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The Serpent and the Rainbow: A Harvard Scientist's Astonishing Journey into the Secret Societies of Haitian Voodoo, Zombis, and Magic

by Wade Davis

Published: 1997-08-05

Paperback: 304 pages

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In April 1982, ethnobotanist Wade Davis arrived in Haiti to investigate two documented cases of zombis -- people who had reappeared in Haitian society years after they had been officially declared dead and had been buried. Drawn into a netherworld of rituals and celebrations, Davis penetra...

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Serpent Box: A Novel (P.S.)

by Vincent Louis Carrella

Published: 2008-03-01

Paperback: 496 pages

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In the deep mountains of Appalachia, the Flints of Leatherwood, Tennessee, spread the word of the gospels by handling deadly serpents and drinking lye in front of large gatherings of the faithful. Believing his ten-year-old son Jacob—called Toad or Spud—to be a prophet, Charles, the patriarch, takes...

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The Serpent In The Glass

by D.M. Andrews

Published: 2012-01-10

Paperback: 232 pages

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"A fabulous book, extremely well written and engaging from start to finish. If you like the Harry Potter tales you'll be sure to enjoy this. Just as much fun for adults as children. Thoroughly recommended!" (S Devon, 5 stars)"Spellbinding: An excellent and well written book. I was captivat...

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The Serpent's Shadow (The Kane Chronicles, Book Three)

by Rick Riordan

Published: 2012-05-01

Hardcover: 416 pages

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He's b-a-a-ack! Despite their best efforts, Carter and Sade Kane can't seem to keep Apophis, the chaos snake, down. Now Apophis is threatening to plunge the world into eternal darkness, and the Kanes are faced with the impossible task of having to destroy him once and for all. Unfortun...

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The Serpent's Tale (Mistress of the Art of Death)

by Ariana Franklin

Published: 2009-02-03

Paperback: 416 pages

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The follow-up to Mistress of the Art of Death- in the national bestselling series hailed as "the medieval answer to Kay Scarpetta and the CSI detectives." When King Henry II's mistress is found poisoned, suspicion falls on his estranged queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine. The king orders Adelia A...

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Serving Crazy with Curry

by Amulya Malladi

Published: 2004-10-26

Paperback: 251 pages

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Between the pressures to marry and become a traditional Indian wife and the humiliation of losing her job in Silicon Valley, Devi is on the edge–where the only way out seems to be to jump. . . .Yet Devi’s plans to “end it all” fall short when she is saved by the last person she wan...

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Serving with Eyes Wide Open: Doing Short-Term Missions with Cultural Intelligence

by David A. Livermore

Published: 2006-04-01

Paperback: 192 pages

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More than one million people participate in short-term mission projects outside of North America every year--and millions more are involved in domestic cross-cultural missions right here at home. This is encouraging news. But the work is not done. There are weaknesses in our approach and p...

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Set Sail for Murder: A Henrie O Mystery (Henrie O Mysteries)

by Carolyn Hart

Published: 2007-04-10

Hardcover: 288 pages

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When retired newspaper reporter Henrietta O'Dwyer Collins, Henrie O to her friends, receives a call for help, she discovers that love once kindled never burns to ashes. Although she refused Jimmy Lennox's marriage proposal, there is still a special place for him in her heart. She wished hi...

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Set Your Compass True: The Wisdom of John, Robert, and Edward Kennedy

Published: 2009-05-01

Hardcover: 206 pages

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With the death of Senator Edward Kennedy, a significant chapter in American history will come to a close. The Kennedy legacy is enormous and vital, and the American fascination with the family on a personal and political level has long endured. Images of Camelot, the Kennedy family on the ...

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Setting Fires

by Kate Wenner

Published: 2001-09-01

Paperback: 352 pages

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In this "intelligent, richly nuanced" (Publishers Weekly) debut novel, a Jewish documentary filmmaker faces down anti-Semitism while investigating the fire that destroyed her country home - and begins to uncover the disturbing truths hidden in her family's history while caring for her sick...