Résultats pour "Charles Baker" dans Littérature, romans et fiction

Afghanistan vet Dexter Grant is broke, reeling from PTSD, and on the verge of divorce when he's approached by his old Army buddies to help rescue their former interpreter, the man who once saved Dex's life. It means ripping off a vicious queenpin's drug proceeds—but not to worry, they have it all worked out. And if anyone can pull it off, it's Dex's former team lead, Staff Sergeant Saenz.

In the winter of 1836, a young journalist named Charles Dickens held an infant in his arms. Only eight months of age, Ruby Spriggs was living under the most deplorable conditions that existed in London. Crushing poverty seemed her only future. Through the intervention of kind patrons, the child blossoms into a young woman instilled with a love of learning and books. But the forces that Dickens fought against for most of his life threaten to destroy her.

The battle continues. Sheriff Mike struggles to control. Marcella rebels and plots revenge. This is not a private fight; the whole family is invited! But what happens when someone crashes the party?

How many times can a person's spirit be broken before it is irreparable? And if the family is the problem, then what is the solution? Back to Coventry County to see just how Marcella and Mike make out. Pun intended.

Can a mortal escape a prenatal curse? A psychic vampire blunders into the wrong territory. Now she must elude enemies she never imagined! And that curse: Does the Devil really own her soul?

At the end of his life, St. Francis reflects on all that took place during his life. Historically correct, a play that takes St. Francis out of the birdbath. A drama in two acts.

St. Joseph was a middle-aged widower with a large family when he was called to become St. Mary's husband. A conservative Jew of the line of David, he was not prepared for the changes that would be made in his life. He absolutely was not ready to take orders from a supernatural vision who called himself Gabriel!

After the death of Joshua, his followers felt alone and scared. But Death just released the divine power of the Son of God. He returned to marshal his troops and ready them for battle. The goal?Nothing less than the conversion of the entire planet.

A Roman soldier and a young Jewish man watched helplessly as Christ was crucified. From very different backgrounds, they each had one overriding anxiety: Could God ever forgive them?

John, son of Zebadiah, was truly special to Christ, whom he treated as a little brother. See the history that built up to the ultimate sacrifice through the eyes of that worshipful teen.

Coventry County is as lively as ever, even in the middle of the Covid crisis. There is a lot more danger than just a new pandemic. New lifestyles create new problems. Can the senior civic leaders manage in the middle of it all?

Marcie and Mike are not the only ones raising hell in Coventry County. With the kids all busy with their families, the grandchildren step forward to stir things up a bit....

Telepaths use the souls they pursue; they may seem friendly and helpful, or selfish, and sometimes cruel. For some of us, it's a good thing. For others, well, they bring it on themselves, for better or worse. Some people are born users, and you can guess how telepaths love to use them. There are contests on right now for the souls of the good and bad, the beloved and loveless. All in the heart of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, USA.

Ray Midge is waiting for his credit card bill to arrive. His wife, Norma, has run off with her ex-husband, taking Ray’s cards, shotgun, and car. But from the receipts, Ray can track where they’ve gone. He takes off after them, as does an irritatingly tenacious bail bondsman, both following the romantic couple’s spending as far as Mexico.

Here is the story of Pip and his mysterious rise from abused orphan to gentleman. Magwitch, the brutal convict, withered Miss Havisham, still wearing her yellowed wedding gown, and the heartless and beautiful Estella, are vibrant characters. Listen in to this superb story told with typical Dickensian warmth and humor and woven around unforgettable characters.

Marcella is sick to death of being victimized by criminals, by Coventry County, and even by her husband Mike Phelan The time has come to put her needs first and take back control of her own life. What is she willing to do to accomplish it?

An American literary treasure, Charles Portis penned the Western classic True Grit. Set in the 1960s, Norwood is a picaresque romp taking audiences on a journey from Texas to New York and back again. An ex-marine, troubadour Norwood Pratt is on a mission to recover money he once loaned to a buddy in the service. Along the way, he gets into all manner of trouble involving stolen cars, beautiful women, and a chicken with a college education.

A dramatic monologue performed by Charles D. Baker. St. John is reflecting on his life in the company of friends and well-wishers during his last day on Earth. This is a beautiful devotion to a humble, holy man. St. John recalls and recites scriptures from the Old and New Testaments. Mr. Baker tours this production as well as his others on the lives of St. Paul and St. Francis of Assisi.

This is a monologue for one male actor. St. Paul explains his mission while taking the audience on a pilgrimage to the places where he is known best including Damascus, Antioch, Corinth, Galatia, Rome, etc. The play gives the audience a chance to hear St. Paul as himself with all of the passion and urgency, and love he would have expressed so many years ago.

A woman's night of Carnaval in Quebec City is short-circuited by an abandoned baby.