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The Italian folklore tradition is one of the most ancient unbroken chains of wisdom on Earth. Discover the previously unwritten secrets of an Italian American family’s magical tradition passed down from generation to generation. This spellbook provides easy, step-by-step introductions to the basics of authentic Italian American magical practice.

From the bestselling author of The Power of Positive Thinking comes this book on how to have faith. Plus a bonus book The Greatest Thing in the World, Henry Drummond’s most noted well-loved classic, based on his most famous work on 1 Corinthians 13.

Who Am I? is one of Norman Grubb's textbooks for what he came to call Total Truth, a full satisfaction, a rational meaning to all life, a foolproof workable key to daily living, a road map that I could unfold to a fellow traveler and say, "This is the way". Standing on the Scriptures as his final authority, Mr. Grubb explores in a clear and practical way who we are, why we are, how we can be ourselves, and what our destiny is, which is "Christ in you, the hope of glory".

Lieutenant Stuart Lyons is a single father and a well-respected veteran law enforcement officer. In addition, he serves as head of security at the ever-popular New Hope Church in Atlanta and above all, he loves the Lord. When sudden pandemonium strikes his “normal” life and he begins receiving threats from an unknown person who only identifies himself as “Dr. A. H. Satan”, Stuart’s life is turned upside down.

Norman Fine tells the relatively unknown story of radar’s transformation from a technical curiosity to a previously unimaginable offensive weapon. We meet scientists and warriors critical to the story of radar and its pressure-filled development and implementation. Blind Bombing brings to light two characters who played an integral role in the story as it unfolded: one, a brilliant and opinionated scientist, the other, an easygoing 21-year-old caught up in the peacetime draft.

In the spring of 1961, 10-year-old Nate "Weenie" Dooley has a revelation: His father is not a good one. Inspired by National Geographic, his favorite thing next to the Bible storybook his mother gave him before she died, Nate plans to leave his father and their home in the Smokies to set out on adventure.

Volumes 1 and 2 of Combat Veterans’ Stories of Small Wars and Nation Building present 20 autobiographical stories of men and women that were in fire fights, raids, and other dangerous situations that exposed them to enemy ordnance. Their stories give listeners an understanding of warfare, as the US military has experienced it since the Vietnam War.

Volumes 1 and 2 of Combat Veterans’ Stories of Small Wars and Nation Building present 20 autobiographical stories of men and women that were in fire fights, raids, and other dangerous situations that exposed them to enemy ordnance. Their stories give readers an understanding of warfare, as the US military has experienced it since the Vietnam War.

Norman: Through My Eyes has evolved over 50 years. Always ahead of his time, Norman Hastings began researching his own family history well before this national obsession became what it is today, and more latterly through a collaboration between Norman and his daughter to convert his notes into an electronic record. The motivation for the book was founded on conversations held with Norman and his mother about her own deprived childhood.

Norman Grubb, the son of an Irish clergyman, was born in England in 1895. He served as a lieutenant of the Bloucester Regiment, receiving the Military Cross for his service during World War I. Following the war, he attended Trinity College, Cambridge, and married Pauline Studd, the youngest daughter of the famous missionary C. T. Studd. The Grubbs served as missionaries in the Belgian Congo where Norman translated the New Testament into Bangala. After Studd's death in 1931, Norman served as British General Secretary of the Worldwide Evangelization Crusade until 1965.

Paris changed me. I wasn’t talking about the city, I was referring to Paris Jean Kelly. From the first time we held hands on the school bus to our first kiss, we’d been moving toward one thing, the day I’d ask her to be mine. How was I to know that she thought friends couldn’t be lovers? Well…I’m going to prove her wrong. When her world turns upside down…I’ll be there. When she’s feeling lost…I’ll be there. After all, it’s not about the spark or the fire…It’s all about the slow burn.

