Reynolds: 2056 books

The father of the intelligent design movement, Phillip Johnson, thinks the new atheists are right! How? They've put serious discussion about God back on the public agenda. Despite their conclusions, folks like Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris and Daniel Dennett are asking the right questions. They're making...

Sam DeStefano was a Chicago mobster known for torturing his enemies, and those who owed him money. He became the first loan shark in the city's history. Crooked policemen would bring to criminals DeStefano's home and he would put them on a payment plan to pay off their debts. If they missed...

Little William "Billy" Ranieri was abducted one day in September 1928, while he was on his way from school to his Northwest Chicago home. The youth was later able to provide eyewitness testimony against his kidnappers. The Sicilian boy was held by several men who worked in association with a former...

From Jean Reynolds Page—the critically acclaimed author of The Space Between Before and After and one of the most compelling voices in contemporary women's fiction—comes a dazzling novel of loss and redemption, of relationships that damage and those that heal. Thirty-nine and pregnant by...

Someone once told me that groupings of objects should be displayed in threes. Three provides both tension and balance among items of varying size and heft. My sister’s accident made me an only child; my husband’s accident made me a widow. Part of me will always believe that Angel was the third,...

One of today’s most compelling voices in women’s fiction, acclaimed novelist Jean Reynolds Page delivers a story of unanticipated familial ties, exploring with compassion and humor the hope, forgiveness, and sometimes just plain tolerance necessary to hold a family together. Safe Within is rich...

Samuel "Sassy" Chioccoli was a multifaceted gangster who had direct ties to Murder, Inc., a Brooklyn based murder for hire organization. The crime outfit, which operated out of Brownsville, was headed by Louis "Lepke" Buchalter. By the 1930s it operated nationwide, the first of...

Can Canada claim to be a just society for Indigenous peoples? To answer the question, and as part of the process of reconciliation, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission urged a better understanding of Aboriginal law for all Canadians. Aboriginal Peoples and the Law responds to that call,...

This book was first published in 1942 as a tribute to Irish-born RAF fighter pilot and flying ace, Brendan Finucane (1920-1942), who died fighting for Britain during World War II. Known amongst his colleagues as “Paddy,” Finucane was credited with 28 aerial victories—five probably destroyed,...

Through an analysis of Christian communities in the United States, Canada, and Costa Rica, this book analyzes how religious groups talk about the politics surrounding economic life. Amy Reynolds examines how these Christian organizations speak about trade and the economy as moral and value-laden spaces,...

This is a sampler of four of my short stories. Please leave a review if you like it.If you like them, I have other books available online. These include:The Eight Hour Hell - a paranormal action thrillerEmergency Protocol Nine - a collection of science fiction, fantasy and horror short storiesEcocide - an ecological sci-fi thriller

Soon after midnight on March 25, 1958 a Braniff Airways DC-7C plummeted from the sky. Disaster occurred soon after takeoff from Miami International Airport. A nearby nightwatchman saw the plane's impact and heard the screams of the fifteen survivors on board. The crash was the first ever at Miami...

Grace Roberts was a model and woman of important social circles in Philadelphia almost 100 years ago. Her image was frequently seen on hosiery products throughout America. Her horribly disfigured body was found by police on December 30th clad in her pajamas. She had been murdered inside her lavish...

This book challenges the dominant scholarly notion that the Qur’ān must be interpreted through the medieval commentaries shaped by the biography of the prophet Muhammad, arguing instead that the text is best read in light of Christian and Jewish scripture. The Qur’ān, in its use of allusions,...