Alexander the King is the second novel of historical fiction by Peter Messmore. It is the sequel to Philip and Olympias: a Novel of Ancient Macedon. After Alexanders father, King Philip of Macedon, is assassinated Alexander becomes king of Macedon and a troubled empire. He must first solidify his Greek base and get control of his impetuous and beautiful mother, Olympias. Young King Alexander then begins one of the greatest epic journeys of military conquest in the history of western civilization. His campaign takes him to the mighty Persian Empire, where he encounters Great King Darius. Egypt is brought under his dominion and he is crowned Pharaoh. In battle after battle he is victorious. Years later, India becomes his most distant target. However Alexanders greatest enemy is himself. He is haunted by his fathers death and his personal spiritual lineage. Uncut red wine, consumed in monumental drinking bouts, eventually alters his youthful appearance and his character. Alexanders life-time companion and lover, Hephaestion, is devoted to his friend yet is vexed by the kings occasional sexual-political liaisons with women.
Paul Ashton is a young man from rural Tarsus, Arkansas. Early in life he mysteriously shows command of both ancient and modern Greek. Soon, he begins having visions where Paul the Apostle to the Gentiles, (Biblical Paul of Tarsus) speaks to him. Those visions evolve into spiritual commands and Paul's life is set on a path that will eventually take him to the Vatican and testifying before the US House of Representatives. He establishes a Christian Mystical Experiences Institute in the hills of Western Tennessee and his fantastic life commences. Paul of Tarsus, Arkansas is a novel of spiritual mysticism. The book is Peter Messmore's fifth novel.See Dr. Messmore's web site at: www.//drpetermessmore.com
Alexander the King is the second novel of historical fiction by Peter Messmore. It is the sequel to Philip and Olympias: a Novel of Ancient Macedon. After Alexanders father, King Philip of Macedon, is assassinated Alexander becomes king of Macedon and a troubled empire. He must first solidify his Greek base and get control of his impetuous and beautiful mother, Olympias. Young King Alexander then begins one of the greatest epic journeys of military conquest in the history of western civilization. His campaign takes him to the mighty Persian Empire, where he encounters Great King Darius. Egypt is brought under his dominion and he is crowned Pharaoh. In battle after battle he is victorious. Years later, India becomes his most distant target. However Alexanders greatest enemy is himself. He is haunted by his fathers death and his personal spiritual lineage. Uncut red wine, consumed in monumental drinking bouts, eventually alters his youthful appearance and his character. Alexanders life-time companion and lover, Hephaestion, is devoted to his friend yet is vexed by the kings occasional sexual-political liaisons with women.
After Alexander's father, King Philip of Macedon, is assassinated, Alexander become king of Macedon and a troubled empire. He must first solidify his Greek base and get control of his impetuous mother, Queen Olympias. He then begins one of the greatest epic journeys of military conquest in the history of western civilization. He campaign takes him to the mighty Persian Empire, where he encounters Great King Darius. However, Alexander's greatest enemy is himself. He is haunted by his father's death and his spiritual lineage. Uncut red wine, consumed in monumental drinking bouts, eventually alters his youthful appearance and erodes his character.
Mariamne: Reimagining the First Christian tells the story of Mary Magdalene. She is a young girl when she is first taken to the Galilee in ancient Israel. There, her life and Jesus' life intertwine. She acquires the highest status among Jesus' disciples and devotes her life to teaching his message. Many biblical scholars call her the first disciple of Jesus. Some call her the first Christian. This fictional novel probes aspects of early Christianity that is little known.
Four babies are born within hours of each other in an Omaha, Nebraska hospital. They could not be from more different backgrounds. Leon is from a wealthy family, Ashley is the daughter of middle-class parents, Alejandro's father is an intelligence specialist with the US Air Force, Tamisha's mother is a domestic worker and her father is in state prison. Subtle hatred surrounds the children before they leave the hospital. Yet, through a mutual love of chess, the children meet and form a bonding, lifetime relationship. Leon inherits a fortune when he is a young adult and uses it to establish an institute devoted to teaching knowledge, empathy, and love. His three friends join him, and they appeal to American society and the world to help eliminate hatred.A lifetime later, their work is honored worldwide and the symbol of knowledge, empathy, and love spreads into the cosmos.
Pherick Morton: A Life and Beyond is a fictional novel about a brilliant and conflicted man. He is born with innate abilities in science and robotics. His life is replete with challenges, catastrophic events, and unanticipated betrayals. Transhumanism intrigues him for a time and he considers joining the movement. Events after his death take him to a wondrous, spiritual realm and an afterlife.
Young children love poetry. They revel in its freedom and its capacity to express feelings. They laugh unabashedly at silly poems. A group of children hearing a good poem display a natural attentiveness that is almost impossible for an adult to create. Their eyes grow larger with expectation as the poem develops. During my 25 years of teaching elementary age children, I have never had classroom discipline problems during the reading of an age and grade appropriate poem. The phenomenon seems universal. Something magical happens when a good poem opens children's emerging minds to poetic expression.The intent of this book is to expose children to one form of writing poetry. That form is end-of-line, rhyming poetry. Children as young as kindergarten age understand when simple words rhyme. They love the meter and rhythm of poems that touch their lives.But reading poetry to children and teaching them to begin writing it is almost non-existent in most elementary school classrooms. It is not surprising that children, especially boys, have little appreciation of poetry and the joy it can bring.This book has two goals, presented in two sections: (1). Section one contains 40 original poems written by the book's author. Each poem category had been carefully researched to insure that it is developmentally appropriate. Toward this end, the first 2 poems in each 10 poem category are written for primary age children (grades k-3). The remaining 2 poems in each 10 poem category are written for intermediate age children (grades 4-6). The ten poem categories are: * Silly Poems* Happy Poems* Sad Poems* Wondering Poems* Body Poems* Mom and Dad Poems* Animal PoemsSchool Subject Poems *Science Poems * Mathematics Poems * Social Studies Poems(2) The second section of the book features a guide to help parents, grandparents, and teachers teach elementary age children how to begin writing simple, end-of-line, rhyming poetry. It features three easy steps that any parent, grandparent, or teacher can use to introduce their child or children how to write rhyming poetry. These steps have been field tested in a variety of elementary schools by the author and have proved to be effective in introducing children to poetry writing.
Listen To The Candle is a booklength reflection on the poet's life. Listening followings Jakarta as the seconds step in a projected trilogy: Self-knowledge is more at issue than self-alienation; art perhaps overshadows politics; Rilke is more the poem's guide than pound.
American Cancer Society Atlas of Clinical Oncology ACS Adult Leukemias Adult Leukemias summarizes advances in leukemia biology and treatment. It discusses the most successful treatments currently available and examines the remaining obstacles to a cure. Dr. Wiernik’s team at New York Medical College has done seminal work in ......
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