This book is a study of Blaise Pascal's defence of Christian belief in the Pensées. Michael Moriarty aims to expound--and in places to criticize--what he argues is a coherent and original apologetic strategy. Setting out the basic philosophical and theological presuppositions of Pascal's project, the present volume draws the distinction between convictions attained by reason and those inspired by God-given faith. It also presents Pascal's view of the contradictions within human na...

This book provides a lively introduction to the work of Roland Barthes, one of the twentieth century's most important literary and cultural theorists. The book covers all aspects of Barthes's writings including his work on literary theory, mass communications, the theatre and politics. Moriarty argues that Barthes's writing must not be seen as an unchanging body of thought, and that we should study his ideas in the contexts within which they were formulated, debated and developed.

THE SERIES ON NAZI HUNTING INTRODUCES TWO YOUNG AMERICANS WHO HAVE PROMISED THEIR SECOND GRADE TEACHER, SISTER ANSILIO, THAT THEY WOULD HUNT DOWN THESE BAD MEN WHEN THEY GREW UP. WELL, THE TIME HAS COME AND PROMISES MADE MUST BE KEPT. THE BOYS ARE 21 YEARS OLD AND THEY ARE WORKING WITH FRENCH RESISTANCE LEADER TOM CHARLEBOIS WHO FOUGHT BESIDE JOHNNY CANTONI, THE BROTHER OF SISTER ANSILIO.

The successful young Native American lawyer Mika Eaglefeather was at work at the New York law firm when he received word from his grandfather that he was seen in a vision which involved recovering the body of Crazy Horse. Mika and law school friend Jon Santino draw upon tribal leaders in a spiritual like quest to fulfill the vision. They need to travel throughout the country to follow any clues which may lead to finding the remains of the great warrior. From Fort Leavenworth to Arlington N...

This is the story of Hemingway faking his death and going to Ireland to live in a castle.

Very simply, it was time to bring back Hunter Thompson. The question was what would he do? I thought he would enjoy coming back as a Nazi hunter. Something he would be good at. A commitment he would gladly make. So I have given him that opportunity. And guess what. He does not disappoint. He is 100% on board, along with his childhood friend Jordan. Non je ne regrette rien. No regrets. This book is a memorial to the real Nazi hunters who dedicated their lives to finding the war criminals of...

Very simply, it was time to bring back Hunter Thompson. The question was what would he do? I thought he would enjoy coming back as a Nazi hunter. Something he would be good at. A commitment he would gladly make. So I have given him that opportunity. And guess what. He does not disappoint. He is 100% on board, along with his childhood friend Jordan. Non je ne regrette rien. No regrets. This book is a memorial to the real Nazi hunters who dedicated their lives to finding the war criminals of...

“It was with some pleasure I joined Hemingway on his literary and sporting tour of Ireland circa 1960. He meets all the greats from the very grand Knight of Glin who was his guide, philosopher and friend. They meet all the great literary figures of the day including John B. Keane in Listowel, where they take in a days racing. They go on to meet Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney and a host of others. To cap it off, the greatest horse trainer of his generation, Vincent O’Brien, meets them and the...

In the late Victorian days, a large amount of gold is arriving unannounced on the cargo ship The Empress of India. Yet the impossible happens--the shipment of gold disappears en route. Sherlock Holmes, brought in by Her Majesty's Government, knows that only one man is both diabolical and clever enough to pull off such an outlandish, daring, and, yes, theoretically impossible crime: Professor James Moriarty.Moriarty, however, had nothing to do with the crime and yet finds himself und...

Since their original appearance more than two decades ago, Michael Kurland's two novels featuring Professor James Moriarty-- The Infernal Device and Death by Gaslight--have been among the most acclaimed of the works based on the characters first introduced by Authur Conan Doyle. In Doyle's original stories, Professor Moriarty is the bete noire of Sherlock Holmes, who deems the professor his mental equivalent and ethical opposite, declares him "the Napoleon of Crime, " and...

Labeled the "Napoleon of Crime" by an obsessed Sherlock Holmes, Professor James Moriarty is a prominent scientist, a keen analytical mind, and a dabbler in less than savory doings. Two friends and former associates of Moriarty - Benjamin Barnett and his wife, the former Cecily Perrine - are travelling in Europe in early 1891 when they realize that they have become objects of scrutiny from persons unknown. Things turn deadly when they find themselves in the midst of an attempted assassinati...

Ny roman av älskade Liane Moriarty!Under en flygning mellan Tasmanien och Sydney reser sig en äldre kvinna upp och börjar tala om för de andra passagerarna, i tur och ordning, när och hur de kommer att dö: Ett nygift par på smekmånad. En utmattad mamma med två små barn. En ung man på väg hem från sin bästa väns begravning. En sjuksköterska som ser fram emot pensionen. Vissa får veta att de kommer att leva ett långt liv, andra att de bara har månader kvar.Planet landar säker...