The Book of Lies (Meltzer novel) The Book of Lies (Meltzer novel) The Book of Lies is a novel written by Brad Meltzer which assumes a connection between the story of Cain and Abel and the superhero Superman, written by Jerry Siegel. According to WorldCat, the book is in 2133 libraries. The book has been translated into Polish, Hebrew, Italian, German, and Korean. The book of Genesis tells the story of the slaying of Abel by his brother Cain; the world's first recorded murder. But the Bible doesn't say what weapon Cain used. That detail is lost to history. In 1932, Mitchell Siegel was killed by
The Word on the Street (book) The Word on the Street (book) The Word on the Street (formerly The Street Bible) is a Bible-based book by Rob Lacey that paraphrases key Bible stories using modern language. It is Lacey's first major book, and was originally published in 2003 as "The Street Bible". It was republished in 2004 as the word on the street (promoted in small capitals). It tells major stories of the story of the Bible in less than 500 pages, paraphrasing the text in a distinctive, urban style inspired by Lacey's performances. Major biblical stories are recast as mini-blockbusters; individual psalms are rewritten as