The Endless Knot (The Song of Albion Trilogy, Book 3)
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The Endless Knot (The Song of Albion Trilogy, Book 3)
Stephen R. Lawhead
Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1595542213

Book Description

Fires rage in Albion: strange, hidden fires, dark-flamed, invisible to the eye. Llew Silver Hand is High King of Albion, but now the Brazen Man has defied his sovereignty and Llew must journey to the Foul Land to redeem his greatest treasure. The last battle begins, and the myths, passions, and heroism of an ancient people come to life as Llew faces his greatest test yet.

The ancient Celts admitted no separation between this world and the Otherworld: the two were delicately interwoven, each dependent on the other. The Endless Knot crosses the thin places between this work and that, as Lewis Gillies begins his ultimate quest, striking the final resounding chord in the Song of Albion.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Super Reader.......2007-08-27

A solid fantasy trilogy, with the often useful hook of placing a modern man into the setting - with the twist that he becomes one of the great Celtic heroes, but not quite how you expect. The other thing is that he is an arts grad student nerd, too, so even more surprising. Not remarkable though, certainly would not read it again. Everything ends mostly happily.

5 out of 5 stars Awesome!.......2007-06-27

I love Trilogies and when I saw all three of the Song of Albion series on sale together I decided to give them a try. I had never read SRL before, but the concept of this series really caught my attention. Needless to say I was hooked. I have since read just about everything SRL has written, since March!

As may have been mentioned before, the book takes a little while to get started (most Lawhead's books do), but it was all necessary backround and character development. I guess he could have just created a "time machine", but that wouldn't have been anywhere nearly as interesting a storyline Lawhead has created here. Part Fantasy, part historical fiction/speculation, I found this whole series both entertaining and educational and really created a good foundation for his other Celtic based storylines (i.e. Pendragon series, Hood, Celtic Crusades etc.) I don't know if it's just because this is first series of Lawhead's I read or what, but this is still my favorite SRL series, one which no doubt I will re-read more than once.

I would definetly start with the first book, The Paradise War, since this is a "true" trilogy, meaning it was meant to be a series right from the start and one book builds on the next with no "real" ending until the final chapter of this book.




5 out of 5 stars Hooked on Lawhead.......2007-03-09

Mr. Lawhead is one of those authors that you discover and wonder why you have never read him before. I started out on his new book Hood and hve not stopped. I devoured the whole Song of Albion trilogy in out four days and have also just finished Bynantium. While his story lines are certainly not always the same, he is always an excellent and entertaining read. You should of course have already read the first two volumes of the trilogy before you read this one but The Endless Knot will definitely satisfy the readers need for conclusion even if a quirky one.

5 out of 5 stars Great trilogy!.......2006-03-18

I love this trilogy. I've read it at least 3 times, and when I get home tonight I think I'll find it and start reading it again. Lawhead is an amazing fantasy writer and I've yet to read a book by him that I didn't like. If you love books that transport you to a different world (anything by C.S. Lewis, Tolkien, George MacDonald, or the Harry Potter books) you'll like these.

3 out of 5 stars this is a very juvenile effort, but maybe thats the point.......2005-05-23



This is at times a very well written book. Usually in most adventure novels that I have stumbled across some of the actual conflicts are the most poorly written parts of the book. But here Lawhead shows himself time and again to have a strong hand in his profession if taken on such narrow guidelines. It is some other aspects of this book that drove me a little nuts reading this book. First of all, his main character Llew Silver Hand was a spoiled little brat. He is supposed to be a King to end all Kings, but instead I often found him to be no different than a highly spoiled pre teenager that I wanted to slap around. Secondly, the writing here is so incredibly sentimental that I felt like I was watching a scoop of ice cream being slathered with a gallon of chocolate sauce. The first third of his book has little to do with the plot, but was interesting nonetheless. I was enraptured by the descriptive power Lawhead displayed here as Llew surveyed his empire and wed his love. Then, the entire plot is hinged on incredible, and if you think about it, insanely far fetched occurrences. I mean come on, if your going to write a book at least iron out some of the harder to swallow aspects here. The worst was the incident in which Llew let a murderer several times over go because he claimed Nowl (I might have miss-spelled that) and because he did so Llew could not punish the murderer or he himself would have to relinquish his throne. Why wouldn't every criminal claim `Nowl'?

