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Chevalier De Boufflers a Romance of the French Revolution
Nesta Helen Webster
KESSINGER PUBLISHING CO
2005
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In 2002, Vertigo/DC Comics published the first issue of Bill Willingham's Fables. The series imagined the lives of fairy tale figures--Snow White, the Big Bad Wolf, Cinderella and the ubiquitous Prince Charming, among many others--as they made new lives for themselves in modern-day New York City, having fled their storied homeworlds following an invasion. After 150 issues and many awards, Fables concluded its run in July 2015. This study, the first about the sprawling, complex series, discusses such topics as Fables' status as a contemporary adaptation of folk and fairy tales; its use of conventional genres like sword-and-sorcery, crime and romance; its portrayal of social and political relationships; and its self-referential moments. Providing a detailed introduction to the themes and ideas in the series, the author explores how Fables portrays redemption, the function of community, and how our hopes and fears influence our ideal of "happily ever after."
Neeta Saluja simplifies Indian cooking with a unique approach to its preparation. She focuses on the fundamentals-the special ingredients and techniques every cook can use to create fragrant, delicious, and well-balanced dishes. Six Spices demystifies the exotic and complex flavours of Indian cuisine by explaining the characteristics of its essential ingredients-hot chili powder, aromatic coriander, sweet cumin, roasted nutty mustard seeds, bold asafoetida, and hearty turmeric. But here is the twist: the book also reveals the methods used to incorporate them into exquisite, authentic recipes. Keeping clarity and simplicity in mind, Saluja has created recipes easy enough for beginners, yet inspirational enough to encourage inventiveness in the more seasoned cook. Readers will discover that seasoning with chounk is one of the basic techniques used to enhance the flavour of beans and legumes. A dish of red lentils will become memorable when infused with aromatic seasoning of hot ghee, fresh herbs, and spices; and cooking with masala, or curry paste, can turn a humble dish into the essence of Indian cuisine. Saluja has taken the fear out of approaching unfamiliar culinary fare. Her recipe collection has been tasted and tested throughout her more than 20 years of teaching and cooking Indian food.
This work is an autobiography of a young girl growing up in Iran. The daughter of an English Christian mother and an Iranian Zoroastrian father, Nesta Ramazani sketches her personal life story against the backdrop of a society marked by the fusion of Iranian, Islamic, and Western cultures.
Persian Cooking is a collection of 322 authentic recipes from one of the world's oldest culinary traditions. Clear and concise instructions make the dishes turn out exactly as they are supposed to. Persian cooking is based on vegetables, fruits, grains and meat used in subtle and varied combinations. The food is neither highly spiced nor hot but seasoned with herbs. It is very nutritious. Many of the dishes are suitable for vegetarians and in many others, meat may be easily omitted. The dishes can be made from ingredients found in almost any store. A guide to specialty stores is also included. As has often been observed, rice preparation defines the quality of the Persian chef. It is covered here in detail.
GROUNDED Grace Meredith is a beloved contemporary Christian recording artist whose career-and personal life-hits unexpected -turbulence. She feels grounded-in more ways than one. Grace's -fianc , bothered by her outspoken stance on purity and her near-constant travel, has broken off their relationship. Exhausted and unable to continue her current concert schedule, Grace returns home to Chicago, where she is soon stranded in a major snowstorm. Facing new questions about her future and her faith, Grace finds herself connected for the first time with the residents of her neighborhood. What she discovers in these unexpected relationships could change everything. Welcome to the Neighborhood The first in the Windy City Neighbors series, GROUNDED is an uplifting, contemporary story about ordinary people wrestling with the spiritual and practical issues of real life. The series employs the innovative storytelling technique of "parallel novels," each with its own drama and story arc, but whose characters' lives become intertwined and affect one another. GROUNDED welcomes you to Beecham Street-a typical, isolated American neighborhood that might just be a place of hope. GROUNDED was previously published in 2013 by Worthy Publishing, Brentwood, Tennessee.
"Back to bed, sir, if you please... " It's the anthem for most parents at bedtime. Big Boys Sleep in Their Beds, created by Neta Faynboym, offers parents and children a bedtime story to ease children's fears and transition to sleeping in their big boy beds. Alone. Created from real life experience, Big Boys is a welcome bedtime tale that covers everything from monsters under the bed to extra kisses good-night. With humor and whimsy, this mother and son pair has what it takes to create sweet dreams.
That face again. Something cold and small slithered into me. Dark, unearthly eyes stared with malignity, thin lips curving into a cruel smile. "I have you now," the twisted mouth seemed to mock. The face was moving, I could feel an icy draught as it awoke and the animal grunt drew closer and closer. My heart thudded uncontrollably, and my limbs became numb. The entity hooked a nail in my heart and began to pull me into a dark hollow dungeon. I can't fall, I thought frantically. I refuse to give in. For a Hindu it was seen as an honour to be possessed by a spirit of a benevolent deity. The spirit which possessed Preeti was far from benevolent. The entity took over her body, mind and spirit, unleashing terror to all around her. Based on a true story, we are left with the impression that suffering and heartache are painfully real in our modern day world, and in a Western European country. Preeti tells her fascinating story of years of pain and then glorious triumph.
