Download or read book Defy the Gods written by Alexandra Livingston and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-04-04 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three demons have escaped the underworld and Akki--a demon hunter--has been send to retrieve them. Sarena, an angel from the heavens, has been sent down to destroy them. Ancient enemies clash but will Akki and Sarena find out that they can accomplish more if they work together or will they be forced to fight each other? Set in Tokyo with Japanese mythology brought to life like never before, this story will have you laughing, crying, and cheering all at the same time!

Download or read book The Monsters We Defy written by Leslye Penelope and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[P]itch perfect, with wit, romance, and a lovable found family." ―Publishers Weekly (starred review) "This smart and entertaining, magical heist novel hits all the right notes!" ―T.L. Huchu NPR Best Book of 2022! Paste Best Fantasy Book of 2022! "Never make a deal with shadows at night, especially ones that know your name.” Washington D. C., 1925: Clara Johnson can talk to spirits—a gift that saved her during her darkest moments, now a curse that’s left her indebted to the cunning spirit world. So when a powerful spirit offers her an opportunity to gain her freedom, Clara seizes the chance, no questions asked. The task: steal a magical ring from the wealthiest woman in the District. Clara can’t pull off this daring heist alone. She’ll need the help of an unlikely team, from a handsome jazz musician able to hypnotize with a melody to an aging actor who can change his face, to pull off the impossible. But as they race along DC’s legendary Black Broadway, conflict in the spirit world begins to leak into the human one—an insidious mystery is unfolding, one that could cost Clara her life and change the fate of an entire city. The Monsters We Defy is a timely and dazzling historical fantasy that weaves together African American folk magic, history, and romance.

Download or read book Defy the Odds written by Benny Tate and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2022-03-08 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A wonderful picture of how God can use any person regardless of their past.” —Roma Downey, Emmy®-nominated actress and producer Pastor Benny Tate never faced a time that wasn’t filled with obstacles. Each season of life came with setbacks that often seemed insurmountable: the abusive father figure who tormented Benny and his mother, the lack of guidance in his early adulthood, and the illness and infertility he and his wife battled in their marriage. Yet in every crisis, God was there to redeem pain for glory, transforming Benny’s life into a moving testament to His power. Through his struggles, Benny’s faith grew as he saw how God provided him with the strength, wisdom, and resources he needed to overcome each staggering challenge placed before him. In parts a memoir that will tug on your heartstrings, a guide to get you through tough times, and a reminder to never see yourself as the victim of your own life, Defy the Odds will inspire your soul as it proves that you follow a God who can—and will—see you through the impossible.

Download or read book Daughter of the Gods written by Stephanie Thornton and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Egypt, 1400s BC. The pharaoh’s pampered second daughter, lively, intelligent Hatshepsut, delights in racing her chariot through the marketplace and testing her archery skills in the Nile’s marshlands. But the death of her elder sister, Neferubity, in a gruesome accident arising from Hatshepsut’s games forces her to confront her guilt...and sets her on a profoundly changed course. Hatshepsut enters a loveless marriage with her half brother, Thut, to secure his claim to the Isis Throne and produce a male heir. But it is another of Thut’s wives, the commoner Aset, who bears him a son, while Hatshepsut develops a searing attraction for his brilliant adviser Senenmut. And when Thut suddenly dies, Hatshepsut becomes de facto ruler, as regent to her two-year-old nephew. Once, Hatshepsut anticipated being free to live and love as she chose. Now she must put Egypt first. Ever daring, she will lead a vast army and build great temples, but always she will be torn between the demands of leadership and the desires of her heart. And even as she makes her boldest move of all, her enemies will plot her downfall.... Once again, Stephanie Thornton brings to life a remarkable woman from the distant past whose willingness to defy tradition changed the course of history.

Download or read book Defy the Worlds written by Claudia Gray and published by Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning blend of action-packed science fiction and love against the odds. Perfect for fans of the DIVERGENT series. Noemi Vidal dreams of travelling through the stars one more time - but she is now an outcast from her home planet of Genesis after a forbidden trip through the galaxy with Abel, the most advanced cybernetic man ever created. But when a deadly plague arrives on Genesis, Noemi gets her chance. As the only soldier to have ever left the planet, it will be up to her to save its people...if only she wasn't flying straight into a trap. On the run to avoid his depraved creator's clutches, Abel believes he's said goodbye to Noemi for the last time. After all, the entire universe stands between them...or so he thinks. When word reaches him of Noemi's capture by the very person he's trying to escape, Abel knows he must go to her, no matter the cost. But capturing Noemi was only part of Burton Mansfield's master plan. In a race against time, Abel and Noemi will come together once more to discover a secret that could save the known worlds, or destroy them all.

