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Creatures of Will & Temper

Author : Molly Tanzer
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 132871036X
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (287 download)

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Download or read book Creatures of Will & Temper written by Molly Tanzer and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-11-14 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A delightful, dark, and entertaining romp . . . Molly Tanzer is at the top of her form in this beautifully constructed novel.” — Jeff VanderMeer, best-selling author of the Southern Reach trilogy Victorian London is a place of fluid social roles, vibrant arts culture, fin-de-siècle wonders . . . and dangerous underground diabolic cults. Fencer Evadne Gray cares for none of the former and knows nothing of the latter when she’s sent to London to chaperone her younger sister, aspiring art critic Dorina. At loose ends after Dorina becomes enamored with their uncle’s friend, Lady Henrietta “Henry” Wotton, a local aristocrat and aesthete, Evadne enrolls in a fencing school. There, she meets George Cantrell, an experienced fencing master like she’s always dreamed of studying under. But soon, George shows her something more than fancy footwork—he reveals to Evadne a secret, hidden world of devilish demons and their obedient servants. George has dedicated himself to eradicating demons and diabolists alike, and now he needs Evadne’s help. But as she learns more, Evadne begins to believe that Lady Henry might actually be a diabolist . . . and even worse, she suspects Dorina might have become one too. Combining swordplay, the supernatural, and Victorian high society, Creatures of Will and Temper reveals a familiar but strange London in a riff on Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray that readers won't soon forget. “An artful, witty, Oscar Wilde pastiche with the heart of a paranormal thriller.” — Diana Gabaldon, best-selling author of Outlander

Diabolical

Author : Hank Schwaeble
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101516151
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Diabolical written by Hank Schwaeble and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-06-28 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Hellion has escaped damnation and returned to earth to unleash the forces of darkness on the world. Only Jake Hatcher has the experience to track it, and only he can get close enough to it-because the Hellion is his brother.

The Encyclopedia of Hell

Author : Miriam Van Scott
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 146689119X
Total Pages : 517 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Hell written by Miriam Van Scott and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-02-10 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Hell is a comprehensive survey of the underworld, drawing information from cultures around the globe and eras throughout history. Organized in a simple-to-use alphabetic format, entries cover representations of the dark realm of the dead in mythology, religion, works of art, opera, literature, theater, music, film, and television. Sources include African legends, Native American stories, Asian folktales, and other more obscure references, in addition to familiar infernal chronicles from Western lore. The result is a catalog of underworld data, with entries running the gamut from descriptions of grisly pits of torture to humorous cartoons lampooning the everlasting abyss. Its extensive cross-referencing also supplies links between various concepts and characters from the netherworld and provides further information on particular theories. Peruse these pages and find out for yourself what history's greatest imaginations have envisioned awaiting the wicked on the other side of the grave.

Wicked Bugs

Author : Amy Stewart
Publisher : Algonquin Books
ISBN 13 : 1616200634
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (162 download)

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Download or read book Wicked Bugs written by Amy Stewart and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2011-05-03 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this darkly comical look at the sinister side of our relationship with the natural world, Stewart has tracked down over one hundred of our worst entomological foes—creatures that infest, infect, and generally wreak havoc on human affairs. From the world’s most painful hornet, to the flies that transmit deadly diseases, to millipedes that stop traffic, to the “bookworms” that devour libraries, to the Japanese beetles munching on your roses, Wicked Bugs delves into the extraordinary powers of six- and eight-legged creatures. With wit, style, and exacting research, Stewart has uncovered the most terrifying and titillating stories of bugs gone wild. It’s an A to Z of insect enemies, interspersed with sections that explore bugs with kinky sex lives (“She’s Just Not That Into You”), creatures lurking in the cupboard (“Fear No Weevil”), insects eating your tomatoes (“Gardener’s Dirty Dozen”), and phobias that feed our (sometimes) irrational responses to bugs (“Have No Fear”). Intricate and strangely beautiful etchings and drawings by Briony Morrow-Cribbs capture diabolical bugs of all shapes and sizes in this mixture of history, science, murder, and intrigue that begins—but doesn’t end—in your own backyard.

