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Bible Stories from the Old Testament: Stories That Uplift,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Whaley, Kaong>theong>rine L. / Taylor, Lincoln A., PUBLISHER: Prep Publishing, Engaging storyteller Kaong>theong>rine Whaley tells familiar ong>andong> not-so-familiar Bible ong>storiesong> in a style guaranteed to delight ong>andong> inform. Most ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>storiesong> are brief -- less than three pages. ong>Theong> book begins with ong>theong> Creation ong>andong> continues through ong>theong> reign ong>ofong> Solomon. Even ong>theong> most informed readers will enjoy ong>theong> ong>storiesong> ong>ofong> Abraham, Cain ong>andong> Abel, Jacob ong>andong> David, Moses ong>andong> ong>theong> Exodus, Judges, Saul, ong>andong> oong>theong>rs. As ong>theong> author tells us in her preface, "ong>theong> villains have good in ong>theong>m, ong>andong> ong>theong> virtuous are imperfect." ong>Theong> author tells us entertaining ong>storiesong>, in plain language, with an enjoyable lack ong>ofong> moralizing.

Stories with a Moral

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Price, Michael E., PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Georgia Press, ong>Storiesong> with a Moral is ong>theong> first comprehensive study ong>ofong> ong>theong> effects ong>ofong> plantation society on literature ong>andong> ong>theong> influences ong>ofong> literature on social practices in nineteenth-century Georgia. During ong>theong> years ong>ofong> frontier settlement, ong>theong> Civil War, ong>andong> Reconstruction, Georgia authors voiced ong>theong>ir support for ong>theong> slave system, ong>theong> planter class, ong>andong> ong>theong> ideals ong>ofong> ong>theong> Confederacy, presenting a humorous, passionate, ong>andong> at times tragic view ong>ofong> a rapidly changing world. Michael E. Price examines works ong>ofong> fiction, travel accounts, diaries, ong>andong> personal letters in this thorough survey ong>ofong> King Cotton's literary influence, showing how Georgia authors romanticized agrarian ong>theong>mes to present an appealing image ong>ofong> plantation economy ong>andong> social structure. ong>Storiesong> with a Moral focuses on ong>theong> importance ong>ofong> literature as a mode ong>ofong> ideological communication. Even more significant, ong>theong> book shows how ong>theong> writing ong>ofong> one century shaped ong>theong> development ong>ofong> social practices ong>andong> beliefs that persist, in legend ong>andong> memory, to this day.

The Heart of a Champion: Celebrating the Spirit and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Deford, Frank, PUBLISHER: Northword Press, In this exciting new book, award-winning sports writer ong>andong> commentator Frank Deford captures ong>theong> inspirational ong>storiesong> ong>ofong> many ong>ofong> ong>theong> greatest athletes ong>andong> teams to appear on a Wheaties box. For more than 75 years, ong>theong> Wheaties box has celebrated ong>theong> essence ong>ofong> being a champion: ong>theong> character ong>ofong> excellence, ong>theong> spirit ong>ofong> achievement, ong>andong> ong>theong> triumph ong>ofong> determination.

Webs of Smoke: Smugglers, Warlords, Spies, and the History

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Meyer, Kathryn / Parssinen, Terry M., PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, This fascinating history ong>ofong> international drug trafficking in ong>theong> first half ong>ofong> ong>theong> twentieth century follows ong>theong> ong>storiesong> ong>ofong> American narcs ong>andong> gangsters, Japanese spies, Chinese warlords, ong>andong> soldiers ong>ofong> fortune whose lives revolved around opium. ong>Theong> drug trade centered on China, which was before , ong>theong> world's largest narcotic market. ong>Theong> authors tell ong>theong> interlocking ong>storiesong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> many extraordinary personalities sinister ong>andong> oong>theong>rwise involved in narcotics trafficking in Asia, Europe, ong>andong> ong>theong> United States. Drawing on a rich store ong>ofong> U.S., British, European, Japanese, ong>andong> Chinese archives, this unique study will be invaluable for all readers interested in ong>theong> drug trade ong>andong> contemporary East Asian history.

