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Webster Groves Mal-assombrada
by Patrick Dorsey Luísa Moderno RodriguesTodo mundo já se sentiu inquieto por alguma história assustadora de assombrações e de algum morto sem descanso. Esses espíritos que se recusam a descansar e que continuam a fazer parte da vida das pessoas. Lemos as histórias, assistimos aos filmes e, de vez em quando, nos inclinamos para ouvir a experiência pessoal de alguém com um fantasma. Especialmente quando este alguém mora na casa ao lado. Descubra as histórias horripilantes e os incríveis relatos em primeira mão do fantasmagórico e sobrenatural em uma vizinhança que pode ser bem parecida com a sua. Onde os residentes de uma cidade-dormitório chegam em casa à noite e escutam passos invisíveis; se conformam em ter móveis se movendo, desaparecendo e reaparecendo; convivem com figuras espectrais à espreita e que, de alguma maneira, dividem suas casas com o fantasmagórico e o sobrenatural. A cidade de Webster Groves, no Missouri é um dos primeiros subúrbios residenciais de St. Louis. Um lugar cuja história remonta aos tempos coloniais, passando pela Guerra Civil Americana, até os dias de hoje Alguns dos que viveram nessa época, evidentemente permancem.
Webster Groves infestata: Vere storie agghiaccianti di fantasmi, riportate con racconti di prima mano
by Patrick DorseyTutti siamo stati terrorizzati da storie agghiaccianti di infestazioni e di morti irrequieti, quegli spiriti che si rifiutano di riposare, rimanendo invece a far parte delle vite dei vivi. Abbiamo letto i racconti, visto i film, e di tanto in tanto ci siamo avvicinati per ascoltare l'esperienza personale di qualcuno con un fantasma. Specialmente quando quel qualcuno vive nella casa accanto. Scopri leggende inquietanti e racconti di prima mano inspiegabili di fantasmi e del soprannaturale in un quartiere forse proprio come il tuo, dove i residenti di una tranquilla comunità di periferia tornano a casa la notte per ritrovare dei passi invisibili; si rassegnano a vedere oggetti che si spostano misteriosamente, scomparendo e riapparendo; vivono con figure spettrali che stanno in agguato; o comunque condividono la loro casa con il soprannaturale. Webster Groves, in Missouri, è uno dei primi sobborghi di St. Louis, un posto il cui passato si estende fino all'epoca Coloniale ed attraversa la Guerra Civile fino al giorno d'oggi. Alcuni di quelli che hanno vissuto quella storia sono evidentemente rimasti...
Wed by Necessity (Smoky Mountain Matches #10)
by Karen KirstScandal weds a socialite and a Scotsman in a most inconvenient marriage in this sweet historical romance from the author of The Sheriff’s Christmas Twins.When a riding accident strands socialite Caroline Turner overnight with the new stable manager, she gets the one thing she never wanted—a husband! Marrying the infuriatingly stubborn Duncan McKenna wouldn’t have been her first choice, but with her reputation damaged, it’s her only option. Still, there’s something about the brash, rugged Scotsman that fascinates Caroline.If Duncan wanted to wed a society girl, he would have stayed in Boston with his family and his fortune. He expects Caroline to balk at her new modest lifestyle, but instead the strong-willed beauty seems determined to prove him wrong, making her all the more irksome—and irresistible. The marriage of convenience isn’t what Caroline and Duncan planned, but could they be a perfect match?“This lively historical romance loses no time in introducing a young lady with trouble on her mind and a brawny Scots lad with dancing on his mind . . . romance with a suspenseful ending lies in store. This is a gently inspirational book suitable for any age from teen to adults.” —Fresh Fiction
Wed on the Wagon Train
by Tracy BlalockTemporary Marriage When she and her sister are unexpectedly orphaned and prevented from traveling West unless they have a male chaperone, Mattie Prescott disguises herself as a boy. But after Mattie's fellow wagon train companions discover her masquerade, their long-dreamed-of fresh start is over before it's even begun. She has only one choice: marriage to the man who helped her-and kept her secret-along the trail. To save her honor and his own, Josiah Dawson agrees to take Mattie as his bride. But his plans don't include a wife, and this hasty union is just a temporary duty he'll dissolve at the end of the trail. As Mattie proves herself indispensable in the face of tragedy, though, it's soon clear that she's also indispensable to Josiah's heart...
