Download or read book The Sparrow s Blade written by Kenneth R. Lewis and published by Krill Press. This book was released on 2011-02-14 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the aftermath of having survived an encounter with pedophile serial killer Uriah Beek almost three years earlier, two still healing couples reconnect at Christmas time in the small Oregon coast city of Cutter Point. Kevin Kearnes, the city's former police chief, now a special agent with Homeland Security, is returning to Cutter Point with Britt McGraw and his two young sons to marry Britt on the same beach where he first kissed her. Thud Compton, Kearnes' old sergeant, and now Cutter Point's new chief, has invited them to stay at the Compton home. However, the Kearnes' are not the only ones traveling to Cutter Point for the holidays. Some very bad men are coming to town and instead of bearing gifts, they are planning on taking one for themselves; an old military sword from WWII rusting away inside its display case in the local library which, after 9/11, is now worth a million dollars on the world black market for war artifacts. Russian mobsters "Little Nikki" Kravchenko and Vlasi Voronov will happily accept half that much in payment from Phillip Peeters, the man who has hired them to steal it. But to college student Darius Ono, who has already failed at one attempt to take it, the sword is priceless and reclaiming it will restore honor to the name of his dead great uncle "The Emperor's Sparrow." Although they don't yet know it, Kevin Kearnes and Thud Compton are about to face their greatest threat ever when they are forced to pursue the murderous men who have stolen The Sparrow's Blade.
Download or read book Blade of the Immortal Volume 18 The Sparrow Net written by Hiroaki Samura and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2018-08-15 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The immortality of the captive Manji is being sorely tested, as the horrifying experiments commanded by Habaki Kagimura in the dungeons below Edo castle continue. One of Kagimura’s doctors, Ayame Burando, has already gone half-mad, tormented by the sickening mutilations intended to unlock the secret of passing Manji’s amazing regenerative powers to others, and Burando’s replacements have upped the ante with their utter incompetence. Meanwhile, Manji’s charge, Rin, is desperately trying to find him, but Edo’s brutal police are on her trail, and the race is on for Rin to free her immortal bodyguard before she joins him behind bars!
Download or read book The Language of Sparrows written by Rachel Phifer and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When three adults come together to help a gifted but troubled teenage girl, they find unexpected healing for themselves as well.
Download or read book The Sparrows Who Dream written by JR Szpila and published by Beluga Point Press LLC. This book was released on 2023-05-16 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if the “chosen one” isn’t the savior the prophecy has promised? Despite her years of rigorous training, seventeen-year-old Princess River doesn’t seem to be the ruler her people were promised: one that can lead the armies to victory against the ancient magical race, the Spitarians. Instead, she is a seventeen-year-old whose anxieties cause her ability to rule to be constantly brought into question. With the war at a tipping point, River’s mother has sent her on one final mission to ensure she is ready to fulfill the prophecy that predicts the annihilation of the Spitarian race. She must kill the dethroned prince who has leaked military secrets to the Spitarians. Ky Sparrow, the Spitarian heir, has spent his life following his father’s orders while plotting a rebellion against the reign of terror on the humans. But when he is commanded to kill Princess River, Ky is determined to find a way out from under his father’s dominance. When River and Ky’s paths collide, River must choose: her mother’s war or the enemy offering peace?
Download or read book Cloud of Sparrows written by Takashi Matsuoka and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2002-10-01 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Exotic, entertaining . . . [an] exceptional first novel.”—San Francisco Chronicle The year is 1861. After two centuries of isolation, Japan has opened its doors to the West. And as foreign ships threaten to rain destruction on the Shogun’s castle in Edo, a small group of American missionaries has arrived to spread the word of their God. They have yet to realize that their future in Japan has already been foreseen. For a young nobleman has dreamt that his life will be saved by an outsider in the New Year. . . and it is said that Lord Genji has the gift of prophecy. What happens next—when the handsome lord meets an appa rently reformed gunslinger and a woman in flight from her own destructive beauty—sets the stage for a remarkable adventure. For as this unlikely band embarks on a journey through a landscape bristling with danger, East and West, flesh and spirit, past and future, collide in ways no one—least of all Genji—could have imagined. Praise for Cloud of Sparrows “The book seizes you from start to finish.”—The Washington Post “Adventure-filled.”—Entertainment Weekly “Rich . . . with an ambitious, unexpected ending that cuts deeper than a samurai sword.”—San Francisco Chronicle
Download or read book Spiritual Interpretations written by Roosevelt Jackson and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-11-26 with total page 701 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reason why readers would be so interested is because of the spirituality: Learning the spiritual side of life, how good God really is, and how to include the word of God into the equation; in every area of their lives, whether it be financially, physically, mentally, by faith, in which we walk by: Faith is simply believing that God is our source, and not the world economy. To understand that God has given us very things that we need to accommodate us in this life. Most things, we can do for ourselves because of the abilities that God has bestowed upon us; but the Heavenly things, we have to declare and decree from Heaven, such as when we pray; whatsoever we pray for, believe that we already received them, and then you will have them. You have to trust God first, before you receive whatever it is that you ask for in Jesus name. It is always have to be in Jesus name, if not in Jesus name, then you might have a delay, you see, that's how the gospel works. Jesus died for us to have the things that we are so deserving of, all we have to do is believe it, declare it, and decree it, and it shall be given to us. But, if you dont spend time in the word of God, then you have no clue what to expect, you have no knowledge of all the promises that God said yes to; there is over seventy seven hundred promises in the Bible that God said yes to, we just have to believe, and say yes to them in order to receive the promises of God; you see, it's simple when you know the word of God for your lives. I've study the word of God for the last ten years of my life. So I am a witness to the fact. And here's another fact, I use to wake up every morning with back pain, I would stumble to my feet, but, once I'd reach for my bible and started to read it, before I could get through the first paragraph the pain had vanished. Once I'd learn how to pray and study the bible, I haven't taken a pain pill since February of 2010. I would like for everyone to experience the goodness of God and the example of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. If only I knew back then, what I know now, I would have been committed myself to Jesus. I just pray that everyone will learn to give their lives over to Jesus. So that's how much I think that my book will be an inspiration to others. So yes, I am completely satisfied with my work, so I approve it in every way for publishing. I thanked God, for giving me the strength to endure the last two and a half years to complete this book; it has been a blessing and honor to credit this book to God Almighty. My way of showing appreciation for all that God has done for me in my life. So there you have it. Thanks for the word, Roosevelt Jackson. Bless you all. In Jesus name. Until next time.
