Author: Colleen McCullough
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476767572
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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The fourth entry in this “compelling, passionate, and gritty” (Daily Mail, UK) series by internationally acclaimed bestselling author Colleen McCullough sends Carmine Delmonico on a heart-pounding ride through the world of toxic substances and brilliant biochemists to pursue a mysterious killer on the loose. When Chubb University biochemist Millie Hunter notices that a deadly neurotoxin is missing from her laboratory refrigerator, she knows the situation is grave: the poison, extracted from a blowfish, shuts down the nervous system, leading to a slow, gruesome, and virtually unstoppable death. The very next night, Millie and her husband, another exceptional biochemist, attend a black tie dinner for an old friend, John Hall. John’s stepmother, an exotic former Yugoslavian model, has assembled some of the most important—and eccentric—people from Chubb University for a lavish dinner. Notably missing is John’s Aunt Emily, who holds an old family grudge. After dinner, the men retire for cigars and whiskey, and John suddenly falls to the floor and dies a horrible death. The cause: a dose of the missing neurotoxin, administered through a tiny puncture wound in his neck. As the bodies pile up and the coroner keeps pointing to the neurotoxin, Captain Carmine Delmonico must find the killer fast. Assisted by his brilliant colleague Delia and his constant wife Desdemona (an excellent cook), Delmonico follows the trail—no matter how close to home it may lead.
Author: Brennan Manning
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310339022
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 271
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From the inspirational author of The Ragamuffin Gospel comes a powerful contemporary retelling of the Parable of the Prodigal Son. Jack Chisholm is “the people’s pastor.” He leads a devoted and growing megachurch, has several best-selling books, and a memorable slogan, “We have got to do better.” Jack knows how to preach, and he understands how to chastise people into performing. What he doesn’t know is anything about grace. This year, when it comes time for the Christmas sermon, the congregation at Grace Cathedral will look to the pulpit, and Jack will not be there. Of course, they will have seen plenty of him already—on the news. After an evening of debauchery that leads to an affair with his beautiful assistant, Jack Chisholm finds himself deserted with chilling swiftness. The church elders remove him from his own pulpit. His publisher withholds the royalties from his books. Worst of all, his wife disappears with their eight-year-old daughter. But just as Jack is hitting bottom, hopeless and penniless, drinking his way to oblivion, who should appear but his long-estranged father, imploring his prodigal son: “Come home.” A true companion piece to The Ragamuffin Gospel, The Prodigal illustrates the power of grace through the story of a broken man who finally saw Jesus not because he preached his greatest sermon or wrote his most powerful book, but because he failed miserably. Jack Chisholm lost everything—his church, his family, his respect, and his old way of believing—but he found grace. It’s the same grace that Brennan Manning devoted his life to sharing: profound in nature and coming from a God who loves us just as we are, and not as we should be. “A wonderfully written story that is as entertaining as it is thought provoking.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “. . . the consummate final tale. What they have created is the Ragamuffin at his best, full of hope, full of love, and finally, full of belief in the goodness of God.” —Phyllis Tickle, founding editor, Religion Department, Publishers Weekly “Brennan Manning’s last work continues the powerful message of grace and forgiveness that has transformed so many lives. The Prodigal will transform you too.” —Mark Batterson, New York Times best-selling author of The Circle Maker
Author: Timothy Keller
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 144063789X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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The New York Times bestselling author of The Prodigal Prophet uncovers the essential message of Jesus, locked inside his most familiar parable. Newsweek called renowned minister Timothy Keller "a C.S. Lewis for the twenty-first century" in a feature on his first book, The Reason for God. In that book, he offered a rational explanation of why we should believe in God. Now, in The Prodigal God, Keller takes his trademark intellectual approach to understanding Christianity and uses the parable of the prodigal son to reveal an unexpected message of hope and salvation. Within that parable Jesus reveals God's prodigal grace toward both the irreligious and the moralistic. This book will challenge both the devout and skeptics to see Christianity in a whole new way.
Author: Anthony 'LT'. Menginie
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1742694314
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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A shocking true story of one man's escape from a biker gang - by the son of a notorious gang leader.
Author: Robert William Service
Publisher: W. Briggs, 1911 [c1910]
ISBN:
Category : Alaska
Languages : en
Pages : 362
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Author: Daniel K. Norris
Publisher: Charisma Media
ISBN: 1629986828
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 243
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A Fresh Revival is Coming
Author: Robert W. Service
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 472
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In the novel The Trail of '98, Robert W. Service raises a typical theme of 19th-century America: the Alaska gold rush. Like many people of the time, the protagonist is a poor emigrant traveling to America for a better life, falling in love on the way and dreaming of earning enough money to get married and live happily. Yet, his way is full of disappointment, bad luck, and important life lessons. It is a great romantic adventure novel about the good and evil in the lives of people able to leave everything in the pursuit of a dream.
Author: John Patrick Shanley
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN: 0822235110
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 55
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A 17-year-old boy from the Bronx suddenly finds himself in a private school in New Hampshire. He’s violent, gifted, alienated, and on fire with a ferocious loneliness. Two faculty members wrestle with the dilemma: Is the kid a star or a disaster? A passionate, explosive portrait of a young man on the verge of salvation or destruction.
Author: James Axler
Publisher: Gold Eagle
ISBN: 037362610X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 315
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The landmark 100th episode of the popular series. Searching for an operational redoubt, Ryan and his companions go up against a ruthless band of coldhearts. Seeing his long-lost son is a shock--especially when Dean shoots and wounds his father in a firefight. Original.
Author: Danielle Steel
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1446487695
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 303
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Twin brothers are reunited after twenty years of silence and blame when the prodigal son returns home . . . In a matter of days, Peter McDowell loses everything he has worked so hard for – including his marriage. Stripped of everything, he has only one place he can retreat to: the home he left twenty years ago. There, he comes face to face with his brother for the first time in years. At first, Peter dreads seeing Michael again – but to his surprise their reunion is tender and real. Only later, as Peter mulls over his late mother's journals, does he begin to question what lies beneath Michael's perfect surface. In a race for time, Peter throws caution to the wind to find the truth. What he discovers will change their lives, the lives of their children and an entire town for ever. A riveting novel of secrets, salvation, and redemption from master storyteller Danielle Steel.
