Payne: 828 books

'Cult' is a short story. After stumbling on what she believes to be an undiscovered lost civilisation, Isabella is stolen into an underground world with the unknown always one step ahead.

This lavishly-illustrated tour through the film career of Greta Garbo (1905-1990) provides a biographical background of the star and an analysis of her very special mystique. Payne describes how Garbo's timeless beauty worked its magic in such films as Flesh and the Devil, Anna Christie, Mata Hari,...

Blues music and Blues guitar has its roots in the Gospel and Spirituals that raised the hopes of the down trodden descendants of the slave trade. Deeply connected to religion, early field hollers and chants slowly became the popular tunes that were passed down from generation to generation. Songs...

"A singular astonishment." —John Lahr, The New Yorker One relationship. Infinite possibilities. In the beginning Marianne and Roland meet at a party. They go for a drink, or perhaps they don't. They fall madly in love and start dating, but eventually they break up. After a chance...

Chris Payne writes a hilarious surreal account of life as a university professor at a dysfunctional university in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. On the beautiful island of Cyprus, little works as you expect it to, from the primitive plumbing to the maniacal university bus service. The American...

Women who skirt traditions, whether on the frontier of a young state or in a male-dominated profession, have relied on resilience, creativity, and grit to survive…and to flourish. These short biographies of twenty-eight female writers and journalists from Arizona span the one hundred years since...

One of the finest characters in the world was the old English merchant. We may and have improved upon many things, but not upon that. A different spirit reigns in commerce from that which ruled it long ago, and not a better one. We are more the shopkeeper, as a celebrated but not a great man called...

In this 1910 publication, Payne provides a general overview of the essay in America and offers incisive biographies of Washington Irving, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and George William Curtis. Readable and informative, Leading American Essayists is a useful resource for students and those interested in learning more about these preeminent writers. 

Four pieces of Flash fiction about romance, love, mystery and being betrayed. Great for a quick read!

The house was a neat, though a lowly one. It bore traces of newness, for the bark on the trunks which supported the little veranda had not yet mouldered away. Nevertheless, it was not built by the owner's own hands; for when he came there he had much to learn in the rougher arts of life; but with...

A gruesome grimoire of hilarious anecdotes, wonderful tales, impossible bullshit, and good advice.As well as sorcery, spiritual insight, get-rich-quick schemes, and ancient wisdom.Pretty much x-rated.

Leanne Payne explains the basis of her counseling ministry--Christ's indwelling presence that brings the power of the incarnation into wounded lives.

This collection features strong female chracters in short stories written by multiple award winning female authors. These are stories about love, marriage, courage, and sadness. Enjoy this variety and learning more about each of the writers. At the end of each story is information for newsletter...

Do you want to foster an attitude of gratitude for the next 26 days?Each day will feature a new letter from the alphabet as a prompt for you to share at least one thing for which you are thankful.You can even be grateful for the fun you’ll have being grateful!“Really enjoying the...