Miracles still happen, as shown in this true story of a three-year-old girl who was severely abused. Before she could be adopted, she needed to deal with and overcome her terrible past. But this wasn't possible until she opened up and began talking, something that seemed impossible -until the Hanson Family was found - an LDS family of seven children where dramatic progress is made, and special bonding takes place. But then, an accident occurs, injuring the girl, and causing the state of Utah to question whether this girl would be safe with the Hanson family. Read on to see if the Hanson family was able to keep this girl and not destroy the bonding that was so hard to achieve.
Harusten-Jethrone is born into a world with total recall of all his former lives. He sees that the people of this planet are simple, naive and almost mindless. He soon discovers that he is in an "edenic" world, where no one has, as yet, partaken of the "forbidden fruit." Because everyone is still innocent, there is no death. As the world fills up with people, Harusten wonders where the tempter is, the proverbial "Devil," to introduce death into the world, and to teach them how to develop their mind-power. When the wily one doesn't show up, and the people continue to saturate the planet, Harusten begins to wonder if he should volunteer for the job, even though he had lived his last few lives as a benevolent man of high integrity. He risks his relationship with Teerliaka, a woman he has followed through many of his previous lives, as he considers his options. The subsequent decisions he makes takes him into incredible dimensions of emotion, heartaches, power and wonders he never thought possible.
The planet Caprin is called a man-made utopia because of the products it offers: Clones (animals that look like humans), Dream Drug, and Fantasy Scenarios. Tourists who visit the planet by the millions are not aware of the machinations behind the fulfillment of their lusts and fantasies, nor do they care. But after Alethea Banding's father dies under suspicious circumstances, she and her hired hand, Ivan, discover a secret among the dodecs -- the planet's native insect -- that reveals corruption of the most brutal nature.
Harusten-Jethrone is born into a world with total recall of all his former lives. He sees that the people of this planet are simple, naive and almost mindless. He soon discovers that he is in an "edenic" world, where no one has, as yet, partaken of the "forbidden fruit." Because everyone is still innocent, there is no death. As the world fills up with people, Harusten wonders where the tempter is, the proverbial "Devil," to introduce death into the world, and to teach them how to develop their mind-power. When the wily one doesn't show up, and the people continue to saturate the planet, Harusten begins to wonder if he should volunteer for the job, even though he had lived his last few lives as a benevolent man of high integrity. He risks his relationship with Teerliaka, a woman he has followed through many of his previous lives, as he considers his options. The subsequent decisions he makes takes him into incredible dimensions of emotion, heartaches, power and wonders he never thought possible.
Some people need a lathe or drill press for only small jobs, but they don't buy any because they determine the cost is not worth it. But this book shows how you can use existing tools to easily make a lathe, a drill press and a table saw, among other things, and inexpensively so. It also shows other DIY projects with entertaining tidbits.
Miracles still happen, as shown in this true story of a three-year-old girl who was severely abused. Before she could be adopted, she needed to deal with and overcome her terrible past. But this wasn't possible until she opened up and began talking, something that seemed impossible -until the Hanson Family was found - an LDS family of seven children where dramatic progress is made, and special bonding takes place. But then, an accident occurs, injuring the girl, and causing the state of Utah to question whether this girl would be safe with the Hanson family. Read on to see if the Hanson family was able to keep this girl and not destroy the bonding that was so hard to achieve.
The planet Caprin is called a man-made utopia because of the products it offers: Clones (animals that look like humans), Dream Drug, and Fantasy Scenarios. Tourists who visit the planet by the millions are not aware of the machinations behind the fulfillment of their lusts and fantasies, nor do they care. But after Alethea Banding's father dies under suspicious circumstances, she and her hired hand, Ivan, discover a secret among the dodecs -- the planet's native insect -- that reveals corruption of the most brutal nature.
Sam Myers: The Blues Is My Story recounts the life of bluesman Sam Myers (1936-2006), as told in his own words to author Jeff Horton. Myers grew up visually handicapped in the Jim Crow South and left home to attend the state school for the blind at Piney Woods. Myers's intense desire to become a musician and a scholarship from the American Conservatory School of Music called him to Chicago. There in 1952 he joined Elmore James's band as a drummer and was featured on some of James's best-known recordings. Following the elder bluesman's death in 1963, Myers fronted bands of his own and recorded many well-received singles and albums. In 1986, Myers became the W. C. Handy Award-winning front man, vocalist, and harmonica player for Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets. Throughout the book, Myers provides a historical context to a bygone era of the blues and reveals his own thoughts and feelings about the musicians with whom he played. And they are a list of who's who in the blues-Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Hound Dog Taylor, and Robert Lockwood Junior in addition to Elmore James. In one chapter, Myers describes a personalized deeper meaning to the blues. And in another he relates a series of anecdotes about the lighter side of life on the road. Contributions from Myers's father and stories from a boyhood friend round out the narrative. Dallas musician Brian “Hash Brown” Calway dissects the more technical aspects of Myers's harmonica style. Long-time friend and bandmate, Anson Funderburgh, weighs in with a chapter about their songwriting methods and offers some of his own recollections on their twenty years together.
