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In this original study of the making of saintly reputations, Aviad M. Kleinberg shows how sainthood, though frequently seen as a personal trait, is actually the product of negotiations between particular individuals and their communities. Employing the methods of history, anthropology, and textual criticism, Kleinberg examines the mechanics of sainthood in daily interactions between putative saints and their audiences. This book will interest historians, anthropologists, sociologists, medievalists, and those interested in the study of religion. "[A] fascinating and sometimes iconoclastic view of saints in the medieval period." —Sandra R. O'Neal, Theological Studies "[An] important new book...
There is one version of my story that everyone knows. And then there is the truth. Once I loved a boy called Peter Pan. Peter brought me to his island because there were no rules and no grownups to make us mind. He brought boys from the Other Place to join in the fun, but Peter's idea of fun is sharper than a pirate's sword. He wants always to be that shining sun that we all revolve around. He'll do anything to be that sun. Peter promised we would all be young and happy forever. Peter will say I'm a villain, that I wronged him, that I never was his friend. Peter Lies.
When you've had two dream marriages, choosing your eternal soulmate in heaven is one hell of a dilemma. "Up Here touched my soul. A beautiful romantic-comedy about love, hope and courage." Alli Sinclair, award-winning author. "A one-of-a-kind romantic-comedy that shouldn't work but masterfully does." Never Ending Bookshelf “As moving as it is funny, with wonderful characters and a fabulous light touch.” Artisan Book Reviews Can you have more than one soulmate at the same time? After two blissful marriages are cut short by tragic circumstances, Peter’s own early entry to heaven fills him with skepticism. Peter soon faces an impossible choice: with both wives Up Here, which woman is his ...
By the author and photographer of Found Dogs, more wonderful profiles of people and their adopted dogs.
Henri Lord lives his life trying to manage mountaineering, money and his own sexuality, while death keeps stalking his decisions. Only when trying to emulate his mountaineering parents can Henri find stability within himself. Climbing brings him joy and peace of mind. His professional career as a financial investor excites him with a passion, especially with other peoples money. However, there is always additional financial pressure as Henri can not understand or accept the Lord family culture of primogeniture, and he desperately wants his share of the family fortune. As he struggles to find himself Henri has to overcome his uncertainty about his own sexuality. Eventually, out of the chaos of his indecisions, Henri tries to act in accordance with the traditions of the Lord family, helped by his sister Giselle. Events involving Henri, the Lord family, murder and mayhem climax in London at the end of the millennium.
Beautiful Christina Campbell appears to be the perfect wife and Mother, and professional Show Jumping Champion, to her stunning Fashionista sister-in-law Chrystabell. They bond immediately becoming closer than sisters, and Chrystabell discovers that there is more to Christina than meets the eye. Who is mysterious fatally attractive Bramwell Stoker, and how does handsome Lord Malcolm Clydesdale instigate the life changing events for Christina? Solid, stable, sagacious Andrew Campbell also hides surprising secrets - what calls him away so often to Scotland from Chelsea, and their Berkshire Stables? How is Christina's life inseparably intertwined with the powerful Triumvirate? This is another compelling and realistic passionate romance, by Lee J Morrison, following the success of Chrystabell's Secrets, and Theo, A Nephew of Chrystabell, as advertised in the TLS, and Kirkus Indie Reviews. If you want to be enthralled, to laugh, to cry, and be entertained, do not miss this poetic novel.
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In 1891, retired Union General Theophilus Francis Rodenbough published a genealogy about his extended family which he called "Autumn Leaves From Family Trees." About six generations have passed and the access to broader ranges of research, particularly using the computer, have made possible this update of the General's work For the author it has been the accumulated work of about 60 years. He has expanded the sources and has investigated families who, particularly at the time of emigration, were associated with the Rodenbach/Rodenbough family. This expands the story to a study of a particular category of German immigration to America and its roots in Europe. The Rodenbach/Rodenbough family is covered in 4 generations in Germany and 10 in America. Eleven allied families including: Rockefeller, Hockenberry, Brown, Shatwell, Teel, Letsch, Cline, Silverthorne, Major, Okeson, and Albertson are covered in multiple generations and there are 20 Genealogical charts, mostly German in origin and over 55 illustrations.
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