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This is the third of the Fairy Books of many colours. First there was the Blue Fairy Book; then, children, you asked for more, and we made up the Red Fairy Book; and, when you wanted more still, the Green Fairy Book was put together. The stories in all the books are borrowed from many countries; some...

Sons of Assumption explores the rich history of Assumption High School, then later Assumption Prep, which prepared boys for the priesthood for almost sixty-five years before closing in 1970. With classes taught in French, it was not uncommon for Canadian and French families to entrust the school to...

It isn’t unusual to see our parents as heroes or to view decisions and events from a different time with detachment from our human condition. My parents certainly told us stories of their lives growing up and we’ve acquired plenty of knowledge of local, national and world history to understand...

The white-clad wandering Japanese Yamabushi monks are mysterious, mystical figures, Known for their magical abilities and contact with supernatural spirits and deities. Far away from civilization they practice their methods of training called Shugendo (magical powers through trial). These secret methods...

The Case against Origen and Reincarnation surveys the writings of Origen, a controversial Christian theologian, whose life straddled the third and fourth centuries. By placing his work in the context of his theological predecessors, Eric Liberatos uses this analysis to trace the development of Origen’s...

Blessed Pope John Paul II, in his autobiographical book "Gift and Mystery," recalled the prayers that marked his vocation in a special way. The first and most important of them are the "Godzinki" in honor of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. Since the introduction of...

An uproarious, inspiring, and thoroughly engaging memoir by the former Associate Dean at the University of Maryland School of Engineering. With a disarming charm coupled with a gritty determination, Dr. Marilyn Berman Pollans broke down barriers to opportunity and cracked through thick glass ceilings....

It is 1967 in rural Minnesota and Mikey Hennen is a soon-to-be sixth grader who is about to bond with three people who will greatly influence his life amid an ever-changing world. Sister Marie Agnes is a Bahamian nun who opens Mikey’s eyes to the world around him by teaching him about race, human...

This book introduces the Talmud, the age-old storehouse of Jewish wisdom, in an easy-to-read prose. The Talmud has two components: the Mishnah (Hebrew: משנה, c. 200 CE), the first written compendium of Judaism's Oral Law, and the Gemara (c. 500 CE), an elucidation of the Mishnah and related Tannaitic...

"I'm Still Standing" is a compilation of essays that grew out of the author's journal entries as she battled breast cancer, endeavoring to follow Paul's advice to the Ephesians, "Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against...

Dr. Phineas Parkhurst Quimby (1802-1866) was a lifelong resident of Belfast, ME and a clockmaker, by trade. From the late 1840s until the time of his transition, he wrote down his own particular philosophical, psychological and metaphysical views on life, death, health, religion and the mind. His early...

Spalding and Magan’s Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies of Ellen G. White is an invaluable collection of Spirit of Prophecy counsels given originally to a number of our pioneers. Also included are related letters from W. W. Prescott, W. C. White, James White, Uriah Smith, C. C. Crisler, Edson White,...

Different stories from my twenty years of kidney failure. Some funny and some dramatic, but all the story of my life.​

An abrupt, core shaking, spiritual experience leads author Hector Jesus Arencibia, a successful real estate agent from Miami, Florida to abruptly abandon his life and travel the entire world on one way tickets. It is a search for his true self and to discover the wisdom of the ages. The impeccably...