The Power of One Christlike Life

The Power of One Christlike Life

If you're on the verge of giving up on sinners, or if you've already resigned from the battle against evil, Francis Frangipane has a hopeful message that will cause you to fall to your knees and intercede with love and mercy on the behalf of sinners. Twelve brief biographies of outstanding Christians, including John Wesley, William Booth, and George Mller, provide real-life examples of the ability of a godly intercessor to impact the world for Christ. As you seek God's mercy for others, you will find His mercy for yourself and be transformed in the process. Discover the power waiting to be released by one Christlike life.

ISBN: 0883686287

Author: Francis Frangipane

Publisher: Whitaker House

Rating: 4.13

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I m a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America after Twenty Years Away

I m a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America after Twenty Years Away

After living in Britain for two decades, Bill Bryson recently moved back to the United States with his English wife and four children (he had read somewhere that nearly 3 million Americans believed they had been abducted by aliens--as he later put it, "it was clear my people needed me"). They were greeted by a new and improved America that boasts microwave pancakes, twenty-four-hour dental-floss hotlines, and the staunch conviction that ice is not a luxury item.

Delivering the brilliant comic musings that are a Bryson hallmark, I'm a Stranger Here Myself recounts his sometimes disconcerting reunion with the land of his birth. The result is a book filled with hysterical scenes of one man's attempt to reacquaint himself with his own country, but it is also an extended if at times bemused love letter to the homeland he has returned to after twenty years away.

ISBN: 076790382X

Author: Bill Bryson

Publisher: Broadway Books

Rating: 3.89

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Hatchet (Brian s Saga, #1)

Hatchet (Brian s Saga, #1)

Since it was first published in 1987, the story of thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson's survival following a plane crash has become a modern classic. Stranded in the desolate wilderness, Brian uses his instincts and his hatchet to stay alive for fifty-four harrowing days.

This twentieth-anniversary edition of Hatchet contains a new introduction and sidebar commentary by Gary Paulsen, written especially for this volume. Drew Willis's detailed pen-and-ink illustrations complement the descriptions in the text and add a new dimension to the book. This handsome edition of the Newbery Honor book will be treasured by Hatchet fans as well as by readers encountering Brian's unforgettable story for the first time.

ISBN: 0689840926

Author: Gary Paulsen

Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers: Richard Jackson Books

Rating: 3.65

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The Power of One: The Solo Play for Playwrights, Actors, and Directors

The Power of One: The Solo Play for Playwrights, Actors, and Directors

Read an interview with Lou Catron!

The one-person play has a long and distinguished history, as well as being (a) one of the most economical forms of theatre and (b) a wonderful showcase for an actor, a playwright, and a director-especially when all three are the same person! Dean of American playwriting texts, Louis Catron offers an outstanding guide for playwrights, actors, and directors who are interested in working in this form. He demonstrates techniques of writing, acting, and directing that encourage the reader to create a personal theatrical experience. Among the special qualities in the book are:


discussions and illustrations of the actor/playwright conundrum
tips for solo play actors, directors, and playwrights
numerous examples of actual solo play scripts.
The book comes complete with exercises for the writer and solid advice for actors and directors.

ISBN: 0325001537

Author: Louis E. Catron

Publisher: Heinemann Drama

Rating: 3.12

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Annals of the Former World

Annals of the Former World

The Pulitzer Prize-winning view of the continent, across the fortieth parallel and down through 4.6 billion years

Twenty years ago, when John McPhee began his journeys back and forth across the United States, he planned to describe a cross section of North America at about the fortieth parallel and, in the process, come to an understanding not only of the science but of the style of the geologists he traveled with. The structure of the book never changed, but its breadth caused him to complete it in stages, under the overall title Annals of the Former World.

Like the terrain it covers, Annals of the Former World tells a multilayered tale, and the reader may choose one of many paths through it. As clearly and succinctly written as it is profoundly informed, this is our finest popular survey of geology and a masterpiece of modern nonfiction.

Annals of the Former World is the winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction.

ISBN: 0374518734

Author: John McPhee

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Rating: 4.33

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Notes from a Small Island

Notes from a Small Island

"Suddenly, in the space of a moment, I realized what it was that I loved about Britain-which is to say, all of it."

After nearly two decades spent on British soil, Bill Bryson - bestselling author of The Mother Tongue and Made in America-decided to return to the United States. ("I had recently read," Bryson writes, "that 3.7 million Americans believed that they had been abducted by aliens at one time or another,so it was clear that my people needed me.") But before departing, he set out on a grand farewell tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his home.

Veering from the ludicrous to the endearing and back again, Notes from a Small Island is a delightfully irreverent jaunt around the unparalleled floating nation that has produced zebra crossings, Shakespeare, Twiggie Winkie's Farm, and places with names like Farleigh Wallop and Titsey. The result is an uproarious social commentary that conveys the true glory of Britain, from the satiric pen of an unapologetic Anglophile.

ISBN: 0380727501

Author: Bill Bryson

Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks

Rating: 3.91

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Mapping the Big Picture: Integrating Curriculum Assessment K 12

Mapping the Big Picture: Integrating Curriculum Assessment K 12

In Mapping the Big Picture, Heidi Hayes Jacobs describes a seven-step process for creating and working with curriculum maps, from data collection to ongoing curriculum review. She discusses the importance of asking "essential questions" and of designing assessments that reflect what teachers know about the students in their care. She also offers a viable alternative to the "curriculum committees" that are part of almost every school district in the United States.

ISBN: 0871202867

Author: Heidi Hayes Jacobs

Publisher: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development

Rating: 3.49

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