James M : 1461 books

Luke-Acts is an impressive two-volume narrative seeking to convince and engage readers regarding the spiritual impact of Jesus of Nazareth on the Jewish people and other nations. To this end, Luke employs an impressive arsenal of literary and narrative techniques. This book focuses on a motif and...

In the past few years an increasing number of colleges and universities have added courses in biomedical ethics to their curricula. To some extent, these additions serve to satisfy student demands for "relevance. " But it is also true that such changes reflect a deepening desire on the part...

A group of figures, cloaked in long black robes, were standing in a circle softly chanting a name. She could hear them repeating, “Selina, Selina, Selina,” over and over again. Her mind reeled with disbelief as she leaned against the barn door to steady herself. She murmured to herself, “This...

In glancing at the superstitions connected with Scottish lochs and springs, we are called upon to scan a chapter of our social history not yet closed. A somewhat scanty amount of information is available to explain the origin and growth of such superstitions, but enough can be had to connect them...

A Miracle Cure At long last, Elijah Pike has procured a vaccine powerful enough to purify his vampire blood, and hopefully bring an end to his insatiable appetite. He shares his findings with those of his kind who also wish to heal their eternal torment. A Bloody Rebellion But the vampire,...

Judge Lynch Holds Court**!** That was the banner headline in a Posey County, Indiana newspaper after seven African American men were murdered by a white mob during October, 1878. The paper described the lynch mob as consisting of two to three hundred of the countys best men. Then the newspaper...

When your heart is pounding milliseconds times a hundred-thousand-fold and your adrenaline is pumping to the overflow capacity, then and only then, are you engaging in the Philadelphia nightlife, where this could be the last day of your life or the first of many nights that you dance with the devil....

THIS MYSTICAL LIFE OF OURS A Book Of Suggestive Thoughts - Thoughts For Each - Week Through The Year By Ralph Waldo Trine Synopsis A book of suggestive thoughts for each week through the year. Fresh beginning; Supreme fact of human life; Creative power of thought; Drawing power of mind; Crating one's...

King Antiochus, self-styled Epiphanes, the Glorious, was in a humor that ill-suited that title. He cursed his scribe who had just read to him a letter, kicked away the cushions where his royal and gouty feet had been resting, and strode about the chamber declaring that, by all the gods! he would make...

Saggio storico dedicato alla figura del presidente americano Abramo Lincoln non è però una biografia a tutto tondo ma viene raccontato nello specifico il modo in cui egli condusse la guerra civile americana (1861-1865), analizzando il suo ruolo di comandante in capo degli eserciti nordisti, le strategie...

Seven tales of dread, of wicked individuals, sinister entities, and strange happenings. Tales unsuitable for children, the fainthearted, and oversensitive, emotional types. Tales to make you scared and depressed. "THE MAGIC OF MR. AND MRS. CRUFF" While little Lucy's...

Angels fall but never die. Vesta Valley, California, a region world-renowned for its hundreds of vineyards, has also been notorious for dark phenomena. Beyond acres of grapevines, sits the Meadow of Dead Angels, an untouched land with reported sightings of bizarre creatures, people burning,...

Slayer of Evermore is a fast-paced fantasy action adventure filled with battles and intrigue that takes place on the planet Moniva. On this world, there are many races that use magic spells and weapons. Even so, spell-casters have been hunted and killed for nearly a century because of fear and jealousy...

This Classic Western Stories anthology by Book Center contains the following stories: The Last of the Mohicans - James Fenimore Cooper The Prairie - James Fenimore Cooper Astoria - Washington Irving Malaeska, The Indian Wife Of The White Hunter - Ann S. Stephens The Bridge of the Gods - Frederic Homer...