Russian Tales of Demonic Possession

Author : Marcia A. Morris
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 0739188615
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Russian Tales of Demonic Possession written by Marcia A. Morris and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2014-04-17 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Russian Tales of Demonic Possession: Translations of Savva Grudtsyn and Solomonia is a translation from the Russian of two stories of demonic possession, of innocence lost and regained. The original versions of both tales date back to the seventeenth century, but the feats of suffering and triumph described in them are timeless. Aleksei Remizov, one of Russia’s premiere modernists, recognized the relevance of the late-medieval material for his own mid-twentieth-century readers and rewrote both tales, publishing them in 1951 under the title The Demoniacs. The volumeoffers a new translation of the original Tale of Savva Grudtsyn as well as first-ever translations of The Tale of The Demoniac Solomonia and Remizov’s Demoniacs. Russian Tales of Demonic Possession opens with an introduction that interprets and contextualizes both the late-medieval and the twentieth-century tales. By providing new critical interpretations of all four tales as well as a short discussion of the history of demons in Russia, this introduction makes an eerily exotic world accessible to today’s English-speaking audiences. Savva Grudtsyn and Solomonia, the protagonists of the two tales, are young people poised on the threshold of adulthood. When demons suddenly appear to confront and overmaster them, each of them teeters on the brink of despair in a world filled with chaos and temptation. The Tale of Savva Grudtsyn and The Tale of the Demoniac Solomonia propel us forcibly into the realm of good and evil and pose hard questions: Why does evil afflict us? How does it manifest itself? How can it be overcome? Aleksey Remizov’s modernist re-castings of the two stories offer compelling evidence that these same questions are very much with us today and are still in need of answers.

The Cambridge History of American Literature: Volume 1, 1590-1820

Author : Sacvan Bercovitch
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521585712
Total Pages : 846 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (857 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge History of American Literature: Volume 1, 1590-1820 written by Sacvan Bercovitch and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997-01-28 with total page 846 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume I of The Cambridge History of American Literature was originally published in 1997, and covers the colonial and early national periods and discusses the work of a diverse assemblage of authors, from Renaissance explorers and Puritan theocrats to Revolutionary pamphleteers and poets and novelists of the new republic. Addressing those characteristics that render the texts distinctively American while placing the literature in an international perspective, the contributors offer a compelling new evaluation of both the literary importance of early American history and the historical value of early American literature.

Stars Of The Ratland

Author : S.A. Abakwue
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1453524738
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (535 download)

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Download or read book Stars Of The Ratland written by S.A. Abakwue and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-08-13 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once upon a very distant time, a big Rat became the King in the house of Cats. He would walk on his four tiny legs, around the house, barking orders to all the timid Cats, all in their own house. He was the Lord, their Emperor, and even the very King they knew. And there was none, in the big house, like him. One day, however, Lord Lizard came from the bush on a state visit. He had a golden cap on his head. And his hairless skin was wrapped in pure gold. And even the very claws of his four feet were all painted and coated with the very best of purified liquid gold.

A Collection of Scarce and Valuable Tracts

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 644 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book A Collection of Scarce and Valuable Tracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1812 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Revelation (Teach the Text Commentary Series)

Author : J. Scott Duvall
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1441220143
Total Pages : 593 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (412 download)

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Book Synopsis Revelation (Teach the Text Commentary Series) by : J. Scott Duvall

Download or read book Revelation (Teach the Text Commentary Series) written by J. Scott Duvall and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Teach the Text Commentary Series utilizes the best of biblical scholarship to provide the information a pastor needs to communicate the text effectively. The carefully selected preaching units and focused commentary allow pastors to quickly grasp the big idea and key themes of each passage of Scripture. Each unit of the commentary includes the big idea and key themes of the passage and sections dedicated to understanding, teaching, and illustrating the text.

