Book Description
A novel set in 1944 London imagines the lives of five children who perished during a bombing at a local store, tracing their everyday dramas as they live through the extraordinary, unimaginable changes of twentieth-century London.
Author : Francis Spufford
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 10,99 MB
Release : 2022-04-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1982174153
A novel set in 1944 London imagines the lives of five children who perished during a bombing at a local store, tracing their everyday dramas as they live through the extraordinary, unimaginable changes of twentieth-century London.
Author : Julian Aguon
Publisher : University of Guam Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 18,24 MB
Release : 2021-03-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781935198369
Part memoir, part manifesto, The Properties of Perpetual Light is a collection of soulful ruminations about love, loss, struggle, resilience, and power--a coming-of-age story and a call for justice.
Author : Josh Weil
Publisher : Grove Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 17,78 MB
Release : 2017-09-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 080218877X
Short stories that “situate themselves as natural heirs to such masterpieces as Denis Johnson’s ‘Train Dreams’ and James Joyce’s ‘The Dead.’” —The New York Times Book Review Beginning at the dawn of the past century, in the early days of electrification, and moving into an imagined future in which the world is lit day and night, each tale in The Age of Perpetual Light follows characters through different eras in American history: a Jewish dry goods peddler who falls in love with an Amish woman while showing her the wonders of an Edison Lamp; a 1940 farmers’ uprising against the unfair practices of a power company; a Serbian immigrant teenage boy in 1990s Vermont desperate to catch a glimpse of an experimental satellite; a back-to-the-land couple forced to grapple with their daughter’s autism during winter’s longest night. From the prize-winning author of The Great Glass Sea, these stories explore themes of progress, the pursuit of knowledge, and humankind’s eternal attempt to decrease the darkness in the world. “A rich, often dazzling collection of short stories linked by themes while ranging widely in style from Babel-like fables to gritty noir and sci-fi . . . engrossing, persuasively detailed, and written with a deep affection for the way language can, in masterful hands, convey us to marvelous new worlds.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review “A storyteller of the first order.” —Joshua Ferris, author of the National Book Award finalist Then We Came to the End “A spectacular talent.” —Lauren Groff, New York Times–bestselling author of Fates and Furies
Author : Richard Ireland
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 24,98 MB
Release : 2006-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1411689348
FROM THE ISLAND THAT WAS EDEN, TO THE NEW JERUSALEM........ The Seychelles - The deserted tropical island of La Fugue is the depository of an incredible secret. London - Jason Laing intends buying the island, ignorant not only of its history, but of his own astonishing lineage. Washington - His sister, Patricia Bern, begins her campaign for the presidency, manipulating their lineage and an army of devoted followers in ruthless pursuit of an ultimate power. The secret of La Fugue is one Jason cannot and will not accept. He is a direct descendent of Jesus Christ. He must not only prove it a lie, but stop his sister riding the wave of belief all the way to the White House. Her ambitions reach far beyond American soil. Her ambitions will bring on Armageddon...... (Note - this is a large format paperback, not the smaller standard size. Go to www.richardireland.com for more information)
Author : Don Beach
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 50,35 MB
Release : 2006-03
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0595382827
Hymn to Perpetual Light: A Transcendental Comedy in Six Cantos makes use of Spenserian Stanzas and free verse to describe God's salvation of a world gone astray through Primal Sin. Beginning with theological and philosophical observations about God's relationship to his creation, poet Don Beach compares enlightenment to a spiritual journey. This would be from the darkness of a cave-like existence (ignorance and unawareness similar to Plato's Allegory of the Cave) to the bright light of reality and redemption through God's divine love and compassion. Fortunately, some cave dwellers aren't incorrigible or sinful beyond redemption; they are more likely to be confused and misguided. This, in turn, causes them to be detached from truth, beauty, and God's redeeming love. But the poet shows us that every person can be saved by traveling the challenging road to enlightenment and salvation that he describes in Hymn to Perpetual Light.
Author : Alan Ryan
Publisher :
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 34,29 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Religious fiction, American
ISBN :
23 "speculative fiction" short stories on the topic of religion.
Author : Andrzej Sapkowski
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 23,73 MB
Release : 2022-10-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0316423734
From the globally bestselling author of The Witcher comes the final book in the rich historical epic, the Hussite trilogy. Join Reynevan—scoundrel, magician, possibly a fool—as he embarks on a last great adventure across the war-riddled landscape of 15th century Bohemia. After his adventures in The Tower of Fools and Warriors of God, Reynevan is on the run again, harried by enemies—some human, and some mystical—at every turn. These are cruel and dangerous times for a man such as Reynevan, and to survive, he must set aside his history as a peaceful healer and idealist and play the brutal role of Hussite spy as crusades sweep through Silesia and the Czech Republic, and the world around him is forever changed. Praise for the Hussite Trilogy: “A ripping yarn delivered with world-weary wit, bursting at the seams with sex, death, magic and madness.” —Joe Abercrombie "This is historical fantasy done right." —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “A fantastic novel that any fan of The Witcher will instantly appreciate.” —The Gamer “Sapkowski's energetic and satirical prose as well as the unconventional setting makes this a highly enjoyable historical fantasy.” —Booklist Translated by David French By Andrzej Sapkowski: The Hussite Trilogy The Tower of Fools Warriors of God Light Perpetual Witcher collections The Last Wish Sword of Destiny Witcher novels Blood of Elves The Time of Contempt Baptism of Fire The Tower of Swallows Lady of the Lake Season of Storms
Author : William Rose Benét
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 16,29 MB
Release : 2023-05-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3368354760
Reproduction of the original.
Author : William Rose Benét
Publisher :
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 45,48 MB
Release : 1919
Category : Poetry
ISBN :
Author : Christopher M. Date
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 23,97 MB
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1630871605
Most evangelical Christians believe that those people who are not saved before they die will be punished in hell forever. But is this what the Bible truly teaches? Do Christians need to rethink their understanding of hell? In the late twentieth century, a growing number of evangelical theologians, biblical scholars, and philosophers began to reject the traditional doctrine of eternal conscious torment in hell in favor of a minority theological perspective called conditional immortality. This view contends that the unsaved are resurrected to face divine judgment, just as Christians have always believed, but due to the fact that immortality is only given to those who are in Christ, the unsaved do not exist forever in hell. Instead, they face the punishment of the "second death"--an end to their conscious existence. This volume brings together excerpts from a variety of well-respected evangelical thinkers, including John Stott, John Wenham, and E. Earl Ellis, as they articulate the biblical, theological, and philosophical arguments for conditionalism. These readings will give thoughtful Christians strong evidence that there are indeed compelling reasons for rethinking hell.