Understanding the One You Love

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stephens, Steve, PUBLISHER: Harvest House Publishers, Through hundreds ong>ofong> questions, inspiring ong>reflectionsong> on love, ong>andong> spiritual insights on relationships, Stephens helps couples draw closer togeong>theong>r by stimulating conversations on priorities, ong>theong> future, personal preferences ong>andong> experiences, commitment, finances, ong>andong> children.

Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barong>theong>s, Rolong>andong> / Dyer, Geong>ofong>f, PUBLISHER: Hill & Wang, A graceful, contemplative volume, "Camera Lucida "was first published in . Commenting on artists such as Avedon, Clifford, Mapplethorpe, ong>andong> Nadar, Rolong>andong> Barong>theong>s presents photography as being outside ong>theong> codes ong>ofong> language or culture, acting on ong>theong> body as much as on ong>theong> mind, ong>andong> rendering death ong>andong> loss more acutely than any oong>theong>r medium. This groundbreaking approach established "Camera Lucida "as one ong>ofong> ong>theong> most important books ong>ofong> ong>theong>ory on ong>theong> subject, along with Susan Sontag's "On Photography."

Remember When

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ideals Publications Inc, PUBLISHER: Ideals Publications, Recapture ong>theong> memories ong>ofong> yesteryear in Ideals' collection ong>ofong> ong>beautifulong> photography, ong>songsong> ong>andong> music, poems, ong>andong> prose. Brings back memories ong>ofong> home, family, friends, vacations ong>andong> holidays.

Hell Is...

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thomas, Pamela D., PUBLISHER: Xlibris Corporation, ong>Theong>(Hell is) is a series ong>ofong> books, short ong>storiesong>, based on ong>theong> lives ong>ofong> people, who by choice Lived a life ong>ofong> continuous sins. ong>Theong>se ong>storiesong> tell both ong>theong> natural ong>andong> spiritual side ong>ofong> Individual lives, ong>andong> ong>theong> destiny paths that were taken.LIFE CHANGING SPIRITUAL EYE OPENING REVELATION REVEALED

The Collected Raffles Stories

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hornug, E. W. / Hornung, E. W. / Bloom, Clive, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This entertaining collection ong>ofong> crime ong>storiesong> presents ong>theong> adventures ong>ofong> one ong>ofong> fiction's most enduring characters, ong>theong> hyper-elegant A.J. Raffles, man-about-town, thief, ong>andong> "finest slow bowler ong>ofong> his generation." With his partner in crime, Bunny Mong>andong>ers, Raffles preys on ong>theong> rich, ong>theong> greedy, ong>andong> ong>theong> unspeakably vulgar. His talents are exercised not only in London, but as far afield as Italy, Australia, ong>andong> South Africa at ong>theong> height ong>ofong> ong>theong> Boer War. Throughout ong>theong>se exciting yarns ong>theong> emphasis on panache, with intensifying suggestions ong>ofong> fallibility, goes to ong>theong> heart ong>ofong> late Victorian attitudes ong>andong> values.

The songs of david bowie

VENDO IL VOLUME "ong>THEong> ong>SONGSong> ong>OFong> DAVIDI BOWIE" DAVID BOWIE ong>Theong> ong>Songsong> ong>Ofong> David Bowie ( UK 144-page sheet music song>ofong>tback book featuring ong>theong> words ong>andong> music ong>ofong> 24 ong>ofong> Bowie's greatest hits. BUONE CONDIZIONI.AGIUNGERE LE SPESE DI SPEDIZIONE PER CHI NON E' A ROMA

My Favorite Bible Stories

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mitter, Matt / Cox, Steve, PUBLISHER: Kregel Kidzone, What might ong>theong> garden ong>ofong> Eden have looked like? How many people did Jesus feed with just two fish ong>andong> five loaves ong>ofong> bread? Brilliant illustrations bring six Bible ong>storiesong> to life in eye-popping detail: ong>Theong> Creation, Noah ong>andong> ong>theong> Ark, Baby Moses, ong>theong> Feeding ong>ofong> ong>theong> Five Thousong>andong>, ong>theong> Parable ong>ofong> ong>theong> Lost Sheep, ong>andong> Palm Sunday. Busy scenes ong>andong> more than 175 labeled people ong>andong> objects will keep kids looking ong>andong> learning as ong>theong>y soak in ong>theong> details ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir beloved Bible ong>storiesong>.

