Download or read book The Saga of a Chanting Phoenix written by Alice Chudes and published by Partridge Publishing Singapore. This book was released on 2020-09-13 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alice Chudes comes from a family steeped in literature, her grandfather having been a literary critic and a writer, and her great-grandfather having been a famous poet. She started writing poetry in Russian in the 1980s and has been writing ever since. This book is a collection of the past twenty-five years of her poetry in English and French, with her own literary translations into English. REVIEWS “Alice Chudes’ verses are romantic, sensual, passionate, romanticised, and positive. Many readers will find her poetry easy to relate to. With her collection of poems, Alice Chudes, like the Phoenix, ensures we will hear what she has to say.” — Vladimir Guevarra, Writer

Download or read book Gods Goddesses and Saints written by Barbara Carroll and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chanting exists in many religious and spiritual traditions. The practice of chant focuses the mind and body with simple physics of sound, while the choice of chant can reflect a specific need, or honor a tradition. Gods, Goddesses, and Saints is a user-friendly, in-depth guide to a solitary practice of chant and meditation, providing chants from many faiths, from pagan deities to saints from many religions. Beautifully organized in many different ways, this book encourages you to explore the resonance of important figures and their associations and meanings across many traditions. You will also find blank forms to help you create your own chants and meditations. Gods, Goddesses, and Saints provides a fresh view of spiritual practice and new ideas for the future of faith.

Download or read book The Phoenix and the Fae written by FD Everly and published by FD Everly. This book was released on 2022-06-22 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a prophecy that when the world's need is greatest, King Arthur will return to save us from the darkness. But the Once and Future King needs his Queen. Guinevere was born to rule a Kingdom, but the darkness has fallen over the World threatening everything she loves. With the aid of her bodyguard, Lancelot, and her Phoenix powers, she will fight for her people. There is a prophecy that when the world's need is greatest, King Arthur will return to save us from the darkness. But the Once and Future King cannot do it alone. He needs his Queen. Guinevere was born to rule a Kingdom, but the darkness has fallen over the World threatening everything she loves. With the aid of her bodyguard, Lancelot, and her Phoenix powers, she will fight for her people. Only Lancelot knows who she really is. Two thousand years ago, he fell in love with her. When she was the wife of a King. A union that hasn't happened yet... A history he will do anything to prevent. Because the love of a Fae is powerful. But the love of a Phoenix is eternal.

Download or read book Hunter Stalked written by Carey Moss and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-09-28 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shalina, or Kaylee as some know her, is a gal you dont want to anger. She has had an extremely depressing childhood and does not trust the system. She is about to enter a world most people do not believe is real. As she is scoping out a new job Sammy has assigned her, she is approached by an F. B. I. agent. He shows her an extensive jacket he has on her then gives her an ultimatum. Join us, or never see the light of day again. She is trained as an F. B. I. field agent and hired as a contracted employee to work on a surreal mission in Tucson, Arizona. The things they show her are unbelievable, but as she completes mission after mission she realizes she has an unknown stalker, who knows more about her than she knows about herself.

