"What if Martin Luther King Jr., this name-branded, oft-sanitized preacher from Atlanta, is a prophet whose message America has yet to fully reckon with? Ten days before Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel said, "Where in America today do we hear a voice like the voice of the prophets of Israel? Martin Luther King is a sign that God has not forsaken the United States of America. God has sent him to us." ..."
"The contributors to this issue of "Plough Quarterly" focus on what it means to bear witness to the gospel. Peggy Gish reports on the church s response to Boko Haram in Nigeria, where thousands of Christians have been killed. But in addition to witnesses who die for their faith, there are those who live for it, such as the families of those who died in Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. And in the wake of the US Supreme Co ..."
"The gospel teaches that every human is sacred. Refugee children and Islamist terrorists. Police officers and young African Americans. Unborn babies, always, and also abortionists. Orange-haired casino owners, former First Ladies, progressive hipsters, prosperity-gospel televangelists, members of Congress, Confederate-flag-waving white nationalists? Sacred. This absurd claim is at the heart of the gospel. Each person is created in the im ..."
Son of Amity(1st Edition) by PeterNathaniel Malae Paperback, 216 Pages, Published 2018 by Oregon State University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-87071-945-5, ISBN: 0-87071-945-9
"Three lives on the verge of ruin intersect in the small Oregon town of Amity: Pika, a half-Samoan ex-con from California, seeks to deliver justice to his sister’s rapist; Michael, a five-tour Iraq War Marine, faces the cracked mirror of his own embattled soul; and Sissy, a recent convert to Catholicism, must resist the lure of ruthless self-judgment and discover what love is. Determined to escape the past, these characters find themse ..."
What We Are(Reprint) by PeterNathaniel Malae Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2011 by Grove Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-4522-2, ISBN: 0-8021-4522-1
"A New York Times Editors' Choice and a blazing and authentic new literary voice, Peter Nathaniel Malae's raw and powerful, bullet-fast debut novel looks at contemporary America through the eyes of one disillusioned son. What We Are follows twenty-eight-year-old Samoan-American Paul Tusifale as he strives to find his place in a culture that barely acknowledges his existence. Within San Jose's landscape of sprawling freeways and dotcom he ..."
Our Frail Blood by PeterNathaniel Malae Paperback, 448 Pages, Published 2013 by Grove Press, Black Cat ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-2078-6, ISBN: 0-8021-2078-4
""Malae is like a young Nelson Algren or Richard Wright, one of those writers who can hit with both hands." Russell Banks By way of Italy, the Felice family puts down new roots in Southern California, settling into a grand Victorian home and buying a share of the great American Dream. But for their five, first-generation children, an idyllic childhood didn t quite translate into success and happiness. Rather, the pressures of living up t ..."
Philadelphia(1st Edition) Finding the Hidden City by Nathaniel Popkin, Peter Woodall Hardcover, 200 Pages, Published 2017 by Temple University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4399-1300-0, ISBN: 1-4399-1300-5
"Philadelphia possesses an exceptionally large number of places that have almost disappeared—from workshops and factories to sporting clubs and societies, synagogues, churches, theaters, and railroad lines. In Philadelphia: Finding the Hidden City, urban observers Nathaniel Popkin and Peter Woodall uncover the contemporary essence of one of America’s oldest cities. Working with accomplished architectural photographer Joseph Elliott, they ..."
Teach the Free Man(1st Edition) Stories by PeterNathaniel Malae Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2007 by Swallow Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8040-1098-6, ISBN: 0-8040-1098-6
"The twelve stories in Teach the Free Man mark the impressive debut of Peter Nathaniel Malae. The subject of incarceration thematically links the stories, yet their range extends beyond the prison s barbed wire and iron bars. Avoiding sensationalism, Malae exposes the heart and soul in those dark, seemingly inaccessible corridors of the human experience. The stories, often raw and startlingly honest, are distinguished by the colloquial ..."
What We Are(1st Edition) by PeterNathaniel Malae Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 2010 by Grove Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-1907-0, ISBN: 0-8021-1907-7
"A New York Times Editors’ Choice and a blazing and authentic new literary voice, Peter Nathaniel Malae’s raw and powerful, bullet-fast debut novel looks at contemporary America through the eyes of one disillusioned son.What We Are follows twenty-eight-year-old Samoan-American Paul Tusifale as he strives to find his place in a culture that barely acknowledges his existence. Within San Jose’s landscape of sprawling freeways and dotcom hea ..."
"An in-depth analysis of the technical aspects of the most commonly performed laparoscopic procedures, their indications, contraindications, and complications. Heavily illustrated, Laparoscopic Surgery of the Abdomen breaks new ground in visualising operative procedures and problems. Seven sections, comprising the core curriculum of accepted procedures, present gallbladder disease, common bile duct exploration, hernia, colon diseases, an ..."
"Drawing on literary masterworks and riveting firsthand narratives, travel writing and natural science, memoir and journalism, AMERICAN SEA WRITING captures the full sweep of America's maritime experience. From voyagers of the 17th century to ecological dilemmas of the 20th, from Cotton Mather and Washington Irving to Peter Matthiessen and Barry Lopez, the collection casts our national story in a new and revealing light. Here are many of ..."
Teach the Free Man(1st Edition) Stories by PeterNathaniel Malae Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2007 by Swallow Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8040-1099-3, ISBN: 0-8040-1099-4
" Title: A word to Mr. Peters and two words for the Parliament and kingdom, or, An answer to a scandalous pamphlet entituled, A word for the armie and two words to the kingdom : subscribed by Hugh Peters : wherein the authority of Parliament is infringed, the fundamentall laws of the land subverted, the famous city of London blemished, and all the godly ministers of the city scandalized : in vindication of all which this ..."
"A Rare Group of Visionaries and Achievers Share Their Proven Success Principles. Featuring Pat Bender, Alexander Haig, Jr. and Pat Summitt. It's no secret that success is something everyone wants. The process can be a mystery and Pillars of Success is a book all about revealing success secrets of several of the most prosperous people in business today. Contributing author Pat Bender has an Awareness Is Power process. "The more aware you ..."
"Hawthorne’s final novel is a provocative look at American artists abroad and a groundbreaking exploration of the influence of European thought on American morality that anticipates the work of Henry James, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Ernest Hemingway, among others. The story of the mysterious, tormented Miriam, her friends Kenyon and Hilda, their alluring Italian acquaintance, the faunlike Donatello, and the crime that irrevocably links th ..."
"Introduction recalling the evolution of castles. Region by region guide to more than 190 castles open to the public- history, architectural features, locations, facilities- with more than 130 color photographs."
"Entertaining tales supported by photographs telling of Curzon's voyages round the world before he became Viceroy to the Far East. It includes his experiences in the Near East and along the Transcarpathian railway, which the Russians built to reach the doorway to India."
"Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 192 pages; Description: 192 p. , [9] p. Of plates : ill. (some col. ) ; 26 cm. Maps on lining papers. Subjects: Curzon, George Nathaniel Curzon, Marquis of, 1859-1925 --Travel --India. Viceroys --India --Biography."