The Inquisitor

Author : Mark Allen Smith
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429949941

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The Inquisitor by Mark Allen Smith Pdf

A spectacularly original thriller about a professional torturer who has a strict code, a mysterious past, and a dangerous conviction that he can save the life of an innocent child Geiger has a gift: he knows a lie the instant he hears it. And in his business—called "information retrieval" by its practitioners—that gift is invaluable, because truth is the hottest thing on the market. Geiger's clients count on him to extract the truth from even the most reluctant subjects. Unlike most of his competitors, Geiger rarely sheds blood, but he does use a variety of techniques—some physical, many psychological—to push his subjects to a point where pain takes a backseat to fear. Because only then will they finally stop lying. One of Geiger's rules is that he never works with children. So when his partner, former journalist Harry Boddicker, unwittingly brings in a client who demands that Geiger interrogate a twelve-year-old boy, Geiger responds instinctively. He rescues the boy from his captor, removes him to the safety of his New York City loft, and promises to protect him from further harm. But if Geiger and Harry cannot quickly discover why the client is so desperate to learn the boy's secret, they themselves will become the victims of an utterly ruthless adversary. Mesmerizing and heart-in-your-throat compelling, The Inquisitor is a completely unique thriller that introduces both an unforgettable protagonist and a major new talent in Mark Allen Smith.

Author : Federico Barbierato
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9781409435488

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The Inquisitor in the Hat Shop by Federico Barbierato Pdf

Early modern Venice was an exceptional city. Located at the intersection of trade routes and cultural borders, it teemed with visitors, traders, refugees and intellectuals. It is perhaps unsurprising, then, that such a city should foster groups and individuals of unorthodox beliefs, whose views and life styles would bring them into conflict with the secular and religious authorities. Drawing on a vast store of primary sources - particularly those of the Inquisition - this book recreates the social fabric of Venice between 1640 and 1740. It brings back to life a wealth of minor figures who inhabited the city, and fostered ideas of dissent, unbelief and atheism in the teeth of the Counter-Reformation. The book vividly paints a scene filled with craftsmen, friars and priests, booksellers, apothecaries and barbers, bustling about the city spaces of sociability, between coffee-houses and workshops, apothecaries' and barbers' shops, from the pulpit and drawing rooms, or simply publicly speaking about their ideas. To give depth to the cases identified, the author overlays a number of contextual themes, such as the survival of Protestant (or crypto-Protestant) doctrines, the political situation at any given time, and the networks of dissenting groups that flourished within the city, such as the 'free metaphysicists' who gathered in the premises of the hatter Bortolo Zorzi. In so doing this rich and thought provoking book provides a systematic overview of how Venetian ecclesiastical institutions dealt with the sheer diffusion of heterodox and atheistical ideas at different social levels. It will be of interest not only to scholars of Venice, but all those with an interest in the intellectual, cultural and religious history of early-modern Europe --

Author : Jeffrey Lewis
Publisher : Haus Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781908323323

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The Inquisitor's Diary by Jeffrey Lewis Pdf

Set in Mexico City in 1649, when the Spanish Inquisition holds sway, TheInquisitor’s Diary takes the form of the diary of Fray Alonso, the most zealous advocate of their mission, as he struggles to win promotion in the church. Outmaneuvered by his rivals, he is dispatched on a seemingly futile journey to the north, where he unexpectedly befriends a captured heretic—a Marrano, or crypto-Jew—and finds himself questioning all he believes in. Thought-provoking and philosophical, this novel brings the Inquisition to troubling life, with all its moral darkness and complexity. “We follow Alonso’s journey as he is dispatched by the Inquisitor General to the country’s northern frontier to root out ‘heresy, apostasy, backsliding.’ . . . This somber work seeks to uncover those subterranean impulses that surge beneath Alonso’s fate.”—Literary Review

Author : Adam Gidwitz
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781101612606

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The Inquisitor's Tale by Adam Gidwitz Pdf

