Did you know that the largest library in the world is in Washington, D.C.? Most library users borrow about eight books each year. Learn more about this important place in Library.
Did you know that the oldest school in the United States opened in 1635? Children of all ages were taught in one room in the 1800s. Learn more about this important place in School.
Katherine Daugherty will do anything to avoid an arranged marriage at the tender age of fifteen. Running away from Dominion Falls, the only home she's ever known, seems her only hope. She enlists the help of the one man she knows will never tell her parents the truth-the town's nefarious brothel owner, Cole Mitchell.
She makes her escape and winds up in Chicago. For three years she keeps her head down, but when she turns eighteen she steps i...
Did you know that it took 14 years to carve the faces into Mount Rushmore? Dynamite was used to do about 90 percent of the carving. Learn more about this fascinating symbol in Mount Rushmore, a title in the Symbols of America series.
Did you know that the first police car used electric power instead of gas? Police officers keep their police cars and gear at the police station. Learn more about this important place in Police Station.
Ponnagaram portrays a Chennai unknown to many, sheds light on the grey areas of north Chennai that people accustomed to mainstream expressions are unaware of. The rules of this world might be strange to them. The novel portrays its protagonists reasonings and virtues from their perspective. It questions who are, why they are 'criminals' and what is 'crime'. It takes us on a journey through Chennai's labyrinthine lanes, talks of the reality and...
Believers: lessons from women of powerful faith explores the lives of Hannah, Ruth, Mary, and nine other women from the Bible who believed God, no matter what. Each of these women held on to God as He took them down a unique path--just as He is doing for you.Through Gien Karssen's vivid storytelling and deep insights, the lives of these biblical women will instruct and inspire you to embrace a more vibrant faith in your own life. The stories w...
Former Navy rescue swimmer Brian Dickinson was roughly 1, 000 feet from the summit of Mount Everest ... when his Sherpa became ill and had to turn back, leaving Brian with a difficult decision: should he continue to push for the summit, or head back down the mountain? After carefully weighing the options, Brian decided to continue toward the summit ... Four hours later, Brian solo-summited the highest peak in the world, but the celebration was...
Have you been skipping over references to time in the Bible because they seem too confusing? Professor Jack Finegan's "Handbook of Biblical Chronology "clarifies those ancient systems of time reckoning and the biblical passages that use them. Part 1, Principles of Chronology in the Ancient World, describes the origins of basic units of time and surveys the calendars used in the Ancient Near East through the Roman era. Part 2, Problems of Chron...
PTSD AND THE UNDEFEATED ME is the account of the life of SHEILA KAY, a wife and mother whose pleasant existence was completely shattered one early summer due to an unexpected tragedy. In the following months, strange and dangerous thoughts and behaviors make her question her sanity. Eventually, as a result of the devastating horror and loss, she is diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. In this revealing memoir, Ms. Kay offers readers ...
In A Slice of Life, Another Slice of Life, and The Rest of the Pie, average people face extraordinary circumstances, their own veritable moment of truth. They stand at the proverbial fork in the road faced with choices, whether their own or life's dictates.
The second book in the Slice of Life collection. Another Slice of Life reflects the decadence and newly found freedoms of the 1980s through the 21st century.
"The big circular balls of ...
Sailing Toward Faith" is a timeless devotional, an adventure story about a woman who sails solo aboard a small sailboat from Southern California to and through the Panama Canal, and her imaginings about the sea creatures she meets along the way who encourage her on a journey of faith in Jesus.
