Books with author Matthew Leach

Dating back to the Gas House Gang of the 1930s and up to the club’s most recent World Championship in 2006, being a Cardinal has meant a style of play, a level of dedication, and a pride in being a member of a special group. This newly updated edition of Game of My Life St. Louis Cardinals exhibits not always the best game of someone’s career, but rather, the moment that stands out the most.

Dating back to the Gas House Gang of the 1930s, through the great Schoendienst-Musial teams of the 40s, to El Birdos in the 60s, Whiteyball in the 80s, and all the way up to the clubs most recent world championship, being a Cardinal connotes a style of play, a level of dedication, and a pride in being a member of a special group. This book allows some of the men who have worn that uniform tell the stories of their most memorable moments in Cardinal red. From the greats to the lesser known to the present day, these chapters represent not always the best game of someones career, but rather the moment that stands out the most. Fans can read about the game in which utilityman Jose Oquendo pitched four innings and almost picked up the win. Broadcasters Al Hrabosky and Rick Horton, who now make a living telling stories, share some memories of their own days in the game; and Adam Wainwright, the newest Cardinal hero, tells of his experience closing out the memorable 2006 NLCS.

"The Monk" is Matthew G. Lewis's 1796 novel which is the tale of a monk who is tempted by carnal desire and led down a ruinous path of ungodliness. Ambrosio, a pious, well-respected monk in Spain, is lustfully tempted by his pupil, Matilda, a woman who has disguised herself as a monk. Having satisfied himself with her, he is overcome with carnal desire for the innocent Antonia. With the help of Matilda, who is actually Satan in disguise, Ambrosio seduces Antonia, a seduction that would ultimately lead to his downfall. Recognized as one of the first novels of the gothic genre, "The Monk" is a classic tale of the tragic ruin that may befall one tempted by desire.

This is a book that no Cardinals fan should be without. Read about Ken Boyer’s grand slam in the 1964 World Series against the Yankees, Ozzie Smith game winning dinger in the 1985 NLCS, and David Eckstein and the 2006 World series. And more!Fans will be excited to find out what was going through the heads of their favorite players when it matter most to their teammates and fans: Adam Wainwright on striking out Carlos Beltran, Scott Rolen on beating Roger Clemons with the odds in the Rocket's favor; Jason Isringhausen on putting the team first.Dating back to the Gas House Gang of the 1930s and up to the club’s most recent World Championship in 2006, being a Cardinal has means a style of play, a level of dedication, and a pride in being a member of a special group.This updated edition of Game of My Life St. Louis Cardinals exhibits not always the best game of someone’s career, but rather, the moment that stands out the most.

Henry Took loved Christmas; in fact it was, by far, his favourite time of the year. But what if it didn’t exist? What if there was a secret so powerful, that if let into the wrong hands could destroy Christmas, forever? It’s the eve of Christmas Eve, the night has brought a thick covering of snow to the village, and Henry Took has only one thing in mind, to go outside and play. But it seems that his grumpy parents have other ideas. Confined to the house and with a list of chores stopping any kind of fun he had in mind, Henry thinks that it’s going to be the worst Christmas ever. That is until he is introduced to a mysterious creature and is thrown into an exciting adventure that he will never forget.Capturing the magic of classic festive tales, Henry Took and the Secret of Christmas is a story that will warm the heart of children and adults alike. 'I loved this book!' - Olivia - aged 9'Henry Took is a great story!' - James - aged 7 and 1/2'I smiled a lot. Which means I liked it.' - Peter - aged 8'My mum said I would like it, she was right!' - Katie - aged 8 and a bit.'The secret is WELL GOOD!' - Sarah - aged 9

The Penguin English Library Edition of The Monk by Matthew Lewis 'He now saw himself stained with the most loathed and monstrous sins, the object of universal execration ... doomed to perish in tortures the most severe' Shocking, erotic and violent, The Monk is the story of Ambrosio, torn between his spiritual vows and the temptations of physical pleasure. His internal battle leads to sexual obsession, rape and murder, yet this book also contains knowing parody of its own excesses as well as social comedy. Written by Matthew Lewis when he was only nineteen, it was a ground-breaking novel in the Gothic Horror genre and spawned hundreds of imitators, drawn in by its mixture of bloodshed, sex and scandal. The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.

Carol is getting letters from someone. She doesn't know who it is. A letter covered in blood. She laughs it off as just a Halloween prank. Then, she gets the letter with the picture inside. A dead animal hung to her door. She tells her sister, Tory, and she thinks they are all just TRICKS being played on Carol. Are they? Her friend, Marsha, is going to have this huge Halloween party. Carol is very excited... but frightened at the same time. At the party the TRICKS stop and the murder begins. This is the complete collection of the Tricks series by Matthew Leeth. This Kindle Collection contains the short-stories Tricks # 1-3.

YA supernatural thriller.How far would you go... to save the ones you love?Kelly knows something is wrong in her house, is it a haunting? Her mother knows more than she's telling her. Jason is acting weirder than ever. Kelly investigates, she thinks it's ghosts. Or is it something much worse? They are after her family. They want them all dead. Why? What will Kelly have to do to save her family?

The Pharsalia is Lucan's epic on the civil wars between Caesar and Pompey. It is a poem of immense energy and intelligence in which spectacle and spectatorship are prominent. Leigh shows that by transforming certain Virgilian narrative devices Lucan launches an attack on the Augustan ideology of the Aeneid: where Virgil writes the foundation myth for the new regime and celebrates the connections between Augustus and Aeneas, Lucan produces a savagely republican anti-Aeneid which represents the civil wars as the death of Rome.