Author: Rollande Imbeault Ruston
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1525516736
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
The St Lawrence River, a constant presence during the author’s childhood, serves as a backdrop to her personal stories, along with inherited anecdotes from her older siblings. Rollande’s close relationship with her family depicted through vivid vignettes, are humorous and at times unexpected. Besides painting an evocative portrait of a time and place, she intersperses historical facts, unique customs, and eccentricities of the French Canadian culture. This book is an honest and affectionate depiction of life in rural Québec before the advent of modern conveniences in the first half of the 1900’s. While the rest of the country had embraced the modern world, the Gaspe peninsula was still isolated and lagging behind the times. This book will trigger memories in older readers who lament the passing of a simpler life. Younger audiences living in this high-tech world will be captivated to learn how different life was in Quebec only two generations ago.
If the Rocks Could Talk
Author: Rollande Imbeault Ruston
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1525516736
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
The St Lawrence River, a constant presence during the author’s childhood, serves as a backdrop to her personal stories, along with inherited anecdotes from her older siblings. Rollande’s close relationship with her family depicted through vivid vignettes, are humorous and at times unexpected. Besides painting an evocative portrait of a time and place, she intersperses historical facts, unique customs, and eccentricities of the French Canadian culture. This book is an honest and affectionate depiction of life in rural Québec before the advent of modern conveniences in the first half of the 1900’s. While the rest of the country had embraced the modern world, the Gaspe peninsula was still isolated and lagging behind the times. This book will trigger memories in older readers who lament the passing of a simpler life. Younger audiences living in this high-tech world will be captivated to learn how different life was in Quebec only two generations ago.
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1525516736
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
The St Lawrence River, a constant presence during the author’s childhood, serves as a backdrop to her personal stories, along with inherited anecdotes from her older siblings. Rollande’s close relationship with her family depicted through vivid vignettes, are humorous and at times unexpected. Besides painting an evocative portrait of a time and place, she intersperses historical facts, unique customs, and eccentricities of the French Canadian culture. This book is an honest and affectionate depiction of life in rural Québec before the advent of modern conveniences in the first half of the 1900’s. While the rest of the country had embraced the modern world, the Gaspe peninsula was still isolated and lagging behind the times. This book will trigger memories in older readers who lament the passing of a simpler life. Younger audiences living in this high-tech world will be captivated to learn how different life was in Quebec only two generations ago.
If Sun Could Speak
Author: Kourtney Lafavre
Publisher: Spork
ISBN: 9781950169221
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Sun is out to impress in this slightly egotistical first-person account that sheds light on the facts, history, and myths about its existence. Sun seeks to inspire readers to wonder and search for discoveries in this witty STEM-infused exploration of the center of our solar system.
Publisher: Spork
ISBN: 9781950169221
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Sun is out to impress in this slightly egotistical first-person account that sheds light on the facts, history, and myths about its existence. Sun seeks to inspire readers to wonder and search for discoveries in this witty STEM-infused exploration of the center of our solar system.
If Stones Could Speak
Author: Marc Aronson
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426306008
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Explores the mysterious monument of Stonehenge and reveals some of its secrets and history.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426306008
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Explores the mysterious monument of Stonehenge and reveals some of its secrets and history.
Luke
Author: Darrell L. Bock
Publisher: Zondervan Academic
ISBN: 0310559081
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
The NIV Application Commentary helps you communicate and apply biblical text effectively in today's context. To bring the ancient messages of the Bible into today's world, each passage is treated in three sections: Original Meaning. Concise exegesis to help readers understand the original meaning of the biblical text in its historical, literary, and cultural context. Bridging Contexts. A bridge between the world of the Bible and the world of today, built by discerning what is timeless in the timely pages of the Bible. Contemporary Significance. This section identifies comparable situations to those faced in the Bible and explores relevant application of the biblical messages. The author alerts the readers of problems they may encounter when seeking to apply the passage and helps them think through the issues involved. This unique, award-winning commentary is the ideal resource for today's preachers, teachers, and serious students of the Bible, giving them the tools, ideas, and insights they need to communicate God's Word with the same powerful impact it had when it was first written.
