A linguist grapples with the reinvention of her career after suffering from facial palsy, then the reinvention of herself when faced with the potential loss of her father, from whom she's been estranged for nearly twenty years. The Mere Weight of Words packs a punch, with language that catches the reader unaware and is full of pleasant surprises.
Selected from sermons delivered by C. S. Lewis during World War II, these nine addresses offer guidance and inspiration in a time of great doubt.These are ardent and lucid sermons that provide a compassionate vision of Christianity.
Reading the Bible is a necessity. That's not news. Christians know that reading the Bible gives fullness and value to a life of faith. But studying the wisdom of the Word of God is a daunting task. Ryan Dalgliesh gives new life to the study of the Bible, showing in fresh and simple terms the power that the Bible can bring. You can be enthusiastic about getting to know God. Not Mere Words will show you how.
Rescuing a squirrel after an accident involving a vacuum cleaner, comic-reading cynic Flora Belle Buckman is astonished when the squirrel, Ulysses, demonstrates astonishing powers of strength and flight after being revived. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of The Tale of Despereaux.
Includes the decisions of the Supreme Courts of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi, the Appellate Courts of Alabama and, Sept. 1928/Jan. 1929-Jan./Mar. 1941, the Courts of Appeal of Louisiana.
