Adam Johnson
Author
Language
English
Description
""In six masterly stories, Johnson delves deep into love and loss, natural disasters, the influence of technology, and how the political shapes the personal. 'George Orwell Was a Friend of Mine' follows a former warden of a Stasi prison in East Germany who vehemently denies his past, even as pieces of it are delivered in packages to his door. 'Nirvana' portrays a programmer whose wife has a rare disease finding solace in a digital simulacrum of the...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Garnering advance praise from the likes of Ron Carlson, Mark Richard, and Jennifer Egan, Adam Johnson's Emporium marks the debut of a startling new voice in American fiction. Through thrilling prose and fearless scenes, Johnson shows that Christian power-lifters and depressed robots are no more surreal than fathers who vanish or mothers who waste away.
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"After Kassie rescues a wounded former police dog, she and her new best friend, Scoot, celebrate the season with a group of feisty friends by organizing a charity concert to raise money for less fortunate kids. When two crooks show up and plot to steal the cash, Scoot leads the way as the unlikely group of heroes work together to catch the bad guys and save Christmas." --
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"When her most loyal friend is taken hostage by Peregus Malister, the cruel master of the Thieves Guild, Marek must embark on a corrupt mission to serve the Thieves Guild with her team of would-be heroes. But when the mission leads them into the clutches of Szorlok, their greatest enemy, Marek must sacrifice her ambitions, and perhaps her own soul, to stop Szorlok from obtaining the Darkspore." --
Publisher
Sun World Pictures
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"When a team of unlikely heroes hijacks a steam-powered battle wagon, a daring young wizard steals the final piece of the all-powerful Darkspore and embarks on a desperate quest to deliver the cursed artifact to the gods for safe keeping. But when they are caught in a death race between a ruthless team of elite mercenaries and a trinity of demons, Marek must learn to believe in herself before her friends are killed and the Darkspore is lost." --
Publisher
Arrowstorm Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Stuck in a life of indentured servitude, Marek dreams of becoming a wizard. When she meets a beautiful priestess, Teela, in need of help, Marek escapes her master and puts together a team of adventurers; including Thane the Warrior and Dagen the Thief. They embark on an epic quest to free Teela's sister from a vicious ogre." --
10) The last straw
Publisher
Covenant Communications
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Christmas is supposed to be a season of love, warm feelings, and happy hearts. But with the children's constant bickering, pretty packages and a sweet-smelling tree don't come close to filling the McDonald home with the true spirit of the first Christmas. Then Mom remembers an old tradition of building a soft bed for Baby Jesus one straw at a time. Each time someone secretly does something nice for another family member, he or she gets to add a single...
Publisher
Disinformation Co
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Documents the efforts of the Jersey Widows (four women who lost their husbands in the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center) to pressure the federal government into conducting a legitimate investigation on the 9/11 attacks. Reconstructs Paul Thompson's Complete 9/11 Timeline, a compilation of documented facts that taken together imply that the Bush Administration was complicitous in the attacks.