Thunder Lizards

Author : Lance Meier
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
ISBN 13 : 1644245523
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (442 download)

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Download or read book Thunder Lizards written by Lance Meier and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-11-09 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science is something that can change every day - or at least the way we view it. Sometimes, we look at the things all wrong. But through exploration, we can always learn more. And to do that, eight people will venture into a world unknown. After a brilliant scientist goes missing, a group of scientists, mercenaries, and explorers take it upon themselves to venture into a hidden jungle in the Yucatan Peninsula. But what they find is a world of adventure, a lost world where God has restored the an

Early Modern Supernatural

Author : Jane P. Davidson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313393443
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book Early Modern Supernatural written by Jane P. Davidson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-01-06 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Devils, ghosts, poltergeists, werewolves, and witches are all covered in this book about the "dark side" of supernatural beliefs in early modern Europe, tapping period literature, folklore, art, and scholarly writings in its investigation. The dark side of early modern European culture could be deemed equal in historical significance to Christianity based on the hundreds of books that were printed about the topic between 1400 and 1700. Famous writers and artists like William Shakespeare and Albrecht Dürer depicted the dark side in their work, and some of the first printed books in Europe were about witches. The pervasive representation of these monsters and apparitions in period literature, folklore, and art clearly reflects their power to inspire fear and superstition, but also demonstrates how integral they were to early modern European culture. This unique book addresses topics of the supernatural within the context of the early modern period in Europe, covering "mythical" entities such as devils, witches, ghosts, poltergeists, and werewolves in detail and examining how they fit in with the emerging new scientific method of the time. This unique combination of cultural studies for the period is ideal for undergraduate students and general readers.

Diabolical

Author : Cynthia Leitich Smith
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 0763659630
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (636 download)

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Download or read book Diabolical written by Cynthia Leitich Smith and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2012-01-24 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepare for a hell of a ride as Cynthia Leitich Smith calls on characters from her previous novels — and conjures up new ones — for a climactic showdown. When “slipped” angel Zachary and his werewolf pal, Kieren, arrive under suspicious circumstances to a mysterious New England boarding school, they quickly find themselves in a hellish lockdown with an intriguing assortment of secretive, hand-picked students. Plagued by demon dogs, hallucinatory wall décor, a sadistic instructor, and a legendary fire-breathing monster, will they somehow manage to escape? Or will the devil have his due? Best-selling author Cynthia Leitich Smith unites heroes from the previous three novels in the Tantalize Series — including Zachary’s girl, Miranda, and Kieren’s love, Quincie — along with a fascinating cast of all-new characters for a suspenseful, action-packed clash between the forces of heaven and hell.

American Puritanism and the Defense of Mourning

Author : Mitchell Robert Breitwieser
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN 13 : 9780299126544
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (265 download)

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Download or read book American Puritanism and the Defense of Mourning written by Mitchell Robert Breitwieser and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary White Rowlandwon, a New England Congregationalist minister's wife, was held captive by the Algonquin Indians during King Philip's War in 1676. Several years after she was ransomed and living among the British again she wrote a narrative of the captivity chronicling her experience in grief, love, resentment, and ethnic trauma. Breitwieser argues that this narrative undercuts the Puritan values Rowlandson attempted to uphold. He reveals where and how Rowlandson breaks with Puritan conventions. He points out that in American Puritan religious practice, real experiences were seen as siogns or emblems of moral abstractions. American Puritanism and the Defense of Mourning will be essential reading for all who study early American literature and culture.

The Cambridge Companion to American Gothic

Author : Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108547214
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to American Gothic written by Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-11-23 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cambridge Companion to American Gothic offers an accessible overview to both the breadth and depth of the American Gothic tradition. This subgenre features works from many of America's best-known authors: Edgar Allan Poe, Toni Morrison, Stephen King, Anne Rice, Henry James, Edith Wharton, William Faulkner, and Flannery O'Connor. Authored by leading experts in the field, the introduction and sixteen chapters explore the American Gothic chronologically, in relation to different social groups, in connection with different geographic regions, and in different media, including children's literature, poetry, drama, film, television, and gaming. This Companion provides a rich and thorough analysis of the American Gothic tradition from a twenty-first-century standpoint, and will be a key resource undergraduates, graduate students, and professional researchers interested in this topic.

