Derek Hayes
Author
Language
English
Description
These urban, commuter-friendly stories capture quirky events in satisfying ways. Their dark undertones and sharp-witted ironies employ familiar settings such as apartments, lofts, studios and city streets, but use unusual and unexpected urban moments as backdrops to outré characters and their given idiosyncrasies. Some of Hayes' characters are on the social fringe, such as the mentally challenged narrator of the title story who finds his way through...
Author
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
"...the history of the railroad in North America, from its origins in Britain in the 1820s and short lines connecting Eastern Seaboard rivers in the 1830s to Amtrak and the modern intermodal freights driving today's railroad revival."--Jacket.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
The story of a family seeking help for an ailing daughter. When they cross paths with an extraordinary carpenter named Jesus, the family's faith is put to the test as the father is torn between allegiance to the king and the desperate need for the miraculous powers of God.