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James Long Biography & Facts
Raymond James Long (born December 15, 1938) is an American academic and professor emeritus of philosophy at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. He is also a faculty member at St. John Fisher Seminary in Stamford, Connecticut. Long was the president of the Society for Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy. Biography Long has published nine books, including The Life and Works of Richard Fishacre, O.P., Prolegomena to the Edition of his Commentary on the "Sentences", published in 1999; editions of parts one and two of the second book of Fishacre's Sentences Commentary (2008 and 2011); "Adam of Bockenfield, 'Glossaae super De vegetabilibus et plantis': A Critical Edition with Introduction"; and, most recently "Hagar's Vocation. Philosophy's Role in the Theology of Richard Fishacre" (CUA Press, 2015). Of German and Italian ancestry, Long has also authored more than 60 articles on medieval philosophy (which include editions of the works of such writers as Alfred of Sareshel, Bartholomaeus Anglicus, the anonymous author of a Peterhouse manuscript on the science of botany, in addition to his work on Fishacre and Adam of Bockenfield), and was the recipient of numerous academic awards, including a Fulbright Scholarship, a Canada Council Postdoctoral Fellowship and a NEH Text and Editions Grant. Long received a licentiate in medieval studies from the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies in 1966 and earned his doctorate from the University of Toronto in 1968. Personal life Long is married to former Broadway actress Wendy Lesniak, with whom he has three sons: Damian, Justin, and Christian. References . Discover the James Long popular books. Find the top 100 most popular James Long books.
Best Seller James Long Books of 2024
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Liberty Is Sweet
Woody HoltonA “deeply researched and bracing retelling” (Annette GordonReed, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian) of the American Revolution, showing how the Founders were influenced by overlooke...
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Gone Fishing
Douglas Preston & Lincoln ChildExperience a heartpumping and thrilling tale of suspense!Originally published in THRILLER (2006),edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.In this tag team Thr...
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French Country Cooking
Elizabeth DavidFrench Country Cooking first published in 1951 is filled with Elizabeth David's authentic recipes drawn from across the regions of France.'Her books are stunningly well written ....
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The Face in the Window
Heather GrahamExperience a heartpumping and thrilling tale of suspense!Originally published in THRILLER (2006),edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.In this haunting Thr...
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The Long Mirage
David R. George IIIContinuing the posttelevision Deep Space Nine saga comes this thrilling original novel from New York Times bestselling author David R. George III!More than two years have passed si...
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The Fisher King
Melissa LenhardtWhen the dust settles in this Texas town, who will be left standing?It’s been six weeks since Jack McBride’s life went to hell: the resolution of his first case as chief sparked a ...
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The Portal
John Lescroart & M. J. RoseExperience a heartpumping and thrilling tale of suspense!Originally published in THRILLER (2006),edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.Two New York Times b...
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Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli
Mark SealThis “wickedly pacey pageturner” (Total Film) unfurls the behindthescenes story of the making of The Godfather, fifty years after the classic film’s original release.The story of h...
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Long Time Coming
Michael Eric DysonAN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERThis edition includes illustrations by Everett DysonFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Tears We Cannot Stop, a passionate call to America t...
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Baldwin for Our Times
James Baldwin & Rich BlintA collection of James Baldwin's writings that speaks urgently to our current era of racial injustice, with an introduction by prominent Baldwin scholar Rich BlintIn his unforgett...
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The Hunt for Dmitri
Gayle LyndsExperience a heartpumping and thrilling tale of suspense!Originally published in THRILLER (2006),edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.New York Times bests...
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The Pilgrimage Road to Santiago
David M. Gitlitz & Linda Kay DavidsonThe road across northern Spain to Santiago de Compostela in the northwest was one of the three major Christian pilgrimage routes during the Middle Ages, leading pilgrims to the res...
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Last Night
James SalterLast Night is a spellbinding collection of stories about passion–by turns fiery and subdued, destructive and redemptive, alluring and devastating. These ten powerful stories port...
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For Your Eyes Only
Ian FlemingA STUNNING COLLECTION OF STORIES THAT SENDS BOND TO BERMUDA, THE BAHAMAS, AND BEYOND “From a View to a Kill” whisks Bond to the French countryside where he must go undercover ...
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Kill Zone
Robert LiparuloExperience a heartpumping and thrilling tale of suspense!Originally published in THRILLER (2006),edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.In this redemptive T...
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Dinner at the Long Table
Andrew Tarlow & Anna DunnFrom the acclaimed owner of Brooklyn’s Diner, Marlow & Sons, Marlow & Daughters, Reynard, The Ides, Achilles Heel, She Wolf Bakery, Marlow Goods, Roman’s, and the Wythe H...
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Questions for a Dead Man
Alex GrayYour favourite Scottish detective returns in 2023 in an enthralling new mystery'Immensely exciting and atmospheric' ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH 'Move over Rebus' Daily Mail 'Exciting, p...
