Download or read book Escaping the Lion and the Leopard written by Ellie Porte Parker and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2017-05-05 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Escaping the Lion and the Leopard is based on a true story. Our hero, Ghabriela, who was raised in an orphanage in Eritrea and later came to this country, told me, “Honey, you can’t believe the things I’ve been through. I can’t believe them myself. You know, in Ethiopia, there’s a story about the lion and the leopard that I used to hear when I was a small child. The story goes that you see a lion and you run away from it, as fast as you can, and you find the first tree you see and run up it for shelter. You are so happy you find that tree, you don’t see the leopard on top and it jumps on you and eats you up in one bite.” She sat back and sighed. “Sometimes there are just no good choices – you do whatever you got to do to survive. The story of the lion and the leopard – that’s the story of my life.” After she escaped from that life and tried to leave it behind, she eventually realized that she needed to find a way to incorporate it into her new life. In 1985 she went back to Eritrea during the Ethiopian/Eritrean war and adopted two babies from Asmara. “They were so little when they left Eritrea,” she said, “that they don’t remember about hunger, about wars. And they don’t know about my life before I raised them. I think I decide I want them to know my story the day they whine they don’t have the right designer sneakers. I feel like saying to them be glad you have any sneakers. Actually, I think to myself, be glad you have feet.”

Download or read book The Leopard Is Loose written by Stephen Harrigan and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fragile, 1952 postwar tranquility of a young boy’s world explodes one summer day when a leopard escapes from the Oklahoma City zoo, throwing all the local residents into dangerous excitement, in this evocative story of a child’s confrontation with his deepest fears For Grady McClarty, an ever-watchful but bewildered five-year-old boy, World War II is only a troubling, ungraspable event that occurred before he was born. But he feels its effects all around him. He and his older brother Danny are fatherless, and their mother, Bethie, is still grieving for her fighter-pilot husband. Most of all, Grady senses it in his two uncles: young combat veterans determined to step into a fatherhood role for their nephews, even as they struggle with the psychological scars they carry from the war. When news breaks that a leopard has escaped from the Oklahoma City Zoo, the playthings and imagined fears of Grady’s childhood begin to give way to real-world terrors, most imminently the dangerous jungle cat itself. The Leopard Is Loose is a stunning encapsulation of America in the 1950s, and a moving portrait of a boy’s struggle to find his place in the world.

Download or read book Worthy to Escape written by Adrian Zenz and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2012-11 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A captivating, fresh analysis of Bible prophecy that sheds new light on God's eternal truths about the events of the End Times.

Download or read book A Classification of Incidents in Certain Collections of African Folk tales written by Hortense Esther Braden and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Great Tribulation a Fiery Trial Can You Escape It written by Gladys Scaife and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about the physical war that's coming upon the earth between Jehovah God of heaven with His Christ, against Satan the antichrist, the god of this world. Satan will enact a war upon the inhabitants of the earth for their destruction. In the beginning, the angel Lucifer aka Satan, rebelled in the Kingdom of God causing destructions upon the earth and Man. Satan warred with God in heaven, lost the war and was cast out to the earth. Satan took Adam's seat of authority and posterity by deception, in the garden of Eden, transferring the creation of Man unto himself to rule. This war will cause a catastrophic global upheaval before Satan's eviction into the bottomless pit for a thousand years. Gladys Scaife has the talent of a teacher. She writes Christian books in a non-traditional fashion to reiterate the prophecies and visions sent to mankind by the God of heaven. Through a book ministry, she helps believers and the world to better understand their beginning and their end in the Kingdom of God upon the earth. Her books bring attention once again to latter day revelation knowledge for mankind to know their end. She has been given the charge by God to prepare the people on the earth with what He has purposed for the latter days. Her books give understanding for reformation of the current endtime knowledge of God's word.

Download or read book Escaping From Predators written by William E. Cooper, Jr and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-05-28 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a predator attacks, prey are faced with a series of 'if', 'when' and 'how' escape decisions – these critical questions are the foci of this book. Cooper and Blumstein bring together a balance of theory and empirical research to summarise over fifty years of scattered research and benchmark current thinking in the rapidly expanding literature on the behavioural ecology of escaping. The book consolidates current and new behaviour models with taxonomically divided empirical chapters that demonstrate the application of escape theory to different groups. The chapters integrate behaviour with physiology, genetics and evolution to lead the reader through the complex decisions faced by prey during a predator attack, examining how these decisions interact with life history and individual variation. The chapter on best practice field methodology and the ideas for future research presented throughout, ensure this volume is practical as well as informative.

