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The ascent of Eli Israel, and other stories
By Jon Papernick. 2002
In a land where sudden death is an everyday fact of life, a boy dodges bullets and searches through rubble…
for news of his soldier father. An aging rabbi's faith is tested by a crippling, seemingly supernatural affliction. A middle-aged man comforts his Holocaust-survivor mother as she faces senility, convinced that Nazis are conspiring against her. And the mysterious biblical red heifer makes a startling appearance in the midst of a decidedly contemporary struggle. 2002.Monstrologie: tout sur les monstres
By Arthur G Slade, Pierre Corbeil, Jocelyne Doray, Hélène Laplante. 2007
Quinze monstres issus de folklores du monde entier se voient ici consacrer six pages chacun au fil desquelles sont révélés…
leur âge, expressions favorites, films préférés, lieux de prédilection, meilleurs souvenirs du secondaire, taille, cote d'élégance, caractéristiques physiques particulières, pouvoirs, origines, etc. Un ouvrage qui s'inscrit sous le signe de l'humour, mais qui n'en présente pas moins quelques informations intéressantes sur les légendes entourant Dracula, Golem, Méduse, Loki, Frankenstein, le Sasquatch, Baba Yaga, le monstre du Loch Ness, et plus. Années 5-8. 2007. Titre uniforme: Monsterology.L'encyclopédie de la fantasy: [dans le monde des créatures imaginaires]
By Judy Allen, Nelly Zeitlin, Florence Bas. 2010
Réédition. En neuf chapitres (Le petit peuple - Esprits et génies de la nature - Animaux étranges - Bêtes fabuleuses…
- Les créatures mythologiques - Magie et sortilèges - Les métamorphoses - Les morts-vivants - Fantômes et apparitions), cette encyclopédie répertorie les créatures fantaisistes nées de l'imagination des hommes de l'Antiquité à nos jours, issues non seulement de la littérature d'"heroïc fantasy", mais du folklore et de la mythologie des cinq continents. Années 4-7. 2010. Titre uniforme: Fantasy encyclopedia.The sword is forged
By Evangeline Walton. 1983
La mythologie viking
By Neil Gaiman. 2021
L'univers de Neil Gaiman est nourri par les légendes nordiques. Il revient à ses sources et nous raconte enfin la…
grande saga des dieux scandinaves qui l'ont inspiré pour son chef d'œuvre American Gods. De la genèse des neuf mondes au crépuscule des dieux et l'ère des hommes, ils reprennent vie : Odin, le plus puissant des dieux, sage, courageux et rusé ; Thor, son fils, incroyablement fort mais tumultueux ; Loki fils d'un géant et frère d'Odin, escroc et manipulateur inégalable... Fières, impulsives et passionnées, ces divinités mythiques nous livrent enfin ici leur passionnante – et très humaine – histoire. Embarquez au son de la voix profonde de Julien Chatelet à la rencontre des grands mythes nordiquesMartin Bridge ready for takeoff! (Beginning chapter book)
By Joseph Kelly, Jessica Scott Kerrin, Jessica Kerrin. 2005
Three stories about Martin at home and at school. "Riddles" is about school bus drivers, "Faster Blaster" concerns telling lies,…
and "Smithereens" tells about exploding friendships and rockets. A beginning chapter book. For grades 2-4. 2005On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
By Cathy Goldberg Fishman, Melanie W. Hall. 2000
A young girl describes the activities and meaning of the Jewish High Holy Days as she celebrates them with her…
family. Explains why Rosh Hashanah, the New Year, takes place in the seventh month and why Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is a fasting day. For grades K-3. 1997On the road with the archangel: a novel
By Frederick Buechner. 1997
Nineveh, circa 650 B.C. Archangel Raphael carries two prayers for death to the Most High and fulfills the command to…
set everything right. Tobit, a blind man, and Sarah, a reluctant bride accused of murdering seven grooms, find unexpected answers to their mutual prayerSeize the story: a handbook for teens who like to write
By Victoria Hanley. 2008
Presents creative-writing tips and exercises, from freewriting to understanding the elements of fiction. Provides examples for character development, motivation, and…
perspective. Assesses difficult aspects of writing fiction, such as creating the setting and mood, and infusing your style and voice into the story. For junior and senior high readers. 2008I died in 1990, in an automobile accident in Alaska on the Seward Highway. Soon thereafter, I found myself sitting…
on the ground outside my home in south Anchorage. Only my home wasn't there. Actually, the whole subdivision was missing. Because I soon learned that it wasn't 1990 anymore; it was 1963. But how could that be? In 1963, I was a 9-year old boy living in upstate New York. How did I get here, and why? Could I get back the life I knew? I wanted my wife back! Meeting With The Well Known details my journey back to 1990 from 1963. The impossible circumstances, the delicate change of history, and the call of God to challenge the Church's misconception of time. An adventure so incredible, I dare not declare it as true.The Art of Warfare and Fantasy Writing
By Nadia Hleb, Ricardo Cebrián Salé. 2016
This is not one of those books that suggests reading Sun Tzu's The Art of War even on the toilet,…
but rather gives practical tips to help inexperienced writers with their battles… With the help of various acclaimed authors and real historical examples, you’ll learn: *What to keep in mind when designing a battle *What types of weapons exist and why they’re used *Different real tactics that you can apply *Different options for narrating a battleThe Bible for Unbelievers: The Beginning-Genesis
By Laura Watkinson, Guus Kuijer. 2016