Station of Cross for Sick and Suffering

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Connell / Connelly, Margaret R., PUBLISHER: Pauline Books & Media, Inspiring illustrations accompany this pamphlet ong>ofong> prayers ong>andong> meditations on ong>theong> Way ong>ofong> ong>theong> Cross. ong>Reflectionsong> help to view personal sufferings joined to ong>theong> sufferings ong>ofong> Jesus. ong>Theong> prayers encourage ong>theong> sick to live with hope. Acquista Ora

Women of the 14th Moon: Writings on Menopause

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Taylor, Dena / Sumrall, Amber C., PUBLISHER: Crossing Press, A collection ong>ofong> women's own ong>storiesong> on ong>theong> many facets ong>ofong> menopause -- from hot flashes ong>andong> hormone replacement ong>theong>rapy to new-found sexuality ong>andong> spiritual awakenings.

Garden Features and Furniture

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stephens, David, PUBLISHER: Conrad Octopus, As ong>theong> title implies, Garden Features ong>andong> Furniture focuses on ong>theong> furnishings ong>ofong> garden spaces. Using his seemingly sixth-sense ong>ofong> garden design, Stephens ong>ofong>fers countless ideas for improving ong>theong> aesong>theong>tics ong>ofong> ong>theong> garden. Stunning photographs have become a hallmark ong>ofong> Stephens's garden design books ong>andong> Garden Features ong>andong> Furniture is no exception. ong>Theong> ong>beautifulong> photos dovetail smartly with detailed information on how you can make your garden more attractive ong>andong> exciting.

We Celebrate New Year

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kalman, Bobbie, PUBLISHER: Crabtree Publishing Company, ong>Theong> Holidays ong>andong> Festivals books take a joyous look at special times ong>ofong> celebration around ong>theong> world. Children will have fun comparing ong>theong>ir experience with those ong>ofong> children from oong>theong>r long>andong>s. ong>Theong>se large, ong>beautifulong> books are filled with lively full-color illustrations, exciting ong>storiesong>, ong>songsong>, holiday recipes, ong>andong> games. New Year is celebrated by everybody, eiong>theong>r with bells ong>andong> noisemakers, or with cong>andong>les ong>andong> prayer. Festivals from Chinese New Year to Rosh Hashanah are explored through ong>theong> unique ong>andong> vibrant pictures.

Remarkable Engineers: From Riquet to Shannon

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: James, Ioan, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Engineering transformed ong>theong> world completely between ong>theong> 17th ong>andong> 21st centuries. Remarkable Engineers tells ong>theong> ong>storiesong> ong>ofong> 51 ong>ofong> ong>theong> key pioneers in this transformation, from ong>theong> designers ong>andong> builders ong>ofong> ong>theong> world's railways, bridges ong>andong> aeroplanes, to ong>theong> founders ong>ofong> ong>theong> modern electronics ong>andong> communications revolutions. ong>Theong> focus throughout is on ong>theong>ir varied life ong>storiesong>, ong>andong> engineering ong>andong> scientific detail is kept to a minimum. Engineer prong>ofong>iles are organized chronologically, inviting readers with an interest in engineering to follow ong>theong> path by which ong>theong>se remarkable engineers utterly changed our lives. Acquista Ora

The Grit and the Courage: Stories of Success in an

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bartlett, Steve, PUBLISHER: Creative Publishers (India), Succeeding in business anywhere is daunting challenge. Doing so in Newfoundlong>andong> ong>andong> Labrador is next to impossible. ong>Theong> climate is so harsh it scared ong>theong> Vikings away. ong>Theong> geographic isolation places an assortment ong>ofong> limits on anyone trying to start or grow a company. ong>Andong> ong>theong> local market, with a population ong>ofong> just ong>andong> change, is small ong>andong> not wealthy. A rare few have risen to ong>theong>se challenges ong>andong> created thriving enterprises, though. 'ong>Theong> Courage ong>andong> ong>theong> Grit' will tell ong>theong> ong>storiesong> ong>ofong> ong>theong>se determined ong>andong> ong>ofong>ten stubborn people ong>andong> provide insight into what makes ong>theong>m tick.

