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Signet, 2004

terrific short story compilation
This eleven tale anthology consists of suspense stories that have in common the locale of the wild where nature often hides humanity's inhumane acts. The authors are a virtual who's who of the mystery genre so that the audience will anticipate high quality and each participant comes through with a strong contribution. Of most interest, accentuated in the introduction by Dana Stabenow, is what ...

Life on Other Planets

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Emanuel Swedenborg, Raymond Moody, ...

Swedenborg Foundation, 2006

Is as deeply spiritual as it is far reaching.
Written by visionary Emanuel Swedenborg and Translated by Cambridge scholar John Chadwick, Life On Other Planets is a metaphysical text originally published in 1758, recounting the author's otherworldly travels and conversations with spirits from Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Saturn, Venus, and the moon. Of particular interest is Swedenborg's assessment of "The Reasons Why the Lord Chose to Be Born in ...

The Long Road Home - An Autobiography
John Moody

The Macmillan Co, 1941

GK Chesterton says,"There are two ways of getting home; and one of them is to stay there. The other is to walk round the world till you come back to the same place." I have been one of those who chose the second way; and this is the story of my experiences and findings on that long journey;-that life journey across the years from boyhood, with its dreams and hopes and faith and trust, to the time when, through trial and error, life's lessons ...

1100 Illustrations from the Writings of D. L. Moody: For Teachers, Preachers, and Writers

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D. L. Moody

Baker Book House, 1996

one of the best illustrations...
It is simply wonderous for pastors to use in their sermons, it is excellent source for giving illustrations. DL Moody was one of greatest revival mover in America Religious history. It is more fitting that pastors use the treasury of a great evangelist. It shall aid you in your sermon greatly. I used it in my sermons and the audience enjoyed the illustrations greatly. It is a must for pastors, ...

Conjunctions: 46, Selected Subversions: Essays on the World at Large (Conjunctions)
John Crowley, Fanny Howe, ...

Bard College, 2006

This anthology of commissioned writing on subjects as wide-ranging as rock and roll lyrics, movies, science, pornography, curiosity cabinets, jazz and magic offers rich insights into a vast spectrum of ideas. The classic essay form--postulation, argument, exegesis, conclusion--ain't what it used to be. Lately it's too often referred to as what

A Convergence of Birds: Original Fiction and Poetry Inspired by Joseph Cornell

5 reviews
John Burghardt, Mary Caponegro, ...

D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, 2001

the blackbird whistling
I received this book from an old friend who I hadn't seen in nearly twenty years--she showed up unannounced, spent a few hours sitting in the sun, and then disappeared just as unexpectedly. I still don't know if she meant to leave the book behind, but I've decided that I won't give it up. Cornell's boxes have a strange beauty that seems to attract strange birds--deceptively simple, at first you ...

Railroad Builders (Chronicles of America, Part 38)
John Moody

Kessinger Publishing, 2003

1921. Volume 38 of 50. The Chronicles of America Series is dedicated to presenting the main facts surrounding American history and the interesting historical stories behind civilization in America. In the present work, The Railroad Builders, the reader will find a chronicle of the welding of the States through the construction of railroads across America.

Harper's Grammar of French
Samuel N. Rosenberg, Mona Tobin Houston, ...

Heinle, 1991

HARPER'S GRAMMAR OF FRENCH is a valuable, class-tested reference volume with a pragmatic approach to French grammar.

The Masters of Capital
John Moody

Wildside Press, 2007

This study of the early years of capitalism in the United States includes looks at such industrialists as J.P. Morgan, the panic of 1907, Standard Oil, Wall Street, and many more. Originally published in 1919.

Just James: The Brother of Jesus in History and Tradition (Studies on Personalities of the New Testament)

2 reviews
John Painter

University of South Carolina Press, 2004

Restored Portrait of an Early Christian Leader
James "the Just", "the brother of the Lord", is remembered in Christian tradition as the first bishop of Jerusalem and the author of a canonical epistle. In the Orthodox Church, his feast day is marked by a special liturgy, celebrated on no other occasion. In short, he holds a place as a Great Man in the early Church. Nevertheless, his theoretical greatness is coupled with practical ...

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