Download or read book The Sorry Tale written by Patience Worth (Spirit) and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Defy the Fates written by Claudia Gray and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stunning finale to the Defy the Stars trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Lost Stars and Bloodline. Hunted and desperate. Abel only has one mission left that matters: save the life of Noemi Vidal. To do that, he not only has to escape the Genesis authorities, he also must face the one person in the galaxy who still has the means to destroy him. Burton Mansfield's consciousness lives on, desperate for a home, and Abel's own body is his last bargaining chip. Alone in the universe. Brought back from the brink of death, Noemi Vidal finds Abel has not only saved her life, but he's made her into something else, something more. Not quite mech, yet not quite human any longer, Noemi must find her place in a universe where she is utterly unique, all while trying to create a world where anyone--even a mech--can be free. The final battle between Earth and the colony planets is here, and there's no lengths to which Earth won't go to preserve its domination over all humanity. But together, the universe's most advanced mech and its first human-mech hybrid might have the power to change the galaxy for good.

Download or read book Stranger s of Fate written by Sarah Hoad and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Stranger's of Fate' is the third novel in the chilling Scripted Destiny series. Varela lives in New York with her family, working for one of the wealthiest families in the city. The day before her seventeenth birthday she awakens to the news that the ones closest to her have been killed in a boating accident. With a new master coming into her life, everything is thrown into turmoil. Varela starts to see images from the past, creatures presently living in her home and beyond all that, she is faced with a demon slowly casting his darkness around her. She is left with no choice but to run and in doing so she is faced with her strangers of fate, revealing a enchanting prophesy that could end it all.

Download or read book The Half God of Rainfall written by Inua Ellams and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2019-04-04 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the award-winning poet and playwright behind Barber Shop Chronicles, The Half-God of Rainfall is an epic story and a lyrical exploration of pride, power and female revenge.

Download or read book Northern Antiquities Or An Historical Account of the Manners Customs Religion and Laws Maritime Expeditions and Discoveries Language and Literature of the Ancient Scandinavians Danes Swedes Norwegians and Icelanders with Incidental Notices Respecting Our Saxon Ancestors written by Paul Henri Mallet and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Summer for the Gods written by Edward J Larson and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pulitzer Prize-winning history of the Scopes Trial and the battle over evolution and creation in America's schools In the summer of 1925, the sleepy hamlet of Dayton, Tennessee, became the setting for one of the twentieth century's most contentious courtroom dramas, pitting William Jennings Bryan and the anti-Darwinists against a teacher named John Scopes, represented by Clarence Darrow and the ACLU, in a famous debate over science, religion, and their place in public education. That trial marked the start of a battle that continues to this day-in cities and states throughout the country. Edward Larson's classic Summer for the Gods -- winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History -- is the single most authoritative account of this pivotal event. An afterword assesses the state of the battle between creationism and evolution, and points the way to how it might potentially be resolved.

Download or read book I Choose Brave written by Katie Westenberg and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if fear is the new brave? That's the question that you need answered if you are living afraid. Finding courage begins with fear itself--fear of the Lord. I Choose Brave reveals a countercultural plan to help you where you are--knee-deep in fears of parenting, the future, your marriage, and a world that feels unstable. When you're feeling fearful, the last thing you need is a social-media meme telling you to simply "power through" your fears. In I Choose Brave, Katie Westenberg digs deep into Scripture and shows that finding the courage to overcome our fears must start with fear of the Lord. Hundreds of passages speak to this foundational truth, yet we have somehow relegated them to antiquity. In sharing her own compelling story of facing her worst fear, Katie serves up theological truth with relatable application. In this book, you will · discover a fresh take on an old truth that displaces fear once and for all · understand why the culture's idea of "fearlessness" is a farce · access the holy courage you were made for With this new knowledge comes tremendous freedom. Hidden in the cleft of the Rock, the One truly worthy of our fear, you will begin to understand the only path to real courage.