Chicago philosopher Cooper MacLeish, who gave up taxi driving to chauffeur a millionaire's limo, goes after the killers of his new boss's son. The son, a rocker, was framed in the theft of $1 million in drug money, then killed so he could not talk to police.
Does a murder psychically imprint itself on a blood-stained crime scene? Sam Baltrusis revisits the haunts associated with the most horrific homicides in Massachusetts, including the Lady of the Dunes mystery in Provincetown to the Lizzie Borden case in Fall River. Using a paranormal lens, Baltrusis delves into the ghastly tales of murder and madness to uncover the truth behind some of the Bay State's most bone-chilling crimes.
Asians make up the largest and most dispersed people of the world, and Christians make up a sizable proportion of this demographic. Asian Christians are more likely to emigrate, and many have continued to embrace Christian faith at their diasporic places of settlement. They are quick to establish distinctively Asian churches all over the world and infuse diversity, revival, and missionary consciousness into their adopted communities. They preserve the ties and cultures of their ancestral homelands while assimilating and adapting into the new setting. They have become a recognizable force in the transformation and advancement of Christianity itself at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The dozen essays in this volume are written by leading scholars of Asian backgrounds situated in various diasporic locations. The authors trace the contours of their dispersion and highlight diverse missiological themes, including the scattering (diaspora) and the gathering (ekklesia) of Asian Christians around the world. This volume traces the origins and destinations of major Asian migration and diaspora communities from a variety of perspectives and geographical locations. It is pan-Asian in scope and multidisciplinary in nature. It also provides the latest data and infographics on Asian diasporas worldwide.
I had always imagined that my life story...would have a great first line: something like Nabokov's 'Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins;' or if I could not do lyric, then something sweeping like Tolstoy's 'All happy families are alike, but every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.'... When it comes to openers, though, the best in my view has to be the first line of Ford Madox Ford's The Good Soldier: 'This is the saddest story I have ever heard.'" So begins the remarkable tale of Firmin the rat. Born in a bookstore in a blighted 1960's Boston neighborhood, Firmin miraculously learns how to read by digesting his nest of books. Alienated from his family and unable to communicate with the humans he loves, Firmin quickly realizes that a literate rat is a lonely rat. Following a harrowing misunderstanding with his hero, the bookseller, Firmin begins to risk the dangers of Scollay Square, finding solace in the Lovelies of the burlesque cinema. Finally adopted by a down-on-his-luck science fiction writer, the tide begins to turn, but soon they both face homelessness when the wrecking ball of urban renewal arrives. In a series of misadventures, Firmin is ultimately led deep into his own imaginative soul--a place where Ginger Rogers can hold him tight and tattered books, storied neighborhoods, and down-and-out rats can find people who adore them. A native of South Carolina, Sam Savage now lives in Madison, Wisconsin. This is his first novel.
Harley Quinn has a tough road ahead: travel through time and space to fix all the continuity errors sheÕs created in her many misadventures. Luckily, sheÕll have help, because riding shotgun is none other than special guest star Jonni DC, Continuity Cop! Good thing, too, because if Harley fails, it means her own mom will be lost forever. Hey, that sounds more painful than funny! Learn more in these tales from HARLEY QUINN #50-54.
The holidays are just around the corner-and what better way to celebrate than with the heroes (and villains!) of the DC Universe! This new stocking stuffer collects DC’S NUCLEAR WINTER SPECIAL #1, HARLEY QUINN #55 and a story from SWAMP THING WINTER SPECIAL #1.
Year of the Villain" arrives in Harley Quinn, even if Harley is doing her best to avoid it! Lex Luthor has an "offer" for Harley, and he won't take no for an answer-so get ready for Harley-er Quinn! And Harley asks the inevitable question-who is DC's "Villain of the Year"? It's an award-show like no other, as DC's best of the worst celebrate themselves in the Hall of Doom, with the winners picked by the fans! Collects Harley Quinn #64-69 and Harley Quinn: Villain of the Year #1, including alternate pages.
What would you do if you could become any superhero for just an hour? The catch? Who you become is absolutely random. Teenage Miguel Montez discovers the long-lost H-Dial, an ancient and unbelievably powerful rotary phone that gives its users (seemingly) random superpowers for one hour. With evil factions desperate to get their hands on its power, Miguel steals the only mode of transport he can-his uncle's food truck! Join Miguel as he hightails it across the country to give the H-Dial to the one man who can keep it safe: Superman! Collects Dial H for Hero #1-6.
Harley Quinn has the cosmic opportunity of a lifetime-becoming the “Galactic Angel of Retribution” for the Lords of Chaos and Order! But to prove herself worthy, she must survive six suitably bizarre trials, including teaming up with Batman, getting turned into a giant bug, fighting space aliens, and surviving Gotham City after its transformation into a deadly medieval fantasy RPG. Collects issues #55 and 57-63.
As Miguel and Summer settle into their roles as both Metro-polis's youngest heroes and newest residents, they discover being a hero doesn't exactly pay the rent. They better figure that out, because Mister Thunderbolt and the Operator are in a race to claim the two remaining H-Dials, with the entire Multiverse hanging in the balance! It all leads to Miguel's confrontation with his most dangerous opponent yet-himself! Collects Dial H for Hero #7-12.
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