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Author
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Blood Meridian (1985), Cormac McCarthy's epic tale of an otherwise nameless "kid" who in his teens joins a gang of licensed scalp hunters whose marauding adventures take place across Texas, Chihuahua, Sonora, Arizona, and California during 1849 and 1850, is widely considered to be one of the finest novels of the Old West, as well as McCarthy's greatest work. The New York Times Book Review ranked it third in a 2006 survey of the "best work of American...
2) A clash of new and ancient gods: religion and allegory in central African postcolonial literature
Author
Publisher
ProQuest LLC
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Religious conflict, missionary versus indigenous priest for the soul of society, occurs repeatedly in the postcolonial fiction of central Africa, as the chosen means to illustrate the colonial and postcolonial environment. Given the omnipresence of religion in the postcolonial fiction of central Africa, there is little analysis that comprehensively explores its function from the broad scope of multiple novels and perspectives in comparison with postcolonial...
Author
Series
Texas writers volume no. 4
Publisher
University of North Texas Press
Pub. Date
1995.
Lexile measure
1360L
Language
English
Author
Series
Studies on themes and motifs in literature volume 116
Publisher
Peter Lang
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the complex swimming pool he maintains. When he discovers that she is actually a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make the journey back to her home, he works with his tenants to protect his new friend from the creatures that are determined to keep her in our world.
Publisher
Reality Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008?]
Language
English
Description
Sherlock Holmes is probably the most famous detective in the world. From secret societies to the occult, from peer pressure to inner turmoil, this is a story of such depth that it will speak to one and all. This film uncovers the dark secrets of Doyle.
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
This course explores six themes that every one of us has experienced or will experience: the unconquerable human spirit; youth, old age, and all that is between; romance and love; adventure and courage; laughter and irony; and patriotism.
14) The number 23
Series
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Walter Sparrow receives a book for his birthday from his wife, Agatha. The first words he reads changes his once placid existence into a whirlpool of psychological torture and mayhem. The book is a chilling murder mystery that seems to mirror Walter's life in dark and uncontrollable ways. The book's main character is a brooding detective named Fingerling who seems to copy Walter's own history. As the book comes to life, Walter becomes fascinated by...
Author
Series
McFarland literary companion volume 2
Publisher
McFarland
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Courage Books
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Louis L'Amour, one of America's best-loved and most authentic western writers, penned more than 125 novels in a thirty-year career. His heroes, many of whom appear in various volumes, had strong views about right and wrong, and they also had great respect for the environment and for the rights of the Native American. This is the first full-color companion to L'Amour, enriched with more than 100 specially researched illustrations that bring to life...