If you want a book better than this by a long long long shot, try George R R Martin's now four book series `Song of Ice and Fire'.

Endless Knot: A Spiritual Odyssey Through Sado-Masochism
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • FANTASY VS. REALITY
  • A fine book
  • Thought provoking
  • WOW!
Endless Knot: A Spiritual Odyssey Through Sado-Masochism
Mathew Styranka
Manufacturer: Insomniac Press
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ASIN: 1894663101

Book Description

The autobiographical story of one man's journey through Toronto's underworld of hard-core sado-masochism.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars FANTASY VS. REALITY.......2007-03-29

This is a wise, thoughtful, thought-provoking book that is essentially about pursuing the things that we think will bring us pleasure, happiness, fulfillment, wholeness.
In this sense, the issues raised by Mathew Styranka are not solely related to sex and fetish desires, but can be equally applied to almost all other aspects of life.
Curiously, however, even though Zen figures prominently into Styranka's story, there is no mention between karma and his fetish needs and his relationship with ''Lara'' his dream/nightmare mistress of several years. He also writes of ''the dangers this lifestyle entails'' but then does not explain them. Maybe these questions aren't crucial to the overall story, but they did emerge in my reading. Too, there are at least a handful of misspellings that distract momentarily.
After this fetish cycle in his life, Styranka does seem to have reached a core understanding of his being-ness -- that no one, and no thing, beyond yourself can bring you happiness or wholeness. What's more, our perceived needs can amount to a kind self-imprisonment and self-torture as a result of thoughts. It's not easy to be free, aware, awake, present.
In the beginning of the book, he quotes an old man as saying, ''You can't teach people lessons.''
If there's any main lesson of this book, perhaps it's that: you have to learn the lessons yourself. And one way to do that, as Styranka writes in his author's note, is to live your ''dreams, fantasies and life to the fullest, always with a questioning mind, in search of Truth.''
Bravo to Mathew Styranka for sharing his journey.

5 out of 5 stars A fine book.......2006-06-12

I also thoroughly enjoyed this book, an account of a period in Styranka's life that many may fantasize about but few come close to living. Styranka's writing is clear and almost conversational as he narrates his fetish and submissive lifestyle as a young adult, interwoven with zen practice. This book was hard to put down. There is one frustration, however. Styranka became the willing slave of a beautiful lesbian who was capable of considerable emotional and physical cruelty. Despite her physical perfection, his mistress was a person who turned out to be the victim of childhood abuse that she didn't want to deal with. There's an emotional gap between them, despite descriptions of good times they also enjoyed. There were times when I wished I could climb in and him why he stayed in the relationship for as long as he did. Hopefully, a healthier BDSM relationship wouldn't involve the non-negotiated abuse Styranka endured. That said, this is still a fine and terribly honest, fascinating book that seemed too short.

5 out of 5 stars Thought provoking.......2002-12-27

I found this book grabbed my interest and I couldn't put it down until I read it twice. The appeal of this book lies in the author's ability to translate his pursuit of the fullfilment of his fetish into the universal condition of humanity. It makes you re examine your search for happiness and materialism. It illustrates the truth in the age old cliche "beware of what you ask for because you might just get it". Sometimes what we think we want is just blocking the truth of who we are. Styranka's writing is direct, unpretentious and a pleasure to read. I really reccomend this book!!

5 out of 5 stars WOW!.......2002-12-14

I thoroughly enjoyed Endless Knot. It was an easy read, honest, descriptive and emotional rather than intellectual, which allowed me to connect with it. I cried a couple of times as I could relate to the author's experiences. The juxtaposition of the author's spiritual life and his life in the fetish world is beyond fasinating. A submissive slave with a foot fetish he was, but he had the guts to ask all the big questions. My boyfriend loved it too!
The Kurt Diemberger Omnibus: Summits and Secrets : The Endless Knot : Spirits of the Air
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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The Kurt Diemberger Omnibus: Summits and Secrets : The Endless Knot : Spirits of the Air
Kurt Diemberger
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ASIN: 0898866065

Book Description

One of the world's most influential climbers, Kurt Diemberger is the only living person to have the distinction of two first ascents on the world's 8000-meter peaks, both climbed without supplemental oxygen. In each of these classic works, his infectious mixture of joy, awe, and a voracious appetite for life shine through his words. The inclusion of two fascinating autobiographical works-Summits & Secrets and Spirits of the Air-plus a powerful portrayal of K2 (The Endless Knot) make this omnibus a must for every climber's bookshelf.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Larger Than Life.......2001-05-21

The author's awesome attainments in mountaineering: the only living man with two first ascents of 8,000-meter mountains, are matched by his boundless curiosity and his enthusiasm for every new experience. He is a man of high good humor, tenacity, and independence with remarkable communication skills.

