Download or read book A Peculiar Peril written by Jeff VanderMeer and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Peculiar Peril is a head-spinning epic about three friends on a quest to protect the world from a threat as unknowable as it is terrifying, from the Nebula Award–winning and New York Times bestselling author of Annihilation, Jeff VanderMeer. Jonathan Lambshead stands to inherit his deceased grandfather’s overstuffed mansion—a veritable cabinet of curiosities—once he and two schoolmates catalog its contents. But the three soon discover that the house is filled with far more than just oddities: It holds clues linking to an alt-Earth called Aurora, where the notorious English occultist Aleister Crowley has stormed back to life on a magic-fueled rampage across a surreal, through-the-looking-glass version of Europe replete with talking animals (and vegetables). Swept into encounters with allies more unpredictable than enemies, Jonathan pieces together his destiny as a member of a secret society devoted to keeping our world separate from Aurora. But as the ground shifts and allegiances change with every step, he and his friends sink ever deeper into a deadly pursuit of the profound evil that is also chasing after them.

Download or read book Peculiar Goings on written by Dave Walker and published by Canterbury Press Norwich. This book was released on 2012-07-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new collection from popular cartoonist Dave Walker. From tables of churchgoing types to startling revelations of what people are thinking about during prayers, plus what actually happens to all those yoghurt pots collected for holiday club, these perfectly-observed cartoons will bring a smile to the face of any churchgoer.

Download or read book The Peculiar Incident on Shady Street written by Lindsay Currie and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-08-28 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When lights start flickering and temperatures suddenly drop, twelve-year-old Tessa Woodward, sensing her new house may be haunted, recruits some new friends to help her unravel the mystery of who or what is trying to communicate with her and why.

Download or read book PECULIAR RELATIONSHIPS written by Gwen Ragsdale and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-18 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peculiar Relationships is a fictional and semi-autobiographical novel based on the evolving relationships and interactions between black women and white women from slavery, to current day. A series of first person narratives describe how shared gender, close proximity, dual tasks, positions of power, or lack thereof led these females to form strong bonds or have terrifying encounters. Throughout history; culture, racial hierarchies, jealousies and other circumstances required black women and white women to deal with a constant changing state of affairs that often impacted their relationships. It is a thought-provoking book that reveals how females deal with their respective insecurities, sexuality, self-esteem and often a shared feeling of powerlessness in a male dominated society. This book reveals how black empowerment and white privilege continues to affect and shape behaviors tday. You will laugh and cry as the author navigates you through a myriad of story lines filled with intrigue, suspense, sex, historic and contemporary contexts that all lead up to an explosive cliffhanger that will leave you gasping for more. This book is a "Must Read for All"! For more information go to www.lwsfm.com

Download or read book The Peculiar written by Stefan Bachmann and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The international bestseller and debut novel by teenage author and classical musician Stefan Bachmann is part murder mystery, part gothic fantasy, part clockwork adventure. Best-selling author Rick Riordan said of The Peculiar, "Stefan Bachmann breathes fresh life into ancient magic." Don't get yourself noticed and you won't get yourself hanged. In the faery slums of Bath, Bartholomew and his little sister Hettie live by these words. Bartholomew and Hettie are Peculiars, and neither faeries nor humans want anything to do with them. But when Peculiars start showing up in London murdered and covered with red tattoos, Bartholomew breaks all the rules and gets himself noticed. Full of magic, dazzling inventions, and intriguing characters such as Mr. Jelliby and Lord Lickerish, this story of friendship, bravery, and nonstop action adventure was hailed by best-selling author Christopher Paolini as "swift, strong, and entertaining. Highly recommended." The Peculiar ends with a spectacular cliff-hanger, and the story concludes in The Whatnot.

