A tale spanning the years between the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 and the end of World War I features characters who are caught up in such events as the labor troubles of Colorado, the Mexican revolution, and the heyday of silent-movie ...
“[Pynchon's] funniest and arguably his most accessible novel.” —The New York Times Book Review “Raunchy, funny, digressive, brilliant.” —USA Today “Rich and sweeping, wild and thrilling.” —The Boston Globe Spanning the era ...
... Day of God Almighty , Rev. xvi . Laftly , This glorious Day is not only called the Day of Judg ment , the Day of the Lord , the Day of our Redemption , and the great Day , but oft - times , without any Addition , is ftyl'd the Day , and ...
... against the island continued throughout the day. “This morning we are with the rest of the cruiser bombardment force, we are nearing the island,” wrote the Boston's Frank Studenski S1c. “Destroyers can be seen in close, firing star ...
... day on which Manichæus was killed, when you have a platform with fine steps, covered with precious cloth, placed conspicuously so as to face the votaries,—the reply was, that the day to observe was the day of the passion of him who ...
... day fourscore and five years old. As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in. Now therefore give me this mountain ...
... days of pagan Rome ; and they neglect to point out that there was a constant protest even in the most evil days of heathenism against the corruptions of the age . Side by side with the crimes of Nero and the degradation of the Roman ...
... day . At first Chinn was exceedingly angry , till it occurred to him that Bukta most probably had a reason ( which , indeed , he had ) , and his own dignity might suffer if he yelled without answer . He propped himself against the foot ...
... Against the Day!”5 These statements, written eight and seventeen months prior to the game's then-scheduled release, were akin to the promotional hype typical of triple-A games and suggested that although Bioshock Infinite and Against the ...
... against great odds he captured the Republican nomination for president from much better-known men. I have to trust his view that finding these people will help.” “One more thing. If Lucy's not dead, isn't it likely she's already in ...