My Thousand and One Nights

Author : Raja Alem
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815608660
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book My Thousand and One Nights written by Raja Alem and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2007-10-08 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The distinguished Middle Eastern author Raja Alem grew up in Mecca at a time when the holy city was on the cusp of changing from medieval to modern. In this vanished Mecca, vividly brought to life again in My Thousand and One Nights, women hold center stage—especially Jummo, the wildly passionate daughter of the Water Carriers’ Sheik. This faraway time and setting become compellingly real as we follow the intimate drama of Jummo’s life, the tragic arc of her affair with her childhood sweetheart and her lifelong love for the mysterious Sidi Wadhana, a more-than-human emissary from the Netherworld. Jummo’s world, veiled and invisible to outsiders until this telling of her story, has the feel of the true center of an Arabia that has come to us in many exotic and threatening disguises. Jummo’s Mecca is a different world, with different narrative strategies, but the dramatic problems are universal: how lethal is love, how dangerous are woman? And how sensual is the yearning for immortality?

The Last Lama

Author : Paul Howe
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0244449163
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (444 download)

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Download or read book The Last Lama written by Paul Howe and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-01-11 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world faces eternal damnation at the hands of the ultimate evil. The only chance for salvation lies in the hands of a young university student who is told by a Buddhist monk that he is the one who must defeat the Devil himself. How can he achieve this seemingly impossible task? Where should he start? Why him? And what are these strange powers and special talents he has mysteriously developed? The answers gradually fall into place as total strangers become trusted friends and together, they find themselves facing wave after nightmare-ish wave of ghouls, daemons, shape-shifters, trolls and dark angels from the depths of Hell. They fear there can only be one inevitable outcome but it's too terrifying to contemplate and together they must summon up every bit of strength and find every potential ally as they face a final desperate battle for survival and salvation.

American Spiritualities

Author : Catherine L. Albanese
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253214324
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (143 download)

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Download or read book American Spiritualities written by Catherine L. Albanese and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2001-04-22 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reader explores current interest in spirituality in the United States. It traces the concept and presence of spirituality in the nation's past and explains the strong attraction to spiritual themes in the present, with attention to questions of definition, historical usage, and connection to religion. Twenty-seven selections pursue the difference and diversity among Americans in terms of their spiritual styles, here understood as modes of experiential knowledge. Catherine L. Albanese has organized these selections to reflect four approaches to spirituality: knowing through the body, or ritual-based spiritualities; knowing through the heart, or evangelical and emotionally toned spiritualities; knowing through the will, or prophetic and social-action spiritualities; and knowing through the mind, or metaphysically oriented spiritualities. Taken together, these essays make the argument that the spiritual is human-made, essentially religious, and surely not the same at all American times and places. The anthology includes selections by Catherine L. Albanese, Janet and Robert Aldridge, Daniel Berrigan, Joseph Epes Brown, Charles W. Colson, Annie Dillard, Virgilio Elizondo, Tamar Frankiel, Emma Goldman, Charles E. Hambrick-Stowe, B. K. S. Iyengar, Curtis D. Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Chen Kung, Jerena Lee, Shirley MacLaine, Aimee Semple McPherson, Thomas Merton, Carry A. Nation, E. Burke Rochford, Jr., Jerry Rubin, Molly Rush, Starhawk, Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Trine, Joachim Wach, B. Alan Wallace, Steven Wilhelm, and Dhyani Ywahoo. Catherine L. Albanese is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is the author of the widely used textbook America: Religions and Religion, now in its third edition, and of numerous other articles and books, including Nature Religion in America: From the Algonkian Indians to the New Age. Albanese is a former president of the American Academy of Religion. 552 pages, 6 1/8 x 9 1/4, bibl., index cloth0-253-33839-5$65.00 L / £50.00 paper0-253-21432-7$27.50 s / £21.00