Download or read book The Strangely Beautiful Saga written by Leanna Renee Hieber and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 1073 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This discounted ebundle includes: Strangely Beautiful, Perilous Prophecy, and Miss Violet and the Great War “Tells a love story with exquisite detail.”—TrueBlood.net on Perilous Prophecy Award-winning author Leanna Renee Hieber brings to life an exciting, romantic gaslamp fantasy in the groundbreaking, critically acclaimed Strangely Beautiful saga. Set in the Victorian era, Strangely Beautiful chronicles the adventures of the Guard — ordinary people blessed with the ability to see ghosts, heal illness, dispel demons, and more. Despite their weighty tasks, they are still human, and their lives and loves are inevitably intertwined, even as they stand between humanity and all the horrors of the underworld. Strangely Beautiful: Miss Persephone Parker—known as Percy—is different, with her lustrous, snow-white hair, pearlescent pale skin, and uncanny ability to see and communicate with ghosts. Seeking to continue her education, Percy has come to to the Athens Academy in Queen Victoria's London, not knowing that it is the citadel of The Guard. The Victorian Guard, latest incarnation of an ancient order that battles evil in all its forms, is led by Athens professor Alexi Rychman. Percy's lifelong habit of concealment, combined with Alexi's fevered search for the Guard's missing seventh member, nearly prove disastrous as ancient Greek myths begin playing out in modern, gaslit, Victorian London. Percy and her new friends and allies must overcome their preconceptions about each other and their own histories before they can set the world to rights. Perilous Prophecy: In this enchanting prequel to Strangely Beautiful, Cairo in the 1860s is a bustling metropolis where people from all walks of life mix and mingle in complex harmony. When evil ghosts and unquiet spirits stalk the city’s streets, the Guard are summoned—six young men and women of different cultures, backgrounds, and faiths, gifted by their Goddess with great powers. While others of the Guard embrace their duties, their leader, British-born Beatrice, is gripped by doubt. What right has she, a bookish, sheltered, eighteen-year-old, to lead others into battle? Why isn’t dark-eyed, compelling Ibrahim the one in charge? As ghosts maraud through Cairo’s streets, heralding a terrible darkness, Beatrice and her Guard have little time to master their powers; a great battle looms as an ancient prophecy roars toward its final, deadly conclusion. Miss Violet and the Great War: An adventure full of passion and power. From childhood, Violet Rychman--daughter of Percy and Alexi--has dreamed of a coming war, of death and battle on an unimaginable scale. Like her mother, she has seen and heard ghosts, who have loved and guided her. Now the future Violet dreamed is coming to pass as World War I rages across Europe. Millions of people are dying; entire villages are disappearing. Violet is nearly overcome when the Muses of antiquity offer her powers greater even than those of her parents or the Guard. The ability to impact people’s memories, even shape their thoughts. To guide their souls. To pass between the world of the living and that of the dead and to bring others through that passage. Violet must use these gifts in an attempt to stop death itself, lest the whole world be destroyed. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book The MacLeod Saga written by Chance A.P. Cosgrove and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-02-07 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Influenced in reading classic literature and participation in plays and musicals and being a journalism student took a hand at writing poetry and short stories. Being influenced by many sci-fi programs as a boy and an adult gave me an incentive to write a two-piece story collection of one possible futuristic outcome. Current events encouraged by imagination with sardonic twist and turns lead to some interesting future events and developments. Thank you, and I’ll see you back in the future.

Download or read book Daughter of Prophecy written by Miles Owens and published by Charisma Media. This book was released on 2005 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demonic dragons shriek their hunger for Rhiannon, the red-haired daughter of prophecy, as they circle the castle where she lives. Their evil masters, the Mighty Ones, are poised to strike and steal Rhiannon's throne. Can one young woman resist such power?

Download or read book The Return of the Cavaliers written by Farid Al Ansari and published by Blue Dome Press. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with the environment in which Fethullah Gulen was raised and the dynamics that formed his character, this biographical novel captures the very essence of his exemplary life story by shedding light on the crucial events and memories that left their mark in the lives of Gulen and the dedicated philanthropic people inspired by him. The life of Fethullah Gulen, a prominent Turkish Muslim scholar and a source of inspiration for millions, is a life of epic struggle for the sublime cause he is devoted to. There was no change in his disposition and resolve although he was tested with the most severe hardships and persecutions throughout his life. It is an inspiring story of tears, painful displacements, migrations, perseverance, endurance, and triumph.