The autobiography is three books "Summits and Secrets" written as a young man, "The Endless Knot" takes up his ascent and harrowing descent of K2 in 1986 and the loss of his beloved partner, Julie Tullis who died there; and "Spirits of the Air" written in middle age.

Though "Summits and Secrets" covers interesting material about Diemberger's childhood and early manhood, I found the translation to be stiff. I fault the translator because the other two books are so free flowing and at times lyrical. In these autobiographies, you get a sense of the complete man, not just his genius on the mountains. He loves to sing (he claims it helps him breathe better on the mountain), can and does swear thunderously in German when thwarted, has small vanities, and a never failing appreciation of the charms of the ladies. Unlike many of the climbing fraternity, he doesn't appear to have a double standard where women climbers are involved. He judges everyone on his or her merits. I became so attuned to his storytelling, I felt as if it was all directed to me personally, that he wanted me to be entertained and share his wonder and delight at all he had seen. I am glad to report that as of this date, Kurt is still going strong lecturing, climbing and doing camera work. The story ends at 1991, and I had to follow up to see how he has fared this last decade.

The much-traveled Mr. Diemberger for some reason had never been in the United States until his 40th year. (Maybe because we cannot boast of any 8,000 meter peaks!) He was an enthusiastic tourist as is shown in the following excerpt from "Spirits of the Air." His awe and amazement during his helicopter flight through Grand Canyon is infectious:

"I am staggered! Overwhelmed is no word for it! And anyway, there's no time to be overwhelmed when new sensations are continually bombarding you, shaking you, grabbing your attention, whetting your appetite for even more unexpected thrills. You are looking ahead, back, down, as gigantic buttresses sweep past, pillars and palaces of red rock, side valleys opening and closing, the terrific gorge agape below you--- You are flying through the biggest trough on earth. All the pictures I have ever seen of the Grand Canyon are forgotten. They are tiny facets, mosaic pieces, nothing more - I see that now. No human brain can comprehend this intricate labyrinth that is the Grand Canyon. It is a world!"

Let Kurt take you on his journey. You will never regret it.

5 out of 5 stars An honest-to-goodness love story.......1999-08-30

Of this omnibus I have read only The Endless Knot but am so impressed with it that I wanted to lodge a review. This account of climbing K2 during one of its hungriest years is rendered luminous by the simple, unaffected, honest and straightforward affection between Kurt and his working partner Julie. Kurt's "married to the mountain" prose and his personal honesty make this a genuine monument in the literature.
The Endless Knot: A Joanne Kilbourn Mystery (Joanne Kilbourn Mysteries)
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The Endless Knot: A Joanne Kilbourn Mystery (Joanne Kilbourn Mysteries)
Gail Bowen
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ASIN: 0771016549
Release Date: 2006-08-22

Book Description

The tenth novel in the highly acclaimed Joanne Kilbourn series features the murderous fallout of a tell-all book on the troubled adult children of Canadian celebrities.

When journalist Kathryn Morrissey’s sensational book on the lives of thirteen adult children of prominent Canadians is published, one of the parents, Sam Parker, is furious enough to take a pot shot at the author, grazing her shoulder. Charges are laid, and Joanne’s new beau, Zack Shreve, is hired by Parker as his defence counsel. At the trial, which Joanne is covering for NationTV, Shreve focuses the jury’s attention not on who shot whom, but on why — on the ethics governing the relationship between a journalist and her subject.

Morrissey’s betrayal of her subjects opens up questions about an even more serious betrayal — the betrayal of children by their parents. While everyone condemns Parker for taking a gun to Morrissey, no one can fault his defence of his only child, Glen, a transsexual. The mutual love and commitment between this father and child stands in stark contrast to the alienation between Howard Dowhaniuk, Saskatchewan’s former premier, and his son, Charlie.

