Paul Murray
1) Zimbabwe
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The new, fourth edition of Bradt's Zimbabwe remains the most authoritative guide available to one of southern Africa's premier wildlife and cultural destinations. Zimbabwe-based author, tour guide and archaeologist Paul Hubbard picks up the mantle of this new edition, ensuring that it remains bang up to date and an ideal companion for everyone from wildlife enthusiasts and birdwatchers to adventure seekers and hikers. All the most recent developments...
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Ruprecht Van Doren ist ein übergewichtiges Genie, seine Hobbies sind komplexe Mathematik und die Suche nach außerirdischer Intelligenz. Mit Daniel ›Skippy‹ Juster teilt er sich ein Zimmer im Turm des Seabrook College, einer altehrwürdigen Dubliner Institution, in der sich keiner so richtig für die beiden interessiert. Aber als Skippy sich in Lori verliebt, eine Frisbee spielende Schönheit aus der Mädchenschule gegenüber, haben auf einmal...
3) Faith or Frustration: Series - Meet Messiah: A Simple Man's Commentary on John Part 2, Chapters 5-12
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We begin the second part of this four-part series on the Gospel of John called Meet Messiah. In Part 1, "Behold the Man," we saw the introduction of the Messiah to both the human family and the nation of Israel. In Part 2, "Faith or Frustration," we will join His disciples as they walk in the footstep of the Master from chapter 5 through chapter 12.
Here, opposition to Jesus and His ministry begins in earnest. Up through chapter 4 of John's gospel,...
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Paul Murrays brillanter Gesellschaftsroman erzählt die Geschichte von Charles Hythloday, der im Herrenhaus seiner Familie den skurrilen Lebensstil eines Landedelmanns pflegt. Umsorgt von der bosnischen Haushälterin verbringt er seine Tage Cocktails schlürfend auf der Chaiselongue und schaut sich alte Schwarzweißfilme an. Als regelmäßige Arbeit sieht er die unregelmäßige Pflege der Pfauen seines verstorbenen Vaters. Allerdings müssen Charles...
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If you're ready to start your astrology journey, this is the perfect guide for you! Astrology is an ancient practice that has stood the test of time. It provides insight into your personality, relationships, and life path. It can help you to understand your patterns and how you interact with others. From the basics of astrology to the details of reading a birth chart, this guide will cover all the essentials. You will learn about the astrological...
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"The Barnes family is in trouble. Dickie's once-lucrative car business is going under--but rather than face the music, he's spending his days in the woods, building an apocalypse-proof bunker with a renegade handyman. His wife Imelda is selling off her jewelry on eBay, while their teenage daughter Cass, formerly top of her class, seems determined to binge-drink her way through her final exams. And twelve-year-old PJ is putting the final touches to...
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Paraclete Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
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English
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One priest's compelling account of meeting with the saint of Calcutta. Through anecdotes and first-hand experiences, he attempts to come to terms with the dark night experiences endured by Mother Teresa and also reveals her sense of humor.
8) Skippy dies
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2010.
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Why does Skippy, a student at Dublin's venerable Seabrook College, end up dead on the floor of the local doughnut shop? Could it have something to do with his friend Ruprecht Van Doren, who is determined to open a portal into a parallel universe using ten-dimensional string theory? Or Carl, the teenage drug dealer who is Skippy's rival in love?
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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2015.
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English
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"While marooned at his banking job in the bewilderingly damp and insular realm known as Ireland, Claude Martingale is approached by a down-on-his-luck author, Paul, looking for his next great subject. Claude finds that his life gets steadily more exciting under Paul's fictionalizing influence; he even falls in love with a beautiful waitress. But Paul's plan is not what it seems--and neither is Claude's employer, the Investment Bank of Torabundo, which...
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This Is My Story is an unusually fascinating account of one man's life.
-It is a story of the making of a man, initially written with grandchildren in mind, "Who was my grandfather? What kind of person was he?"
-At another level it is a story of a growing faith, telling how amidst the ups and down of life he has remained a "soft-hearted" pilgrim.
-At yet another level it is a story of the making of a leader who never stopped learning how to lead,...
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Penguin Books
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2019.
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English
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"[A collection of] Japanese ghost stories . . . [Hearn draws] on the phantoms and ghouls of traditional Japanese folklore -- including the headless 'rokuro-kubi', the monstrous goblins 'jikininki' and the faceless 'mujina' who stalk lovely neighborhoods . . . [and infuses] them with his own memories of his haunted childhood in nineteenth-century Ireland"--Back cover.
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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[2009]
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English
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Childhood friends Brian and Paulie do whatever it takes to survive in the dog-eat-dog neighborhood they live in. As they grow up they find themselves involved in organized crime and jail becomes part of doing business on the streets they call home. Brian uses his time in jail to get clean while Paulie makes plans for one last job that requires Brian's help. Brian must decide if he should stand by his friend or salvage his family.
14) The Pond
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An anthropologist on the verge of an apocalyptic discovery begins to descend into madness, his hallucinations revealing something sinister is after him...
15) Paint it Red
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A pair of bank robbers knock off Bohemian tenants in search for their stolen loot.