The Divine Player
The Divine Player

Author: David R. Kinsley

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass

Published: 1979-01-01

Total Pages: 4

ISBN-13: 8120813138

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The divine player attempts to analyze the relationship between play and religion in the context of Hinduism. It focuses primarily on the youthful god Krsna. The first part part of the book surveys the role of play among the gods and concludes that play seems to be an intrinsic part of the divine in Hinduism. The second part of the book investigates the role of play in religious cult, again focusing on the various Krsna cults. This section concludes that, although playful themes pervade man's religious activity in devotion to Krsna, cultiic activity may not be reduced to play, as some scholars have suggested. The final section of the book points to examples of divine and cultic play in non-Hindu traditions.

Found
Found

Author: Erin Kinsley

Publisher: Headline

Published: 2019-07-23

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1472260767

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A MISSING CHILD RETURNS. BUT WHO TOOK HIM? * BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB CHOICE* * SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB PICK * 'Brilliant, utterly compelling, heart-wrenching...I was gripped and loved it.' PETER JAMES 'An unputdownable thriller.' ELLY GRIFFITHS 'Sensitive and moving...but with a core of pure tension' SUNDAY TIMES When 11 year old Evan vanishes without trace, his parents are plunged into their worst nightmare. Especially as the police, under massive pressure, have no answers. But months later Evan is unexpectedly found, frightened and refusing to speak. His loving family realise life will never be the same again. DI Naylor knows that unless those who took Evan are caught, other children are in danger. And with Evan silent, she must race against time to find those responsible... A gripping, heart-wrenching thriller with the emotional power of series like BROADCHURCH and THE MISSING, this is the perfect read for fans of Cara Hunter, Heidi Perks, Claire Douglas, Fiona Barton, Susan Lewis and Nuala Ellwood. 'Critics have hailed FOUND the must read crime thriller' THE SUN 'One of those rare finds - a page turner that is equally remarkable for the beauty of the writing. It will suck you in and take you on a journey' JO SPAIN 'Gripping...once started, impossible to put down!' MINETTE WALTERS 'FOUND took me on the kind of twisting journey that kept me turning the pages until the early hours.' CHRIS WHITAKER *** Readers and book bloggers are completely gripped and moved by FOUND: 'If you read one book this year make sure it's Found!' ***** Goodreads Reviewer 'Not often I finish a book in one day but I couldn't put it down.' ***** Goodreads Reviewer 'Heartfelt, traumatic ,terrifying...just an amazing read. An easy five stars' ***** Goodreads reviewer 'An amazing read...every single parent's worse nightmare but written in a truly beautiful way' ***** Goodreads reviewer 'It's a perfect book in every way...highly recommended' Short Book & Scribes 'I don't think a thriller has ever brought me to tears like this has...a stunning, compelling read.' The Bookwormery

Rescue and Jessica
Rescue and Jessica

Author: Jessica Kensky

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2018-04-03

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 0763696048

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A 2019 Schneider Family Book Award Winner Based on a real-life partnership, the heartening story of the love and teamwork between a girl and her service dog will illuminate and inspire. Rescue thought he’d grow up to be a Seeing Eye dog — it’s the family business, after all. When he gets the news that he’s better suited to being a service dog, he’s worried that he’s not up to the task. Then he meets Jessica, a girl whose life is turning out differently than the way she'd imagined it, too. Now Jessica needs Rescue by her side to help her accomplish everyday tasks. And it turns out that Rescue can help Jessica see after all: a way forward, together, one step at a time. An endnote from the authors tells more about the training and extraordinary abilities of service dogs, particularly their real-life best friend and black lab, Rescue.

The Life We Wanted
The Life We Wanted

Author: Kelsey Kingsley

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2019-01-28

Total Pages: 480

ISBN-13: 9781795091091

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"You have too many rules.""And you don't have enough."Sebastian Moore thought he had it all.A drumming gig with one of the world's biggest up-and-coming stars. The looks and charm to get him any woman he laid his eyes on. All the friends he could ever ask for.But something was always missing.That is, until he receives a letter, telling him that he's a father to a fifteen-year-old boy.Now, with the addition of his son, a love interest he never expected, and a whole new set of responsibilities, Sebastian finds himself happier than he's ever been.But old habits die hard, and when life finally gives him everything he wanted, he'll have to find a way to keep his past from ruining the present.