A 2017 Newbery Honor Book Winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award An exciting and hilarious medieval adventure from the bestselling author of A Tale Dark and Grimm. Beautifully illustrated throughout! The Inquisitor's Tale is one of the most celebrated children's books of the year! ★ New York Times Bestseller ★ A New York Times Editor’s Choice ★ A New York Times Notable Children’s Book ★ A People Magazine Kid Pick ★ A Washington Post Best Children’s Book ★ A Wall Street Journal Best Children's Book ★ An Entertainment Weekly Best Middle Grade Book ★ A Booklist Best Book ★ A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book ★ A Kirkus Reviews Best Book ★ A Publishers Weekly Best Book ★ A School Library Journal Best Book ★ An ALA Notable Children's Book “A profound and ambitious tour de force. Gidwitz is a masterful storyteller.” —Matt de la Peña, Newbery Medalist and New York Times bestselling author “What Gidwitz accomplishes here is staggering." —New York Times Book Review Includes a detailed historical note and bibliography 1242. On a dark night, travelers from across France cross paths at an inn and begin to tell stories of three children. Their adventures take them on a chase through France: they are taken captive by knights, sit alongside a king, and save the land from a farting dragon. On the run to escape prejudice and persecution and save precious and holy texts from being burned, their quest drives them forward to a final showdown at Mont Saint-Michel, where all will come to question if these children can perform the miracles of saints. Join William, an oblate on a mission from his monastery; Jacob, a Jewish boy who has fled his burning village; and Jeanne, a peasant girl who hides her prophetic visions. They are accompanied by Jeanne's loyal greyhound, Gwenforte . . . recently brought back from the dead. Told in multiple voices, in a style reminiscent of The Canterbury Tales, our narrator collects their stories and the saga of these three unlikely allies begins to come together. Beloved bestselling author Adam Gidwitz makes his long awaited return with his first new world since his hilarious and critically acclaimed Grimm series. Featuring manuscript illuminations throughout by illustrator Hatem Aly and filled with Adam’s trademark style and humor, The Inquisitor's Tale is bold storytelling that’s richly researched and adventure-packed.

Author : Lucasfilm Press
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781484712122

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Star Wars Rebels: The Inquisitor's Trap by Lucasfilm Press Pdf

Read along with Star Wars! When the rebels receive a secret broadcast, they discover that one of the great Jedi Masters is still alive—and a captive of the Empire! To save her, Kanan, Ezra, and their friends must break into her heavily guarded prison. Can they find the lost Jedi? Or will the Inquisitor find them first? Follow along with the word for word narration to find out!

Author : William Gilbert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : English fiction
ISBN : HARVARD:HN1NJC

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The Inquisitor, Or, The Struggle in Ferrara by William Gilbert Pdf

Author : Sean L. Field
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Pess
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780268079734

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The Beguine, the Angel, and the Inquisitor by Sean L. Field Pdf

On 31 May 1310, at the Place de Grève in Paris, the Dominican inquisitor William of Paris read out a sentence that declared Marguerite “called Porete,” a beguine from Hainault, to be a relapsed heretic, released her to secular authority for punishment, and ordered that all copies of a book she had written be confiscated. William next consigned Guiard of Cressonessart, an apocalyptic activist in the tradition of Joachim of Fiore and a would-be defender of Marguerite, to perpetual imprisonment. Over several months, William of Paris conducted inquisitorial processes against them, complete with multiple consultations of experts in theology and canon law. Though Guiard recanted at the last moment and thus saved his life, Marguerite went to her execution the day after her sentencing. The Beguine, the Angel, and the Inquisitor is an analysis of the inquisitorial trials, their political as well as ecclesiastical context, and their historical significance. Marguerite Porete was the first female Christian mystic burned at the stake after authoring a book, and the survival of her work makes her case absolutely unique. The Mirror of Simple Souls, rediscovered in the twentieth century and reconnected to Marguerite's name only a half-century ago, is now recognized as one of the most daring, vibrant, and original examples of the vernacular theology and beguine mysticism that emerged in late thirteenth-century Christian Europe. Field provides a new and detailed reconstruction of hitherto neglected aspects of Marguerite’s life, particularly of her trial, as well as the first extended consideration of her inquisitor's maneuvers and motivations. Additionally, he gives the first complete English translation of all of the trial documents and relevant contemporary chronicles, as well as the first English translation of Arnau of Vilanova’s intriguing “Letter to Those Wearing the Leather Belt,” directed to Guiard's supporters and urging them to submit to ecclesiastical authority.

Author : Ian Watson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1852838353

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Inquisitor by Ian Watson Pdf

Warhammer 40,000 is the war-torn universe of the 41st millennium. This is the first book of a series in which a new threat faces embattled mankind, and Jaq Draco, Inquisitor, must keep the Darkness at bay.

Author : Robert Silverberg
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781479459735

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The Inquisitor by Robert Silverberg Pdf

“The Inquisitor,” was written in May, 1956 for William Hamling's IMAGINATION magazine, as Robert Silverberg writes in his lengthly introduction, "a few weeks before my graduation from Columbia, and put my own byline on it, but when Hamling published it in the December, 1956 issue of IMAGINATION it was credited to Randall Garrett, and so it has remained in bibliographies to this day. It’s my work, though: a compact synthesis, in 2500 words, of the themes of Arthur Koestler’s Darkness at Noon and Franz Kafka’s “In the Penal Colony,” two classic works of fiction that would have been very much on my mind as I rounded out my days as a literature major at Columbia."