The Daily Globe: Environmental Change, the Public and the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Smith, Joe / Joe Smith, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Some ong>ofong> ong>theong> greatest challenges facing humanity, such as climate change ong>andong> biodiversity loss, have enormous implications for economic, social ong>andong> environmental security. Yet ong>theong> significance ong>ofong> ong>theong>se issues is not reflected in media reporting. A few visually strong ong>storiesong> ong>ofong> conflicts, or threats to charismatic species or ong>beautifulong> places, such as those ong>ofong> ong>theong> Brent Spar or ong>theong> Exxon Valdez, make ong>theong> headlines. However, ong>theong> media's appetite for novelty, personality ong>andong> drama stong>andong>s in ong>theong> way ong>ofong> effective reporting ong>ofong> slowly unfolding ong>storiesong> that are fraught with uncertainty. Clearly, journalists ong>andong> reporters face difficulty in portraying ong>theong> complex interplay between science, policy ong>andong> values that underlies many ong>ofong> ong>theong>se issues. But, equally, ong>theong>re is reluctance on ong>theong> part ong>ofong> ong>theong> academic ong>andong> policy communities to adapt ong>theong>mselves to ong>theong> needs ong>andong> methods ong>ofong> ong>theong> media. ong>Theong> Daily Globe represents ong>theong> state ong>ofong> knowledge about media treatment ong>andong> public understong>andong>ing ong>ofong> key environmental issues around ong>theong> world, incorporating a wealth ong>ofong> expertise ong>andong> insight from distinguished journalists, politicians, researchers ong>andong> environmentalists. ong>Theong> book ong>ofong>fers practical examples ong>ofong> successful new forms ong>ofong> collaboration ong>andong> communication ong>andong> lays ong>theong> foundation for effective future strategies aimed at informing public debate on ong>theong> choices ong>andong> challenges presented by global environmental change.

A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of a Course

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Williamson, Marianne, PUBLISHER: Harper Perennial, Back by popular demong>andong> -- ong>andong> newly updated by ong>theong> author -- ong>theong> mega-bestselling spiritual guide in which Marianne Williamson shares her ong>reflectionsong> on "A Course in Miracles" ong>andong> her insights on ong>theong> application ong>ofong> love in ong>theong> search for inner peace. Williamson reveals how we each can become a miracle worker by accepting God ong>andong> by ong>theong> expression ong>ofong> love in our daily lives. Wheong>theong>r psychic pain is in ong>theong> area ong>ofong> relationships, career, or health, she shows us how love is a potent force, ong>theong> key to inner peace, ong>andong> how by practicing love we can make our own lives more fulfilling while creating a more peaceful ong>andong> loving world for our children.

Yudl: A Novel and Selected Short Stories

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Silbert, Layle, PUBLISHER: Seven ong>Storiesong> Press,U.S., "Yudl" is a previously unpublished novella ong>andong> a collection ong>ofong> short ong>storiesong> that have appeared in a number ong>ofong> literary magazines. Set in s Chicago, ong>theong> novella follows a character named Yudl, a middle-aged editor at a left-leaning newspaper called "ong>Theong> Yiddish Courier." Yudl ong>andong> his wife have decided to become long>andong>lords, purchasing a vacant lot ong>andong> hiring an acquaintance--aptly named Mason--to oversee ong>theong> construction ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir future apartment building. However, delays in ong>theong> construction leave Yudl ong>andong> his family without a home, forcing ong>theong>m to stay with Mason ong>andong> his family until ong>theong> construction is finally complete. Told with wry wit ong>andong> a masterful sensibility for metaphor, ong>theong> story explores gender, Zionism, ong>andong> ong>theong> immigrant experience in ong>theong> US. Silbert's graceful short ong>storiesong> focus on ong>theong> family, allowing ong>theong> reader glimpses ong>ofong> a child's happiness, ong>theong> cripplingly contradictory demong>andong>s ong>ofong> femininity, ong>theong> complexity ong>ofong> grief, ong>andong> a sustained meditation on life ong>andong> death.

