Download or read book Man of Your Word written by Shakira Brunson-Washington and published by Pearl Pages Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-30 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Man of Your Word is an epic poetry narrative of a young black man who sets out to discover his identity and find independence. Along the way he stumbles upon some harsh truths through trials and triumphs as he tries to align his definition of being a man with being a Man of God's word. For the first time ever Major sets out to navigate the world as he heads to college while the people nearest to him are staying close to home. On his journey to define being a man Major is consistently told to "man up" during his struggles. Grappling with fitting into a worldly definition of "manly" as he tries to navigate his own understanding of the word he frequently finds himself on his knees begging God for forgiveness and understanding. How does he prove himself to society while staying true to his word, God's word, and the people who have helped shape him. He fears the pressure to be a perfect man may lead him to let everyone down.

Download or read book Magic Casement written by Dave Duncan and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Man of His Word series debut—a novel “with enough fresh ideas to allow it to sit unashamedly alongside the great fantasy books of recent times” (Fantasy Book Review). “Duncan’s unique concept of goblins, fauns, and imps adds a new twist to this imaginative fantasy adventure” as Princess Inosolan is forced to leave behind her carefree childhood—as well as her dear friend, the stableboy Rap (Library Journal). Now of marriageable age, she is sent to a finishing school to hone the skills that all noble ladies should possess. Mystery, menace, and the gods appear in short order, as Inos and Rap begin to discover their magical powers, even as Inos is courted by a charming man with motives far more dangerous than the eye—and heart—can see . . . “Magic Casement has a charm and vibrant sense of humor. . . . If it’s traditional fantasy adventure with a bit of nudge-nudge wink-wink you’re after, Dave Duncan is your go-to guy.” —SFReviews.net

Download or read book MAN OF HIS WORD written by Miriam Macgregor and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-07-15 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Promises to keep… Blake didn't know why April Lindsay had suddenly accepted a job in town but he was sure there had to be a man involved. And just how did six-year-old Tim fit into April's life? Blake sensed a mystery and he vowed to get to the bottom of it. There was something about April that infuriated the hell out of him, and he knew the feeling was mutual. They were also both aware of another emotion at play between them: attraction! Where would it all lead? Blake was determined it wouldn't be down the aisle, and if there was one thing April had learned about him, it was that he was a man of his word!

Download or read book Man of His Word written by Cynthia Reese and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2015 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A promise made has to be a promise kept. This small town in rural Georgia is where Kimberly Singleton hopes to find the answers that can save her adopted daughter's life. Daniel Monroe is the key: the charismatic firefighter is the one who helped bring her child into the world. He's a good man from a loving family who makes Kimberly feel like she's finally found a safe haven. But he won't give up his secret. For almost twelve years, Daniel has kept his promise to a terrified young mother. Now Kimberly and her daughter deserve the truth. But how can he break that long-ago vow and stay true to who he is, a man Kimberly can trust ... and love?"--Page 4 of cover

Download or read book A Man of His Word written by Kenneth L. Levinson and published by Uncial Press. This book was released on 2010-07-16 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Denver lawyer Adam Larsen and his legal assistant enter a wealthy client's mansion for an evening appointment, they are literally blown off their feet. The bomb in her private bathroom killed her instantly--and leaves Adam wondering why she wanted so urgently to meet with him. Known to her many enemies as The Empress, mining magnate Helen Emerson had been in the midst of a bitter dispute with a coal miners union, and now her children persuade Adam to fight their battle for them. He soon finds himself embroiled in hostile negotiations, receiving death threats, and dealing with a gun-toting femme fatale. And then matters get complicated...

