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The Complete Plays - Christopher Marlowe
This book gathers all seven of the dramas of Christopher Marlowe, in which the lure of dark forces drives the shifting balances between weak and strong, sacred and profane. Support... -
Qur'An - Tarif Khalidi
A landmark new translation of the sacred text of Islam- in an elegant deluxe editionLiterally "the recitation," The Qur'an is considered within the Muslim faith to ... -
The holy thief - Ellis Peters
SUMMARY: The 19th chronicle of Brother Cadfael. In the chill autumn of 1144, rising flood waters endanger the sacred remains of St. Winifred, the abbey's most cherished possession.... -
The Sacred Vault_ A Novel - Andy McDermott
Review“No fan of Indiana Jones, Matthew Reilly or action in general will be able to put it down.” —_Northern Territory News_, on _The Pyramid of Doom _“Raises the bar to please... -
The Lizard's Bite - David Hewson
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. British author Hewson's wonderfully complex and finely paced fourth crime novel (after 2005's The Sacred Cut) to feature Roman detec... -
The Last Four Things - Paul Hoffman
The epic story of Thomas Cale-introduced so memorably in The Left Hand of God—continues as the Redeemers use his prodigious gifts to further their sacred goal: the extinction of hu... -
The Case for God - Karen Armstrong
SUMMARY: Moving from the Paleolithic age to the present, Karen Armstrong details the great lengths to which humankind has gone in order to experience a sacred reality that it calle... -
Sanctuary - Beverly Barton
SUMMARY: War with their archrival, the evil Ansara clan, is unavoidable. For Mercy Raintree, a war means she must assume her position as guardian of the Sanctuary—the sacred Raintr... -
Sacred Ground - Alex Archer
EDITORIAL REVIEW: In a land of subzero temperatures and snow-covered vistas, survival is a challenge. But for the Araktak—an isolated and mysterious Inuit people—this harsh tundra ... -
Sacred Clowns - Tony Hillerman
From Publishers WeeklyTelling his story the Navajo way, Hillerman ( Coyote Waits ) fully develops the background of the cases pursued by Navajo Tribal Policemen, Lt. Joe Leaphorn a...