The Best of Wee Sing [With CD]

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Beall, Pamela Conn / Nipp, Susan Hagen, PUBLISHER: Price Stern Sloan, Thirty years ong>ofong> silly ong>songsong>, rhymes, lullabies, classics, ong>andong> just plain favorite music come togeong>theong>r on this reissue ong>ofong> ong>theong> "25th Anniversary Celebration." Chosen from among ong>theong> hundreds ong>andong> hundreds ong>ofong> ong>songsong> that Wee Sing has collected over ong>theong> last 30 years, this treasury is a fitting tribute to ong>theong> best-selling name in childrenas music

Trancing the Witch's Wheel Trancing the Witch's Wheel: A

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Galenorn, Yasmine, PUBLISHER: Llewellyn Publications, This book guides you through ong>theong> cycles ong>ofong> ong>theong> Pagan year. Twenty intricate ong>andong> ong>beautifulong> guided meditations lead you into ong>theong> very heart ong>ofong> ong>theong> seasons, ong>theong> elements ong>andong> ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> ong>theong> Divine. Meet ong>theong> Wind ong>andong> ong>theong> Queen ong>ofong> Air; stong>andong> watch as ong>theong> Sun King is reborn on Yuletide day; cross ong>theong> barren lava fields with Pele, ong>andong> learn to shapeshift like Gwion in his flight from Cerridwen.

Midwinterblood

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sedgwick, Marcus, PUBLISHER: Roaring Brook Press, Seven ong>storiesong> ong>ofong> passion ong>andong> love separated by centuries but mysteriously intertwined--this is a tale ong>ofong> horror ong>andong> beauty, tenderness ong>andong> sacrifice.An archaeologist who unearths a mysterious artifact, an airman who finds himself far from home, a painter, a ghost, a vampire, ong>andong> a Viking: ong>theong> seven ong>storiesong> in this compelling novel all take place on ong>theong> remote Scong>andong>inavian islong>andong> ong>ofong> Blessed where a curiously powerful plant that resembles a dragon grows. What binds ong>theong>se ong>storiesong> togeong>theong>r? What secrets lurk beneath ong>theong> surface ong>ofong> this idyllic countryside? ong>Andong> what might be powerful enough to break ong>theong> cycle ong>ofong> midwinterblood? This is a book about passion ong>andong> preservation ong>andong> ultimately an exploration ong>ofong> ong>theong> bounds ong>ofong> love.

Songs of Zion: The African Methodist Episcopal Church in the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Campbell, James T., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, ong>Songsong> ong>ofong> Zion focuses on ong>theong> African Methodist Episcopal Church, black America's oldest ong>andong> largest independent church. Campbell charts ong>theong> origins ong>andong> evolution ong>ofong> African American independent churches, arguing that ong>theong> very act ong>ofong> becoming Christian forced black Americans to reflect on ong>theong>ir relationship to ong>theong>ir ancestral continent. ong>Theong> book ong>theong>n turns to South Africa, examining ong>theong> AME Church's entrance ong>andong> evolution in a series ong>ofong> specific African contexts. ong>Theong> final third ong>ofong> ong>theong> book is devoted to what Campbell calls "middle passages," to ong>theong> careers ong>ofong> men ong>andong> women who moved between South Africa ong>andong> ong>theong> United States in ong>theong> nineteenth ong>andong> twentieth centuries. Throughout ong>theong> book, Campbell focuses on ong>theong> comparisons that Africans ong>andong> African Americans ong>theong>mselves drew between ong>theong>ir situations, arguing that ong>theong> transatlantic encounter enabled both groups to understong>andong> ong>andong> act upon ong>theong>ir worlds in new ways.

The Songs He Didn't Write: Bob Dylan Under the Influence

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barker, Derek, PUBLISHER: Chrome Dreams, Encyclopedic ong>andong> exhaustive, this guide to ong>theong> more than 500 ong>songsong> Bob Dylan has covered, in concert or on record, details ong>theong> history ong>ofong> each song ong>andong> ong>ofong>fers an explanation ong>ofong> how he came to perform ong>theong>m. His masterful interpretations range from ong>theong> more obvious blues, country, folk, ong>andong> gospel recordings to contemporary writers such as Warren Zevon ong>andong> John Hiatt. In addition to ong>theong> listing ong>ofong> ong>theong>se covered ong>songsong>, this compendium also includes a lengthy section detailing all ong>ofong> ong>theong> remaining tracks that Dylan has written for oong>theong>rs, but which remain unrecorded by ong>theong> man himself.

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