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Author: Stephen F. Lawless Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 0595198511 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 234
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Jerry Canfield has long made a living by smuggling Meso-American artifacts into the United States and selling them to dealers in the Santa Fe art market. He is a hustler and a former numbers runner with an aptitude for cards, mathematics and amateur archeology. On a trip to Belize to acquire pre-Columbian relics, he finds a peculiar green glass contained in a metal frame. The glass is found in a Mayan tomb recently uncovered by an earthquake. The inscriptions on the metal are not Mayan, but in long-dead Middle Eastern languages. The Mayan tomb dates from a pre-Columbian time when metal and glass were unknown in the Americas. Canfield solves the secret of the glass and discovers that by looking through the glass, one can see the future. However, the future that can be viewed is limited—only five minutes and fifty seconds ahead of the present. Canfield realizes that, even with future knowledge of less than six minutes, the holder can obtain riches, power, and control over destiny.
Author: Stephen F. Lawless Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 0595198511 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 234
Book Description
Jerry Canfield has long made a living by smuggling Meso-American artifacts into the United States and selling them to dealers in the Santa Fe art market. He is a hustler and a former numbers runner with an aptitude for cards, mathematics and amateur archeology. On a trip to Belize to acquire pre-Columbian relics, he finds a peculiar green glass contained in a metal frame. The glass is found in a Mayan tomb recently uncovered by an earthquake. The inscriptions on the metal are not Mayan, but in long-dead Middle Eastern languages. The Mayan tomb dates from a pre-Columbian time when metal and glass were unknown in the Americas. Canfield solves the secret of the glass and discovers that by looking through the glass, one can see the future. However, the future that can be viewed is limited—only five minutes and fifty seconds ahead of the present. Canfield realizes that, even with future knowledge of less than six minutes, the holder can obtain riches, power, and control over destiny.
Author: Anne Carson Publisher: New Directions Publishing ISBN: 9780811213028 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 166
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Anne Carson's poetry - characterized by various reviewers as "short talks", "essays", or "verse narratives" - combines the confessional and the critical in a voice all her own. Known as a remarkable classicist, Anne Carson in Glass, Irony and God weaves contemporary and ancient poetic strands with stunning style. This collection includes: "The Glass Essay", a powerful poem about the end of a love affair, told in the context of Carson's reading of the Bronte sisters; "Book of Isaiah", a poem evoking the deeply primitive feel of ancient Judaism; and "The Fall of Rome", about her trip to "find" Rome and her struggle to overcome feelings of a terrible alienation there.
Author: John S. Garrison Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 1628924292 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 137
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Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Pause and look around: you will see that you are surrounded by glass. It reflects and refracts light through your windows; it encircles a glowing filament above you; it's in a mirror hanging on the wall; it lies shattered in a dented corner of an iPhone-you're drinking water out of a pint glass. Taking up a most common object, rarely considered because assumed to be transparent, John Garrison draws evocative connections between historical depictions of glass and emerging visions that see it as holding a unique promise for new forms of interaction. Grounded in everyday examples, this book offers a series of surprising insights into how we increasingly find ourselves living in a world made of glass. Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.
Author: Jonathan Chamberlain Publisher: Blacksmith Books ISBN: 9881774217 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 242
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Chinese gods: Who are they? Where did they come from? And what do they do? Chinese folk religion is the underlying belief system of more than a billion Chinese people. This title helps us understand the building blocks of this religion for which even the Chinese have no name.
Author: Yashvasin Raj Publisher: Notion Press ISBN: 1684874661 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 173
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The god of heroism, Garvern, realizes that even as a god, he has limits. Now that he is no longer an ignorant god, he sees the errors in his world. Faith leads him to find out the truth about the origin of the universe. As he learns about an ancient evil being, he discovers the history of the gods and the purpose behind their existence. What will crossing paths with this malevolent force cost Garvern?
