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Duino Elegies by Rainer Maria Rilke
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWe have a marvelous, almost legendary image of the circumstances in which the composition of this great poem began. Rainer Maria Rilke was staying at Duino Castle, on a rocky headland of the Adriatic Sea near Trieste. One morning he walked out onto the battlements and climbed down to where the cliffs dropped sharply to the sea... -
![The War Prayer by Mark Twain, John Groth]()
The War Prayer by Mark Twain, John Groth
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWritten by Mark Twain during the Philippine-American War in the first decade of the twentieth century, The War Prayer tells of a patriotic church service held to send the town's young men off to war. During the service, a stranger enters and addresses the gathering... -
![Luz En Sion by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene]()
Luz En Sion by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBook 4 in The Zion Chronicles series. Set in April 1948 on the eve of the British evacuation of Palestine... -
![The Key to Zion by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene]()
The Key to Zion by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe fifth book in THE ZION CHRONICLES, The Key to Zion opens with the British in the final stages of their military evacuation from Palestine. Haj Amin Husseini and the Arab Palestinians have been impatiently awaiting this day, but their power has gradually eroded... -
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![The Complete Poems and Plays, 1909-1950 by T.S. Eliot]()
The Complete Poems and Plays, 1909-1950 by T.S. Eliot
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis omnibus collection includes all of the author’s early poetry as well as the Four Quartets, Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, and the plays Murder in the Cathedral, The Family Reunion, and The Cocktail Party... -
![My Voice Because of You, by Pedro Salinas, Jorge Guillén]()
My Voice Because of You, by Pedro Salinas, Jorge Guillén
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEnglish, Spanish... -
![The Heart Mender: A Story of Second Chances by Andy Andrews]()
The Heart Mender: A Story of Second Chances by Andy Andrews
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"With the skill of a virtuoso, Andy Andrews continues his string of successful writing performances in his latest entertaining masterpiece. The plot, characters, and storyline combine to summon the reader into an unforgettable experience." Robert Silvers Executive Publisher, "The Saturday Evening Post" "At the Maui Writers Conference, we have had the best . . -
![The Man Born to Be King: A Play-Cycle on the Life of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by Dorothy L. Sayers]()
The Man Born to Be King: A Play-Cycle on the Life of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by Dorothy L. Sayers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this popular play-cycle, Sayers makes the Gospels come alive. "Her Jesus can bring tears to your eyes. You will be deeply moved--a powerful experience".--Sheldon Vanauken, A Severe Mercy... -
![The Spear by Louis de Wohl]()
The Spear by Louis de Wohl
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLouis de Wohl This panoramic novel of the last days of Christ ranges from the palaces of imperial Rome to the strife-torn hills of Judea-where the conflict of love and betrayal, revenge and redemption, reaches a mighty climax in the drama of the Crucifixion...Categorized as:
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![Friends and Enemies by Terri Wangard]()
Friends and Enemies by Terri Wangard
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChristian Historical Romance set in World War 2 In 1943, widowed seamstress Heidi Wetzel finds new meaning in life by caring for evacuated children on a rural farm in war-torn western Germany. Never a supporter of National Socialism, she takes pleasure in passive resistance, but must exercise caution around neighbors who delight in reporting to the Gestapo... -
![The Last of the Just by André Schwarz-Bart]()
The Last of the Just by André Schwarz-Bart
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOn March 11, 1185, in the old Anglican city of York, the Jews of the city were brutally massacred by their townsmen. As legend has it, God blessed the only survivor of this medieval pogrom, Rabbi Yom Tov Levy, as one of the Lamed-Vov, the thirty-six Just Men of Jewish tradition, a blessing which extended to one Levy of each succeeding generation... -
![The Little World of Don Camillo by Giovannino Guareschi]()
The Little World of Don Camillo by Giovannino Guareschi
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis tragicomical stories, often politically or socially charged, mostly situated in a fictional village on the Po called Boscaccio, in the period immediately after World War II, paint a clear picture of the post-war Italy. In this period the Italian Communist Party is very strong, but the Second World War and fascism are still vividly remembered. Boscaccio has a communist mayor named Peppone... -
![A Quilt for Jenna by Patrick E. Craig]()
A Quilt for Jenna by Patrick E. Craig
