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Read Or Download The Sisters of Sinai: How Two Lady Adventurers Discovered the Hidden Gospels by Janet Martin Soskice Full Pages.

A Christian Science Monitor Best Book of the Year A Washington Post Best Book of the Year A Library Journal Best Book of the Year Agnes and Margaret Smith were not your typical Victorian scholars or adventurers. Female, middle-aged, and without university degrees or formal language training, the twin sisters nevertheless made one of the most important scriptural discoveries of their time: the earliest known copy of the Gospels in ancient Syriac, the language that Jesus spoke. In an era when most Westerners?male or female?feared to tread in the Middle East, they slept in tents and endured temperamental camels, unscrupulous dragomen, and suspicious monks to become unsung heroines in the continuing effort to discover the Bible as originally written.

Read Or Download Ensouling Language: On the Art of Nonfiction and the Writer's Life by Stephen Harrod Buhner Full Pages.

The first comprehensive work on nonfiction as an art form ? Shows how nonfiction, especially how-to and self-help, can take on the same power and luminosity as great fiction ? Develops processes to reliably induce the dreaming state from which all writing comes ? Teaches the skill of analogical thinking that is the core perceptual tool for writers ? Explores the subtle techniques of powerful writing, from inducing associational dreaming in the reader, to language symmetry, sound patterning, foreshadowing, feeling flow, and more Approaching writing as a sacred art, Stephen Buhner explores the core of the craft: the communication of deep meaning that feeds not just the mind but also the soul of the reader. Tapping into the powerful archetypes within language, he shows how to enrich your writing by following ?golden threads? of inspiration while understanding the crucial invisibles essential to the art of both fiction and nonfiction: how to craft language with feeling and vision,

Read Or Download Sacred Sins (D.C. Detectives, #1) by Nora Roberts Full Pages.

New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts serves up a sizzling novel of explosive suspense and sensual romance as the search for a murderer ignites passion between a beautiful psychiatrist and the sexy, brooding detective determined to crack the case.?In the unbearable heat of another sultry Washington, D.C., summer, a serial killer is on the loose. Dr. Tess Court, one of the capital?s most successful psychiatrists, wants nothing to do with the case?until the police convince her to lend a hand to the lead investigator, legendary ladies? man Detective Ben Paris.Scarred by his family?s history, Ben has even less use for shrinks than Tess has for him?but the forces of animal magnetism and a shared desire to catch the demented criminal known as ?The Priest? inexorably erode the walls they?ve built. They?re opposites in so many ways, yet that seems only to fan the flames of attraction for which danger has supplied the spark. To stop a killer who thinks he can absolve sins through

Read Or Download High-Speed Adventures (Disney/Pixar Cars) by Frank Berrios Full Pages.

Lightning McQueen, Mater, and all your favorite characters from Disney?Pixar's Cars appear in this 224-page jumbo coloring and activity book for boys ages 3 to 7! It's got six books in one and over 50 stickers?which means hours of fun for race fans!

Read Or Download Just Critters Who Care (Little Critter) by Mercer Mayer Full Pages.

When Little Critter? finds out one of his neighbors is in need, he and his friends rally together and volunteer their help. They soon learn community service is rewarding . . . and fun! Who can the Critters help next?

Read Or Download Demon from the Dark (Immortals After Dark, #9) by Kresley Cole Full Pages.

Alternate cover for this ISBN here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...From New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole comes this scorching tale of a demon outcast poisoned with vampire blood and the vulnerable young witch he vows to protect, even from himself.A DANGEROUS DEMON SHE CAN'T RESIST . . .Malkom Slaine: tormented by his sordid past and racked by vampiric hungers, he's pushed to the brink by the green-eyed beauty under his guard.A MADDENING WITCH HE ACHES TO CLAIM . . .Carrow Graie: hiding her own sorrows, she lives only for the next party or prank. Until she meets a tortured warrior worth saving.TRAPPED TOGETHER IN A SAVAGE PRISON . . .In order for Malkom and Carrow to survive, he must unleash both the demon and vampire inside him. When Malkom becomes the nightmare his own people feared, will he lose the woman he craves body and soul?

Read Or Download All Stations! Distress!: April 15, 1912: The Day the Titanic Sank by Don Brown Full Pages.

