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1) Sign here
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
404 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A darkly humorous, surprisingly poignant, and utterly gripping debut novel about a guy who works in Hell (literally) and is on the cusp of a big promotion if only he can get one more member of the wealthy Harrison family to sell their soul Peyote Trip has a pretty good gig in the deals department on the fifth floor of Hell. Sure, none of the pens work, the coffee machine has been out of order for a century, and the only drink on offer is Jagermeister,...
2) Hell bent
Author
Series
An Alex Stern novel volume 2
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Alex Stern returns in #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo's Hell Bent, another tale of murder and dark magic set among the Ivy League elite. Galaxy "Alex" Stern is determined to break Darlington out of hell-even if it costs her a future at Lethe and at Yale. But Alex is playing with forces far beyond her control, and when faculty members begin to die off, she knows these aren't just accidents. Something deadly is at work in New Haven,...
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xii, 328 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"From classics such as the Odyssey and the Aeneid to fifth-century Christian apocrypha, narratives that described guided tours of the afterlife played a major role in shaping ancient notions of morality and ethics. In this new account, acclaimed author Bart Ehrman contextualizes early Christian narratives of heaven and hell within the broader intellectual and cultural worlds from which they emerged. He examines how fundamental social experiences of...
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (375 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Eleanor, Chidi, Tahani, and Jason are four cosmically bound friends in the fight for their eternity, alongside their former torturer, Michael. Michael, in a fit of panic, had relinquished his role as the Architect to Eleanor, so that she and the gang could help four new residents become better people. Unfortunately, the Bad Place doesn't exactly make their task easy, and its latest move places Chidi in a dire situation, putting his relationship with...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 19
Physical Desc
436 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"After selling her soul to become Queen of the Wicked, Emilia travels to the Seven Circles with the enigmatic Prince of Wrath, where she's introduced to a seductive world of vice.
She vows to do whatever it takes to avenge her beloved sister, Vittoria . . . even if that means accepting the hand of the Prince of Pride, the king of demons.
The first rule in the court of the Wicked? Trust no one. With back-stabbing princes, luxurious palaces, mysterious...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A New York Times bestselling historian of early Christianity takes on two of the most gripping questions of human existence: where did the ideas of heaven and hell come from, and why do they endure? What happens when we die? A recent Pew Research poll showed that 72% of Americans believe in a literal heaven, 58% in a literal hell. Most people who hold these beliefs are Christian and assume they are the age-old teachings of the Bible. But eternal rewards...
Author
Publisher
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 358 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
This cultural history by celebrated rock journalist Joel Selvin tells the story of the Rolling Stones' infamous Altamont concert outside San Francisco -- the disastrous historic event that marked the end of the idealistic 1960s.
Author
Series
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
1995.
Physical Desc
798 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Dante Alighieri's epic poem travels through the endless agony of Hell, up the treacherous slopes of Purgatory, and on to the wondrous kingdom of Paradise-- the realm of universal unity and eternal salvation.