One of Northern Europe's most popular writers, Guus Kuijer was fascinated with the Bible from an early age, but was…
never able to believe it, no matter how hard he tried. Now, in prose that is humorous and sometimes irreverent, Kuijer reinterprets the most popular book in the world, making it new again for the twenty-first century and for the first time rendering it accessible to "unbelievers"—that is, to people who are ready to appreciate it as something other than a sacred text. The first volume of The Bible for Unbelievers tells the story of the Book of Genesis as an agnostic novel in which man's curiosity causes creation, not God alone. Kuijer explores the nagging loneliness of the universe before creation. He asks if man and woman are indeed God's handiwork or vice versa. The entire cast of characters in this Bible is imperfect, a little lawless, and at times fumbling and jealous—God included. Kuijer's afterword tells us that no story can "come to life unless the storyteller makes it his or her own." There's a charming invitation in these pages for us all to dare to revisit our founding myths and the roles we play in them. The Bible for Unbelievers is here to draw us into questions that have no answers. It does so not with fear or religiosity, but with joy.The Fat Boy and the Money Bomb
By William C. Sailor. 2013
This is the story of a young whistleblower, Stanley Hall, who ends up changing "business as usual" at a nuclear…
weapons laboratory. His story, prior to being in the bomb business, includes periods of euphoria and recklessness followed by extreme grief and remorse. In his darkest hours he becomes concerned with greater moral good. At the Fairfield National Laboratory, he can either "play nice" or risk his career by reporting the fraud and abuse that is in front of him. His dilemma is further complicated by the close personal relationships that he has with some of the people he works with, whom he considers to be his friends.I'm Just a Teenage Punchbag: POIGNANT AND FUNNY: A NOVEL FOR A GENERATION OF WOMEN
By Jackie Clune. 2020
'Obligatory reading for all parents of teenagers!' NIGELLA LAWSON'Bloody marvellous. Horribly familiar, funny, touching, sad, brutally honest...clutch this book to…
your stained T-shirt and never let it go.' JO BRAND'Terrific. A remarkable blend of hilarity and heartbreak with a really satisfying plot. Being childless never felt so good.' GRAHAM NORTON'Warm and witty... The competitive mothering, the hell that is other people's children, the fights and accusations of Homeland inquisition all rang deliciously true... a most entertaining read.' KATHY LETTE'Very poignant... A moving read as well as a funny one.' JANE GARVEY 'Honest, hilarious and painful' WOMAN & HOMEWarning!! This novel may lead you to make rash and life-changing decisions!**Probably don't read if you fear you may be ripe for liberation. Or if you sometimes wee when you laugh...First there was Having It All, then there was Bridget Jones' s Diary and I Don't Know How She Does It. Now there is Teenage Punchbag.I'm Just A Teenage Punchbag is a laugh-out-loud, sob-on-the bus journey through the so-called life of a middle-aged woman.Ciara is mother to three ungrateful, entitled teenagers, is married to steady Martin, a man with hairy udders, and is grieving for her mum who now lives in the wardrobe in a cardboard box from the crematorium. She finds solace in her anonymous blog, and in the daily chats she has with her mum's ashes (often the best conversations she has all day.)Despite the menopause, the invisibility of middle age and the daily self-esteem bashings, courtesy of her kids, Ciara manages to navigate the stormy waters of grief and family life - until her mask slips and she is cast out from the family bosom. She embarks on a mission to fulfil her mum's dying wishes to have her remains sprinkled from the top of the Empire State Building, finding company, distraction and - ultimately - herself in the process.If motherhood is a job - who says you can't resign?The Testimony
By Laura London. 1983
A classic novel from acclaimed author Laura London, for fans of Julie Garwood, Jude Deveraux, Loretta Chase, Johanna Lindsey and…
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss. For vibrant Christine Ludan, the six months apart from her husband has been a dark time. But now dynamic Jesse Ludan, Milwaukee's controversial reporter, is coming home.Christine yearns for their lives to flow together once again, just as their bodies melt in passionate embrace. But she dares not speak of Jesse's painful experience...and he is reluctant to intrude into her gentle world. They are united by a thousand shared thoughts and feelings, yet sometimes they seem like strangers as they struggle to reaffirm the deeply felt joy that once bound them so intimately together.Fall in love with the richly romantic, classic love stories of Laura London, author of The Windflower, as her beloved novels are released in ebook for the first time.Every Step She Takes: Who's Watching Now 2 (Who's Watching Now)
By Jannine Gallant. 2014
Fans of Karen Rose, Cynthia Eden, Kaylea Cross and Pamela Clare will love Jannine Gallant's brilliant blend of exciting suspense…
