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Chosen
Author: K. I. PriceChosen
Author: Kyla PricePublisher: Strategic Book Publishing
ISBN: 9781622121076
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Chosen: The Path of Heroes begins with Zuri starting his first day of high school, a year early. Right away he experiences things that are strange to him, including a hidden power he did not know he had. He learns that the principal of the high school is also a wizard and has been watching him since he was brought to Earth from a parallel world called Kambia to protect him from a great evil. Zuri returns to Kambia and meets three other teens with whom he is destined to save the world, all part of a prophecy set into motion thousands of years ago. He meets Ra and Phenyo first, and the three of them train using their respective strengths, Zuri's being his power, while Ra and Phenyo are versed in combat. Evrik, who is already quite seasoned with combat, joins them and all four set off on a journey. They travel to remote ruins to retrieve an ancient scepter. Once they obtain it, they return to the wizard who had sent them, and are deemed ready to face their dangerous foe, the Overlord. Join these young champions as they bravely face challenges in this parallel world. Kyla Price is serving in the U.S. Navy in Sasebo, Japan. Originally from St. Louis, she is writing the sequel.Publisher's website: http: //sbpra.com/KylaPric
Everneath
Author: Brodi AshtonPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 085707458X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
"Enthralling and suspenseful, EVERNEATH is pure indulgent escapism!" - Becca Fitzpatrick, NYT Bestselling Author of Hush, Hush Last spring, Nikki Beckett vanished, sucked into an underworld known as the Everneath, where immortals Feed on the emotions of despairing humans. Now she's returned- to her old life, her family, her friends- before being banished back to the underworld... this time forever. She has six months before the Everneath comes to claim her, six months for good-byes she can't find the words for, six months to find redemption, if it exists. Nikki longs to spend these months reconnecting with her boyfriend, Jack, the one person she loves more than anything. But there's a problem: Cole, the smoldering immortal who first enticed her to the Everneath, has followed Nikki to the mortal world. And he'll do whatever it takes to bring her back- this time as his queen. She's forced to make the hardest decision of her life: find a way to cheat fate and remain on the Surface with Jack or return to the Everneath and become Cole's... "Ashton s debut, is complex and intriguing. Drawing inspiration from such myths as Osiris, Orpheus, and Persephone, it explores the nature of loss and longing and what it means to be alive." - Publishers Weekly "I was pulled under by this bittersweet, beautiful retelling of the Persephone myth. Ashton's lovely storytelling and strong-on-her-own-terms main character set this one apart. Wonderful!" - Ally Condie, author of the MATCHED trilogy "The powerful emotions, moving and painful rebuilding of strained relationships, and star-crossed love story is sure to resonate with teen readers." - School Library Journal "A fresh, innovative concept to young adult fiction with well-developed characters and a fantastic plot line .... Libraries are advised to buy multiple copies-this one will fly off the shelves." - Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) (starred review)
A Chosen Path
Author: Frank OberlePublisher: Heritage House Publishing Co
ISBN: 9781894384834
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
In A Chosen Path, Frank Oberle continues the amazing story of his remarkable rise from self-educated immigrant to national politician and Cabinet minister. The bestselling first volume of Frank's autobiography, Finding Home, recounted his turbulent youth in Nazi-run Germany and his post-war immigration to Canada. After working for a year and a half--as a baker, logger and miner--he earned enough to bring his future wife, Joan, from their homeland. They eventually settled in the brand-new community of Chetwynd, BC, where he began his political life as a village councillor and later became mayor. In A Chosen Path, we travel with Frank to Ottawa after his election to the House of Commons in 1972 and follow his six-term political career, which culminated in his appointment to Cabinet in 1985--first as Minister of State for Science and Technology, then four years later as Minister of Forestry. On the way, we are treated to incisive, often witty, behind-the-scenes looks at the politicians and issues of the day, along with Frank's straight-shooting assessments of our national leaders and the prime minister's office. Now a thoughtful observer more than a decade removed from that maelstrom of machinations that is Canada's capital, Frank sheds light on what is right and what is wrong in our political world.