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJerusha Springer has spent months making the most beautiful quilt anyone in Apple Creek, Ohio has ever seen, and she knows it is going to take first prize at the Quilt Fair in Dalton. The prize money will be her ticket out of the Amish way of life—away from the memories of Jenna, the daughter she lost a year ago and Reuben, her tormented husband, who has been missing since Jenna’s death... -
![The Paris Housekeeper by Renee Ryan]()
The Paris Housekeeper by Renee Ryan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the author of The Secret Society of Salzburg comes a powerful and moving story of bravery and resilience in World War II Paris, and one woman who must face impossible choices to survive…Paris, 1940German tanks rumble through the streets of Paris, forcing frightened citizens to flee. But not everyone has the luxury to leave...Categorized as:
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![An Angel's Story by Max Lucado]()
An Angel's Story by Max Lucado
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSpiritual beings populate the stories of Scripture. Angels singing. Demons infecting. Heavenly hosts fighting . . . Ignore the armies of God and Satan and you ignore the heart of Scripture. Ever since the snake tempted Eve in Eden, we've known: there is more to this world than meets the eye...Categorized as:
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![The Heart of the Family by Elizabeth Goudge]()
The Heart of the Family by Elizabeth Goudge
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDespite the "crinkled pink petals strewn in the path of those who would have preferred red," four generations of Eliots have survived the War and are moving forward. The family's remarkable matriarch Lucilla is still with them, though she's facing the dark night of the soul. All is turned on its head with the arrival of Sebastian, another survivor of WWII... -
![A Dare and a Prayer by Julie Lessman]()
A Dare and a Prayer by Julie Lessman
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s a hotshot who takes up a dare.She’s an aspiring missionary who wants to beware.But will love become a gamble with a dare and a prayer?Lieutenant Henry Dennehy is a cocky and carefree fighter pilot in the Pacific Theatre of WW2, known for scoring big, both in the sky and on land... -
![A Hope and a Prayer by Julie Lessman]()
A Hope and a Prayer by Julie Lessman
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s in love with her best friend.He’s in love with her cousin.But when the war reveals a gift so rare, will they be saved by a hope and a prayer?As Head Nurse at 2d Hospital in Nancy, France, Lieutenant Hope Dennehy is known for her healing touch, especially when it comes to mending the wounds and spirit of her best friend, Lieutenant Bren O’Neill... -
![A Picture of Hope by Liz Tolsma]()
A Picture of Hope by Liz Tolsma
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Photojournalist Risks Her Life to Save ChildrenFull of intrigue, adventure, and romance, this new series celebrates the unsung heroes—the heroines of WWII. Journalist Nellie Wilkerson has spent the bulk of the war in London, photographing pilots taking off and landing—and she’s bored. She jumps at the chance to go to France, where the Allied forces recently landed... -
![Bright Arrows by Grace Livingston Hill]()
Bright Arrows by Grace Livingston Hill
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLeft alone after her beloved father's death, lovely young Eden Thurston struggles to hold her life and faith together. Then she receives help from two unexpected sources: letters left to her by her father and written by her mother when Eden was just a child, and a handsome young lawyer who comes to help her settle her father's estate... -
![A Spider Thread by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa]()
A Spider Thread by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLet us suppose the Buddha Sakyamuni was taking a morning stroll in paradise one day and happened by a lotus pond whence the flowers shone brilliant white as jewels, their golden centers effusing an ineffable perfume everywhere thereabouts... -
![Spies & Sweethearts by Linda Shenton Matchett]()
Spies & Sweethearts by Linda Shenton Matchett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA secret mission. A fake bride. A run for their lives.According to the OSS training manual, the life expectancy of a radio operator in Nazi-occupied France is six weeks. Partnered with one of the agency’s top spies, Gerard Lucas, newly-minted agent Emily Strealer plans to beat those odds. Then their cover is blown and all bets are off... -
![The Writing on the Wall by Dean Hughes]()
The Writing on the Wall by Dean Hughes
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn this new series, Dean Hughes paints a fascinating picture of the turbulent 60's. The Berlin Wall. The Cold War. The Kennedy Assassination. The Civil Rights movement. Issues and events marked by prosperity, unrest, increasing global awareness as well as divisiveness over national priorities... -
![Where Daffodils Bloom: Based on the True Story of a WWII War Bride by Leya Delray]()
Where Daffodils Bloom: Based on the True Story of a WWII War Bride by Leya Delray
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratings“If she stopped now, she might still be able to pick up the pieces and live that nice, safe life she’d always wanted. But after today…”In a tiny town on the coast of Lancashire, Lily Brown is trying to hold her life together... -
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![Shadows on the Hudson by Isaac Bashevis Singer]()
