Wheatmark: 217 books

The Christian kingdom of Jerusalem is under siege. The charismatic Kurdish leader, Salah ad-Din, has succeeded in uniting Shiite Egypt with Sunnite Syria and has now declared jihad against the Christian kingdom. While King Baldwin IV struggles to defend his kingdom from the external threat despite...

Emperor Frederick II, called "enlightened" by historians yet decried as a despot by contemporaries, unleashes a civil war that tears the Holy Land apart. The heir to an intimidating legacy, a woman artist, and a boy king are caught up in the game of emperors and popes. Set against the backdrop...

"The left side of my brain knew I was shooting page one photos for next week’s edition of the paper, and the right side felt overwhelmed by the emotion of seeing my home about to go out to sea." Author Barbara DeWitt Smith had a colorful childhood -- outrageous costume and cocktail parties,...

Jennifer Proctor, a wispy yet hauntingly beautiful young girl of ten, already qualified as one of those rare saints on earth. She had developed a sense of compassion far beyond her years and, unlike most children her age, is completely unselfish. When she innocently applies a gift that she neither understands...

Enrique Salazar and Jasmine Ejeekwa seem like normal sixth-graders. They attend a regular public school, with the usual assortment of friends and bullies. But the two friends share a secret. They are members of Magic User families, which have been entrusted for generations to help the Earth's...

Meghan Walcott struggles to make the high school a safer place as a new assistant principal, but when gunfire explodes into her Tucson home and every part of her life comes under attack, her very presence seems to put students at risk. Bryan James, an engineer who adores her, arranges for her secret...

After fighting in a dirty little war against rebel insurgents, Michael Duchesne returns to the United States with an adopted son and a secret that could tear his family apart. In an effort to keep them safe, he severs all ties with his military past, building a successful career as a civil engineer....

Usually it's other people's lives that are a mess. But when successful divorce lawyer JB's best friend dies, he finds his own world in turmoil. Suddenly, he must reexamine years of choices -- and one big secret. Card Game follows JB and his band of poker playing brothers from their first game in a...

If a visitor from another planet began writing a human letters about life on earth, what would he say? How many letters would he write? What topics would he address? This book is a provocative answer to these questions.In a style that is engaging, enlightening, and entertaining, the alien writes about...

What is time? We use time to tell us when to grow our crops, play in the sand, and run our sophisticated electronics; and just as important, we use time to determine when a prison sentence comes to an end. We measure time with the aid of such devices as a calendar and a clock. However, before the...

Buddha taught The Great Prajna Paramita Sutra in sixteen assemblies in four locations over twenty-two years. It was recorded posthumously by his disciples in six hundred fascicles of approximately five million words and is regarded as the largest canon in Buddhism. For the last decade, translator...

How is a hired gun, an assassin paid to kill others in cold blood, able to remain a moral man? Demeter Granci faces this dilemma after years of being "Balan Balins," a famous hired gun in the old West. Balan must face his past when he finds his real name listed on a contract with two other men. Arizona...

"Wine was free, but we had to pay for water." Joe Chiriaco and his thirteen siblings heard this from their Italian immigrant father as he recounted his ocean journey to America. In the face of limited water and rudimentary dirt roads, Joe and his Norwegian wife, Ruth Bergseid, founded Chiriaco...

Acupuncture for Your Soul is a gift of uplifting, amazing moments, of connection -- to know that whatever we feel, whatever our personal experience may be, that we are not alone! We are all interconnected. The purpose of these heartfelt, honest stories is to offer: empowerment encouragement...