Wind-Borne Sister

Wind-Borne Sister
Author: Melinda Holland
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 187
Release: 2015-03-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1498206530

Wind-Borne Sister narrates the story of a young woman's journey from grief and an uncertain future into a sense of purpose, hope, and identity. Along Brie's travels, the people and resources she encounters contribute to her unfolding sense of call and her growing, vibrant faith. As she is drawn deeper into a risk-filled mystery, she is blessed by the aid of Susannah, a wise, blind artist; precocious seven-year-old Lily Mae; and the tender and resourceful Toby Graham. Despite conflict and an ever-present danger, Brie's Christian beliefs, vital friendships, and mystical gift of healing carry her forward in unexpected and dynamic ways. In the midst of adventures and challenges, Wind-Borne Sister showcases the importance of trusting one's heart, the rich gift of life in community, and the stunning and steadfast power of prayer.

The Sisters

The Sisters
Author: Aubrey De Vere
Publisher:
Total Pages: 372
Release: 1867
Genre:
ISBN:

Wind-Borne Illness from Coastal Seas

Wind-Borne Illness from Coastal Seas
Author: John J Walsh
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 557
Release: 2019-07-18
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0128121327

Wind-Borne Illness from Coastal Seas: Present and Future Consequences of Toxic Marine Aerosols explores the present and future human health consequences of marine aerosol poisons carried ashore by coastal winds. The book compiles relevant information on an interrelated toxicological, environmental sciences and public health problem that is combined with recent observations, extensive epidemiological data and case studies. It tackles this challenge with a small, interdisciplinary group of authors who dissect the underlying causes and potential remedies of increasing ill health issues on a planet that is covered by 70% seawater and subject to increasing sea spray-containing malign aerosols. The book's authors outline the historical context of the situation, discuss the importance of recognizing toxic marine aerosols as a cause of wind-borne illness, and suggest operational forecasts for avoidance of onshore, wind-borne marine toxins, and crucially, present extensive epidemiological evidence. This resource will be useful to a wide variety of toxicologists, medical doctors and environmental scientists. - Contains extensive epidemiological data and case studies on aerosol forms of windborne global marine toxins - Presents information from an interdisciplinary author team - Argues for future operational forecasts for avoidance of onshore, windborne marine toxins

Dogs and Monsters

Dogs and Monsters
Author: Mark Haddon
Publisher: Doubleday
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2024-10-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0385550871

From the “terrifyingly talented” (London Times) author of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG-IN THE NIGHT-TIME and THE PORPOISE, eight mesmerizingly imaginative, deeply-humane stories that use Greek myths and contemporary dystopian narratives to examine mortality, moral choices and the many variants of love. Greek myths have fascinated people for millenia, seeing in them lessons about fate and hubris and the contingency of existence. Mark Haddon digs into the heart of these ancient fables and sees them anew. The dawn goddess Eos asked asks Zeus to give her lover Tithonus eternal life, but forgets to ask for eternal youth. In “The Quiet Limit of the World” Haddon imagines Tithonus’ life as he slowly ages over thousands of years, turning the cautionary tale of tempting the gods into a spellbinding meditation on witnessing death from the outside, and ultimately, how carnal love evolves into something richer and more poignant with time. In “The Mother’s Story,” Haddon takes the myth of the minotaur in his labyrinth, in which the beast is the spawn of the monstrous lust of the king’s wife Pasiphae, and turns it into a wrenching parable of maternal love for a damaged child, and the more real monstrosities of patriarchy. In “D.O.G.Z.” the story of Actaeon, who was turned into a stag after glimpsing the naked goddess Diana and torn to pieces by his hunting dogs, becomes a visceral metaphor about the continuum of human and animal behavior. Other stories play with contemporary mythic tropes – genetic engineering, trying to escape the future, the viciousness of adolescent ostracism – to showcase how modern humans are subject to the same capriciousness that obsessed the Greeks. Haddon’s tales cover a vast range, from the mythic to the domestic, from ancient Greece to the present day, from stories about love to stories about cruelty, from battlefields to bed and breakfasts, from dogs in space to doors between worlds, all of them bound together by a profound sympathy and an understanding of how human beings act and think and feel when pushed to the very edge. Throughout Haddon’s supple prose showcases his astonishing powers of observation, of both the physical world and the workings of the psyche. His vision is clear-eyed, but always resolutely empathetic.

Windborne

Windborne
Author: Philip Fair
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 447
Release: 2006-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0595387446

A compelling tale of love, battle, and faith, Windborne is set in a land of flying warriors, locked in a seemingly endless conflict over an ever-changing border, a war that has gone on long enough that even the combatants are no longer sure of their goals or the endgame. Wilford is a shy young villager, pulled into the struggle as a cadet, and turned into a vicious killer, the pride of his captains, by the tragedies of war. Saved by people of faith from his hopelessly murderous existence, he re-enters the war, baptized with the Spirit and the desire to end the bloodshed. Besides the obvious enemy across the border, he faces belligerent superiors, traitors in the ranks, and personal loss. Through hard work, faith, loyal friends, his own fighting prowess, and the grace of God, he ascends the ranks, determined to bring a victorious peace.