On the day of the verdict, Morrissey is brutally murdered, and Joanne’s investigation quickly has her trying to unravel the endless knot of the relationship between parent and child.

A deeply affecting novel of trust and betrayal, The Endless Knot is a superb mystery by a virtuoso of the genre.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars This is my lucky day -- I just discovered Gail Bowen!.......2007-04-20

As an author, editor and voracious reader, I love to discover Canadian writers. The other day I stumbled upon Gail Bowen and began reading her ever so literary mystery, The Endless Knot. I couldn't put it down. The characters were well developed and imminently likable, the plot was complex but not overly so, in that the ending was entirely believable, and I thoroughly enjoyed the background.

Also appreciated Bowen's pop culture references to music and I share her politics and world view.

Altogether, this is a wonderful novel about a man who is accused of murdering a journalist who exploits his child's life and that of other adult children in an exposé piece. It makes us think seriously about the ethics of broadcasting, which are so critical in this era (as I write this two days after the Virginia Tech massacre, the role of the media is
being debated everywhere. How can they balance the public's right to know with the individual's right to privacy? When does reporting stop being informative and begin to sensationalize or worse, play an active role in contributing to a crisis?)

The story is told by Joanne, a divorcee who has just found love again with a cutthroat lawyer who may not share her values. I haven't read the earlier Joanne Kilbourne stories but I just picked up two other pocketbooks in the store this afternoon.

Gail Bowen rocks!
Sigrid Macdonald in Ottawa
The Endless Knot: K2, Mountain of Dreams and Destiny
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • AN INCREDIBLE STORY OF OBSESSION AND SURVIVAL, BUY IT!!.
The Endless Knot: K2, Mountain of Dreams and Destiny
Kurt Diemberger
Manufacturer: Mountaineers Books
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Binding: Hardcover

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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Unique.......1999-03-01

I've read a lot of mountaineering literature, but I've never read one like this before. Most books in the genre are fairly straight forward narratives of adventure, but Diemberger makes this one out to be some kind of spiritual journey. He tends to wax eloquent more than I care for and makes a prodigious use of metaphors. You can flip to any paragraph in the book and find usual adjectives or metaphors. It seems every action he does has a metaphor to climbing, everything from sailing to taking a plane flight. Even something as simple as a meeting at a television studio becomes a quest and a metaphor to climbing. The heavy use of some extremely flowery adjectives may be due to the fact that this was originally written in German and later translated to English. Possibly the translator had something to do with it, but Diemberger speaks English, so I have my doubts. Diemberger is one of the few climber authors to admit that attitude/fatigue could have affected his judgment and preception of events, which is refreshing. However, he goes to great lengths to discount other peoples view of events, particular to make his climbing partner, Julie Tullis, look good. He discounts some events as untrue, then in the next paragraph describes what he just said didn't happen! One odd gap in the story is their bivouac that Diemberger barely describes. They bivy, then suddenly it's the next day. No description on how they passed the night.