Download or read book Thoughts written by Ardelia Maria Cotton Barton and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Defy the Night written by Brigid Kemmerer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Instant New York Times Bestseller! From New York Times bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer comes an electrifying fantasy romance, perfect for fans of Holly Black and Victoria Aveyard. A desperate prince. A daring outlaw. A dangerous flirtation. In the Wilds of Kandala, apothecary apprentice Tessa Cade has been watching people suffer for too long. A mysterious sickness is ravaging the land and the cure, Moonflower Elixir, is only available for the wealthy. So every night, she defies the royal edicts and sneaks out, stealing Moonflower petals and leaving the elixir for those in need. In the palace of Kandala, Prince Corrick serves as the King's Justice, meting out vicious punishments and striking fear into the hearts of agitators and outlaws. Corrick knows he must play this role convincingly--with a shortage of elixir and threats of rebellion looming ever closer, the King's grip on power is tenuous at best, and Corrick knows his brother is the kingdom's best hope for survival. But when an act of unspeakable cruelty brings the royal and the outlaw face to face, the natural enemies are faced with an impossible choice--and a surprising spark. Will they follow their instincts to destroy each other? Or will they save the kingdom together . . . and let that spark ignite?

Download or read book The Two Gods written by Walter Samuel Cramp and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Against the Gods written by Peter L. Bernstein and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-09-11 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Business Week, New York Times Business, and USA Today Bestseller "Ambitious and readable . . . an engaging introduction to the oddsmakers, whom Bernstein regards as true humanists helping to release mankind from the choke holds of superstition and fatalism." —The New York Times "An extraordinarily entertaining and informative book." —The Wall Street Journal "A lively panoramic book . . . Against the Gods sets up an ambitious premise and then delivers on it." —Business Week "Deserves to be, and surely will be, widely read." —The Economist "[A] challenging book, one that may change forever the way people think about the world." —Worth "No one else could have written a book of such central importance with so much charm and excitement." —Robert Heilbroner author, The Worldly Philosophers "With his wonderful knowledge of the history and current manifestations of risk, Peter Bernstein brings us Against the Gods. Nothing like it will come out of the financial world this year or ever. I speak carefully: no one should miss it." —John Kenneth Galbraith Professor of Economics Emeritus, Harvard University In this unique exploration of the role of risk in our society, Peter Bernstein argues that the notion of bringing risk under control is one of the central ideas that distinguishes modern times from the distant past. Against the Gods chronicles the remarkable intellectual adventure that liberated humanity from oracles and soothsayers by means of the powerful tools of risk management that are available to us today. "An extremely readable history of risk." —Barron's "Fascinating . . . this challenging volume will help you understand the uncertainties that every investor must face." —Money "A singular achievement." —Times Literary Supplement "There's a growing market for savants who can render the recondite intelligibly-witness Stephen Jay Gould (natural history), Oliver Sacks (disease), Richard Dawkins (heredity), James Gleick (physics), Paul Krugman (economics)-and Bernstein would mingle well in their company." —The Australian

Download or read book Understanding the Existence of God written by John S. Weekes and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2010-06 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding the Existence of God is the third in the trilogy of Understanding books by Dr. John Weekes. The first in the series was Understanding the Doctrine of the Trinity 1998, followed by Understanding Forgiveness 2002. With the Existence of God, the trilogy is complete and it is the hope that these three books will do much to shed light on the often dark corridors of doubt, controversy and misunderstanding with regard to God's Existence. The Trinity is one of those areas of theology which has driven deep and lasting division within the heart of the body of Christ. It is a field that defies enlightenment save by those in whose heart and over whose understanding the Holy Spirit reigns; for the things of the Spirit must be spiritually discerned. Forgiveness on the other hand is at the very heart of pure religion, since it is that which illuminates Christians as truly the children of God. In Understanding the existence of God the author has drawn on many reservoirs and lifted water from many streams; but the ultimate authority for his thesis is God's infallible word. The method used is in essence adversarial and critical, written in a simple everyday, matter of fact, common sense style. In so far as the case for God has been put, it is submitted that it has been established with absolute certainty supported not only by words spoken with the very breath of God Himself, but by a cloud of impeccable and unimpeachable witnesses.