In CELESTIAL CONNECTIONS, Part I, Raymond Adams, a United Nations leader in New York City in America, was contacted in 2027 by celestial beings from Plumeria in The Pleaides. Solarian and his Plumerian helpers were able to save the Earth from land, sea, air and water pollution. Solar energy is produced at new, solar fusion plants for use in people's homes, factories and transportation industry from then on. Raymond Adams fell in love with Zerraya, a Plumerian maiden. They traveled from our solar system to Plumeria billions of miles away. World government was proposed to unite all world leaders on Earth to establish peace, unity, harmony and prosperity for, of and by all the world's citizens. Part II in CELESTIAL CONNECTIONS is a sequel which describes celestial encounters. War, poverty, starvation and diseases must be overcome. There were UFO invasions on Venus, Mars, Earth and the Moon as well as many solar system planets. Interplanetary leaders from Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune established an interplanetary agreement to protect our solar system from galactic, space wars and destruction. UFO invaders were forced to leave our solar system. Raymond and Zerraya Adams had three new age children, Lawrence, Ruth and Warren Adams. Lawrence married Serena from Plumeria. They would have new age children on Earth. Lawrence Adams encountered danger from Plutonians from Pluto on the planet Neptune. The Plutonians left Pluto to live on Florean which had a much better climate and living conditions. The landscapes, living conditions and climates are described on Venus, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Florean in our solar system. Enjoy reading about the challenges, adventures, romance, dangers, problems and celestial connections in our universe.
Lester Hill, a gifted, highly intelligent person, spoke, read and wrote exceptionally well from early childhood on. Lester discovered new plants and rocks. He performed scientific experiments and he was a terrific gardener. Lester became an accomplished pianist, screenplay writer, filmmaker and director of films. He established Hill's Film Studio in Hollywood, California. Lester Hill spoke and wrote with brilliant candor. He was sincere, frank and forthright. He married a filmmaker. Lester and Celeste Hill worked together at Hill's Film Studio. They experienced romance, adventures, family reunions, prosperity, fame, some dangers, sadness and happiness. Their two children, Aaron and Serena Hill, were very bright. Both of them achieved success in school and personal ambitions. Success and personal fulfillment are possible when a person develops natural abilities and talents. Be sincere, honest, frank and direct. Communicate with brilliant candor to develop your talents and abilities to achieve your goals.
ADVENTUROUS EXPERIENCES is an exciting, dynamic, nonfiction book of 63 short stories and articles. Adventure stories include Steve Omar, A World Traveler, Adventures At The Great Lakes, Roving Around, African Adventures, Florida Vacationland, Staying In A Barn, Life In Halcyon, Greyhound Bus Journeys, Train Experiences, Mystery Caves and Marco Polo's Remarkable Experiences. Travel topics include The Mediterranean Sea, Australia Fascinations, Life In Germany, Japan Today, New Zealand Enchantment and Fascinating Seacoasts. Historical topics are Ancient Cities In The World, Antia, An Underwater City, Living In The 16th Through 21st Centuries, and 2012 A.D. Nature topics are Horrendous Hurricanes, Cactus and Rock Gardens, Fossils and Hollow Trees. Human interest topics are Scammer Tragedies, Awareness Group, Discussions, Roles Of Mayors, Worthwhile Ambitions, Attractive Hairstyles, Facing Obstacles, Abuses And Mistreatment, Maurine's Challenge, Victories, Amazon Women and Anastasia From The Siberian Taiga. Miscellaneous topics are Daisy, A Rambunctious Dog, Spirulina Prod-ucts, Building A House, Hats And Bonnets, Horse And Buggy Days, Warehouse Information, Refrigeration Advantages, Kaleidoscopes, Video Selections, Composing Music, Bedspreads and Quilts, Fruits And Vegeta-bles, Mysteries In Israel, T.V. Dinners And Frozen Foods, Attending Church, Diary Time, How To Use A Dictionary, The Pleiadians, Spiritual Predictions, Visual Apparitions, Soya Products, Living In A Rest Home and Vaudeville Entertainment. ADVENTUROUS EXPERIENCES is a worthwhile book with many stimulating topics, stories and articles.
INFINITE OPPORTUNITIES is a book of seventy short stories and articles about many worthwhile topics and issues. Topics are about traveling, adventures, nature, health, philosophic issues, social topics, special occasions, creative experiences and other topics. You will enjoy reading these 70 worthwhile stories and articles. You will become awakened and inspired when you read this book.
In this twelfth-century epic adventure set in Iceland and England, a young man escapes his troubled home—but cannot escape his destiny. In Two Ravens, a novel heavily influenced by the Norse sagas, Bjarni Hoskuldsson, an Icelander of the old faith, flees his violent father and his far-too-attractive stepmother to travel around Britain for a while, but ultimately must return home to meet and deal with his fate.
