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A smiling Brynna watched the swirl and splash of the armada as it formed up and fled before the wind. Whitecaps and spray flew from the prows, and every ship's company laughed out loud at their speed and the freshness of the spray in their faces. Brynna tried to find her family's ship in the rush, and finally spotted it on the far side of the bay, bravely putting out to sea just behind Ivar. There go my father and brothers, she thought with a ...

A novel of love and intrigue. On his way home, the protagonist chances upon a beautiful young fugitive climbing out of a window.

Spinoza's Modernity "is a major, original work of intellectual history that reassesses the philosophical project of Baruch Spinoza, uncovers his influence on later thinkers, and demonstrates how that crucial influence on Moses Mendelssohn, G. E. Lessing, and Heinrich Heine shaped the development of modern critical thought. Excommunicated by his Jewish community, Spinoza was a controversial figure in his lifetime and for centuries afterward. Wi...

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Jake Miller, a handsome, enthusiastic emergency room doctor and Claire Strauss, a radiant young violinist, are two strangers with something more in common than their haunting dreams. Time Again is not only a present day love story set in Detroit, it is also a period piece in which Stephen and Elly Bentley conquer death to make amends for their tragic love that ended over a century ago. Entangled within their prearranged marriage and torrid inf...

Jake Miller, a handsome, enthusiastic emergency room doctor and Claire Strauss, a radiant young violinist, are two strangers with something more in common than their haunting dreams. Time Again is not only a present day love story set in Detroit, it is also a period piece in which Stephen and Elly Bentley conquer death to make amends for their tragic love that ended over a century ago. Entangled within their prearranged marriage and torrid inf...

Jewell Libkie's poems reflect her faith and love of her Lord and His promises. Others reflect her wonderful and precious sense of humor for life and love of her family and the Good 'Ole Days. This book is only a small collection of her work. May it bring a smile to your face and warmth to your heart.

Sun up to Sun down is a story about the son of a sharecropper, named Leotis. Sharecropping was a system designed after the Civil War ended, by plantation owners. Under this system the rich got richer while the poor remained poor. It continued many years after the Civil War ended. This is not your typical down on the farm story. The field hand worked in the cotton fields, chopping cotton from sunrise tjo sun set. Some elderly field hands would ...

What would you like to be when you grow up? How about a circus clown with, 'Huge green shoes and funny clothes, Curly hair and a red round nose'? Or a policeman? 'Keeping people out of harm's way, Defending good to save the day'? Or perhaps a nurse? 'Patch his wound and mend his sore, Use the bandage - he needs more!' Whatever you'd like to do, you'll find a poem about it in 'Let's Go To... Work!' 'Let's Go To... Work!' is a char...

Matthew's sharpening of Jesus' attacks on the scribes and Pharisees is an embarrassment to many Christian interpreters and an outrage to some Jewish ones. It is commonly alleged that Matthew in fact has no particular knowledge of distinctions between the Jewish leadership groups. In a fresh examination of Matthew's treatment of the scribes, the author argues that the first Evangelist is actually at pains to protect the esteem in which the offi...

Drawing on true cases of ill and dying children, this book explores explanations for suffering and evil in today's world.

This poetry book describes eclectic things in my life, things that only make sense to a few souls. I have traveled a bumpy road, with holes, curves and boulders in the way. My travels have a lot of dead ends, detours, stream crossings, lightning strikes , landslides and earthquakes of life. but with a sense of humor. There are people who have traveled some of the same roads. This book is for "What if, or "I wisha, shoulda, coulda, woulda" peop...

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This book describes statistical techniques for the design and evaluation of research studies on medical diagnostic tests, screening tests, biomarkers and new technologies for classification and prediction in medicine.

It all starts with the lament of a poets' significant other, then ascends and descends to new rhyming environments on every page. You'll be touched by descriptions of Don's relationships, chance encounters, hobbies, and even his family dog. Throw in a couple of trips to the moon, some sarcastic views of classic art mainstays, and even some respectful tributes to special people who have lived their lives to the fullest. This poetic endeavor is ...

Marina Warner spent her early years in Cairo, and was educated at a convent in Berkshire, and then in Brussels and London, before studying modern languages at Oxford. She is an internationally acclaimed cultural historian, critic, novelist and short story writer. From her early books on the Virgin Mary and Joan of Arc, to her bestselling studies of fairy tales and folk stories, From the Beast to the Blonde and No Go the Bogeyman, her work has ...

The power and abiding love of God sparkles from the pearls of wisdom, the personal testimonies and poems that illuminate this little volume. If anyone feels downhearted, depressed or simply lost in a world that is beset with many crises and gloomy forecasts, then reading these inspired pieces will surely uplift him or her, reminding each one of us that we are all the children of a loving father. Inez, who has not been afraid to tackle and surm...

People interact in many ways. There is love, and hatred. There is politics, and crime. There is peace, and war. Morshrarthi: Interactions describes the contacts between the human race and an alien race known as the Kashlani, a species far older than Humanity. Beginning far back in Terra's prehistory, the story stretches out in a series of episodes that covers fifteen thousand years. Among the events in the story is the culmination of the human...

People interact in many ways. There is love, and hatred. There is politics, and crime. There is peace, and war. Morshrarthi: Interactions describes the contacts between the human race and an alien race known as the Kashlani, a species far older than Humanity. Beginning far back in Terra's prehistory, the story stretches out in a series of episodes that covers fifteen thousand years. Among the events in the story is the culmination of the human...

What makes a movie memorable? Has it won awards? Is it still constantly aired on television? Did it have an enormous influence in its day? Nearly 100 films of the 1940s are examined in detail, with complete cast, credit and background information. Pictures include "Casablanca", "Meet Me in St Louis", "Yankee Doodle Dandy", "All About Eve", "Cobra Woman", "Laura", "The Three Musketeers", "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn", "The Picture of Dorian Gray",...