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Download or read book A Man of His Word written by Kathleen Fuller and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2009-08-31 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moriah's heart will only be safe with a man of his word. In just a few short months, Moriah MillerÆs perfect life unravels. Newly wed and newly pregnant, Moriah is abandoned by her husband, Levi. HeÆs left her, his family, and their faith without a backward glance. The community, stunned, rushes to the young womanÆs aid. But there is someone who feels more than just sympathy for Moriah. Gabriel MillerùLevi's twinùlongs for an intimate commitment that might someday bind them to one another. Convinced of the impossibility of his dream, Gabriel settles for a mere friendship with the woman he loves. Moriah bravely goes on with her life, adjusting to her new role in their tight-knit Amish community and preparing for the birth of her child. She is unaware that her brief marriageùonce idealized as the happiest time of her lifeùmay have been merely a shadow of the kind of love God has created for her. A love that can mend the soul, renew her heart, and give her a future filled with hope . . . if she'll only let it.

Download or read book A Man of His Word written by Dave Duncan and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2017-07-11 with total page 1960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young couple battles forces determined to keep them apart in this high fantasy series by “one of the leading masters of epic fantasy” (Publishers Weekly). These four fantasy novels of love and adventure follow the exploits of childhood friends Inos and Rap as their feelings are tested by the direst of circumstances. But while abduction, magic, and imprisonment conspire to separate them, the two remain steadfast in their determination to be together. Magic Casement: Inos enjoys an idyllic childhood with her friend Rap, but friendship between a princess and a stable boy can never be simple. Soon, they are thrust into adulthood and a magical world full of infinite surprises. Faery Lands Forlorn: When Inos is abducted through the magic casement and Rap tries to follow her, they arrive in two very strange new lands. With Rap in Faerie and Inos in Zark, they are at opposite ends of the world, but that doesn’t stop the young stable boy from heading to Zark to rescue his princess. And Inos is equally determined to head home to Krasnegar to claim her kingdom. Perilous Seas: Hunted by the fearsome warlock wardens who rule the world, Inos is convinced that Rap has died. Little does she know, he is alive and, with the aid of his magic wand, trying to bring happiness to his beloved queen. But when the evil Nordland raider, Kalkor, arrives in port, Rap’s plans begin to fall apart. Emperor and Clown: With Inos married to the wrong man and Rap dying in a dungeon, their cause seems hopeless. Only Aunt Kade refuses to admit defeat. Taking events into her own hands, she knows exactly the five men she can coerce into helping her . . .

Download or read book Collaborative Helping written by William C. Madsen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-03-06 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An interdisciplinary framework for sustainable helping through cross-system collaboration This hands-on resource provides clear, practical guidance for supportive service professionals working in a home-based environment. Drawing on best practices from a range of disciplines, this book provides a clear map for dealing with the complex and often ambiguous situations that arise with individuals and families, with applications extending to supervision and organizational change. Readers gain the advice and insight of real-world frontline helpers, as well as those who receive care, highlighting new ways to approach the work and re-think previous conceptualizations of problems and strengths. Helping efforts are organized around a shared, forward-thinking vision that anticipates obstacles and draws on existing and potential supports in developing a collaborative plan of action. The book begins with stories that illustrate core concepts and context, presenting a number of useful ideas that can reorient behavioral services while outlining a principle-based practice framework to help workers stay grounded and focused. Problems are addressed, and strength-based work is expanded into richer conversations about strengths in the context of intention and purpose, value and belief, hopes, dreams, and commitments. Topics include: Contextual guidance with helping maps Engaging people and re-thinking problems and strengths Dilemmas in home and community services Sustainable helping through collaboration and support A strong collaboration between natural networks, communities, and trained professionals across systems creates an effective helping endeavor. Ensuring sustainability may involve promoting systems change, and building institutional supports for specific supervisory, management, and organizational practices. Collaborative Helping provides a framework for organizing these efforts into a coherent whole, serving the needs of supportive services workers across sectors.

Download or read book Man of Risk written by David Crane and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-06-30 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eugene Francois Vidocq was only sixteen when he left his native town of Arras in search of fortune and glory. A trouble maker, a thief, and a gifted natural swordsman, he wishes to reach America, become rich and marry a beautiful girl who captures his heart. But France is in a grip of bloody revolution. The monarchy has fallen and chaos, crime, and anarchy reign supreme. Struggling for survival, Vidocq makes his way across the country fighting for his life and dream with wit, fists, stick and sharp blade. Forced to become a criminal in order to survive, he earns a reputation as one of the most dangerous men in France. When a young and ambitious general Napoleon Bonaparte seizes power from the corrupt revolutionary regime, Vidocq sees a chance of redeeming himself from his past sins. Offering his services to Napoleonic police, he becomes an outlaw who hunts his own kind and in the process becomes one of the finest detectives in France.

