Ethan is a religion professor at Columbia University obsessed with Jewish mysticism whose Muslim lover, Yaqub, has been falsely accused of terrorism. Ethan's struggle to clear Yaqub's name leads him to the Holy Land where he attempts to open the ancient gates to the Temple Mount ...
77-year-old Bill Sullivan, on a whim, drove through Newton, Mass. and stopped at Boyd Park to visit the Green Box. <br><br>It was there, while WWII raged in Europe and the Pacific, that Sully and his friends waited eagerly for the park instructor to open the Green Box to the treasures of baseballs, gloves, bats, board games and a vast assortment of gems. <br><br>The Green Box was the meeting place where lessons were learn ...
Sand and Gravel is a dramatic and engaging novel about three generations as they struggle to protect—and finally—give new life to a farm that has been in the family for generations.<br><br>Amos, Caroline's husband, feels his only option to caring for his family is to sell the sand and gravel off of the farm, defacing the land and disrupting the family in the process.<br><br>All of the children ...
Лауреат Букеровской премии Джулиан Барнс – один из самых ярких и оригинальных прозаиков современной Британии, автор таких международных бестселлеров, как «Одна история», «Шум времени», «Предчувствие конца», «Артур и Джордж», «История мира в 10? главах», «Попугай Флобера» и многих других. Возможно, основной его талант – умение легко и естественно играть стилями и направлениями. Тонкая стилизация и едкая ирония, утонченный лиризм и доходящий чуть ...
На одной из тихих улиц Монмартрского холма нашли прибежище Янна и ее дочери Розетт и Анни. Они мирно и даже счастливо живут в квартирке над своей маленькой шоколадной лавкой. Ветер, который в былые времена постоянно заставлял их переезжать с места на место, затих – по крайней мере, на время. Ничто не отличает их от остальных обитателей Монмартра, и возле их двери больше не висят красные саше с травами, отводящими зло. Но внезапно в их жизнь втор ...
Overcoming disabling injuries, Vietnam vet Paul Bernard becomes an award-winning journalist and television newsman known for holding a mirror to American society. Long critical of the radical right, after 9-11 Bernard attacks the Bush administration for Osama bin Laden's escape and leading the nation into a disastrous war. On assignment in Iraq, Bernard is killed under suspicious circumstances. Interwoven with the account of his life is ...
Overcoming disabling injuries, Vietnam vet Paul Bernard becomes an award-winning journalist and television newsman. Known for holding a mirror to American society and long critical of the radical right, after 9-11 Bernard attacks the Bush administration for Osama bin Laden's escape and leading the nation into a disastrous war. On assignment in Iraq, Bernard is killed under suspicious circumstances. Interwoven with the account of his life ...
You will be joyfully uplifted as you read the story of people moving through the challenges of life from the late 1960's to 2012. Their journey takes them through birth, death, rebirth and the many levels of love not only between human beings but among all the realms of nature and the divine.<br><br>If you feel yourself moved to explore the higher octaves of living, "Forbidden Graces" will give you numerous ...