Lord of the Dead

Author: Tom Holland
Publisher: Beyond Words/Atria Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354

Book Description
When Lord Byron gives in to the beauty of a mysterious fugitive slave in the mountains of Greece, his fate as the world's most formidable and sensuous vampire is sealed.

Lord of All the Dead

Author: Javier Cercas
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0857058347
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
Lord of All the Dead is a courageous journey into Javier Cercas' family history and that of a country collapsing from a fratricidal war. The author revisits Ibahernando, his parents' village in southern Spain, to research the life of Manuel Mena. This ancestor, dearly loved by Cercas' mother, died in combat at the age of nineteen during the battle of the Ebro, the bloodiest episode in Spain's history. Who was Manuel Mena? A fascist hero whose memory is an embarrassment to the author, or a young idealist who happened to fight on the wrong side? And how should we judge him, as grandchildren and great-grandchildren of that generation, interpreting history from our supposed omniscience and the misleading perspective of a present full of automatic answers, that fails to consider the particularities of each personal and family drama? Wartime epics, heroism and death are some of the underlying themes of this unclassifiable novel that combines road trips, personal confessions, war stories and historical scholarship, finally becoming an incomparable tribute to the author's mother and the incurable scars of an entire generation. Translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean

Lord of the Dead Promo W Slave of My Thirst

Author: Tom Holland
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780671534264
Category : Poets, English
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
When Byron travels in the mountains of Greece, he falls under the spell of a vampire.

Radical

Author: David Platt
Publisher: Multnomah
ISBN: 1601422210
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
New York Times bestseller What is Jesus worth to you? It's easy for American Christians to forget how Jesus said his followers would actually live, what their new lifestyle would actually look like. They would, he said, leave behind security, money, convenience, even family for him. They would abandon everything for the gospel. They would take up their crosses daily... But who do you know who lives like that? Do you? In Radical, David Platt challenges you to consider with an open heart how we have manipulated the gospel to fit our cultural preferences. He shows what Jesus actually said about being his disciple--then invites you to believe and obey what you have heard. And he tells the dramatic story of what is happening as a "successful" suburban church decides to get serious about the gospel according to Jesus. Finally, he urges you to join in The Radical Experiment -- a one-year journey in authentic discipleship that will transform how you live in a world that desperately needs the Good News Jesus came to bring.

The Lord of Death

Author: Eliot Pattison
Publisher: Soho Crime
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 328

Book Description
In the latest work in the Tao Yun Shan series, Shan, an exiled Chinese national, has a murder investigation to solve. The life of his son depends on it. A powerful picture of courage in the face of tyranny.--"The Washington Post."

The Impostor

Author: Javier Cercas
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 1524732826
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 384

Book Description
MAN BOOKER PRIZE NOMINEE • From the acclaimed author of Outlaws • For decades, Enric Marco was revered as a veteran of the Spanish Civil War, a crusader for justice, and a Holocaust survivor. But in May 2005, at the height of his renown, he was exposed as a fraud. Marco was never in a Nazi concentration camp. And perhaps the rest of his past was fabricated, too, a combination of his delusions of grandeur and his compulsive lying. In this hypnotic narrative, which combines fiction and nonfiction, detective story and war story, biography and autobiography, Javier Cercas sets out to unravel Marco’s enigma. With both profound compassion and lacerating honesty, Cercas probes one man’s gigantic lie to explore the deepest, most flawed parts of our humanity.

Lord of the World

Author: Robert Hugh Benson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 506

Book Description

On Care to Be Had for the Dead

Author: St. Augustine
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781643730240
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 42

Book Description
The book, On care to be had for the dead, I wrote, having been asked by letter whether it profits any person after death that his body shall be buried at the memorial of any Saint. The book begins thus: Long time unto your Holiness, my venerable fellow bishop Paulinus.

The 1928 Book of Common Prayer

Author: Oxford University Press
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199796068
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 810

Book Description
The 1928 Book of Common Prayer is a treasured resource for traditional Anglicans and others who appreciate the majesty of King James-style language. This classic edition features a Presentation section containing certificates for the rites of Baptism, Confirmation, and Marriage. The elegant burgundy hardcover binding is embossed with a simple gold cross, making it an ideal choice for both personal study and gift-giving. The 1928 Book of Common Prayer combines Oxford's reputation for quality construction and scholarship with a modest price - a beautiful prayer book and an excellent value.

Book of the Dead

Author: Foy Scalf
Publisher: Oriental Institute Press
ISBN: 9781614910381
Category : Book of the dead
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Discover how the ancient Egyptians controlled their immortal destiny! This book, edited by Foy Scalf, explores what the Book of the Dead was believed to do, how it worked, how it was made, and what happened to it.