Author: Kenneth Johnson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 300

Get Book Here

Book Description
This book reveals -- through a compelling mix of scholarly research, global mythology and lucid story-telling -- the spiritual roots of Western culture: shamanism. An in-depth study of the witchcraft trial records and the testimony of the witches themselves proves that the European peasants accused of witchcraft died, in fact, for the sake of the world's oldest spiritual path. Learn why Shamanism has survived in one form or another to this day.

Author: Kat Shepherd
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1499809298
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180

Get Book Here

Book Description
"With characters who grab your attention, illustrations that invite you to play along, and a plot with more twists than a country road, get ready for a fast and fun mystery that will keep you guessing until the end. How do I sign up to join the Gemini Detective Agency?" - James Ponti, Edgar-award winning author of the FRAMED! mystery series "The North Star is mystery and intrigue at its best. I loved putting my observational skills to the test as I searched for clues in the illustrations at the end of every chapter. Captivating. Clever. Compulsively readable. A must-have for all emerging detectives!" - Lauren Magaziner, author of Case Closed series Join the Gemini Detective Agency and help the teenage sleuths solve the theft of a priceless necklace! Twins Zach and Evie Mamuya and their friend Vishal Desai make up the Gemini Detective Agency, which is mainly an excuse to get pizza together or hit the go-kart track. But when a priceless diamond necklace known as the North Star is stolen before an auction, the kids tag along with the twins' crime reporter mom and find a few clues that make them think this was no ordinary robbery. With the help of their classmate Sophia Boyd, the Gemini Detective Agency is on the case! Will they be able to sort through the clues and solve the mystery in time? Readers will love this interactive mystery, where clues can be found throughout the illustrations at the end of each chapter! The Gemini Mysteries: The North Star is an action-packed novel full of twists and turns that will keep readers guessing until the very end.

Author: Milton C. Sernett
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 9780815629153
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 396

Get Book Here

Book Description
North Star Country is the story of the remarkable transformation of Upstate New York's famous 'Burned over District;' where the flames of religious revival sparked an abolitionist movement that eventually burst into the conflagration of the Civil War. Milton C. Sernett details the regional presence of African Americans from the pre-Revolutionary War era through the Civil War, both as champions of liberty and as beneficiaries of a humanitarian spirit generated from evangelical impulses. He includes in his narrative the struggles of great abolitionists—among them Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Gerrit Smith, Beriah Green, Jermain Loguen, and Samuel May—and of many lesser-known characters who rescued fugitives from slave hunters, maintained safe houses along the Underground Railroad, and otherwise furthered the cause of freedom both regionally and in the nation as a whole. Sernett concludes with a compelling examination of the moral choices made during the Civil War by upstate New Yorkers—both black and white—and of the post-Appomattox campaign to secure freedom for the newly emancipated.

Author: Bob Buck
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9780743262309
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 468

Get Book Here

Book Description
Buck, the embodiment of commercial aviation in America, recounts his thrilling life in flight in this exhilarating volume, hailed as "absolutely brilliant" by the former director of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.

Author: Peter H. Reynolds
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 1536245747
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 66

Get Book Here

Book Description
Ideal for graduates! A gorgeous edition of the universal fable that has inspired seekers of all ages to follow their heart’s desire. Ask yourself where it is you want to go. . . . It is often said that life is a journey, and it’s true. But sometimes it’s hard to know which path to follow, when signs point in so many directions. In this beautifully illustrated book, Peter H. Reynolds once again encourages readers to observe, to wonder, and to consider diverging from the well-worn path—to pursue their dreams. Originally published ten years ago, The North Star has had a profound effect on its many readers. This edition celebrates the book’s own decade-long voyage connecting people around the world. It has inspired classroom activities, a musical, and thousands more thoughtful journeys.

Author: Robert Morgan
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 1616206454
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337

Get Book Here

Book Description
In his latest historical novel, bestselling author Robert Morgan brings to full and vivid life the story of Jonah Williams, who, in 1850, on his eighteenth birthday, flees the South Carolina plantation on which he was born a slave. He takes with him only a few stolen coins, a knife, and the clothes on his back--no shoes, no map, no clear idea of where to head, except north, following a star that he prays will be his guide. Hiding during the day and running through the night, Jonah must elude the men sent to capture him and the bounty hunters out to claim the reward on his head. There is one person, however, who, once on his trail, never lets him fully out of sight: Angel, herself a slave, yet with a remarkably free spirit. In Jonah, she sees her own way to freedom, and so sets out to follow him. Bristling with breathtaking adventure, Chasing the North Star is deftly grounded in historical fact yet always gripping and poignant as the story follows Jonah and Angel through the close calls and narrow escapes of a fearsome world. It is a celebration of the power of the human spirit to persevere in the face of great adversity. And it is Robert Morgan at his considerable best.

