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Red River of the North volume 2
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The dream of their own farmstead and a good life in America had brought Roald and Ingeborg Bjorklund across the Atlantic to pioneer the virgin prairie of Dakota Territory. But Roald's tragic disappearance in a winter storm turned Ingeborg's dreams into a living nightmare. Against nearly impossible circumstances and overwhelming grief, she struggles to keep the farm and her family together. When spring appears, Roald's distant cousin Haaken arrives...
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The townsfolk in Pleasant Cross, North Carolina, carry a healthy suspicion of the three generations of Ivy women. Each Ivy woman has been blessed with the gift of Knowing, but it's eighteen-year-old Tessa and her unique powers that cause folks to raise their eyebrows. When Rev. Renfrow and his son, Sterling, roll into town with their Airstream trailer and special brand of faith, things will never be the same, as a tragic secret is uncovered and the...
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His world turned alien and treacherous, Bitterroot Bob seeks isolation at his family's homestead at the northwestern edge of America's arid Great Basin. The nation's duplicity also reactivated childhood nightmares where his contradicting sense perceptions terrify him. He hopes finding words for what happened, why, and how to live in the new turmoil will stop the nightmares. But Appaloosa-riding Judith Clearwater breaks his solitude, spinning tales...
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Three novellas that brilliantly portray English country and clergy life at the turn of the nineteenth century from the author of Middlemarch.
Initially appearing in Blackwood's Magazine, this trio of linked stories comprises George Eliot's first published work. Together they form a portrait of small-town life in Midlands, England, where changes are affecting both society at large and religious beliefs and institutions.
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From a #1 New York Times–bestselling author: Lucifer and the Archangel Michael debate the fate of humanity in the final nights before the apocalypse. Upon the end of days, Lucifer, the Fallen One, that Infernal of Infernals and Murderer of Hope, wonders if his Father will bother to raise another race after Armageddon. After all, he'll only have to tempt them-again-to certain death. Their choice, not his. On God's behalf, Archangel Michael responds....
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New York Times Bestseller: A “beautifully written” and “truly outstanding” novel based on the life of Paul the Apostle (The Cincinnati Enquirer).
Born a veritable great lion of God to a devout Jewish family, Saul of Tarsus is raised by his parents to embrace their love of humanity. Dogged by what he perceives as a lack of true faith, he embarks on a journey to save his people from sacrilege....
Born a veritable great lion of God to a devout Jewish family, Saul of Tarsus is raised by his parents to embrace their love of humanity. Dogged by what he perceives as a lack of true faith, he embarks on a journey to save his people from sacrilege....
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"In a time of polarization, this controversial book speaks truth to power about religious zealotry, political idealism, and hypocrisy in historical terms.""A well-kept secret…it's time to talk about this author." – DowntimeBookLover Podcast"Brings real historical comparisons to our present calamities." – Charlie Sayles, Easyreads Reviews"This book is about what women talked about, and still talk about." – Hamish McCready, Dramaturg
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One man's epic journey towards faith and redemption. Jacob Lannister suffers mentally after fighting in the Iraq war. Not from what he saw, but the suffering he caused. Living alone in London, his life swirls in a quiet chaos. Unforeseen circumstances force him to travel to an elusive island off the coast of Mauritania, named the Island of Hope. Jacob discovers a way of life far beyond anything he imagined. And realises that the path to redemption...
9) Pope Dreams
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Pope Anthony is dead. But then, on the night of his funeral, each cardinal has a dream in which they meet the next Pope. Their dreams reflect their own personal interests and desires, as all dreams do, but only the two Irish cardinals recognise the Pope in their dreams as one Peter MacDonald, a married father of six and a lay pastoral councillor active in the Dublin Archdiocese.
The cardinals' decision on how to respond to this miraculous revelation...
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All Maggie Acker ever wanted was to have a family of her own. Now, with her handsome, hardworking husband, Josh, and two adorable twin boys from his previous marriage, she is determined to be the wife and mother Josh's ex-wife failed to be.
