Moses and the Gods of Egypt has established itself in evangelical schools as one of the few academically sound and pedagogically useful studies of the Book of Exodus. This section-by-section commentary is lucidly outlined, is illuminated by more than thirty charts, maps, drawings, and photographs, and is well indexed. It also includes a substantial...more
The incredible adventure that inspired Moby Dick, as told by one of its few survivors. On the morning of November 20, 1820, in the Pacific Ocean, an enraged sperm whale rammed the Nantucket whaler Essex. As the boat began to sink, her crew of thirty had time only to collect some bread and water before pulling away in three frail open boats. Without...more
First published well, in 1973 actually, this book spawned the Rob Reiner-directed cult film of the same name. It's a tongue-in-cheek fairytale of love, life, action, death and life again. Featuring the obligatory handsome Prince and supremely beautiful princess, it also boasts a Spanish sword wizard, the Zoo of Death, a chocolate-coated resurrec...more
Returning to England after years in South Africa, Richard Hannay enters the Secret Service accidentally after he finds a murdered neighbor in his apartment and finds himself on the run from the police and the killers alike. Reprint.