Wedded Bliss
by Kathleen Y'BarboSet in Louisiana, this is a contemporary Christian romance between an aviation company president and a wedding cake decorator.
Wedded for the Baby
by Dorothy ClarkHis Family of Convenience For widower and ex-doctor Trace Warren, a fresh start in Whisper Creek comes with a catch: to save his home and apothecary shop, Trace must remarry. While making Katherine Fleming his wife is simple enough, he refuses to fall in love again. But keeping his distance from the kind, beautiful woman and the infant she brings with her is dangerously difficult... Katherine promised to protect the baby left in her care, and a marriage of convenience to Trace is the only way to do that. But all too soon, Trace possesses Katherine's heart, even as he still carefully guards his own. With hopes of turning their arrangement into a true love match, can Katherine convince Trace to forgive himself for his past mistakes and embrace his new family?
Wedded to War (Heroines Behind The Lines Ser.)
by Jocelyn GreenA Christy Award-nominated title for best new author.When war erupted, she gave up a life of privilege for a life of significance. Tending to the army&’s sick and wounded meant leading a life her mother does not understand and giving up a handsome and approved suitor. Yet Charlotte chooses a life of service over privilege, just as her childhood friend had done when he became a military doctor. She soon discovers that she&’s combatting more than just the rebellion by becoming a nurse. Will the two men who love her simply stand by and watch as she fights her own battles? Or will their desire for her wage war on her desire to serve God?Wedded to War is a work of fiction, but the story is inspired by the true life of Civil War nurse Georgeanna Woolsey. Woolsey&’s letters and journals, written over 150 years ago, offer a thorough look at what pioneering nurses endured. This is the first in the series Heroines Behind the Lines: Civil War, a collection of novels that highlights the crucial contributions made by women during times of war.
Wedded to War (Heroines Behind The Lines Ser.)
by Jocelyn GreenA Christy Award-nominated title for best new author.When war erupted, she gave up a life of privilege for a life of significance. Tending to the army&’s sick and wounded meant leading a life her mother does not understand and giving up a handsome and approved suitor. Yet Charlotte chooses a life of service over privilege, just as her childhood friend had done when he became a military doctor. She soon discovers that she&’s combatting more than just the rebellion by becoming a nurse. Will the two men who love her simply stand by and watch as she fights her own battles? Or will their desire for her wage war on her desire to serve God?Wedded to War is a work of fiction, but the story is inspired by the true life of Civil War nurse Georgeanna Woolsey. Woolsey&’s letters and journals, written over 150 years ago, offer a thorough look at what pioneering nurses endured. This is the first in the series Heroines Behind the Lines: Civil War, a collection of novels that highlights the crucial contributions made by women during times of war.
Wedding Bell Blues
by Cynthia RutledgeAfter many years, motivational speaker Christy Fairchild meets her long-lost love, David Warner, in Las Vegas. And when they impulsively rush to the altar, they must put all their faith in God to make their new marriage work.
Wedding Bell Blues (The Piper Cove Chronicles)
by Linda WindsorNot even a big budget can help Alex make her sister's wedding the event of the year. The usually calm and collected Alex is rattled when the man who walked out on her sixteen years ago to pursue a rock-and-roll career returns to be the best man. In desperation, she calls on her three best friends to help pull off the shindig, and keep her away from the devastatingly handsome Josh. Tomboy Ellen, shy Jan, and vivacious Sue Ann join forces to keep Alex on track. But fate won't be stopped in this small seaside town. Alex finds it as impossible to avoid Josh as it is to deny that he's a changed man. Is it too late for their love? Only faith, family, and best friends will tell.
