Christians in the Movies traces the arc of the portrayal in film of Christians from 1905 to the present. For most of the first six decades, the portrayals were favorable and even reverential. By contrast, from 1970 on, Christians have often been treated with hostility and often outright ridicule. This book explores this shift through in-depth reviews and commentaries on 100 important films, as well as briefer discussions of about 75 additional Christian-themed films.Peter E. Dans e...

The medical profession is rich in those who have made names for themselves outside of medicine. The fields of literature, exploration, business, sport, entertainment, and beyond abound with doctors whose interests lie outside medicine. This book, largely written by members of the medical profession, examines the efforts of doctors in non-medical fields. The doctors discussed here are those who are, or were, well-known to the public for their contributions to their non-medical fields of cho...

Âgée de seize ans, Hazel vit dans le Daedalus, une arche spatiale qui navigue entre les étoiles à la recherche d'un nouveau monde depuis cinq siècles. Mais les machines à bord ne pourvoient plus à leurs besoins depuis la mutinerie peu après leur départ, matée au terme d'un conflit dévastateur. À présent, avec des ressources limitées, tout le contenu de l'habitat doit être Cyclé, y compris les êtres humains. En clair : les gens sont condamnés à mort à l'âge de soixante-cinq ans pou...

La saga la plus célèbre du grand maître du space opera !Début du XXVIIe siècle. L'âge d'or de l'humanité est à portée de main. Des centaines de planètes colonisées s'étendent à travers la galaxie, abritant une multitude de cultures prospères et variées. D'immenses flottes de vaisseaux marchands sillonnent l'espace sous la protection des Forces spatiales de la Confédération. Mais des différences irréductibles opposent encore les Édénistes, adeptes de l'ingénierie gé...

La saga la plus célèbre du grand maître du space opera !La rupture dans le réel a ébranlé la galaxie tout entière. Sur la planète Lalonde, une porte a été ouverte vers l'au-delà, et les morts de toute l'humanité envahissent le monde pour prendre possession des corps des vivants. Édénistes comme Adamistes sont impuissants devant ces êtres invulnérables armés de pouvoirs surhumains, capables de se transformer et de guérir de leurs blessures. Autrefois considérés comm...

The year is 1986—the tarnished heart of the "Greed is Good" decade.Private detective Peter O’Keefe, a physically scarred and emotionally battered Vietnam vet, is hired by childhood friend and attorney Mike Harrigan to investigate what appears to be a petty mink farm Ponzi scheme in the Ozarks. But quickly O’Keefe finds himself snared in a vicious web of money laundering, cocaine smuggling, and murder—all at the behest of a mysterious mobster only r...

No Good Deed Goes UnpunishedThe war in Vietnam didn’t kill Peter O’Keefe. Neither did his run-in with ruthless crime boss "Mr. Canada" in the Arizona desert. But chasing after justice in his own hometown just might.A year after the private detective uncovered a criminal ring disguised as a mink farm in the Ozarks, O’Keefe is back home and back in trouble. A high school crush of O’Keefe’s turns up dead, but the details don’t add up. His pal, Mike Harrigan, h...

As private detective Peter O’Keefe’s continues to heal from the burns he suffered from the blast of a car bomb, neither he nor the police can prove who his assailants were. The media speculates that “The Outfit,” a mafia group in the city, is to blame. O’Keefe isn’t so sure, but he means to find out – and fast.Terrified of another attack, O’Keefe’s ex-wife, Annie, won’t allow his eleven-year-old daughter near him except under the tightest security, including an armed guard. He can’...

As an aspiring or seasoned writer, do you feel like you aren't making headway, stumbling on what to write next, or wondering if you're even on the right path? Are you unable to find the motivation to charge up your computer and put your fingers on the keyboard after that last rejection?Between the pages of What I Wish I'd Known: For Writers, 100 highly accomplished authors share their time, energy, and knowledge to pay it forward and inspire other writers, experienced or a...

Fasten your seatbelts for an anthology of turbulent tales curated by Stephen King and Bev Vincent. This exciting new collection, perfect for airport or aeroplane reading, includes an original introduction and story notes for each story by Stephen King, and brand new stories from Stephen King and Joe Hill.Stephen King hates to fly.Now he and co-editor Bev Vincent would like to share this fear of flying with you.Welcome to Flight ...

The Roads to Congress 2008 offers readers straightfoward and detailed case studies of the campaigns, candidates, key issues, and outcomes of over one dozen of the most important and interesting races of 2008. This includes both House and Senate campaigns, contests from all regions of the country, and seats held by Democrats and Republicans, as well as open seats. Every two years the pageantry of American politics unfolds when all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and ...

En mars 2000, l'écrivain, réalisateur et artiste Clive Barker a reçu dans sa maison des Hollywood Hills un ami de longue date, Peter Atkins, lui aussi originaire de Liverpool et scénariste de trois des films de Barker. L'idée initiale - une interview balayant la carrière de Clive susceptible d'intéresser ses nombreux admirateurs - s'est immédiatement développée pour explorer les questions plus vastes et plus profondes qui motivent sa vie et son oeuvre. Le résultat, un dialogue remarquable ...