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  Insight - Rendezvous with God...

  Bill Myers

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  Just as our hapless hero finally gets used to Jesus’s many surprise visits, the stakes are raised even higher when his ex-wife begs to move into his house with her latest boyfriend. Then, of course, there are the other women in his life—an uberreligious conservative and a jaded ex-Christian.  
  All this as, barely knowing the Bible himself, he is roped into teaching a Bible study to rival gang members at the local prison. And yet, somehow, amidst the drama, comedy, and surprising turn of events, he stumbles into the maturity God has always hoped for him.

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  War - From their pens to your...

  Luigi Pirandello

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  Luigi Pirandello was born on 28th June 1867 into an upper-class family in Agrigento, in Sicily. 
  In 1880, the family moved to Palermo and there he completed high school and thence to the University of Palermo, at that time the centre of what became the Fasci Siciliani movement.  Although not an active member he had close friendships with many of its leading ideologists.  Pirandello then completed his university studies in Rome and Bonn, receiving his Doctorate in March, 1891. 
  His time in Rome had provided him with the opportunity to visit its many theatres. "Oh the dramatic theatre! I will conquer it. I cannot enter into one without experiencing a strange sensation, an excitement of the blood through all my veins..." 
  1894 brought marriage, at his father's suggestion, to a shy, withdrawn girl: Mara Antonietta Portulano.  The marriage encouraged his studies and writings and, the following year, the first part of the ‘Dialoghi tra Il Gran Me e Il Piccolo Me’ was published. 
  In 1903 the flooding of the sulphur mines in which his father had invested the family capital and Antonietta's dowry, brought financial catastrophe.  She, on hearing the news, was mentally broken.  Pirandello would now work a full day and then watch over his troubled wife at night. Somehow he found time to write ‘The Late Mattia Pascal’.  It was an immediate and resounding success.  
  In 1909, Pirandello began his collaboration with the prestigious Corriere della Sera.  Whilst his fame as a writer was increasing his private life was poisoned by the suspicion and jealousy of Antonietta who now turned physically violent.  His plays were now being regularly performed but, within a decade, Antonietta had to be placed into an asylum from which she never left. 
  In 1921, in Rome his play, ‘Six Characters in Search of an Author’ debuted.  It was a failure.  However, when presented in Milan it was a great success, as it also was in London and New York. 
  In 1925, Pirandello, with Mussolini’s help, assumed the artistic direction and ownership of the Teatro d'Arte di Roma.  He now described himself both as ‘a Fascist because I am Italian’ and ‘I'm apolitical, I'm only a man in the world...’  However his later conflicts with fascist leaders meant he fell under close surveillance by the OVRA, the secret police. 
  In 1934 he won the Nobel Prize but asked that the medal be melted down for Italy’s occupation of Abyssinia Campaign to which he had given his support.  
  Pirandello's canon stretches across novels, short stories, poetry, essays and some 40 plays.  His tragic farces are often cited as forerunners of the Theatre of the Absurd. 
  Luigi Pirandello died on the 10th December 1936 at his home at Via Bosio, Rome, Italy.  He was 69.

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  The St James Affair & Cinderfella

  Susan Wiggs

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  The St. James AffairExperience the magical romance of a New York Christmas in this classic tale from #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs…Elaine St. James has it all—a thriving career as an elite Manhattan publicist, A-list best friends and a gorgeous, high-profile boyfriend her parents adore. But when Byron breaks up with her on Christmas Eve, Elaine is faced with the prospect of spending the holidays alone…until the man she loved long ago reappears, much like a ghost from Christmas past.Tony Fiore was everything her Upper East Side parents wanted Elaine to avoid—the Italian-American boy from Brooklyn was hardly an ideal match for their perfect socialite daughter. Despite their differences, they always found themselves together on Christmas Eve, ice-skating at Rockefeller Center. Until the year Tony failed to show up, and broke Elaine’s heart. Now, seven years later, on another Christmas Eve, they might finally have a second chance at first love…CinderfellaIn Susan Wigg’s Cinderfella, a reporter must find a way to convince his beautiful boss to help a Brooklyn youth shelter stay open.Ace reporter Jack Riley was determined to keep open the Brooklyn youth shelter he volunteered at. But his privileged boss, Madeleine Langston, was the one obstacle standing in his way. He knew Madeleine could help grant the kids’ wishes, though—all he needed was some faith, hope…and a well-fitted tux!

