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1) Horns
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
After his childhood sweetheart is brutally killed and suspicion falls on him, Ig Parrish goes on a drinking binge and wakes up with horns on his head, hate in his heart, and an incredible new power which he uses in the name of vengeance.
Author
Series
Everyman's library volume no. 66
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents a satirical drama about Satan's visit to Moscow, where he learns that the citizens no longer believe in God. He decides to teach them a lesson by perpetrating a series of horrific tricks. Combines two distinct yet interwoven parts, one set in contemporary Moscow, the other in ancient Jerusalem.
4) Papillon
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Henri Charriere, called "Papillon" for the butterfly tattoo on his chest was convicted in Paris in 1931 for a murder he did not commit. Sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, he became obsessed with one goal : escape. After planning and executing a series of treacherous yet failed attempts over many years, he was eventually sent to the notorious Devil's Island prison, a place from which no one had ever escaped ... until...
7) Wild orchids
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Have you ever lost someone who meant more to you than your own soul? Ford Newcombe has. For years, he loved his wife, Pat, more than anyone -- and anything -- in the world. She came into his life when he was an inexperienced college student with big dreams of becoming a published author. Pat guided him down the path that eventually led to more success than he dreamed possible. Since Pat's death, Ford has lived a life of solitude, barely able to put...
8) Papillon
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (134 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This is the epic story of Henri “Papillon” Charrière (Charlie Hunnam), a safecracker from the Parisian underworld who is framed for murder and condemned to life in the notorious penal colony on Devil’s Island. Determined to regain his freedom, Papillon forms an unlikely alliance with quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega (Oscar-winner Rami Malek), who in exchange for protection, agrees to finance Papillon’s escape. Official Selection...
10) Tasmanian devils
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
39 p. : col. ill. ; 23 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
A look at the world of these interesting animals.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this novel the author chooses as his locale the newly built food markets of Paris. Into this extravagance of food - which Zola describes in set pieces that wet the tongue, excite the ear, and stir up the belly - he places his young hero, the half-starved Florent, who has just escaped imprisonment in Cayenne. Florent finds himself at odds with a world he now knows is unjust. Gradually he takes up with the local Socialists, who are more at home in...
Author
Series
Last apprentice volume 13
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Thomas Ward faces his ultimate test as he and his master prepare to deal with the Fiend once and for all"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Meet the monstrous Tasmanian Devil as it roams over Tasmania! This book introduces the unique features of this wild animal including habitat, life cycle, physical characteristics, diet, threats, and defenses. Also included are a range map and a food chain diagram."--
15) Mister B. Gone
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
248 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A medieval devil speaks directly to the reader, his tone murderous one moment, seductive the next, in a memoir allegedly penned in the year 1438. The demon has embedded himself in the very words of this tale of terror, turning the book itself into a dangerous object, laced with menace only too ready to break free and exert its power.
Author
Series
Last apprentice volume 4
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
532 p. : ill., map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When witches steal Tom's inheritance and kidnap his relatives, Tom, the Spook, and Alice set out for Pendle Hill, a particularly dangerous district, in hopes of preventing the three witch clans from uniting to raise the Fiend, the Devil himself, thus bringing about an age of darkness.
17) Faust
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Legend about a man who sells his soul to the devil.
Author
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
xix, 211 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Of all the demons, monsters, fiends, and ogres to preoccupy the western imagination in literature, art, and film, no figure has been more feared-or misunderstood-than Satan. But, how accurate are the popular images of Satan? How-and why-did this rather minor biblical character morph into the very embodiment of evil? T.J. Wray and Gregory Mobley guide readers on a journey to retrace Satan's biblical roots. Engaging and informative, The Birth of Satan...
Author
Publisher
Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
Paperback edition.
Physical Desc
356 pages ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"Hannah Green actually thinks her story is more mundane than most. But she's about to discover that the shadows in her life have been hiding a world where nothing is as it seems: that there's an ancient and secret machine that converts evil deeds into energy, that some mushrooms can talk - and that her grandfather has been friends with the Devil for over a hundred and fifty years, and now they need her help"--
20) Tasmanian devils
Author
Publisher
ABDO Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 21 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Readers will learn about the Tasmanian devils's unique body features, diet, social behavior, habitat, predators, and ways of defense. They will also learn about the life of a baby Tasmanian devil, from joey to independence. Shaded territory maps highlight areas of Australia the Tasmanian devil calls home.
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