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Every December, a huge Christmas tree arrives in Trafalgar Square. Bedecked in lights, it is a shimmering, festive beacon in the heart of London. But even more enchanting than the twinkling decorations and scented pine is the story behind the tree; a story of loyalty, friendship and resistance. On a cold evening in 1940, German warships made their way towards Oslo. It seemed inevitable that Norway, like so many other European nations, would soon submit to the Nazi regime. But the country's indomitable King Haakon VII refused to surrender.

Este volume constitui a continuação de O peregrino. Foi lançado em 1684, seis anos após a publicação do primeiro volume. Esta edição em português traz diversas inovações. A nova tradução (1999) combina fidelidade ao texto integral de Bunyan com linguagem atual. Trata-se da mais recente edição brasileira do grande clássico.

The tale is one of the final works of fiction published by Melville before, slipping into despair over the continuing critical dismissal of his work after Moby-Dick, he abandoned publishing fiction. The work is presented here exactly as it was originally published in Putnam's magazine to, sadly, critical disdain.

David gathered five smooth stones to meet and defeat Goliath. What did these stones represent, and how can you use them to conquer Goliaths in your own personal quests? Ms. Virginia Bean will show you how. Travel with her on her own personal journey. See what she does. Learn how she grows. Discover what she becomes.

Evidence of Christianity is about the adventurous journey of two characters who desperately want to help the people of the City of Morphoo, a city lost in darkness. With an inner drive to set people free, Hunger and Thirst take inspiration from their grandmother as they set out to climb a mountain outside the city in hopes of finding answers at the top.

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Susan Williams is on the outs with God. She just doesn’t understand why He allowed her beloved father to die. But Susan is also pragmatic and realizes life must go on, so she accepts a marriage proposal from a banker in the same town that her sisters are now living in. However, it turns out Max Peterson has a secret he’s been keeping from her…Stunned as Susan is It will take a true miracle to pull them through. Six Sisters For Bear Creek Book 1: Sadie’s Adventure Book 2: Emily’s Dream Come True Book 3: Susan’s Truth Book 4: Diane’s Healing Heart Book 5: Laura’s New Family ...

Pete is an addict. He's addicted to the pursuit of money and success - and all of the schedules, goals and incentives that go with it. There's never enough time in the day. He knows he asks a lot of his long-suffering assistant Jan. But sales is a high-pressure business, and she knew the job when she took it on. It's not his fault she barely sees her family these days. A chance encounter with a new colleague in a coffee shop is about to change Pete's life forever.

This will be a Christmas to remember for the railway girls. Little Max is growing day by day and Joan is adjusting to her new life. But in her heart of hearts, she is desperate to return to work on the railways. Margaret's job in the engine shed is demanding. But when a friend finds herself in crisis, she knows she must do everything she can to help her. Alison is overjoyed at the prospect of organising a Christmas wedding until a long-held secret is revealed. Knowing the truth, can she find the strength to forgive those she holds most dear?

Prepare to be captivated by the thrilling and heart-wrenching story of Natalie Merchant and her best friend, Leah as they navigate the difficult aftermath of a catastrophic fire that razed the orphanage they called home. Just when they thought things couldn't get any worse, their dear friend Jo becomes a mail order bride, leaving Natalie questioning her own future and purpose in life.With God as her guide, Natalie takes a leap of faith and follows in Jo's footsteps, becoming engaged to a man in a new town. But the path to true love is never smooth, and Natalie finds herself embroiled in a ...

"Well, John," said the ministers wife, coming suddenly into the study a few minutes after the postman had left the parsonage, "What does William write? I saw his letter. Please read it to me." The Miracle at Markham was written during the summer of 1808, and read the following fall and winter by the author to his Sunday evening congregation in the Central Church, Topeka, Kansas. It was then published as a serial in The Ram's Horn, Chicago. The facts as to church crowding, at least in small towns in the middle west of this country, are too evident to require any argument.

