Adam Johnson
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Language
English
Description
""In six masterly stories, Johnson delves deep into love and loss, natural disasters, the influence of technology, and how the political shapes the personal. 'George Orwell Was a Friend of Mine' follows a former warden of a Stasi prison in East Germany who vehemently denies his past, even as pieces of it are delivered in packages to his door. 'Nirvana' portrays a programmer whose wife has a rare disease finding solace in a digital simulacrum of the...
3) El huérfano
Author
Series
Publisher
Seix Barral
Pub. Date
2014
Language
Español
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Description
PREMIO PULITZER 2013. THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER
Jun Do vive en un orfanato y se considera un humilde ciudadano «del mejor país del mundo». A los catorce años es reclutado por el ejército norcoreano como soldado de túneles, y va ascendiendo al servicio del Gobierno, primero como secuestrador y asesino profesional, hasta convertirse en oficial de la inteligencia militar. Guiado por un sentido extremo de la lealtad y el sacrificio,...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
In The Reconciling Wisdom of God: Reframing the Doctrine of the Atonement, Adam Johnson, already a leading scholar of the atonement, considers God's redemptive work in Christ through the atonement as an act of God's infinite wisdom. In making this crucial turn, Johnson is able to speak to proponents of the various atonement theories and move the discussion forward in a new direction, grounded in the truth of God's infinite wisdom. Genuinely reframing...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Garnering advance praise from the likes of Ron Carlson, Mark Richard, and Jennifer Egan, Adam Johnson's Emporium marks the debut of a startling new voice in American fiction. Through thrilling prose and fearless scenes, Johnson shows that Christian power-lifters and depressed robots are no more surreal than fathers who vanish or mothers who waste away.
Publisher
Sun World Pictures
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"When a team of unlikely heroes hijacks a steam-powered battle wagon, a daring young wizard steals the final piece of the all-powerful Darkspore and embarks on a desperate quest to deliver the cursed artifact to the gods for safe keeping. But when they are caught in a death race between a ruthless team of elite mercenaries and a trinity of demons, Marek must learn to believe in herself before her friends are killed and the Darkspore is lost." --
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"When her most loyal friend is taken hostage by Peregus Malister, the cruel master of the Thieves Guild, Marek must embark on a corrupt mission to serve the Thieves Guild with her team of would-be heroes. But when the mission leads them into the clutches of Szorlok, their greatest enemy, Marek must sacrifice her ambitions, and perhaps her own soul, to stop Szorlok from obtaining the Darkspore." --
Publisher
Arrowstorm Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Stuck in a life of indentured servitude, Marek dreams of becoming a wizard. When she meets a beautiful priestess, Teela, in need of help, Marek escapes her master and puts together a team of adventurers; including Thane the Warrior and Dagen the Thief. They embark on an epic quest to free Teela's sister from a vicious ogre." --
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"After Kassie rescues a wounded former police dog, she and her new best friend, Scoot, celebrate the season with a group of feisty friends by organizing a charity concert to raise money for less fortunate kids. When two crooks show up and plot to steal the cash, Scoot leads the way as the unlikely group of heroes work together to catch the bad guys and save Christmas." --
13) Christmas Time
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Language
English
Description
Two estranged brothers try to reconnect at Christmas but there's something that one of them can't get past...the other thinks he's a time traveler.
14) Charly
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Language
English
Description
Jack Weyland's best-selling novel, CHARLY, comes to life in this heartfelt, romantic adaptation by director Adam Anderegg. Sam (Jeremy Elliott), a very uptight, ultra-organized idealist, knows what he wants in life until he meets Charly (Heather Beers), a beautiful and feisty New Yorker who turns his orderly world upside down and inside out. Individual differences draw them together in ways neither expected, but learning to overcome those differences...
15) The last straw
Publisher
Covenant Communications
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Christmas is supposed to be a season of love, warm feelings, and happy hearts. But with the children's constant bickering, pretty packages and a sweet-smelling tree don't come close to filling the McDonald home with the true spirit of the first Christmas. Then Mom remembers an old tradition of building a soft bed for Baby Jesus one straw at a time. Each time someone secretly does something nice for another family member, he or she gets to add a single...
17) Rounds
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Language
English
Description
Music, beer and pick-up basketball games set the backdrop as three friends struggle with relationships, money and the pursuit of happiness.
19) The Necromancer
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Series
Language
English
Description
When her most loyal friend is taken hostage by Peregus Malister, the cruel master of the Thieves Guild, Marek must embark on a corrupt mission to serve the Thieves Guild with her team of would-be heroes. But when the mission leads them into the clutches of Szorlok - their greatest enemy - Marek must sacrifice her ambitions, and perhaps her own soul, to stop Szorlok from obtaining the Darkspore and to save her friends.
20) The Darkspore
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Series
Language
English
Description
When a powerful relic is stolen, Marek and her friends face a sinister new enemy: Kishkumen, a foreign mystic bent on reclaiming the Darkspore for his master Szorlok. Armed with twin maps, Marek and her team race Kishkumen and his horde through creature-infested lands, to a long-abandoned underground city - all the while pursued by bounty hunters intent on returning Marek to slavery.
