While returning home after all his adventures, Branan learns that one of his past travelling companions, Saphira, is about to be sold as a slave in the town of Jabneel. Making a brief detour, Branan
Can a Pretty Girl Be More Deadly Than a Giant Crocodile? When Branan rescues the beautiful Saphira from thieves, she hires him to be her bodyguard. Soon he's fighting slave traders and a huge reptile
There's Nothing Like a Jawbone---or Melons and Tree Trunks---When It Comes to a Fight! When things get physical, Branan uses any weapon he can grab---just like his father, Samson. And like his dad, he
Will the mighty Branan finally be beaten ... by a girl?!? When Branan agrees to wrestle Zarah, the undefeated champion of Gezer, he knows the prize money will quickly be his. But what makes this muscu
The Philistine commander Sidon becomes enraged when he finds that his prized bejeweled dagger has been stolen. Blaming Branan for all of his recent misfortunes, Sidon's thirst for revenge is at a fev
This collection of essays, presented at an international conference on Samson held in 2008 at the University of Nijmegen, studies the text of Judges 16-18, the reception history of the Samson traditio
A representative set of individuals from Cape Breton provides personal narratives about life and culture on the Nova Scotia island. Cape Breton is a region known for its music (well represented here)
Known as New Hampshire’s “Queen City,” Manchester could be called “Change City.” Throughout its history, it has reinvented itself many times. From a Native American fishing and gathering place called
Everyone likes Samson the sloth, and he gets lots of invitations to parties. The problem is that he's far too slow to ever get there on time. When Samson finally makes it to the celebration the cake i
Everyone likes Samson the sloth, and he gets lots of invitations to parties. But he isfar too slow to ever get there on time. W hen Samson finally makes it to thecelebration the cake is eaten and the
Samson is the star of Fleabag's Circus – this strong-flea can lift a match, he can lift a pea, he can lift lovely flea Amelie. But it's not enough – Samson wants to be the biggest star anywhere, so he
Samson wasn’t like other piranhas. While other piranhas stayed close to home, he wanted to explore the world. And while they stuck to the same old routine, swimming and chomping and scaring, Samson li
Samson is the star of Fleabag's Circus - this strong-flea can lift a match, he can lift a pea, he can lift lovely flea Amelie. But it's not enough - Samson wants to be the biggest star anywhere, so he
While Branan's uncle Mathias is recounting the story of Samson slaying thirty Philistines, Philistine soldiers break into Mathias' house and take both of them captive. Branan is brought before Command
Samson and Delilah in Medieval Insular French investigates several different adaptations of the story of Samson that enabled it to move from a strictly religious sphere into vernacular and secular art
Love, seduction, betrayal, violence, riddles, and myth all find their place in the biblical story of Samson. Samson is the last of the judges, with 20 percent of the book devoted to him--more than any
In New Orleans, music screams. It honks. It blats. It wails. It purrs. It messes with time. It messes with pitch. It messes with your feet. It messes with your head. One musician leads to another; tra