Download or read book From the Ashes written by Luke Courtney and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-04-11 with total page 559 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in a secluded village in the kingdom of Verdenta, ruled over by the iron fist of the Empire of the Phoenix and its cruel, domineering ruler, Empress Maeivra, the so-called Witch Queen, Diarmud never imagined he would experience anything out of the ordinary. But overnight, he finds himself caught up in a struggle to free the world from the tyranny of a sorceress in thrall to far greater and more terrible powers who watch the races of the world with hateful eyes Hounded from his home by the Empresss agents, Diarmud finds himself to be the sole survivor of a secretive project to create a breed of warrior from a forgotten age of the world, a weapon meant for conquest, to be the first of Maeivras new order. Accompanied by his guardian, the old bard Cameron, and his closest friend Tabitha, Diarmud must race across hostile territory to find those devoted to keeping him safe and their world free from the clutches of the mad queen and the entities she worships, and prepare for the struggle that is to come

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Download or read book X Men 92 written by Chad Bowers and published by Marvel Entertainment. This book was released on 2023-05-31 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revisit a beloved X-Men era in this series inspired by the classic cartoon! The 1990s roll call is as uncanny as ever: Professor X, Cyclops, Storm, Wolverine, Rogue, Gambit and Jubilee! And they're facing off against their decade's fiercest foes, both on Battleworld and at a newly expanded Xavier's School! But who are the Shadow Queen and Alpha Red?! And with the X-Men under siege, can X-Force '92 save them? New mutants arrive at the school, Lila Cheney teleports in for Westchester's biggest music festival, and deadly menaces threaten mutantkind - including the Brood and Apocalypse! But when the X-Men found their own nation on the island of Krakoa, will they finally find peace? And which mysteriously long-lived mutant is guiding them from the shadows? Collecting X-MEN '92 (2015) #1-4, X-MEN '92 (2016) #1-10 and X-MEN '92: HOUSE OF XCII #1-5.

Download or read book Bone Swans written by C.S.E. Cooney and published by Mythic Delirium Books. This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2016 World Fantasy Award for Best Collection Contains "The Bone Swans of Amandale," 2015 Nebula Award finalist for Best Novella "C. S. E. Cooney is one of the most moving, daring, and plainly beautiful voices to come out of recent fantasy. She's a powerhouse with a wink in her eye and a song in each pocket." —Catherynne M. Valente, New York Times-bestselling author of the Fairyland novels "These stories are a pure joy. C. S. E. Cooney's imagination is wild and varied, her stories bawdy, horrific, comic, and moving-frequently all at the same time. Her characters are wickedly appealing, and her language—O! her language. Lush, playful, poetic, but never obscure or stilted, it makes her magic more magic, her comedy more comic, and her tragic moments almost unbearable." —Delia Sherman, author of Young Woman in a Garden: Stories "Bone Swans is a joy of feathery bones & ghoulish clowns. I adored every word. Like an eyas cries for meat, I cry for more. C.S.E. Cooney's a major talent and these are major talent stories. Who can resist hero rats, pouting swans, feral children, flying carpets and the Flabberghast? So tongue-tied am I with delight I fall back on the usual cliches: gripping, delightful, insightful, rollicking & lyrical—and yet not one cliche is to be found in Bone Swans, only stories of surpassing delicacy and wit, told by a lady of rare talent. Please, ma'am, might I have some more?" —Ysabeau S. Wilce, Andre Norton Award wining author of Flora's Dare A swan princess hunted for her bones, a broken musician and his silver pipe, and a rat named Maurice bring justice to a town under fell enchantment. A gang of courageous kids confronts both a plague-destroyed world and an afterlife infested with clowns but robbed of laughter. In an island city, the murder of a child unites two lovers, but vengeance will part them. Only human sacrifice will save a city trapped in ice and darkness. Gold spun out of straw has a price, but not the one you expect. World Fantasy Award winner Ellen Kushner has called Cooney's writing "stunningly delicious! Cruel, beautiful and irresistible." Bone Swans, the infernally whimsical debut collection from C. S. E. Cooney, gathers five novellas that in the words of Andre Norton Award winner Delia Sherman are "bawdy, horrific, comic, and moving-frequently all at the same time." Cooney's mentor, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Grand Master Gene Wolfe, proclaims in his introduction that her style is so original it can only be described as "pure Cooney," and he offers readers a challenge: "Try to define that when you've finished the stories in this book." More praise for Bone Swans "Cooney's brilliantly executed collection of five stories is a delicious stew of science fiction, horror, and fantasy, marked by unforgettable characters who plumb the depths of pathos and triumph. ... All of these stories could easily serve as the foundation for novels while also working beautifully at their current length. These well-crafted narratives defiantly refuse to fade from memory long after the last word has been read." —Publishers Weekly, starred review "In five beautifully crafted stories, Cooney builds imaginary worlds full of flying carpets, fairy-tale characters, and children confronted with a postapocalyptic Earth ... Each tale packs in enough plot for a novel, with adventurous characters who brim with wit." —Library Journal, starred review "Writing without ostentation and featuring characters who may be flippant, terse, or even tongue-tied, Cooney produces memorable prose propelled by extraordinary ideas ... Faced with such twisted genius, I'll say no more!" —Locus "A fascinating mashup between the tropes and resonances of the mythic tale with the sensibilities of contemporary action-oriented fantasy: simultaneously lighthearted and serious, full of consequences but also ubiquitous happy endings." —Tor.com

Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1960-11-07 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.

Download or read book Seeing Through Symbols written by Carol S. Lawson and published by Chrysalis Books. This book was released on 1998-10 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chrysalis Reader is an annual anthology of poetry, essays, and short fiction on topics of spiritual growth and development. Seeing Through Symbols revolves around insights into spirit and subconscious.

Download or read book Strange Beauty written by A. Siewers and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-09-14 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strange Beauty provides a new perspective on early Celtic stories of the Otherworld and their relevance to today's ecological concerns, arguing for a contemporary re-reading of the Otherworld trope in relation to physical experience.

Download or read book Acceptance written by Emi Nietfeld and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-08-01 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Nietfeld’s gifts for capturing the fury of living at the mercy of bad circumstances, for critiquing the hero’s journey even while she tells it, make Acceptance a remarkable memoir.” —The New York Times Book Review A hard-hitting and hilarious memoir of ambition, desperation, and the dark side of grit Growing up in a house filled with dirty feather boas and fearless mice, Emi Nietfeld dreams of escaping to the Ivy League. Emi’s single mom believes in her, but can’t stop hoarding—catapulting Emi into the underworld of troubled teen treatment, foster care, and homelessness. When her shot arrives to trade sleeping in her car for the hallowed halls of an elite college, Emi must decide: How far will she go to market herself as a perfect “overcomer” when her problems are far from over? And what will it cost to maintain that illusion at Harvard and into adulthood? From journalist, mental health advocate, and software engineer Emi Nietfeld, this searing coming-of-age story is both a chronicle of the American Dream and an indictment of it. Exposing the price of trading a troubled past for the promise of a bright future, Nietfeld explores whether any amount of success can make trauma worth it. With a ribbon of dark humor, Acceptance challenges our ideas of what it means to overcome—and live on your own terms.

Download or read book Freedom s Dominion Winner of the Pulitzer Prize written by Jefferson Cowie and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2022-11-22 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE IN HISTORY An "important, deeply affecting—and regrettably relevant" (New York Times) chronicle of a sinister idea of freedom: white Americans’ freedom to oppress others and their fight against the government that got in their way. American freedom is typically associated with the fight of the oppressed for a better world. But for centuries, whenever the federal government intervened on behalf of nonwhite people, many white Americans fought back in the name of freedom—their freedom to dominate others. In Freedom’s Dominion, historian Jefferson Cowie traces this complex saga by focusing on a quintessentially American place: Barbour County, Alabama, the ancestral home of political firebrand George Wallace. In a land shaped by settler colonialism and chattel slavery, white people weaponized freedom to seize Native lands, champion secession, overthrow Reconstruction, question the New Deal, and fight against the civil rights movement. A riveting history of the long-running clash between white people and federal authority, this book radically shifts our understanding of what freedom means in America.