5 out of 5 stars AN INCREDIBLE STORY OF OBSESSION AND SURVIVAL, BUY IT!!........1998-06-18

Kurt Diemburger's, Endless Knot must be one of the greatest mountaineering books of the modern age, and sits easily with the likes of Hienrich Harrier's White spider and Joe Simpson's Touching the Void. Diemburger is the only living mountaineer to have made first ascent of two of the eight thousand metre peaks, along with ascents of most of the remaining peaks. The Endless Knot tells of the peak that became a thirty year obsession for Diemburger. The peak in question is K2, the second highest peak in the world. The book starts out as a promise to a his dead partner Julie Tullis to tell of the passion for the mountains that drove them to do what they did. Quickly he recounts how the obsession with this mountain began and how he rose up the ranks of the mountaineering world. Then covers how he and Tullis became the world highest film crew, working on Everest, Broad peak and K2. The final chapters deal with the tragic account of the 1986 K2 disaster which over one summer claimed 13 lives. Among the some of the world best mountaineers. This account is unique as it offers the only firsthand account in English of the course of the final disaster which claimed the life of Julie Tullis along with five others. After eight climbers became trapped by storms at 8000 metres for five days. What follows is the moving account of the slow death of those trapped as they fall to the altitude and exhaustion. After five days when death has claimed two, the survivors they make a final bid for freedom, this final chapter of the climb is more gripping than any work of fiction ever as the remaining climbers die where they are as the run out life. Even though Diemburger obviously survived this climax has you wondering how any one can survive such an ordeal. This book is an absolute must for climbers and armchair mountaineers the world over buy it now. Other books that cover this event are: K2 Savage Mountain, The Clouds from both sides, Alan Rouse a Mountaineers life, K2 Triumph and Tragedy and the Burgess book ! of lies.
The Endless Knot
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Hold on to your...socks!
  • A great mystery in the genre of the Rabbi series
  • A Rip Roaring Murder Mystery for Traditional Catholics.
  • The Endless Knot
  • A very happy surprise
The Endless Knot
William L. Biersach
Manufacturer: Tumblar House
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Binding: Paperback

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Who is killing the Catholic bishops of Los Angeles? One by one, they're dying horribly. The clues surrounding the murders point to an occult connection and the police are stumped. Fr. John Baptist, cop-turned-priest, and Martin Feeney, his faithful gardener-turned-chronicler, are ordered by the anxious archbishop to get to the root of this baffling mystery. Together they uncover a terrifying conspiracy that threatens their faith, their sanity, and their very lives. Such awaits all who get entangled in the Endless Knot.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Hold on to your...socks!.......2006-12-01

First, I do not like mystery novels. No way - don't read 'em...not interested, thankyouverymuch (this to anyone who tries to loan me one). I vastly prefer (I thought) theological treatises. Tomes. You know. Dry as old bones? (What was I thinking?!)

I couldn't put these books down. They will have to be pried out of my cold, dead hands before I give them up. I operated on just a couple of cylinders for a few days, thanks to staying up all night two nights in a row, reading them. Readers, beware! Before you sit down to read them, make sure you have meals pre-cooked & your laundry caught up. You'll need to call in sick to work, too :-). Homeschoolers - might as well give your kids the day off - you won't be in any shape or mood to teach!

Our Traditional priest went nuts over them, too, and HE operated on fewer cylinders than normal for awhile, the poor dear. These books are just...well, in Father's words: "PERFECT!" "Treasures!" and so on... He will be carrying them in his little Catholic book store.

Mr. Biersach is a FIRST-RATE story teller! "Move over, Rice" my foot (ala Mr. Rose). Move over, TOLKIEN, is more like it. Rose may've pegged the genre rightly, but the comparison between Bill's writing and Rice's is an insult to Biersach. I know, because I've read Rice.

The Endless Knot (TEK) and The Darkness Did Not (TDDN) books have incredible, intricate plots-within-plots, combined with characters so perfectly fleshed-out that I felt I knew them personally and by sight, long before I half-finished The Endless Knot.

This, combined with wondrous Traditional Catholic knowledge that I thought had been lost forever, and it's all wrapped up in ONE book! Well, two actually (TDDN being the 2nd offering). As Amazon doesn't carry all 4 books, they can all be ordered at TumblarHouse.com.

5 out of 5 stars A great mystery in the genre of the Rabbi series.......2006-03-23

This is the first book in a series that I intend to read all of. This book is a fantastic murder mystery in the genre of the Rabbi Small books. For those of us who follow traditional Catholicism, this is an outstanding trip, however, anyone will enjoy the story and may even learn something.

5 out of 5 stars A Rip Roaring Murder Mystery for Traditional Catholics........2006-01-16

A friend of mine to whom I had loaned my copy of "The Endless Knot" once noted how odd it was to get to know fictional characters so well that when the book is over you miss them terribly. I know exactly how she feels. The characters become like very dear friends to you and it is hard to lose them whe the book is over.

