Gene: 1036 books

Childhood overseas. Trying to find oneself as an artist. Growing up Latino. Music, musicians, and an eccentric musicologist. A statue, a cigarette, a moustache. A nightmarish piano recital. Abortive romances. Loneliness, silence. The problem of fascism. These are among the subjects evoked in this...

This book is a revelation of how God proves to thousands, probably millions, that He exists. He does not condemn sinners but loves us. With the Holy Spirit and His Word, He prepares us for heaven. We live in a spiritual world. Jesus says heaven is full of children where, I think, they learn all about...

Aperature, a slightly askew, slightly perverted bildungsroman, is the story of Garnie, who at ten speaks with an affected English accent and lives in a dilapidated house in a small town in Iowa. It is the 1940s and the war arrives, and even in rural Iowa lives are altered. Garnie’s Auntie Rye is...

Spanning the twentieth century, Cottonwood Saints chronicles the lives of a New Mexico woman and her son, Michael. Margarita Juana Galvan was born in a lumber camp in 1913 and is brought up like a little princess in her grandparents' hacienda. In contrast, Margarita's adult life is spent in depression-ridden...

Marie Laveau of New Orleans is recognized as one of the most influential women of 19th Century North America. The life and legend of this Voodoo Priestess has been clouded in mystery. Her followers in the American South witnessed her supernatural powers of healing and casting spells prior to the Civil...

Reversal is the unique tale of an undying love set upon the tapestry of the science of genetic bio-technical advancements. In the world of pharmaceutical cosmetics, every company strives to find the fountain of youth for women. They never dreamt their endeavors would achieve a complete reversal to...

Accomplice is another of Ligottis long line of suspense filled novels. In this mystery, the author challenges the reader to discover which of several men is the true serial killer. Ligotti offers dead ends and red herrings as well as real and false clues. When a serial killer is almost caught by the...

North Korea’s weapons-grade uranium is missing, and the Korean spies back in the U.S. have determined that the United States is responsible. Even though the U.S. denies responsibility, the truth is…Mac Daniels has stolen it! To prevent a war, Mac will have to make the ultimate sacrifice. He must...

When a land developer is found floating face down in a water hazard on the golf course of an exclusive Long Island country club, local homicide detective Karl Kanopka is called in to investigate.

Ralphy is the story of a typical Midwestern U.S. family into whose lives is thrust a misfit, a boy who was born flat and resembles a fish. Ralphy is a throwback to the time when human beings made a wrong turn and separated themselves from the other animals. In Breakthrough, Arthur M. Raintree,...

Becoming Human is the story of a human-like artificial brain created by a team of scientists in a neurology laboratory. As Oscars intellectual capacity increases with the daily addition of hundreds of neurons, he becomes more and more human, eventually becoming deeply involved in the lives of his...

Lattie is a drop of water identical to all the others. Although he encounters countless setbacks, he never gives up his dream of becoming a unique and beautiful snowflake. Branty, a young Canada goose, suddenly finds himself in the position of being leader of his flock after his mentor, Old Father,...

Thirteen-year-old diabetic Angela Calvecchi has died following treatment with the experimental drug Mercipine. Despite the overwhelming odds against winning the case, her parents decide to file a wrongful death suit against the giant corporation Mercer Pharmaceuticals. In state civil court, Attorney...

We all need help from the Lord in every area of our lives, and one vital key to receiving that help is prayer. In Receiving Answers to Our Prayers, Elder Cook examines some of the most important principles and practices of prayer, which the Lord has taught us through scripture and through living prophets....