Bøker av Mark S Haskett

The Twentieth Century's best-selling poet after Lao-Tze and William Shakespeare, Lebanese-American author/artist Kahlil Gibran was undoubtedly best known for his inspirational book, The Prophet. With 101 of its most popular (and most enigmatic) quotations as points of departure, A Deeper Song: Reflections from The Prophet takes readers on a journey into the spiritual depths of Gibran's poetic masterpiece. Along the way, A Deeper Song also reveals the underlying themes running from The Prophet's opening narrative to its final lines. While Gibran's book is already divided into 26 "counsels" on such topics as Love, Work, Joy and Sorrow, Crime and Punishment, Freedom, and Death, author Mark Haskett has organized the selected quotations into nine even-more-fundamental motifs that animate Gibran's philosophy-and which inspire Mark's own insightful Reflections. Among these deeper themes are "Rethinking Our Values," "Seeking Justice," "Linking with The Divine" and "Celebrating Life." Admittedly, Gibran's original work can stand quite nicely on its own. But if the test of great literature (including sacred literature) lies in the hidden treasures that can be gleaned from repeated readings and multiple layers of meaning, A Deeper Song reaffirms The Prophet's place in our literary canon. This new edition introduces an Appendix which includes a brief biography of Gibran, along with an easy-to-use index that lists Mark's Reflections and the counsels from which they were drawn.

Special operations cop Levi Talbot was already furious after learning that his estranged brother Jimmy, an evangelist whose previous ministry was brought down by a scandal, would be returning to Las Vegas to open a Gospel-themed casino. Levi is all the more enraged when his commanding officer assigns him to lead an investigation into rumors that a bomb has been hidden somewhere in Jimmy's new casino, ever since its wildly-successful opening day. Levi's vow to quit the Department rather than take a single step into Calvary Casino-or speak a single word to his brother-seems less than convincing, especially in view of his preoccupation with the string of grisly murders he's already investigating. When the murders and the bomb threat turn out to be connected, the violent incident that drove Levi and Jimmy apart decades ago suddenly emerges as the key to solving both cases. With the help of Jimmy's personal secretary, a seemingly innocent beauty who hides her own dark secret, Levi must confront not only the past that now links rather than divides the Talbot brothers, but the depth of emotion he's suppressed for too long. Calvary Casino is a streetwise crime novel, an insightful commentary on the kind of religion that mistakes the medium for the message, and ultimately a parable of reconciliation and redemption. Note: The new softcover edition features an appendix that includes a study guide for personal reflection or group discussion on the issues raised by the novel. Readers will also find pages for note-taking, along with a fascinating author interview about the writing of Calvary Casino.