Gerald: 1985 books

Wanders Far lived in dangerous times and was faced with one difficult challenge after another. He was a skinny, quiet boy who was raised on the banks of a tributary of New York State’s Mohawk River, hundreds of years before colonists arrived. One lifetime was not enough for Wanders Far’s old soul. From...

These Angel Food books, filled with Christ-like charm, simplicity, and attractive truths, are here served for the additional delight of the many who have enjoyed other Father Brennan books. Angle Food for Boys & Girls, Volume I, includes over two dozen short stories, including: The Devil at the...

Optimal vorbereitet in die Vorlesung Die erste Vorlesung zu einem neuen Thema ist stets ein Sprung ins kalte Wasser, denn Studierende werden darin mit neuen Begriffen, Methoden und Denkweisen konfrontiert. Der Brückenkurs vermittelt vorab Wissenswertes zur Bilanzierung. Kreuzworträtsel und...

The ideal companion to a child's first tackle set, and a useful reference for years to follow. Ages 8 and up

"A tangy tale of murder, gang warfare, crack cocaine, and barbecue,” Entertainment Weekly It’s May in Memphis, and four bloody murders occur on the eve of the International BBQ Contest and the Cotton Carnival: a conventioneer is stabbed at an ATM machine, a gang leader and his girlfriend...

The classic New York Times–bestselling tale of suspense and intrigue that takes readers behind the scenes of the secretive billion-dollar diamond business From a centuries-old building on a narrow street in the heart of London, a firm known as the System, the world’s most lucrative and...

The Bully is a legal thriller that is the story of the inner-workings of a Massachusetts Probate and Family Court, the function of the judge, the duties of the register of probate and the relationships of the lawyers who practice law there. From the heart of the City of Boston, the reader is...

In 1959, twenty-nine-year-old Berry Gordy, who had already given up on his dream to be a champion boxer, borrowed eight hundred dollars from his family and started a record company. A run-down bungalow sandwiched between a funeral home and a beauty shop in a poor Detroit neighborhood served as his...

Addiction and Grace offers an inspiring and hope–filled vision for those who desire to explore the mystery of who and what they really are. May examines the "processes of attachment" that lead to addiction and describes the relationship between addiction and spiritual awareness. He also...

Sports in American History: From Colonization to Globalization, Second Edition, journeys from the early American past to the present to give students a compelling grasp of the evolution of American sporting practices. This text provides students with insights into new and alternative perspectives,...

Trains, Culture and Mobility: Riding the Rails goes beyond textual representations of rail travel to engage an impressive range of political, sociological and urban theory. Taken together, these essays highlight the complexity of the modern experience of train mobility, and its salient relation to...

Published in 1986, Meditations with Animals was the first bestiary ever compiled from Native Americans showing the guiding roles animals have played in their spiritual history. These stories and poems contain the rites and rituals of a variety of tribes, depicting a world unified by the belief that...

As time goes by, there are too many clocks in my house. If the power goes off, besides the time pieces themselves, there are those embedded in our refrigerator, stove, telephones, car, you name it. All awaiting a resetting. Our lives do, too. Of course life doesn't begin at seventy, nor did it end...

A familiar Elizabeth Berkley style updated with a new direction. 'Elizabeth Berkley Lauren' (born July 28, 1972) is an American TV, feature, and playhouse female actor. Berkley's nearly all noteworthy parts were in the TV serials Saved by the Bell, as brainy women's rightist Jessie Spano, and the 1995...