Shadows on the Hudson by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSerialized in the late 1950s, "Shadows on the Hudson" was translated from Yiddish and published posthumously as a complete novel in 1998, receiving widespread literary acclaim.From the Upper West Side to Miami's pastel resorts, Shadows on the Hudson traces the intertwined destiny of survivors in the aftermath of the Holocaust... -
![Colleen by Ashley Merrick]()
Colleen by Ashley Merrick
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsColleen Shea thought she was over the man who broke her heart. The man who invited her out for an elegant dinner, and instead of proposing informed her that needed to marry someone else. That had been devastating enough, but running into him a year later, with wife and new baby, was too much for her to bear... -
![Canteen Dreams by Cara C. Putman]()
Canteen Dreams by Cara C. Putman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, Audrey Stone wants to help in the war effort. But what's a young schoolteacher from Nebraska to do? When her community start a canteen at the train station, Audrey finds her place. She spends nearly every spare moment there, offering food and kindness to the soldiers passing through... -
![The Song by Calvin Miller]()
The Song by Calvin Miller
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Singer quickly became a favorite of evangelists, pastors, artists, students, teachers and readers of all sorts when it was originally published in 1975... -
![Grounded Hearts by Jeanne M. Dickson]()
Grounded Hearts by Jeanne M. Dickson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the midst of World War II, Ireland has declared herself neutral. Troops found on Irish soil must be reported and interned, no matter which side they are fighting for. When midwife Nan O’Neil finds a wounded young Canadian pilot at her door, she knows she’s taking a huge risk by letting him in. Not only is she a widow living alone, but if caught harboring a combatant, she’ll face imprisonment... -
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![According to the Pattern by Grace Livingston Hill]()
According to the Pattern by Grace Livingston Hill
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor generations, Grace Livingston Hill has been one of the most popular authors of inspirational romance. Find out for yourself why her stories continue to captivate readers of all ages. Grace Livingston Hill (1865-1947) has long been a favorite of readers who enjoy Christian fiction. Her books, generally set in the early 1900's, portray eternal truths in a way that readers of any age will enjoy... -
![All Through the Night by Grace Livingston Hill]()
All Through the Night by Grace Livingston Hill
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDale Huntley's life changed dramatically when her precious grandmother died. All alone, Dale had to face the bitterness and greed of her relatives who were trying to claim her home. But Dale's greatest sorrow was that her beloved was at war--and he might never return... -
![The Heretic: A Novel of the Inquisition by Miguel Delibes]()
The Heretic: A Novel of the Inquisition by Miguel Delibes
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn what may well be the last great novel of one of contemporary world literature's most accomplished authors, Miguel Delibes takes us into the heart of sixteenth-century Spain... -
![The Holy Sinner by Thomas Mann]()
The Holy Sinner by Thomas Mann
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTHE BOOK: An epic arch sinfulness, The Holy Sinner is one of Thomas Mann's great works. From the incestuous union of the two beautiful children of the Duke Grimald of Flanders a boy is born. Left to die at sea, the child is eventually rescued & brought up in holiness on the channel islands... -
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![Another Homecoming by Janette Oke, T. Davis Bunn]()
Another Homecoming by Janette Oke, T. Davis Bunn
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDuring World War II Martha faces difficult decisions when her husband is reported missing in action... -
![The Call of the Pines by Lucy Walker]()
The Call of the Pines by Lucy Walker
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Cherry Landin spots a handsome stranger on the beach it is the beginning of a journey that takes her to a cattle station in North West Australia, and beyond. From the bestselling author of Australian outback romance. Over 12 million books sold worldwide. Cherry accepts a job offer from Stephen Denton to act as governess to his brother's children... -
![The Train Was on Time by Heinrich Böll]()
The Train Was on Time by Heinrich Böll
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHeinrich Böll's taut and haunting first novel tells the story of twenty-four-year-old Private Andreas as he journeys on a troop train across the German countryside to the battle on the Eastern front. Trapped, he knows that Hitler has already lost the war ... yet he is suddenly galvanised by the thought that he is on the way to his death... -
![Job by Joseph Roth]()
Job by Joseph Roth
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMendel Singer, a modern day Job, goes through his trials in the ghettoes of Tsarist Russia, and on the unforgiving streets of New York. He loses his family, falls terribly ill, and is badly abused. He needs a miracle... -
