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They say you can't get to Heaven without passing through the Eternal Rest Funeral Home. And no one gets into Eternal Rest without passing muster with Elvis–the basset hound who's convinced he's the reincarnation of the King of Rock 'n' Roll. Brewing up a big ol' pitcher of Mississippi mystery, Peggy Webb's delightful new series is as intoxicating as the Delta breeze.Normally, Callie Valentine Jones spends her days fixing up the hairdos of the dead, but when the corpse of local, prominent physician Dr. Leonard Laton goes missing, it's bad for business. So Callie and her cousin Lovie (Eternal Rest's resident wake caterer) have no choice but to go in hot pursuit of the recently embalmed, last seen bound for Vegas by way of downtown Tupelo. In Vegas, Callie and Lovie hit the jackpot when they find the dearly departed inside a freezer owned by his showgirl mistress, Bubble Malone. But their luck runs out when Bubble decides to join her man in the afterlife. With the poisonous Laton family tree providing plenty of rotten suspects, Callie, along with some help from her basset hound, Elvis, is determined to crack this case–and have a killer singing «Jailhouse Rock» in time for her next haircutting appointment. . .Pure southern lunacy of the best possible kind." –Laurien Berenson


Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith

Автор: Rob Bell

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Perhaps more relevant than ever before, Rob Bell’s Velvet Elvis is his original and bestselling classic. In Velvet Elvis, Bell invites readers to wrestle with their faith, and offers a radical new perspective on Jesus, the church, and Christianity today.We know there's something more. We sense it, we feel it, and we want it. But how do we find it – a spirituality that stands up to the questions of an honest, searching mind? 'This book is for those who need a fresh take on Jesus and what it means for us to live the kind of life he teaches us to live,' writes Rob Bell.This new edition of Velvet Elvis, along with the relaunch of Rob Bell’s three other classic works, offers what Rob does best: original and refreshingly personal perspectives on what Christianity is really about. 'We have to test everything,' writes Bell. 'Do that to this book. Don't swallow it uncritically. Think about it. Wrestle with it. Just because I'm a Christian and I'm trying to articulate a Christian worldview doesn't mean I've got it nailed. I'm contributing to the discussion. God has spoken, and the rest is commentary, right?'


The Dearly Departed The Dearly Departed

Автор: Elinor Lipman

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An unexpectedly joyful comedy of manners that encompasses amateur dramatics, drive-by shootings, political campaigns and golf.When Sunny Batten hears from a brusque, ill-mannered stranger that her beloved mother Margaret has just died in a freak household accident, understandably she thinks that things can't get any worse. But when she discovers that her cranky informant is the son of the man who died alongside Margaret, and that the pair, unbeknownst to their offspring, were engaged to be married, matters take a distinct downward turn.As even-tempered, reasonable Sunny and arrogant, wise-cracking Fletcher take their positions at the funeral, the eyes and ears of the sleepy New Hampshire town of King George are fixed upon them. What excites the graveside gossips more than anything is the mourners' identical, prematurely grey hair. Mere coincidence, or the inescapable workings of shared DNA?With its vivid evocation of small-town life and a cast of unwittingly hilarious characters, ‘The Dearly Departed’ will prompt as many belly laughs as it will tears – and leave you hoping for more despatches from King George long after you’ve turned its final page.


Och, Elvis! Och, Elvis!

Автор: Marika Krajniewska

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Zaspiewaj mi Elvisa Zaspiewaj mi Elvisa

Автор: Michal Majewski

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Love So Tender: Taking Care of Business / Play It Again, Elvis / Good Luck Charm Love So Tender: Taking Care of Business / Play It Again, Elvis / Good Luck Charm

Автор: Joanne Rock

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It's now or neverThese three women can't help falling in love… Vegas styleGracie Sergeant hires black-haired, sultry Steve Mulcahy as the new «Elvis» for her Las Vegas wedding chapel – not realizing he's an undercover FBI agent out to nab a mob boss at his upcoming nuptials. Or that Steve's secret weapon is all in the hip.Alyssa Reynolds is trying to conjure up The King in a backroom seance at her Elvis memorabilia shop when Brett Neale walks into her store. With his hypnotic blue eyes, Brett is Elvis – or he will be once she helps him win Vegas's American Idol-style Elvis Legacy contest.Stand-up comic Ellie Evans is determined to keep her relationship with comedy writer Charlie Webster strictly professional – in spite of the attraction. But just when Charlie's about to check into the Heartbreak Hotel, he gets personal advice on how to make his moves… from The King himself.Three romantic novellas that could only happen in Vegas.