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J. H. Brennan explores how the "spirit world"--whether we believe in it or not--has influenced our own since the dawn of civilization. With a novelist's flair and a scholar's keen eye, Brennan details the supernatural affinities of world leaders from King Nebuchadnezzar to Adolf Hitler, showing how the decisions and policies of each have been shaped by their supernatural beliefs and encounters. Brennan also examines the impact of visions, from Shamanism...

"Three friends are brutally murdered while on a camping trip. Investigating officer Greyeyes doesn't believe the sole survivor's story of a disembodied voice and a blacked tree that shocked him when he touched. Until Greyeyes hears the voice herself and she begins seeing troubling visions of a doomed Native American tribe."--Provided by publisher.

When Alice's dad moves out, leaving her with her troubled mother, she does the only thing that feels right: she retreats to her family's old Renaissance tent in the backyard, determined to live there until her dad comes home. In an attempt to keep at least one part of her summer from changing, Alice focuses on her quest to swim freestyle fast enough to get on her swim team's record board. But summers contain multitudes, and soon Alice meets an odd...

The authenticity of The Book of Jasher is debated by religious scholars. The book is referenced in Second Samuel, which some scholars point to as validation of its authentic origin. The author, Jasher, is supposedly the son of Caleb, a lieutenant of Moses and the book is believed by some to be one of the first books of the bible. The Book of Jasher recounts the biblical history from creation up to the time of Jasher. Regardless of its true origin,...

A distinguished historian of Spain and Europe provides an enlightening account of the development of nationalist and separatist movements in contemporary Catalonia and Scotland. This first sustained comparative study uncovers the similarities and the contrasts between the Scottish and Catalan experiences across a five-hundred-year period, beginning with the royal marriages that brought about union with their more powerful neighbors, England and Castile...

Extrait : "C'était il y a vingt mille ans. Alors le ple nord se tournait vers une étoile du Cygne. Sur les plaines de l'Europe le Mammouth allait s'éteindre, pendant que s'achevait l'émigration des grands fauves vers le pays de la Lumière, la fuite du renne vers le Septentrion..."

The battle for the Junior Welterweight belt begins as Yu and Takeda duke it out! However, a battle of skill quickly turns into a battle of heart as Takeda's tenacity makes it difficult for even Yu to keep him down. Meanwhile, Yu's explosive rise has piqued the interest of the infamous Santorino brothers, a duo that is willing to go to extreme lengths to maintain their status as middleweight champions. Just what ominous opposition awaits Yu in his...

Some people spend their whole lives looking for the right partner. Nate Schaper found his in high school. In the eight months since their cautious flirting became a real, heart-pounding, tell-the-parents relationship, Nate and Adam have been inseparable. Even when local kids take their homophobia to brutal levels, Nate is undaunted. He and Adam are rock solid. Two parts of a whole. Yin and yang. But when Adam graduates and takes an off-Broadway job...