In this collection for the first time well-known scholars discuss Babylon from the point of view of the “culture of knowledge”. The volume is the result of a conference that took place on the occasion
Sharing its name with a notorious ancient city, Babylon village has been the home harbor of Long Island baymen, a post–World War II suburban boomtown, and the birthplace of the nation’s first professi
Poetry. SAILING TO BABYLON is the first full-length collection from James Pollock. These are poems of exploration and discovery of the self and the universal. Closer to home, there is the schoolboy fa
Mick, an English backpacker, heads to the north of Australia for sun, women, and a shot at making a fortune working the shrimp trawlers. While looking for adventure, Mick hitches a ride with the enigm
Over 2500 years after the city's fall, the Babylon of ancient Iraq is still an evocative name. The stories of the Tower of Babel, the Hanging Gardens, Daniel in the Lions' Den, the madness of Nebuchad
Introduction by Jhumpa LahiriRecipient of a prestigious 2018 PEN/Heim Translation Fund GrantAn epic spread across three nations, Beyond Babylon casts a probing, endlessly perceptive eye on the lasting
This volume presents Babylon as it has been passed down through Western culture: through the Bible, classical texts, in Medieval travel accounts, and through depictions of the Tower motif in art. It t
“James Ellroy fans will welcome Kutscher’s first novel and series launch, a fast-paced blend of murder and corruption sent in 1929 Berlin.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)Babylon Berlin is the firs
"America, the Daughter of Babylon" deals with the prophetic future of the United States of America. The Bible reveals that there will be a second nation of Babylon, which is described in detail throug
Babylon Steel, ex-sword-for-hire, runs the best brothel in Scalentine; city of many portals, two moons, and a wide variety of races, were-creatures, and religions, not to mention the occasional insane
A?rare and unexplored world?where mythology and family converge?is brought to life in this poetry collection.?Sensuous and deeply original, this work evokes tradition and fantasy while underscoring th
CAUTION: Reading this book will forever change the way you peruse the racks at Bergdorf's or flip through the pages of Vogue.Taking the reader through six months in a designer's life, Fashion Babylon
Tim LaHaye has called Babylon Rising his most exciting series ever, and The Europa Conspiracy is the most thrilling and suspenseful installment yet. Reaching back to some of the most dramatic and prop
Tim LaHaye created the Left Behind Series, which has become one of the most popular fiction series of all time. Those novels, with more that 50 million copies sold, presented a unique combination of s
For fourteen-year-old Dante and his posse, life in Babylon isn't about making choices but about dodging blows. Dante needs a heart operation, Pook can't afford college, let alone medical school, and W
On the heels of the fifth and final season of Babylon 5--TV's hottest interstellar science fiction phenomenon--here is the newest volume in the definitive series of episode guides! Catch up on all the
A comprehensive episode-by-episode guide to the third exciting season!Now in its fifth hit season, Babylon 5--TV's hottest interstellar science fiction phenomenon--has spawned its own series of defini
Now in its fifth hit season, Babylon 5--TV's hottest interstellar science fiction phenomenon--has spawned its own series of definitive episode guides! Catch up on all the action, show by show, from th
The questions, discussion topics, and author biography that follow are intended to enhance your group's reading of David Malouf's Remembering Babylon . We hope they will aid your understanding of a no
Tim LaHaye’s most exciting series ever, Babylon Rising, continues with this explosive new installment, including more revelations than ever before. In The Edge of Darkness, LaHaye reveals the meaning
During most of its history, Babylon was the capital of a kingdom that corresponded roughly to the southern and central parts of Iraq. This work presents a narrative history of Babylon from the time of
An electrifying new play by Tony Award–winning playwright Richard Greenberg, The Babylon Line is an affecting tale of a straight-laced suburban Long Island town at the hazy end of the 1960s follows an
Percy Jackson meets Indiana Jones in the New York Times bestselling epic adventure Seven Wonders! Lost in Babylon is the second book in a seven-book series by master storyteller Peter Lerangis. This s
Journeying to the ancient city of Babylon when Bhegad tracks down Marco, the companions face a daunting choice involving a dire trap and a long-lost figure from Jack's past. By the best-selling author
Journeying to the ancient city of Babylon when Bhegad tracks down Marco, the companions face a daunting choice involving a dire trap and a long-lost figure from Jack's past. By the best-selling author
German Old Testament scholar Gunkel (1862-1932) took part in the controversy at the beginning of the 20th century over the influence of Babylon on Judaism by criticizing the work of Freidrich Kelitzsc
"One of the persistent questions for people of faith throughout history is how are we to live faithfully in the empires of the world? In Out of babylon, Walter Brueggemann, one of the best interpreter
After foiling an evil plot to take over the Persian Empire, Dastan learns that the streets of Nasaf are no longer safe for him, and he takes a dangerous messenger job in the distant city of Babylon.
In Whores of Babylon, Frances E. Dolan offers a perceptive study of the central role that Catholics and Catholicism played in early modern English law, literature, and politics. She contends that desp
