Ancient Christians invoked sin to account for an astonishing range of things, from the death of God's son to the politics of the Roman Empire that worshipped him. This book tells the story of early Christian concepts of sin, exploring the ways that sin came to shape ideas about God no less than about humanity. ...

With a weakness for women, good times & binge drinking, it seemed inevitable that Ashley Hames would turn cult hero with " Sin Cities", blazing a toxic trail though a minefield of debauchery & fantasy across the globe. This book features him investigating the sexual habits of some of the most extraordinary people on the planet. ...

Stuck with nothing but a seedy gumshoe job & some demons, Dwight's thinking of all the ways he's screwed up & what he'd give for one clear chance to wipe the slate clean, to dig his way out of the numb gray hell that is his life. & he'd give anything. Just to feel the fire. One more time. ...

Family Values is a milestone among Miller's work, allowing him enough room to tell this classic story of grit & revenge exactly the way he wanted to. With deadly Miho running on roller-blades, Dwight running on adrenaline, & the Sin City mob on clean up detail, this yarn from the town without pity is not to be missed. ...

Adaptation of the award-winning comic series created by Frank Miller. Interweaving multiple storylines from the series' history, the film paints a picture of the ultimate town through the eyes of its roughest characters. There's the street thug Marv (Mickey Rourke), whose desperate quest to find the killer of a prostitute named Goldie (Jaime King) will lead him to the foulest edges of town. Inhabiting many of those areas is Dwight (Clive Owen), a photographer in league with the sordid ladies of Sin City, headed by Gail (Rosario Dawson), who opens up a mess of trouble after tangling with a corrupt cop by the name of Jackie Boy (Benicio Del Toro). Finally, there's Hartigan (Bruce Willis), an ex-cop with a heart problem who's hell-bent on protecting a stripper named Nancy (Jessica Alba). ...