As the Titanic sank into the icy Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912, the signal went out: All Stations! Distress! This gripping account dramatized the disaster in the words of the survivors and in water-colors that portray the chaos, desperation, and numerous individual dramas of a night remembered for the most infamous shipwreck in history.

Read Or Download The Hawk (Highland Guard, #2) by Monica McCarty Full Pages.

Handpicked by Robert the Bruce to help him in his quest to free Scotland from English rule, the elite warriors of the Highland Guard face their darkest days. When Bruce is forced to flee, his bid for freedom rests on the shoulders of one extraordinary warrior. Erik MacSorley is a brilliant seafarer who has never encountered a wind he could not harness or a woman he could not win?until he drags a wet, half-naked ?nursemaid? out of the waters off the Irish coast. Ellie?s ordinary appearance belies the truth: She is in fact Lady Elyne de Burgh, the spirited daughter of the most powerful noble in Ireland. Worse, this irresistible woman is determined to prove herself immune to Erik?s charms?a challenge he cannot resist.Her captor may look every inch a rugged warrior, but Ellie vows that it will take more than a wickedly suggestive caress to impress her. Yet Erik will sweep away Ellie?s resistance with a desire that resonates deep within her heart. Still, he is a man driven by loyalty, and

Read Or Download Puff, the Magic Dragon by Peter Yarrow Full Pages.

?Puff has appeared to me both childlike and wise, a king but also a willing follower of just about any bright spirit that inspired him. Puff gives his whole heart and soul to one special friend?One day, as you can see at the end of this book, a new and special friend comes to Honalee?In this way Puff and Jackie?s friendship continues through new children like you.??? ?Peter Yarrow Puff, the Magic Dragon is simply one of the most beloved songs of all time?a classic that?s become as much a part of the childhood experience as Mother Goose and fairy tales. Yet singer/songwriter Peter Yarrow and co-composer Lenny Lipton have never allowed a picture book adaptation of this magical tale?until now. With Yarrow?s and Lipton?s blessing, Puff, Jackie Paper, and the land of Honalee finally live on the page. The exquisite package includes a cloth case with a tipped-in illustration and an embossed jacket with foil touches, as well as an exclusive CD featuring not only Puff, but several other

Read Or Download Our Boys: A Perfect Season on the Plains with the Smith Center Redmen by Joe Drape Full Pages.

The football team in Smith Center, Kansas, holders of the nation's longest high-school winning streak, embrace a philosophy of life taught by their legendary coach, Roger Barta: "Respect each other, then learn to love each other and together we are champions." But as the Redmen embarked on a quest for a fifth consecutive state title, they faced a potentially destabilizing transition: the greatest senior class in school history had graduated, and Coach Barta was contemplating retirement. In Smith Center?population: 1,931?this changing of the guard was seismic. Hours removed from the nearest city, the town revolves around "our boys" in a way that goes to the heart of what America's heartland is today. New York Times sportswriter Joe Drape moved his family to Smith Center to discover what makes the team and the town an inspiration for miles around. And in a new afterword, Drape returns to Smith Center to chronicle even greater challenges as the streak enters its sixth year.

Read Or Download Higurashi When They Cry: Time Killing Arc, Vol. 2 by Ryukishi07 Full Pages.

Following a lead on the kidnapping of the construction minister's grandson, Officers Ooishi and Akasaka spot a secluded outpost station that shows signs of recent traffic. A little poking around brings them face to face with the boy's abductors, and the criminals aren't going down without a fight. Once the boy is recovered, the dam project is put on hold, and it seems to be a happy ending for everyone. What could Rika's warning possibly have been about...?

Read Or Download Beating 1 E4 E5: A Repertoire for White in the Open Games by John Emms Full Pages.

Read Or Download The Collector: David Douglas and the Natural History of the Northwest by Jack Nisbet Full Pages.

Jack Nisbet first told the story of British explorer David Thompson, who mapped the Columbia River, in his acclaimed book Sources of the River, which set the standard for research and narrative biography for the region. Now Nisbet turns his attention to David Douglas, the premier botanical explorer in the Pacific Northwest and throughout other areas of western North America. Douglas's discoveries include hundreds of western plants--most notably the Douglas Fir. The Collector tracks Douglas's fascinating history, from his humble birth in Scotland in 1799 to his botanical training under the famed William Jackson Hooker, and details his adventures in North America discovering exotic new plants for the English and European market. The book takes readers along on Douglas's journeys into a literal brave new world of then-obscure realms from Puget Sound to the Sandwich Islands. In telling Douglas's story, Nisbet evokes a lost world of early exploration, pristine nature, ambition, and

Read Or Download Concrete by Thomas Bernhard Full Pages.

