Author: Scott Bakker
Publisher: Penguin Canada
ISBN: 0143178792
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
"Two things: Nobody tells the same story twice. And nobody knows this better than me." Meet Disciple Manning, cynical private investigator, lover of women, and neurological oddity. Disciple suffers from hyperthymestic syndrome. It means he can't forget anything—ever. It should be a blessing in his line of work, but it feels more like a curse. And when Jon and Amanda Bonjour hire him to find their daughter Jennifer, who's been recruited by the philosopher/cult leader Xenophon Baars, he realizes too late that he's met his match. Disciple Manning is a provocative protagonist bent on exposing the hypocrisy hidden beneath a small town's humdrum surface. And you won't soon forget him.
Disciple of the Dog
Author: Scott Bakker
Publisher: Penguin Canada
ISBN: 0143178792
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
"Two things: Nobody tells the same story twice. And nobody knows this better than me." Meet Disciple Manning, cynical private investigator, lover of women, and neurological oddity. Disciple suffers from hyperthymestic syndrome. It means he can't forget anything—ever. It should be a blessing in his line of work, but it feels more like a curse. And when Jon and Amanda Bonjour hire him to find their daughter Jennifer, who's been recruited by the philosopher/cult leader Xenophon Baars, he realizes too late that he's met his match. Disciple Manning is a provocative protagonist bent on exposing the hypocrisy hidden beneath a small town's humdrum surface. And you won't soon forget him.
Publisher: Penguin Canada
ISBN: 0143178792
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
"Two things: Nobody tells the same story twice. And nobody knows this better than me." Meet Disciple Manning, cynical private investigator, lover of women, and neurological oddity. Disciple suffers from hyperthymestic syndrome. It means he can't forget anything—ever. It should be a blessing in his line of work, but it feels more like a curse. And when Jon and Amanda Bonjour hire him to find their daughter Jennifer, who's been recruited by the philosopher/cult leader Xenophon Baars, he realizes too late that he's met his match. Disciple Manning is a provocative protagonist bent on exposing the hypocrisy hidden beneath a small town's humdrum surface. And you won't soon forget him.
Disciple of the Dog
Author: R. Scott Bakker
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429925361
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Disciple of the Dog, a crime thriller from acclaimed master of speculative fiction R. Scott Bakker "And you wonder why I'm cynical. I've literally ‘seen it all before.' The truth is we all have, every single one of us past the age of, say, twenty-five. The only difference is that I remember." No matter how hard he drinks, gambles, or womanizes, Disciple Manning simply cannot forget: not a word spoken, not an image glimpsed, not a pain suffered. Disciple Manning has total recall. Whatever he hears, he can remember with 100% accuracy. He can play it back in his head for an infinite number of times without a single change. This ability makes him a dangerously unorthodox private investigator. When a New Jersey couple hires Manning to find their daughter, who joined a religious cult before vanishing in a small rust-belt town called Ruddick, he finds himself embroiled in a mystery that will pit his unnatural ability to remember against his desperate desire to forget. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429925361
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Disciple of the Dog, a crime thriller from acclaimed master of speculative fiction R. Scott Bakker "And you wonder why I'm cynical. I've literally ‘seen it all before.' The truth is we all have, every single one of us past the age of, say, twenty-five. The only difference is that I remember." No matter how hard he drinks, gambles, or womanizes, Disciple Manning simply cannot forget: not a word spoken, not an image glimpsed, not a pain suffered. Disciple Manning has total recall. Whatever he hears, he can remember with 100% accuracy. He can play it back in his head for an infinite number of times without a single change. This ability makes him a dangerously unorthodox private investigator. When a New Jersey couple hires Manning to find their daughter, who joined a religious cult before vanishing in a small rust-belt town called Ruddick, he finds himself embroiled in a mystery that will pit his unnatural ability to remember against his desperate desire to forget. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Dogs of Babel
Author: Carolyn Parkhurst
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0759528063
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
A poignant and beautiful debut novel explores a man's quest to unravel the mystery of his wife's death with the help of the only witness -- their Rhodesian ridgeback, Lorelei.
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0759528063
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
A poignant and beautiful debut novel explores a man's quest to unravel the mystery of his wife's death with the help of the only witness -- their Rhodesian ridgeback, Lorelei.
