Arrival by Chris Morphew5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() The fifth book in the Big Questions series, How Can I Feel Closer to God?, releases in March 2023 and is available for pre-order now from Amazon, Book Depository, The Good Book Company, or your local bookseller! Readers will be helped to develop a vibrant, living and life-altering faith of their own as they learn to walk with Jesus day by day.” Lively stories and illustrations make this book easy for 9-13s to engage with. In this fun and fast-paced book, he shows children how to grow in their relationship with God through the ordinary yet powerful habits of everyday discipleship: prayer, Bible reading, church community, rest and simplicity. “Sooner or later, kids ask big questions about themselves and their faith: If God is real, why doesn’t he feel real? How can I make him seem less far away? What does a relationship with Jesus actually look like? What about when going to church or reading the Bible just feels boring and pointless? Christian Studies teacher and school chaplain Chris Morphew has been answering big questions from kids for over a decade. ![]() Hope you love it! Here’s what my publisher says about it: You can read the first chapter for free here.Īnd if you’d like to pick up the rest of the book, you can do so here or here or here, or wherever you buy books! ![]() My new book releases this week! Its called “How Can I Feel Closer to God?” and it’s all about taking the leap from knowing about Jesus to actually getting to know Jesus. ![]()
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Brisingr5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() They escape, but the Ra'zac burn down Eragon's home and kill his uncle. ![]() Unfortunately, the evil Galbatorix, the ruler of The Empire who betrayed and destroyed the Dragon Riders long ago, finds out, and sends his impenetrably cowled Ra'zac servants to capture Eragon and Saphira. He raises the dragon, Saphira, and becomes bonded with her as a Dragon Rider. The novels tell the tale of Eragon, a farmboy who discovers a dragon egg in the mountains and is amazed when it hatches for him. ![]()
Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() It was at this time that she began to write, in works of fiction and non-fiction, the books on the oppression of Arab women for which she has become famous. The magazine, Health, which she had founded and edited for more than three years, was closed down.įrom 1973 to 1978 Saadawi worked at the High Institute of Literature and Science. In 1972, however, she lost her job in the Egyptian government as a result of political pressure. Her first novel Memoirs of a Woman Doctor was published in Cairo in 1958. During this time, she also studied at Columbia University in New York, where she received her Master of Public Health degree in 1966. For two years, she practiced as a medical doctor, both at the university and in her native Tahla.įrom 1963 until 1972, Saadawi worked as Director General for Public Health Education for the Egyptian government. ![]() Unusually, she and her brothers and sisters were educated together, and she graduated from the University of Cairo Medical School in 1955, specializing in psychiatry. Nawal El Saadawi (Arabic: نوال السعداوي) was born in 1931, in a small village outside Cairo. ![]() Kuncinas tula5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() But at the very heart of the narrative is the narrator's tragic love for the equally misfit Tula, a love the narrator carries with him, both figuratively and literally, throughout his chaotic existence. ![]() It's a place where you're likely to encounter people walking both sides of the moral line, where one is just as likely to run into great kindness as unfeeling evil, and where the complex history and mix of cultures that make up the city of Vilnius constantly intrude into the present. On the way we meet a number of curious inhabitants of this unique district, everyone from a chemistry professor with an exhibitionist problem to the descendant of a 15th-century Lithuanian hetman obsessively carving wooden masks all night long. ![]() The unnamed narrator of Jurgis Kuncinas's Tula is our tour guide through the infamous poverty-stricken bohemian quarter of Vilnius known as Uzupis (literally, "beyond the river"), living his life on the fringes of society, including his journeys through various institutions for alcohol treatment. by Elizabeth Novickas, Pica Pica Press, 2016. ![]() Eldest eragon series5/13/2023 ![]() There's only one place in the world for such training and it is the Kingdom of Elves. Eragon needs to be educated, he needs deep training for his special abilities. Thanks to the lucky chance they manage to stop Galbatorix's armies, but that's not enough for the victory. 'Eragon Eldest' continues the tale of the boy and his dragon. Please, listen online to the second book about the magical world, in which Eragon lives. The first book in the Eragon tetralogy was written even before Paolini came of age. As a child, he tried to write some poetry and short stories. Since childhood, Christopher Paolini was keen on literature and spent all his time in libraries. The thing that made him this famous is the series of four books about Eragon. ![]() ![]() Christopher Paolini is an American fantasy author, is only 34 years old, however, he is internationally renowned and included to Guinness World Records as the youngest bestseller writer. ![]() ![]() He incites her anger, makes her question everything she believes in, and tempts her with the forbidden.