Emotional Grit: 8 Steps to Master Your Emotions, Transform Your Thoughts & Change Your World
Neeta F. Bhushan
Neeta Bhushan Global Enterprises
2016
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What if the emotions of your past experiences continued to secretly control your life today? What if these residual, inner blockages prevented you from truly connecting with, trusting and working with others? What if your life was a continuous loop of the same story being retold with slightly different characters and settings no matter where you are and which people you choose to have relationships with? So many of us have been wounded with emotional pain at some point in our lives and are still carrying this emotional stress with us. It not only affects your emotional strength and intelligence, which influences your ability to make clear, conscientious decisions, but can prevent you from your optimal potential in achieving success, happiness and fulfillment. To define the new era of leadership in your own lives, it's time challenge your thinking. Emotional GRIT establishes a new model of human leadership within and beyond the workforce - to build a more heart-centered, compassionate environment in companies, communities, schools and families - so that you can master your inner-strength and positively impact the world around you. What causes someone's actual transformation, why is it we hide behind our "masks", and what does that say about your current leadership. To achieve authentic happiness we must first uncover what stories are playing themselves out in our lives. How can you shift your own lives as a result once you become more self-aware and practice more compassion and empathy within your own lives to create ripple effects in your world as a result? The process is simple and designed to give you a powerful framework to GROW, REVEAL, INNOVATE and finally TRANSFORM your life and become the compassionate leader you and the world desperately needs, one with true Emotional GRIT.
Caught in the Rebel Camp: Introducing Frederick Douglass
Neta Jackson; Dave Jackson
Castle Rock Creative, Incorporated
2016
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CAUGHT IN THE REBEL CAMP, Introducing Frederick Douglass --The Civil War has just begun, and the controversy between the North and the South continues to heat up. Everybody seems to be getting into the action-except for Danny Sims. Danny wants nothing more than to fight with the Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Infantry, Frederick Douglass's newly formed black regiment. But his young age and a lame foot keep Danny from enlisting. The boy feels good for nothing until Frederick Douglass recommends Danny as the caretaker of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw's horses. Danny knows the importance of this task, and he's confident he will do an excellent job.But when the colonel's own horse escapes one night, Danny goes after him, only to find himself inside the Confederate soldiers' fort. In terror, he remembers the Fifty-Fourth's plans of immediate attack-what if the battle begins while he is inside? When Danny sees that the Confederates are making their own plans for the attack, Danny realizes that the Union soldiers are being set up for a trap Can Danny escape in time to warn his troops?A CRIPPLED BOY HAS NO PLACEIN THE WAR . . . DOES HE?
UPHILL BOTH WAYSHe left her a bike and a map-but why?Maggie Cooper and her husband had been looking forward to retirement together-but everything changed when "Coop" Cooper died suddenly of a heart attack while restoring his vintage motorcycle and sidecar. After decades of marriage and following God's call to get out of their comfort zone and immerse themselves in multi-cultural friendships and ministry . . . now what?Then Maggie discovers that Coop had had plans for a cross-country trip on that motorcycle to revisit the various stops on their life journey, though she wasn't sure why. Nostalgia? A trip down memory lane? That didn't sound like Coop. Maybe the only way to find out was to honor her husband's wishes and take that trip-against everybody's advice. After all, she was sixty-five Her kids thought she ought to just sell the bike, sell the house, and settle into a retirement village.But she knew at least two people who would say, "Go Maggie " Her now-departed husband and her estranged youngest son. And God. Yes, Maggie had a sense God was up to something.Accompanied by her dog and an unexpected runaway, Maggie sets out on an unforgettable journey, and invites YOU to come along for the ride."It's okay to look behind you.Sometimes it's the best wayto get yourself home."-An African saying
Timeless Lessons for families from great Christians of the past.Drawn from the lives of fifteen key Christian heroes, Hero Tales, Vol. III is a beautifully illustrated treasury of forty-five exciting and educational readings designed to help foster Christian character qualities in families with elementary-age children. This inspiring collection presents a short biography and three true stories for each hero, including: Billy Graham, Louis Palau, Mother Theresa, Brother Andrew, Lottie Moon, Jonathan & Rosalind Goforth.Whether read together at family devotions or alone, Hero Tales, Vol II is an ideal way to acquaint children six to twelve with historically important Christians while imparting valuable lessons.This is volume II in a series of four Hero Tales originally published by Bethany House Publishers and is now republished by Castle Rock Creative
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary: a Story of Twenty-four Years
Nesta De Robeck
Hassell Street Press
2021
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This 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.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary: a Story of Twenty-four Years
Nesta De Robeck
Hassell Street Press
2021
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This 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.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette Before the Revolution
Nesta Helen Webster
Hassell Street Press
2021
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This 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.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