Instead of the book he?s meant to write, Rudolph, a Viennese musicologist, produces this dark and grotesquely funny account of small woes writ large, of profound horrors detailed and rehearsed to the point of distraction. We learn of Rudolph?s sister, whose help he invites, then reviles as malevolent meddling; his ?really marvelous? house, which he hates; the suspicious illness he carefully nurses; his ten-year-long attempt to write the perfect opening sentence; and, finally, his escape to the island of Majorca, which turns out to be the site of someone else?s very real horror story.?A brilliant and haunting tale of procrastination, failure, and despair, Concrete is a perfect example of why Thomas Bernhard is remembered as ?one of the masters of contemporary European fiction? (George Steiner).

Read Or Download The Encyclopedia of Healing Points: The Home Guide to Acupoint Treatment by Roger Dalet Full Pages.

A complete home health guide for treating more than 150 common illnesses with the stimulation of acupressure points ? Provides treatment points for conditions ranging from diabetes and heart problems to insomnia and stage fright ? Offers a safe and effective alternative, or supplement, to standard allopathic medical treatment and pharmaceuticals A safe and effective technique for finding relief from pain and illness--be it a cold or flu, asthma or arthritis--is, quite literally, right at your fingertips. We have all experienced how the simple power of touch can bring such comfort and relief. Massaging specific healing points used in acupressure directs this powerful energy in a way that stimulates the body?s own natural healing ability. Illustrated in full color, The Encyclopedia of Healing Points presents a complete guide for treating more than 150 diseases and disorders--from chronic conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, and heart problems to more minor problems such as

Read Or Download The Honey Month by Amal El-Mohtar Full Pages.

A fascinating experiment in literary synesthesia in which the scents, tastes and textures of assorted honeys are transmuted into a wordsmith's cycle of fey mischief. These bewitching poems and stories unwind a fevered world of magic and longing and young women who chance the uncanny and gain wisdom beyond their years.

Read Or Download Level One First Grade Primer (Greek Edition) by Theodore C. Papaloizos Full Pages.

Read Or Download Civilization One: The World Is Not as You Thought It Was by Christopher Knight Full Pages.

This is the amazing story of how a quest to try to crack the mystery of the Megalithic Yard - an ancient unit of linear measurement - led to the discovery of compelling evidence pointing to the existence of an unknown, highly advanced culture which was the precursor to the earliest known civilizations such as the Sumerians and the Egyptians. There must have been a Civilization One. Knight and Butler reveal the secrets of an extraordinary integrated measuring system which might have been lost to the world for ever. It was a system, far more advanced than anything used today, which forms the basis of both the Imperial and Metric measure systems! These ancient scientists understood the dimensions, motions and relationships of the Earth, Moon and Sun - they measured the solar system and even understood how the speed of light was integrated into the movements of our planet. Their conclusions fly in the face of everything that we thought we knew about the origins of the modern world - but

Read Or Download A Book of Silence by Sara Maitland Full Pages.

In her late forties, after a noisy upbringing as one of six children and adulthood as a vocal feminist and mother, Sara Maitland found herself living alone in the country and, to her surprise, falling in love with silence. In this fascinating, intelligent, and beautifully written book, Maitland describes how she set out to explore this new love, spending periods of silence in the Sinai desert, the Scottish hills, and a remote cottage on the Isle of Skye.Maitland delves deep into the rich cultural history of silence, exploring its significance in fairy tale and myth, its importance to the Western and Eastern religious traditions, and its use in psychoanalysis and artistic expression.Her story culminates in her building a hermitage on an isolated moor in Galloway, and as she guides readers through experiences of silence in this new home, she evokes a sense of peace that includes the reader in its intimate tranquility.

Read Or Download Circle Mirror Transformation by Annie Baker Full Pages.

Thanks, you guys. I think this was a really, really great start.Five lost people come together at a community centre class to try and find some meaning in their lives. Counting to ten can be harder than you think. Over six tangled weeks their lives become knotted together in this tender and funny play.