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  The Tin Rose - A Historical...

  Anne Renwick

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  An evening escape. A clockwork poison. A race to save a love balanced on the edge. 
  On the night they were to elope, a spurned lover returned. A gift, she claimed. But the clockwork contraption unwound a poisonous bloom, sending Lady Emily and Luca, her beloved, on a desperate race to reach the cure. 
  STEP INTO THE ELEMENTAL WEB! 
  Steampunk adventure wrapped around a romance and threaded with biotechnology. Join USA Today bestselling author, Anne Renwick, as she takes you back into an alternate past. 
  ELEMENTAL WEB CHRONICLES: The Golden Spider, The Silver Skull, The Iron Fin, Venomous Secrets 
  ELEMENTAL WEB TALES: A Trace of Copper, In Pursuit of Dragons, A Reflection of Shadows, A Snowflake at Midnight, A Ghost in Amber, A Whisper of Bone, Flight of the Scarab 
  ELEMENTAL WEB STORIES: The Tin Rose, Kraken and Canals, Rust and Steam 
  For fans of steampunk and gaslamp fantasy romance, this is a STEAMY romance with a guaranteed happily ever after for women in STEM and the men who are their match.

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  Enemies of the Crown - An...

  Peter Gibbons

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  The penultimate book in Peter Gibbons's action-packed Saxon Warrior series. 
  A weakened crown. A country besieged by Vikings, suffering under the oppression of a powerful church. 
  994AD 
  King Aethelred the Unready’s rule falters. Policies recommended by the controlling bishops invite more attacks upon his Saxon kingdom as Sweyn Forkbeard, Viking battle-king of the Danes, grows in power; bloodthirsty for conquest. 
  Beornoth, Viking-killer and kings thegn believed his days in the shield wall to be over until summoned by the king to enforce a policy of retribution against his enemies. 
  In a time of shifting loyalties, alongside a savage warband of cruel Norman warriors, Beornoth embarks upon a brutal quest to rid England of King Aethelred’s so-called Viking enemies. 
  However, when this murderous campaign leads to the door of an old friend, Beornoth must choose sides, as his loyalty to king, country, and his brothers of the sword are put to the test. 
  Can Beornoth triumph over insurmountable odds in this shield splintering battle for the future of England itself? 
  If you enjoyed Bernard Cornwell’s The Last Kingdom, you'll love the continuation of Beornoth’s epic adventure to save Saxon Britain from the Vikings and the Crown. 
  Perfect for the fans of Simon Scarrow, Conn Iggulden, and David Gemmell this epic Saxon adventure is packed with battles, Vikings, and adventure. 
  Praise for Peter Gibbons 
  'Epic, brutal action, a flawed hero defending his people while fighting his own demons, implacable ruthless invaders, treacherous nobles' - Matthew Harffy 
  'Bloody and brutal, everything you want from a novel about 10th century England. Peter's vivid writing really brings the story to life.' - Donovan Cook 
  'Another blistering read - For an action packed read about these times you should look no further. An excellent series.' - Reader Review 
  'A superbly atmospheric tale of redemption that pitches the English against Viking raiders and resounds with the fierceness of battle-hardened warriors' - MJ Porter 
  'Thunderously atmospheric! Gibbons once again proves himself a master of Viking & Dark Age lore.' - Gordon Doherty 
  'Excellent series of novels! - A good sprinkling of fact and fiction, and always a good read. A series of books worth following. Well done.' - Reader Review 
  'A true page turner - Peter Gibbons has written an unputdownable series, cannot wait for the next. Which will have Swen Forkbeard and Canut in it' - Reader Review 
  'Absolutely cracking. The best Viking saga I've read in years. A joy to pick up again.' - Ross Greenwood

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  Picnic by the Roadside

  Arkady Strugatski, Boris Strugatski

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  It should have never happened. But it did. It should have been left alone. But it wasn’t. No one should have gone in. But someone did.

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