{"product_id":"peculiar-treasures-9780060611415","title":"Peculiar Treasures","description":"In this second book of his popular lexical trilogy, Frederick Buechner profiles more than 125 of the Bible's most holy and profane people -- and one whale. In his lively and witty prose, Buechner brings to life such moments from scripture as: \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eAdam's pangs of regret for a remembered Eden\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eDelilah's last glimpse of Samson as they dragged him away\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eLazarus's first impressions upon rising from the dead\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo read \u003cem\u003ePeculiar Treasures\u003c\/em\u003e is to realize that many of these legendary figures are not who we thought they were. But they are -- in their human dreams, ambitions, and imperfections -- very much like us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuechner, Frederick:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eFrederick Buechner, author of more than thirty works of fiction and nonfiction, is an ordained Presbyterian minister. He has been a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and was honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His most recent work is \u003cem\u003eBeyond Words: Daily Readings in the ABC's of Faith\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50652066119954,"sku":"9780060611415","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_90e88afa-a082-41b7-83fa-99f60f572033.jpg?v=1733316691","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/peculiar-treasures-9780060611415","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}