Bibliophile
Author : Jane Mount
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,14 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Book industries and trade
ISBN : 9780735358454
With This Puzzle, I Thee Kill
Author : Parnell Hall
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 23,63 MB
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0307418758
Book Description
Crime, cryptograms, and killer conundrums abound for the Puzzle Lady in the fourth installment of the series USA Today raves is “a fun series for mystery fans and cruciverbalists!” It looks like wedding bells again for the much-married Cora Felton when distinguished widower Raymond Harstein III moves into town and makes a play for the Puzzle Lady. That is, it does until the mail brings puzzling cryptograms, which, when deciphered, warn Cora off the match. Or do they? As the puzzles keep coming, a killer’s game must be played in earnest, and it’s up to the Puzzle Lady to solve the riddle—if anyone is going to live to make it to the altar!
Puzzle House
Author : Lillian Duncan
Publisher : Pelican Ventures Book Group
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 23,96 MB
Release : 2017-10-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 152230035X
Book Description
Life isn't a box of candy—it's a puzzle! Rachel Summers is all about Rachel Summers...until the day she crashes headlong into a semi-truck. As her life hangs in the balance, she has a visitor who asks a very simple question.Does she want to be healed or to be a healer?She makes her choice, but the journey doesn't go quite the way she expected. And so Rachel now runs The Puzzle House. Every guest is different and yet the same. They all come to the Puzzle House for one reason and one reason only—to be healed. Sometimes they receive their miracle, and sometimes they discover there's more than one kind of healing.Nia is a fifteen-year-old African-American girl who is dying. The doctors have told her there is nothing else to be done. No more treatments. No more hope. No more life. And she's angry about that. Very angry. Against her wishes, Nia's aunt brings her to The Puzzle House.Together, Nia and Rachel will take a journey that will change both their lives.
The Wellness Puzzle
Author : Andrew Jobling
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 37,77 MB
Release : 2019-01-29
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1925682382
Book Description
Imagine if you found a dead angel by the side of the road. What would you do? Perfect for fans of The Alchemist, this charming novel is set against the warmth, challenges, and love of everyday family life. It illustrates how angels can be messengers for peace and love. The story gently unfolds after Raphael begins his quest to bring an angel he finds by the side of the road back to life. Readers will become immersed in the characters' lives as they move along an incredible journey of love, loss, and hope. This transformational novel works like a self-help text, affecting readers long after they've finished it.
Arsenic and Old Puzzles
Author : Parnell Hall
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,18 MB
Release : 2013-01-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0312602480
Book Description
Cora suspects someone is recreating the classic movie, Arsenic and Old Lace, when two bodies turn up in the window seat at the bed-and-breakfast. But will even Cora be flummoxed by other distractions in her life? Arsenic and Old Puzzles is filled with laughs, mayhem and fun new puzzles by Will Shortz.
Alice in Puzzle-land
Author : Raymond M. Smullyan
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 17,66 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0486482006
Book Description
Characters from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass populate these 88 intriguing puzzles. Mathematician Raymond Smullyan re-creates the spirit of Lewis Carroll's writings in puzzles involving word play, logic and metalogic, and philosophical paradoxes. Challenges range from easy to difficult and include solutions, plus 60 charming illustrations. "An ingenious book." — Boston Globe.
Crossing Back Over
Author : Brett Stevens
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 19,46 MB
Release : 2020-12-16
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1662414528
Book Description
Brett’s most recent manic episode has derailed him from life as the director of operations at a prominent software start-up in Texas. He is now at home, fully dependent on his mother, and officially diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Brett is terrified. He has no guarantees on his long-term health, no understanding of how his medication works and is still dealing with hell-like anxiety, restlessness, mania, and depression. Crossing Back Over: The Practice of Owning and Accepting Bipolar Disorder details Brett’s battle with taming the beast that is bipolar. Written in the same style as part 1 of his story, Crossover: A Look inside a Manic Mind, Crossing Back Over sheds light on what true recovery looks and feels like from a firsthand account. No matter the environment, recovering from a serious event takes hard work, discipline, patience, and acceptance. Crossing Back Over allows the reader to peek behind the curtain of an individual determined to find a happy life, even with his chronic brain disorder. This book is valuable for anyone who is facing a deeply personal challenge.
The Chronicles of Narnia. The Last Battle
Author : C. S. Lewis
Publisher : Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 14,13 MB
Release : 2023-12-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Book Description
"The Last Battle" stands as the climactic conclusion to C.S. Lewis's beloved fantasy series, "The Chronicles of Narnia." In this epic finale, Narnia faces its ultimate challenge as an imposter claiming to be Aslan deceives the inhabitants and spreads discord. A false sense of peace ensues, leading to the rise of a tyrannical ape, Shift, and a false Calormene god, Tash. As chaos ensues, the noble King Tirian rallies loyal Narnians to stand against the forces of darkness. Eustace Scrubb, Jill Pole, and old friends from previous adventures join the final battle between good and evil. The climax unfolds with cosmic proportions, involving the end of Narnia itself and the characters' transition to a higher plane. "The Last Battle" explores profound themes of faith, redemption, and the nature of reality. Lewis crafts a poignant narrative that challenges readers to reflect on their beliefs, the consequences of deception, and the enduring power of truth. This concluding chapter to the Narnian saga remains a timeless exploration of the human spirit and the ultimate triumph of good over evil.
College Essays that Made a Difference, 4th Edition
Author : Princeton Review
Publisher : Princeton Review
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 26,25 MB
Release : 2010-09-14
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 0375427155
Book Description
College Essays That Made a Difference, 4th Edition includes real-life essays written by applicants to Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, Yale, MIT, and more, as well as complete application profiles of over 100 students, including test scores, GPAs, demographic information, and where they got in and where they didn't. College Essays That Made a Difference, 4th Edition includes essays submitted to the following schools: Amherst College Bard College Barnard College Brandeis University Brown University Bryn Mawr College California Institute of Technology Carleton College Claremont McKenna College Columbia University The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Cornell University Dartmouth College Davidson College Duke University Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Georgetown University Hamilton College Harvard College Kenyon College Massachusetts Institute of Technology Middlebury College New College of Florida New York University Northwestern University Pomona College Princeton University Reed College Rice University Smith College Stanford University Swarthmore College Tufts University University of California–Los Angeles University of California–San Diego University of Notre Dame University of Pennsylvania Washington & Lee University Washington University in St. Louis Wellesley College Wesleyan University Whitman College Williams College Yale University
College Essays that Made a Difference
Author : Princeton Review (Firm)
Publisher : Princeton Review
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 49,8 MB
Release : 2012
Category : College applications
ISBN : 0307945219
Book Description
Earlier editions, 1-2, cataloged as monographs in LC.
