Résultats lu par "Ginger Walton" dans Toutes les catégories

Pigafetta's book on Magellan’s travels is an engaging travel narrative honoring the legendary explorer. But it is much more: an accurate ethnographic and geographical account of the circumnavigation of the globe. Pifagetta describes the peoples, countries, goods, and even the languages that were spoken in every area. 

In Truth of the War Conspiracy of 1861, the author argues that Lincoln and his co-conspirators used deceit and disinformation to promote war. Published in 1917, the text benefits from documentation which was not available when postwar Confederates wrote their histories of the conflict. This audiobook makes an important contribution to exposing the historical myths promoted by big government elites and academics.

Kidnapped and abused by two cowboys, Daisy Dale sees an opportunity for escape. Running for her life, she hides in a farmhouse. Step by step, Daisy grows closer to the farmer, who tells her she can stay with him as long as she likes. Meanwhile, Daisy's parents go to the marshal to help find their missing daughter, and search parties are sent out. 

Cassie made a deal with her parents that if she could not make a decent living as a photographer within a few years, she would give up her dream and go to law school. The deadline is looming, but she has a plan to buy more time with another book and perhaps a gallery show of her work. What better location for some unique shots than an abandoned mining town in Arizona? While she’s not the type that goes looking for a hook-up, her best friend told her to wrangle a gorgeous cowboy while she was out there. How can she resist a sexy ranch owner who fits the bill?

Olivia West is a damned good attorney, and doesn’t apologize for it. She takes on the case of a woman abused by her husband. She uses her talents for good, but never considered that the bad might come back to bite her. Detective Carter Jackson adores Olivia and will do anything for her. The one thing he never expected he’d have to do is save her from the crazed ex-husband of one of her clients. Will he save Olivia and have a chance at a real future with her?

Who doesn't like a party? Now with this super simple sampling of tailgate teasers, appetizers, be sure to be the hit of the sporting event. There is no winning or losing, the dishes are tasty and easy, and it is a win win for football fans, soccer enthusiasts, and baseball fanatics. 

A pastor and a linguistics expert a half world apart share a common dream. Unbeknownst to them the dream sets them on a collision course with a corrupt corporate conglomerate intent on establishing retreats in remote areas of the world to cater to the members clandestine satanic cults. A mysterious angel who works from an unseen realm and a small group of pastors are their only allies as the seek to prevent the forces of darkness from unleashing an army of demonic beings into the earthly plane.

In the vibrant city of Atlantic City, a seemingly mismatched duo finds their lives unexpectedly intertwined. Abigail, a girl accustomed to modest circumstances, finds herself in a surprising situation when she is hired to care for Jonathan Franklin, a wealthy and captivating bachelor. As Abigail navigates her role as a caretaker for a man who seemingly has it all, she discovers that beneath Jonathan's polished exterior lies a yearning for something more profound than material success. 

Jeremiah Burroughs (1599-1646) was an English Congregationalist and a well-known Puritan preacher. With his book The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment Burroughs seeks to promote peace among believers of various persuasions, and contentment in the hearts of individual believers. He defines contentment as an inward, quiet submission of the heart, which takes pleasure in God's providence in every situation. 

The recollections of Mrs. Clarissa Plummer who was taken prisoner with her famiy in 1835 by the Comanche tribe. They remained in captivity for nearly two years, and were liberated by a fur trader. Museum Audiobooks strives to present audiobook versions of authentic, unabridged historical texts from prior eras which contain a variety of points of view. The texts do not represent the views or opinions of Museum Audiobooks, and in certain cases may contain perspectives or language that is objectionable to the modern listener.

Lana is in an unhappy marriage to a jealous man, and in love with someone who will never see her as more than a friend. Eve is in an abusive relationship that has turned on her children. Her search for freedom sends her into the arms of a dangerous man. Katie is a naive, stay at home mother who thought her world was perfect until she receives a text message that her husband no longer wants to be married. 

O'liv'et lost her wings in the Great War after she chose to follow Lucifer. It was the only mistake she ever made and it earned her an eternal place in the lake of fire. Lucifer was no more. Once he and all his followers were cast out of heaven, Lucifer' could no longer hide the evil inside. Slowly over millennia, O'liv'et watched in horror as Lucifer transformed into Satan, the King of Hell. Only then did she realize Lucifer had not only betrayed God but all of his followers as well. He was not God's equal, he could never be.

"The Mortal Immortal" (1833), a short story by Mary Shelley, relates the life of Winzy, a man who gains eternal life after taking a mysterious drink. At first elated, Winzy likes immortality less and less as time passes and his loved ones grow old and die. Winzy starts considering himself a pariah among people because they die, while he cannot. He even envies the mortality of others but at the same time dreads death more and more, due to having witnessed the deaths of so many, including that of his beloved wife, Bertha.  

Mikel returns from a journey across the vast Tempest Sea to announce his engagement only to discover his long time mistress, Zannia is with child. After Zannia's attempt at blackmail fails, she disappears into the war-torn landscape of Latria, determined Mikel will never see his child again. Will his new fiance, Sari support the search for his unborn child or is this the end of his new beginning?

Nicole wasn't from this world. She didn't know a quest for the Sword of Eternal Fire was a death sentence. If she had known, she wouldn't have cared. Nicole earned the title of "elf warrior" through her fierce deeds. Her husband Jack always fought by her side. He was her calming influence, the love of her life, and the father of her twins. Regardless of the twins’ half-human blood, they would easily live a thousand years, just as their mother would. But their father was mortal. He'd be lucky to reach 80.

Jack falls prey to a sultry necromancer in the human realm. Magic is not only forbidden in the human realm, it doesn't exist. It doesn't exist for anyone except the necromancer. When time passes with no word after Jack journeys across the sea to the human realm, the others decide to take action. They must be careful and hide their Elven heritage. Anyone suspected of magic in the human realm is burned at the stake. Meanwhile, the renegade Trolls are on the move back home and armed for battle. Will the others find Jack and return home in time to stop the renegades?

Kendra discovers that the mountains hold a horrifying secret which could lead to the end of the empathic way of life as well as their own. A secret that legends have foretold. Cap hasn't come to see Kendra for over six months. He's a helijet pilot, so a quick jaunt from the capital city to the far side of Treborel wouldn't be that difficult. He knew Kendra couldn't travel. Her teaching position at the Empathic Institute required her to live deep in the mountain wilderness.

When her husband asks for a divorce, Darcy Burns moves from the city, with her two children, back home to her daddy's ranch in Wimberley, Texas. Darcy wasn't surprised at her husband's request to end things. Their marriage was destined to fail, and she was relieved that they were finally going their separate ways. Even though her daddy's ranch was the last place she wanted to be, she knew he would protect her and support her through this change in her life.

Little Women is a novel by the short story writer and novelist Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888), who was also an abolitionist and a feminist. Little Women was originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869 and is still a popular children's novel. The setting is an imaginary household based on her own residence in Massachusetts, while the characters are modeled on the author and her sisters. The story takes place during the Civil War. The narrative chronicles the lives of the four March sisters - Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy - from childhood to motherhood.

A Journal of the Plague Year is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in March 1722. It gives an account of one man's experiences of the year 1665, in which the the bubonic plague struck the city of London.