[PDF] The Goliath Bone eBook

Author : Mickey Spillane
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 27,86 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780151014545

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The bestselling American mystery writer of all time brings back his world-famous PI Mike Hammer for his biggest--and most dangerous--case. In the midst of a Manhattan snowstorm, Hammer halts the violent robbery of a pair of college sweethearts who have stumbled onto a remarkable archaeological find in the Valley of Elah: the perfectly preserved femur of what may have been the biblical giant Goliath. Hammer postpones his marriage to his faithful girl Friday, Velda, to fight a foe deadlier than the mobsters and KGB agents of his past--Islamic terrorists and Israeli extremists bent upon recovering the relic for their ownagendas. A week before his death, Mickey Spillane entrusted a substantial portion of this manuscript and extensive notes to his frequent collaborator, Max Allan Collins, to complete. The result is a thriller as classic as Spillane's ownI, the Jury, as compelling as Collins'sRoad to Perdition, and as contemporary asThe Da Vinci Code.

Author : Max Allan Collins
Publisher : Titan Books (US, CA)
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 49,40 MB
Release : 2019-02-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 178565781X

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From the New York Times bestselling author Max Allan Collins and the iconic master of noir Mickey Spillane comes the first book in the Mike Hammer series. In the midst of a Manhattan snowstorm, Hammer halts the violent robbery of a pair of college sweethearts who have stumbled onto a remarkable archaeological find in the Valley of Elah: the perfectly preserved femur of what may have been the biblical giant Goliath. Hammer postpones his marriage to his faithful girlfriend, Velda, to fight a foe deadlier than the mobsters and KGB agents of his past--Islamic terrorists and Israeli extremists bent upon recovering the relic for their own agendas.

Author : Jonathan L. Friedmann
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 27,57 MB
Release : 2022-01-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1666904708

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In the Hebrew Bible and stories loyal to it, Goliath is the stereotypical giant of folklore: big, brash, violent, and dimwitted. Goliath as Gentle Giant sets out to rehabilitate the giant’s image by exploring the origins of the biblical behemoth, the limitations of the “underdog” metaphor, and the few sympathetic treatments of Goliath in popular media. What insights emerge when we imagine things from Goliath’s point of view? How might this affect our reading of the biblical account or its many retellings and interpretations? What sort of man was Goliath really? The nuanced portraits analyzed in this book serve as a catalyst to challenge readers to question stereotypes, reexamine old assumptions, and humanize the “other.”

Author : Alex Diaz
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 38,94 MB
Release : 2014-08-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1496936590

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The world as you know it has moved on. Humans are no longer bound to Earth, thanks to the creation of a single world government, the United Galactic Federation. But trouble looms from every corner of the galaxy in the form of an old enemy and insurgents. Gerald Grey, a former soldier from the UGF and now a defense agent, is sent to the territorial world, Helena, when communications with the planet stop and a recon team does not return. A great threat is revealed, but can the rescuer evacuate the planetary leaders, or will he die trying infront of someone he begins to care about?

Author : Mitzi M. Brunsdale
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 806 pages
File Size : 50,95 MB
Release : 2010-07-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0313345317

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This book provides an introduction to 24 iconic figures, real and fictional, that have shaped the detective/mystery genre of popular literature. Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection: From Sleuths to Superheroes is an insightful look at one of our most popular and diverse fictional genres, providing a guided tour of mystery and crime writing by focusing on two dozen of the field's most enduring creations and creators. Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection spans the history of the detective story with series of critical entries on the field's most evocative names, from the originator of the form, Edgar Allan Poe, to its first popular running character, Sherlock Holmes; from the Golden Age of Sam Spade, Philip Marlowe, and Charlie Chan—in fiction and films—to small screen heroes, such as Columbo and Jessica Fletcher. Also included are other accomplished practitioners of the craft of mystery/crime storytelling, including Agatha Christie, Tony Hillerman, and Alfred Hitchcock.

Author : S. Powell
Publisher : Springer
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 39,50 MB
Release : 2012-08-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1137031662

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100 American Crime Writers features discussion and analysis of the lives of crime writers and their key works, examining the developments in American crime writing from the Golden Age to hardboiled detective fiction. This study is essential to scholars and an ideal introduction to crime fiction for anyone who enjoys this fascinating genre.