Devils Dream

A powerful new novel about Nathan Bedford Forrest, the most reviled, celebrated, and legendary of Civil War generals. With the same eloquence, dramatic energy, and grasp of history that marked his award-winning fictional trilogy of the Haitian Revolution, Madison Smartt Bell now turns his gaze to America’s Civil War. We see Forrest on and off the battlefield, in less familiar but no less revealing moments of his life; we see him treating his slaves humanely even as he fights to ensure their continued enslavement; we see his knack for keeping his enemy unsettled, his instinct for the unexpected, and his relentless stamina. As Devil's Dream moves back and forth in time, a vivid portrait comes into focus: a rough, fierce man with a life full of contradictions.

Now back in print from the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Girls. It was in 1833 or '34 that Moses Bailey brought young Kate Malone down to Cold Spring Holler to be his wife. But Moses, wanting to become a preacher like his daddy was, left Kate time and again to look after the kids while he went out in search of a sign from God. Though he warned them about the evils of playing the fiddle, a kind of music he likened to the devil's own laughter, it passed the time for his bride and children, and soon became not just a way of life for the Baileys, but a curse that would last for generations.

Bluegrass with Friends Guitar Book ONE includes in-depth instruction for rhythm and melody to 12 songs that you can enjoy playing on your own, with friends, or even at a bluegrass jam. You'll learn how to read tablature, how to play backup when another group member plays melody or sings and, of course, how to nail some great-sounding leads! Bluegrass with Friends series provides detailed instruction for a set of matching songs to be played together on guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle and bass. Learn to play songs right away by yourself, or team up with friends or family to learn and play together. Songs include: Angeline the Baker, Down in the Willow Garden, Hand Me Down My Walking Cane, John Henry, Late Last Night, Little Birdie, Little Maggie, Long Journey Home, Nobody's Business, Mama Don't Allow, Shady Grove and Will the Circle Be Unbroken.

While visiting his mother at her secluded Waldport cabin, an English teacher is awoken in the night by screams. Something gigantic is heaving itself against the rickety front door, relentlessly pounding and scratching - and shrieking his name. The hideous creature seems to know everything about the man, and takes special interest in his wife's deteriorating health. On the other side of the world, a bleary-eyed detective works late, desperate to avoid the recurring dream of his fiancée's murder. But when a bloodied child stumbles into the Pine Rest Police Department and collapses, the detective finds himself facing his worst nightmare. IN THE DEVIL'S DREAMS is the story of three broken people and the boy who links them. The lives and nightmares of the characters are elegantly interwoven, and the story is revealed through multiple points of view. "Riveting...mesmerizing...brilliantly written. An elaborate puzzle box of dark storytelling." -Gail Michael, Author "Felix is an up and coming writer with a fantastic imagination. One to watch for sure." -Layton Green, bestselling author of the Dominic Grey series "A literary juggernaut of terror...Felix shines a light into the darkest corners of your mind and forces you to look." -T. Baxter, Voice of Fear podcast

This book from Rick Mooney features easy classical music as well as folk songs, fiddle tunes and Mooney originals composed to address specific technical points. A second cello part throughout promotes a student's ability to hear and play accurately.

Medusa Pallister is about to interview for the most important job of her existence: an internship in Hell's accounting office. If she gets it, she'll report to Septimus, the coolest boss in the underworld. But the job will also mean working with Septimus's other intern, Mitchell Johnson. Medusa has a history with Mitchell. The only trouble is, she can't remember what that history is. All she knows is that she saw him and two other devils outside her house while she was still alive. In this emotional and action-packed sequel to the critically acclaimed The Devil's Intern, Team DEVIL reunites and takes readers on another journey to the land of the living.

The greatest trick the First Vampire ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't exist.Before the now-infamous Count Dracula ever tasted his first drop of blood, Sorin Ambrogio owned the night...and now he's back.Fleeing Europe and starting a new chapter in his diary of death--one not written in blood--Sorin finds new meaning to his life when he is adopted into a Native American tribe in the American Colonies.A wife and a miracle child give this monster a new beginning.Until his vampiric past comes back to haunt him, to eradicate him, to burn his name from their histories and to murder anyone who ever met him--especially his family.Wounded and on the brink of death, Sorin vows to avenge the fallen if the tribe's Medicine Man--the only other survivor--will put Sorin into a healing slumber.His sleep was only supposed to be brief--days or weeks.But Sorin is awoken centuries later by a fledgling Shaman named Nosh--a descendant of the very Medicine Man who first put Sorin to sleep centuries before--who will risk anything to avenge his own murdered tribe from the vampires and other monsters now openly walking the streets of present-day Manhattan.Sorin steps into a world that has drastically changed from the virginal American Colonies he had come to call home.When humanity's only savior is the first man-made devil, the streets of New York City will flow with rivers of blood.

Mark Twain deals with the darker side of life and such themes as fate, death, bankruptcy, family misfortune, failure, and man's infinitesimal role in the cosmic order

"A triumphantly moving book." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review Hannah dreads going to her family's Passover Seder—she's tired of hearing her relatives talk about the past. But when she opens the front door to symbolically welcome the prophet Elijah, she's transported to a Polish village in the year 1942. Why is she there, and who is this "Chaya" that everyone seems to think she is? Just as she begins to unravel the mystery, Nazi soldiers come to take everyone in the village away. And only Hannah knows the unspeakable horrors that await. A critically acclaimed novel from multi-award-winning author Jane Yolen. "[Yolen] adds much to understanding the effects of the Holocaust, which will reverberate throughout history, today and tomorrow." —SLJ, starred review "Readers will come away with a sense of tragic history that both disturbs and compels." —Booklist Winner of the National Jewish Book Award An American Bookseller "Pick of the Lists"

For years, many of Twain’s philosophical, religious, and historical fantasies concerning the nature and condition of humanity remained unpublished. Thirty-six of these writings make their first appearance here.