Wedding at Waverley Creek
by Jessica HartJack Henderson was impossibly handsome, dangerously charming and way out of Ellie Walker's league! Women like her beautiful, outgoing sister were more the type to capture his attention...but now Jack had noticed Ellie!Jack needed a wife, someone to care for his baby daughter. Ellie was going to have her dream wedding. But would she ever be anything more to Jack than a convenient bride?
Wedding at Wildwood
by Lenora WorthIsabel Landry hadn't intended to set foot on the Wildwood Plantation ever again. But now she'd come home--and it seemed like only yesterday that small-town ways had sent her running from love. For the very idea of a farmer's daughter marrying the son of the rich and powerful Murdock family had seemed preposterous, especially to her. Yet, as she gazed into Dillon Murdock's eyes once again, hope for a new beginning blossomed. As their bittersweet yearning to seek forgiveness for the past bonded them together, Isabel's abiding faith inspired her to recapture Dillon's heart. After all these years, would her girlhood dream of a wedding at Wildwood finally come true?
Wedding at the Hacienda
by Jean KincaidADELE RIVAS WANTS TO SAVE THE OLD HACIENDA She's determined to rescue the house and groves, full of childhood memories. But her best friend, Raoul Fuentes, has inherited the plantation, and she realizes this may be more difficult than she ever expected. Raoul wants to save the historic hacienda just as much as Adele. But he's not sure he has the money to restore it. When frost threatens the grapefruit crop, the two will have to work together or lose everything. Will the cold snap be the end for the farm, or the beginning of their future?
Wedding on the Rocks
by Rose Ross ZedikerJennifer Edwards is back home again...When she traded small-town life for the bright lights of Chicago, Jennifer Edwards yearned to discover a world beyond Faith, South Dakota. So when her father's illness calls her home to run their cattle ranch, she tells herself it's temporary. Then why is she even thinking about a future with archaeology professor Brett Lange-the boy she left behind-whose life's work is digging up the past?Twelve years ago, Brett had a crush on Jennifer the size of the T. rex that put his hometown on the map. Now she's a citified magazine editor who prefers designer duds to dungarees. Except that's not the real Jennifer. Brett needs to make her see how a little faith can go a long way in uniting two perfectly in-sync hearts.
Weddings at Promise Lodge (Promise Lodge #3)
by Charlotte HubbardFounded by the three Bender sisters, the Amish community of Promise Lodge is thriving—and growing. In fact, residents are thrilled to welcome a charismatic new arrival—one who may not just strengthen their faith, but put it to the test . . .When Christine Bender meets widowed Bishop Monroe Burkholder, it’s love at first sight. But Preacher Amos finds him too good to be true, and is determined to find out what’s behind his sudden, unannounced arrival. Still, the colony needs a new bishop, and everyone is excited to have a younger, more progressive leader. As for Christine, Monroe returns her affection, but her bubble is soon burst with the arrival of a young woman half his age . . .Leola Duff claims Monroe “ruined” her and she now intends to make an honest man of him. But throughout the process of discovering the truth, Christine never doubts that Monroe is the fine man she believes him to be—and never wavers in her faith that all will work out as it should. And when Monroe is forced to confess the truth before the entire congregation, he can only pray that open hearts and minds will prevail, allowing him a future at Promise Lodge—with Christine . . .Praise for Promise Lodge“Hubbard firmly grounds the storyline in the principle of Amish grace.” —Publishers Weekly“Hubbard writes of healing and brave new beginnings from a refreshingly feminist perspective.” —Booklist (starred review)
Wednesday Witness (Juli Scott, Super Sleuth Book #3)
by Colleen L. ReeceThe last thing Juli Scott needs right now is another mystery . . . . But, in a single afternoon, Juli finds herself in another predicament. A stop at Pizza Palace by several members of Juli's church youth group is followed by a series of bizarre events that cannot be written off as coincidence. Juli and Dave--aka Scott and Gilmore, P.I.s--suspect at least one of their group witnesses something they shouldn't have seen--something that has put them all in danger. And they had better find out before someone ends up a victim, instead of an unsuspecting witness.