REMARKABLE WORLD TRAVELS is an exciting description of places, cultural events and other interesting things to do as you travel around the world. An overview of the world is presented. Life in Europe describes many countries such as Great Britain, France, The Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Lichtenstein, Belgium, Norway, Sweden and Finland. A tour to Hong Kong and mainland China will enlighten you about Asia. Adventures in the South Pacific reveals life in Micronesia, the Ha-waiian Islands and Papua New Guinea. You will learn about landscapes, cities and cultural experiences in Russia. Alaska is the largest state in America. You will learn about different, Alaskan Indians who settled in Alaska many thousands of years ago. Canada is east of Alaska. Canada is the second largest country in the world. Travel to California on the West Coast of America to find out about contrasting landscapes, major cities, special events and activities there. You will continue to travel through Oregon, Arizona, Montana to New York City in New York State. Steve Omar has described his personal travels to Hawaii, Indonesia, Bali, India, Egypt, the Middle East, Kashmir, Mexico and South America. He has focused on how to travel inexpensively to cut costs. Steve ex-perienced many adventures and some dangers. REMARKABLE WORLD TRAVELS is an adventurous travelogue which will awaken you about many worthwhile places to travel to in the world. Enjoy this book's vivid descriptions of many places and cultures in the world.
Fortunately is about the Millhoffs, a wealthy family living on Nob Hill in San Francisco, California. Jason, Larry, Jennifer and Lisa grow up with many luxuries. All of them accomplish worthwhile goals when they change and transform. Fortunately they have the opportunity to choose hobbies and careers. Jason became an influential politician and eventually President of the U.S.A. Jennifer became an anthropologist and a well-known writer. Larry became a successful, football coach and P.E. teacher. Lisa became a pianist and an actress. After completing college Jennifer took a spectacular, world tour. Jason competed in tennis tournaments. Lisa performed in academy award winning films. The Millhoffs donated money to help needy, impoverished people.
Of the women in King Richard's life, she is the least known-and the most powerful. During the Third Crusade, deaths from fever and starvation are common, but King Richard the Lion-Hearted has a secret ally against these impassable enemies-a mysterious healer by the name of Edythe. She was sent to him by his mother Eleanor, and Richard first assumes that Edythe is a spy. But when her medical knowledge saves his life, she becomes an indispensable member of his camp-even as his loyal soldiers, suspicious of her talent for warding off death, call her a witch.
With a young king facing death, a warrior of the Knights Templar struggles to maintain Christian control of the Holy Land in this “masterful . . . great read” (Publishers Weekly). Non nobis, Domine, non nobis, sed Nomine Tuo da gloriam. “Not to us, O Lord, but to Your Name give glory.” This motto highlights the vows of chastity and humility taken by the Knights Templar. But, it also speaks to their role as ferocious warriors, passionately and bloodily seeking out glory for their God. Set in the Holy Land in 1187 A.D., Cecelia Holland’s historical novel masterfully explores the conspiracies and political maneuvers leading up to the Third Crusade. Following a stunning victory at the Battle of Ramleh, Norman Templar Rannulf Fitzwilliam must negotiate a truce with the enemy and determine the order of succession to the throne of Baudouin, the young Christian king dying of leprosy. However, Rannulf’s instincts are for battle, not diplomacy. Temptation and betrayal await him around every corner. The question is not whether he can survive on the battlefield, but whether he can survive the politics and protocol of the royal court. “Holland's masterful layering of subplots, historical detail and multiple perspectives makes for a great read.” —Publisher’s Weekly “She brings as much suspense to political intrigue as to the sprawling battle scenes at which she excels.” —The New York Times Book Review
Magnificent Celestial Journeys is about celestial journeys in space and spectacular journeys on Earth. In Part One entitled Celestial Missions on Earth, Lavena Emerson, from the Earth, met celestial beings from Celestia in The Pleaides when they came to Earth. Lavena must fulfill her mission on Earth. Lavena and Palasio influence the President of the U.S.A. and world leaders to find ways to stop terrorism and world crises. After terrorism, world wars and other world crises are resolved Lavena went to Celestia to live. Celestia is a peaceful, beautiful planet where spiritually advanced Celestians live. Lavenia experienced peace and enlightenment on Celestia. Part Two is entitled Spectacular Journeys. Spectacular journeys are vividly described about many places on Earth. Spiritual journeys describe wonderlands and inner planes. There are many dimensions in God's kingdoms for us to explore. Astral visions, unusual dreams, fairies, angelic realms, higher planes and tourist havens are vividly described.
INCREDIBLE TIMES is an exciting book of 45 stories and articles. This book is about romance, adventures and human interest stories, social and controversial issues, school memories, unique people and family reunions. How we experience sudden changes, go to exotic places and have grand times are described. Other topics are about oceanography, mountain climbing, visiting islands and cities. You can even read about delicatessens, buffets, Knott's Berry Farm and about clubs. UFO encounters are described. Telepathic communications are possible. Summer is a special time to travel and relax. Dream time is unusual. Incredible times make life extraordinary. So enjoy this book about many topics, issues, descriptive experiences and events.