A Spark of Nature
A Spark of Nature

Author: Susannah Welch

Publisher: Silky Sky Publishing, LLC

Published: 2023-09-29

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 1958568112

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A scholarly wallflower. A too-charming prince. Will she choose the protection her godmother offers or risk everything for true love? Elliya has spent her whole life as a servant in her stepmother’s home and learned to stay quiet to survive. When a mysterious godmother offers her a new life as an apprentice scholar, Elliya abandons her former home for the one thing she’s always wanted: safety. Living inside a monastery full of women scholars, she didn’t expect to meet Hawthorne, the most charming prince in the queendom. And despite her lifetime of trained silence, she can’t keep her mouth shut around him. Something about him stirs her temper … and her heart. When the prince is kidnapped, Elliya is the only one who can save him. Will she stay safely tucked inside the walls of the monastery or use her newfound magic to save the man she loves? A playful and heartfelt retelling of Cinderella, A Spark of Nature is the second book of Heart of the Queendom, a series of interconnected but stand-alone fairy tale retellings that feature strong heroines, dreamy princes, and swoon-worthy happily ever afters.

Kensley's Mountain
Kensley's Mountain

Author: Pete Astor Martin

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2021-08-10

Total Pages: 76

ISBN-13: 1663213070

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Kensley loves to take walks in the woods in the vicinity where she lives. She has done so many times. She has done so many times.She is well acquainted with most of the creatures of the forest. Kensley has a special something when it comes to animals. She knows them, and they know her: She understands them, and they understand her. Taoi ABOUT TALKING WITH THE ANIMALS! This is Kensley's little secret.

Retribution
Retribution

Author: Cynthia D. Bentley

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2009-12

Total Pages: 357

ISBN-13: 1449058701

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Mattox MacMillan is an assassin with a covert agency that seeks to bring justice to the innocent. When tragedy befalls one of her own family, she sets her sights on Retribution with her brand of revenge. Travel with Mattox to the seedy club scene of South Beach to the thick jungles of Bogot as she seeks Retribution and possibly her own Reckoning. All the while, Mattox secretly longs for just a chance at love, happiness and forgiveness.

Outcast (Wiltshire University Book 1)
Outcast (Wiltshire University Book 1)

Author: Lucie V. Ande

Publisher: Hunting Hills Publishing

Published: 2019-07-29

Total Pages: 587

ISBN-13:

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When I entered the lottery to have my application fee waived for a shot at attending Wiltshire University I never thought I would get in. I mean, Wiltshire University is The University; you know, the one that people would literally cut off their left arm to get into. No really, it was a thing. There was this whole expose a decade ago about a kid who cut off their left arm thinking it would make them a shoo-in with the admissions board. It didn’t. He ended up at Duke. It's a real cautionary tale. Anyways, when the acceptance packet arrived, I thought it was a fluke, or I was on a reboot of Punkd; I was totally not signing that release. Well, either Ashton 2.0 is playing the long game, or my acceptance was real. Either way, I left my two best friends behind to become a Gryphaera; everything was falling into place for me to have an amazing life. Was. I’ve been at Wiltshire for a few weeks now and my only friends here are the ladies who swipe my ID card in the dining hall. I mean, you know us girls with our besties, we are always all “Next.” “Hi! Sorry, I had my ID just a second ago. Boiling out there today, huh? Ok, well, thanks. Have a nice day!”. I dare you to claim I'm not killing it in the friend department. Fine, it's pathetic; I know. Not as pathetic as lying to everyone back home about how great things are here at Wiltshire. Oh, and I somehow got myself evicted from my dorm, like, while I was at class; or I walked right into a quarantined building. I'm a little fuzzy on the details. Is that a side effect of the plague? I should google that... Plus, bonus, someone is leaving me taunting voicemails and cryptic notes. See! Killing it in the friend department! That's how I found myself scouring the isolated underground tunnel of Wiltshire’s historic bell tower, because a note told me to. Have I mentioned I'm totes brilliant? That’s where I meet him; in the tunnel, not in the blinding light of my brilliance. That’s where my life really changes. Outcast is the first book in the new Wiltshire University series; a New Adult, contemporary, slow burn, reverse harem.