The kingdom of Struggle is being lied to by an unseen enemy, "Liar." Lurking in the sinister forest, Liar attacks the minds of the villagers by whispering subtle thoughts into the villagers' minds at night. Liar's poisonous serpents advance against a people ignorant of their true enemy—an enemy trying to convince them to murder a righteous king. Liar has been warring against the kingdom of Struggle without opposition, and his greatest harvest is truth and freedom. Poor, orphaned, and alone, the unlikely-named "Prince" sparks a rebellion.

The Complete Series for adventure and excitement in this Four Books, series full of love, and the joys of the season in one boxed set! Four brave brides. Four men, each in need of a wife to walk with them through life, raise children, chase dreams, leave a legacy for the generations to come. But the West is wild even in the late 1800s, and the challenges are many. Shadows of the past will arise and try to mar the couples’ newfound happiness, but as Christmas approaches, miracles are in the air. Grab a cup of hot chocolate and curl up with each of the four books in this heartwarming series...

James’s life is in danger. Though Melanie has only just met the handsome rancher and his young children, she falls swiftly in love with them all. And as she does, she prays for a Christmas miracle that will end the deadly feud which threatens to take James from her when she has only just found him. Mail Order Bride Christmas Miracles Romance Series Book 1 Leigh's Love Book 2 Melanie's Miracle Book 3 Felicity's Folly Book 4 Elise's Elation Read All Box Set Complete Series by bestseller and Kindle All-Star author Katie Wyatt! Available as a value box set amazon.com/dp/B08617N8JS (copy and ...

As Finn’s relationship implodes, He and Ella dance around their obvious attraction to one another. It’s way too soon…right? But when an accident puts their lives on the line, Ella and Finn discover what is most important—and that love follows no set time line. Read all the books in Seven Billionaire Cowboy Brothers at Christmas Wilmont Lodge Romance series by bestselling authors Brenda Clemmons and Katie Wyatt! Book 1Lucie’s Billionaire Cowboy Grace Book 2 Mackenzie’s Billionaire Cowboys Rebirth Book 3 Willow's Billionaire Cowboys Hope Book 4 Brie's Billionaire Cowboys Salvation...

Angels and demons. Zombies and ghosts. Water serpents and cyborg dragons. Heaven and hell. Politics and religion. Brennan and Kahli experience it all when their lives are flipped upside down by a miracle man named Sarx, who is on a mission to install a kingdom on the earth that will overthrow the great dragon and end the corruption that plagues it. As this allegorical fantasy unfolds, you just might find yourself seeing the Gospel story in a whole new light.

After a powerful hurricane strikes the island, he is surprised to discover an ancient grotto with high waterfalls cascading into a crystal-blue lake. And swimming in the middle of the hollow is a beautiful young woman. Is she real or simply a figment of his imagination? After being alone for over five years, he does not care. Each day he returns to the grotto and each day she is there. Never revealing who she is or where she goes, she becomes his teacher, philosopher, and spiritual guide.

When young minister Noah and his dutiful wife arrive at their new post in the hills, they find a gray and wet little town where it's been raining for as long as anyone can remember. Noah's wife is determined to help her husband revive this soggy congregation, but she soon finds her efforts thwarted by her eccentric new neighbors, among them an idiom-wielding Italian hardware store owner, a towering town matriarch, and a lovelorn zookeeper determined to stand by his charges.

Santa Claus lives in the Laughing Valley, where stands the big, rambling castle in which his toys are manufactured. His workmen, selected from the ryls, knooks, pixies and fairies, live with him, and everyone is as busy as can be from one year's end to another. One would think that our good old Santa Claus, who devotes his days to making children happy, would have no enemies on all the Earth; and, as a matter of fact, for a long period of time he encountered nothing but love wherever he might go.

There once was a little ant. He lived in a little village in a very poor country in a forgotten part of the world... Our little ant heard about a Great King in a great city of the greatest country in the world. Little Ant really wanted to meet him! He brought his request before the chief, but the chief could not help him. He explained to the ant that he was too little and the village too far away from the city of the Great King. There were insurmountable obstacles which made it impossible to reach this Great King, regardless of how much effort the little ant would put into it. But then ...