THE FUTURE AGE BEYOND THE NEW AGE MOVEMENT reveals the NEW AGE MOVEMENT over 130 years. Successes and failures are described in different NEW AGE religious groups. This book contains the most important messages you can possibly read on this planet and the most important events on Earth in 75,000 years. Influential leaders in the New Age Movement are Helena Blavatsky, Francia La Due, William Quan Judge, William David Dower, Ph.D., Godfrey Rey King, Rudolph Steiner Mark and Elizabeth Prophet, Aleister Crowley, Dolores Cannon, Wynn Free, David Wilcox, Barbara Hand Clow, Michael Newton, Lyssa Royal and Ashayana Deane, etc. Part One focuses on the New Age Renaissance of 1966 through 1976. In Part Two we have explored the history of the New Age Movement through the 1970s and traced many of its most popular beliefs and practices to very ancient times. In Part Three we gave details about the Future Age Movement from 1987 to 2013.
MAGNIFICENT RECOLLECTIONS is a marvelous book of 70 short stories and articles. There are a wide variety of topics such as adventure, science, health, history, landscapes, fantasy, Education, human interests, religion, philosophy and other topics. SCIENCE TOPICS are What Are Animals Aware Of?, Earthquake Tragedy In Haiti, Meteors and Meteorites, Weather Conditions In The World, Alternative Energy, Laws Of Nature, India’s Great Scientist And Inventor, Jagadis Chandra Bose, George Washington Carver’s Accomplishments, Swans Are Graceful, Do Dinosaurs Live Today, Anastasia’s Garden Techniques, Accomplished Astronomers, Planetoids In Outer Space, Scientific Methods and Magnificent Rainbows. HEALTH TOPICS are Pyramid Power, A Healthy Way To Eat, Old Fashion Cooking, Hemp Could Help Humanity and Anastasia’s Garden Techniques. HISTORY TOPICS are Where Is The World’s Oldest Temple? Life In The 19th Century, Shambhala and Underground Egyptian Temple Discovered In The Grand Canyon. LANDSCAPE TOPICS are Dubai—A Modern Country In The Middle East, California— Land Of Resources, Country Life, Knowledge About Antarctica, South America—Land Of Opportunity and Phenomenal Discoveries About Lake Vostok. ADVENTURE TOPICS are Beyond The Horizon, Wild Sailboard Adventures and Interplanetary Adventure. FANTASY TOPICS are Tasper The Ghost, Revisit Alice In Wonderland, Imaginary Figures and Tale of Bliss. EDUCATION TOPICS are Reading Enrichment, Experiences In Classrooms and Become Well Educated. HUMAN INTEREST TOPICS are The Tea Party, Louisa May Alcott—A Well Known American Writer, Best Friends, About Famous Film Stars, How Television Affects Our Lives, Identical Twins, The Shop-keeper, Brad’s Conflicts, Experiences At a Pub, Important Moments, Giants Still Exist On Earth, Indigo Boy Describes Mars and Elderly Years. RELIGIOUS TOPICS are Invisible Reality, The Last Supper, What Is Missing in the Bible? Churchgoers, Inner Dimensional Contacts, An Experience In Cosmic Consciousness and The Prophet Peter Deunov. PHILOSOPHICAL TOPICS are Why We Need to Know God and What You Need To Know About Yourselves. OTHER TOPICS are Speculations And Answers, Continue Being Creative, Cabin Homes On A Cruise Ship, Hatchback Five-Door, Electric Ford, Music In Daily Living, The China Set, About Banks And Bankers, A New World Economy and the Mystery About Crop Circles.
Engaging, simple text allows readers to explore the rich history and fascinating facts surrounding this symbol of freedom and opportunity for generations of immigrants, including how long it took to build the Statue of Liberty, what the different parts of the statue represent, and what words are written at the base of the statue. A fun follow-up activity invites readers to research their own familys route to America.
SIGNIFICANT MOMENTS is a dynamic book of 70 short stories and articles. You will read about a variety of stimulating topics. HUMAN INTEREST topics are Remarkable People, Gray Hair, Survival Man, Don't Give Up, Why Settle For More?, Facing Crises, Middle East Solutions, Servers are People, Why Do we Cry?, Why People Work, Is Television Healthy to Watch? Endless Possibilities, Negative and Positive Solutions, Dependence and Independence, Hiring and Firing Employees, Fiddle A Dee! Why Some People Are Called Bums, Why People Are Creative, Getting Along With Relatives, Why We Think We Are Limited, Future Generations, Happenings and Soap Operas PHILOSOPHICAL TOPICS are Understanding Why?, Celestial Awareness, Expectations, Criterions For Living, Will Humanity Survive?, We Can Change, New Perspectives, Facing Death, Count Your Blessings, and Introspections. ADVENTURE TOPICS are Jane Gwendell's Outer Space Experience, New Horizons, Voyagers, Facts About Zoos, White Cliffs, Enjoy The Caribbean Islands, Intriguing Bahama Islands, Great Britain Yesterday and Today, Look Beyond The Horizon, Wonderland Fantasies, Floating on Icebergs, Remote Places, Fantasies and Realities and Diamond Mines. OTHER EXCITING TOPICS are Solving Problems, Using Your Imagination, Spinning Wheels, Extrasensory Experiences, New Age Music, Playing A Harp, Rare Commodities, Different Bands, Icecream Treats, Our American Economy Today, Uses of Glass, Our Favorite Foods, Effects of Sounds, Experiencing Fires, Uses of Rubber, Creatures In The World, Global Warming, Revolving Objects, Physical Therapy, All About Books, Selecting Textbooks and Still Life Collections.
