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Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
An accountant’s plan to escape her dead-end job does more damage than she thinks in this novel by the author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.
The beautiful, bright, and ambitious Natalie should be doing something with her life. But instead, she’s stuck in a dead-end job. And instead of improving her place in the world by her own efforts, she takes advantage of the honesty of those around her, ultimately leaving
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A medieval devil speaks directly to the reader, his tone murderous one moment, seductive the next, in a memoir allegedly penned in the year 1438. The demon has embedded himself in the very words of this tale of terror, turning the book itself into a dangerous object, laced with menace only too ready to break free and exert its power.
Author
Publisher
Post Hill Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The time has finally come, confident America has been conquered, Satan prepares to initiate the final stage of his master plan, but it requires a willing partner--will she say yes? Convinced his demon general Lord Nefarious has successfully conquered America, Satan himself now decides it's time for him to step out of the shadows and complete his master plan. But for it to succeed, he must find a willing partner. On the run, frightened, and alone,...
Author
Publisher
Starwatch Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A little bit of sin is good for the soul. Gadriel, the fallen angel of petty temptations, has a bit of a gambling debt. Fortunately, her angelic bookie is happy to let her pay off her debts by doing what she does best: All Gadriel has to do is tempt miserably sinless mortal Holly Harker to do a few nice things for herself. What should be a cakewalk of a job soon runs into several roadblocks, however, as Miss Harker politely refuses every attempt...
7) Quarantine
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
"A re-imagining of the forty days Christ spent in the wilderness being tempted by the devil." "Judea, about two thousand years ago: There were five of them - not in a group, but strung out along the road where earlier that morning the caravan of uncles had passed by. Three men, a woman, and, too far behind for anyone to guess its gender, a fifth. And this fifth was barefoot, and without a staff. No water-skin, or bag of clothes. No food. A slow, painstaking...
Author
Publisher
Pellegrini & Cudahy
Pub. Date
[1949]
Language
English
Description
The story of a stone that confers on its possessor powers far beyond those with which man is naturally endowed, such as healing and instant transport from one place to another. But like everything that promises power and riches, there is within the stone a great potential for corruption. As it becomes apparent in this story, man's powers to resist temptation vary with his own inherent character.
9) Every day
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Ned is a loving husband and devoted father dealing with life's curveballs. He's got a stressed-out wife, an independent teenage son, and an embittered father-in-law who's turning his home upside down. Ned's job writing a scandalous TV series for a demanding boss is unfulfilling, and late night rewrites with a sexy co-worker might just push him over the deep end.
11) The sandpiper
Publisher
Turner Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A repressed minister with a devoted wife must come to terms with his adulterous feelings for a beautiful, free-spirited woman.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
After years of disagreement concerning what true happiness, success, and love really are, Dave and Clarice Johnson have finally reached a breaking point in their marriage. Clarice is hurt in a car accident and the obvious truth is that more than just her injuries need immediate attention. Their odds of making it worsen as Clarice begins to see a physical therapist. Dave develops a friendship with Julie and her teenage son Bryson. The acceptance and...
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Cassie Springer is sweet, gracious and considerate, a real angel. Everyone loves her, except the Devil, who will stop at nothing to steal her soul. When he sends one of his minions, Nick, to do his dirty work on Earth, it seems like Cassie may be an impossible target. While Nick tries his best to destroy Cassie's life and make her commit a mortal sin, he finds that this angel just might be the ultimate temptation." --
Author
Publisher
Soft Skull Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Battered, bruised, and bloodied by the economic collapse, Clyde Twitty has all but given up hope for the future ... Enter Jay Smalls, a charismatic martial artist who exerts an intense magnetic pull. Under Jay's brutal instruction, Clyde begins a series of increasingly frightening tests that draw him into a seedy underworld of bare-knuckle fighting, brazen criminal acts, homemade drugs, and homegrown extremism. Jay reshapes Clyde into a fearless...
16) The holy
Author
Publisher
Context Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
"They knew us before we began to walk upright. Shamans called them guardians, mythmakers called them tricksters, pagans called them gods, churchmen called them demons, folklorists called them shape-shifters. Throughout time, they've played many roles and accepted inreturn whatever we thought was their due; love, hate, fear, worship, condemnation, neglect, oblivion."--Jacket.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Paris, 1978. Dawit, a young and beautiful Ethiopian refugee, lives in squalor. Despite being the educated son of wealthy parents, he roams the streets of Paris, penniless. By chance, Dawit spots the famous French author, M., who at sixty is at the height of her fame, elegant yet faded. Seduced by Dawit's grace and moving story, M. invites him to live with her in a wealthy quartier of Paris. He makes himself indispensable, or so he thinks. M. brings...
Author
Publisher
EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Little Red Riding Hood braves the deep, dark woods to visit her grandmother, but can she outwit the wolf she encounters along the way? A simple retelling of this classic fairytale, designed to capture the imagination and build the confidence of beginner readers.
Author
Series
Publisher
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
1964.
Language
English
Description
Ten Nights in a Bar-room and What I Saw There is an 1854 novel written by American author Timothy Shay Arthur.The novel is presented by an unnamed narrator who makes an annual visit to the fictional town of Cedarville. On his first visit, he stops at the new tavern, the Sickle and Sheaf. The proprietor, Simon Slade, is a former miller who gave up the trade for the more lucrative tavern. The business is a family affair, with Slade's unnamed wife, son...
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