Download or read book Probing Eyes written by Elton Higgs and published by Elm Hill. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Probing Eyes is a collection of 156 poems written over a period of 60 years by a Christian professor of English literature. The first and largest section is called “Scriptural Extensions,” and it seeks to throw fresh light on various Scriptural situations by either projecting the personality of a character though a dramatic monologue or offering a fresh slant on the events depicted. These poems proceed from asking the question, “I wonder what this biblical character was thinking in the midst of these events.” The second section, “Interactions,” presents some of the author’s experiences in interfacing with others, from family and friends to people only casually known. The third section, “Perspectives on Time, consists of poems written mostly as New Year’s meditations, dealing with how we as Christians are affected by the passage of time; while the inexorable flow of time reminds of our finiteness and mortality, it also challenges us to understand how God, Who is timeless, is master of our limitations. The final section, “Personal and Meditative,” is a miscellanea of personal and occasional ruminations, some serious and others playful. The book has four indexes to facilitate finding a poem by title, chronological placement, Scriptural reference, or topic. The author hopes that these poems will thus lend themselves to use for private Bible study and sermon or worship application. The most fruitful reading of the poems, especially of those for which a Scriptural reference is given, will come from a careful look at the relevant biblical texts. This book is not presented as the work of a main-stream poet, for Prof. Higgs has pursued his poetry writing as an avocation, not a profession. He has opted for clarity over artistic sophistication, which may not commend him to contemporary critics and practitioners of poetic composition. At the same time, the author aspires to go beyond the kind of religious versification whose primary purpose is to convey a moral lesson through rhyming lines. That is not an ignoble objective, but it does not embrace a full participation in the linguistic complexity that characterizes serious poetry. Dr. Higgs seeks in his poems to combine the beauty of art with the beauty of Truth, and thereby to stimulate fresh attention to who God is and how He works with the people of His creation. The style of Probing Eyes is mainly free verse, but with regular use of internal rhyme, assonance, and alliteration. The reader may see reflected in this style Prof. Higgs’s admiration for the poetry of Gerard Manly Hopkins, George Herbert, John Donne, and (in conversational tone) Robert Frost. But above all, the author hopes that readers find evidence of the influence of the Holy Spirit, ad gloriam dei. XXXXXXX

Download or read book Your Dry Eye Mystery Solved written by Steven L. Maskin and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2022-06-07 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A top expert reveals his insights into Meibomian gland dysfunction, a ubiquitous, misunderstood disease that leads to Dry Eye syndrome In Reversing Dry Eye Syndrome (Yale University Press 2007), ophthalmologist Steven Maskin introduced readers to Dry Eye syndrome, explaining what the syndrome is, why it occurs, and how it can best be managed and treated. In Your Dry Eye Mystery Solved, he reveals his recent discoveries and treatments for Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD), an underlying disease that leads to Dry Eye syndrome and involves blockage of the oil-producing tear glands within the eyelids. Not only are these glands key to clear vision and comfortable eyes, but when disrupted they can cause severe pain and a host of related symptoms.

Download or read book Seeing the World through Children s Eyes written by E. Jayne White and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-06-08 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seeing the World through Children’s Eyes brings an overarching emphasis on ‘seeing’ to early years research and provides an opportunity to see and hear from leading researchers in the field concerning how they work with visual methodologies in their early years research.

Download or read book Stolen Hearts written by Paula Day and published by Vantage Press, Inc. This book was released on 2006 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Heirs of Fate written by Susan Wilson Younkins and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2006-06-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Legends of King Arthur--what if Mallory got it wrong? What if the ancient script used by Troyes contained translation errors? What if the monks in the middle ages forgot to transpose the nouns and adjectives in the ancient Latin texts and what should have read 'rotunda on the plateau' instead came out as the nonsensical 'round table.' The Heirs of Fate unscrambles the puzzle and turns the Arthurian legends into a logical and more credible novel. With unforgettable characters and action-packed drama, Ms. Younkins has woven a novel that will be hard to put down. Set in the 5th and 6th Centuries C.E., the novel starts with Merlin's rise to fame, travels through Arthur's stellar achievements, and ends with the collapse of the Romano-Briton Empire.