American pioneers experienced many astounding, challenging, risky encounters in their westward trek across America from Vermont to California in Conestoga wagons in the middle of the 19th Century. They witnessed spectacular scenery such as lakes, rivers, waterfalls and diverse terrain in crossing the American wilderness. They met up with many Indian Tribes. Some Indians were hostile and others were helpful during unique Indian encounters. The terrain changes were abrupt, fascinating and challenging as they trekked by the Great Lakes, crossed might rivers, the vast prairies, fertile, green land, the arid plateau country and hot, dry deserts. They encountered wild bears, packs of ravaging coyotes, wolves and poisonous snakes. They traversed steep, rugged mountains with deep crevasses on foot. There are romances, tragedies, adventures and intriguing pioneer experiences and trials. In Westward Pursuit the author describes authentic, realistic, pioneer experiences as they pursue a very risky journey through the American wilderness. The author has developed exciting, intriguing incidents between the main characters among the pioneers in the twelve-month trek across America.
Shifting Gears is a richly illustrated exploration of the American era of gear-and-girder technology. From the 1890s to the 1920s machines and structures shaped by this technology emerged in many forms, from automobiles and harvesting machines to bridges and skyscrapers. The most casual onlooker to American life saw examples of the new technology on Main Street, on the local railway platform, and in the pages of popular magazines. A major consequence of this technology was its effect on the arts, in particular the literary arts. Three prominent American writers of the time -- Ernest Hemingway, John Dos Passos, and William Carlos Williams -- became designer-engineers of the word. Tichi reveals their use of prefabricated, manufactured components in poems and prose. As designers, they enacted in style and structure the new technological values. The writers, according to Tichi, thought of words themselves as objects for assembly into a design. Using materials from magazines, popular novels , movie reviews, the toy industry, and advertising, as well as the texts of the nation's major enduring writers, Tichi shows how turn-of-the-century technology pervaded every aspect of American culture and how this culture could be defined as a collaborative effort of the engineer, the architect, the fiction writer, and the poet. She demonstrates that a technological revolution is not a revolution only of science but of language as well. Originally published in 1987. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
Oscar Purcell, from Toronto, Canada, was earnestly seeking truth, wisdom and enlightenment in Part One entitled Earnestly Seeking. Oscar studied world religions and world philosophies. Oscar became a successful, Philosophy and World Religion college professor at U.C.L.A. He traveled to India, Nepal and the Himalayan Mountains. He went to Hindu, Buddhist and Jain temples. He attended religious festivals and other, cultural events. He observed lifestyles in India and Nepal. Many Indians and Nepalese live simple lives. A colleague described his travels to Tibet and Bhutan. Oscar experienced romance, adventures, challenges and spiritual illumination. He met a beautiful, Hindu woman who he fell in love with and married. You Need to Know God in Part Two describes why and how to know God. Make God your best friend. Help others to know God. Magnificent Splendors in Part Three is about celestial creations, magnificent splendors in the nature kingdom on Earth and solar systems in the Universe. Evolution exists giving us the opportunity to develop and grow spiritually. Heavenly beings exist to serve us. Other Dimensions in Part Four describes astral planes and etheric visions. Knowledge about sacred, chakra centers and cause and effect relationships are described. Three higher dimensions exist. Higher beings are visualized. SEEK ENLIGHTENMENT WITHIN will enlighten you to awaken to deeper truth and wisdom about life and spiritual realities.
EXPAND YOUR AWARENESS is a worthwhile book about types of meaningful conversations. Different peoples and cultures in the world are described. How to heal the world is significant. We should take care of ourselves by eating properly and exercising. Well known writing styles are effective ways to communicate to others. You will learn how and why stimulating conversations affect our lives. Our world needs to be healed of pollution, war, diseases, starvation and poverty. Peace, harmony, balance and unity are necessary for us to maintain physical and mental well being. A variety of writing styles helps humanity to express ideas, creativity and attitudes about life. We need to be stimulated by becoming awakened and enlightened. Our lives can be more fulfilled when we experience higher consciousness.
Imagine If . describes lifestyles during the Great Depression in 1929 on. The Sullivans had to endure poverty, possible starvation, labor disputes and tragedies. Yet thirteen Sullivan children were able to change their lives to become successful and eventually prosperous. Turning points cause Frank, Bill, Jacob, Sara, Joseph, Charles, Leonard, Tom, Isabelle, Ella, Molly, Martha and Rose to face hardships, dangers and challenges. Their mother, Maggie Sullivan became a widow at 42. Maggie Sullivan raised thirteen children by herself. Ralph Sullivan died at the age of 49 because of long hours and working conditions in a machine factory. Wages were low. Jobs were hard to keep. Food was scarce. Life was difficult in New York City. Sara enjoyed acting on the stage. Bill became a bank administrator. Jacob went to Rome, Italy to live. Frank became a manager. Sara became a business executive. Maggie Sullivan enjoyed many grandchildren in her later years.
