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  • Letter writing in the Northumbrian Kingdom, 625–786

    by Peter Darby ...
    Letter writing in the Northumbrian Kingdom offers the first comprehensive study of Northumbria’s vibrant epistolary culture in the seventh and eighth centuries. Through a close examination of more than fifty surviving Latin letters—many written by or to figures such as Bede, Acca of Hexham, Ælfflæd of Whitby, and Alcuin —this book uncovers the literary, political, and spiritual dimensions of early ... Read more

    $139.69 CAD

  • Skeleton

    by Peter Parkin & Alison Darby ...
    One sudden and violent incident triggers an awakening. A mind that has been shrouded for years by Alzheimer’s disease becomes lucid for a few precious moments -- just long enough to open the doors to a secret that has been buried for over thirty years. Dennis Chambers, Chief of Detectives for the city of Washington, D.C., can’t forget the words that were uttered. He is obsessed with trying to ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • The Gimp

    by Peter Darby ...
    He despises his work, considers his co-workers to be cattle, and only hates himself marginally less than everyone else. Of an evening, he dresses in bondage gear and hangs around in alleyways waiting to beat up muggers. Because that's what his transcendental dominatrix tells him to do. Meet the Gimp. "Compelling and unexpectedly uplifting" - Cy Dethan, author of Cancertown. ... Read more

    $1.36 CAD

  • Bede and the End of Time

    by Peter Darby ...
    Bede (c. 673-735) was the leading intellectual figure of the Anglo-Saxon Church, and his writings had a profound influence on the development of English Christian thought. Among the many issues he wrote about, eschatology - the study of the day of judgment and the end of time - was a recurring theme. Whilst recent research has furthered our knowledge of this subject in the later Middle Ages, Dr ... Read more

    $107.17 CAD

  • Mule

    by Peter Parkin & Alison Darby ...
    Jack Howser, a retired widower, finds comfort in the companionship of his faithful Border collie as he tries to fill his lonely days. Life is peaceful, but boring, until Jack finally gives in to his insatiable sense of curiosity and begins to track down the history of his adopted pet. Jack’s probing mind unleashes a cavalcade of events, a rollercoaster ride towards a mind-numbing revelation.Kerrie ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Majestic

    by Peter Parkin & Alison Darby ...
    Several decades have passed since the Korean War. For one veteran, Willy Carson, the horrors live on. Compelled by a need to exorcise his demons, he has sculpted haunting effigies that tell a silent tale. Willy became a rich man by keeping his promise to never breathe a word of those memories to anyone. But, happenstance and fate have decided to intervene. Something is causing a manifestation in ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • The Lives They Left Behind

    Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic

    by Darby Penney, Peter Stastny ...
    The acclaimed portrait of institutionalized patients whose abandoned possessions recall their forgotten lives“A deeply moving testament to the human side of mental illness.” —Oliver SacksWhen Willard State Hospital closed its doors in 1995, after operating as one of New York State’s largest mental institutions for over 120 years, a forgotten attic filled with suitcases belonging to former patients ... Read more

    $20.79 CAD

  • Bede the scholar

    Edited by Peter Darby, Máirín MacCarron ...
    Distilling a decade of research by leading experts on the Venerable Bede, Bede the scholar investigates the Northumbrian monk’s place within the wider intellectual developments of the early medieval world. Demonstrating the centrality of the Bible to his scholarship, chapters focus on Bede’s engagement with scriptural languages, his knowledge and use of earlier works of Latin literature, and a ... Read more

    $98.89 CAD

  • MetroCafe

    by Peter Parkin & Alison Darby ...
    Mike Baxter and his three best friends and partners are enjoying their annual golf vacation in Florida when tragedy strikes, turning their all too comfortable world upside down. The four friends are now down to three, and they quickly become embroiled in an apparent embezzlement scheme that their dead friend seemingly engineered. With the company that bears Mike’s name is in the thick of it, the ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Headhunter

    by Peter Parkin & Alison Darby ...
    For executive Jeff Kavanaugh, the most horrifying day of his life begins with an eerie premonition. He doesn’t understand the signs, but something is ominously different. His world seems off. Out of place, out of order. Weird symbols are dancing in front of his eyes.Jeff has a gift that he can’t control and he’s been conditioned for most of his young life to avoid it rather than embrace it. But ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • Serpentine

    by Peter Parkin & Alison Darby ...
    Nathan Morrell is one of the foremost designers of thrill rides, and for him the occupation is much more than just a career; it’s an undeniable passion.Today is a proud day indeed. The inaugural circuit of Nathan’s latestcreation, the world’s newest and most thrilling roller-coaster, is an event that has been long-awaited. The anticipation of the very first ride of the Black Mamba has created a ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • Bede and the Future

    Edited by Peter Darby, Faith Wallis ...
    Series series Studies in Early Medieval Britain and Ireland
    Bede (c. 673-735) was Anglo-Saxon England’s most prominent scholar, and his body of work is among the most important intellectual achievements of the entire Middle Ages. Bede and the Future brings together an international group of Bede scholars to examine a number of questions about Bede’s attitude towards, and ideas about, the time to come. This encompasses the short-term future (Bede’s own ... Read more

    $89.31 CAD