Download or read book The Gentle Lion and Little Owlet written by Alice Shirley and published by Pavilion Children's. This book was released on 2012-03-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A plucky young owlet decides to try and find his own dinner one day and so flies from the safety of his nest into the unknown world surrounding him. Little does he know that his nest is in a tree in the middle of a zoo – and he quickly finds himself face-to-face with a lion. Yet, instead of being eaten, the owlet and lion become friends. As the zookeeper tries in vain to rescue the owl, the owl comes up with a plan to help the lion escape too. Beautiful illustrations from new artist talent Alice Shirley A wonderful tale of an unlikely friendship Perfect for young children Based on a true story that happened at Paignton Zoo (on the south coast of England) and with stunning illustrations throughout from new artist talent Alice Shirley, author and illustrator of the successful Illustrated Classics edition of Aesop's Fables also published by Pavilion. Approximately 600 words/Age range: 3-6 years.

Download or read book In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day written by Mark Batterson and published by Multnomah. This book was released on 2016-08-16 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your greatest regret at the end of your life will be the lions you didn't chase. You will look back longingly on risks not taken, opportunities not seized, and dreams not pursued. Stop running away from what scares you most and start chasing the God-ordained opportunities that cross your path. In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day is inspired by one of the most obscure yet courageous acts recorded in Scripture, a blessed and audacious act that left no regrets: “Benaiah chased a lion down into a pit. Then, despite the snow and slippery ground, he caught the lion and killed it” (2 Samuel 23:20 -21). Unleash the lion chaser within! #InAPit “Mark has become one of the most important voices for a new generation. Anything he touches changes lives. Read this book and you’ll see what I mean.” — Craig Groeschel, pastor of Life.Church, author of Chazown and Dare to Drop the Pose “As a leader and teacher, Mark Batterson brings imagination, energy, and insight. I appreciate his willingness to take bold risks and go to extraordinary lengths to reach our culture with a message that is truly relevant.” — Ed Young, senior pastor, Fellowship Church “Don’t settle for a normal life. Conquer your fears, accept His anointing, jump into that pit, chase the lion, and watch God’s Kingdom come in amazing ways.” — Christine Caine, founder of Propel Women, author of Unashamed

Download or read book The Roberts English Series written by Paul Roberts and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Cheetah s Tale written by Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent and published by Bradt Travel Guides. This book was released on 2017-09-18 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This charming autobiographical tale from Princess Michael of Kent tells of a girl growing up and the incredible bond that can exist between people and animals. Beautifully written by a natural storyteller and packed with fabulous photographs, it is also a wonderful portrait of Africa - the cheetah version of Born Free - and will delight readers worldwide. In the early 1960s, Marie Christine von Reibnitz (who would later become HRH Princess Michael of Kent) lived with her father on his farm in Mozambique. Then just a teenager, Princess Michael was entranced by the African landscape, by the wildlife and by the people she met. It was one of the happiest times of her life and she recounts that it was an orphaned cheetah cub (called Tess) who played a huge part in making it so. The relationship between the young Princess Michael and Tess, whom she hand-reared and later successfully released into the wild having trained her to hunt and survive on her own, will touch every reader's heart. The events of that period have remained with Princess Michael for the rest of her life and in A Cheetah's Tale she recalls not just the tale of Tess, but also the realities of life in Africa: from waking up in the middle of the night to find her father had just shot a lioness that was about to eat her to discovering a deadly Black Mamba curled up inside the loo! Tess was the inspiration for Princess Michael's lifelong interest in cheetah conservation and the epilogue covers some of her work as Patron of the Endangered Species Centre in South Africa and of the Cheetah Conservation Fund in Namibia.

Download or read book Escape the Coming Night written by David Jeremiah and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2001-11-10 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one can deny that the world is in trouble. Tragedy stalks our streets. Violence and bloodshed fill the news. How do we explain so much chaos? Is there any hope for peace in our time? Dr. David Jeremiah's dramatic narrative on the Book of Revelation answers these and many more challenging questions, by unraveling the imagery and explaining the significance of the events described in the last book of the Bible. Within its pages are the hope and encouragement we need to lift us from the gloom of present events to the promise of a brilliant future.

