Search Results
Showing
1 - 20
of 2,190
query time: 0.1s
Author:
Publisher:
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
"Alexander Larman, the master chronicler of the House of Windsor, brings his acclaimed trilogy to a dramatic and poignant conclusion. When the Royal Family took to the balcony of Buckingham Palace on VE Day in 1945, they knew that the happiness and excitement of the day was illusory. Britain may have been victorious in a painful war, but the peace would be no easier. Between the abdication crisis, the death of King George VI, and the ascension of...
Author:
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
For millions of conservative Christians, America is their kingdom--a land set apart, a nation uniquely blessed, a people in special covenant with God. This love of country, however, has given way to right-wing nationalist fervor, a reckless blood-and-soil idolatry that trivializes the kingdom of Jesus Christ. Alberta retraces the arc of the modern evangelical movement, placing political and cultural inflection points in the context of church teachings...
Author:
Language:
English
Description:
Mexico, the late 1930s: A paramilitary group has outlawed the Catholic Church and been executing its clergy. Now the last priest is on the run, fleeing not just an unshakable police lieutenant but also his own wavering morals. As he scraps his way toward salvation, haunted by an affair from his past, the nameless "whiskey priest" is pulled between the bottle and the Bible, tempted to renounce his religion yet unable to ignore the higher calling he's...
Author:
Publisher:
Image Books
Pub. Date:
[2014]
Language:
English
Description:
They're cast in plaster or simpering on a holy card, performing miracles with superhero strength, or playing a harp in highest heaven. Yet they are very near to us in every way. Hahn dispels the false notions and urban legends people use to keep the saints at a safe distance. The truth is that Jesus Christ has united heaven and earth in a close communion. Drawing deeply from Scripture, Hahn shows that the hosts of heaven surround the earthly Church...
Author:
Publisher:
Oriental Publishing
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
This book takes on a journey through the sands of time, exploring the fascinating tapestry of ancient Egyptian history from its earliest days to the dawn of the first dynasties.The story of ancient Egypt begins in the pre-dynastic era, a time obscured by the mists of antiquity. This period, stretching back to around 5500 BCE, witnessed the gradual emergence of a complex civilization along the banks of the Nile River.
Author:
Publisher:
DC Comics
Pub. Date:
2017
Language:
English
Description:
Bryan Hitch makes his triumphant return to DC Entertainment with the world's most powerful heroes, the JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA! It's massive widescreen action and adventure from superstar writer/artist Hitch, as the League comes up against an armada of aliens heading for Earth that claims to be a peaceful religious tribe. But something sinister is lurking in their ranks...something with ties to ancient Krypton! And more importantly...whose side...
Series:
Publisher:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date:
[2012]
Language:
English
Description:
"A man's life is retold just after his funeral. Beginning as a track walker, Tom Garner rose through all sorts of railroad jobs to head the company. In the meantime, he lost touch with his family. When he saw what was happening, it was already too late."--Container.
Author:
Publisher:
Pen and Sword
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
Description:
The Power and the Glory tells the story of royal fleet reviews from the fifteenth century to the 2005 International Fleet Review, commemorating the 200th anniversary of Trafalgar, which was the final exhibition of that pomp and ceremony that had been an essential if irregular expression of naval strength for more than 500 years. Whether to impress or deter a foreign power, often when mobilizing for war, provide reassurance for domestic consumption...
Author:
Publisher:
Pitch Publishing
Pub. Date:
2018
Language:
English
Description:
Set amid the glamour and bravado of 1980s Formula 1, The Power and the Glory tells the story of a rivalry unsurpassed in motor-racing history. By the mid-80s, Alain Prost had firmly established himself as leader of the F1 pack. Winning Grands Prix almost at will, the French ace radiated invincibility. But then came the emergence of Ayrton Senna, sparking a decade-long battle for supremacy out on the track. Although chalk and cheese in terms of character...
Author:
Publisher:
Harlequin
Pub. Date:
2011
Language:
English
Description:
Introducing The Marshalls… A rich, powerful family that mixes business, politics…and pleasure. If the U.S. had a royal family-this would be it! Any red-blooded woman would kill to be handcuffed to political hotshot Brady Marshall, but campaigner Aspyn Breedlove wants to raise awareness…not her own acute consciousness of those delicious, iron-hard muscles beneath Brady's expensive suit. But in a shock move, she's made a part of the Marshall re-election...
Publisher:
PAMANDISAN
Pub. Date:
1961
Language:
English
Description:
In the 1930's, a cynical Catholic priest is sent to Mexico to preach in post-revolution Mexico: a cleric who risks his life by continuing to conduct the Catholic Mass in secret after the totalitarian government has outlawed the Catholic Church. In order to confer the Christian sacraments, the priest must have wine but his attempts to obtain it will call attention to his clandestine activities.
Author:
Publisher:
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date:
2019
Language:
English
Description:
A biography by an acclaimed historian and biographer of the most famous of the French monarchs, Louis XIV, presents a fresh perspective on his long and complicated reign.
Louis XIV's story had legendary beginnings, beguiling women, court intrigue, a mysterious prisoner in an iron mask, lavish court entertainments, the scandal of a mistress who was immersed in the dark arts, and a central character who is handsome and romantic, but with a frighteningly...
Author:
Publisher:
IRB
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
Get the Summary of Tim Alberta's The Kingdom the Power and the Glory in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Kingdom the Power and the Glory" by Tim Alberta examines the complex interplay between evangelical Christianity and American politics, with a particular focus on the rise of Donald Trump and the transformation of evangelical institutions into platforms for political activism. Alberta recounts the experiences...
Author:
Publisher:
Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date:
2016
Language:
English
Description:
A Study Guide for Graham Greene's "The Power and the Glory," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students.This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.
Author:
Publisher:
IRB
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
Get the Summary of Tim Alberta's The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Journalist Tim Alberta examines the complex relationship between American evangelicalism and politics, particularly after the rise of Donald Trump, in The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory (2023). Alberta, who was ra ised in a conservative evangelical environment, critiques the political hijacking of Christianity,...
Author:
Language:
English
Formats:
Description:
The Kingdom, The Power & The GloryManifesting the Kingdom of God This highly informative new book will explain the Kingdom of God like never before and unlock some secrets, doors and keys to the Kingdom that will fuel and ignite your walk, mission and purpose from this day forward! Jesus came to restore a Kingdom, consequently He preached the Kingdom and every place He went, He manifested the Kingdom. Then before departing, He specifically told us...