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Black Eden chronicles the history of Idlewild, a Michigan black community founded during the aftermath of the Civil War. As one of the nation’s most popular black resorts, Idlewild functioned as a gathering place for African Americans, and more importantly, as a touchstone of black identity and culture. Benjamin C. Wilson and Lewis Walker examine Idlewild’s significance within a historical context, as well as the town’s revitalization efforts and the need for comprehensive planning in future development.

In Kilimanjaro Snow, Finn Pilar, the ne'er-do-well former Navy EOD specialist and disgraced Key West cop, faces his most complex case. A sailboat adrift off Wisteria Island near Key West crashes into the stern of his business partner's live-aboard boat. A deceased girl is found on board wearing nothing but a strange tattoo on her chest. Alarm bells go off for Finn, who has seen this tattoo before in Cuba. Thus begins a tale of deceit, murder, and intrigue stretching across the Florida Strait.

C. S. Lewis' first published work. Printed by William Heinemann in 1919, it is the first of Lewis' corpus to enter the pubic domain. This edition features an original preface by Lewis scholar Gordon Greenhill, who also administers the world's most complete image collection of Lewis' English editions at www.cslewiseditions.com.

La preparación para pascua es una colección de hermosas joyas descubiertas entre los ensayos, poemas, cartas y otros escritos de Lewis que no son tan conocidos para la mayoría de sus lectores. Pero todos ellos tienen la misma finalidad que impregnan los escritos de Lewis, el objetivo de «crecer y estrechar» nuestra relación con Dios.

Finn Pilar returns with his dog Crutch, taking on the bad guys in the southernmost paradise. This novel won the 2016 Whodunit Award, an annual writing competition presented at Mystery Fest Key West. A diver, sailor, and Harley owner, author Lewis C. Haskell can be found riding his bicycle around the island most mornings or with a glass of wine at Grand Vin in the evening.

If you love John D McDonald and Carl Hiassen mysteries you are going to love Square Grouper. For fans of Key West murder mysteries, laugh out loud funny storytelling, and great characters, this book delivers. Authentic locations, great humor, and compelling action, Key West author Lewis C. Haskell has captured the traditions of South Florida writers with a first novel that was a finalist for the Key West Mystery Writers 'Jeremiah Healy' Award. Here is your next winter vacation beach listen.

When a golden-haired beauty is found brutally slain, the last thing that 16-year-old Enid Iglowski expected was to become the prime suspect. Running away from her troubled home in Florida and newly arrived in Phoenix in search of her real father, a private detective named Jack Fox, Enid finds herself caught in a web of murder, violence, and underage sex trafficking.

Schnell kann man in des Teufels Falle geraten, ob man an ihn glaubt oder nicht. Jeder hat es schon erlebt - vielleicht nur nicht gemerkt...

Alles bricht auseinander: Was gut und schön war in Narnia, scheint wertlos. Auf nichts ist mehr Verlass, die Bewohner des Landes werden versklavt und nach Kalormen verkauft. Es heißt, Aslan sei aufgetaucht und habe alles gutgeheißen. Doch wie kann das sein? Die Freunde Narnias kommen von jenseits des Wandschranks, um zu helfen. Der letzte Kampf umd das Schicksal Narnias beginnt.

Viele Wege führen nach Narnia: Edmund, Lucy und ihr "eigenwilliger" Cousin Eustachius Knilch geraten auf eine ziemlich nasse Art und Weise in Aslans Land. An Bord der "Morgenröte" begeben sie sich mit König Kaspian auf die abenteuerliche Suche nach den verschwundenen sieben Lords. Während dieser Reise geschehen Dinge, von denen keiner zu träumen gewagt hätte...

Der Löwe Aslan -- Herrscher von Narnia -- hat einen besonderen Auftrag für Eustachius und Jill. Die beiden sollen den verschollenen Thronfolger Prinz Rilian suchen. Geschöpfe, von deren Existenz sie bisher nicht einmal etwas ahnten, helfen ihnen dabei -- oder bringen sie in größte Gefahr. Mit einem tapferen Moorwackler gelangen sie in die Unterwelt Narnias, wo ihnen ein Kampf auf Leben und Tod bevorsteht...

Hochverrat! Der Thronfolger soll beseitigt werden! Miraz, der diktatorisch über Narnia herrscht und das Land allein den Menschen unterordnen will, beansprucht die Krone für sich. Sein Neffe Kaspian, der wahre Erbe, befürchtet den Untergang Narnias. Er ahnt, dass er ohne Hilfe die entscheidende Schlacht nicht gewinnen kann... Doch statt der erhofften Verstärkung durch die legendären Königinnen und Könige von Narnia tauchen vier Kinder auf, die gerade auf dem Weg zur Schule waren...

Dark Sky At Dawn, the stirring first volume in the epic Free Men and Dreamers series, tells of the fascinating people, events, history, and spiritual reawakening that precede the compelling moment in time before the guns blazed and the light of the Restoration dawned on a new day.

Tallie Brown’s life has never made sense. Raised in isolation by her mother, Julia, Tallie was dragged suddenly and without explanation from one third-world outpost to another, until life normalized seven years ago when Julia took a position on a mountaintop in the Pacific northwest. But when Julia unexpectedly dies, Tallie uncovers clues suggesting that Julia had a secret life.

A collection of the funny, curious verse written during the 19th and 20th centuries, read by some of Britain's most renowned actors. Humorous and whimsical verse are collated together in these timeless readings of poetry from our funniest writers. Performed by Sir John Gielgud; Imogen Stubbs; Tim Pigott-Smith; Peter Orr; Wendy Hillier.

This is a narrative poem written by C.S. Lewis, begun in his teen years and published when he was a tutor at Oxford. It appeared in print under the pseudonym of "Clive Hamilton," which is the author's own first name and his mother's maiden name.The story begins in "The Perfect City," a place instantly recognizable to a modern audience as a classic dystopia. Dymer lives in this city until the age of nineteen, when he suddenly rebels, breaking the laws of the city and striking out into the wilderness alone. The rest of the story tells of his search for meaning, identity, and the fulfillment of ...

When Rufus decides to take a yoga class, he finds himself in something completely out of his realm. Curiosity or perhaps something far more seeks him to explore his bisexual side, by enrolling in a yoga class. A class that only men, mostly gay, are members. He likes it, and although he dares not admit to himself, the why is more intriguing. As he attends each and every session, he feels the lingering desire to discover longings he’s secretly been keeping hidden. However, will he allow those desires to flourish or remain hidden, or allow them to bring forth what he really wants?

This Collection of Religious Works by C. S. Lewis brings together some of his most profound and thought-provoking writings on faith, theology, and personal spiritual reflection. Featuring classics such as The Pilgrim's Regress, The Problem of Pain, A Grief Observed, A Preface to Paradise Lost, and more, this volume showcases Lewis's unparalleled ability to address complex theological questions with clarity, intellectual rigor, and compassion.

Uncover the Untold Story of Faith’s Role in Shaping America’s Political Landscape From the Puritans to the Religious Right, Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power delves into the explosive intersection of religion and politics that has defined the United States for centuries. This meticulously researched work traces how Christian nationalism, evangelical activism, and moral crusades have driven policy, elections, and cultural battles—from the Scopes Trial to today’s debates over LGBTQ+ rights, abortion, and education.

A Preface to Paradise Lost is one of C. S. Lewis's most famous scholarly works. The book had its genesis in Lewis's Ballard Matthews Lectures, which he delivered at the University College of North Wales in 1941. It discusses the epic poem Paradise Lost, by John Milton.