Author: Anjali Sachdeva Publisher: Dial Press ISBN: 0525508686 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 290
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“One of the best collections I’ve ever read. Every single story is a standout.”—Roxane Gay WINNER OF THE CHAUTAUQUA PRIZE • LONGLISTED FOR THE STORY PRIZE • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • Refinery29 • BookRiot “Fuses science, myth, and imagination into a dark and gorgeous series of questions about our current predicaments.”—Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See A dystopian tale about genetically modified septuplets who are struck by a mysterious illness; a love story about a man bewitched by a mermaid; a stirring imagining of the lives of Nigerian schoolgirls in the aftermath of a Boko Haram kidnapping. The stories in All the Names They Used for God break down genre barriers—from science fiction to American Gothic to magical realism to horror—and are united by each character’s brutal struggle with fate. Like many of us, the characters in this collection are in pursuit of the sublime. Along the way, they must navigate the borderland between salvation and destruction. NAMED A MUST-READ BOOK BY Harper’s Bazaar • Entertainment Weekly • AM New York • Reading Women AND A TOP READ BY Elle • Fast Company • The Christian Science Monitor • Bustle • Shondaland • Popsugar • Refinery29 • Bookish • Newsday • The Millions • Asian American Writers’ Workshop • HelloGiggles “Strange and wonderful . . . delightfully unexpected.”—The New York Times Book Review “Completing one [story] is like having lived an entire life, and then being born, breathless, into another.”—Carmen Maria Machado “Captivating.”—NPR “Gripping.”—Los Angeles Review of Books “[A] remarkable debut . . . Sachdeva is seemingly fearless and her talent limitless.”—AM New York “This phenomenal debut short-story collection is filled with stories that bring the otherworldly to life and examine the strangeness of humanity.”—Bustle “So rich they read like dreams . . . They are enormous stories, not in length but in ambition, each an entirely new, unsparing world. Beautiful, draining—and entirely unforgettable.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Author: Mariusz Walczak Publisher: Mariusz Walczak ISBN: Category : Drama Languages : en Pages : 90
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There are stories where good always triumphs. There are tales in which, despite countless heroic deeds, evil refuses to be eradicated. And then there are experiences, filled with melancholy, bitterness, sacrifice, and pain, where there is no ending that could unequivocally judge a fable woven from sorrow, hope, and fear. Here, on the Great Desert, on the cursed land forgotten by the gods, in a world steeped in stagnation, where humanity is doomed to inevitable destruction, it’s hard to find words and deeds capable of shaping and changing the entire world. It’s a slow, intimate journey through a sea of suffering, a struggle for survival on a path full of thorns and sacrifices. It’s a ballad about the strength of human hearts, resilience, an endless journey, and the acceptance of the inevitability of a cruel fate. You won’t find thrilling plot twists or electrifying battles with magical artifacts here. You won’t experience romantic highs, grand gestures, humorous moments, or light-hearted interludes. This is not a saga of chivalry, a legendary epic, or a monumental odyssey about mythical heroes saving civilization from destruction. It’s simply a small, humble incident that carries a fragment of wisdom worth discovering. For some paths in life lead to unexpected dilemmas, especially when they traverse a treacherous land of death. So, dear Reader, sit down and open your heart as you turn the pages of this story. Experience the drama of wandering, the grim beauty of the journey, and perhaps you will find answers to a few important questions. All of this you must do… before the gods curse us.
Author: Greg Alldredge Publisher: Greg Alldredge ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 174
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War! Called to the desolate Great Beach, disparate players join forces to battle the wicked mage Hope Shoemaker. An alliance of convenience is made, even if factions stand at odds concerning multiple issues. Mistrust runs high amongst those that aim to destroy the evil in the land. Past actions cloud a war of clarity, few have pure hearts, and a clean past. Will the forces of light be able to overcome their differences to defeat the common evil? Will the alliance fail before it even begins? All these questions - and more - will answer themselves as we conclude the dark fantasy world of The Fractured Lands, and as we’re drawn towards the thrilling conclusion of this stunning work of immersive fiction. Can old sins ever be forgiven? See is the alliance can survive the differences. In Fractured Gods, author Greg Alldredge takes us into a bold new heart of dark fantasy and leaves us shaken, thrilled, and eager for more. For fans of Game of Thrones, this seventh book in an epic fantasy series is guaranteed to get the mind racing and the heart pumping and is sure to grip readers from the first fantastical page to the last.
Author: Michael R. Schultheiss Publisher: Michael R. Schultheiss ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 839
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“A great continuation that explores light and dark, good and evil, and our struggles in seeking the truth in how those ideas are created.” ~Reedsy Discovery Darkness threatens all… Light is their enemy… Is there a third way? Rosteval faces twin disasters when an enemy army comes for his kingdom, even as a terrible new menace arises from the darkness to threaten his entire world. Forced to flee, Rosteval and Ghaitta lead their people into exile… but they are running out of time. Outmatched in a war between gods and armies of light and shadow, can Rosteval and Ghaitta find a third way to save their people, their kingdom, and themselves? Gods of light and shadow, clashing armies, legendary weapons, myths, mysteries, and perilous adventure abound in The Third Way of My God, sequel to The Spiral of My Destiny. Get it now.
Author: Stephen F. Lawless
Author: Stephen F. Lawless
Author: Anne Carson
Author: John S. Garrison
Author: Jonathan Chamberlain
Author: Yashvasin Raj
Author: Anjali Sachdeva
Author: Doug Murren
Author: Mariusz Walczak
Author: Greg Alldredge
Author: Michael R. Schultheiss