Das Böse ist weiter auf dem Vormarsch. Nôd'onns Plan, das Geborgene Land zu zerstören, scheint unaufhaltbar. Einzig die Feuerklinge, ein mächtiges Werkzeug, das nur von Zwergenhand geschmiedet werden kann, ist stark genug um ihn aufzuhalten und für immer zu vernichten. Tungdil und sein Widersacher Gandogar Silberbart, beide Anwärter auf das Amt des Großkönigs, müssen sich in einem finalen Wettbewerb gegeneinander behaupten.

Audible Originals präsentiert - die ungekürzte Hörspielfassung von "Die Zwerge". Dies ist der erste von zwei Teilen. Im Mittelpunkt des ersten Teils steht die Geschichte von Tungdil Bolofar. Aufgewachsen als Findelkind und einziger Zwerg unter Menschen unter der Obhut des Magiers Lot-Ionan im Geborgenen Land ist er zunehmend neugierig, wo seine eigentlichen Wurzeln liegen. So kommt es Tungdil gerade recht, einen langen Botengang mit geheimem Inhalt zum Schwarzjoch, dem Zentrum des Landes, für den Magae zu erledigen.

In 1940, the last patch of resistance to the Nazi war machine was a little strip of beach whose name would soon be famous around the world: Dunkirk. Over 300,000 Allied soldiers crowded into the little harbor. If Hitler destroyed them, Britain would be left defenseless, and the war would almost be over. The British had other ideas. Over the next ten days, the people of Britain launched an unprecedented rescue effort. Countless little ships steamed forth from every port in England to bring the boys back home.

No matter the details, divorce is not a one cut injury. It is a dark journey that a person travels - but does not have to travel alone. Experiencing Divorce is written for the person who is in the wake of despair divorce leaves. This brief but powerful book will help lead listeners through this difficult process of grief, and allow them to see the end of the journey where God can grant peace and a seasoned, more mature faith.

This play tells the powerful story of an epileptic woman in her early 40s systematically preparing her own death...and the frantic and touching efforts of her mother to stop her. This searing drama, which won the Pulitzer Prize on Broadway, is guaranteed to keep any listener on the edge of their seat.

Here are more than 60 heartwarming stories of faith. These are stories about the true gifts of Christmas: answered prayers, real-life angels, and inexplicable miracles. They are the stories of people who gained a greater understanding of the true meaning of Christmas, some through a word or gesture from their fellow man, others through a miraculous event that could only have come from God.

Set in Dodge City, Kansas, during the thriving cattle days of the 1870s, the Gunsmoke radio show was routinely called by radio drama enthusiasts “the best show of any kind and any time”. For nine years from 1952 to 1961, Gunsmoke dominated the airwaves as it portrayed the epic legend of the American West. The lead character of Marshall Matt Dillon, as played by William Conrad, was called the “Philip Marlowe of the Old West”. Besides Conrad, the superb supporting cast included Parley Baer as Chester, Howard McNear as Doc Adams, and Georgia Ellis as Miss Kitty.

Mister Good Times is the enthralling story of a black kid growing up in a (largely white) working class world; of vivid, often violent experiences on the football terraces; of the emerging club scene growing out of a melting pot of styles; of how Jay, with his contemporaries, took the music of black America, gave it a distinctly London twist and used the marriage of styles to forge a hugely successful career as a trailblazing DJ and broadcaster, becoming an inspiration to a whole generation of dance music fans, black and white, without ever compromising his integrity.

Simon Inescort is no longer bodily present in his marriage. It's been several months since he keeled over the rail of a Nova Scotia-bound ferry, a massive heart attack to blame. Simon's widow, Lorca Pell, has sold their farmhouse to newlyweds Zachary and Muriel. He spends time replaying his marriage in his own mind, while also engaging in occasionally intimate observation of the new homeowners. But soon the crisis of a missing child, a local 11-year-old, threatens the tenuous domestic equilibrium, as the weight of the case falls to Zachary, a rookie private detective.