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1000 tulosta hakusanalla Charles Caspers; Peter Jan Margry

The Miracle of Amsterdam

The Miracle of Amsterdam

Charles Caspers; Peter Jan Margry

University of Notre Dame Press
2019
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The Miracle of Amsterdam presents a "cultural biography" of a Dutch devotional manifestation. According to tradition, on the night of March 15, 1345, a Eucharistic host thrown into a burning fireplace was found intact hours later. A chapel was erected over the spot, and the citizens of Amsterdam became devoted to their "Holy Stead." From the original Eucharistic processions evolved the custom of individual devotees walking around the chapel while praying in silence, and the growing international pilgrimage site contributed to the rise and prosperity of Amsterdam. With the arrival of the Reformation, the Amsterdam Miracle became a point of contention between Catholics and Protestants, and the changing fortunes of this devotion provide us a front-row seat to the challenges facing religion in the world today. Caspers and Margry trace these transformations and their significance through the centuries, from the Catholic medieval period through the Reformation to the present day.
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Sycamore Drive

Sycamore Drive

Charles Michael Casper

Old Stone Press
2020
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AUTHOR'S STATEMENT It was in early 2002 that the widespread pedophilia scandal within the Catholic Church was first reported by national media. The Archdiocese of Boston was the focus of the these revelations, but ongoing investigations pointed out a pattern of abuse and cover-ups throughout the United States involving priests and lay members of the Catholic Church. Having been raised a Catholic, I was stunned by the news.It was some time later that, in my view, the abuse seemed to concentrate more on the actions of the "disturbed" abusers and less so on the rights of the victims connected with this tragic scandal, rights that should have been front and center. Not so. But most importantly, those who orchestrated the cover-up within the Catholic Church seemed to avoid the needed scrutiny. This was the beginning point for my novel, Sycamore Drive: It's 1955. Eisenhower is President and the Cold War is at its height, yet life on Sycamore Drive in the mid-sized city of Riverport, Illinois seems idyllic and sweet.Much of the neighborhood's social life centers on St. Mary's Catholic Church, its parish school and a group of families that have known each other for generations. But then the revelation of inappropriate interactions with some of the altar boys at the church comes to light. Suddenly, they and their parents are at the center of the emerging sex abuse scandal, a drama that was unimaginable at the time. After all, the priest was seen as God's representative on earth; the Church was believed to be incapable of harboring evil itself.And so a story known to us all these years later began to play out, featuring the power and influence of the Catholic Church, the belief that an abuser could be safely reassigned after being sent off to be cured, and then the Church's unparalleled effort to protect herselfThe strange and unanticipated interaction between two families on Sycamore Drive provides the setting for the beginning of this story. It then grows to reveal a brilliant but eccentric neighbor, a courageous teacher at the school, a young priest who dares to look at signs that others ignore, and, of course, the clergy and church leaders who are either na ve or extremely irresponsible - or both.
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Nick Verriet's Melodious Capers: Chicago 1936

Nick Verriet's Melodious Capers: Chicago 1936

Nicolas D. Charles

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2017
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Chicago's most famous Depression-era Private Investigator, Nick Verriet returns to tackle another bevy of beautiful dolls, murderous mobsters, and bountiful hijinks. It's Chicago, 1936, and the hits just keep on coming-some of them are even broadcast on the radio. Join our hero as he tackles these wild madcap cases that have him hitting the high notes: I Only Have Eyes for You - Nick's taken one too many hits to his braincase, but don't worry--everything's beeeauuuteeeful The Lady in Red - Mandy's really done it this time. She risks everything to prove what a great detective Nick is-including setting him up with a lady in red.What's the Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You) - Reginald (Reggie) Vaughn-Williams III hires Nick to uncover a thief at the prestigious Chicago Club. Unfortunately Nick succeeds.Who's Sorry Now - Reggie returns and is out for revenge. Nick, with the aid of notorious conman Dez the Moaner, learns fighting fire with fire comes with a price. Lights Out - Stir in one rapacious widow, a gangster with his deadly minions, a missing corpse, and a beautiful divorcee. What do you get? Nick doused in flour and ready for frying.Just One of Those Things - Reggie's back and he's determined to give Nick the business, but Nick comes up with some monkey business of his own.One Night of Love - Nick isn't overly concerned when a mysterious client hires him to solve a murder that didn't happen, but when one of three women press him for a matrimonial commitment he goes into overload, especially when one of their overture's carries a little extra ammunition.Happy Days are Here Again - Nick has dealt with his share of rats, but this is the first time he uses one to predict a not so harmonious future.Thanks for the Memory - Why does everyone have it out for Nick lately? It's those notes...they hate those notes...Don't Be that Way - Mr. Porter hires Nick to uncover the thief of a carload of gold ingots stolen from his train . . . his model train
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Charles

