from the crash and roar of a demolition derby to the dark doings of the wicked Miss Pinch. In these continuing misadventures of aliens on Earth, Soltan Gris tells his sad tale of attempts to thwart his sworn enemy, Jettero Heller, who is on mission to salvage Earth. But Gris has to contend with a belly dancer who's spending him into bankruptcy, a mad PR man out to make Heller a legend, an unhinged Mafia hired gun sent to hit the Director of the CIA, and the...
|  | The Age of Innocence (Dover Thrift Editions)
Publication Date: July 11, 1997| ISBN-10: 0486298035 | ISBN-13: 978-0486298030Deeply moving study of the tyrannical and rigid requirements of New York high society in the late 19th century and the effect of those strictures on the lives of three people. Vividly characterized drama of affection thwarted by a man’s sense of honor, family, and societal pressures. A long-time favorite with readers and critics alike. ...
|  | A Personal Matter
Publication Date: January 13, 1994Oe’s most important novel, A Personal Matter, has been called by The New York Times “close to a perfect novel.” In A Personal Matter, Oe has chosen a difficult, complex though universal subject: how does one face and react to the birth of an abnormal child? Bird, the protagonist, is a young man of 27 with antisocial tendencies who more than once in his life, when confronted with a critical problem, has “cast himself adrift on a sea of whisky like a besotted Robinson Crusoe.” But he has never faced a crisis as personal or grave ...
|  | Stages of Drama: Classical to Contemporary Theater
Publication Date: December 25, 2002| ISBN-10: 031239733X | ISBN-13: 978-0312397333| Edition: Fifth Edition With a distinctive emphasis on performance and a comprehensive selection of classic and contemporary plays — Stages of Drama truly engages students by presenting plays not only as texts on the page, but also as works that come to life on the stage. ...
|  | Inmensidad de Amor: Antologia de Poemas (Spanish Edition)
Publication Date: April 22, 2010Colección de poemas religiosos que exaltan el amor de Dios. ...
|  | Fernando Pessoa & Co.: Selected Poems
Publication Date: April 1998Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935) - a poet who lived most his life in Lisbon, Portugal, and who died in obscurity there - has in recent years gained international recognition as one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. Now Richard Zenith has collected in a single volume all the major poetry of "one of the most extraordinary poetic talents the century has produced" (Microsoft Network's Reading Forum). Fernando Pessoa was as much a creator of personas as he was of poetry, prose, and criticism. He wrote under numerous "heteronyms," literary alter egos with ful...
|  | Anthologie de la poesie francaise contemporaine: Les trente dernieres annees (Collection "Espaces") (French Edition)
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|  | Das Frauenbad (Fiction, Poetry & Drama) (German Edition)
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|  | Laura Ingalls Wilder (Twayne's United States Authors Series)
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|  | Writing History, Writing Trauma (Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society)
Publication Date: November 2, 2000| ISBN-10: 0801864968 | ISBN-13: 978-0801864964| Edition: 1 Trauma and its often symptomatic aftermath pose acute problems for historical representation and understanding. InWriting History, Writing Trauma, Dominick LaCapra provides a broad-ranging, critical inquiry into the problem of trauma, notably with respect to major historical events. In a series of interlocking essays, he explores theoretical and literary-critical attempts to come to terms with trauma as well as the crucial role post-traumatic testimonies—particularly Holocaust testimonies...
|  | Convergence of Birds
Publication Date: May 25, 2006Jonathan Safran Foer has long had a passion for the work of the twentieth-century American assemblage artist Joseph Cornell. Inspired by Cornell's avian-themed boxes, and suspecting that they would be similarly inspiring to others, Foer began to write letters. The responses he received from luminaries of American writing were nothing short of astounding. Twenty writers generously contributed pieces of prose and poetry that are as eclectic as they are imaginative, and the result is a unique collaborative project and one of the most significant engagements of lite...
|  | Dirty Diana (Siren Menage Amour)
Publication Date: November 23, 2009| Series: Siren Menage Amour [Menage Amour: Erotic Cowboy Menage a Quatre Romance, F/M/M/M, Contemporary, Public Exhibition] Porn star Diana Marco had a prominent reputation in the adult film industry, starring in numerous films under the name Dirty Diana. But after thirteen years, Diana feels a need for something more meaningful in her life and plans for retirement. However, after filming her last movie, she's abducted and taken to the middle of nowhere. In a desperate need to save her life, Diana escapes her captors and hitches a ride to the sheriff's dep...
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