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Poems and Prayers for the Very Young by Martha Alexander
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIllus. in full color. Children will treasure Rossetti's "Who Has Seen the Wind," Emerson's "Father We Thank Thee," Stevenson's "Rain," and 35 other warm inspirational verses collected here, all gracefully illustrated... -
![Curious George's ABCs by H.A. Rey]()
Curious George's ABCs by H.A. Rey
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRead from A to Z along with George in a condensed version of the classic Curious George Learns the Alphabet... -
![A'mak-i Hayal by Şehbenderzâde Filibeli Ahmed Hilmi]()
A'mak-i Hayal by Şehbenderzâde Filibeli Ahmed Hilmi
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"A'mâk-ı Hayâl, yeni harflerle ve sadeleştirilmiş olarak birçok kez basıldığı halde, ciddi bir değerlendirmeye neden konu olamamıştır? Bu sorunun yanıtı, yine yayınların kendisindedir. Bu yayınlar, ne yazık ki, eseri ciddi bir değerlendirme konusu kılabilecek bir titizlik ve özenden yoksundur... -
![Ride Harder by Gordon L. Rottman]()
Ride Harder by Gordon L. Rottman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom Western Spur award-winning author Gordon L. Rottman comes Ride Harder, the sequel to USA Today bestseller The Hardest Ride. Another classic western yarn from a master storyteller, Ride Harder follows cowpuncher Bud Eugen and his resourceful fiancée Marta as they confront all of the dangers Texas in the late 1880’s holds, both old and newfangled... -
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![The Raiders by Robert Vaughan]()
The Raiders by Robert Vaughan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA daredevil Confederate captain challenges the Union blockade - while a bold young beauty lays siege to his wayward heart. Tawny-haired, golden-eyed Candice Pratt, whose daring was equal to the captains, and whose entanglement in his life ashore and at sea might well get him shot as a spy - or hanged as a pirate... -
![The Hound of Heaven by Francis Thompson]()
The Hound of Heaven by Francis Thompson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings'This world renown, classic poem immortalizes the Divine Play between God and man in the eternal pursuit of Love. God's persuasion and man's evasion until the final surrender of the beloved to the Beloved... -
![The White Chief by Thomas Mayne Reid, Nathaniel Orr]()
The White Chief by Thomas Mayne Reid, Nathaniel Orr
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn exciting and well-written book by Mayne Reid based on his experiences during the war between America and Mexico in the 1840s. Reid took the title of "Captain" because that was what his men called him during that war, although he was never promoted to that rank. The importance of Reid's books with this background is that they were among the first in the Wild West genre... -
![The Trees of Pride by G.K. Chesterton]()
The Trees of Pride by G.K. Chesterton
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"We wish you'd get rid of what you've got here, sir," he observed, digging doggedly. "Nothing'll grow right with them here." "Shrubs!" said the Squire, laughing. "You don't call the peacock trees shrubs, do you? Fine tall trees -- you ought to be proud of them." "Ill weeds grow apace," observed the gardener. "Weeds can grow as houses when somebody plants them... -
![The House of Desires by Juana Inés de la Cruz]()
The House of Desires by Juana Inés de la Cruz
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOriginally written by seventeenth century nun Sor Juana Inéz de la Cruz and adapted here by Catherine Boyle, House of Desires is a romantic farce involving a brother and sister entangled in a web of love with four others.Critically acclaimed, this play was part of the Royal Shakespeare Company's Spanish Golden Age 2004 season... -
![Songs of Mihyar the Damascene by Adonis]()
Songs of Mihyar the Damascene by Adonis
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWritten while Adonis was on a scholarship in Paris from 1960 to 1961, Songs of Mihyar the Damascene is widely considered to be the apex of the modernist poetry movement in the Arab world. Drawing not only on Western influences, such as T. S... -
![The Reunion by Jack Weyland]()
The Reunion by Jack Weyland
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Eric Turner first considered attending his high school's twentieth reunion, he envisioned a romantic weekend getaway where he and his wife Janice could relax and separate themselves from the responsibilities of home and bishopric for a few fleeting hours. But somehow the weekend gets out of hand... -
![Holy Bible: Burgundy, Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition by Anonymous]()
Holy Bible: Burgundy, Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition by Anonymous
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition is considered by sound Biblical scholars to be the best English rendering of Holy Scripture. It is the translation used in official Church pronouncements, and has served as the basis for the scriptural text used in the Catechism of the Catholic Church... -
![Sculpting in Time by Andrei Tarkovsky]()
Sculpting in Time by Andrei Tarkovsky
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAndrey Tarkovsky, the genius of modern Russian cinema--hailed by Ingmar Bergman as "the most important director of our time"--died an exile in Paris in December 1986. In Sculpting in Time, he has left his artistic testament, a remarkable revelation of both his life and work... -
![New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures by Anonymous]()
New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures by Anonymous
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsExamine the features of the New World Translation, a Bible that is accurate and easy to read... -
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![The Secret Of The Rosary by Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort]()
The Secret Of The Rosary by Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCanon William says of De Montfort's book, The Secret of the Rosary- "It goes far beyond mere research. We might say that it contains everything that can be said about the Rosary, its content and form, its real worth, about the instruction necessary for its appreciation and use."De Montfort calls the Rosary "the mystical rose tree of Jesus and Mary in life, death, and eternity... -
![The Holy Temple by Boyd K. Packer]()
The Holy Temple by Boyd K. Packer