Author : Chris Moriarty
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780547581354

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The Inquisitor's Apprentice by Chris Moriarty Pdf

In early 20th-century New York, Sacha Kessler's ability to see witches earns him an apprenticeship to the police department's star Inquisitor, Maximillian Wolf. With fellow apprentice Lily Astral, Sacha investigates who is trying to kill Thomas Edison.

Author : Cheryl J. Franklin
Publisher : D A W Books, Incorporated
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0886775124

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The Inquisitor by Cheryl J. Franklin Pdf

The first novel set in the alien-run Consortium tells of a man marked for death by the race he's betrayed. And what begins as a personal vendetta quickly escalates and involves many races and worlds in what should have remained one people's private war.

Author : Bianca Gouge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1612543847

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Little Quinn the Inquisitor by Bianca Gouge Pdf

Quinn is a curious little girl, always asking Momma "why?" She wants to know everything, and won't stop until she finds the answers! One day Quinn and her mom go to the store, and it starts raining. Why is it raining? Where does the water come from? Why does it fall from clouds? Quinn asks these questions and more as Momma explains the water cycle to the Little Inquisitor, and with every question, Quinn learns more and more about the world around her. Read about curious little Quinn and don't be afraid to ask "why?" - you might learn something amazing!

Author : Fyodor Dostoevsky
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9791041824564

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The grand inquisitor by Fyodor Dostoevsky Pdf

"The Grand Inquisitor" is a significant and widely read chapter from Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel "The Brothers Karamazov." Dostoevsky's novel was first published in 1880. "The Grand Inquisitor" is a stand-alone section within the novel where Ivan Karamazov tells the story to his brother, Alyosha, of a Grand Inquisitor who questions and confronts Jesus Christ upon His return to Earth. In the story, the Grand Inquisitor represents the authority of the church and the state, while Jesus Christ represents spiritual and moral truth. The Grand Inquisitor's argument revolves around the idea that the church and state must control and limit individual freedom for the sake of the common people, who are not capable of handling true freedom. This section of the novel is often studied independently because it presents a thought-provoking exploration of religious, philosophical, and moral themes. Dostoevsky's work is celebrated for its deep and complex examinations of the human condition and the role of faith and morality in society. "The Grand Inquisitor" is a prime example of his ability to grapple with these profound questions.

Author : Bernardus Guidonis (Bishop of Lodève)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X030107487

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The Inquisitor's Guide by Bernardus Guidonis (Bishop of Lodève) Pdf

The fourteenth century would see Europe wracked by upheaval, war, rebellion, famine and plague. To many it seemed as though society itself was breaking apart, a true age of apocalypse.

Author : Ronald L. Smith
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780544445277

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Hoodoo by Ronald L. Smith Pdf

“I loved this book. Told by a narrator you won’t soon forget, it is filled with myth and legend, danger and bravery. Hoodoo is pure folk magic.”—Keith Donohue, New York Times bestselling author Twelve-year-old Hoodoo Hatcher was born into a family with a rich tradition of practicing folk magic: hoodoo, as most people call it. But even though his name is Hoodoo, he can’t seem to cast a simple spell. Then a mysterious man called the Stranger comes to town, and Hoodoo starts dreaming of the dead rising from their graves. Even worse, he soon learns the Stranger is looking for a boy. Not just any boy. A boy named Hoodoo. The entire town is at risk from the Stranger’s black magic, and only Hoodoo can defeat him. He’ll just need to learn how to conjure first. Set amid the swamps, red soil, and sweltering heat of small-town Alabama in the 1930s, Hoodoo is infused with a big dose of creepiness leavened with gentle humor. “What a splendid novel. Reader, be prepared to have your foundations shaken: this is a world that is deeper, more wondrous, more spiritually charged than you may have ever imagined.”—Gary D. Schmidt, two-time Newbery Honor medalist and author of The Wednesday Wars “The authenticity of Hoodoo’s voice and this distinctive mashup of genres make Smith one to watch. Seekers of the scary and ‘something different’ need look no further.”—Kirkus Reviews “The chilling supernatural Southern Gothic plot action is enhanced by atmospheric description of rural life in Depression-era Alabama . . . Readers will particularly enjoy Hoodoo’s authentic and engaging narrative voice.”—School Library Journa