Download or read book The Art of Ruskin and the Spirit of Place written by John Dixon Hunt and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2020-10-14 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English art critic John Ruskin was one of the great visionaries of his time, and his influential books and letters on the power of art challenged the foundations of Victorian life. He loved looking. Sometimes it informed the things he wrote, but often it provided access to the many topographical and cultural topics he explored—rocks, plants, birds, Turner, Venice, the Alps. In The Art of Ruskin and the Spirit of Place, John Dixon Hunt focuses for the first time on what Ruskin drew, rather than wrote, offering a new perspective on Ruskin’s visual imagination. Through analysis of more than 150 drawings and sketches, many reproduced here, he shows how Ruskin’s art shaped his writings, his thoughts, and his sense of place.

Download or read book Philosophy of Proverbs in Igbo Culture written by Francis Nwonwu and published by Author House. This book was released on 2014 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is a philosophical and didactic discourse on thirty-six Igbo proverbs that center on the chicken. The chicken is used as a point of departure to illustrate the travails, vicissitudes, and triumphs people experience in life. The selected proverbs cut across many issues and teach morals that convey desirable ethical and moral standards in society.

Download or read book A Howl In The Night written by James Rodriguez and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Into the Nevernight written by Anne De Graaf and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2003 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While vacationing in Africa, Miriam Vree finds herself living a nightmare when she is kidnapped along with her family. As she fights for freedom and struggles to keep her faith, Miriam discovers the simple faith of refugee children.

Download or read book The Timeless Tides From Here to There written by Michael Hammond and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soon To Set Sail On a Timeless Tide... When a young stowaway's obsession with Captain Arcanus Memoria uncovers a mutinous plot aboard his ship called The Devil's Cry, the two team up to venture to a mysterious island. While there, they uncover a relic of the past; a clue to the fate of Morgan Thatcher, an infamous pirate who vanished more than a lifetime ago. With the winds as this back, and the tides of fortune on his side, Captain Arcanus Memoria must embark on a swashbuckling adventure to the ends of the earth and beyond... seeking something he never expected to find.

Download or read book Strangled Cry written by Tapfuma Gwata and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2017-03-22 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chenai was frustrated by her husband Jamess unselective infidelity. One day she came home from work unexpected only to find her husband in her bed with her maid. A fight ensued, which necessitated her companions to call for help. As various people tried to counsel the estranged couple, unpalatable truths were revealed while James implored for help and promised to turn over a new leaf. Tambudzai, Jamess mother, however had different ideas. She had chosen a suitable wife for him who had gone into his household under disguise as maid whose dismissal sewed prickly barbs of unpalatable discontent, estrangement, and unimaginable horrors in the family. A spiritual warfare ensued in which Tambudzai relentlessly used black magic against Chenai whose sole ammunition are her prayers and spiritual faith. Who eventually won this tug of war? Several unexpected discoveries thwart Chenais resolutions. Surely what goes round comes around!

Download or read book An Actor s Work on a Role written by Konstantin Stanislavski and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Actor’s Work on a Role is Konstantin Stanislavski’s exploration of the rehearsal process, applying the techniques of his seminal actor training system to the task of bringing truth to one’s chosen role. Originally published over half a century ago as Creating a Role, this book was the third in a planned trilogy – after An Actor Prepares and Building a Character, now combined in An Actor’s Work – in which Stanislavski sets out his psychological, physical and practical vision of actor training. This new translation from renowned scholar Jean Benedetti not only includes Stanislavski’s original teachings, but is also furnished with invaluable supplementary material in the shape of transcripts and notes from the rehearsals themselves, reconfirming 'The System' as the cornerstone of actor training.