![Bread and Wine by Ignazio Silone, Barry Menikoff]()
Bread and Wine by Ignazio Silone, Barry Menikoff
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe impoverished, desolate mountain regions of the Abruzzo during Mussolini's reign provide the backdrop for the three greatest novels by Ignazio Silone, one of the twentieth century's most important writers... -
![Youth Without Youth & Other Novellas (Romanian Literature & Thought in Translation) by Mircea Eliade]()
Youth Without Youth & Other Novellas (Romanian Literature & Thought in Translation) by Mircea Eliade
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBucharest, 1938: while Hitler gains power in Germany, the Romanian police start arresting students they suspect of belonging to the Iron Guard. Meanwhile, a man who has spent his life studying languages, poetry, and history - a man who thought his life was over - lies in a hospital bed, inexplicably alive and miraculously healthy, trying to figure out how to conceal his identity... -
![A Man for All Seasons by Robert Bolt]()
A Man for All Seasons by Robert Bolt
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA Man for All Seasons , which charts the dramatic events leading to the execution of Sir Thomas More in 1535, has been a modern stage classic since its first production in 1960. In this tense play of conscience, Thomas More, Lord Chancellor of England enters into political and moral conflict with King Henry VIII when he refuses to support the King's move to divorce his wife, Catherine of Aragon... -
![Catholics by Brian Moore]()
Catholics by Brian Moore
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“The story is told with . . . superb grace and wit.”—The New Yorker“If reading it upsets you, do not be surprised. . . . Moore has eliminated our standard escapes from God—a secularized Kingdom or a romanticized past.”—America“A neat and striking story... -
![Time Bender: The man who came to save the earth by Tijn Touber]()
Time Bender: The man who came to save the earth by Tijn Touber
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTime Bender beschrijft de ontdekkingstocht van een jongeman die wordt meegesleept in een Galactische strijd die zijn weerga niet kent. De mensheid - zo ontdekt hij - bevindt zich in een sleutelpositie om de Kosmische conflicten voor eens en voor altijd op te lossen. De vraag is alleen: worden wij op tijd wakker? 'Ik heb je boek met open mond gelezen. Dit is echt next level... -
![The Mule-Bone by Zora Neale Hurston]()
The Mule-Bone by Zora Neale Hurston
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis story begins in Eatonville, Florida, on a Saturday afternoon with Jim and Dave fighting for Daisy's affection. An argument breaks out between two men, and Jim picks up a hock bone from a mule and knocks Dave out. Because of that Jim gets arrested and is held for trial in Joe Clarke's barn... -
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![The Simple Past by Driss Chraïbi]()
The Simple Past by Driss Chraïbi
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Simple Past came out in 1954, and both in France and its author’s native Morocco the book caused an explosion of fury... -
![Sotto il sole di Satana by Georges Bernanos]()
Sotto il sole di Satana by Georges Bernanos
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis new translation marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of Georges Bernanos's first novel, Under Satan's Sun, a powerful account of intense spiritual struggle that reflects the author's deeply-felt religion. The work develops a theme that persistently inspired Bernanos: the existence of evil as a spiritual force and its dramatic role in human destiny... -
![Hadrian the Seventh by Frederick Rolfe]()
Hadrian the Seventh by Frederick Rolfe
Rated: 3.53 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOne day George Arthur Rose, hack writer and minor priest, discovers that he has been picked to be Pope. He is hardly surprised and not in the least daunted. "The previous English pontiff was Hadrian the Fourth," he declares. "The present English pontiff is Hadrian the Seventh. It pleases Us; and so, by Our own impulse, We command."Hadrian is conceived in the image of his creator, Fr... -
![سمفونی پاستورال by André Gide]()
سمفونی پاستورال by André Gide
Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn beautiful, evocative prose, Gide's short novel explores such themes as love, blindness, honor, and mortality... -
![As for Me and My House by Sinclair Ross]()
As for Me and My House by Sinclair Ross
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“It’s an immense night out there, wheeling and windy. The lights on the street and in the houses against the black wetness, little unilluminating glints that might be painted on it. The town seems huddled together, cowering on a high tiny perch, afraid to move lest it topple into the wind.”The town is Horizon, the setting of Sinclair Ross’ brilliant classic study of life in the Depression era... -
![The Gospel According to the Son by Norman Mailer]()
The Gospel According to the Son by Norman Mailer
Rated: 3.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNorman Mailer fused fact and fiction to create indelible portraits of such figures as Marilyn Monroe, Gary Gilmore, and Lee Harvey Oswald. In The Gospel According to the Son, Mailer reimagines, as no other modern author has, the key character of Western history...
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