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Jonathan was happy that this blasphemer would die. His only regret was that the Romans, not his people, would carry out justice. Yet, his world is rocked with a few words spoken from the cross.

On what seems an ordinary day in Philadelphia, PA, local financier Porter Maddox witnesses a brutal murder only to take a near-lethal fall down a city subway stairwell shortly after. He subsequently loses his memory and is pursued by Collins and Gunn, the Philadelphia Police, who badly need information and a suspect. But what can Porter do when he is suspected of knowing case details and yet cannot remember anything?

In this remarkable autobiography, Joshua Holmes paints a stellar picture. He recounts a life of trial, accomplishment, survival, and blessing. Introspective, informative, fast-paced, and filled with irony, Painting the Whole Picture is a harrowing tale you won’t want to put down.

Athen, år 63 før vor tidsregning. Lægen Demetrios tilkaldes, da et drengelig bliver fundet i et af Piræus' pakhuse. Snart er han rodet ind i en affære, der truer med at knuse både ham selv og hans familie. Og alle spor fører mod Rom, hvorfra han er idømt eksil på livstid.

DE DØDE OG DE LEVENDE er en roman om krig og kaerlighed, om skyld, forraederi og begaer. Den følger en gruppe modstandsfolk i København 1943-50. Deres hemmeligheder, løgne og drømme. Stilheden efter kampen, den svaere fred. I 1943 ligger besaettelsen tungt over Danmark. Det unge kaerestepar Ebbe og Karen er sammen med nogle andre jurastuderende gået ind i modstandsarbejdet. Lederen, faldskaermsagenten "Herbert", presser dem til stadig farligere aktioner.

"Håndbog for feminister (og deres modstandere)" er dels den utrolige historie om, hvordan danske kvinder for 100 år siden fik politisk indflydelse med stemmeretten, dels en nøgtern og velunderbygget gennemgang af 30 almindelige spørgsmål om køn og ligestilling, fra de mest simple til de mere komplekse, fx: Skal kvinderne nu til at vaere som maend? Det kan godt vaere, at maend undertrykker kvinder, men undertrykker kvinder ikke også sig selv og hinanden?

Det er måske det sværeste af det hele. At hade en jeg elsker, og at elske en jeg hader. Jeg får ikke lov til at være i fred i hverken had eller kærlighed. Peters forældre er skilt. Hans far er flyttet til udlandet, og Peter bor sammen med sin mor og sin nye stedfar. Stedfaren gør sit bedste for at være ven med Peter, men Peter er vred og frustreret, og han kan ikke holde ud at se en anden mand i sin fars sted.

"1001 nat" er verdens største og mærkeligste samling af eventyr. De er blevet til over flere hundrede år i Persien, Arabien og Ægypten. Igennem generationer har de siden grebet og rystet, fortryllet og begejstret, forbavset og fornøjet læsere og tilhørere over hele verden. Her er alt fra yndefulde kærlighedshistorier til groteske uhyggefortællinger, fra moralske fabler til drabelige slægtsfejder, fra erotiske underfundigheder til åndeløst spændende eventyr. Mange store digtere har lært af 1001 nat. En af dem er vores egen Karen Blixen. For det er også kloge eventyr. Som en af historiefortællerne siger om sin egen historie: "Var den blot skrevet med en nål i det inderste af en øjenkrog, ville den være egnet til eftertanke for den, der tænker over tingene".

In Jennifer L. Holm's New York Times bestselling, Newbery Honor winning middle grade historical fiction novel, life isn't like the movies. But then again, 11-year-old Turtle is no Shirley Temple She's smart and tough and has seen enough of the world not to expect a Hollywood ending. After all...

In the first place, what do we mean by life? We mean that which we see, feel, hear, touch or taste, and the reason for it. We must have come into contact with all we know of life. We have already found what life is or we could not have had any of these experiences. In the beginning was God, or life. Out of this life which is, everything which is, is made. So life must flow through all things.

What would you do if you were accused of a crime you didn't commit? Kate watched as her campus was torn apart by bombs and now is being accused of perpetrating the crime. As the evidence quickly stacks up against her, she begins to lose hope that the truth will come to light. Even though the handsome FBI Agent, Patrick, has taken up her cause, will they be able to prove her innocence? Will God, who she neglected for so long, listen to her prayers for help?

"How I stumbled upon what my child was really doing in social media. Like most 'undercover kids' he had a "made up name" and account. I cover exactly how I busted him."

In her mid-thirties, Lucy-Anne Holmes still felt like a novice when it came to sex. But when she tried to find out what she could do about it, she realised everything she googled was geared to male pleasure rather than to women’s. Determined not to let this stop her, Lucy penned a list and set...

Turning the one-time seaside B & B into a Halloween haunted house for a local fundraiser seems like a good idea. After all, Eva and Marie's ghosts are willing to help. However, the two spirit friends of Marlow House are not the only ghosts to stop by. Danielle and her friends are about to learn there might be something to that old legend that says on Halloween night the barrier between the living and dead becomes blurred and the spirits of the dead visit earth. Maybe not all of earth - but at least Marlow House.

Eleanor is happy to be living with her brother and sister-in-law. She loves helping with her mischievous nephew, John. When John gets away from her one day, it sets off a chain of events that will change her life. A short short story of faith, friendship, and family. A prequel story for Brothers and Betrayal.

One day Alditha is content living with her family, the next she is taking her friend's place to serve at the King's castle. Her father's final instructions, to keep smiling and to do what is right, will be harder to live out than she ever imagined. She will face a royal nephew who delights in making people miserable, an angry servant girl who will stop at nothing to get what she wants, and noblemen who plot murder. Will she be able to keep the promise she made to her father? Will she find the faith she longs for during all of her adventures and adversities?

Bryon, after witnessing his brother's murder, takes his sisters and flees into the woods to a mysterious figure known as The Archer who lives there. But though he finds temporary safety, bitterness threatens his heart. Brianna only wants to help the people of Taelis, but her father, the king, seems bent on making life hard for all of them. She works tirelessly to save the kingdom from war, while secretly helping The Archer.

In the epic conclusion of the trilogy, Declan and Owen have reached the pinnacle of trust. With Daddy Dec proving himself in ways Owen never deemed possible, he's left with no option but to believe that together they make sense. Together they'll weather any storm, because they're a unit that always takes care of each other.

In Mother to Son, Jasmine Holmes shares a series of powerful letters to her young son. These are about her journey as an African American Christian and what she wants her son to know as he grows and approaches the world as a Black man. Holmes deals head-on with issues ranging from discipleship and marriage to biblical justice. She invites us to listen as she reminds Wynn that his identity is firmly planted in the person and work of Jesus Christ, even when the topic is one as emotionally charged as race in America.

After years behind bars, Thor resolves to get out. But as the latest inmate to attempt the most recent high profile prison break from PA’s York County Prison, he, once again, has to face his curse. Just feet from freedom, he has an epileptic seizure and is caught by the guards. Even so, in the ensuing days, he refuses to give up information regarding the design to escape.