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Paul Theroux / Figures in a Landscape: People and Places

Drawing together a fascinating body of writing from over 14 years of work, Figures in a Landscape ranges from profiles of cultural icons (Oliver Sacks, Elizabeth Taylor, Robin Williams) to intimate personal remembrances; from thrilling...

Slavenka Drakulić / S.

Set in 1992, during the height of the Bosnian war, S. reveals one of the most horrifying aspects of any war: the rape and torture of civilian women by occupying forces. S. is the story of a Bosnian woman in exile who has just given birth to...

A Benedictine Monk / The Chaplet of Reparation and Other Prayers from In Sinu Jesu

This book gathers together in convenient form all the prayers first published in In Sinu Jesu—When Heart Speaks to The Journal of a Priest at Prayer , including the Chaplet of Reparation or Offering of the Precious Blood for Priests. It also...

Pat Murphy / The Flowing Tide: More Irish Set Dancing

The Flowing Tide provides a selection of set dances, including some danced in the United States and Canada, to complement the previous volume, Toss the Feathers.       This book is second hand, and while you may not get the...

Patrick Easter / The River of Fire

Wapping, London: March 1799. A sunken lugger in the Pool of London at last reveals its shocking secret. River Surveyor Tom Pascoe of the Marine Police finds the bodies of two men entombed in the crew's cabin. Suspicion falls on a third member of the...

Athanasius of Alexandria / St. Antony of the Desert

The classic, fascinating and almost fabulous life of St. Antony of the Desert, the Father of Monasticism, both East and West, all as recorded by St. Athanasius, his friend. Filled with miracles, wisdom and revelations. St. Antony revealed that there are...

Hubert Van Zeller / We Work While the Light Lasts

"If my correspondence is anything to go by," writes Benedictine artist and author Dom Hubert Van Zeller, "the problem which men and women living in the world most want to discuss is that of how to handle the affections." The fruit of Dom Hubert's...

Judith Sutera osb / St. Benedict's Rule

The Rule of St. Benedict forms the foundation for one of the oldest ongoing institutions in all of Western civilization. The Rule not only defines life for men and women in monasteries but has also become central to the spirituality of lay Christians...

Sheila Armstrong / Falling Animals

The disquieting story of an unidentified man as told by those who crossed paths with him on the last day of his life, Sheila Armstrong’s debut novel is haunting, lyrical and darkly suspenseful.On an isolated beach set against a lonely, windswept...

Andy Warhol / The Philosophy of Andy Warhol

The private Andy Warhol talks: about love, sex, food, beauty, fame, work, money, success; about New York and America; and about himself--his childhood in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, good times and bad times in the Big Apple, the explosion of his career...

Mickey Spillane / The Long Wait

Lyncastle is a small town that likes to be dirty: gin joints, gambling dens and brothels make sure of that, and bring in more money than the State Capitol.One night, a man named Johnny McBride returns to the town, and nobody is happy about it. Supposedly...

Richard S. Grayson / British Politics: A Beginner's Guide

Britain lies at a crossroads. With a financial system on its knees, a dwindling army, and its international influence waning, what is the role of UK in the international sphere? And with the changing priorities of the Obama administration, does...

Allan Hunter / Movie Classics

Focusing on classics of the cinema, this is one of a series which provides a broad spectrum of knowledge encompassing science, the arts, religion and social issues. The information is presented in sections designed for ease of access...

Michael Heppell / How to Be Brilliant: Change Your Ways in 90 Days!

Sometimes being just 'good' just isn't good enough. Sometimes we all need to be brilliant.In just 90 days, "How To Be Brilliant" will show you how to change the way you think and behave so that you can embrace every day, every experience and every...