Author: University of California (System). Wildland Research Center
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Recreation areas
Languages : en
Pages : 380

Get Book Here

Book Description

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Outdoor recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 942

Get Book Here

Book Description

Author: Suzie O'Connell
Publisher: Sunset Rose Books
ISBN: 1950813584
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 2940

Get Book Here

Book Description
Find out why readers say “picking up a book in this series feels like coming home”… grab The Northstar Series box set by USA Today bestselling author Suzie O’Connell and binge all ten books in this heartwarming small town romance series. FIRST INSTINCT – Best friend. Protector. Crutch. As Beth Carlyle overcomes every college girl’s worst nightmare, will she add “lover” to the names she has for Nick Hammond? MOUNTAIN ANGEL – Between a determined stalker and her meddling, matchmaking uncle, Aelissm Davis may be in over her head… and Pat O’Neil—the sheriff’s deputy who’s supposed to keep her safe—could be the biggest complication of all. SUMMER ANGEL – If June Montana can help her old friend Ben Conner and her adopted son Luke overcome their entwined traumas, she might find her perfect family. But a madman bent on revenge will stop at nothing to destroy their happily ever after. TWICE SHY – A widower with a charming young daughter intent on playing matchmaker and a wounded and wary woman in need of peace and healing… could a dance at a friend’s wedding be the start of something wonderful for Aaron Hammond and Skye Hathaway? ONCE BURNED – Henry Hammond and Lindsay Miller have both been burned in love, and a no-strings-attached fling is the perfect balm… but what happens when the attraction refuses to fade? MISTLETOE KISSES – When Ty Evans impulsively kissed Shannon O’Neil under the mistletoe two years ago, he had no idea of the captivating desire it would awaken. Now she’s in Northstar for Christmas, and he won’t waste his second chance at a happily ever after with her. STARLIGHT MAGIC – Traumatized by the death of her husband, Celeste Dawson desperately needs a fresh start. A trip to Northstar to visit her friend Shannon is just the thing… and her big-hearted new neighbor Brodie Dunn might be exactly the man to coax her from the shadows and back into the light. WILD ANGEL – Everything Luke Conner once wanted from life is slipping away. Ryan Connelly wishes she could be the miracle he needs, but her own heart is still in tatters… and he has ties to the man who broke it. FORGOTTEN ANGEL – Shane McGuire and Becky Epperson have a history. They might have had much more, but instead, he broke her heart. Now they’re both back in Northstar, and he’ll do everything he can to win her back. LAST SURRENDER – Heather Brown and Jeremiah Mackey are an unlikely love match, but their broken pieces fit together so well. Can they persevere when someone with a grudge starts playing deadly games? Keywords: Small town & rural fiction, contemporary romance, box set, bundle, complete series, cowboy, ranch, suspense, love story, women's fiction, friendships, Montana

Author: Martha Beck
Publisher: Harmony
ISBN: 0812932188
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 402

Get Book Here

Book Description
New York Times bestselling author and Life Designs, Inc. creator Martha Beck shares her step-by-step program that will guide you to fulfill your own potential and create a joyful life. In this book, you'll start by learning how to read the internal compasses already built into your brain and body--and why you may have spent your life ignoring their signals. As you become reacquainted with your own deepest desires, you'll identify and repair any unconscious beliefs or unhealed emotional wounds that may be blocking your progress. This will change your life, but don't worry--although every life is unique, major transformations have common elements, and Beck provides a map that will guide you through your own life changes. You'll learn how to navigate every stage, from the first flickering appearance of a new dream to the planning and implementation of your own ideal life. Based on Dr. Beck's work as a Harvard-trained sociologist, research associate at Harvard Business School, instructor at Thunderbird Business School, and especially on her experiences with her clients over the last six years, Finding Your Own North Star offers thoroughly tested case studies, questionnaires, and exercises to help you articulate your core desires and act on them to build a more satisfying life. “Explorers depend on the North Star when there are no other landmarks in sight. The same relationship exists between you and your right life, the ultimate realization of your potential for happiness. I believe that a knowledge of that perfect life sits inside you just as the North Star sits in its unaltering spot.” -- Martha Beck