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Author: Lois Wilson
Publisher: Wood Lake Publishing Inc.
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 1896836038
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAre you bothered by the roles accorded to girls and women in Bible stories? If so, Lois Miriam Wilson's Stories Seldom Told is for you. Her collection features more than 40 stories of women in the Bible. Though the stories are sometimes difficult to hear, Wilson tells them in new ways, affirming the struggles and perspectives of contemporary women.
Author: Theresa Nance
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published:
Total Pages: 44
ISBN-13: 0615246184
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Rick Beyer
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2013-07-30
Total Pages: 339
ISBN-13: 0062310364
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe author of the highly successful History Channel series The Greatest Stories Never Told returns with new historic tales, this time focusing on amazing music stories that aren’t taught in the average classroom Rick Beyer plums the vast archives of the History Channel to deliver a treasure trove of obscure and fascinating stories to delight and entertain. The Greatest Music Stories Never Told continues the series tradition with short, fascinating tales accompanied by an array of stunning and diverse photographs from around the globe. The Greatest Music Stories Never Told illuminates the origins of a fascinating range of music topics, from instruments and styles to composers and technological advances—all which show us how little we really know. Guaranteed to astonish, bewilder, and stupefy, this all new volume will appeal not only to history buffs but to pop culture audiences and music fans of all ages and stripes.
Author: Rick Beyer
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2009-11-03
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 0061626961
DOWNLOAD EBOOK100 tales of invention and discovery to astonish, bewilder, & stupefy Meet the angry undertaker who gave us the push-button phone. Discover how modesty led to the invention of the stethoscope. Find out why Albert Einstein patented a refrigerator. Learn how a train full of trumpeters made science history. Did you know about: The frustrated fashion designer who created the space suit? The gun-toting newspaperman who invented the parking meter? The midnight dreams that led to a Nobel Prize? They're so good, you can't read just one!
Author: Savi Sharma
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2022-12-22
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9356293309
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThere are stories we never talk about. Stories we are afraid to share. Simply because they hurt too much or no one wants to listen to them. Such was the story of Jhanvi, who is a budding social media influencer. She appears to have it all together, living her ideal life, but something is missing: Jhanvi has this impossible need that drives her to be more perfect than any person could possibly be. And the story of Ashray, who had a rocky start in life. With hard work and determination, he translates his dreams into reality, but his deep-seated insecurities come to the fore when life throws him a curveball. As their stories intersect, their lives change in ways they never expected. In a world of loss, darkness and destruction, will Jhanvi and Ashray be able to tell a story of hope, light and recovery?
Author: Rick Beyer
Publisher: Harper
Published: 2005-11-01
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780060760175
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSearch the annals of military history and you will discover no end of quirky characters and surprising true stories: The topless dancer who saved the Byzantine Empire. The World War I battle that was halted so a soccer game could be played. The scientist who invented a pigeon-guided missile in 1943. And don't forget the elderly pig whose death triggered an international crisis between the United States and Great Britain. This is the kind of history you'll find in The Greatest War Stories Never Told. One hundred fascinating stories drawn from two thousand years of military history, accompanied by a wealth of photographs, maps, drawings, and documents that help bring each story to life. Little-known tales told with a one-two punch of history and humor that will make you shake your head in disbelief -- but they're all true! Did You Know That: One military unit served on both sides during the Civil War The War of Jenkins's Ear was actually fought over a sea captain's ear Daniel Boone was once tried for treason A siege on Poland in 1519 gave birth to the marriage of bread and butter Discover how war can be a catalyst for change; an engine for innovation; and an arena for valor, deceit, intrigue, ambition, revenge, audacity, folly, and even silliness. Want to know how the mafia helped the United States win World War II, when the word bazooka was coined, or how Silly Putty was invented? Read on!
Author: Mike Santangelo
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Published: 2002-08-02
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780740728204
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCollection of fifteen stories of heroism.
Author: Rose Wills
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published: 2012-07-12
Total Pages: 93
ISBN-13: 147720993X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book is an anthology of short stories, some funny, some cruel, some with an happy ending and some with a very mysterious ending. Poems written by my late husband David are also included. Enjoy this reading whose ending moral is to do good and be open hearted. Enjoy your life while you can.
Author: Rosaria M. Wills
Publisher: Author House
Published: 2014-05
Total Pages: 123
ISBN-13: 1496906691
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is an anthology of short stories with morals, many to do with the goodness of God.
Author: Rose Wills
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published: 2013-04-23
Total Pages: 113
ISBN-13: 1481724525
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book in an anthology of short stories and poems. They all have a moral. Some involve witchery, and some supernatural. The poems were written by her late husband, his father and his uncle (also deceased).
