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41) The Next Place
Author
Publisher
Waldman House Press, an imprint of TRISTAN Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Next Place is an inspirational journey of light and hope to a place where earthly hurts are left behind. An uncomplicated journey of awe and wonder to a destination without barriers.
Lose yourself in the uplifting sense of comfort and serenity. Embrace the joyful spirit of oneness. Then pour yourself into the lives of those you love.
The Next Place is, above all, a celebration of life. Hear the music. Feel the warmth. And be carried away along...
Author
Publisher
W Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xv, 208 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Kathie Lee Gifford has for decades had deep conversations about her faith with anyone who is interested in talking about it. What she discovered early on is most people want to talk about Jesus: atheists, agnostics, Scientologists, broken-hearted Catholics, confused Baptists, Pentecostals, Sikhs, Buddhists, and Hindus alike. While some do not share her belief that Jesus is the Messiah, they nonetheless have a universal fascination with Him. This...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"For the first time, discover the unedited truth about the Duggars, the traditional Christian family that captivated the nation on TLC's hit show 19 Kids and Counting. Jill Duggar and her husband Derick are finally ready to share their story, revealing the secrets, manipulation, and intimidation behind the show that remained hidden from their fans. Jill and Derick knew a normal life wasn't possible for them. As a star on the popular TLC reality show...
Author
Language
English
Description
Rachel Held Evans is widely recognized for her theologically astute, profoundly honest, and beautifully personal books, which have guided, instructed, edified, and shaped Christians as they seek to live out a just and loving faith. At the time of her tragic death in 2019, Rachel was working on a new book about wholeheartedness. With the help of her close friend and author Jeff Chu, that work-in-progress has been woven together with some of her other...
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, A Division of W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xvii, 298 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The story of Abraham Lincoln as it has never been told before: through the strange, even otherworldly, points of contact between his family and that of the man who killed him, John Wilkes Booth. In the 1820s, two families, unknown to each other, worked on farms in the American wilderness. It seemed unlikely that the families would ever meet-and yet, they did. The son of one family, the famed actor John Wilkes Booth, killed the son of the other, President...
53) Defenders of the faith: Charles V, Suleyman the Magnificent, and the battle for Europe, 1520-1536
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
xxi, 407 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Offers a comprehensive overview of the clash between Europe and the Ottoman Turks, focusing on the tumultuous relationship between the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and the Turkish sultan Suleyman the Magnificent and discussing how it influenced the rise of Islam in Europe and the end of the Renaissance.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xviii, 378 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A"New York Times"-bestselling author presents the true story of a pivotal moment in modern history when a group of strange, tormented geniuses--Isaac Newton chief among them--invented science and remade our understanding of the world.
Author
Series
Publisher
Good Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Who will tell Little Raccoon about Jesus and this mysterious birthday party? A quiet forest wakes up from its winter sleep. Buds blossom and trees stretch their branches--spring is here! All the animals are excited for the season of rebirth, because it means Easter is soon to come! Little Bunny and his friends get ready for the special and important day with an Easter egg hunt. But when Little Bunny makes a mistake that makes him think he's ruined...
Author
Publisher
Zonderkidz
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As Nick does last-minute Christmas shopping, he sees several Santas and overhears one retelling the legend of Saint Nicholas, which he takes to heart as he examines his own attitudes towards gift-giving.
Author
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
On the night before Eid, it’s finally time to make special sweet treats: Teita’s famous ka’ak. Zain eagerly unpacks the ingredients from his grandmother’s bulky suitcase: ghee from Khalo Karim, dates from Amo Girgis, and honey from Tant Tayseer—precious flavors all the way from Egypt. Together with Mama and Teita, Zain follows his family’s recipe and brings to life Eid songs and prayers, pharaonic history, and the melodies and tastes of...
59) A girl like that
Author
Publisher
[Manufactured and distributed by] Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
2018
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
1 sound media player (ca.9 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Language
English
Description
In this young adult debut set in Saudi Arabia, where the law forbids romantic relationships outside of marriage, two teens fall in love with tragic consequences. Sixteen-year-old Zarin Wadia is many things: an Indian girl, a bright and vivacious student, an orphan, a troublemaker whose romantic entanglements are the subject of endless gossip among the girls in her school. "You don't want to get involved with a girl like that," they say. So how is...
Author
Publisher
The Abingdon press
Pub. Date
[1932]
Physical Desc
xx, 385 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Published early in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, of England, only five years after the death of the Roman Catholic Queen Mary, the work is an affirmation of the Protestant Reformation in England during the ongoing period of religious conflict between Catholics and Protestants. Since the English monarchs also asserted control over the Church in England, a change in rulers could change the legal status of religious practices. As a consequence, adherents...