Wednesday the Rabbi Got Wet (The Rabbi Small Mysteries #6)
by Harry KemelmanA pharmaceutical mishap draws Rabbi Small into a murder investigation in this New York Times bestseller New Age thinking has come to Barnard's Crossing, Massachusetts. The recently elected president of Rabbi David Small's synagogue is intent on using temple money to build a meditation retreat. The congregation is practicing yoga, buying crystals, and reciting chants. When a troubled young man returns to the town after spending time in a controversial Hasidic cult, the rabbi expects him to be another New Ager. But things take a grisly turn away from new-fangled mantras of peace and love when something terribly old fashioned happens: murder. An elderly patient dies after being given the wrong medication by the local pharmacist, who coincidentally is also the Hasidic man's father. When the dead man's family suggests the mix-up was intentional, both the druggist and his son become suspects and it's up to Rabbi Small to investigate by drawing on some Old Testament wisdom in a village of New Age fads.
Wee Warriors and Playtime Patriots: Children’s Military Regalia: Civil War Era through the Vietnam Period
by Nancy GriffithWee Warriors & Playtime Patriots engages the reader in a fascinating history of children’s military-inspired fashions – handmade and commercially made replica uniforms, equipage, and toys dating from 1860-1976. An extensive collection of photographs features children in military dress from countries around the world. These touching images of a never-before-chronicled military collectibles field will mesmerize readers. Also included are dozens of nostalgic catalog pages from Sears Roebuck & Co., and Montgomery Ward touting commercially made children’s uniforms that date as far back as 1918. Wee Warriors & Playtime Patriots fills a major gap in the study of nineteenth and twentieth century military clothing styles and is a must, not only for military and patriotic enthusiasts, but for anyone interested in a bit of thought-provoking history.
Weep Not for Your Children: Essays on Religion and Violence
by Lisa Isherwood Rosemary Radford RuetherViolence remains endemic in today's society. Religious morality and social prejudice can lead to many acts of violence going unnoticed. 'Weep Not for Your Children' presents a selection of essays that examine the ways in which religion and violence interconnect. The presence of violence in the origins of cultural and religious norms is examined. The essays cover a wide range of examples of violence: from the Holocaust to domestic violence and from the violence created by economic systems to that created by the construction of gender itself. 'Weep Not for Your Children' challenges and provokes the reader to think beyond traditional associations of good and evil.
Wegbereiter der modernen Islamfeindlichkeit: Eine Analyse der Argumentationen so genannter Islamkritiker (essentials)
by Thorsten Gerald SchneidersVorgetäuschte Islamkritik, die nur so tut, als verfolge sie seriöse Absichten, ist einer der Hauptverbreitungswege für Islamfeindlichkeit und Vorbehalte gegenüber Muslimen. Im deutschsprachigen Raum hat sich vor einigen Jahren ein Zirkel von Personen gebildet, der diese Art der ,,Islamkritik" öffentlichkeitswirksam vertrat. Dazu gehörten Mina Ahadi, Henryk Broder, Ralph Giordano, Necla Kelek, Alice Schwarzer, Udo Ulfkotte und Leon de Winter. Ihre Argumentationsweisen werden in diesem Essential mittels diskursanalytischer Ansätze untersucht. Der Autor stellt typische Techniken vor und leistet dadurch einen Beitrag, um echte Islamkritik künftig besser von Islamfeindlichkeit abgrenzen zu können.