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Download or read book This Will Make a Man of You written by Frank Miniter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One man's quest to becoming a man that Hemingway would be proud to call un compadre. Ben Franklin. Teddy Roosevelt. John Wayne. Babe Ruth. Ernest Hemingway. Looking to follow in the footsteps of these manly men, Frank Miniter decided to go to the places we all agree still make men. This quest led him across the world and finally to a secret fraternity of men who keep an ultimate rite of passage alive. Following the route of the iconic “Papa” Hemingway from Paris to Pamplona with he found that the answers to what happened to manliness, and therefore to what makes men, are in Hemingway’s story. Part memoir, part how-to guide, This Will Make a Man of You narrates one man’s journey to achieving manliness and uncovers a formula the ancients used to build men of character—a methodology that is still used in the places we all agree still make men. Even better, this formula can help all of us become all we want to be. Through his narrative, Miniter recounts his decision to run with the bulls and his harrowing participation in that intense event with a secretive fraternity of men and women. As he goes he provides readers with sage advice on how they can accomplish their own feats of manliness by using an ancient formula. This is a must-read for every young man looking for a way to become man, for any middle-aged family man seeking adventure, and for all the other types of men in-between. This Will Make a Man Out of You should be read by every red-blooded male.

Download or read book The Bottle Imp written by Robert Louis Stevenson and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-04-11 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story focuses on a well-known theme: the danger of making a pact with the Devil. In this story, a Hawaiian man called Keawe purchases a bottle in which resides a tiny imp. The imp is capable of granting any wish, but the cost of owning such a powerful object is very high, as Keawe finds, to his cost. Stevenson has given this age-old theme a fascinating twist, making this a compelling and disturbing tale.

Download or read book Man of Supremacy written by Ronald Guadamuz and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-11-12 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aleus Stevenson fights daily to survive Folsom sState pPrison. For long months of suffering and brawling for a twenty five year sentence, he thought life was truly over. Until one day, a holy man arrives in solitary to visit him;, giving a special offer to accept and gain his freedom. Giving suspicion and doubt for the moment, Aleus accepts the offer, not knowing that his life would change forever, for he is now revealed to be the chosen deliverer of the kingdom of Hheaven, the Arbiter. Aa sole warrior thats gifted with extraordinary abilities from seven powerful angels of Hheaven. Now the time of the prophecy has begun. Different world's will he discover, allies will he meet, dark enemies will he face, saving humanity from annihilation is his main priority. Yet, can he survive the gruesome challenges that await him.?

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Download or read book Man of the King written by Janet Bennett and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautiful maiden, longing for love ... Surrounded by happily married friends, twenty-year-old Elizabeth Hollingberry longs to find a loving husband of her own. Yet no man has been worthy of her hand, and her father has refused every potential suitor. Now, the King of England himself, Henry VIII, is interested in her marital status. An ambitious man loyal to the king ... Gabriel Athelston has sacrificed much to become one of King Henry's most trusted men. His new commission will send him to Piffenview, a castle bordering England and Scotland, to protect the king's borders. But when the king orders him to marry Elizabeth Hollingberry and take her with him, Gabriel silently curses his bad luck. The last thing he wants-or needs-is a wife. A passion they've never known ... Elizabeth, determined to escape her situation and her dismal future, runs away from her father's home, further cementing Gabriel's reluctance to marry. When the two finally meet, the attraction between them is unmistakable, and Elizabeth realizes this man may be the answer to her prayers. But dangerous forces are at work. When Elizabeth is poisoned and barely escapes with her life, Gabriel begins to uncover a deadly plot that could destroy his chance of happiness with a woman he can no longer live without.