The Apocalyptic Imagination
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The Apocalyptic Imagination
This second edition of John J. Collins`s widely praised study of Jewish apocalyptic literature represents a complete updating and rewriting of the original work. Especially noteworthy is the chapter on the Dead Sea Scrolls, which now takes into account all of the recently published texts. Other chapters discuss apocalypse as a literary genre, explore the phenomenon and function of apocalypticism in the ancient world, study a wide range of individual apocalyptic texts, and examine the apocalyptic character of early Christianity.
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The Testament
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The Testament
Nate O'Riley, a high-powered D.C. lawyer and recovering alcoholic, must fight both a morally corrupt legal system and his own recurring addiction to find Rachel Lane, a young woman working as doctor deep in the Brazilian wetlands. Rachel has inherited a multi-billion-dollar fortune, but with her other siblings clamoring for a piece of the pie, she unknowingly needs Nate's help to fend them off. But Nate's journey to Brazil becomes a greater, more dangerous adventure than he expected, eventually proving that he needs her help much more than she needs his. An independent, self-assured woman, Rachel opens Nate's eyes to a world he had never known: a world devoid of corruption, money and liquor, and instead, filled with faith and spirituality. A Publishers Weekly best-seller for 31 weeks, THE TESTAMENT was the magazine's longest-running fiction hardcover best-seller in 1999.
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Fan-tan
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Fan-tan
This swashbuckling adventure was the brainchild of the late Marlon Brando, who came up with the storyline in 1979. A collaboration with director Donald Cammell, who wrote a screenplay and later a novel based on the material, FAN-TAN is the story of a brave and dashing sea captain who is seduced into piracy by a beautiful Chinese woman. Set in 1927, the novel is full of carefully researched details about the times. At the age of 62, Cammell committed suicide in 1996; Brando died, age 80, in 2004.
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London Bridges
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London Bridges
In the 10th Alex Cross book, the now-FBI agent faces two prior nemeses. Cross is tapped to head an international task force dedicated to stopping a cabal of terrorists who are threatening to bomb several major world cities. Somehow connected to the plot are two men Cross has encountered before: the British murderer called the Weasel and the Russian criminal known as the Wolf.
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Roses Are Red
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Roses Are Red
Detective Alex Cross goes head to head with the Mastermind, the leader of a band of exceptionally vicious bank robbers. When the Mastermind learns that Cross is on his tail, he retaliates by targeting Cross`s loved ones.
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The Big Bad Wolf
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The Big Bad Wolf
Patterson's perennial hero, homicide detective Alex Cross, returns for another adventure--and this time it's his own family that's in danger. The villains are a team of kidnappers with bizarre motives. Alex races against time as he tries to convince his hidebound colleagues on the D.C. police force that he has the key to solving the crimes.
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Lifeguard
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Lifeguard
The danger isn't in the water. As a lifeguard in Florida resort, Ned Kelly meets the woman of his dreams. It feels perfect except that she prefers caviar and Manolo Blahniks, and he is used to burgers and flip flops.
So when Ned's cousin offers him a rich deal, Ned can't turn him down. It is just a fast break and enter. The risk is high, and the reward even greater - $5 million.
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