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis is a comprehensive book about the LDS temple. It examines in detail the doctrines and practices which surround that holy building, and their implications for the individual Church member. Part one offers the Lord's "Come to the temple... -
![Catechism of the Catholic Church by Catholic Church, Pope John Paul II]()
Catechism of the Catholic Church by Catholic Church, Pope John Paul II
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsHere it is -- the first new Catechism of the Catholic Church in more than 400 years, a complete summary of what Catholic throughout the world believe in common. This book is the catechism (the word means "instruction") that will serve as the standarad for all future catechisms.The Catechism draws on the Bible, the Mass, the Sacraments, Church tradition and teaching, and the lives of saints...Categorized as:
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![Caesar and Christ by Will Durant]()
Caesar and Christ by Will Durant
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsVolume 3 of the monumental Story of Civilization, CAESAR AND CHRIST depicts the rise of Rome from a crossroads town to empire. The world's first republic, Rome spread its civilization over the Mediterranean and western European world. Its long, slow crumbling and final collapse plunged Europe into darkness and chaos.The Pax Romana broke some heads...Categorized as:
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![I Heard God Laughing: Poems of Hope and Joy by Hafez]()
I Heard God Laughing: Poems of Hope and Joy by Hafez
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom bestselling poet Daniel Ladinsky, a rich collection that brings the great Sufi poet Hafiz to Western readersTo Persians, the poems of Hafiz are not “classical literature” from a remote past but cherished wisdom from a dear and intimate friend that continues to be quoted in daily life. With uncanny insight, Hafiz captures the many forms and stages of love... -
![The Chumash (Artscroll (Mesorah Series)) Travel Size, Sefard, Vol. I by Nosson Scherman]()
The Chumash (Artscroll (Mesorah Series)) Travel Size, Sefard, Vol. I by Nosson Scherman
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStone Chumash Travel 1/V... -
![The New Testament and the People of God by N.T. Wright]()
The New Testament and the People of God by N.T. Wright
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPart of a five-volume project on the theological questions surrounding the origins of Christianity, this book offers a reappraisal of literary, historical and theological readings of the New Testament, arguing for a form of "critical realism" that facilitates different readings of the text...Categorized as:
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![A Path Through Suffering: Discovering the Relationship Between God's Mercy and Our Pain by Elisabeth Elliot]()
A Path Through Suffering: Discovering the Relationship Between God's Mercy and Our Pain by Elisabeth Elliot
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMust we stumble through sorrow and tragedy witout understanding or is there a lighted way-a path-through suffering? Elisabeth Elliot plots the treacherous passage through pain, grief and loss a journey most of us will make many times in our life... -
![A Marvelous Work and a Wonder by LeGrand Richards]()
A Marvelous Work and a Wonder by LeGrand Richards
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThis is a new release of the original 1950 edition... -
![Waiting on God (Updated, Annotated): A 31-Day Study by Andrew Murray]()
Waiting on God (Updated, Annotated): A 31-Day Study by Andrew Murray
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWait for the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart; wait, I say, for the LORD – Psalm 27:14 Too little time is given to waiting on the Lord at our conventions and assemblies, and in our private devotions. Isn’t He willing to make things right in His own divine way? Has the life of God’s people reached the utmost limit of what He is willing to do for them? Surely not... -
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![How to Study the Bible by Dwight L. Moody]()
How to Study the Bible by Dwight L. Moody
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI will never forget thy precepts; for with them thou hast caused me to live. (Psalm 119:93)There is no situation in life for which you cannot find some word of consolation in Scripture. If you are in affliction, if you are in adversity and trial, there is a promise for you... -
![True Devotion to Mary by Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort]()
True Devotion to Mary by Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsConsidered the greatest single book on Mary ever written, this classic shows the way to Jesus through Mary. It sums up the entire Christian life and provides the key both to sanctity and to salvation. Beloved by countless souls; makes lasting devotees. St. Louis De Montfort prophesied that True Devotion to Mary would be the way of life of the great Saints of the latter times... -
![The Collected Poems, 1957-1982 by Wendell Berry]()
The Collected Poems, 1957-1982 by Wendell Berry
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA longtime spokesman for conservation, common sense, and sustainable agriculture, Wendell Berry writes eloquently in several styles and methods. Among other literary forms, he is a poet of great clarity and sureness... -
![Diwan of Abu Tayyib Ahmad Ibn Al-Husayn Al-Mutanabbi by أبو الطيب المتنبي, Arthur Wormhoudt]()
Diwan of Abu Tayyib Ahmad Ibn Al-Husayn Al-Mutanabbi by أبو الطيب المتنبي, Arthur Wormhoudt
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis Arabic-English translation of Mutanabbi's Diwan is one of the classical works of Arabic literature... -
![Hellenistic Astrology: The Study of Fate and Fortune by Chris Brennan]()
Hellenistic Astrology: The Study of Fate and Fortune by Chris Brennan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHellenistic astrology is a tradition of horoscopic astrology that was practiced in the Mediterranean region from approximately the first century BCE until the seventh century CE...Categorized as:
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![Friends of God: Homilies by Josemaría Escrivá]()
Friends of God: Homilies by Josemaría Escrivá
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis collection of homilies by St. Josemaría Escrivá helps you develop a strong, lasting friendship with the God who is close to us. St. Josemaría gives you a broad picture of the basic human and Christian virtues, so that you can not only follow closely in our Lord's footsteps, but establish and maintain a filial dialogue with God...
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