Download or read book The Pilot s City written by Pat Clor and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-03-30 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michelle Aisthesia has never thought of questioning her future until she meets Alaric Goth, an attractive man who sees deeply inside her soul and touches it with the delicate thoughts of his mind. The scientific method is not commonly associated with the pursuit of eternal life, but Alaric convinces her that it is. Confused, shattered, and nervous, Michelle contends that his pursuit for eternal life was just an elaborate suicide, and his touching her soul, a ploy to assist him through it. Follow Michelle in unraveling the mystery as Pat Clor weaves a sophisticated web of intrigue, drama, and romance in The Pilot’s City.

Download or read book The Place of the Skull written by Andrew Schoenfeld and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vienna, 1923. Lev Dragina, an ex-Bolshevik, is hired by criminal kingpin, Max Strauss, to rescue his god-daughter from rivals in the Viennese slums. Continually tortured by recollections of the Great War, Dragina searches for a sense of belonging while desperately looking for Strauss' god-daughter. The adventure that ensues, however, leads him into a maze of byzantine intrigues that involve a war for dominance in the Viennese underworld, the occult mysticism of the city's forlorn neighborhoods and a Vatican quest to uncover the INRI inscription, the sacred plaque hung over the head of Jesus during the crucifixion. There is more to the abduction than the simple kidnapping of a gangster's goddaughter and the keys that unlock the mystery behind her disappearance also mean salvation for Lev Dragina and his tormented soul.

Download or read book Voyagers II written by Ben Bova and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2010-08-31 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Multi-Hugo Award-winning author Ben Bova continues the story of Earth's first extraterrestrial contact with Voyagers II: The Alien Within. Eighteen years ago, astronaut Keith Stoner had been the American member of a joint U.S.–Soviet mission to capture an alien ship that had entered the solar system. It was the greatest adventure in the history of Earth—but disaster struck when a bomb placed on the Soviet craft forced its recall. Stoner refused to return to Earth, staying behind in the strange ship alone where he fell into suspended animation. Jo Camerata, the ambitious young student who fell in love with Stoner, is now head of Vanguard Industries. Jo's dogged determination has forced the recovery of the alien ship, and now her company is in control of the vast new technology—and in control of Keith Stoner. What Camerata doesn't know, however, is that when Stoner wakes, someone else awakens, too. The alien presence in Stoner's mind that has kept him alive all these years is now free, and intends to explore the world. And it will let nothing stand in its way. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book The Enchantment written by Betina Krahn and published by Dell. This book was released on 2005-03-01 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author Betina Krahn breathes life into history in a spellbinding tale of a legendary swordswoman, a time of bloodlust and myth, and a love story so powerful it will take your breath away. A Woman’s Heart Strong, stunning, and breathtakingly fierce…Aaren Serricksdotter is the eldest daughter of a Viking sword stealer and a beautiful Valkyr. But for the power of a long-ago enchantment, none shall know the true secrets of her heart–perhaps, not even herself. A Man Beguiled Heir to the Norse high-seat, Jorund Borgerson is torn between the ferocious legacy of his clan–and his secret vow to bring peace to his people. Until he meets a distant clansman’s daughter, a ravishing warrior who rouses Jorund like no other. Bound together by a force as mysterious as it is powerful, Jorund and Aaren must discover the secret of their remarkable union. For in this time of violence and chaos, two great warriors must prepare for a final battle–a journey beyond the bloodshed...to a true enchantment that is the birthright of every man and woman who has ever loved.

Download or read book Hello Mr Charming written by Li ZiYin and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-12-30 with total page 982 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a fan meeting, Ye Sheng met Lu Xuanyu. Who said that male netizens were either married or frogs? Then who was this heaven-defying handsome man with the limelight? However, in the blink of an eye, he had become a handsome professor outside the academy! Or was it the head of the famous Lu Corporation? She was also the idol that she had worshipped for many years! * Many years later, a reporter asked: "May I ask Great God Lu what is your family ranking?" Helpless Lu Shen, "Wife, baby, dog, I ...