Download or read book Signposts in a Strange Land written by Walker Percy and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2011-03-29 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writings on the South, Catholicism, and more from the National Book Award winner: “His nonfiction is always entertaining and enlightening” (Library Journal). Published just after Walker Percy’s death, Signposts in a Strange Land takes readers through the philosophical, religious, and literary ideas of one of the South’s most profound and unique thinkers. Each essay is laced with wit and insight into the human condition. From race relations and the mysteries of existence, to Catholicism and the joys of drinking bourbon, this collection offers a window into the underpinnings of Percy’s celebrated novels and brings to light the stirring thoughts and voice of a giant of twentieth century literature.

Download or read book A Peculiar Prophet written by Michael A. Turner and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no more trusted mentor of preachers in North American Christianity today than William H. Willimon. The author of over sixty books, a frequent preacher and teacher in pastors' schools and events, Willimon has earned a following as one of the people to whom preachers turn more often than any other. Turner and Malambri make Willimon's role as a mentor to preachers more available than ever. Both former students of Willimon's, they provide detailed and practical tools for learning from this "peculiar prophet." They offer samples of Willimon's sermons, and commentary on them by other leading preachers and homiliticians such as Tom Long and Peter Gomes. The point of this examination of Willimon's work is not simply to praise it, but to assess both its strengths and its weaknesses, and to help readers learn in the process how Willimon can be a model of what to do and--at times--what not to do in the pulpit. Written with the needs of practicing preachers in mind, this book will make a significant contribution, not only to understanding a great preacher, but also to preaching itself.

Download or read book Strange Briefs written by Mark Simon and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jeff Brunt has landed the job he has studied for years to get and he is now a trainee solicitor at a big City corporate law firm. Unfortunately the hours he works and the pressure of the job is starting to make him think he made the wrong career choice. Against this unhappy backdrop, the Senior Partner of the law firm suddenly dies in bizarre and suspicious circumstances and against his better judgment Jeff joins the dead lawyer's former chauffeur, Malcolm, to investigate the death. Within days Jeff and Malcolm have been sucked into a deadly game of cat and mouse as the bodies start to pile up and the two friends find themselves in a desperate race to solve the mystery and save their own lives.

Download or read book Miss Peregrine s Peculiar Children Boxed Set written by Ransom Riggs and published by Quirk Books. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 1234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times #1 best-selling series. Includes 3 novels by Ransom Riggs and 12 peculiar photographs. Together for the first time, here is the #1 New York Times best seller Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and its two sequels, Hollow City and Library of Souls. All three hardcovers are packaged in a beautifully designed slipcase. Also included: a special collector's envelope of twelve peculiar photographs, highlighting the most memorable moments of this extraordinary three-volume fantasy. MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN: A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in this groundbreaking novel, which mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling new kind of reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob Portman journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. HOLLOW CITY: September 3, 1940. Ten peculiar children flee an army of deadly monsters. And only one person can help them—but she's trapped in the body of a bird. The extraordinary adventure continues as Jacob Portman and his newfound friends journey to London, the peculiar capital of the world. There, they hope to find a cure for their beloved headmistress, Miss Peregrine. But in this war-torn city, hideous surprises lurk around every corner. LIBRARY OF SOULS: A boy, a girl, and a talking dog. They're all that stands between the sinister wights and the future of peculiar children everywhere. Jacob Portman ventures through history one last time to rescue the peculiar children from a heavily guarded fortress. He's joined by girlfriend and firestarter Emma Bloom, canine companion Addison MacHenry, and some very unexpected allies.

Download or read book The Mad Medium written by Dr. Thomas E. Berry and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine if you will, the descendant of the actual 19th-century medium, D.D. Home, whose ancestor is the fictional main character in this thrilling novel. The Mad Medium is an anarchist who is mentally unstable. His phony séances defraud the wealthy, even as they provide the front for a drug and white slavery operation. The FBI sends an officer to investigate the supposed charlatan. The medium comes to believe the agent is really the reincarnation of his son, who died of a drug overdose. The agent benefits from this misunderstanding, and soon meets some extremely dangerous criminals. The agent uncovers an underworld of crime operating at the séances, which are scary at times and amusing at others. Publisher’s website:http://sbpra.com/DrThomasEBerry Author’s website:http://www.ThomasEdwinBerry.com

Download or read book Weird Massachusetts written by Jeff Belanger and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Massachusetts and weird: not too much of a stretch, some would say. But the authors dug a little deeper and found all kinds of local legends, bizarre beasts, surprising cemeteries, and uncovered the best kept secrets from all over the Bay State. If it's unusual or unexplainable or fantastic, and in the Bay State, you'll find it all here.

