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Rebecca manley pipperts slender uncovering the life of jesus the good book company, 2015 focuses on six encounters with christ taken from lukes gospel. World book encyclopedia, american encyclopaedia designed to meet the curriculum needs of elementary through highschool students. I am a big fan of from the new world from china and i had read the chinese version from the new world twice. In its joining of plainfaced domestic realism and gonzo speculation it recalls the early genre play of jonathan lethem. The 2015 edition of the world book encyclopedia is your pass to a world of learning and exploration. Oct 04, 2016 paulette jiles is a novelist, poet, and memoirist.