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Heidegger's Glasses opens during the end of World War II in a failing Germany coming apart at the seams. The Third Reich's strong reliance on the occult and its obsession with the astral plane has led to the formation of an underground compound of...
"Directed by Desire. is a powerful addition to the entire canon of American poetry. "-Booklist. Now in paperback, Directed by Desire is the definitive overview of June Jordan's -poetry. Collecting the finest work from Jordan's ten volumes, as well...
"This beach read will win readers over with its wit and wisdom. A clever, sad and sweet turn on Thelma and Louise [with] what may be the funniest not-quite-heist ever pulled off. " -- Publishers Weekly.
The folklore of the Scottish Highlands is unique and very much alive. Anne Ross is a Gaelic-speaking scholar and archaeologist who has lived and worked in crofting communities, which has enabled her to collect information firsthand and assess the ...
Enthralling tales of Beowulf, Charlemagne, Siegfried, Arthur and Guinevere, Merlin, Tristan and Iseult, El Cid, and others, invaluable for what they reveal to us of European cultures in medieval times. Folklorist and mythologist H. A. Guerber's sp...
In this warm, personal story-rich in cultural details-Luke meets Mary, the mother of Jesus, and learns of Jesus' life and ministry through her memories. This simple, unadorned novella imagines what would have happened if "Luke," the Antiochian, Gr...
Legions of readers entranced by the New York Times bestseller Twilight won't be disappointed by this gripping sequel. In New Moon, Stephenie Meyer delivers another irresistible combination of romance and suspense with a supernatural twist. Passion...
Luna nueva /New Moon Movie Tie-in (Spanish Edition) (Twilight Saga)
When the trumpet sounds, where will you be? Passengers in an airborne Boeing 747 find out in this riveting novel by renowned Christian speaker Tim LaHaye and master storyteller Jerry Jenkins. Without any warning, passengers mysteriously disappear ...
Left Behind: An Experience in Sound and Drama: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days
1st edition paperback, vg+
The definitive collection of Tolkien's classic "fairie" tales, in the vein of The Hobbit, illustrated by Oscar winner Alan Lee. Never before published in a single volume, Tolkien's four novellas (Farmer Giles of Ham, Leaf by Niggle, Smith of Woott...