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A Stolen Tongue
by Sheri Holman
A captivating novel that recalls the work of Umberto Eco and Barry Unsworth. In 1483, Father Felix Fabri sets sail from Germany to Mount Sinai on a pilgrimage to venerate the relics of the spiritual bride he took when he first swore his vows, the martyr Saint Katherine of Alexandria. But Father Fabri finds himself thrust into a deep and strange mystery when he discovers that, little by little, the remains of... (more)
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Turin Shroud: In Whose Image? the Truth Behind the Centuries-Long Conspiracy of Silence
by Clive Prince, Lynn Picknett
Long held to be Jesus' burial garb, the Shroud of Turin has been the most fiercely guarded and oft-debated religious relic in the history of Christianity. In Turin Shroud, the authors reveal that the shroud is not a religious relic, but a scientific one--the image on the shroud is not Jesus of Nazareth but Leonardo da Vinci. Photos.
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The Last Cato: A Novel
by Matilde Asensi
A masterful blend of Christian scholarship and thrilling adventure, The Last Cato is a novel about the race to find the secret location of the Vera Cruz, the True Cross on which Christ was crucified, and the ancient brotherhood sworn to protect it. Holy relics are disappearing from sacred spots around the world—and the Vatican will do whatever it takes to stop the thieves from stealing what is left of the... (more)
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Rag and Bone: A Journey Among the World's Holy Dead
by Peter Manseau
A fascinating, intelligent, and sometimes funny tour of the human relics at the root of the world’s major religions By examining relics—the bits and pieces of long-dead saints at the heart of nearly all religious traditions—Peter Manseau delivers a book about life, and about faith and how it is sustained. The result of wide travel and the author’s own deep curiosity, filled with true tales of the living and... (more)
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Scream Street: Book 1
Fang of the Vampire
by Tommy Donbavand
"Exactly the sort of grisly, gross and hilarious stuff that kids will love!" - Eoin Colfer When Luke Watson turns into a werewolf for the third time, the Government Housing of Unusual Lifeforms (G.H.O.U.L.) moves his family to Scream Street — a frightful community of vampires, zombies, witches, and sundry undead. Though Luke quickly makes friends, he vows to find a way to take his terrified parents home. The... (more)
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The Parasol Protectorate: Book 2
Changeless
by Gail Carriger
Alexia Tarabotti, now Lady Maccon, awakens in the wee hours of the mid-afternoon to find her husband, who should be decently asleep like any normal werewolf, yelling at the top of his lungs. Then he disappears - leaving her to deal with a regiment of supernatural soldiers encamped on her doorstep, a plethora of exorcised ghosts, and an angry Queen Victoria. But Alexia is armed with her trusty parasol, the latest... (more)
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Charlie Parker: Book 9
The Whisperers
by John Connolly
John Connolly is the author of Every Dead Thing, Dark Hollow, The Killing Kind, The White Road, Bad Men, Nocturnes, and The Black Angel. He is a regular contributor to The Irish Times and lives in Dublin, Ireland. For more information, see his website at www.johnconnolly.co.uk.