Download or read book Escape from Plauen a True Story written by Renate Stoever and published by ibooks. This book was released on 2013-11-27 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ESCAPE FROM PLAUEN tells the story of war’s depravation but also tells the story of faith and the will to triumph against all odds. “An artist as well as a writer, Renate Stoever has an artist's sensibility that lends beauty to her writing. As a result, the reader is not just an observer, but also a participant in her experience.This memoir of a remarkable life is a polished gem. It will keep you turning pages until the last word.” —Christine Royer, retired Vice-President of Public Affairs, Barnard College, N.Y. “I’ve been a professional editor for more than thirty years, and Escape From Plauen is better writing than the work of most professional writers I've edited. This is an amazing story, and it is incredibly well written.” —Mike Slizewski, professional editor Parts of this book moved me to tears...creating powerful images of destruction...great choice of words describing the emotion, terror, and horror of war as seen first hand through the eyes of a child. What a great read...riveting....” —Carol Kreit, author of First Wives’ Tool Kit.

Download or read book Escape the Coming Night written by Dr. David Jeremiah and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There’s no doubt the world is in trouble. We see tragedy in the streets and violence in the news—but what can we do about it? And how can we find peace amid the chaos? We hear increasingly divisive political debates that spotlight the deep and bitter divisions in our society. We feel the pain and confusion of a culture that seems to be coming apart at the seams. It can be difficult to find a way forward, trusting that God will protect and care for us amid the struggles of life. In this updated edition of Escape the Coming Night, Dr. Jeremiah walks through the perfect Scriptures for these uncertain times, exploring The Book of Revelation in a practical way. For those who have wanted to know more about Book of Revelation but didn’t know how to get started, the book answers key questions like: How do we explain so much continuous chaos? How do we live with such turmoil? Is there any hope for peace in our lifetime? As one of the world’s most beloved Bible teachers, Dr. David Jeremiah is the perfect voice to help answer these questions. This exploration of Revelation is shocking and eye-opening, but also consistently uplifting—and a vital message for our time.

Download or read book Exotic Escape written by Pat Booth-Lynch and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-06-26 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a heart chained to grief and betrayal, Kyle sets out to plan an exotic getaway to the farthest place she can think of in order to escape. This venture entails a safari to the wilds of South Africa. She talks her friend Gina Austin into accompanying her on a sojourn that will change their lives forever as they meet two fascinating men, one a suave Englishman and the other a rugged game ranger. Mutual attraction is inevitable. Unfortunately, their trip into the Dark Continent is not all joy, but is an eye-opener for both Kyle and Gina as they find themselves trapped in an untenable situation of deceit and treachery that involves murder, harrowing adventures in the bush and a tapestry of coercion. Since photographs are interwoven into the text, giving you privy to the majestic animals, the settings and the thrills that take place, you’ll feel as if you are, indeed, on safari with Kyle and Gina.

Download or read book The Black Leopard written by Will Burrard-Lucas and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This inspiring book tells the story of a photographer's journey to find the mysterious black leopard. There are few creatures as gorgeous and elusive as the black leopard. In Africa, these magnificent cats are so rare as to be the stuff of legend. Will Burrard-Lucas's love for leopards began during his childhood in Tanzania and propelled him into a career as a wildlife photographer. In his quest to create intimate portraits of animals, he developed innovative technology, including a remotely controlled camera buggy and a high quality camera trap system for photographing nocturnal creatures. Then, one day in 2018, he heard about sightings of a young African black leopard in Kenya and with the help of people from the local community, he succeeded in capturing a series of high-quality photographs of the elusive cat. In this compelling and visually stunning book, Burrard-Lucas tells his story of creativity, entrepreneurship, and passion for wild animals, alongside awe-inspiring images of lions, elephants, and the black leopard itself. • STAR WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER: Will Burrard-Lucas's passion for nature and expertise in camera technology have earned him coverage from National Geographic, The New York Times, and the BBC—and over 1 million fans enjoy his breathtaking work online. • NATURE'S HIDDEN WONDERS: Black leopards are individual animals in whom a gene mutation results in excess melanin and an elegant black coat. Most are found in Southeast Asia, where lush vegetation offers them camouflage. In the semiarid shrub lands of Africa, black leopards are extraordinarily rare. Burrard-Lucas's images—showing these beautiful creatures prowling their territory under cover of night—are vivid reminders of nature's hidden wonders. • INCREDIBLE STORY: This is an adventure story that takes place in remote and wild corners of Africa. It reveals Burrard-Lucas's devotion, vision, and innovation that led to him capturing photos that are not only incredibly rare, but also breathtakingly beautiful. Perfect for: • Aspiring and professional photographers • Photography buffs • Nature and animal lovers • Big cat enthusiasts • Conservationists • National Geographic readers • Fans of memoir and adventure stories • Travelers to Eastern and Southern Africa