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Pete Hamill's collected stories about Brooklyn present a New York almost lost but not forgotten. They read like messages from a vanished age, brimming with nostalgia: for the world after the war, the days of the Dodgers and Giants, and even, for some, the years of Prohibition and the Depression...

Step into a timeless story – retold for today’s youth. The Pilgrim's Progress (Book 2): Retold for the Next Generation brings John Bunyan’s enduring allegory to life in a fresh, relatable way that speaks to the hearts of teens and young readers. The journey doesn't end with Christian… In The Pilgrim's Progress (Book 2): Retold for the Next Generation, the classic allegory continues – now reimagined for today's teens and young readers. Follow Christiana, Christian's wife, and her children as they leave behind the City of Destruction and begin their own life-changing pilgrimage to ...

Do you feel scarred, weary, worn, or hopeless? Join this warrior on a spiritual journey that will set her feet on a path to her expected end. A path that will lead her through healing and deliverance and learning about the weapons she has been entrusted to wield against the enemy of her soul. She learns about true love. Love that is freely given to those who freely choose to receive it. Love reveals the truth of what is really in her heart. She is transformed and renewed by that love.

Esa horrible fortaleza es la tercera novela de la trilogía de ciencia ficción de Lewis. Ambientada en la Tierra, narra una terrorífica conspiración contra la humanidad. La historia rodea a Mark y Jane Studdock, una pareja recién casada. Mark es un sociólogo que se siente atraído por una...

"A ghostly little book", said Charles Dickens of his famous Christmas novella, which first appeared in 1843. It has become the most famous classic Christmas story of all, with the miserly figure of Scrooge, the epitome of the callous employer; sadly crippled Tiny Tim; and the three spectres: the ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Future. This audiobook continues the award-winning series of Dickens' works read by leading English classical actor Anton Lesser.

What happens when the people we trust the most lose their way--and what might happen if they find it again? Pastor Don Thornton has been preaching for decades, but a brush with death finally led him to meet the God he's been talking about. His lifelong friend, congressional representative Rick Davis, is falling fast—from respected attorney and representative to a compromised politician, tangled in the grip of a beautiful foreign agent. Their wives, Christina and Becky, could look away. Instead, they roll up their sleeves and launch an audacious plan to help the people their husbands—and...

The New York Times bestselling author of the beloved The Christmas Hope series returns with this new heartwarming, inspirational story about the power of love and faith to reveal the possibilities that lay right in front of you. In the small town of Grandon, five very different people discover...

Wedding bells are ringing in the charming town of Christmas, but not for Vivian Westfield. She's just had her heart trampled under the cowboy boots of Chance McBride and lost her dream job at a big-city newspaper. But when she returns for a wedding, she stumbles on a story that could resurrect...

The Pilgrim’s Progress: A Journey Retold for Teens – With Commentary, Reflective Questions, Scripture Connections & Devotional Prayer! What if one of the greatest Christian classics ever written could speak directly to today’s teens? The Pilgrim’s Progress: A Journey Retold for Teens is a bold and fresh reimagining of John Bunyan’s legendary allegory—crafted especially for the next generation. With modernized language, real-life teen commentary, and built-in devotional tools, this edition turns Bunyan’s epic story of Christian’s spiritual journey into an unforgettable ...

Beautifully brought to life by three-time Academy Award-winner Meryl Streep. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, Colm Toibin’s The Testament of Mary is the moving story of one of the most famous mothers in history, the Virgin Mary. Years after her son’s crucifixion, Mary finds herself...

From the creator of Dalziel and Pascoe comes a fantastic collection of crime stories complete with a foreword by Mick Herron.

When he meets his bride, he’s dismayed to realize she is also appalled by his scars. Daphne does start to see beyond the surface of her new husband, though, and a fledgling love begins to grow between them then Daniel’s worst nightmare comes true and Daphne’s life is on the line! Will he have the courage to face old fears to save the woman he loves? Will she put her trust in him? Read all the books in Christmas Glory Bound Frontier Mail Order Bride Romance Series by bestselling authors Katie Wyatt with Kat Carson! Book 1 Holly's Hope Book 2 Daphne’s Dream Book 3 Heather’s Heart ...

A revolution in heaven ignites before the creation of man.

This book contains summaries of each of the 100 cantos (chapters) of Dante's The Divine Comedy, so you can get the gist of it in fewer words, without having to read the entire, original work.

At one time, Jacob MacCallum had it all: wealth, a wonderful family, and a position as one of the most respected businessmen in Chicago. For the past 20 years, he's lived in an alcohol-induced haze, riddled with guilt for his role in the untimely death of his wife. Estranged from his children and penniless, he embarks on a journey to find his family and seek their forgiveness. On his path to redemption, he encounters a young girl whose friendship might be the key to reuniting the MacCallum family just in time for Christmas.

Follow along as Senior Demon Deumus teaches fledgling tempter Bentrock how to steer his prey, a Texas prison inmate, toward the wide gate that leads to destruction. One would think that securing the damnation of this "bunch of criminals, thugs, and addicts" would be an easy task, but, as Deumus notes, it is not. "If they start to consider themselves - now naked and in a cage - the terrible, awful, incontrovertible truth occurs to even the hardest heart: I was made for more than this."

A horrific yet heart-warming story of how an Irish family was forced off their tenant farm after three years of crop failure. They were offered a chance to migrate to Canada. The voyage would be one of death, disease, and heartbreak. Through it all a young boy, Finn captivated those around him.

À la fin du XIXème siècle, dans le Jura Suisse, un pasteur marié recueille une orpheline dont la seule famille vient de mourir. Dès que celle-ci passe le seuil de sa maison, il s'attire la déception et la tristesse de sa femme. Puis plus tard celle de son fils Jacques, quand il s'avère que celui-ci aussi tombe amoureux de la jeune fille.

When a great quake fractures the land and destroys the Great Bridge connecting two shores lovers are torn apart, villages isolated, and hope all but lost. Many attempts are made to rebuild, but one man, Geshriel, emerges with a quiet strength and a radiant promise: a bridge that will reunite what was broken. But to build it, he must give everything. A stirring allegory of sacrificial love, shattered identity, and the bridge that spans both distance and despair.

I think my friend Jake was probably right: “In the end, our stories is all we is.” This is my story continuing, filled with lessons I’ve learned, truth I hold as precious, and the faith I have sometimes struggled to keep. The Rt. Rev. John McKee Sloan served as the 11th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama, and is now retired. He was ordained a priest in 1982 and a bishop in 2008. Kee grew up in Vicksburg, Mississippi; his wife, Tina, grew up in Leland in the Mississippi Delta. They now live in Birmingham, Alabama, and have two adult children, McKee and Mary Nell. He is the ...