and emotional romance, with real characters caught in extraordinary circumstances. You can run from the past, but you can't hide... Tough as nails, no nonsense San Francisco reporter Grace Hanover will do anything to cover the story of the decade - and her career. Having survived a painful past, she's learned never to let anything stand in her way. Even if it means following a key witness into the Alaskan wilderness, and partnering with Travis Barnett, a former Navy SEAL turned PI who's working for the Feds, and who would love to bring in Grace's witness before she can get her story. But together in the wilderness, they'll each have to put aside their differences and trust one another if they want to survive. Because someone from Grace's past is watching, waiting for just the right moment. Every step Grace takes draws her deeper into the line of fire, and into the hands of a killer...Looking for more danger and drama? Don't miss the other Who's Watching Now titles, Every Move She Makes and Every Vow She Breaks.I'm In No Mood For Love: A gorgeously enjoyable rom-com (Writer Friends)
By Rachel Gibson. 2006
I'm In No Mood For Love is a gorgeously enjoyable rom-com from New York Times bestseller Rachel Gibson - perfect…
for fans of Jill Shalvis, Jo Watson and Christina Lauren.What is Clare Wingate doing? One minute she's suffering in the bridesmaid dress from hell, and the next...she's waking up beside Sebastian Vaughan, her girlhood crush turned sexy, globe-hopping journalist. Somewhere between the toast and the toss of the bouquet she'd got herself into a whole lot of trouble. But then how else are you supposed to deal with finding your fiancé in a compromising position with the washing machine repair man? Right now Clare's in no mood for love - not even for lust - and wants to forget about Sebastian ASAP. But he isn't in the mood to go away, and his kiss is impossible to forget... Check out the rest of Rachel's addictive titles, including Sex, Lies and Online Dating, Tangled Up In You and Not Another Bad Date.The Cresswell Plot
By Eliza Wass. 2016
The woods were insane in the dark, terrifying and magical at the same time. But best of all were the…
stars, which trumpeted their light into the misty dark. Castella Cresswell and her five siblings???Hannan, Casper, Mortimer, Delvive, and Jerusalem??? know what it's like to be different. For years, their world has been confined to their ramshackle family home deep in the woods of upstate New York. They abide by the strict rule of God, whose messages come directly from their father. Slowly, Castley and her siblings start to test the boundaries of the laws that bind them. But, at school, they're still the freaks they've always been to the outside world. Marked by their plain clothing. Unexplained bruising. Utter isolation from their classmates. That is, until Castley is forced to partner with the totally irritating, totally normal George Gray, who offers her a glimpse of a life filled with freedom and choice. Castley's world rapidly expands beyond the woods she knows so well and the beliefs she once thought were the only truths. There is a future waiting for her if she can escape her father's grasp, but Castley refuses to leave her siblings behind. Just as she begins to form a plan, her father makes a chilling announcement: the Cresswells will soon return to their home in heaven. With time running out on all of their lives, Castley must expose the depth of her father's lies. The forest has buried the truth in darkness for far too long. Castley might be their last hope for salvation.Behind The Curtain
By Beth Kery. 2017
From the New York Times bestselling author of Because You Are Mine, The Affair and Make Me - Behind the…
Curtain is a seductive standalone romance, perfect for fans of E. L. James, Sylvia Day, Jodi Ellen Malpas and J. Kenner, that will have you begging for more...There's something about this woman that could bring a man to his knees...On a break between overseas jobs, journalist Asher Gaites returns to his hometown of Chicago - and allows his friends to persuade him to check out a hot new singer. At a downtown jazz club, he's soon transfixed by the lyrical voice and sensuous body of a woman who performs behind a thin, shimmering veil...The veil gives Moroccan-American Laila Barek the anonymity she needs, since she has never been able to reconcile her family's values with her passion for music. But one man is inexplicably drawn to her. And when Asher confronts her on a subway platform after a gig, he's shocked to recognize the woman who walked away from him eight years ago...Laila has never been able to forget the touch, the feel, the taste of Asher. And despite the doubt and fear that wind their way into their lives, they must trust the heat of their desire to burn down the walls the world has placed between them...Discover the other captivating titles by Beth Kery: Looking Inside, Make Me, The Affair, the One Night of Passion series, and her bestselling erotically charged series which began with Because You Are Mine.She was the most brutal killer of our time. And she may have been my mother...When website columnist Robin Diamond…
is contacted by true crime podcast producer Quentin Garrison, she assumes it's a business matter. It's not. Quentin's podcast, Closure, focuses on a series of murders in the 1970s, committed by teen couple April Cooper and Gabriel LeRoy. It seems that Quentin has reason to believe Robin's own mother may be intimately connected with the killings.Robin thinks Quentin's claim is absurd. But is it? The more she researches the Cooper/LeRoy murders herself, the more disturbed she becomes by what she finds. Living just a few blocks from her, Robin's beloved parents are the one absolute she's always been able to rely upon, especially now amid rising doubts about her husband and frequent threats from internet trolls. Robin knows her mother better than anyone.But then her parents are brutally attacked, and Robin realises she doesn't know the truth at all...