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An exhilarating exercise in suspense. . . Playing out against the majestic peaks and lush valleys of the Adirondack Mountains, [Hurricane Canoe is] a devilish, terrifying game of cat and mouse . . . maintaining the intensity at a fever pitch from its arresting start to a shocking conclusion." -KIRKUS REVIEWS Two men paddle into the wild, each with his own secrets. Gilbert Willards is a socially awkward professional poker player with no int...

An exhilarating exercise in suspense. . . Playing out against the majestic peaks and lush valleys of the Adirondack Mountains, [Hurricane Canoe is] a devilish, terrifying game of cat and mouse . . . maintaining the intensity at a fever pitch from its arresting start to a shocking conclusion." -KIRKUS REVIEWS Two men paddle into the wild, each with his own secrets. Gilbert Willards is a socially awkward professional poker player with no int...

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Sometimes you have to voyage to the ends of the earth to find your way home..."A perfect... Mark Twain-style... Tom and Huck for the 21st century. True brilliance... in the finest American tradition." -Kirkus ReviewsThe trouble begins for young Ruby and his best friend, Quinn, after an accident in the forest outside their rural Adirondack hometown. Their attempt to cover-up their mistake ignites a local skirmish with one of the most influentia...

A perfect... Mark Twain-style... Tom and Huck for the 21st century. True brilliance... in the finest American tradition." -Kirkus ReviewsSometimes you have to voyage to the ends of the earth to find your way home...The trouble begins for young Ruby and his best friend, Quinn, after an accident in the forest outside their rural Adirondack hometown. Their attempt to cover-up their mistake ignites a local skirmish with one of the most influential...

This book explores the manifold ways of knowing—and knowing about— preternatural beings such as demons, angels, fairies, and other spirits that inhabited and were believed to act in early modern European worlds. Its contributors examine how people across the social spectrum assayed the various types of spiritual entities that they believed dwelled invisibly but meaningfully in the spaces just beyond (and occasionally within) the limits of huma...

By exploring its spiritual themes, the reader discovers the complex religious and philosophical ideas influencing T. S. Eliot. Fifty years since his death, ancient and medieval thinkers are merged with inter-war Europe and the modern technological world. The result is a compelling retelling of Eliot's journey of spiritual transformation.

This book explores the manifold ways of knowing—and knowing about— preternatural beings such as demons, angels, fairies, and other spirits that inhabited and were believed to act in early modern European worlds. Its contributors examine how people across the social spectrum assayed the various types of spiritual entities that they believed dwelled invisibly but meaningfully in the spaces just beyond (and occasionally within) the limits of huma...

AMAZON BEST SELLER in Historical Fiction and Historical Thrillers AMAZON #1 BEST SELLER in Blues AN ADVENTUROUS AND POWERFUL NOVEL about how, and more importantly why, from the cotton fields of Mississippi, blues music changed the world, and how the world changed one young man. "...this is storytelling at its best..." -- Fortean Times Magazine "...poignant...heartening...insightful..." -- Kirkus Reviews In 1915, in a moonlit room in a boarding...

More so than any war in history, World War II was a woman's war. Women, motivated by patriotism, the opportunity for new experiences, and the desire to serve, participated widely in the global conflict. Within the Allied countries, women of all ages proved to be invaluable in the fight for victory. Rosie the Riveter became the most enduring image of women's involvement in World War II. What Rosie represented, however, is only a small portion o...

More so than any war in history, World War II was a woman's war. Women, motivated by patriotism, the opportunity for new experiences, and the desire to serve, participated widely in the global conflict. Within the Allied countries, women of all ages proved to be invaluable in the fight for victory. Rosie the Riveter became the most enduring image of women's involvement in World War II. What Rosie represented, however, is only a small portion o...

A macho struggle for supremacy over a barbecue, a young boy's daydream carved on a wall, a snatched moment of passion in a cramped tunnel deep underground, two obsessive genealogists united by a century-old tragedy, and one man's bizarre newspaper-buying habits. These unforgettable moments chronicle the lives of a diverse range of characters, played out against a backdrop of over 150 years of British industrial history. The author explores th...

A macho struggle for supremacy over a barbecue, a young boy's daydream carved on a wall, a snatched moment of passion in a cramped tunnel deep underground, two obsessive genealogists united by a century-old tragedy, and one man's bizarre newspaper-buying habits. These unforgettable moments chronicle the lives of a diverse range of characters, played out against a backdrop of over 150 years of British industrial history. The author explores th...