Merge / Disciple
Author: Walter Mosley
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 9780765367983
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
"New York Times"-bestselling author Mosley delivers two speculative tales about how everyday people are exposed to truths that forever change the way life, death, good, and evil are understood.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 9780765367983
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
"New York Times"-bestselling author Mosley delivers two speculative tales about how everyday people are exposed to truths that forever change the way life, death, good, and evil are understood.
Show Dog
Author: Josh Dean
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062098926
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 523
Book Description
Journalist Josh Dean tells the story of a loveable Australian Shepherd, Jack, on his novice tour through the exciting world of professional dog showing, following Jack from his first competitions in local school gymnasiums all the way to the great granddaddy of them all, the Westminster Dog Show. A veteran journalist, Dean shines a warm, steady light on the trials that Jack and his plucky, dedicated owners come to face, and uses their story to explore the larger histories of dog shows themselves; the fascinating and sometimes bizarre history of purebred dogs; and our complex, heartfelt relationships to the pets we grow to love. For dog lovers, readers of Marley & Me, Merle’s Door, and Oogy, and fans of Best in Show, Dean’s Show Dog is an irresistible instant classic.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062098926
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 523
Book Description
Journalist Josh Dean tells the story of a loveable Australian Shepherd, Jack, on his novice tour through the exciting world of professional dog showing, following Jack from his first competitions in local school gymnasiums all the way to the great granddaddy of them all, the Westminster Dog Show. A veteran journalist, Dean shines a warm, steady light on the trials that Jack and his plucky, dedicated owners come to face, and uses their story to explore the larger histories of dog shows themselves; the fascinating and sometimes bizarre history of purebred dogs; and our complex, heartfelt relationships to the pets we grow to love. For dog lovers, readers of Marley & Me, Merle’s Door, and Oogy, and fans of Best in Show, Dean’s Show Dog is an irresistible instant classic.
The Dog of the South
Author: Charles Portis
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1590206584
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
“[Charles Portis] understood, and conveyed, the grain of America, in ways that may prove valuable in future to historians trying to understand what was decent about us as a nation.” --Donna Tartt, New York Times Book Review Ray Midge is waiting for his credit card bill to arrive. His wife, Norma, has run off with her ex-husband, taking Ray's cards, shotgun and car. But from the receipts, Ray can track where they've gone. He takes off after them, as does an irritatingly tenacious bail bondsman, both following the romantic couple's spending as far as Mexico. There Ray meets Dr Reo Symes, the seemingly down-on-his-luck and rather eccentric owner of a beaten up and broken down bus, who needs a ride to Belize. The further they drive, in a car held together by coat-hangers and excesses of oil, the wilder their journey gets. But they're not going to give up easily.
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1590206584
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
“[Charles Portis] understood, and conveyed, the grain of America, in ways that may prove valuable in future to historians trying to understand what was decent about us as a nation.” --Donna Tartt, New York Times Book Review Ray Midge is waiting for his credit card bill to arrive. His wife, Norma, has run off with her ex-husband, taking Ray's cards, shotgun and car. But from the receipts, Ray can track where they've gone. He takes off after them, as does an irritatingly tenacious bail bondsman, both following the romantic couple's spending as far as Mexico. There Ray meets Dr Reo Symes, the seemingly down-on-his-luck and rather eccentric owner of a beaten up and broken down bus, who needs a ride to Belize. The further they drive, in a car held together by coat-hangers and excesses of oil, the wilder their journey gets. But they're not going to give up easily.
The Darkness That Comes Before
Author: R. Scott Bakker
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1590203852
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 531
Book Description
A mysterious traveler intervenes in an epic holy war in this “impressive, challenging debut” of the critically acclaimed fantasy epic (Publishers Weekly, starred review). The first book in R. Scott Bakker's Prince of Nothing series introduces readers to a strikingly original and engrossingly vivid new world. With its language and classes of people, its cities, religions, mysteries, taboos, and rituals, The Darkness That Comes Before has drawn comparison to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and Frank Herbert’s Dune. Bakker’s Eärwa is a world scarred by an apocalyptic past, evoking a time both two thousand years past and two thousand years into the future. As untold thousands gather for a crusade, two men and two women are ensnared by a mysterious traveler, Anasûrimbor Kellhus—part warrior, part philosopher, part sorcerous, charismatic presence—from lands long thought dead. The Darkness That Comes Before is a history of this great holy war, and like all histories, the survivors write its conclusion.