Wehrmacht Priests: Catholicism and the Nazi War of Annihilation
by Lauren Faulkner RossiBetween 1939 and 1945 more than 17,000 Catholic German priests and seminarians were conscripted into Hitler’s Wehrmacht. Men who had devoted their lives to God found themselves advancing the cause of an abhorrent regime. Lauren Faulkner Rossi draws on personal correspondence, official military reports, memoirs, and interviews to present a detailed picture of Catholic priests who served faithfully in the German armed forces in the Second World War. Most of them failed to see the bitter irony of their predicament.<P><P>Wehrmacht Priests plumbs the moral justifications of men who were committed to their religious vocation as well as to the cause of German nationalism. In their wartime and postwar writings, these soldiers often stated frankly that they went to war willingly, because it was their spiritual duty to care for their countrymen in uniform. But while some priests became military chaplains, carrying out work consistent with their religious training, most served in medical roles or, in the case of seminarians, in general infantry. Their convictions about their duty only strengthened as Germany waged an increasingly desperate battle against the Soviet Union, which they believed was an existential threat to the Catholic Church and German civilization.
Weighed and Wanting: A Novel (The Cullen Collection #26)
by George MacDonaldOne woman rebels against society&’s strictures to live a life of compassion in this thought-provoking Victorian novel by the author of Robert Falconer. This 1882 story of a dysfunctional family features another of MacDonald&’s memorable female protagonists. Reminiscent of Mary St. John of Robert Falconer, Hester Raymount chooses a single life of ministry among London&’s downtrodden (whose character and work were inspired by MacDonald friend and social activist Octavia Hill), and, like Mary Marston, uses her musical gifts to further that ministry. The poignant character of Hester&’s brother Mark brings to life a moving portrait of MacDonald&’s own son Maurice, whom he and Louisa lost at the age of fifteen but a short while before this book was written.
Weight Loss for People Who Feel Too Much: A 4-Step, 8-Week Plan to Finally Lose the Weight, Manage Emotional Eating, and Find Your Fabulous Self
by Colette Baron-ReidFrom internationally renowned intuitive counselor, life coach, motivational speaker, and author Colette Baron-Reid, a four-step, eight-week program for managing empathy overload--the hidden cause of unwanted weight gain Through her own personal experience and work with thousands of clients, Colette Baron-Reid understands the real reason many of us struggle to lose weight and keep it off. It isn't that we don't know what to eat or that we don't have enough willpower; it's that we are responding to feeling too much. Weight Loss for People Who Feel Too Much focuses on the keys to weight loss for sensitive people: managing empathy, setting and maintaining healthy boundaries, eating to support well-being, and dealing with challenging situations that can trigger disordered eating. With a simple, practical program, Colette shows you how to release the extra pounds and create a new, healthy relationship with your body, your weight, and food.
Weihnachts-Werbespots als moderne Krippenspiele (pop.religion: lebensstil – kultur – theologie)
by Richard JanusSupermarktketten produzieren jedes Jahr zu Weihnachten eigene Werbespots. Diese greifen aktuelle gesellschaftliche Entwicklungen auf und inszenieren diese sozialkritisch. Von Fragen des Umgangs mit Künstlicher Intelligenz bis hin zu den Folgen von Corona für Jugendliche spannt sich mittlerweile der Bogen. Diese Clips sind zu einem eigenen Genre geworden. Im Grunde sind es kleine Krippenspiele, die nun nicht mehr in der Kirche aufgeführt werden, sondern über die verschiedenen Medien verbreitet werden. Ein direktes Vorbild für die Clips sind die Werbefilme zum Super Bowl in den USA.
Weimar on the Pacific: German Exile Culture in Los Angeles and the Crisis of Modernism
by Ehrhard BahrIn the 1930s and 40s, Los Angeles became an unlikely cultural sanctuary for a distinguished group of German artists and intellectuals - including Thomas Mann, Theodor W. Adorno, Bertolt Brecht, Fritz Lang, and Arnold Schoenberg - who were fleeing Nazi Germany. This book examines as a group the work and lives of these artists and intellectuals.