Your Essential Self
Author: James LooramPublisher: Frederick Fell Publishers
ISBN: 9780883911600
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
This book reflects the content and input elicited from hundreds of participants of a five-day public seminar given throughout the U.S. over the past 10 years. This seminar has been presented to a broad array of managers and leaders in corporate and institutional industry, crossing cultural and economic boundaries. The book is unique in that it draws on a model developed especially for this seminar program. Two years of research on Peak Performance was conducting leading to the seminar design which ultimately led to this book. Based on this research, this book encompasses three unique but intimately related areas of action: the introspective search for the 'Essential Self', the practical methods to deliver that 'Self' to the world and the methods to sustain the 'Self' through a daily practice based on three simple life defining questions.
Kids, Parents, and Technology: An Instruction Manual for Young Families
Author: Eitan Schwarz MD Faacap DlfapaPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557194822
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
MyDigitalFamily presents the second revised electronic edition of its indispensible tool for parents. Parents need help managing media at home. By now you already figured out that it is not enough just to protect kids from technology's hazards. As a parent of young kids, you have wondered if anyone really knows what to do to harness the power of technology to help your kids start out right, and grow and develop in all the best possible ways. Now you finally have in your hands the answer about technology. This is the first ever comprehensive and practical child- and family-centered guide of its kind. Parents: reset your thinking and learn step-by-step how to make digital media into powerful parenting tools. SEE MORE @ www.mydigitalfamily.org
The Eye of Winter's Fury
Author: Michael J. WardPublisher: Gollancz
ISBN: 057509575X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
The cold north awaits you ... War is coming to Valeron. From the west, the blood-thirsty Wiccans burn and pillage their way towards the capital - where an ill and ineffectual king is beset on all sides by the scheming of ambitious men. His youngest son, Prince Arran, untested in combat and naïve to ways of the world, is sent on a fool's errand - to convince a cowardly lord to honour his oath and defend the realm from its enemies. But the real threat is yet to be revealed ... You are Prince Arran, son of Leonidas and second heir to the throne of Valeron. They call you the ghost prince - the sickly boy who haunts the palace library, filling your head with dreams of high adventure. Now, as the shadows lengthen and danger threatens your beleaguered kingdom, you must finally prove yourself. It is time to take up your hallowed sword, Duran's Heart, and forge your own destiny in a cruel and savage world - one that has no mercy for weakling princes. No happy endings. Will you defy fate and become a great hero of legend? You decide in this epic fantasy adventure - one where you make the decisions. The cold north awaits you ... are you ready for the challenge?
The Hero with a Thousand Faces
Author: Joseph CampbellPublisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0586085718
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
A study of heroism in the myths of the world - an exploration of all the elements common to the great stories that have helped people make sense of their lives from the earliest times. It takes in Greek Apollo, Maori and Jewish rites, the Buddha, Wotan, and the bothers Grimm's Frog-King.
The Biblical Hero
Author: Elliott RabinPublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0827613245
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Approaching the Bible in an original way—comparing biblical heroes to heroes in world literature—Elliott Rabin addresses a core biblical question: What is the Bible telling us about what it means to be a hero? Focusing on the lives of six major biblical characters—Moses, Samson, David, Esther, Abraham, and Jacob—Rabin examines their resemblance to hero types found in (and perhaps drawn from) other literatures and analyzes why the Bible depicts its heroes less gloriously than do the texts of other cultures: * Moses founds the nation of Israel—and is short-tempered and weak-armed. * Samson, arrogant and unhinged, can kill a thousand enemies with his bare hands. * David establishes a centralized, unified, triumphal government—through pretense and self-deception. * Esther saves her people but marries a murderous, misogynist king. * Abraham's relationships are wracked with tension. * Jacob fathers twelve tribes—and wins his inheritance through deceit. In the end, is God the real hero? Or is God too removed from human constraints to even be called a “hero”? Ultimately, Rabin excavates how the Bible’s unique perspective on heroism can address our own deep-seated need for human-scale heroes.
The Hero's Journey
Author: Joseph CampbellPublisher: New World Library
ISBN: 9781577314042
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Joseph Campbell, arguably the greatest mythologist of our time, was certainly one of our greatest storytellers.