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Release Date: 2009-10-06, Audio CD, Beat Goes On

At Christmas time whilst singing carols about 'gentle Jesus, meek and mild' we can miss that this time-dividing man had an edge about what he had to say. His parables are sometimes not 'nice spiritual stories'. They capture the imagination, they paint timeless pictures, but they are also more than that. When you read, you get the unnerving sense that through them Jesus can see right through you. The Parable was an unusual form of teaching to Jesus' hearers, the Old Testament has only one main example...

Detective Crispus Allen was murdered during the events of Infinite Crisis and was reborn as the instrument of God's wrath known as The Spectre. Now, he is on a quest to brutally punish those who choose to do wrong.

Jim Harrison's fifteen works of fiction have established him as one of the most beloved and popular authors in American fiction. His last novel, The English Major, was a National Indie Bestseller, a New York Times Book Review notable, and a San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year. Harrison's latest collection of novellas, The Farmer's Daughter, finds him writing at the height of his powers, and in fresh and audacious new directions. The three stories in The Farmer's Daughter are as different...

Like his children's books, Roald Dahl's adult stories never fail to surprise, though they take more chilling flights of fancy. This long-running series of standalone suspense tales was inspired by Dahl's stories and he introduces all 25 episodes in the first two series. Brilliantly acted by such luminaries as Joan Collins, Joseph Cotten, Jose Ferrer, Michael Gambon, John Gielgud, Derek Jacobi, and Elaine Stritch. Each is a little gem of creepy delight-a tale of horror served with a twist of...

They capture the imagination, they paint timeless pictures, but they are also more than that. When you read, you get the unnerving sense that through them Jesus can see right through you. They can be unsettling, challenging, able to change you - that the sense of shame and lost-ness that we often feel, may be provided with answers in what he has to say.

click here to enlarge photos Wells, H[erbert] G[eorge]. TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED. London, Glasgow, Melbourne, Auckland: W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd., n.d. [1924]. Octavo, pp. [1-4] 5[6] 7-280 [281-288: ads], original blue boards, front and spine panels stamped in black. First hardcover printing of this collection. Collects fifteen stories, all published earlier in various collections of Wells's short fiction. Published as part of "Collins' 2/6 Novels" series. This collection was first published in...

From the playful and macabre imagination of author Roald Dahl comes this darkly humorous collection of tales featuring John Gielgud, Telly Savalas, Joan Collins, and Eli Wallach. With 23 twisted tales of horror and suspense, this two-disc set is sure to provide ghoulish fun for everyone. In addition to 23 classic episodes, viewers can also access biographies for Dahl and composer Ron Granier as well as filmographies for the impressive cast. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

By the late '70s, Mahogany Rush were no longer simply Mahogany Rush; they were billing themselves as Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush, which was appropriate given that frontman Marino had done so much to shape the power trio's sound. Not only was Marino Mahogany Rush's lead singer and guitarist, he was also the person who wrote all of the songs on studio albums like 1972's Maxoom , 1974's Child of the Novelty , and 1975's Strange Universe . So when Tales of the Unexpected came out in 1979, none of Marino...

From the playful and macabre imagination of author Roald Dahl comes this darkly humorous collection of tales featuring John Gielgud, Telly Savalas, Joan Collins, and Eli Wallach. With 23 twisted tales of horror and suspense, this two-disc set is sure to provide ghoulish fun for everyone. In addition to 23 classic episodes, viewers can also access biographies for Dahl and composer Ron Granier as well as filmographies for the impressive cast. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

The sight of the writer Roald Dahl sitting by a roaring fire in a comfortable armchair greeted viewers tuning in to the popular British...

Tales of the Unexpected Set 1: The Complete First Two Seasons