The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei, Volume Four

The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei, Volume Four
Author:
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 1030
Release: 2015-10-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0691169829

The fourth volume of a celebrated translation of the classic Chinese novel This is the fourth and penultimate volume in David Roy's celebrated translation of one of the most famous and important novels in Chinese literature. The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P’ing Mei is an anonymous sixteenth-century work that focuses on the domestic life of Hsi-men Ch’ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant in a provincial town, who maintains a harem of six wives and concubines. The novel, known primarily for its erotic realism, is also a landmark in the development of the narrative art form—not only from a specifically Chinese perspective but in a world-historical context. This complete and annotated translation aims to faithfully represent and elucidate all the rhetorical features of the original in its most authentic form and thereby enable the Western reader to appreciate this Chinese masterpiece at its true worth.

Delphi Complete Works of The Bronte Sisters: Charlotte, Anne and Emily Brontë (Illustrated)

Delphi Complete Works of The Bronte Sisters: Charlotte, Anne and Emily Brontë (Illustrated)
Author: The Brontes
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Total Pages: 4842
Release: 2013-11-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1908909110

The sisters Charlotte, Emily and Anne produced some of the most admired masterpieces of Victorian literature, in spite of their own tragic destinies. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of the Brontë Sisters, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 4) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to lives of the Brontë sisters and their works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * ALL 8 novels, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Features rare poetry collections, including the complete poetical works of the Brontë Sisters * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes Charlotte Brontë’s complete Juvenilia - spend hours exploring the author’s early works – many texts available in no other collection * Special bonus sections featuring the works of Patrick Brontë, the authors’ father, and Branwell Brontë, the brother of the famous sisters * Features four biographies - discover the Brontë’s literary life * UPDATED with new and scarce Juvenilia texts * UPDATED with rare poetry collections * UPDATED with more images and detailed introductions * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: Charlotte Brontë’s Novels JANE EYRE SHIRLEY VILLETTE THE PROFESSOR EMMA Charlotte Brontë’s Juvenilia TALES OF ANGRIA MINA LAURY STANCLIFFE’S HOTEL THE STORY OF WILLIE ELLIN ALBION AND MARINA ANGRIA AND THE ANGRIANS TALES OF THE ISLANDERS THE GREEN DWARF ARTHURIANA OTHER JUVENILIA WORKS Emily Brontë’s Novel WUTHERING HEIGHTS Anne Brontë’s Novels AGNES GREY THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL The Poetry of the Brontë Sisters POEMS BY CURRER, ELLIS, AND ACTON BELL THE COMPLETE POEMS OF ANNE BRONTË THE COMPLETE POEMS OF EMILY BRONTË The Poems of the Brontë Sisters LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER Patrick Brontë’s Works COTTAGE POEMS TWO SERMONS “AND THE WEARY ARE AT REST” Branwell Brontë’s Poetry LIST OF POEMS The Biographies THE LIFE OF CHARLOTTE BRONTË by Elizabeth Gaskell CHARLOTTE BRONTË by T. Wemyss Reid THE BRONTË FAMILY by Francis A. Leyland CHARLOTTE BRONTË AND HER CIRCLE by Clement King Shorter Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

English For Engineers With Cd

English For Engineers With Cd
Author:
Publisher: Foundation Books
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2006-02-06
Genre: English language
ISBN: 9788175963108

English is fast gaining ground as a major link language and as a means of globalizing information and technology. It has been introduced as a subject of study in engineering colleges so that students can gain adequate proficiency in using the language. English for Engineers hopes to cater to students' needs in professional and academic contexts as well as in day-to-day interactions. The book aims to teach the four language skills, usage and study skills thorugh the interactive mode. Key features A variety of reading texts on topics of interest to young adult learners Interesting and challenging exercises to develop communication skills A companion CD-ROM that contains all the listening texts and provides a good model for students to practise Grammar activity sections, designed as self-study material, to hone the use of certain aspects of language Task Sheets to enable self-learning and self-assessment in learners Built-in flexibility to cater to different learner- levels and interests

The Peony Pavilion

The Peony Pavilion
Author: Xianzu Tang
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2002
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780253340979

A celebrated translation of this masterpiece of Chinese literature, in an updated edition

Eve's Sisters

Eve's Sisters
Author: Jayne P. Bowers
Publisher: Inspiring Voices
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2012
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1462400485

In this compilation of essays demonstrating the application of psychological and spiritual principles to the women of the Bible, the reader will soon see the similarities between the lives of Biblical women and those of today. Just like 21st century “Eves,” some are wise, brave, and faithful, and others are conniving, imprudent, and downright disagreeable. Then and now, women struggle with emotions, relationships, and personal choice as they navigate their way through life. Eve and her sisters felt apprehension, jealously, and self-doubt. And like us, many squared their shoulders and faced their fears head on. With its themes of love, faith, individuality, and fulfillment, the Bible can actually be seen as a self-help book. Don’t underestimate the power of these women who lived generations ago to reach across time and culture to touch our lives. A semi-retired educator with a background in psychology, Jayne is the author of four blogs and has published articles/stories in Guideposts, The Petigru Review, and two LDS magazines, the Liahona and the Ensign. She has also written two books, Human Relations in Industry and Musings of a Missionary Mom.