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Dirty Weather
Gregg HurwitzExperience a heartpumping and thrilling tale of suspense!Originally published in THRILLER (2006),edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.In this intense Thri...
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Octopussy and the Living Daylights
Ian FlemingFOUR TALES OF INTRIGUE THAT PUSH 007 TO THE LIMITIn “Octopussy,” a former operative in the Second World War must face the consequences of past sins when James Bond knocks on the do...
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Mothers and Sons
Colm TóibínWith dazzling brilliance and empathy, Colm Tóibín's collection of stories wrestles with complicated themes of emotional restraint, the long reach of sexual repression, and the diff...
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Assassins
Christopher ReichExperience a heartpumping and thrilling tale of suspense!Originally published in THRILLER (2006),edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.In this tight Thrill...
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Waking Kylie
Alafair BurkeFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Ex comes a new eshort featuring an excerpt from her forthcoming novel, The Wife.After losing a criminal case, a prosecutor as...
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Going to Meet the Man
James BaldwinA major collection of short stories by one of America’s most important writersinformed by the knowledge the wounds racism leaves in both its victims and its perpetrators. “If Van ...
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The Enchanted Wanderer
Nikolai Leskov, Richard Pevear & Larissa VolokhonskyWritten over the course of Leskov’s career, each story in The Enchanted Wanderer elucidates the very essence of the human condition; themes of love, despair, loneliness, and reven...
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The Tuesday Club
Katherine NevilleExperience a heartpumping and thrilling tale of suspense!Originally published in THRILLER (2006),edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.In this historical T...
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Crash and Burn
James RollinsFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author James Rollins comes a shocking short story, where a chance mishap leads to the discovery of a weapon like no other in . . . Cras...
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Long Time Gone
J. A. JanceFifty years ago, when she was five, Sister Mary Katherine witnessed something terrible . . .A former Seattle policeman now working for the Washington State Attorney's Special Homic...
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Notes of a Native Son
James BaldwinIn an age of Black Lives Matter, James Baldwin's essays on life in Harlem, the protest novel, movies, and African Americans abroad are as powerful today as when they were first w...
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Richard III
William ShakespeareThe authoritative edition of Richard III from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers.In Richard III, Shakes...
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The Empty Throne
Ivo H. Daalder & James M. LindsayAmerican diplomacy is in shambles, but beneath the daily chaos is an erosion of the postwar order that is even more dangerous. America emerged from the catastrophe of World War II ...
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Redeeming Heartache
Dr. Dan B. Allender, PLLC & Cathy LoerzelFind freedom and healing from painful memories and relational struggles and learn how your past has uniquely prepared you to experience more joy. Tragedy and pain inevitably t...
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The Death of a Joyce Scholar
Bartholomew GillTrinity professor and Joycean scholar Kevin Coyle was one of Dublin's most colorful and controversial characters, until someone stabbed him through the heart on Bloomsday, the an...
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Dubliners
James Joyce, Edna O'Brien & Malachy McCourtThis Vintage Classics edition of James Joyce’s groundbreaking story collection has been authoritatively edited by scholars Hans Walter Gabler and Walter Hettche and includes a chro...
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A History of Wild Places
Shea ErnshawIn this “riveting, atmospheric thriller that messes with your mind in the best way” (Laini Taylor, New York Times bestselling author), three residents of a secluded, seemingly peac...
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Man Catch
Christopher RiceExperience a heartpumping and thrilling tale of suspense!Originally published in THRILLER (2006),edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.In this eyeopening T...
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War Hawk
James Rollins & Grant BlackwoodFormer Army Ranger Tucker Wayne and his war dog Kane are thrust into a global conspiracy that threatens to shake the foundations of American democracy in this second exciting Sigma...
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The Sea Detective
Mark Douglas-HomeDiscover the chilling first mystery in a truly unique crime series you won't be able to put down'There comes a time when a novel raises the bar for a particular genre, and The Sea ...
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Five-Carat Soul
James McBrideOne of The New York Times' 100 Notable Books of 2017“A pinball machine zinging with sharp dialogue, breathtaking plot twists and naughty humor... McBride at his brave and joyous ...
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The Beach House
James Patterson & Peter de JongeWhen New York law student Jack Mullen learns that his brother has drowned, he knows it can't be an accident . . . Jack Mullen is in law school in New York City when the shocking ne...
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The Midnight Watch
James RollinsFrom New York Times bestselling author James Rollins comes a lightningpaced short story, in which a major attack on U.S. soil can only be stopped by…The Midnight WatchIn the dead o...
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The Essential Writings of James Weldon Johnson
James Weldon Johnson & Rudolph Byrd“A canonical collection, splendidly and sensitively edited by Rudolph Byrd.”–Henry Louis Gates, Jr.One of the leading voices of the Harlem Resaissance and a crucial literary figure...
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Tick Tock
Fern MichaelsIn a thrilling new story of female empowerment, adventure, and vigilante justice from the legendary #1 New York Times bestselling author, The Sisterhood reunites to avenge an attac...