<p align="left">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:</p><p align="left"></p><blockquote><ul type="disc"><li>Adam's pangs of regret for a remembered Eden</li></ul><p></p><p align="left"></p><ul type="disc"><li>Delilah's last glimpse of Samson as they dragged him away</li></ul><p></p><p align="left"></p><ul type="disc"><li>Lazarus's first impressions upon rising from the dead</li></ul></blockquote><p></p><p align="left">To read <i>Peculiar Treasures</i> 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.</p>