"L'humour Noir" is one of the seminal concepts of Surrealism, and Breton's famous anthology is his definitive statement on the subject. It contains provocative assessments of the writers he most admired. Some, such as Kafka, Swift, Rimbaud, Poe, Lewis Carroll and Baudelaire, are well known, but othe[...]
The book the MoD doesn't want you to read' Daily Mail Soon after British and American forces invaded Iraq they faced an insurgency that was almost impossible to understand, let alone reverse. Facing defeat, the Coalition waged a hidden war within a war. Major-General Stan McChrystal devised a campai[...]
In 1993, 140 elite US soldiers abseiled into a market in the city of Mogadishu, Somalia. Their mission was to abduct two lieutenants of a Somali warlord. But they were drawn into a battle with armed Somalis. "Black Hawk Down" is a minute-by-minute account of modern war.[...]
Mark 's genius lies, not in telling a story about Jesus, but in creating conditionsunder which the reader may experience the peculiar quality of God 's good news. TheEvangelist hurries one along breathlessly, immediately, making sure that thereader lurches with the characters into one pothole after [...]
Lucifer Box is back! Black Butterfly sees the return of the daring and depraved agent, hero of The Vesuvius Club and The Devil in Amber[...]
In 1993, a band of U.S. soldiers in Somalia were on a mission to capture two lieutenants of a Somali warlord. Through the night, in the longest sustained fighting by American troops since Vietnam, they battled thousands of armed Somalis. By morning, 18 Americans were dead. Now a major motion picture[...]
Redaction criticism attempts to identify biblical authors' theological interests by examining their adaptation of sources. Focusing on representative studies of Jesus' disciples in the Gospel of Mark, this pioneering book by C. Clifton Black has become the standard evaluation of that method's exeget[...]
When American and British forces invaded Iraq in March 2003, select teams of special forces and intelligence operatives got to work looking for the WMD their governments had promised were there. They quickly realized no such weapons existed. Instead they faced an insurgency--a soaring spiral of extr[...]
When British and American forces invaded Iraq in April 2003, their intelligence operations got to work looking for the WMD their governments had promised us were there. They quickly realised no such weapons existed. Instead they become faced with an ever-increasing spiral of extremism and violence t[...]
Warren Ellis' eight-issue opus of masked hero revolution, "Black Summer", perfectly complimented by the stunning and explosive art of the genius Juan Jose Ryp, is nothing less than a sequential masterpiece! The world goes black in this epic story of super-powered heroes and villains. The story begin[...]
Invisible Publishing's Bibliophonic Series returns, this time focusing on unsung Canadian punk rock heroes NoMeansNo.NoMeansNo: Going Nowhere, will look at a band whose career has spanned three decades, 14 albums and produced an alter ego that's become as much a part of the Canadian consciousness as[...]
Rutinuppdraget i Mogadishu den 3 oktober 1993 var tänkt att ta en timme. Det blev istället en strid på liv och död för knappt 100 amerikanska soldater som ställdes mot tusentals tungt beväpnade somalier. Mark Bowdens bok är en av de mest närgångna skildringar av modernt krig som någonsin [...]
Thin Lizzy -yhtyeen nokkamiehenä tunnettu Philip Lynott oli rock'n'rollin värikkäimpiä hahmoja - täysiverinen rockmuusikko, joka ei kyennyt vastustamaan ammattinsa ylettömyyksiä. Hän kuoli rajun heroiini- ja alkoholikuurin jälkeen vuonna 1986 vain 36-vuotiaana.Black Rose kertoo uskomattoman[...]
Offers test taking advice and a dozen SAT practice tests, so that students can watch their scores improve and gain confidence in preparation for the actual exam.[...]
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A vast darkness is spreading. If left unchecked, it will engulf the world, and so Richard the Lionheart must depart England on a holy mission. In his absence, the safety of the realm is entrusted to his brother, Prince John. When the king departs, black sorcery begins to grip the land, threatening n[...]