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Heaven and Hell: A Compulsively Readable Compendium of Myth, Legend, Wisdom, and Wit for Saints and Sinners
Heaven and Hell A Compulsively Readable Compendium of Myth Legend Wisdom and Wit for Saints and Sinners
Author: Mara Faustino
Heaven and Hell is a deliciously pithy assortment of highbrow gospel and lowbrow trivia dedicated to our eternal struggle between virtue and wickedness, all compiled in one volume. In Hell, find lists of famous sinners (and the various morbid and gruesome means of their demise), the Seven Deadly Sins, Dante's rings of Hell, a brief, violent hist...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780871136961
ISBN-10: 0871136961
Publication Date: 10/11/2004
Pages: 160
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3.5 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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northpolegirl avatar reviewed Heaven and Hell: A Compulsively Readable Compendium of Myth, Legend, Wisdom, and Wit for Saints and Sinners on
This book surprised me. It has anything and everything that has to do with heaven and hell. Ranging from the bible and ancient myths to recipes for devil's food cake and song lyrics.


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