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Hitting the Wall is an inevitable component of the passage of life and a necessary ingredient in the journey of faith. Each wall is unique and embraces such words as brokenness and pain. But each wall carries the potential of positive change in your life.When life stops working and you lie broken and confused at the wall, this book will open your heart to a profound hope in a loving, all-knowing God. Hitting the Wall will open up a new perspective that will empower you to begin to move forward again. There is usually no quick fix for the wall. Rather, you have to begin a slow, steady growth over it. This book will nourish that growth.Many words describe David Payne: Husband. Father. Grandpar...
Agnes, the Van Wyks’ Zulu housekeeper, had a special friendship with young Chris in the late sixties to early seventies. He would defend her whenever she came to work with a hangover on a Monday morning and made a mess of the cleaning. In turn, Agnes never told on Chris when he played truant from school. As the years passed, the two grew closer, swopping stories about coloureds and Zulus, life in Riverlea and Soweto, pass laws, politics and falling in love. She taught him to count in Zulu and he promised to teach her to read in English. Whenever the clock ran against her, Agnes would stop almost in mid-sentence, grab a broom or cloth, and declare: ‘I have to rush. I have eggs to lay, chi...
Passion, abduction, rape and murder, all of which took place on Primrose Drive in the Ashley Park addition, a new development in New Bedford, Massachusetts, during a time when anticipation and excitement ran high, and when a few young couples' inspired zeal overrode many rational human concerns. Amidst the chaos, the young women who attempted to solve the mystery ended up having their families torn apart, becoming involved in clashes and brutality that changed their lives forever.
Through the Wall of Rain and Fog, written when author Dan Moore was 16, explores familiar themes of high school friendship, despair, and hope, told in a searingly authentic voice. Moore insists we join the characters search for truth, and propels us along with intimate revelation. As events unfold, the reader walks, runs, and ultimately races headlong into the unknown witness to the characters ragged, wrenching ascent into adulthood. The characters and the painful, promising plot take the readers breath away. The authors raw talent - his ability to craft dialogue and to express the inexpressible - leaves the reader longing for more. Aimed at young adult readers, the book has broad appeal as ...
Madison is a typical teenager enjoying life and trying to overcome many obstacles and challenges while finding herself. Shes a bright and beautiful, but sheltered, mommys girl. In her life, she doesnt need drama, but thats exactly what she gets. Madison overcomes the challenges of being a college student and extremely young wife. She finds herself no longer looking for the approval of her mother and becomes an independent woman.
On Sarpy Creek is a deeply moving family saga about a small Montana farming community in the decade after World War I. Many readers consider it a small masterpiece, yet this book was 'lost' for decades before being recently republished. The simple, unadorned style and strong story make On Sarpy Creek a true page-turner about life and love. "An intriguing story that guarantees hours of escape. The characters are well developed, interesting, and fallible, and the ensemble makes for delightful reading." —Big Sky Journal
When someone hurts us, our natural response is to strike back. Rather than forgive, we want to return the pain and suffering. Rather than let go, we cling to our rocks of resentment, our boulders of bitterness. The result? We struggle under the weight of our grievances - all because we find it too hard to forgive.
This is the true story of two twenty-year old Australians who travelled for fourteen months on recumbent bicycles from Russia, across Siberia and Mongolia, to Beijing. It is as much a story of perseverance, passion, and belief as it is about the people and remarkable landscapes of Siberia and Mongolia. Tim and Chris are not just fearless adventurers but philosophers on wheels, willing and able to open themselves up to everything from the voice of the Steppes to the Russian villagers and the nomads of the Gobi desert. From this they draw an often funny, moving and inspirational tale of living out a dream. Mixed into this journey is the story of their tumultuous relationship as two opposing wills battle it out in the midst of heat, snow and hunger.
Guilt-ridden, Christopher Lane returns to Myers Holt, the secret London academy where he and five others are being trained to use their psychic Ability to help the police, while Ernest, the identical twin of the boy Chris killed, is plotting his revenge.
Banking executive David Mapleton is working in his Sydney office when he receives a phone call from wealthy business and newspaperman Charles Reynolds. Charles would like Mapleton to join his covert organisation, The Hammer. Reynolds has grown impatient with the failures of the United Nations and other government agencies, and has assembled a group of people who may be able to bring some justice to what he sees as a corrupt body politic. Mapleton has the necessary financial and educational background required by Reynolds, but is he ready for an unknown and dangerous reality that will cause him to re-evaluate himself, his country and his ideals? The story in this novella is told by David Mapleton, contrasting his deepening involvement in The Hammer's activities with periods of introspection.