In "The Endless KNot" we are introduced to Father John Baptist Lombard, a former LAPD Homicide Detective turned Latin Mass priest. Lombard's stance has made him the mortal enemy of LA's vindictively liberal Archbishop, Morley Psalmellus Fulbright. Fulbright is so far gone that he considers death to be "an expansion of mind" and promotes Neo Pagans and radical feminists to high positions in his Arch-Diocese. Lombard is assisted by Martin Feeney, the arthritic gardener at St. Philomena's Traditonal Catholic Church. When Fulbright's cronies start getting knocked off one by one, the Archbishop has no choice but to order his most despised priest to get to the bottom of the murders. With the help (and hindrance) of Feeney and the cops he once trained, Father John Baptist goes on the trail of one of the most bizarre serial killers in US history. Along the way, William Biersach irreverently skewers the highly liberalized institution that the Catholic Church has become. As well as dragging Wicca, Neo Paganism, and Voodoo over hot coals. At one moment the reader is on the edge of their seat with suspense, at another they will split their sides with laughter. In closing William Biersach deserves a 26 gun salute. In addition, I should be very much interested to see Mel Gibson sponsor this book for PBS's "Mystery!"

5 out of 5 stars The Endless Knot.......2005-07-11

WOW! The plots were so complicated that just when I thought it was all figured out, another shows up. The characters are so real that I want to visit them again. Hungry for more! Even though I have about 30 books on my shelf that are calling to me,I could not put the Endless Knot down. Every reading unveils more details. Still untying. Underlined a novel for the first time.MORE!MORE! I beggin for more. Ya hear?

4 out of 5 stars A very happy surprise.......2005-06-11

Endless Knot starts out slow (okay, the first few pages are sluggish) but I stuck with it until page 52 and I'm glad I did because after that the book takes off like a roller coaster. You won't want to put it down. I read through lunch, dinner and stayed up late to finish it.

The mystery is complex. The characters are very good. Father John Baptist is calm amidst the whirlwind, whip smart and doesn't mind offending people if it means hiding the truth. His Watson, Martin the gardner, altar server, assistant cook, driver and leg man (despite a nasty case of arthritis) is loud mouthed, cranky as as wolverine and devoted to Father Sherlock. He's also a smart guy in his own right. The other characters, the hard drinking, party loving Knights of the Tumblar function as Father Baptist's Baker Street Irregulars. The cops are nicely written and so are the colorful, fiesty and sometimes crazy group of folks who make up Father Baptist's parish.

The villains are well done too and their particular vices were timely. About ten years ago I would've thought there was no way such people could exist in their positions. Today, nothing shocks me.

Endless Knot is a mystery in the Arthur Conan Doyle/Agatha Christie mold but it ends with a bittersweet note. The killer is caught but not without cost to the detectives. I'm off to find the next book in the series.

THE ENDLESS KNOT (SONG OF ALBION S.) BOOK THREE
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    THE ENDLESS KNOT (SONG OF ALBION S.) BOOK THREE
    STEPHEN LAWHEAD
    Manufacturer: LION BOOK
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    ASIN: B000S5WQWC
    The Endless Knot: Essays on Old and Middle English in Honor of Marie Borroff
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      The Endless Knot: Essays on Old and Middle English in Honor of Marie Borroff

      Manufacturer: D.S.Brewer
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      The essays include studies of Old English language and early Anglo-Saxon scholarship, Middle English prosody and style, Chaucer, the Pearl-poet, Langland, and Gower. Many of them focus on the poetics and historical matrix of fourteenth-century literature, with special attention to its craft and style.M. TERESA TAVORMINA is Professor of English at Michigan State University; R.F. YEAGERis Professor of Literature and Language at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. The contributors are: E.G. STANLEY, MELISSA M. FURROW, RALPH HANNA III, STEPHEN A. BARNEY, TRAUGOTT LAWLER, J.A. BURROW, ANNE HIGGINS, WARREN GINSBERG, M. TERESA TAVORMINA, H. MARSHALL LEICESTER, ELIZABETH ARCHIBALD, SHERRY L. REAMES, MARY J. CARRUTHERS, ELIZABETH D. KIRK, R.F. YEAGER, FRED C. ROBINSON
      The Endless Knot: Library Edition
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        The Endless Knot: Library Edition
        Steve Lawhead
        Manufacturer: Blackstone Audiobooks
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        The Song of Albion, Vol. 3: The Endless Knot
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          The Song of Albion, Vol. 3: The Endless Knot
          Stephen R. Lawhead
          Manufacturer: Lion Publishing Corporation
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          Binding: Hardcover
          ASIN: 0732406706

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