Publisher: Zondervan Academic
ISBN: 0310559081
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
The NIV Application Commentary helps you communicate and apply biblical text effectively in today's context. To bring the ancient messages of the Bible into today's world, each passage is treated in three sections: Original Meaning. Concise exegesis to help readers understand the original meaning of the biblical text in its historical, literary, and cultural context. Bridging Contexts. A bridge between the world of the Bible and the world of today, built by discerning what is timeless in the timely pages of the Bible. Contemporary Significance. This section identifies comparable situations to those faced in the Bible and explores relevant application of the biblical messages. The author alerts the readers of problems they may encounter when seeking to apply the passage and helps them think through the issues involved. This unique, award-winning commentary is the ideal resource for today's preachers, teachers, and serious students of the Bible, giving them the tools, ideas, and insights they need to communicate God's Word with the same powerful impact it had when it was first written.
The Rocks Begin to Speak
Author: LaVan Martineau
Publisher: Las Vegas, Nev. : KC Publications
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Unlocks the secrets of petroglyphs and pictographs, and opens the door to an understanding of prehistoric man.
Publisher: Las Vegas, Nev. : KC Publications
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Unlocks the secrets of petroglyphs and pictographs, and opens the door to an understanding of prehistoric man.
If . . . What If?
Author: Tony Myles
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433650347
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Quirky Questions. Clever Conversations. Faith-Filled Families. Anyone can ask a good question, be it to create chit-chat, launch a deeper conversation or uncover truth. If you had some help getting started, you might even find your relationships with God and your family better for it. What if along the way your questions could help you better understand the whole Bible, cover-to-cover? This unique book of 365 devotions is all about that. Written by a father and son, it's filled with clever questions and profound insights that speak to kids, teens and adults alike. It's the kind of thing you can pull out around the dinner table, bring with on a hike or read on a family road trip—pretty much anywhere you're willing to wrangle a few minutes to grow together. It's sure to create meaningful discussions, deepen your family's faith, and offer plenty of laughs along the way.
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433650347
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Quirky Questions. Clever Conversations. Faith-Filled Families. Anyone can ask a good question, be it to create chit-chat, launch a deeper conversation or uncover truth. If you had some help getting started, you might even find your relationships with God and your family better for it. What if along the way your questions could help you better understand the whole Bible, cover-to-cover? This unique book of 365 devotions is all about that. Written by a father and son, it's filled with clever questions and profound insights that speak to kids, teens and adults alike. It's the kind of thing you can pull out around the dinner table, bring with on a hike or read on a family road trip—pretty much anywhere you're willing to wrangle a few minutes to grow together. It's sure to create meaningful discussions, deepen your family's faith, and offer plenty of laughs along the way.
Into the Black
Author: Douglas Wilson
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1663205388
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
This collection of poetry focuses on the many facets of romantic love. Some of the poetry is written from Doug’s personal experience, while some of the poems are “snapshots of life” that we can all relate to. Wilson’s poetry will toy with your emotions and it will cause you to think.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1663205388
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
This collection of poetry focuses on the many facets of romantic love. Some of the poetry is written from Doug’s personal experience, while some of the poems are “snapshots of life” that we can all relate to. Wilson’s poetry will toy with your emotions and it will cause you to think.
Well of Sorrows
Author: Douglas Wilson
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 166322868X
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
They leave the shrine without regret, But they will long remember when, They came to cleanse their darkened souls, And they shall not return again.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 166322868X
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
They leave the shrine without regret, But they will long remember when, They came to cleanse their darkened souls, And they shall not return again.
The Seashore I Know
Author: William Percival Westell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Seashore biology
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Seashore biology
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
A New Theory of the Origin of Species
Author: Benjamin G. Ferris
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Evolution
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Evolution
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description