Destroyer of the Gods: Early Christian Distinctiveness in the Roman World by Larry W. Hurtado

Discussing what Christians looked like from the outside at the time.

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Worlds of Wonder, Days of Judgment: Popular Religious Belief in Early New England by David D. Hall

Covering popular belief in New England. Much more the people in the congregation than those who left it. At least, figuratively. "Horse-shed" members would go out to the horse-shed between the two sermons and gossip instead of attending Sunday school. . .

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Undeading Bells by Drew Hayes

Fred, the Vampire Accountant book 6. Spoilers ahead for the earlier ones.

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Repercussions by Marion G. Harmon

Wearing the Cape book 8. Serious spoilers for the previous books.

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Fight Write: How to Write Believable Fight Scenes by Carla Hoch

A discussion of the nitty-gritty of fight scenes. For the writers who want to get down to the technical details of haymakers versus Superman punches, various kinds of swords, details of guns, and wounds. Going to the ground, self-defense laws, and differences between Japanese and Norse swords, based on the way Scandinavian is rich in bog iron, making good swords readily, and Japan in pig iron, much more difficult to use.