| Author | : Bruce Kuklick |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 267 |
| Release | : 2020-12-08 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 0691222169 |
Shibe Park was demolished in 1976, and today its site is surrounded by the devastation of North Philadelphia. Kuklick, however, vividly evokes the feelings people had about the home of the Philadelphia Athletics and later the Phillies.
| Author | : Joan Chittister |
| Publisher | : Orbis Books |
| Total Pages | : 175 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1626980195 |
Through the famous verses of Ecclesiastes - 'For everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven' - Joan Chittister reflects on timeless themes: the purpose and value of human life, the balance of joy and sorrow, work and rest, love and loss.
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : Canongate U.S. |
| Total Pages | : 68 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Bibles |
| ISBN | : 9780802136145 |
The publication of the King James version of the Bible, translated between 1603 and 1611, coincided with an extraordinary flowering of English literature and is universally acknowledged as the greatest influence on English-language literature in history. Now, world-class literary writers introduce the book of the King James Bible in a series of beautifully designed, small-format volumes. The introducers' passionate, provocative, and personal engagements with the spirituality and the language of the text make the Bible come alive as a stunning work of literature and remind us of its overwhelming contemporary relevance.
| Author | : Various Authors, |
| Publisher | : Zondervan |
| Total Pages | : 6637 |
| Release | : 2008-09-02 |
| Genre | : Bibles |
| ISBN | : 0310294142 |
The NIV is the world's best-selling modern translation, with over 150 million copies in print since its first full publication in 1978. This highly accurate and smooth-reading version of the Bible in modern English has the largest library of printed and electronic support material of any modern translation.
| Author | : Lauraine Snelling |
| Publisher | : Baker Books |
| Total Pages | : 319 |
| Release | : 2014-10-14 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1441264175 |
Beloved Author Lauraine Snelling Returns Again to Her Popular Red River Valley Setting Trygve Knutson is devoted to his family and his community. With his job on the construction crew, he is helping to build a future for the North Dakota town of Blessing. Though he loves his home, he sometimes dreams of other horizons--especially since meeting Miriam Hastings. Miriam is in Blessing to get practical training to become an accredited nurse. She's been promised a position in the Chicago women's hospital that will enable her to support her siblings and her ailing mother. Although eager to return to her family, Miriam is surprised to find how much she enjoys the small town of Blessing. And her growing attachment to Trygve soon has her questioning a future she always considered set in stone. When a family emergency calls Miriam home sooner than planned, will she find a way to return? If not, will it mean losing Trygve--and her chance at love--for good?
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : Scholastic Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 58 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 9780590478878 |
The famous verses from the Book of Ecclesiastes are accompanied by exquisite illustrations, each rendered in the style of a different world culture...An ecumenical, artistic, and cultural experience, rich in beauty and expansive in its appreciation of ethnic variety." - School Library Journal, starred review. "Readers will be awed by the breadth and depth of the artwork...[and] the seriousness and thought the Dillons have put into the book.... [A] book that can be examined and thought about by generations of young readers." - Booklist, starred review
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : Collins |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2003-08 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780007166343 |
One of Booktrack's best-selling Bibles, now with a new hard slipcase and attractive binding, this pocket-sized white Bible is an ideal gift for anyone being Christened.
| Author | : Joan Chittister |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2005-03 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781570756603 |
This is an elegant book, glorious four-color art of John August Swanson, and the reflective insights of Joan Chittister. Based on the verse from Ecclesiastes 3, this glossy book gives a chapter to each verse.
| Author | : Cynthia Rylant |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 36 |
| Release | : 2018-09-18 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1481476556 |
In the spirit of her acclaimed Dog Heaven and Cat Heaven, Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant illustrates verses from the King James Bible chapter of Ecclesiastes in a simple yet powerful folk art style. Cynthia Rylant takes the familiar text of the third chapter of Ecclesiastes, as told in the King James Bible, and lovingly illustrates it in her simple but bold style that has been called “stunning” by School Library Journal. As she did with the creation story, Rylant has created a sublime take on a classic story that will appeal to readers of all ages.
