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The first biography in many years of Henry IIIThe son and successor of Bad King John, Henry III reigned for 56 years from 1216, the first child king in England for 200 years. England went on to prosper during his reign and his greatest monument is Westminster Abbey, which he made the seat of his government--indeed, Henry III was the first English King to call a parliament. Though often overlooked by historians, Henry III was a unique figure coming...
2) Gigs
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Blues in D minor, big bellies over factory belts, and Elvis Presley license plates-Gigs is a collection of poems that shows us the gentle beauty of ordinary life. Davis's language breathes, without labor. His metaphors fit tight. And the rhythm of each word keeps pace with our innermost beats. Absolutely every poem in this book hammers a rightly strung chord.
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In 1957, the life of a seven-year-old Sydney boy was about to be torn asunder. For five years little John Davis was raped, intoxicated, drugged and lied to by a priest. The consequences were dire, including drug and alcohol abuse, self-harming, attempted suicide and severe mental illnesses which persist until this day. Remarkably, he has survived with deep Christian faith and his sanity intact. This amazing true account will shock, alarm and infuriate....
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Five friends meet at university, and fall into the habit of telling each other stories. And what begins as something to pass the time becomes something more, a way of expressing themselves, and of making sense of their lives and their growing feelings for one another, even as their own stories become ever more entwined.Telling Tales is a story about love and loss, dreams and fears; but most of all it is a story about friendship.Warm and witty, thoughtful...
5) Fell Runner
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Evie is a loner, preferring the solitude of the moors to anything that civilization has to offer. She is also, she discovers as the beast awakens in her, a werewolf, not bitten but born that way, a fact which makes her unique.But she is not the only wild thing on the moors. For the Huntsman, master of the Chase that roams across lands and worlds, seeks to claim Evie for his pack, and his coming will tear down the veils that separate this world from...
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At one point in his law enforcement career, John's relationship with God took a backseat to everything else. In fact, he knew he needed to talk to someone about his struggles on the job, in his marriage, and all the bitterness and hate inside, all the things he saw as a police officer. But, instead of doing that, he did what so many of us do, he shoved it down, tightened the screws on his mask, and drove on.
In “Man on the Roof”, John shares...
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"A Daily Telegraph Best History Book of the Year" John Davis is emeritus fellow in modern history and politics at The Queen's College, University of Oxford, and the author of Reforming London: The London Government Problem, 1855–1900 and A History of Britain, 1885–1939.
A kaleidoscopic history of how the 1960s and 1970s changed London forever
Waterloo Sunrise is a panoramic and multifaceted account of modern London during the transformative...
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From the author of Gigs and The Reservist, John Davis's new poetry collection Guard the Dead explores the consequences of war and the struggles of the human spirit to endure. As a former Coast Guard veteran, Davis brings an authentic voice to his verses on military life, violence, trauma, and the perseverance of love amidst unimaginable hardship.
Populated with vivid imagery and unflinching honesty, Davis's poems transform the personal into the universal....
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¿Qué haría usted con una hora extra el día de hoy?
Quizás no haya un área de su vida en la que la autodisciplina sea más importante que en la forma en que administra su tiempo. La gestión del tiempo es una disciplina fundamental que determina en gran medida la calidad de su vida. Hay algo que todas las personas exitosas tienen en común y es que son buenos gestores del tiempo. Y la razón por la que son buenos gestores del tiempo es porque...
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John B. Davis was a classroom teacher and central, district, and local school administrator for thirty years with the Chicago Public Schools from 1958 1988. He served as a visiting professor and part-time instructor at Roosevelt University, Chicago, in the administration and supervision master's program from 1971 to 1990.
He was also an instructor with the International Renewal Institute and Saint Xavier University field-based master's program from...
11) Enchanted Isle
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"I yearn to take some hollow lane, or lazy winding way."A fantasy travelogue, for all those who would gladly have never left the Shire.It is spring, and a gentleman traveller bids farewell to slate grey city streets, and heads out into the countryside, there to explore a land filled with wonder.Stories and adventures, encounters and observations, all are woven together in a tapestry that depicts a unique fantasy world, an enchanted isle that is neither...
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Rewilding is restoring natural processes and species, then stepping back so that nature can express its own will. In essence, rewilding means giving the land back to wildlife and wildlife back to the land.
Recalling the late great Wild Earth journal, this provocative anthology showcases, the most notable original articles and art published by Rewilding Earth (rewilding.org) in 2018. Rewilding Earth Unplugged is an inspiring, informative, and user-friendly...
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It is important to first understand God's original purpose for marriage and the family. The family was the first institution that God created in the earth. It was created and designed to reproduce the image and glory of God in the earth through the human race.
Therefore, as the marriage goes, so goes the family, and as the family goes, so goes society, government, and the world. And the world, society, and the family can never be fixed until...
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Alice Little is a super soldier from the future, she just doesn't know it yet. The GRIMM Corporation has sent its top assassin (Snow) to deal with the last R.E.D.D. agent. After a mishap lands them in the year 1997, Snow formulates a plan to end GRIMM's biggest threat, once and for all. Meanwhile, Alice Little will enlist the help of Magic Valley's finest detective, leading to the ultimate showdown of good vs. evil. Director Patrick Prejusa and bestselling...
16) The Run
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The Glimmerian War is long over. But for Hans Wilder, the war will continue until his final breath. Harboring a terrible secret, Hans finds refuge aboard a doomed Gunship and its crew. Landing in Geartown under emergency circumstances, Hans and his Legion background will have a chance encounter with Dalton James, who has quickly become a hero to Gunship readers.
Now, two men who fought beneath different flags will either unify for the purpose of...
17) Dark Island
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"A love letter to the 1980s."Hunter Cade is a small-town sheriff who, like everyone else, is now dealing with the uncertainty behind the Voyagers' arrival. They've descended from the heavens in mammoth ships, and they need humanity's help. But the arrival of Dark Island's first Voyager paints a different picture, prompting the town's mayor to excommunicate the island from the rest of the world.Now, with only days to spare, the residents of Dark Island...
19) Bloody Truth
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A lot can happen in three days. Friends can become enemies, enemies can become friends, and the truth, if you can find it, can get bloody. When a mistake in a run-of-the-mill reconnaissance mission is ruthlessly exploited as a pretext for war, the Grangers must scramble to expose the plan before casualties start mounting. To make matters worse, someone is using a powerful computer algorithm against the international intelligence community, raiding...
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Los thrillers de espionaje redefinen al criminal: la serie Granger Spy Novel presenta a una familia encantadora con problemas letales atrapados en el punto de mira de los traficantes de armas de todo el mundo.
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Cuando un simple allanamiento de morada resulta no ser tan simple, Ron Granger debe dejar de lado su tranquila vida rural y regresar a la Agencia Central de Inteligencia para enfrentarse a los traficantes internacionales de...