Monte: 161 books

This book examines US President Barack Obama’s characterizations in the Brazilian media, with a specific focus on political cartoons and internet memes. Brazilians celebrate their country as a racial democracy; thus the US works as its nemesis. The rise of a black president to the office of the...

The Savior himself has said, “Great are the words of Isaiah.”Such high praise has not been recorded for any other book of scripture or group of prophetic writings, yet many find Isaiah to be somewhat intimidating or difficult to understand, despite its importance.From his years of...

In this short horror thriller you are invited to enter the Dramatist Theatre, where the Final Act may be your own! Long abandoned, the Dramatist sits as a dark reminder of a town's horrifying past and of the lives lost in its sinister corridors. After decades of legends and ghost stories, three...

Alternate history! Blood-thirsty zombies! What if consequences from World War II had been different, and the modern world was affected in horrifying and sinister ways? In the desert, a commando unit comes face to face with the terrors unleashed by their own military's greatest weapon...and coming back alive may not be an option!

In the 1499 Leonardo di Vinci is hired by Cesare Borgia as a military engineer. He begins to work on a steam canon that had originally been an idea of Archimedes 1500 years earlier. Leonardo tells Cesare the story of Archimedes and how he made many discoveries in mathematics and science.Archimedes...

Storm of Words is a study of the ways that southern Presbyterians in the wake of the Civil War contended with a host of cultural and theological questions, chief among them developments in natural history and evolution. Southern Presbyterian theologians enjoyed a prominent position in antebellum...

The Clone Murders takes place in 2031 when the ability to clone people has been perfected with the ability to rapidly grow clones to a mature adult in two years. The National Research Council has built a machine to transfer knowledge from a donor to a clone. Five of the first clones are declared national...

Jason Franco is an aspiring writer stuck in a dead end job working for a newspaper in a small Wyoming town where nothing exciting happens. He would like to write the next great American novel but lacks any real experiences worthy of writing about. That is until someone rapes and murders a young woman...

In a first-of-its-kind collection, award-winning illustrators celebrate the lives of the visionary artists who created the world of comic art and altered pop culture forever. Sixteen Graphic Novel Biographies of: • Walt Disney • Dr. Seuss • Charles Schulz • The Creators of Superman...

Ha azt hiszed, el tudod képzelni, hogy a borítón látható gyönyörű fiatal divattervező hölgynek, Jane-nek, milyen hajmeresztő kalandokban volt része elképesztő helyszíneken, és a sűrű akciófilmbe illő jelenetekből...

Het is 2013. Nederland zucht onder de crisis. Er is nauwelijks beweging op de woningmarkt. Gelukkig is er hoop. De man van Marlinde, makelaar Richard Hoek, hanteert onorthodoxe methoden om de huizen van klanten te verkopen. Dat hij daarbij een spoor van vernieling achterlaat ontdekt Marlinde pas als het te laat is...

Two members of a team who descended into the Huautla cave complex in Mexico describe their perilous and deadly trek into one of the world's deepest caves. The Huautla in Mexico is the deepest cave in the Western Hemisphere, possibly the world. Shafts reach skyscraper-depths, caverns are stadium-sized,...

Neighbors were unaware of what went on behind the tightly closed doors of a house in Fresno, California—the home of an imposing, 300-pound Marcus Wesson, his wife, children, nieces, and grandchildren. But on March 12, 2004, gunshots were heard inside the Wesson home, and police officers responding...

Straight from the mouths of the world's most famous drivers and entertainers comes a unique and hilarious volume of NASCARUs wit and wisdom. Contributors include Kyle Petty, Jeff Foxworthy, Jeff Gordon, and many others. Illustrations throughout.