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1590203852
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 531
Book Description
A mysterious traveler intervenes in an epic holy war in this “impressive, challenging debut” of the critically acclaimed fantasy epic (Publishers Weekly, starred review). The first book in R. Scott Bakker's Prince of Nothing series introduces readers to a strikingly original and engrossingly vivid new world. With its language and classes of people, its cities, religions, mysteries, taboos, and rituals, The Darkness That Comes Before has drawn comparison to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and Frank Herbert’s Dune. Bakker’s Eärwa is a world scarred by an apocalyptic past, evoking a time both two thousand years past and two thousand years into the future. As untold thousands gather for a crusade, two men and two women are ensnared by a mysterious traveler, Anasûrimbor Kellhus—part warrior, part philosopher, part sorcerous, charismatic presence—from lands long thought dead. The Darkness That Comes Before is a history of this great holy war, and like all histories, the survivors write its conclusion.
Dark Heart
Author: Margaret Weis
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061834254
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
Someone, or something, is ripping the hearts from living men. Justinian, Lord Sterling, has lived for centuries, serving an ancient entity known only as the Dragon. Immortality is Justin's reward. But to keep it, he must keep killing. Lt. Sandra McCormick is a dedicated cop, a loner whose job is her refuge from a twisted past. But to keep it, she must stop the killing. Two loners, each stalking the other. Each destined to be the other's savior--and downfall. For love, unexpected, unstoppable, draws them together. And love is the one vice the Dragon will not allow . . .
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061834254
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
Someone, or something, is ripping the hearts from living men. Justinian, Lord Sterling, has lived for centuries, serving an ancient entity known only as the Dragon. Immortality is Justin's reward. But to keep it, he must keep killing. Lt. Sandra McCormick is a dedicated cop, a loner whose job is her refuge from a twisted past. But to keep it, she must stop the killing. Two loners, each stalking the other. Each destined to be the other's savior--and downfall. For love, unexpected, unstoppable, draws them together. And love is the one vice the Dragon will not allow . . .
Dog Training, Fly Fishing, and Sharing Christ in the 21st Century
Author: Ted Haggard
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 1418513482
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Ted Haggard presents a successful and tested model for a small group ministry here that can be implemented by a church of any size. By enabling members to embrace and capitalize on their own unique abilities, the diverse groups create an environment where people meet mentors that can disciple and guide them. This need-and interest based approach redefines the model for powerful church growth.
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 1418513482
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Ted Haggard presents a successful and tested model for a small group ministry here that can be implemented by a church of any size. By enabling members to embrace and capitalize on their own unique abilities, the diverse groups create an environment where people meet mentors that can disciple and guide them. This need-and interest based approach redefines the model for powerful church growth.
The Secret of Everlasting Life
Author: Richard Bertschinger
Publisher: Singing Dragon
ISBN: 0857010549
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
The Secret of Everlasting Life is the first translation from the Chinese of the second-century Can Tong Qi. This ancient work, the earliest known text on transformation and immortality, echoes the wisdom and poetry of both the Tao Te Ching and I Ching. The Can Tong Qi is also the ancestral text of all Qi Gong exercises in China. This translation reveals for the first time the meditation methods practised for thousands of years by Taoist sages. Presented here with its original Chinese commentaries, the Can Tong Qi is full of practical information and advice about the process of human transformation and how to nurture and develop the natural life-energy within us. Richard Bertschinger's additional commentary explains the intricacies of Chinese allegory and symbolism for the Western reader. This book is an insightful read for anyone interested in Taoist thought, Chinese philosophy and culture, or Chinese medicine.
Publisher: Singing Dragon
ISBN: 0857010549
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
The Secret of Everlasting Life is the first translation from the Chinese of the second-century Can Tong Qi. This ancient work, the earliest known text on transformation and immortality, echoes the wisdom and poetry of both the Tao Te Ching and I Ching. The Can Tong Qi is also the ancestral text of all Qi Gong exercises in China. This translation reveals for the first time the meditation methods practised for thousands of years by Taoist sages. Presented here with its original Chinese commentaries, the Can Tong Qi is full of practical information and advice about the process of human transformation and how to nurture and develop the natural life-energy within us. Richard Bertschinger's additional commentary explains the intricacies of Chinese allegory and symbolism for the Western reader. This book is an insightful read for anyone interested in Taoist thought, Chinese philosophy and culture, or Chinese medicine.