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Publisher
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
A major scholarly collaboration exploring vivid visual rhetoric in the New Testament From Jesus's miraculous walk on water to the graphic horrors of hell, New Testament authors make vivid and unforgettable images appear before their audience's eyes. In the past decade, scholarship on early Christian use of ancient rhetorical techniques has flourished. One focus of rhetorical criticism of the New Testament has been the function of ekphrasis, or vivid...
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Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"Pinmei, a storyteller's granddaughter, must find the Luminous Stone that Lights the Night to rescue her grandmother, who has been kidnapped by the Tiger Emperor"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Irish orphans Molly, fourteen, and Kip, ten, travel to England to work as servants in a crumbling manor house where nothing is quite what it seems to be, and soon the siblings are confronted by a mysterious stranger and secrets of the cursed house.
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Language
English
Description
Create a new life by crafting your very own personal fairytale.
You will learn all you need to know to manifest the life of your dreams.
Do you have goals and dreams and desires that call to you for manifestation? Any things about you that you would like to change?
You can change yourself, your habits, your character and your entire life with the simple process of creating a Fairytale.
This is not complicated and there is no need to dig up anything...
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Series
Language
English
Description
Introducing "From Blank Page to Published Author: A Guide to Writing Your First Novel" - the ultimate resource for anyone who has ever dreamed of writing a novel, but didn't know where to start.Whether you're a seasoned writer looking to hone your craft or a complete newbie wondering how to even begin, this comprehensive eBook will guide you every step of the way. You'll learn the skills and techniques you need to turn your ideas into a polished manuscript.Inside,...
Author
Publisher
Oldcastle Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Telling a story is simple, right? You take a 'hero' and send them on a 'journey'. There's a beginning, middle and an end. But what if your story doesn't fit into that basic structure? In Beyond the Hero's Journey , BAFTA award-winning screenwriter Anthony Mullins presents an accessible, versatile and highly visual alternative to writing that dramatically expands the range of narratives open to writers, both emerging and experienced. Fun and easy-to-use,...
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Language
English
Formats
Description
Introductions are a jump start for all our conversations. When done well, we effectively express our core values and life's work and, in doing so, open ourselves to a world of new connections and professional possibilities. When delivered poorly, conversations can fizzle and, unfortunately, opportunities fade. Author and entrepreneur Holley M. Murchison knows firsthand how challenging introductions can be-at the age of thirty-three she's had over...
69) Drawn together
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Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A boy and his grandfather cross a language and cultural barrier using their shared love of art, storytelling, and fantasy.
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Kofi can't sleep in his new home in the United States, so his older sister Abena soothes his fears about life in a different country by telling him two folktales from their native Ghana about the nature of wisdom and perseverance.
72) Bad medicine
Author
Publisher
Emanata, an imprint of Conundrum Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"After wandering out to the river near their homes, five teens decide to build a fire and exchange horror stories. Chad begins by telling the group about an unfortunate fisher who encountered a cluster of small, malevolent creatures while navigating the river in his canoe. Attempting to defend himself, Carl lashed out with an oar... and his world changed forever. One by one, the teens try to outdo each other, and the evening evolves into an impromptu...
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Language
Français
Description
Marco Bodoni est écrivain. Auteur de romans policiers aux tirages fabuleux!
Il veut se débarrasser de cette étiquette. Il veut être reconnu à sa « juste valeur ». Il veut tuer son héros, l'Inspecteur Davies. Et passer à autre chose.
Après un dernier ouvrage dans lequel son personnage perd la vie (pas encore publié), il écrit uniquement pour le théâtre... Un jour, lors d'un voyage international en train, une jeune femme vient squatter...
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Language
Français
Description
Pour se débarrasser de son ennui, Petit Louis monte au grenier en bâillant. À sa grande surprise, les objets qui y sont entreposés se mettent à parler. Malheureusement, tout le monde croit à des boniments, car seule une âme d'enfant peut les entendre, évidemment. Est-ce vraiment le fruit de son imagination? Seule l'écoute de l'enregistrement qu'il a si gentiment confié à l'auteur permettra de répondre à cette question.
75) Y la disparition
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Language
Français
Description
Nous sommes en 2038. Le nombre des naissances de garçons est en chute libre depuis une vingtaine d'années, sans raison apparente. L'homme rejoint les espèces en voie de dispari-tion. Les politiques tentent d'apporter des solutions sur le court terme, et les chercheurs des explications plausibles auxquelles se raccrocher. Face à l'urgence de la situation et au vi-sage changeant de la société, les hommes et les femmes n'ont pas d'autre choix que...
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Series
Language
English
Description
A dozen female Imagineers recount their trailblazing careers! Capturing an era-and preserving the stories they have told their daughters, their mentees, their husbands, and their friends-a dozen women Imagineers have written personal stories from their decades designing and building the Disney world-wide empire of theme parks. Illustrated with the women's personal drawings and photos in addition to archival Imagineering images, the book represents...
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Language
English
Description
Marshall Dodge and Bob Bryan began swapping funny Down East stories when they were students at Yale in the 1950s. Their fascination and appreciation for Maine and its people triggered the production of several "Bert and I" records, from which 14 stories were selected for the first edition of this book. Now, eleven more have been added for this expanded second edition. Dodge and Bryan were groundbreaking in their appreciation of the oral tradition...
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Français
Description
Théo et Alex, frères jumeaux nés à une demi-heure d'écart entretiennent dès leur jeune âge une relation faite « d'amour et de haine ». Alex, jaloux de son « petit frère », cherche de façon ambivalente à le dominer et à le protéger... L'un agriculteur, l'autre berger, ils décident de se retrouver pour réaliser un projet commun: créer la ferme « Fraternité ». Théo tombe malade d'un cancer, Alex le prend en charge...
À l'image...
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Language
Français
Description
Pierre Soloviev, astrophysicien reconnu, s'enferme dans un observatoire pendant 30 ans avec pour objectif de répertorier l'intégralité des trous noirs célestes. Il est rejoint successivement par Ilona, étudiante géorgienne passionnée par ses travaux, puis Solange, astrophysicienne internationale. En 2020, Hilde, grand reporter, les retrouve pour révéler au monde l'étendue des travaux de Soloviev. Que découvrira-t-elle? Parviendra-t-elle...
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Français
Description
O il est question d'ange est un recueil de cinq pièces de théâtre qui présente successivement des démêlés entre Lucifer et le bon Dieu; un ange qui vient chercher Gustave, grand chirurgien en fin de vie ; une histoire de balade en montagne ; un dénommé Fernand parlant à son petit-fils par photos interposées et, enfin, une histoire d'autopunition. Que la volonté de Dieu soit faite!
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