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Circle of Sin Trilogy: Book 2
To Surrender To A Rogue
by Cara Elliott
An expert in antiquities, Lady Alessandra della Giamatti arrives in Bath to excavate newly discovered Roman ruins-only to find herself caught in a web of evil intrigue by a blackmailer threatening to expose her scandalous past. The one man who can help her is Lord James "Black Jack" Pierson, a fellow member of the expedition and a sinfully handsome rogue whose tempting presence ignites a different sort of danger. ... (more)
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Hitler's Holy Relics: A True Story of Nazi Plunder and the Race to Recover the Crown Jewels of the Holy Roman Empire
by Sidney D. Kirkpatrick
Had Hitler succeeded in conquering Europe, he would have crowned himself Holy Roman Emperor. The Nazis had in their possession priceless artifacts that would give Hitler legitimacy in his subjects’ eyes: the Crown Jewels of the Holy Roman Empire including the Spear of Destiny, alleged to have pierced Christ’s side at the Crucifixion. Looted from the royal treasury in Vienna, Austria, the Crown Jewels were hidden... (more)
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The Face of God: The Rediscovery of the True Face of Jesus
by Paul Badde
Best-selling journalist, historian and author Paul Badde embarks on an exciting quest to discover the truth behind the Holy Face of Manoppello, a relic recently rediscovered and rumored to be the "veil of Veronica". Vatican correspondent for German newspaper Die Welt, journalist Paul Badde was intrigued when he heard of a mysterious image in a remote Italian village—an image of a man's face on byssus cloth.... (more)
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Shades of Night
by R.G. Porter
Their chance meeting uncovers a hidden conspiracy the world isn’t ready for…Krystoff is a vampire and enforcer of the laws of his people. Sent out to hunt down those who have turned their back on the Council, he is drawn to Austin, and the next on his long list of targets. Once in the city he is drawn to a club that provides more than just a distraction, it reveals a woman that is more than she seems and... (more)
Turin ShroudLynn; Prince, Clive. Pickett
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Turin Shroud
by Lynn Picknett, Clive Prince
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Magnificent Corpses: Searching Through Europe for St. Peter's Head, St. Claire's Heart, St. Stephen's Hand, and Other Saintly Relics
by Anneli S. Rufus
Holy relics -- the bodily remains of saints and other sacred figures -- were for centuries the most revered objects in the Western world, at center-stage in Europe's great churches and cathedrals. Today some relics have been shunted to side chapels and dark crypts, yet many continue to draw prayerful pilgrims, as they have for centuries, seeking solace, inspiration, and signs of miracles. In Magnificent Corpses,... (more)
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The Quest For the True Cross
by Carsten Peter Thiede
The Cross is arguably the most recognizable symbol of Western civilization. But what are its historical origins and what happened to it after Christ's crucifixion? In a church outside Rome, a fragment of wood may hold the answer to these questions and could be fundamental to our understanding of Christianity. Focusing on a long-ignored fragment of the Titulus Crucis-the inscribed headboard from Christ's cross-the... (more)
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Error, Misuse, Failure: Object Lessons from the English Renaissance
by Julian Yates
If certain objects work well, no one notices them. As with "black boxes," their success may be gauged by their relative invisibility-and this was the indirect goal of the objects that Julian Yates considers here: the portrait miniature, the relic, the privy (flush toilet), the printed text, and the priest-hole (a secret hiding place for Catholic priests in Protestant England). Because each of these... (more)
In Search of the Shroud of Turin: New Light on Its History and OriginsRobert Drews
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In Search of the Shroud of Turin: New Light on Its History and Origins
by Robert Drews
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Annie Sloan Decorative Wood Finishes: A Practical Guide
by Annie Sloan
This book covers many aspects of wood finishing from painting to polishing technics. The projects dealt with and the photographs are all first rate. Highly recommended. burntwood@cytanet.com.cy
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Pan Samochodzik: Book 4
Pan Samochodzik I Templariusze
by Zbigniew Nienacki
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Spirits in the Grass
by Bill Meissner
"Meissner has the storyteller's gift for creative living characters, living speech, living emotions, living drama. He knows his small town baseball, but beyond that, he knows the human spirit." -- Tim O'Brien, author of The Things They Carried "In Spirits in the Grass , Meissner explores the hidden heart of America's Midwest--scratching hard at his character's dreams to release their nightmares, their... (more)
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Obsessed
by Ted Dekker
A deadly tale of ultimate obsession. Stephen Friedman is making a good living in good times. He's just an ordinary guy. Or so he thinks. But one day an extraordinary piece of information tells him differently. It's a clue from the grave of a Holocaust survivor. A clue that makes him heir to an incredible fortune...a clue that only he and one other man can possibly understand. That man is Roth Braun, a... (more)