Charles

Sally Bedell Smith

Penguin Books Ltd
2017
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Heir. Prince. King. Discover the real Charles - our King - in the definitive biography from the bestselling author of Elizabeth the Queen 'Brilliant, startling. The royal biography everyone's talking about' Daily Mail_________His destiny was to become King. But for 70 years, he was a Prince.From his declared heirdom aged three to his years spent fulfilling royal duty in support of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, Charles has spent his entire life serving the nation. But there is still so much we don't know.In this fascinating exploration of his public and private lives, Sally Bedell Smith - the acclaimed, bestselling biographer of Elizabeth the Queen - has drawn extensively on her access to the Royal Family's inner circle to reveal a portrait of a misunderstood prince.Beginning with his lonely childhood, Smith details his intellectual quests, his entrepreneurial pursuits, and his love affairs, from the tragedy of his marriage to Diana to his eventual reunion with Camilla, as well as his relationship with the next generation of royals, including Will, Kate, Harry, and his beloved grandchildren. As this sweeping and definitive biography shows, Prince Charles is more than a king - he is a son, father, husband, servant, prince - who spent his life preparing to follow in his mother's footsteps._________ 'For all we know about Prince Charles, there is so much we didn't know - until now' Tom Brokaw
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Charles

Charles

Leenie Brown

Independently Published
2018
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All he wanted was a kiss, but what he got was so much more.Charles Edwards is no stranger to scandal. He lives an easy, carefree life, floating from one moment of pleasure to another. Or, at least, he did until one fateful night when two young ladies asked him to come to their aid. Since then, Charles has been hiding from society until his injuries heal, which is what he was attempting to do when one of those ladies - the one with the kissable lips - re-enters his life.Evelyn Barrett loves nothing better than assisting others. Therefore, when she is presented with the possibility of guiding a shiftless gentleman toward improving himself, she just can't refuse. It should be an easy task. All she needs to do is sidestep his charm and ignore is good looks while pointing him in the right direction.However, Charles has no intention of taking Evelyn's advice and then leaving her alone. A gentleman determined to claim a kiss from a lady must ingratiate himself with the lady. And that is where the trouble begins.As the two spend time together, desires increase, affections are engaged, and Charles's end goal shifts. But will his scandalous past be the very thing which keeps him from achieving what he desires, or will he find himself at the beginning of a new scheme and direction for his life?Charles: To Discover His Purpose is the second episode in Leenie Brown's Mansfield Park Continuation found in her Other Pens Collection of books. If you like well-written stories of sweet redemption, then you will love this story of facing the challenges that reformation can bring and discovering the pleasure that only deep, abiding love can provide.So, put the kettle on, grab your copy of Charles: To Discover His Purpose, and let this sweet romance inspire a hope that even the most reprobate, wandering heart can, with care and proper direction, be transformed into that of a worthy gentleman ready to forge a new path in his life.
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Charles

Charles

Gill Knappett

Pitkin Publishing
2018
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The expertly written text offers an insight into the private and public life of the heir to the throne of England, from his early years at Buckingham Palace through to his education at Gordonstoun and Trinity College, Cambridge, as well as his time in the Royal Navy. With a wide range of humanitarian and social interests, Charles is patron to a number of charities and organisations, including The Princes’s Trust, founded in 1976. He has played a central role as father to Princes William and Harry and his devotion and dedication to his mother, Queens Elizabeth II, is outstanding. This beautifully illustrated biography is part of the Pitkin Royal Collection series, celebrating the lives of the British royal family. Other notable titles in this insightful series include Royal Babies, The Queen and Her Family and Queen Elizabeth II.
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Charles

