L D : 1771 books

This is the first book to examine the troubled relationships between women, Islam and cinema. Film critic and author Gönül Dönmez-Colin explores the role of women as spectators, images and image constructors in the cinemas of the countries where Islam is the predominant religion, focusing on Iran...

Films often act as a prism that refracts the issues facing a nation, and Turkish cinema in particular serves to encapsulate the cultural and social turmoil of modern-day Turkey. Acclaimed film scholar Gönül Dönmez-Colin examines here the way that national cinema reveals the Turkish quest for a...

The bond between Fledgling and Sire is unbreakable - like the one between a mother and her child.  Catherine Montpelier gave her innocence, and ultimately,  her life to the suave Antoine.  He took everything she offered, and left her to face the Bloodlust alone. Her family became her virgin...

Not everything is as you see, oddities and monsters exist. What was it like to become what they are now? How did it happen? What was the story before they became… strange? Read nine stories about how people became different in Becoming Strange, from Zombies to Ghosts. Containing stories...

Dr. James D’Adamo burst onto the world of natural medicine in the 1970s with his revolutionary discovery of, and approach to, healing based on a person’s blood type. Written in the infancy of America’s modern natural-healing movement, his first book, One Man’s Food . . . is someone else’s...

In Rationalities in History the distinguished historian David d'Avray writes a new comparative history in the spirit of Max Weber. In a strikingly original reassessment of seminal Weberian ideas, d'Avray applies value rationality to the comparative history of religion and the philosophy of law. Integrating...

Historical fantasy meets gothic romance in this electrifying retelling of a classic tale... This bundle contains the entire Mina Murray series of 3 full length novels plus an extended afterword from the author. If you love historical mystery and adventure with a dash of the paranormal,...

They were nicknamed Snow Eagle, Flying Knight, Bush Angel, Punch, Doc and Wop. They worked in open cockpits and flew through cold, snow and fog without the benefit of radios, maps or weather reports. They flew over the Barrens, frozen lakes, boreal forests and mountain ranges by dead reckoning and...

Slavery existed throughout the western Hemisphere, but after its abolition in the British empire it persisted for decades in much of the U.S. Even in states where slavery was illegal, slaves were subject to capture and return to their owners. The only sure escape was to cross the border into Canada. The...

"An excellent introduction to complicated but fascinating subject." — Booklist.This compelling book offers readers with no technical expertise beyond arithmetic an enlightening tour of the paradoxes inherent in the special theory of relativity, guided by a pair of eminent theoretical physicists.Novel...

After years of trying unsuccessfully to conceive a child, Gemma Walsh finds her husband in bed with another woman. Unable to face his betrayal, she retreats to Priest Lake where her family owns a small cabin. But Gemma finds that she is not the only one hiding away at the lake to avoid an ugly truth.Andrew...

The story of grace did not begin with the New Covenant. It started with Gods first revelation of himself. Grace and mercy areand have always beenpart of Gods character. Mankind has not always enjoyed the fuller revelation of grace as given to this generation. Author L. D. Clarks Embracing Grace: Where...

Brahma-Knowledge by L. D. Barnett This book, part of the Wisdom of the East series, is a short exposition of the Vedanta philosophy. The 'Brahma' of the title is not the Hindu god Brahmā, but the abstract, primordial spirit of creation. Barnett draws from the Upanishads, the writings of Shankara,...

There’s always something magical about horses, isn’t there? Whether winged or at home in the water, mechanical or mythological, the equines that gallop through these pages span the fantasy spectrum. In one story a woman knits her way up to the stars and in another Loki's descendant grapples with...