On India's south-western coast, between Goa and Calicut, lies Kittur – a small, nondescript every town. Aravind Adiga acts as our guide to the town, mapping overlapping lives of Kittur's residents. Here, an illiterate Muslim boy working at the train station finds himself tempted by an Islamic terrorist; a bookseller is arrested for selling a copy of "The Satanic Verses"; a rich, spoiled, half-caste student decides to explode a bomb in school; a sexologist has to find a cure for a young boy who may have AIDS. What emerges is the moral biography of an Indian town and a group portrait of ordinary Indians in a time of extraordinary transformation, over the seven-year period between the assassinations of Prime Minister Gandhi and her son Rajiv. Keenly observed and finely detailed, "Between the Assassinations" is a triumph of voice and imagination. Views: 59
Love. Betrayal. Forgiveness. Redemption. And Fabric Softener.Lucy Madison's life is spinning out of control. After her grandfather crashes his motorcycle for the last time, this frustrated artist is left picking up the pieces (not to mention holding the ashes). But fulfilling his dying wish of befriending his pregnant girlfriend turns out to be even less fun than she expected. Add to that the return of her, uh, unstable brother, the tyranny of her nasty roommate, and the fact that boyfriend number...whatever, has turned out to be Mr. Not in This Lifetime, and Lucy knows it's time to switch cycles.Good thing Grandpa left her his launderette. It's the perfect place to sort through her mess, focus on her art and start fresh. Isn't it? Views: 59
Trapped in a world where females come ‘in season’ and male dragons battle to claim their mates, Khalia Peterson realizes very quickly that this can be a very dangerous world for a human, or at least half-human, female who knows no season. Views: 59
"Being twelve isn't easy. But Anika Scott, who has joined her parents as a missionary in Kenya, uses her faith and trust in God and His words as guidance to help her through her adolescent problems. Join Anika in her exciting and often dangerous adventures where using God and her own ingenuity she makes discoveries about the truth in the world. What do you do when you've been thrown into a world that scares you and confuses you? What of the one person who is supposed to help you adjust to your frightening situation is just plain mean? Watch Ankia discover the answers to these difficult questions and more in her latest adventure. She will need to use all of God's gentle words and guidance to put up with Tianna the Terrible. " Views: 59
The Teutonic Knights were powerful and ferocious advocates of holy war. Their history is suffused with crusading, campaigning and struggle. Feared by their enemies but respected by medieval Christendom, the knights and their Order maintained a firm hold over the Baltic and northern Germany and established a formidable regime which flourished across Central Europe for 300 years.This major new book surveys the gripping history of the knights and their Order and relates their rise to power; their struggles against Prussian pagans; the series of wars against Poland and Lithuania; the clash with Alexander Nevsky's Russia; and the gradual stagnation of the order in the fourteenth century. The book is replete with dramatic episodes - such as the battle on frozen Lake Peipus in 1242, or the disaster of Tannenberg - but focuses primarily on the knights' struggle to maintain power, fend off incursions and raiding bands and to launch crusades against unbelieving foes. And it was the crusade which chiefly characterized and breathed life into this Holy Order.William Urban's narrative charts the rise and fall of the Order and, in an accessible and engaging style, throws light on a band of knights whose deeds and motives have long been misunderstood.REVIEWS "Written in accessible style, this narrative history of the Knights of the Teutonic Order sheds light on medieval politics and on the relationship between the Roman Catholic Church and the military of the time. Appendices profile major figures in the history of the Teutonic Order up to 1525."Book News** Views: 59