Power of Creative and Worthwhile Living is a focus on creative ingenuity, virtuous and fulfilling living. The authors describe creative accomplishments, types and effects of creativity. Faith, hope, charity, kindness, compassion, honesty, courage, patience, endurance, forgiveness, love, will and wisdom are virtues that develop character. A worthwhile life is established by developing positive goals, creating a positive self image, developing significant virtues and establishing meaningful activities. Maintain inner peace and balance. Seek happiness and fulfillment. Recognize higher consciousness to attain ultimate fulfillment.
RELEVANT INTERESTS is a dynamic book of 56 short stories and articles about a wide variety of topics and interests. Exciting topics include Revelations That Will Astound You!, Shamballa, The Value Of Crystals, Lemurian And Atlantean Temples and Seven Root Races On Earth. More fascinating topics are Ocean Mysteries, Butterflies, Umbrellas And Parasols, Stained Glass Objects, The Etheric Universe, Chemical And Alchemical Affinity and A True Story. Golden Days, Avatars Exist, Santa Claus, Porcelain Paraphernalia, Frame Your Photos And Paintings, Creekside Adventures and Japanese Baths are stimulating topics. Russian Village Life, Edgar Cayce Insights, Avoid Accidents, Into The Light, Effects Of Painkillers, Echoes From The Past, Use Of VCRs And DVD Players, Lighthouses Beacon, Old Victorian Houses, Experiencing Diabetes, Seashore Painting, Games And Puzzles, Up In The Attic, Scavengers Exist and Ballroom Dancing are more worthwhile topics. Keeping A Current Address Book, The Charity Dinner, Llamas From South America, Wearing Dark Glasses, Theogenesis Revealed, Elephants Still Live, My High School P.E. Teachers, Pencils And Pens, The Forest Dwellers, A Campfire Story, Office Chatter, Movie And Stage Play Goers and Electricity Counts are diverse and dynamic topics. Candlelight Services, The Garden Party, Beverly Sills, A Famous Opera Star, The Importance Of Early Childhood Education, Parapsychology, Toronto, A Cosmopolitan City, The Louvre In Paris, France, Unlocking The Genetic Code and The Science Of Dreams will enlighten you.
CERTAIN PEOPLE MAKE A DIFFERENCE is a book about important people who have led others to make changes to improve the opportunities of others. Oceanographers have made significant discoveries in the ocean. Certain America Indians have helped pioneers and settlers to survive in the American wilderness. Devoted parents make a difference by raising their children properly so they grow up with good habits, home training, values and beliefs. Pet owners make a difference when they are caring, loving and attentive to their pets. Good friends are important in our lives because they help us feel needed, loved and appreciated. We adjust better and make positive changes when we learn from certain people. Spiritual leaders have a profound effect on us. Certain spiritual leaders may encourage us to become aware of deeper, spiritual experiences. They inspire and uplift us to search within for universal truth and wisdom. Effective leaders help change living conditions and resolve political issues when they make decisions to improve important situations. Choices and significant decisions make a positive difference in millions of lives because of worthwhile leadership. Creative people who are artists, poets, inventors, architects, scientists, musicians, teachers, innovative cooks and many other creative people make a big difference in our lives. Special people help us feel better. They inspire us and encourage us to live fulfilled lives. You will learn about a variety of certain people who make a difference in our lives as you read this inspiring book.
Extraordinary Encounters is a five part accounting of pertinent topics. Facing Challenges in Part I is about Amelia Mason who faced problems and challenges. It is a fictional adventure which describes hardships, tragedies, romance and ways to face challenges. Part II clarifies how to survive no matter what happens. Part III is how to make a difference as a citizen in making effective changes in the political arena in the U.S.A. Part IV is a vivid description of different types of friendships. Part V is about my special memories during my lifetime. Extraordinary Encounters are about a variety of experiences, adventures, issues and human relationships. They include my personal, lifetime memories. We all have the opportunity to have extraordinary experiences in our lives if we reach out to awaken and to learn from our daily encounters with the unknown and forthcoming events that transpire.
Eleanor of Aquitaine seized hold of life in the 12th century in a way any modern woman would envy! 1151: As Duchess of Aquitaine, Eleanor grew up knowing what it was to be regarded for herself and not for her husband's title. Now, as wife to Louis VII and Queen of France, she has found herself unsatisfied with reflected glory-and feeling constantly under threat, even though she outranks every woman in Paris. Then, standing beside her much older husband in the course of a court ceremony, Eleanor locks eyes with a man-hardly more than a boy, really- across the throne room, and knows that her world has changed irrevocably... He is Henry D'Anjou, eldest son of the Duke of Anjou, and he is in line, somewhat tenuously, for the British throne. She meets him in secret. She has a gift for secrecy, for she is watched like a prisoner by spies even among her own women. She is determined that Louis must set her free. Employing deception and disguise, seduction and manipulation, Eleanor is determined to find her way to power-and make her mark on history.
