Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire (August John)(Paperback)

Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire (August John)(Paperback)

Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire is the first book in a spellbinding middle grade fantasy adventure series by screenwriter John August.'A thrilling adventure full of magic and wonder. John August is a master storyteller.' --Ransom Riggs, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Miss Peregrine's Home

Arlo Finch in the Kingdom of Shadows (August John)(Paperback)

'A thrilling adventure full of magic and wonder.' --Ransom Riggs, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Arlo Finch in the Kingdom of Shadows is a captivating fantasy-adventure story by master screenwriter John August.After a harrowing summer camp, Arlo

Augustus (Williams John)(Paperback)

WINNER OF THE 1973 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD By the Author of Stoner In Augustus, his third great novel, John Williams took on an entirely new challenge, a historical narrative set in classical Rome, exploring the life of the founder of the Roman Empire. To tell the story, Williams turned to the

Long Valley (Steinbeck Mr John)(Paperback / softback)

A collection of short stories, set in the idyllic Salinas Valley in California, where simple people farm the land and struggle to find a place for themselves in the world. This book includes the tales: The Murderer and The

My First Summer in the Sierra (Muir John)(Paperback)

In the summer of 1869, John Muir set out from California's Central Valley with a flock of sheep and trekked into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. His journals describe the summer he spent in what would become Yosemite National Park. Celebrating the Sierra's lizards and mountain lions, tall trees

Tested by fire - The Fruit Of Affliction In The Lives Of John Bunyan, William Cowper And David Brainerd (Piper John (Author))(Paperback / softback)

Butcher's Crossing (Williams John)(Paperback)

In his National Book Award-winning novel Augustus, John Williams uncovered the secrets of ancient Rome. With Butcher's Crossing, his fiercely intelligent, beautifully written western, Williams dismantles the myths of modern America. It is the 1870s, and Will Andrews, fired up by Emerson to seek

Pastures of Heaven (Steinbeck Mr John)(Paperback / softback)

A collection of interconnected tales devoted to a family living in a fertile valley on the outskirts of Monterey, California, and the effects that one particular family has on them

East of Eden (Steinbeck Mr John)(Paperback / softback)

Set in the rich farmland of the Salinas Valley, California, this title follows the interwined destinies of two families - the Trasks and the Hamiltons - whose generations hopelessly re-enact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and

Lost Rickmansworth, Croxley Green and Chorleywood (Cooper John)(Paperback)

The Hertfordshire town of Rickmansworth in the Colne Valley historically included the villages of Croxley Green and Chorleywood within its parish. Through much of its history this was a small settlement outside London with industrial development along the Grand Union Canal but the arrival of the

The Long Valley (Steinbeck John)(Paperback)

A Penguin Classic First published in 1938, this volume of stories collected with the encouragement of his longtime editor Pascal Covici serves as a wonderful introduction to the work of Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck. Set in the beautiful Salinas Valley of California, where simple people farm

Tractates on the Gospel of John, 1-10 (Augustine St)(Paperback)

In Christian Latinity, the tractate is a specific type of sermon, delivered as part of a liturgy, which combines scriptural exegesis, preaching, spiritual commentary, and theological reflection. This volume contains the first ten of the 124 tractates on the Gospel of John delivered by St

Rescue in the Valley of the Tigers (Ross Thomas A.)(Paperback)

'Rescue in the Valley of the Tigers' describes the evolution of a young American from carefree college student to seasoned military adviser in South Vietnam at the height of the war in 1968.Seasoned by his experiences and inspired by courageous and selfless men and women he met along the way, at

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup (Carreyrou John)(Paperback)

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The gripping story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos--one of the biggest corporate frauds in history--a tale of ambition and hubris set amid the bold promises of Silicon Valley, rigorously reported by the prize-winning journalist. With a new Afterword covering her trial and

Connecting the Dots (Chambers John)(Paperback)

Legendary Silicon Valley visionary and one of the world's greatest business leaders, John Chambers shares the playbook and philosophy that transformed Cisco into a global tech titan and now inspire a new generation of

August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean (Wilson August)(Paperback)

Set in 1904, August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean begins on the eve of Aunt Esther's 287th birthday. When Citizen Barlow comes to her Pittsburgh's Hill District home seeking asylum, she sets him off on a spiritual journey to find a city in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Gem of the Ocean is the ninth

St. Augustine's Confessions (Augustine Saint)(Paperback)

In his own day the dominant personality of the Western Church, Augustine of Hippo today stands as perhaps the greatest thinker of Christian antiquity, and his Confessions is one of the great works of Western literature. In this intensely personal narrative, Augustine relates his rare ascent from a

River of Night, 7 (Ringo John)(Pevná vazba)

A NEW NOVEL IN JOHN RINGO'S BESTSELLING BLACK TIDE RISING SERIES. Sequel to The Valley of Shadows. THROUGH THE RAGING PLAGUE At Tom Smith's previous gig, he was the global managing director for security of an international bank. Then the zombies emerged. And New York burned. His plan to save the

Atticus Finch: The Biography (Crespino Joseph)(Paperback)

Who was the real Atticus Finch?The publication of Go Set a Watchman in 2015 forever changed how we think about Atticus Finch. Once seen as a paragon of decency, he was reduced to a small-town racist. How are we to understand this transformation?In Atticus Finch, historian Joseph Crespino draws on

THE CREDIT - A COMEDY OF EMPEIRIA IN THREE ACTS (Young Augustus)(Paperback / softback)

Poetry. Illustrations are by John Parsons. THE CREDIT was first published as two books in 1980/85 by Menard Press/Advent Books. This second edition has been heavily revised. THE CREDIT is an opera with word music. The prosody is syllabically based ottava rima, gradually segueing into rhyming free

Finches for Dummies (Moustaki Nikki)(Paperback)

Explore the wide world of finches Finches For Dummies is your entry into the fascinating world of finches. Canaries are probably the most well-known type of finch, but finches are a widely diverse species of birds. They actually encompass several hundred different types of birds, including

Peenemunde Raid: The Night of 17-18 August 1943 (Middlebrook Martin)(Paperback)

'Enthralling eye witness histories' John KeeganOn the night of 17-18 August 1943, RAF Bomber Command attacked a remote research establishment on the German Baltic coast. The site was Peenem nde, where Hitler's scientists were developing both the V-1 flying bomb and the V-2 rocket whose destructive

Dimensions: A Casebook of Alien Contact (Vallee Jacques)(Paperback)

In DIMENSIONS, the first volume of a trilogy, Dr. Jacques Vallee reexamines the historical record that led to the modern UFO phenomenon and to the belief in alien contact. He then tackles the enigma of abduction reports, which come from various times and various countries, as well as the psychic

In the Self's Place: The Approach of Saint Augustine (Marion Jean-Luc)(Paperback)

In the Self's Place is a phenomenological reading of Augustine that engages with modern and postmodern analyses of Augustinian