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Those who had not discovered our truth had Satan in their hearts. We lived amongst them, but not with them, 'in the world, but not of the world'. We were special. We were the disciples of the Fellowship. When she was a child, Lindsey Rosa's every waking moment was governed by the rules of an extreme separatist sect. It controlled what she wore and what she ate; it forbade her to listen to music, to cut her hair, to watch television, to use a computer....

Stain Burden lives on a planet named Peanut. It's a nice planet in the Witch-Head Nebula. The planet lost there ships in a battle a long time ago, so Stain Burden has to find the gate address to Earth to get them build ships. Without the ships, the planet's people will soon die. Follow Stain Burden on his journey through the universe to find gate address, using a map the portal and his own life.

Looking for a traditional and charming rendition of the Christmas story to read to a 4-to 7-year old in your life? Tim Dowley's My First Story of Christmas retells the biblical account in simple terms, complete with bright, cheery illustrations that are sure to put a smile on the face of the reader. This Christmas, give the children in your life the best gift of all-a story that explains the reason for the season. Make this 'THE' Christmas...

Faith works! This book reveals how "ordinary" people in the Bible, seized the opportunity to move the hands of God into performing miracles in their lives. Not only does God has unlimited power to make things happen, but people categorized as "ordinary people" can also break the world record with their faith. You can be sure that reading about great men and women of the Bible from this book will motivate you into putting your faith to practice and...

How have 20th century women really lived? “My Mother's Story” asks people to write the story of their mothers' lives from beginning to end, without embellishment, telling "just the facts ma'am" in 2000 words. The 41 stories collected here were submitted for consideration to be in a professional theatre production in North Vancouver, Canada which used these stories to tell the history of a community. Eight stories were chosen to be told on stage,...

An anthology of memoirs. 39 Vancouver actresses write the story of their mothers' lives, just the facts, ma'am, from beginning to end. These mothers come from around the world, with birthdates ranging from 1890 to 1954. Gathered together, these stories are a record of 20th century women's history, sketches of how women really lived. Written with disarming candour, these firsthand accounts reveal the microhistory of women living through wars, poverty,...

A retelling of the tale of a clever cat who wins a fortune and the hand of a princess for his master.

Imagine this: You're having an amazing family holiday, one where everyone is there and all 18 of you are squeezed into one house. All of sudden it's 4 o'clock in the morning and there's banging and yelling and screaming. The police are in the house pulling people out of bed... Sofia is like most 12-year-old girls in New Zealand. How is she going to earn enough money for those boots? WHY does she have to give that speech at school? Who is she going...

The Story of My Life is the explosive and exhilarating autobiography by the infamous libertine Giacomo Casanova. Intense and scandalous, Casanova's extraordinary adventures take the listener on an incredible voyage across 18th-century Europe – from France to Russia, Poland to Spain and Turkey to Germany, with Venice at their heart. He falls madly in love, has wild flings and delirious orgies, and encounters some of the most brilliant figures of...

When hard-working animals complain to "the magic desert watcher" about camel's laziness, the watcher agrees to make things more fair.