A suddenly psychic 40-something divorcée uses her newly acquired ability in this thrilling new series debut. Regina Cutter is the mother of two grown children and the victim of her husband's midlife crisis. Out of a marriage, an income, and a place to live, she has relocated to Boston's Back Bay where her psychic aunt bequeathed her a townhouse...and paranormal ability. Adjusting to her new middle-class life and taking on a new job as a police psychic, Reggie is called upon to help prove the false imprisonment of a drug felon, and end the possible haunting of a recently renovated townhouse. It's quite a long way from bemoaning a broken marriage, and newly minted psychic Regina Cutter is just getting started.
H. C. C. Astwood: minister and missionary, diplomat and politician, enigma in the annals of US history. In Dominican Crossroads, Christina Cecelia Davidson explores Astwood’s extraordinary and complicated life and career. Born in 1844 in the British Caribbean, Astwood later moved to Reconstruction-era New Orleans, where he became a Republican activist and preacher in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. In 1882 he became the first Black man named US consul to the Dominican Republic. Davidson tracks the challenges that Astwood faced as a Black politician in an era of rampant racism and ongoing cross-border debates over Black men’s capacity for citizenship. As a US representative and AME missionary, Astwood epitomized Black masculine respectability. But as Davidson shows, Astwood became a duplicitous, scheming figure who used deception and engaged in racist moral politics to command authority. His methods, Davidson demonstrates, show a bleaker side of Black international politics and illustrate the varied contours of transnational moral discourse as people of all colors vied for power during the ongoing debate over Black rights in Santo Domingo and beyond.
Three epic and acclaimed historical novels from “a first-rate storyteller” (People). From Mongol conquests to the Knights Templar and the Crusades to a speculative saga of how the monoliths of Stonehenge rose in primitive Great Britain, this collection of novels reveals the breadth and depth of an author who “has the unique ability to make most any historical period her own” (Sarah Johnson, Solander, Historical Novel Society). Until the Sun Falls: Set against the backdrop of the conquest of Russia and eastern Europe by the Mongol horde in the thirteenth century, Holland’s sweeping novel follows Mongol general Psin, whose battles against the enemies of the Kha-Khan sometimes seem easier than his struggles with his wives and his son. Wise, brave, and bloody-minded, Psin embodies the passions and dreams of the greatest conquerors the world has ever seen. “Cecilia Holland belongs to that small band of writers who can still show us what distinction the historical novel can attain.” —The Times Literary Supplement Jerusalem: Set in the Holy Land in 1187 A.D., this “vivid and deeply felt” novel of the Knights Templar masterfully explores the conspiracies and political maneuvers leading up to the Third Crusade (The New York Times Book Review). Following a stunning victory at the Battle of Ramleh, Norman Templar Rannulf Fitzwilliam must negotiate a truce with the enemy and determine the order of succession to the throne of Baudouin, the young Christian king dying of leprosy. However, Rannulf’s instincts are for battle, not diplomacy. Temptation and betrayal await him at every turn. “[Holland] brings as much suspense to political intrigue as to the sprawling battle scenes at which she excels.” —The New York Times Book Review Pillar of the Sky: In this “intelligently and lushly developed saga,” Holland imagines primitive England and the origin of the breathtaking and mysterious monoliths known as Stonehenge (Booklist). In a time before recorded history, Moloquin, the Unwanted One, dreams of a pathway to the heavens. Cast out as a child, he survives on the fringes of tribal society and grows into manhood driven by one powerful and unshakable ambition: to build a link between the earthly and spiritual worlds through the raising of an impossible structure. “[An] engrossing narrative . . . Holland succeeds in stretching our imagination; she has breathed new life into those forty-ton monoliths that for all these centuries have been standing so mutely on the Salisbury Plain.” —Los Angeles Herald Examiner
A self-serving political player in sixteenth-century Rome is caught up in the ruthless and powerful Borgia family’s deadly intrigues of murder and betrayal It is known as the City of God—but Rome at the dawn of the sixteenth century is an unholy place where opulence, poverty, and decadence cohabitate sinfully under the ruthless rule of Rodrigo Borgia, the debauched Pope Alexander VI. Englishman Nicholas Dawson is secretary to the ineffectual ambassador of Florence and, as such, finds himself linked to Borgias’ murderous machinations, specifically the brutal power plays of the warlord Cesare, the pope’s bastard son. A skilled liar, conspirator, spy, and manipulator—a man drawn to power and the pleasures of excess—Dawson coolly plays his part in Rome’s draconian political dramas with an eye to personal gain and no true allegiance to any side or player. But his attraction to a beautiful and very dangerous young man soon threatens to bring Dawson’s secret enterprises crashing down around him, dooming him to a brutal and ignoble fate. The great Cecelia Holland is acclaimed as one of America’s premier creators of historical fiction. With City of God she brings a remarkable epoch and a legendary family of scoundrels and murderers to breathtaking life—the corrupt patriarch pope; the suspiciously widowed and incestuous daughter, Lucrezia; Cesare, the bloodthirsty conqueror; and the tragically imprisoned and damned Caterina Sforza. Holland has written a stunning tale of betrayal, deception, and blood.