But when one of the twins has a near-fatal health scare and is later diagnosed with diabetes, Maggie blames herself for not seeing the signs sooner. As the rest of the family slowly learns to live with
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Extrait : "A Chartres, au sortir de cette petite place que balaye; par tous les temps, le vent hargneux des plaines, une bouffée de cave très douce, alanguie par une senteur molle et presque étouffée d'huile, vous souffle au visage lorsqu'on pénètre dans les solennelles ténèbres de la forêt tiède. Durtal le connaissait ce moment délicieux o l'on reprend haleine, encore abasourdi par ce brusque passage d'une bise cinglante à une caresse...
12) La Cathédrale
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Extrait : "Cet entretien fut utile à Durtal ; il le sortit des généralités sur lesquelles il s'entêtait à rêvasser depuis son arrivée à Chartres. L'abbé l'avait orienté, en somme, en lui montrant une voie navigable précise, menant à un but désigné, à un port connu de tous."
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Les éditions LIGARAN proposent des versions numériques de grands classiques de la littérature ainsi que des livres rares,...
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Islam quintet volume 1
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A novel of the deep roots of the clash between Islam and the West The savagery of the Reconquest tore apart the world of the Banu Hudayl family. For the doomed Muslims of late-fifteenth-century Spain, the approaching forces of Christendom bring not peace but the sword. Capturing the brutality of a war both military and cultural-and the price paid by the innocent-Tariq Ali opens his Islam Quintet with a harrowing and profound historical fiction.
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Islam quintet volume 3
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The story of a dying man and a waning empire The Stone Woman has stood on the Sea of Marmara near Istanbul for generations. The ancient pagan icon has become a confessor, allowing people to release their guilt without consequence. Close to the Stone Woman is the family home of Iskander Pasha, a distant descendant of an exiled Ottoman courtier. When the aged Iskander suffers a stroke, his family rushes to his side to hear his last stories. As the...
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"Only the strength of the heart can govern one's fate."
Tibet 1285. Nordun is ready to forgive her uncle for his sins, despite knowing he murdered her mother long ago. But her family is set on revenge- they've ordered Karma, the man Nordun is falling for, to hunt her uncle down and kill him.
Desperate to avoid more bloodshed, and determined to stand by her Buddhist beliefs, Nordun joins Karma on his journey under the false pretense of going on a...
16) Hold the Faith
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What if the Apostle John had married?
Would he have been like Benjamin, with his challenges?
As Benjamin has discovered, it's not easy being the great-grandson of the last living Apostle.
Every mistake is noticed.
He worries that he should be more involved with his father's business in the Ephesus market, but he enjoys his work as a scribe for his great-grandfather.
Overjoyed to be asked, he accompanies the Apostle John on a two-year trip visiting...
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Islam quintet volume 4
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Greed and strife simmer in a riven land held together by an ailing king Amid the chaos and misery of the Middle Ages, Sicily proved to be an island in more ways than one. Even after Christians reconquered the island, the citizens retained their Muslim culture. One ruler became a bridge between worlds, speaking Arabic fluently, maintaining a harem, and even taking on the dual titles of King Roger of Sicily and Sultan Rujari of Siqilliya. Aiding Rujari...
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The enduring love story and satirical comedy by a master of the English novel. A young vicar's ambition drives him into a costly bargain in this classic tale from one of the Victorian era's finest novelists. Set in rural England in the fictitious county of Barsetshire, the fourth novel in the Chronicles of Barsetshire brilliantly examines the intersection of romance and social class. Mark Robarts is a young, ambitious vicar from the village of Framley,...
19) I, Judas
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From a #1 New York Times–bestselling author: The story of Judas Iscariot and the stunning betrayal that changed the course of history. One of the great dramas of the biblical era is brought to thrilling new life in this epic novel told from the unique perspective of Judas himself. This is the story of Judas the myth, condemned by Dante to the most terrifying circle of Hell. Judas the man, the son of wealth and power who fought to suppress the lusts...
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Le voyage intérieur peut commencer...
Ceci n'est pas un roman ordinaire... Découvrant une quête de soi et de paix dans un univers asiatique aux contours discrets, Le voyage de Nambu se révèle être une œuvre à méditer, un récit au message spirituel qui ne demande qu'à vous imprégner, vous ouvrir les yeux sur votre moi et vos capacités.
Entre le héros et vous, les frontières iront donc en s'amenuisant. L'auteur ponctue le roman d'exercices...
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