From the introduction Collectively, these quilts and their stories tell the story of the women of Texas-hardships endured and overcome, friendships made, churches, schools, and communities established, of births, marriages, deaths-all the myriad experiences of mothers, daughters, sisters who created from whatever resources available, a bit of beauty in their quilts...These treasures are a reflections

Grenade attacks. Land mines. Enemy fire. Casualties of war. Whether it\'s the military or Christianity, the enemy is ready to kill, steal, and destroy. Without proper training, a soldier or a Christian will surely perish. Whether you are new to the Christian faith, or a seasoned veteran, the intentional discipleship process presented through Bible Basic Training offers foundational instruction that

In this dynamic and utterly novel presentation, David Loy explores the fascinating proposition that the stories we tell--about what is and is not possible, about ourselves, about right and wrong, life and death, about the world and everything in it--become the very building blocks of our experience and of reality itself. Loy uses an intriguing mixture of quotations from familiar and less-familiar sources

Forty-two essays by authors from five continents and many disciplines provide a synthetic account of the history of the social sciences - including behavioral and economic sciences since the late eighteenth century. The authors emphasize the cultural and intellectual preconditions of social science, and its contested but important role in the history of the modern world. While there are many historical

pPassenger planes are crashing three and four times a month in 1951 just as Americans are beginning to fly. Then, a loaded plane disappears in the night and can\'t be found. Panic and frustration reach all the way to the White House.br br Twenty-six are killed in the most spectacular crash that no one heard on a mountain frosted with snow and fog. Fourteen survivors are the largest group of plane

pstrongHamish DeLuca and Regina Reggie Van Buren have a new case--and this one could demand a price they\'re not willing to pay.strongppDetermined to make a life for herself, Reggie Van Buren bid goodbye to fine china and the man her parents expected her to marry and escaped to Boston. What she never expected to discover was that an unknown talent for sleuthing would develop into a business partnership

Jan Sobieski was one of the most extraordinary and visionary monarchs of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1674 until his death. He was a man of letters, an artistic person, a dedicated ruler but above all the greatest soldier of his time. Popular among his subjects, he won considerable fame for his decisive victory over the Ottomans at the walls of Vienna 1683. For defeating the Muslim invaders,

James Legge 1815-1897, was a great Scots scholar and missionary famed as a translator of the Chinese Classics when struggles between Britain and China included two wars.br It was an era of sailing ships, pirates, opium wars, the swashbuckling East India Company, cannibals eating missionaries, and the opening of Qing China to trade and ideas. Legge was vilified by fundamentalist missionaries who disagreed

pThis book provides a detailed history of the village of Stanford-in-the-Vale, located in the county of Berkshire, England. It includes information on the town\'s origins, notable figures and events from its past, and various aspects of its social and cultural life.ppThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.ppThis

pThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.ppThis work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity individual or corporate has a copyright on the body of the work.ppScholars believe,

pThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.ppThis work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity individual or corporate has a copyright on the body of the work.ppScholars believe,

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Passions and greed mingle with bravery and treachery, and run as deep as the cold Yukon River through frontier gold rush days in Alaska. A classic tale of the Old Far North.

The Majors And Their Marriages is a novel by James Branch Cabell, first published in 1915. Set in the fictional Virginia town of Lichfield, the book explores the lives and marriages of several wealthy families, including the Majors, the Pendletons, and the Ashburnhams. The story begins with the marriage of John and Anne Ashburnham, which sets off a chain of events that affects the lives of everyone

The Army of George II is often forgotten, as 18th century British military history is bookended by the victories of the Duke of Marlborough during the War of the Spanish Succession and the final defeat of Napoleon by the Duke of Wellington. Yet it was in this period that Britain rose to prominence, not only as a European, but also as a world power, defeating the French in India, North America, and

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pOn her birthday, a young girl is humiliated on the subway for being Asian. The experience makes her question how she is really viewed by other Americans-until she gets a surprise from her grandmother. p

pThe vast Persian Empire already dominates nearly half of the earth\'s entire population, but Persia\'s Great King now has his sights on Greece. emRace to Marathonem vividly imagines this key moment in history--the Battle of Marathon. The action unfolds through the stories of its participants--valiant women, fearsome warriors, and cunning leaders--woven into a fabric of intrigue and passion.ppAll logic

pOn China\'s biggest social media platform, Weibo, feminists are staying one step ahead of the censors.i Weibo Feminism iis the first book to explore in-depth the connections and forms of resistance that feminist activists in China are making in online spaces despite increasing crackdowns on free speech and public expression. pAviva Wei Xue and Kate Rose explore the many forms of contemporary feminism