Download or read book Ptolemy s Gate written by Jonathan Stroud and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2011-12-13 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the third book of the series, Bartimaeus, Nathaniel, and Kitty must test the limits of this world, question the deepest parts of themselves -- and trust one another if they hope to survive. Includes a preview chapter from The Ring of Solomon, a Bartimaeus novel.

Download or read book The Amulet of Samarkand written by Jonathan Stroud and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2004-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nathaniel, a magician's apprentice, summons up the djinni Bartimaeus and instructs him to steal the Amulet of Samarkand from the powerful magician Simon Lovelace.

Download or read book The Ring of Solomon written by Jonathan Stroud and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2012-01-24 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans rejoice -- everyone's favorite wise-cracking djinni is back! Thousands of years before his fateful service to the magician Nathaniel in London, wily Bartimaeus served as djinni to hundreds of masters, from Babylon and Ancient Egypt to the modern Middle East. In this brilliant new installment in the best-selling series, history is revealed as readers travel alongside Bartimaeus to Jerusalem and the court of King Solomon for his most exciting adventure yet.

Download or read book The Amulet of Samarkand written by Jonathan Stroud and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2011-12-13 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be careful what you wish for. Nathaniel is a magician's apprentice, taking his first lessons in the arts of magic. But when a devious hot-shot wizard named Simon Lovelace ruthlessly humiliates Nathaniel in front of his elders, Nathaniel decides to kick up his education a few notches and show Lovelace who's boss. With revenge on his mind, he summons the powerful djinni, Bartimaeus. But summoning Bartimaeus and controlling him are two different things entirely, and when Nathaniel sends the djinni out to steal Lovelace's greatest treasure, the Amulet of Samarkand, he finds himself caught up in a whirlwind of magical espionage, murder, and rebellion.

Download or read book The Golem s Eye written by Jonathan Stroud and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2011-12-13 with total page 627 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second adventure in the Bartimaeus trilogy finds our young apprentice magician Nathaniel working his way up the ranks of the government, when crisis hits. A seemingly invulnerable clay golem is making random attacks on London. Nathaniel and the all-powerful, totally irreverent djinni, Bartimaeus, must travel to Prague to discover the source of the golem's power. In the ensuing chaos, readers will chase a dancing skeleton across London's skyline, encounter the horror of the dreaded Night Police, witness a daring kidnapping, and enter the Machiavellian world of the magician's government. Eventually, Nathaniel and Bartimaeus have to go head to head with the fearsome golem before the surprise identity of his master is finally revealed.

Download or read book The Hum and the Shiver written by Alex Bledsoe and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2011-09-27 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hum and the Shiver by Alex Bledsoe is an enchanting tale of music and magic older than the hills, and the first book in the wondrous Tufa series. . . . "Imagine a book somewhere between American Gods and Faulkner. In brief: a good book. Absolutely worth your time."—Patrick Rothfuss, New York Times bestselling author, on The Hum and the Shiver Private Bronwyn Hyatt had left her small town of Needsville for the army to escape the pressures of her mystical Tufa family legacy. She returns a lone survivor after a disastrous attack overseas, wounded in body and spirit. But cryptic omens warn of impending tragedy, and a restless haint lurks nearby, waiting to reveal Bronwyn's darkest secrets. Now Bronwyn finds the greatest battle lies right in her backyard, especially as young minister with too much curiosity arrives in town. If she makes the wrong choice, the consequences could be deadly for all the Tufa. . . . "A sheer delight."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review Enter the captivating world of the fae in Alex Bledsoe's Tufa novels The Hum and the Shiver Wisp of a Thing Long Black Curl Chapel of Ease Gather Her Round At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book Left Behind and Loving It written by D. Mark Davis and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2011-08-15 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Left Behind and Loving It is a cheeky critique of popular writings about the end times. Rather than presenting a steroid-buffed Jesus wrapped in an American flag and "coming again in clouds of gunfire," Left Behind and Loving It invites readers to approach some of the most controversial and scary portions of the Scriptures with the utter confidence that "God's steadfast love endures forever." Rather than asserting a hope premised on a few chosen ones escaping the world, Left Behind and Loving It argues that if it is Jesus who is to return (and not his evil twin), then the second coming has redemption written all over it. Many today cannot accept the escapist, violent, end-of-the-world scenario envisioned by "Left Behind" theology. Left Behind and Loving It invites readers not to fear but to trust in God's steadfast love and look at the finitude of the world with hope in an infinitely loving God.

