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Author: Lucia St. Clair Robson Publisher: Ballantine Books ISBN: 0345325222 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 606
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The story of Cynthia Ann Parker and the last days of the Comanche In 1836, when she was nine years old, Cynthia Ann Parker was kidnapped by Comanche Indians from her family's settlement. She grew up with them, mastered their ways, and married one of their leaders. Except for her brilliant blue eyes and golden mane, Cynthia Ann Parker was in every way a Comanche woman. They called her Naduah—Keeps Warm With Us. She rode a horse named Wind. This is her story, the story of a proud and innocent people whose lives pulsed with the very heartbeat of the land. It is the story of a way of life that is gone forever. It will thrill you, absorb you, touch your soul, and make you cry as you celebrate the beauty and mourn the end of the great Comanche nation.
Author: Lucia St. Clair Robson Publisher: Ballantine Books ISBN: 0345325222 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 606
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The story of Cynthia Ann Parker and the last days of the Comanche In 1836, when she was nine years old, Cynthia Ann Parker was kidnapped by Comanche Indians from her family's settlement. She grew up with them, mastered their ways, and married one of their leaders. Except for her brilliant blue eyes and golden mane, Cynthia Ann Parker was in every way a Comanche woman. They called her Naduah—Keeps Warm With Us. She rode a horse named Wind. This is her story, the story of a proud and innocent people whose lives pulsed with the very heartbeat of the land. It is the story of a way of life that is gone forever. It will thrill you, absorb you, touch your soul, and make you cry as you celebrate the beauty and mourn the end of the great Comanche nation.
Author: Akeam Simmons Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 0595439144 Category : Literary Collections Languages : en Pages : 244
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Riding On The Wind is a collection of poetry, short stories, and proverbial saying that pricks the very essence of man and reaches deep down into the very secret places that he never wants to reveal or expose. It uncovers his deep fear of failure, his agony with the opposite sex, his loath for death, his passion to succeed, his love of life, and his inability to understand even himself. Riding On The Wind is an epic attempt by Dr. Simmons to allow us to peak, if only for a moment, into the sacredly hidden passions and weaknesses of man-"man" is not gender specific; it is the whole of mankind. This book expose man without his mask, or covering shell; every reader will be captivated when they see themselves uncovered in the pages of Riding On The Wind.
Author: Elly Foote Publisher: Southbank, B.C. : NE Book Works ISBN: 9780973253900 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 369
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This carefully crafted work brings you 70 color pictures, 40+ original drawings, and a story that burns with intensity, radiates personal crises, and reminds us how life can be lived. It is about horses, and not about horses at all. It's about the human journey we're all traveling.
Author: Nicola Davies Publisher: National Geographic Books ISBN: 1536212849 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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A heartfelt story of a father and a son, of grief and reconnection—and an albatross who needs to find her way home. Javier has a secret. On one of his father’s fishing trips, still hurting from the loss of his mother, he finds an albatross caught on the hooks—alive, if only barely. Against the orders of his father, who has been distant and disparaging, Javier smuggles the bird to safety and begins nursing it back to health. Every day the albatross accepts a little more food, but she shows no sign of wanting to use her wings. And if Javier's new friend refuses to fly, how will she ever find her way home? From award-winning author Nicola Davies, with dramatic watercolors by Salvatore Rubbino evoking the setting of Chiloé Archipelago, off the coast of Chile, comes a stirring tale of loss, loneliness, and the power of empathy.
Author: Chaplain Roger Burdge Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing ISBN: 1625160143 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 317
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Famous as the cradle of the blues, the Mississippi Delta is also home to a feared prison called Parchman. From this plantation prison came bluesmen like "Bukka" White. But Parchman also produced some of the nation's most feared inmate bosses; men that ruled the grounds with fast hands and fierce determination. One such boss was Chester Johnston. Chester came from a dysfunctional family and served in Vietnam, before rising through the biker gang ranks, to finally end up running Parchman. But after fighting his way to the undisputed position of "shot caller" of the farm population, his "rep" and hatred of officials and guards eventually caught up to him. Nearly beaten to death, Chester began reflecting on the God his grandmother had once taught him about. His journey to true freedom began with the Bible, then surrender, and later through sharing the peace he found with young people. Although convicted of crimes he denied to his death, Chester fought the system for a release that never came. Riding in the Wind is not just his story; it's a look inside one of our nation's most feared institutions. The book's greatest revelation is how God changed Chester Johnston, granting him the freedom the system never would.
Author: Bernie Fuchs Publisher: Blue Sky Press (AZ) ISBN: 9780439266451 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 32
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In Nevada in 1861, a young Pony Express rider races for his life, pursued by seven Paiute warriors who are determined to drive white settlers out of their territory.
Author: Ronnie Littlejohn Publisher: State University of New York Press ISBN: 143843457X Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 274
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The Liezi is the forgotten classic of Daoism. Along with the Laozi (Daodejing) and the Zhuangzi, it's been considered a Daoist masterwork since the mid-eighth century, yet unlike those well-read works, the Liezi is little known and receives scant scholarly attention. Nevertheless, the Liezi is an important text that sheds valuable light on the early history of Daoism, particularly the formative period of sectarian Daoism. We do not know exactly what shape the original text took, but what remains is replete with fantastic characters, whimsical tales, paradoxical aphorisms, and philosophically sophisticated reflection on the nature of the world and humanity's place within it. Ultimately, the Liezi sees the world as one of change and indeterminacy. Arguing for the Liezi's historical, philosophical, and literary significance, the contributors to this volume offer a fresh look at this text, using contemporary approaches and providing novel insights. The volume is unique in its attention to both philosophical and religious perspectives.
Author: Fay Hoh Yin Publisher: ISBN: 9780998906409 Category : China Languages : en Pages : 244
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In Riding with the Wind, Fay Hoh Yin paints an indelible portrait of three generations of her family in China as the imperial era ends and war with Japan begins. Her parents are among the first young people to escape the archaic traditions of foot binding and arranged marriage, then use their newfound freedom to study in the West. They return home in the early 1920s to become pioneering educators and proponents of physical fitness and sports. In lyrical prose, the author recalls scenes from her improbably happy childhood amid bombs and atrocities. Yin later comes to the U.S. herself, marries a fellow foreign student, and starts a family. Tragically, she loses her husband at age thirty-seven, but forges a unique partnership with her widowed mother-in-law that far outlasts either of their marriages. Yin's stories of daring, hardship, and perseverance are deeply personal, yet illuminate the changing roles of women as modern China emerges in the 20th century.
Author: Lucia St. Clair Robson
Author: Lucia St. Clair Robson
Author: James T. Thomas
Author: Akeam Simmons
Author: Elly Foote
Author: Nicola Davies
Author: Chaplain Roger Burdge
Author: Bernie Fuchs
Author: Ronnie Littlejohn
Author: Fay Hoh Yin
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