įorsaken by the gods and feared by mortals, a fallen kingdom is rising once more, determined to take back what they believe is theirs through violence and vengeance. ![]() And when Hawke, a golden-eyed guard honor bound to ensure her Ascension, enters her life, destiny and duty become tangled with desire and need. The entire kingdom’s future rests on Poppy’s shoulders, something she’s not even quite sure she wants for herself. Waiting for the day of her Ascension, she would rather be with the guards, fighting back the evil that took her family, than preparing to be found worthy by the gods. ![]() Chosen from birth to usher in a new era, Poppy’s life has never been her own. ![]() Fool's Proof by Eva Sandor5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() If this is Eva Sandor's first venture into this genre, then I personally can't wait for the next one. The biggest compliment I can give it is that it smacks of good, British style humour. There will obviously be the comparisons to Terry Pratchett (in the UK), but I'm leaning more towards Tom Holt. The author should be praised for her style, humour and intelligence. He became my anti-hero by the end of the book.Īll the characters in the book were colourful, but I also thought having the talking magpie, Corvinalias, was a masterstroke. But as the chapters went by, I did keep adding to it. Also, there is much to be admired about how the characters developed as the novel progressed.įred's resume was quite long. I think that is why the book and writing were so enjoyable. ![]() But you have to remember the period the book is set in, so wordy and flowery writing is allowed. The writing is Shakespearean at times, and a touch of Blackadder thrown in. The author is a talented individual, and if this is her first novel, then it's an absolute pearler. Seriously though, Fool's proof is a terrific read. I thought this novel was imaginative, inventive and impressive. ![]() Ghost graphic novel book5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() The series had a main story that ran from the 3-D Special through issue 4, followed by back-up stories reprinted from the Marvel UK run. The second volume ran for four issues, one special ( The Real Ghostbusters Spectacular 3-D Special ) and two annuals (one regular and one 3-D ). The series was on hiatus for a time due to the publisher's financial difficulties, but was subsequently re-launched. ![]() John Tobias, Phillip Hester, Evan Dorkin and Howard Bender were among the pencilers for the series. The series was primarily written by James Van Hise, with the exceptions being issue 4 by La Morris Richmond and issue 21 which featured Marvel UK reprints due to production delays. The series ran for two volumes, two annuals and one special. NOW Comics began their series in August 1988. Publication of the series began on March 28, 1988. Some of the Marvel UK issues reprinted material from the NOW Comics series, and vice versa. ![]() Marvel published the series in Europe through their Marvel UK imprint. NOW Comics had the rights for publication in North America, while Marvel had the rights in Europe. NOW Comics and Marvel Comics shared the comic book rights to the property. It was a comic series based on the animated series of the same name. The very first comic book addition to the Ghostbusters franchise was The Real Ghostbusters. Main article: The Real Ghostbusters (comics) ![]() The Girl Who Never Was by Jan Alexander5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The radical white liberals galling that America’d reached the impossibility of “post-race.” It’s common to note Jan. The kumbaya, “yes we can” talk of bipartisan progress. What a moment in American possibility: the ephemeral days of strangers zip-a-dee-doo-dahing past one another. In her inaugural poem Alexander likened love to light and closed with lines that bespoke the optimism of the occasion: “On the brink, on the brim, on the cusp,/praise song for walking forward in that light.” ![]() Behind her, a platform seated rows upon rows of eminences, including President Barack Obama. THE TRAYVON GENERATION By Elizabeth Alexanderĭressed in an indelible red coat, Elizabeth Alexander stood aloft the National Mall and faced a sea of expectant faces. ![]() ![]() ![]() Love, joy, and these stories will linger. So, enter their lives and prepare to welcome the realm of possibility open to us all. David Levithan plumbs the depths of teenage emotion to create an amazing array of voices that readers wont forget. These are just a few of the captivating characters readers will get to know in this intensely heartfelt new novel about those ever-changing moments of love and heartbreak that go hand-in-hand with high school. Most of the limitsĮnter The Realm of Possibility and meet a boy whose girlfriend is in love with Holden Caulfield a girl who loves the boy who wears all black a boy with the perfect body and a girl who writes love songs for a girl she cant have. The phones in our pockets to the choir girlĪs hard as it is for us to see sometimes, we all exist It is always expanding, it is never what you think Heres what I know about the realm of possibility. ![]() |