City of Saints and Madmen

Publisher: PicadorAuthor(s): Jeff VanderMeerNumber of pages: 704Collection: The Ambergris TrilogyPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 130 x 191 x 43Co...

Reducere. From the author of Borne and Annihilation comes the one-volume hardcover reissue of his cult classic Ambergris Trilogy. Before Area X, there was Am...

Reducere. A secret sect of the Catholic Church, armed with an ancient book of the undead called The Gospel of Shadows, has been slowly destroying vampires fo...

Marcelino lives alone on his parents' farm, set deep in the beautiful but impoverished countryside of northern Spain. When his brother tricks him o...

Reducere. 1859.War is coming.In the mounting tension all eyes turn west, to the Kingdom of Deseret. The Madman Orson Pratt's perfection of air-ship technolog...

Reducere. January 1995. The first prison ever condemned by the United Nations for "Active Practices of Torture" was shut down by a civil lawsuit. Huntingdon ...

Sir Richard Francis Burton was perhaps the most colorful British explorer of the 19th century. In 1860 he left England and his fiance to explore th...

Reducere. Catholicism has long been the dominant religion among ethnic Mexicans in the U.S. Recent shifts, however, have challenged the traditional associati...

Reducere. North Korea: Unmasking Three Generations of Mad Men explores the mysterious legacy of the Kim family. From the annexation of Korea by Japan to the ...

Reducere. Never has the term mad scientist been more fascinatingly explored than in internationally recognized popular science author Clifford Pickover's ric...

Reducere. You will be fascinated and inspired by stories of more than 200 women saints. From mothers like Elizabeth of Hungary and prophetic saints like Hild...

Reducere. ``God gave me a father and mother more worthy of heaven than of earth.`` --Saint Therese of Lisieux The recent, and unprecedented, canonization by ...

Reducere. Picture Book of Saints by popular Catholic Book Publishing author Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, SVD, recounts the lives of over 100 popular saints. Wri...

Reducere. Ephesians 4: 11-16 offers instruction and encouragement for all who want to help the church grow. More than that, it challenges every Christian to ...

Celebrating the extraordinary lives of twelve remarkable people

Reducere. A slumping, smart-mouthed detective is hired to investigate the most powerful man in his city - the priest."This author has caused me to read seven...

Reducere. As parents, helping our children get to Heaven is of the utmost importance. The only other alternative is Hell, and both destinations are for etern...

Inspirational tales of remarkable people, especially selected for their appeal and relevance to children aged about 7 to 11.

Reducere. Now fully revised and updated The Book of Saints is a comprehensive biographical dictionary of saints canonised by the Roman Catholic Church. It co...

Reducere. This book of the life of the saints, written and illustrated by Maria Athanasiou, is a labor of love. It will help each of us keep the purpose of o...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Juliet MitchellThis worthy successor to Juliet Mitchell's pathbreaking Psychoanalysis and Feminism is both a defense of the...

Reducere. TAKING UP SERPENTS AMERICAN CULTS, MESSIAHS, AND MADMENOne man's cult is another man's religion. That's often been said - but is it true? Despite t...

A gripping and beguiling debut reading group mystery for fans of Tigers in Red Weather and Tangerine.Publisher: Bonnier Books LtdAuthor(s): Inga Ve...

A classic account of the 1968 Golden Globe sailing race, in which 9 sailors competing to be the first person to single-handedly circumnavigate the ...

Reducere. In 1968, nine sailors set off on the most daring race ever held: to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe nonstop. It was a feat that had never ...

Reducere. Increase your family's devotion to the Most Blessed Sacrament! St. Therese of the Child Jesus and her family studied and prayed for sixty-nine days...

Reducere. Sixty-three Saints of the Western Church from the 1st to the 20th Century Saints are the men and women who best love Christ and His Church. They ma...

Reducere. Each entry explains why the saint is patron of whatever he or she is patron of, includes a summary of the saint's life, and highlights unusual or l...

Reducere. Test Your New Orleans Saints Knowledge The Ultimate New Orleans Saints Trivia Book is a staple for anyone who loves football, sports trivia, and th...

A look at the philosophical underpinnings of the hit TV show, Mad Men With its swirling cigarette smoke, martini lunches, skinny ties, and tight pe...

Publisher: Insight EditionsAuthor(s): Swami Bhakti Ballabha Tirtha Maharaja Thirtha MaharajaNumber of pages: 240Collection: MandalaPublication date...

Difficult Men is an insightful history of popular US TV drama which traces the emergence of shows such as The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Mad Men and T...

The complete critical companion. An episode-by-episode guide to all seven seasons of AMC's }Mad Men{. Includes illustrations by Max Dalton and a fo...

Reducere. These stories from the life and medical career of a Navy SEAL - turned doctor - are surprising, riveting, and inspiring. A family physician deliver...

Reducere. Favorite Novenas to the Saints is an accessible booklet filled with the most popular Novenas honoring the Saints. Perfectly sized and printed in tw...

Reducere. A poignant and powerful spiritual memoir about how the lives of the saints changed the life of a modern woman. In My Sisters the Saints, author Col...

Saints and Lodgers offers an introduction to the wide range of Davies's poetry which lies beyond his famous reputation. Here are hymns to the beaut...

The idea of saints and sainthood are familiar to all, irrelevant of religious faith. In this Very Short Introduction, Simon Yarrow looks at the ori...

Reducere. Much ink has been spilled over the men of the Mexican Revolution, but far less has been written about its women. Kathy Sosa, Ellen Riojas Clark, an...