In Part I entitled WALKING IN THE LIGHT, Gerard Jensen learned about ancient religions and Metaphysics in Trinity, California. He was a journalist from Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. His boss Bill Klein assigned Gerard to write a sensational feature story about Trinity University. Gerard decided to write an objective, truthful story about Metaphysical knowledge. Murray Sheldon, another reporter from the same newspaper, wrote a sensational, untrue, feature story. Gerard Jensen fell in love with Corina Hilliard, a Metaphysical Professor at Trinity University. Corina encouraged Gerard to look within to awaken to spiritual realization. Knowledge about reincarnation, cause and effect, sacred centers (chakras) and the I Am Presence are explained. Metaphysics means wisdom beyond the physical plane. Astral and etheric planes exist. STARTLING FLASHBACKS in Part II, is a startling account about Celeste Waters, who had flashbacks about six, past embodiments. Celeste learned to evaluate, understand and forgive traumatic memories about sudden death, suffering, dangers and grief caused from losing loved ones. Celeste realized that reincarnation does exist.
NEW PERSPECTIVES is an inspiring book about fifty, worthwhile topics. Most of the topics are nonfiction. Some short stories are The Daring Experience, Romantic Moments, Climbing Episode, The Competition and Intimidating Moments. Some adventures are Westward Journeys, Santa Barbara Excursions, Yonder Field, The Parade, The Picnic, Paradise and Television Wonders. Informative articles are The Longest Day, Musical Celebrations, Pot-luck Specialties, Millions of Years Ago, Evolution Exists, Famous Musicians, Movie Stars, Becoming a Writer, Driving a Car, Paper Objects, Money and Inflation, Different Hats, Hairdos, Surfing, Growing Older and American Indian Artistic Accomplishments. Other stimulating articles are Business Transactions, Church and Temple Participants, Voting Is Important, Why Guns Should Be Banned, Prevent Snoring, What To Do About Kidney Failure, Eating At A Cafeteria, Backwoodsmen, Educate Yourself, Flower Arrangements and Future Predictions. Inspirational articles are The Thinking Process, Transcending Memories, Discover Yourself, Spiritual Climaxes, Paradise and Insights. Articles about nature are Springtime Again, Sunset Glow and Ocean Interludes.M Enjoy reading NEW PERSPECTIVES. You will have the opportunity to develop new outlooks to expand your awareness.
A century later, Josephine Lang, a prodigiously talented pianist and dedicated composer, participated at various times in the German Romantic world of lieder through her important arts salon. Lastly, the twentieth century brought forth two exceptional women: Baroness Maria Bach, a composer and pianist of twentieth-century Vienna's upper bourgeoisie and its brilliant musical milieu in the era of Gustav Mahler, Richard Strauss, Arnold Schoenberg, and Erich Korngold; and Ann Schein, a brilliant and dauntless American piano prodigy whose career, ongoing today though only partially recognized, led her to study with the legendary virtuosos Arthur Rubinstein and Myra Hess.
VIVID MEMORIES OF HALCYON is an exciting, worthwhile description about experiencing life's realities. I have written about my unique life in Halcyon, California. I have described memoirs about my parents. World religions and philosophies are presented. My personal philosophy is clearly described. Life's realities begin during early childhood and continue on. We all go through many stages. We develop personality characteristics and we have the opportunity to learn to perceive and to understand many things. My unique experiences in Halcyon, California have helped me to seek truth early in life. My parents set a good example. I have presented religious teachings about Christianity and Buddhism. Viewpoints of ancient philosophers such as Plato, Socrates, Aristotle and Pythagoras are clearly mentioned. The strong influence of such western philosophers as Bacon, Hobbes, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Rousseau, Kant, Hegel, Schopenauer, Neitzche, Marx, Bergson, James and Dewey have changed attitudes and viewpoints of western civilizations. I have clearly expressed my insights and awakenings about life. My personal philosophy has been an inspiration to me. Enjoy reading VIVID MEMORIES OF HALCYON.
Throughout the Upland South, the banjo has become an emblem of white mountain folk, who are generally credited with creating the short-thumb-string banjo, developing its downstroking playing styles and repertory, and spreading its influence to the national consciousness. In this groundbreaking study, however, Cecelia Conway demonstrates that these European Americans borrowed the banjo from African Americans and adapted it to their own musical culture. Like many aspects of the African-American tradition, the influence of black banjo music has been largely unrecorded and nearly forgotten--until now. Drawing in part on interviews with elderly African-American banjo players from the Piedmont--among the last American representatives of an African banjo-playing tradition that spans several centuries--Conway reaches beyond the written records to reveal the similarity of pre-blues black banjo lyric patterns, improvisational playing styles, and the accompanying singing and dance movements to traditional West African music performances. The author then shows how Africans had, by the mid-eighteenth century, transformed the lyrical music of the gourd banjo as they dealt with the experience of slavery in America. By the mid-nineteenth century, white southern musicians were learning the banjo playing styles of their African-American mentors and had soon created or popularized a five-string, wooden-rim banjo. Some of these white banjo players remained in the mountain hollows, but others dispersed banjo music to distant musicians and the American public through popular minstrel shows. By the turn of the century, traditional black and white musicians still shared banjo playing, and Conway shows that this exchange gave rise to a distinct and complex new genre--the banjo song. Soon, however, black banjo players put down their banjos, set their songs with increasingly assertive commentary to the guitar, and left the banjo and its story to white musicians. But the banjo still echoed at the crossroads between the West African griots, the traveling country guitar bluesmen, the banjo players of the old-time southern string bands, and eventually the bluegrass bands. The Author: Cecelia Conway is associate professor of English at Appalachian State University. She is a folklorist who teaches twentieth-century literature, including cultural perspectives, southern literature, and film.