Download or read book Song of the Sparrow written by Lisa Ann Sandell and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She is Elaine of Ascolat, the Lady of Shalott. At sixteen, Elaine is beautiful and brave, with a temperament as fiery as her long red hair. She lives on Arthur's army base with her father and brothers, the sole girl in a militaristic world of men. As she mends torn battle garments and heals wounds, Elaine often slips into daydreams, wishing the handsome Lancelot would see her as more than a tomboy. Then a new girl arrives, and Elaine is thrilled-- until Gwynivere proves to be cold and cruel. But when the two of them are thrown into a situation of gravest danger, they must band together in order to survive. Can Elaine find the strength to fight for the kingdom she has always believed in? This highly acclaimed novel is a beautiful contribution to the Camelot canon.
Download or read book An Episode of Sparrows written by Rumer Godden and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2016-05-10 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An emergency meeting of the Mortimer Square Garden Committee has been convened to discuss a most alarming matter: Someone has been digging in the garden and making off with buckets of dirt. Miss Angela Chesney is sure that a gang of boys from run-down Catford Street is to blame. But Angela’s sister, Olivia, isn’t so sure. Olivia has always wondered why the neighborhood children—the “sparrows” she sometimes watches from the window of her house—are kept out of the private garden. Don’t they have a right to enjoy the place, too? But neither Angela nor Olivia has any idea what sent the neighborhood waif Lovejoy Mason and her few friends in search of good, rich earth. Still less do they imagine where their investigation of the incident will lead them—to a struggling restaurant, a bombed-out church, and at the heart of it all, a hidden garden.
Download or read book Do Sparrows Like Bach written by New Scientist and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-11-15 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the same editors that brought you Why Don’t Penguins’ Feet Freeze? and Does Anything Eat Wasps?, an exploration of the weird and wonderful margins of science—the latest volume in the brilliant New Scientist series. Science tells us grand things about the universe: how fast light travels, and why stones fall to earth. But scientific endeavor goes far beyond these obvious foundations. There are some fields we don`t often hear about because they are so specialized, or turn out to be dead ends. Yet researchers have given hallucinogenic drugs to blind people (seriously), tried to weigh the soul as it departs the body, and planned to blast a new Panama Canal with an atomic weapon. Real scientific breakthroughs sometimes come out of the most surprising and unpromising work. Do Sparrows Like Bach? is about the margins of science—investigating everything from what it`s like to die to exploding pants and recycled urine. Who on earth would burn off their beard with a laser? Produce a fireproof umbrella that doubles as a parachute? Replace sniffer dogs with gerbils? Could a chemical component of flatulence be the next Viagra? Do sparrows (and even fish for that matter) prefer Bach to Led Zeppelin? The editors at New Scientist magazine have the answers to all these questions and more in this celebration of outrageous, outlandish, and brilliant discoveries on the fringes of scientific research. This extraordinary collection is an astonishing reminder that even at its most misguided, science is intensely creative, often hilarious, and can spark the imagination like nothing else.
Download or read book A Wrath of Sparrows written by Jacquelyn Benson and published by Vaughan Woods Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-20 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When an old enemy resurfaces, Lily is forced to choose between friendship and fate in this special London Charismatics novella. In the wake of a devastating loss, Lily is about to receive an unwelcome visit from Jack Cannon, the uncrowned Lord of Limehouse. Sam's former boss is dangerously close to discovering the occult truth about the denizens of The Refuge, information he will ruthlessly exploit. Sam, obsessed with vengeance, is poised to walk straight into Cannon's trap. Only Lily knows what it will cost him. As war blackens the skies of Europe and newspapers grow with the lists of the dead, Lily takes to the gritty streets of the East End in a fight that will put all her skills to the ultimate test. To stop Sam from making a terrible mistake, Lily will have to betray him—and embrace a dark and terrifying truth about the nature of her charismatic power. Fall back in to a gothic and mysterious Edwardian London with this thrilling London Charismatics novella set between the events of The Shadow of Water and Bridge of Ash.