ReviewA collection of fifteen well written stories that range from fantasy to horror....All of them are worth reading. -- Jimmy Z, FeoAmante.comEach of [Everson's] stories is a dark and tantalizing show well worth the price of admission -- Ray Wallace, Twilight Showcase e-zineEverson has a clear and sometimes poetic style that lulls and enthralls, drawing you in...only to snap you up. --Michele Patterson, Painted Rock e-zineFrom the opening story, Everson proves himself capable of horror, both understated and overt, and of capturing readers' imaginations with his compelling characters and unique twists on familiar themes. Each story is strengthened by vivid descriptions, but it is his ability to create characters with whom readers can identify that makes them all the more powerful. Included in this collection are not only ghosts and supernatural monsters, but also fiends of the human variety, victims of their own desires, and what comes across as a fable or two --Scott A. Johnson, The Horror ChannelProduct DescriptionA woman whose life is shaped and doomed by the "Calling of the Moon"...A girl who learns the secret powers of the "Seven Deadly Seeds"...A boy who finds that the power of music can open a hidden world thanks to a flute hidden in the attic...A man who learns the meaning behind the voodoo curse that brings the "Vigilantes of Love" from the hearts of the New Orleans swamps to punish the adulterers under the light of the full moon... VIGILANTES OF LOVE offers these and nearly a dozen more tales of dark magic, the macabre and things that happen when you go one step beyond. John Everson's second book-length collection of short horror and dark fantasy fiction was originally issued in 2003 by Chicago-based Twilight Tales, and focuses more on dark fantasy than the more extreme erotic horror of his first short fiction collection, CAGE OF BONES & OTHER DEADLY OBSESSIONS. VIGILANTES OF LOVE includes 15 dark fantasy and horror tales, from the "Twilight Zone"-esque "Preserve" one of Everson's earliest tales to "Calling of the Moon," which received an Honorable Mention in the YEAR'S BEST FANTASY & HORROR anthology, to "Lovesong" a 5th Place winner in the 2000 World Horror Convention Fiction Contest. In addition to new stories, it also features tales reprinted from the anthologies TRANSVERSIONS and FREAKS, GEEKS & SIDESHOW FLOOZIES and the magazines SIRIUS VISIONS, CROSSROADS, EULOGY and PLOT. Views: 59
Cayson finally prepares to come home to join the rest of his family. But when Laura comes to say goodbye, it's an awkward meeting.Slade and Trinity continue trying to have a baby but everything doesn't go according to plan.Dee and Theo spend more time together, but Slade says something that might put a halt to their developing relationship. Views: 59
Product DescriptionAfter ten years of patient planning, Mallory Hunt finally has Jake Trinity right where she wants him. After their long ago first meeting-and its steamy kiss-changed her life, now it's time for a little sexy payback. But Mallory doesn't count on the intense heat between them or the fact she doesn't want this to end! From the AuthorDear Reader, Mallory Hunt lives life by her own rules and makes no apologies. She feels that Jake Trinity owes her big, and she plans to collect. The funny thing is Jake Trinity feels exactly the same way--about her. Mallory is in for a big surprise when she learns that Jake has grown up to be a man used to getting what he wants, and he wants her. Enjoy! Views: 59
Hidden in the Nevada desert is America's most advanced aerospace weapons — testing facility. Dreamland is the place where the nation's top minds come to develop artillery and aircraft that push beyond the cutting edge. And where the Air Force's top guns come to test them — on the front lines of a new era in warfare… A showdown between Indian and Chinese navies in the Pacific gives Dreamland the opportunity to test their new remote-operated underwater probe. Using the Piranha for surveillance, the U.S. watches as India and China circle each other like sharks. When the tension erupts into violence, innocent civilians are caught in the fray — and Captain Breanna Stockard is shot down trying to rescue them. To save her, Dreamland rushes an unmanned bomber project off the drawing boards — and into the sky… Views: 59
In the final days of World War II, Koreans were determined to take back control of their country from the Japanese and end the suffering caused by the Japanese occupation. As an eleven-year-old girl living with her Japanese family in northern Korea, Yoko is suddenly fleeing for her life with her mother and older sister, Ko, trying to escape to Japan, a country Yoko hardly knows.Their journey is terrifying—and remarkable. It's a true story of courage and survival that highlights the plight of individual people in wartime. In the midst of suffering, acts of kindness, as exemplified by a family of Koreans who risk their own lives to help Yoko's brother, are inspiring reminders of the strength and resilience of the human spirit. Views: 59