Charles

Ariane Perdigal

Books on Demand
2015
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Du suspense et de l'humour Charles est un jeune chercheur peureux, anxieux, hypocondriaque, timide, terrifi par la mort, obs d par la question de l'existence de Dieu, passionn de politique et de cin ma. Et perdument amoureux de la secr taire de son laboratoire. Il ne souhaite qu'une chose: mener la vie la plus paisible possible. Par malheur, un destin sournois l'entra ne sans cesse dans de p rilleuses et angoissantes enqu tes o il risque sa vie face des truands professionnels... Un roman humoristique et picaresque, empli de personnages pittoresques, qui immerge le lecteur dans un univers original, dr le et attachant.
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Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens

Jim Eldridge

Collins
2012
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Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Charles Dickens was a famous writer who lived in the 19th century. Discover what life was like for Charles, from spending his childhood working in a factory to finding a job as a law clerk and starting his writing career in this biography by Jim Eldridge. Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary languageText type: A biographyPages 30 and 31 present a timeline of Charles Dickens’ life, allowing children to recap the events from the book.Curriculum links: Literacy: Information texts.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
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Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace

Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace

Anna Claybourne

Collins
2014
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Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4–11 edited by Cliff Moon. Top children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children will love to read, banded to help you choose the right book for every child. Practical ideas for guided reading are included at the back of each book. Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books.Text type:Curriculum links:
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Charles Darwin: Victorian Mythmaker

Charles Darwin: Victorian Mythmaker

A. N. Wilson

HARPER PERENNIAL
2018
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A radical reappraisal of Charles Darwin from the bestselling author of Victoria: A Life.With the publication of On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin--hailed as the man who "discovered evolution"--was propelled into the pantheon of great scientific thinkers, alongside Galileo, Copernicus, and Newton. Eminent writer A. N. Wilson challenges this long-held assumption. Contextualizing Darwin and his ideas, he offers a groundbreaking critical look at this revered figure in modern science.In this beautifully written, deeply erudite portrait, Wilson argues that Darwin was not an original scientific thinker, but a ruthless and determined self-promoter who did not credit the many great sages whose ideas he advanced in his book. Furthermore, Wilson contends that religion and Darwinism have much more in common than it would seem, for the acceptance of Darwin's theory involves a pretty significant leap of faith.Armed with an extraordinary breadth of knowledge, Wilson explores how Darwin and his theory were very much a product of their place and time. The "Survival of the Fittest" was really the Survival of Middle Class families like the Darwins--members of a relatively new economic strata who benefited from the rising Industrial Revolution at the expense of the working classes. Following Darwin's theory, the wretched state of the poor was an outcome of nature, not the greed and neglect of the moneyed classes. In a paradigm-shifting conclusion, Wilson suggests that it remains to be seen, as this class dies out, whether the Darwinian idea will survive, or whether it, like other Victorian fads, will become a footnote in our intellectual history.Brilliant, daring, and ambitious, Charles Darwin explores this legendary man as never before, and challenges us to reconsider our understanding of both Darwin and modern science itself.
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The Collected Novels of Charles Wright: The Messenger, the Wig, and Absolutely Nothing to Get Alarmed about

The Collected Novels of Charles Wright: The Messenger, the Wig, and Absolutely Nothing to Get Alarmed about

Charles Wright

HARPER PERENNIAL
2019
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"Reading Wright is a steep, stinging pleasure."--Dwight Garner, New York TimesIn this incisive, satirical collection of three classic American novels by Charles Wright--hailed by the New York Times as "malevolent, bitter, glittering"--a young, black intellectual from the South struggles to make it in New York City. This special compilation includes a foreword by acclaimed poet and novelist Ishmael Reed, who calls Wright, "Richard Pryor on paper."As fresh and poignant as when originally published in the sixties and seventies, The Messenger, The Wig, and Absolutely Nothing to get Alarmed About form Charles Wright's remarkable New York City trilogy. By turns brutally funny and starkly real, these three autobiographical novels create a memorable portrait of a young, working-class, black intellectual--a man caught between the bohemian elite of Greenwich Village and the dregs of male prostitution and drug abuse. Wright's fiction is searingly original in bringing to life a special time, a special place, and the remarkable story of a man living in two worlds. This updated edition shines a spotlight once again on this important writer--a writer whose work is so crucial to our times.
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