Download or read book Song of Sparrows and Sorrow written by Liliana Hart and published by 7th Press. This book was released on 2023-10-20 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time in more than a decade comes an out-of-print book from New York Times bestselling author Liliana Hart. "A heartbreaking, roller-coaster of a ride. A tale of cat and mouse that leaves the heart pounding and the senses reeling (Goodreads)." Nathan Locke has a very specific skill set, which is why he’s confused when Dynamis Security sends him on a mission to recruit an agent who doesn’t want to be found. Chasing her to hell and back doesn’t sound like his idea of a good time. Or maybe Alaska just seems like hell. Eden Kane works for no one but herself. Not even when the most elite security company in the world wants her. She’s racing against the clock to hunt down the man who taught her everything she knows—her husband—known as Proteus in the terrorist world. He’s the man she was deceived into loving. The man who put a bullet in her chest and left her to die alone. The search for Proteus leads to a discovery Eden and Nathan weren’t expecting, and thousands of lives are at stake. But trust doesn’t come easy, especially when you've been trained to lie as if your life depends on it.
Download or read book Life Histories of North American birds Cardinals grosbeaks buntings towhees finches sparrows and allies pt 1 3 written by Arthur Cleveland Bent and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rise of the Sparrows written by Sarina Langer and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-04-28 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing up homeless and orphaned in a town that hates her, Rachael must assassinate the king of Rifarne to become queen to a people who once wanted her dead. Rifarne is a country opposed to magic. When its people demand harsh action, King Aeric sees himself with no other choice but to outlaw those with the gift. Rachael, who possesses the rare gift of a Seer, soon finds herself with visions of her own violent death. When her escape goes wrong and she ends up in the clutches of a vicious Mist Woman lusting for her blood, she finds she is the only person who can stop the war against people like her - and assassinating the king to take his throne may well be the only way to do just that.
Download or read book Many Sparrows written by Lori Benton and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2017-08-29 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Either she and her children would emerge from that wilderness together, or none of them would… In 1774, the Ohio-Kentucky frontier pulses with rising tension and brutal conflicts as Colonists push westward and encroach upon Native American territories. The young Inglesby family is making the perilous journey west when an accident sends Philip back to Redstone Fort for help, forcing him to leave his pregnant wife Clare and their four-year old son Jacob on a remote mountain trail. When Philip does not return and Jacob disappears from the wagon under the cover of darkness, Clare awakens the next morning to find herself utterly alone, in labor and wondering how she can to recover her son...especially when her second child is moments away from being born. Clare will face the greatest fight of her life, as she struggles to reclaim her son from the Shawnee Indians now holding him captive. But with the battle lines sharply drawn, Jacob’s life might not be the only one at stake. When frontiersman Jeremiah Ring comes to her aid, can the stranger convince Clare that recovering her son will require the very thing her anguished heart is unwilling to do—be still, wait and let God fight this battle for them?
Download or read book Loud Sparrows written by Aili Mu and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "If sparrows are but a metaphor, every writer faces the challenge of reality, which is to say, how one catches this sparrow." So writes Bei Dao in his preface to Loud Sparrows, a spirited collection of ninety-one short-shorts, an exciting new form of extreme short-storytelling that has swept the creative consciousness of mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The artistic and aesthetic freedoms of short-shorts enable writers to capture the tone, texture, and chaos of their rapidly changing societies in infinitely inventive ways. Written by Chinese authors over the past three decades, the stories in this anthology are culled from newspapers, magazines, literary journals, and personal collections, and their subjects range from humanist ideals and traditional virtues to the material benefits of a commercialized society.
Download or read book When Sparrows Became Hawks written by Purnima Dhavan and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2011-11-03 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purnima Dhavan examines the creation of the Khalsa Sikh warrior tradition during the 18th century. By focusing on the experiences of long-overlooked peasant communities, she reveals how a dynamic process of debates, collaboration, and conflict transformed Sikh practices and shaped a new martial culture.
Download or read book Of Hawks and Sparrows written by Satabdi Saha and published by Partridge Publishing. This book was released on 2014-01-31 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first section of Of Hawks and Sparrows comprises short stories, most of which are born out of the writers own experience. The characters are everyday familiars, but their reactions to situations take us by surprise. They are a motley crowdexciting, intimidating, pathetic, and shocking. Stories like What Remains, Kinship, The Mansion, etc., are a few examples. Thrill and shock will make you read on. The second segment consists of poems that are multidimensional. Headline-making events and cataclysmic incidents are treated deftly by the writer. Poems like Afghan Soliloquies, Schooling High in Beslan, and The Other Side of Darkness are some of them. The poems cover a wide range of topics like female infanticide, pollution, spiritualism, and of course, romance. The author is subtly expressive of her sympathy and concern for the suffering millions.
