The Stone Bull

The Stone Bull
Author: Phyllis A. Whitney
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2017-10-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 150404696X

The mysterious death of a prima ballerina raises haunting and sinister questions for her twin sister in this novel from “a master of suspense” (Mary Higgins Clark). Schoolteacher Jenny McClain is looking forward to a bright future with her new husband, Brandon, in their glorious new home at the McClain family’s Catskill estate in the Shawangunk Mountains. But Jenny can’t forget her past . . . It was the night her twin sister, Ariel, threatened suicide. An emotional ballerina in Swan Lake, Ariel’s sanity was known to collapse from a simple injury or bad review. But this time, Ariel didn’t cry wolf. Having always lived in the shadow of her sister’s celebrated life, Jenny would henceforth live in the shadow of her death. But she had no idea how far it would reach. Now, among Brandon’s family in upstate New York, there are sinister whispers of guilt and impending danger, all linked to Ariel—to her celebrated legacy, her mysterious death, and the hold she had over all those she loved, hated, and feared. As the pieces of a terrifying puzzle come together, Jenny begins to suspect that she, too, is destined for a doomed fate from which there is no escape. New York Times–bestselling and Edgar Award–winning author Phyllis A. Whitney “is, and always will be, the Grand Master of her craft” (Barbara Michaels). This ebook features an illustrated biography of Phyllis A. Whitney including rare images from the author’s estate.

The Golden Bull

The Golden Bull
Author: Marjorie Cowley
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2012-02-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1607342537

A brother and sister's search for a new life and new home . . . 5,000 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia during a terrible drought, Jomar and Zefa's father must send his children away to the city of Ur because he can no longer feed them. At fourteen, Jomar is old enough to apprentice with Sidah, a master goldsmith for the temple of the moongod, but there is no place for Zefa in Sidah's household. Zefa, a talented but untrained musician, is forced to play her music and sing for alms on the streets of Ur. Marjorie Cowley vividly imagines the intrigues, and harsh struggle for survival in ancient Mesopotamia.

Robert B. Parker's Bull River

Robert B. Parker's Bull River
Author: Robert Knott
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-12-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0425272303

THE NEW COLE AND HITCH NOVEL—"ADD [THEM] TO ALL THE GREAT CHARACTERS THAT ROBERT. B. PARKER CREATED."—BookReporter.com A bank robbery in San Cristóbal is yielding its fair share of surprises for Territorial Marshal Virgil Cole and Deputy Everett Hitch. It also draws the duo into a mystery involving the bank president himself, the daughter of St. Louis’s most prominent millionaire, and a notorious desperado who holds the key to unlocking a family secret that raises revenge to a whole new level.

Bull Mountain

Bull Mountain
Author: Brian Panowich
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2015-07-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0698190645

Winner of the ITW Thriller Award for Best First Novel From a remarkable voice in Southern fiction comes a multigenerational saga of crime, family, and vengeance. Clayton Burroughs comes from a long line of outlaws. For generations, the Burroughs clan has made its home on Bull Mountain in North Georgia, running shine, pot, and meth over six state lines, virtually untouched by the rule of law. To distance himself from his family’s criminal empire, Clayton took the job of sheriff in a neighboring community to keep what peace he can. But when a federal agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms shows up at Clayton’s office with a plan to shut down the mountain, his hidden agenda will pit brother against brother, test loyalties, and could lead Clayton down a path to self-destruction. In a sweeping narrative spanning decades and told from alternating points of view, the novel brilliantly evokes the atmosphere of the mountain and its inhabitants: forbidding, loyal, gritty, and ruthless. A story of family—the lengths men will go to protect it, honor it, or in some cases destroy it—Bull Mountain is an incredibly assured debut that heralds a major new talent in fiction. “Panowich stamps words on the page as if they’ve been blasted from the barrel of a shotgun, and as with a shotgun blast, no one is safe from the scattered fragments of history that impale the people of Bull Mountain.”—Wiley Cash, New York Times-bestselling author of This Dark Road to Mercy

The Goddess and the Bull

The Goddess and the Bull
Author: Michael Balter
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 413
Release: 2016-06-16
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1315418398

Veteran science writer Michael Balter skillfully weaves together many threads in this fascinating book about one of archaeology’s most legendary sites— Çatalhöyük. First excavated forty years ago, the site is justly revered by prehistorians, art historians, and New Age goddess worshippers alike for its spectacular finds dating almost 10,000 years ago. Archaeological maverick Ian Hodder, leader of the recent re-excavation at this Turkish mound, designated Balter as the project’s biographer. The result is a skillful telling of many stories about both past and present: of the inhabitants of Neolithic Çatalhöyük and the development of human creativity and ingenuity, as revealed in the recent excavation; of James Mellaart, the original excavator, whose troubles off the mound eventually overshadowed his incisive work at the site; of Hodder and his intense, brilliant crew who marveled and squabbled over the meaning of finds in dusty trenches while attempting to reintepret Mellaart’s work; and of the recent history of the theory and methods of archaeology itself. Part story of the human past, part soap opera of modern scholarly life, part textbook on the practice of modern archaeology, this book should appeal to general readers and archaeological students alike.

Craving It All

Craving It All
Author: Kati Wilde
Publisher:
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2020-04-09
Genre:
ISBN:

As the Hellfire Riders' enforcer, Bull makes sure the club's enemies get what's coming to them. But this giant tattooed biker never saw what's coming for him... Every morning for months now, I've been watching her. Sara Abu-Hamdi's got a sweet smile and a curvy ass-and real soon, I'm going to make her mine. But I've got to move slowly, because there's grown men who take off running when they see me coming, and the shadows in her dark eyes tell me she's been running for a while. But when one of the Hellfire Riders' deals suddenly goes sour, and Sara sees something she shouldn't, my plan to go slow gets flipped upside down real fast. Because she's ready to run again-but I'll do whatever it takes to get her sexy little body under me until she craves my touch so hard, she'll never leave. Whatever it takes. Even if that means keeping her in lockdown and forcing her to share my bed... Craving It All is a completely standalone romance within the Hellfire Riders series. You don't need to have read the previous books in the series to enjoy Bull's story. Craving It All is a double-length novella of 45,000 words and a HEA. Kati Wilde's Hellfire Riders: THE HELLFIRE RIDERS: SAXON & JENNY (Includes Wanting It All, Taking It All, Having It All)THE HELLFIRE RIDERS: JACK & LILY (Includes Betting It All, Risking It All, Burning It All)BREAKING IT ALL - Gunner & AnnaGIVING IT ALL - Saxon & JennyCRAVING IT ALL - Bull & SaraFAKING IT ALL - Duke & OliviaLOSING IT ALL - Stone & "Cherry"

Papal Bull

Papal Bull
Author: Margaret Meserve
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2021-08-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 142144044X

An exciting interdisciplinary study based on new literary, historical, and bibliographical evidence, this book will appeal to students and scholars of the Italian Renaissance, the Reformation, and the history of the book.