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Unlikely angel: the untold story of the Atlanta hostage hero
Par Stacy Mattingly, Ashley Smith. 2005
Ashley Smith recalls the fateful day in March 2005 when she became the hostage, for several hours, of Brian Nichols,…
who was fleeing a courthouse shooting in which he had killed several officials. 2005.Under the overpass: A Journey Of Faith On The Streets Of America
Par Michael Yankoski. 2005
Mike and Sam found their beds under bridges and received handouts from strangers for five months... by their own choice.…
This is their story, providing insight into the reality of street life. 2005.Twelve extraordinary women: how God shaped women of the Bible and what He wants to do with you
Par John MacArthur. 2005
Spiritual lessons drawn directly from the trials and successes of Jesus' ancestors and earliest followers. Many of these women were…
ordinary, common or in some cases low-caste, yet each was made extraordinary by her life changing encounter with God. 2005.Torches of joy
Par John Dekker. 1985
Through fire & sea: adventures on the Mercy Ship : a family's journey to the world's forgotten poor
Par Marilyn Meyers. 2007
After 12 years of soul refining fires, the Meyers family left everything, trusted God and followed a dream - sailing…
on a hospital ship bringing hope and healing to the world's forgotten poor. While training at the Mercy Ships International Operations Center, a health crisis left them in shock and the dream sank before launching. Trust in God returned as they faced dangers of the sea, lessons in mercy and a quiet miracle. c2007.This is my story: Missions Stories From The Frontlines
Par Kathy Bousquet. 2008
There's a snake in my garden
Par Jill Briscoe. 1975
The author has struggled with her faith, battled discouragement, fought demons of temptation, ministered to rebellious teenagers and resistant senior…
citizens, raised three children, moved her family across an ocean, and searched for God's will. 1975.The valley of cancer
Par Angelina Fast-Vlaar. 2008
The secret life of words: how English became English
Par Henry Hitchings. 2009
An account of the transplanted, stolen, and bastardized words that make up the English language. A history of English as…
a whole, and of the thousands of individual words, from more than 350 foreign tongues, that trickled in gradually over hundreds of years of trade, colonization, and diplomacy. Covers the Norman Conquest to the present day, chronicling the English language as a living archive of human experience. Some strong language. 2009.The road to daybreak: a spiritual journey
Par Henri J. M Nouwen. 1990
In his struggle to answer Christ's call, the author, a noted writer and teacher of theology, spent a year in…
France at L'Arche, a community formed to nurture mentally handicapped people. His journal records the daily lives of the people in this community as well as his struggle with personal faith. 1990.The Penguin dictionary of art and artists (Reference Bks.)
Par Peter Murray, Linda Murray. 1983
This comprehensive and detailed reference contains entries on major artists of the last seven centuries; short biographies of over 1,200…
artists; descriptions of artistic techniques and styles; definitions of artistic movements; and much more. 1983.The Oxford dictionary of saints (Oxford paperback reference)
Par David Hugh Farmer. 2003
This book features concise accounts of the lives, cults, and artistic associations of over 1,400 saints, from the famous to…
the obscure, the rich to the poor, and the academic to the uneducated. From all walks of life and from all periods of history, the wide varieties of personalities and achievements of the canonized are reflected. Featuring maps of pilgrimage sights in Europe and fully updated appendices. Recently-added saints include the Martyrs of Korea, Vietnam, and the Spanish Civil War, Andrew of Crete, and Emily Rodat, a female hermit of the 7th century. There are also more Scottish and Irish saints, and ancient Welsh saints; more European saints from all centuries, as well as more saints from Eastern Europe; more recently canonized saints, and female saints from the USA. 2003. If you request this book on CD it will be on 2 or more CDs. You must play the first CD to the end before playing the next CD.The meaning of everything: the story of the OED
Par Simon Winchester. 2003
This companion to "The Professor and the Madman" (DC18092) recounts the monumental, seventy-year effort to compile the definitive, twelve-volume Oxford…
dictionary, completed in 1928. Winchester describes the goal to provide comprehensive meanings of all words, the project's complexity, crucial volunteer participation, and key figures directing the task. 2003.The lives of Augustine, Luther, and Calvin reveal the glory and grace of our perfect God in the imperfect lives…
of his faithful servants. Followed by "The Hidden Smile of God". 2000.Easy American idioms: [hundreds of idiomatic expressions to give you an edge in English!] (Esl Ser.)
Par Living Language. 2006
"It slipped my mind," "Don't fly off the handle," and "I'm counting on you" are just a few of the…
idiomatic expressions that native English speakers might use on any given day. For non-native speakers, however, these phrases can be confusing. "Easy American idioms" cuts through that confusion and teaches natural sounding conversational English. The lessons in "Easy American idioms" focus on situations that everyone can relate to: meeting people, expressing likes/satisfaction, expressing dislikes/displeasure, working, shopping, socializing, sports, television, going out, and more. Each section features useful and appropriate idiomatic expressions, with dialogues interspersed between lessons. Idioms can be complicated, but the lessons and dialogues are simple and clear. Includes over 4 hours of recordings. 2006.Easy pronunciation
Par Living Language. 2005
More than nine million Americans do not speak English well or at all (according to the 2000 U.S. Census), and…
only two million of those adults can afford the time and cost required to enroll in an ESL class. This comprehensive self-study course offers an affordable and highly effective alternative to classroom study. "Easy pronunciation" is for all levels of ESL students as well as native speakers with strong regional accents. 2005.Over 200 years ago, Mary Jones longed to have a Bible of her own. After saving for six years, she…
set off on a 50 mile journey with the hope that she would be able to buy a bible and bring it home becoming one of the inspirations behind the founding of the British & Foreign Bible Society. For grades 5-8. 2000.Jesus led me all the way
Par Katharine Klassen Snider. 1998
Life of St. Vincent de Paul
Par F. A Forbes. 2013
Vincent De Paul (c.1581-1660) was a man renowned during his own century for his compassion, humility and generosity. When a…
young man he was captured by Turkish pirates, who brought him to Tunis and sold him into slavery. He escaped in 1607 and went on to become a priest with a ministry to the poor. In 1625 de Paul founded the Congregation of the Mission, a society of missionary priests commonly known as the Vincentians or Lazarists and with the assistance of Louise de Marillac he later founded the Daughters of Charity whose selfless nursing work in hospitals throughout the world and during many plagues is well known. First published in 1919. 2013.Forgiving the dead man walking
Par Debbie Morris, Gregg Lewis. 1998
Morris's story takes "Dead Man Walking" one step further to tell her gripping, first-person account of evil, suffering, healing, and…
above all, the incredible power of forgiveness in the face of tragedy. [1998].