Download or read book Bizarre London written by David Long and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A charming gift book of the strangest and most intriguing stories of London. A fascinating tour of London's strangest and most intriguing locations. Ranging from architectural evidence of past incidents and stories of life beneath the city, to anecdotes of magic, mystery, and murder, this is a perfect companion for anyone curious about London. It includes: A Museum of Magical Curiosities; The City's Lost Tunnels and Citadels; The Ghost of a She-Wolf; The Bawdy House Riots; The Story of “Jack the Stripper”; The Atmospheric Railway; The Thames Ringway Bicycle Race; A Banker Hanged at Newgate; The Crossdressing Highwayman; Bluebottles, Rozzers and Woodentops; The Hidden Statue of a Beaver; The “Belgravia of Death”; Whitehall’s Licensed Brothel; Pin-Makers, Mole-Takers and Rat Catchers; Drinking in “The Bucket of Blood”; London's Most Haunted House. All of London is here!

Download or read book Weird Math written by David Darling and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A teenage genius and his teacher take readers on a wild ride to the extremes of mathematics Everyone has stared at the crumpled page of a math assignment and wondered, where on Earth will I ever use this? It turns out, Earth is precisely the place. As teen math prodigy Agnijo Banerjee and his teacher David Darling reveal, complex math surrounds us. If we think long enough about the universe, we're left not with material stuff, but a ghostly and beautiful set of equations. Packed with puzzles and paradoxes, mind-bending concepts, and surprising solutions, Weird Math leads us from a lyrical exploration of mathematics in our universe to profound questions about God, chance, and infinity. A magical introduction to the mysteries of math, it will entrance beginners and seasoned mathematicians alike.

Download or read book Strange Victoriana written by Jan Bondeson and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2016-08-15 with total page 563 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet the Victorians in their strangest forms.

Download or read book Weird Ghosts written by Joanne Austin and published by Union Square + ORM. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 605 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Afully illustrated, award–winning collection of tales about haunted places—some of which you can visit. If you're fascinated by haunted houses, ghostly graveyards, historic haunts, institutional apparitions, or spirited saloons, this spooky and spine-tingling collection of supernatural stories from across the U.S. will tantalize your paranormal palate. Some of these hot spots are open to the public (and we include their address and website information), while others are private residences with no visitors allowed. In this bone-chilling volume, witnesses tell terrifyingly true tales of cursed roads, ghoulish schools, eerie eateries, and more—so expect to be frightened out of your wits!

Download or read book Strange Ireland written by Jack Strange and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2021-12-07 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Ireland, truth, folklore, mythology, and legend are indistinguishably interwoven into a Celtic knot of strangeness. From fact to fiction and the peculiar to the bizarre, unravel some of Ireland’s most curious lore: the Blarney Stone kissing ceremony, the giant behind the Giant’s Causeway, the escapades of Saint Patrick, and the myths of the 1690 battle of the River Boyne among many others. Among the twenty-six chapters each detailing a unique Irish oddity, discover the history of Emerald Isle in a new light.

Download or read book Unusual Orcas Island written by Joseph Reigel and published by Joseph Reigel. This book was released on 2024-07-03 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Orcas Island, Washington has long been known for its rare beauty and colorful history...but for many visitors and locals alike, the feeling that something strange lurks beneath the surface is all too real. Does Sasquatch really stalk the remote woods? Did pirates bury a fortune on Turtleback Mountain? Is there a portal to a hidden world in Mount Constitution, and an Atlantean energy vortex in East Sound? With scores of articles, first-hand accounts, and historical photographs, Unusual Orcas Island attempts to shed light on these legends, and to uncover others that have never been collected before.