ETYMA II is an undergraduate or advanced high school textbook for English vocabulary-building. It is divided into three parts, beginning with a brief history of foreign words in English, including information on families of languages, the Indo-European relations of English, and the development of the language. This is followed by two large sections on the Latin and Greek element in English. In every section, numerous exercises help students work closely with the material. Each of the practical word-building chapters ends with a summary “what you should know” as well as adequate reviews. Complete reviews of material are included between every few chapters. Games, projects, vocabulary notes on history in words, words in contexts, odd and interesting words are included in every lesson to keep students’ interest alive, especially in the more arid chapters on the nuts and bolts of vocabulary building.
MARVELOUS REFLECTIONS is an exciting, stimulating book of 75 short stories and articles. This interesting book is about adventure topics, scientific issues, human interest stories, political issues, philosophical topics, nature topics and more. SCIENTIFIC TOPICS are Useful Inventions, Magnetism, Ocean Currents, Organs In The Body, Solid Objects, Liquids and Gases, Use of Batteries, Phenomenal Results and Extinction of Dinosaurs.HUMAN INTEREST topics are Faith and Hope, Charities, Compatibility In Marriage, Losing Your Memory, The Secret Place, The Glass Menagerie, Uncertainties, the Pearl Necklace, Imagine If, Being Admired And Appreciated, Personal Feelings, The Missing Link, Our Favorite Restaurants, A True Story About My Mother, About Audrey Hepburn, Party At The Beach, My Favorite Movies, Why Actors And Actresses Succeed, The Air Balloon, The Vacation, Living On a Raft, Middle Age Challenges, The Oldest Person, My Best Friend, Making Excuses, Memories, Around And Around We Go and Wanting Things. NATURE TOPICS are Water Lilies And Lotus Flowers, Caged Birds, Aquariums, Desert Experiences, Farmers Market, Moths, Butterflies and Fireflies and Marvels. PHILOSOPHICAL TOPICS are Faith and Hope, Godly Deeds, Death and Rebirth, Memorable Awareness, Victories and Defeats, Attachment to Results, Middle Age Challenges, Beauty And Truth, Missionary Service and Brotherhood and Sisterhood. POLITICAL ISSUES are Womens Rights, Taking Action, The White House In Washington D.C. and The Peace Corps Yesterday and Today. OTHER TOPICS are Rare Books, Playing String Instruments, Monitoring, Numbers, Big Cities, Mathematics In Daily Life, Spelling Correctly, The County Fair, Wood Carvings, Listening to Music, Timely Events, Paper Dolls, The Ballet, Interesting Times, Underwater Cities, The Time Machine, Beginnings and Endings, Random Occurrences and Explorations and Settlements.
How the Prohibition law of 1920 made alcohol, savored in secret, all the more delectable when the cocktail shaker was forced to go “underground” “Roaring Twenties” America boasted famous firsts: women’s right to vote, jazz music, talking motion pictures, flapper fashions, and wondrous new devices like the safety razor and the electric vacuum cleaner. The privations of the Great War were over, and Wall Street boomed. The decade opened, nonetheless, with a shock when Prohibition became the law of the land on Friday, January 16, 1920, when the Eighteenth Amendment banned “intoxicating liquors.” Decades-long campaigns to demonize alcoholic beverages finally became law, and America officially went “dry.” American ingenuity promptly rose to its newest challenge. The law, riddled with loopholes, let the 1920s write a new chapter in the nation’s saga of spirits. Men and women spoke knowingly of the speakeasy, the bootlegger, rum-running, black ships, blind pigs, gin mills, and gallon stills. Passwords (“Oscar sent me”) gave entrée to night spots and supper clubs where cocktails abounded, and bartenders became alchemists of timely new drinks like the Making Whoopee, the Petting Party, the Dance the Charleston. A new social event—the cocktail party staged in a private home—smashed the gender barrier that had long forbidden “ladies” from entering into the gentlemen-only barrooms and cafés. From the author of Gilded Age Cocktails, this book takes a delightful new romp through the cocktail creations of the early twentieth century, transporting readers into the glitz and (illicit) glamour of the 1920s. Spirited and richly illustrated, Jazz Age Cocktails dazzles with tales of temptation and temperance, and features charming cocktail recipes from the time to be recreated and enjoyed.
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