Download or read book Heroes of the Valley written by Jonathan Stroud and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Halli loves the old stories from when the valley was a wild and dangerous place when the legendary heroes stood together to defeat the ancient enemy, the bloodthirsty Trows. Nowadays heroics seem a thing of the past. But when a practical joke rekindles an old blood feud, Halli spots a chance for a quest of his own.

Download or read book Bartimaeus the Blind Beggar of Jericho written by George V. Sabol and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-10-02 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bartimaeus is the name of the blind beggar that was cured by Jesus at the gate of Jericho as Jesus traveled to Jerusalem where he was to be crucified a few days later. Although the gospels have many accounts of cures by Jesus, the cure of Bartimaeus is told in the synoptic gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Why did the three gospel writers include the same miracle narrative in their gospels, and most interesting, why are Bartimaeus and his father, Timaeus, named in the gospel? Could it be that Bartimaeus had a greater role in the early Christian church--a role that was known by the apostles but was not disclosed, possibly to avoid repercussions from the enemies of the church? The question of who Bartimaeus was and what role he played in the early church is the basis of the story. Bartimaeus's father, Timaeus, is a soldier in the palace guard of King Herod the Great at the time of the birth of Jesus. Timaeus unknowingly becomes a participant in the slaughter of the baby boys in Bethlehem at the order of Herod. After Timaeus discovered that Herod had ordered that tragic slaughter, he disappeared as he returned home to his wife and newly born twin boys, Bartimaeus and Barariel, in Jericho. Bartimaeus is raised by his mother in Jericho on the family horse breeding farm. Like his father, Bartimaeus becomes a soldier for Herod Antipas. He is struck blind in a fall from a horse, and because of that blindness, Bartimaeus is labeled a sinner by his brother-in-law, a fanatic Pharisee, Saul, who is later to become Paul the apostle. During his blindness, being rejected by his wife, Gamela, due to the condemnation of her brother, Saul, he is cared for by Monica, the widow of his twin brother. In their mutual grief, Bartimaeus and Monica struggle with their love for each other. Three years after being blinded, Bartimaeus is cured at the gate of Jericho as Jesus passed by on his way to Jerusalem. Jesus quickly departed after the cure, and Bartimaeus was unable to thank Jesus. A few days later, Bartimaeus traveled to Jerusalem to find Jesus and to thank him only to discover that Jesus had been crucified. With the help of the apostles, Bartimaeus learned of Jesus and is a participant in the early events of the apostles in Jerusalem as related in the Acts of the Apostles. When Saul is struck blind as he traveled to Damascus to arrest the early Christians, Bartimaeus, now a follower of Jesus, is sent by Peter to determine if the reports of Saul, now calling himself Paul and preaching in the synagogue, are true. Bartimaeus helps Paul escape from Damascus with the help of a man and his sons sneaking Paul out of the house, through the streets of Damascus, and over the wall in a basket. Bartimaeus draws the enemies of Paul away as he flees Damascus in a daring horse escape disguised as Paul. The mystery of the disappearance of Timaeus is interwoven in the story and is eventually revealed to Bartimaeus challenging his newfound Christian life. The man responsible for his father's death must be forgiven, and in so doing, Bartimaeus finds the grace to save the life of his adversary. The story is one of Bartimaeus's struggle to learn of Jesus and through that conversion to be an agent of good in the lives of others, including his brother-in-law, Paul. The author has maintained historical and biblical fact, where possible, while constructing a Christian novel intertwining fictional characters into the gospel narrative of the apostles. The author, an experienced horse trainer and competitor, incorporates horsemanship into the story, and horses are key elements in the escape of Paul from Damascus.

Download or read book The Bartimaeus Sequence Gift Set written by Jonathan Stroud and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2020-05-26 with total page 1322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fall into New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Stroud's Bartimaeus Sequence in this complete e-book edition that includes: The Amulet of Samarkland, The Golem's Eye, Ptolemy's Gate, and The Ring of Solomon. Nathaniel is a young magician's apprentice, taking his first lessons in the arts of magic. But after a devious hotshot wizard named Simon Lovelace ruthlessly humiliates him in front of everyone he knows, Nathaniel seeks his revenge through magic. He pores over texts and works to perfect his skills to summon the 5,000 year old djinni Bartimaeus-but Nathaniel may have bitten off more than he can chew, and soon finds himself in a situation more dangerous and deadly than he could have ever imagined. These four spellbinding tales -- The Amulet of Samarkland, The Golem's Eye, Ptolemy's Gate, and The Ring of Solomon -- invite readers into a brilliantly imagined world that they'll never want to leave.

Download or read book Truth for Life written by Alistair Begg and published by The Good Book Company. This book was released on 2021-11-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A year of gospel-saturated daily devotions from renowned Bible teacher Alistair Begg. Start with the gospel each and every day with this one-year devotional by renowned Bible teacher Alistair Begg. We all need to be reminded of the truth that anchors our life and excites and equips us to live for Christ. Reflecting on a short passage each day, Alistair spans the Scriptures to show us the greatness and grace of God, and to thrill our hearts to live as His children. His clear, faithful exposition and thoughtful application mean that this resource will both engage your mind and stir your heart. Each day includes prompts to apply what you’ve read, a related Bible text to enjoy, and a plan for reading through the whole of the Scriptures in a year. The hardback cover and ribbon marker make this a wonderful gift.

Download or read book The Last Siege written by Jonathan Stroud and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-07-29 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Emily, Simon and Marcus discover the deserted castle, it seems like an escape from the midwinter snows and their individual loneliness. But their occupation of the ruin quickly takes on a momentum of its own, and soon threatens their friendship, their freedom and their lives.

Download or read book Young Children and Worship written by Sonja M. Stewart and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors have devised an exciting way to introduce three- to - seven year olds to the wonder of worship. Activities are developed around the order of worship commonly used in Reformed churches: assemble in God's name; proclaim, give thanks to and go in God's name.

Download or read book Selected Sermons of George Whitefield written by George Whitefield and published by London : Religious Tract Society. This book was released on 1904 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Buried Fire written by Jonathan Stroud and published by Corgi Childrens. This book was released on 2014-11-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Michael staggers home red-eyed from an afternoon alone on the hill, his brother and sister, can only guess that he has sunstroke. But as the terrifying truth is uncovered, they realize that powerful forces of evil are at large.

Download or read book The Leap written by Jonathan Stroud and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-09-30 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone says that Max is drowned, but Charlie thinks differently: she was in the mill-pool with him, and knows exactly what she saw. When she begins to see him in her dreams, her hopes are raised. It seems the reunion she craves is possible. But where exactly is Max leading her? And will she be able to return?

Download or read book Stick em Up Bible Crafts written by David C. Cook Publishing Co and published by David C Cook. This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inside each of these 10 new books children's educators will find twenty-six creative activities to engage kids with fantastic Bible-focused, high-energy fun! Correlated with Bible-in-Life and Echoes curriculum and covering ages preschool to middle school, these books are loaded with innovative ideas including scripture references and teacher tips and provide a great resource for alternative Step 3 activities. Or teachers can use it with their own lesson plans this handy resource fits well with any curriculum or can be used as a stand-alone activity. Stick 'Em Up Bible Crafts is jam-packed with craft projects that are just perfect for little hands, in media that vary from neat to messy, from crayon to packing peanuts. Best of all, scripture memory is reinforced for preschoolers when they take the projects home to display in their rooms or on the family refrigerator!