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“He wasn't chained and helpless anymore. He was the blood of Kal, the champion of the Torry Realm, and the Sword of Yah.” The victory in Yatin came at a price. Terin has been captured and held hostage by Darna, 3rd guardian of the Federation. Princess Corry will stop at nothing to bring him home to the Torry Realm, even if it means putting her only hope in Captain Raven and his ragtag crew of Apes and Earthers. She sets sail with them aboard the...
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"No British monarch has had a tougher act to follow. Now, after seventy years of waiting and preparation, King Charles III is not just the head of the most famous family in the world. He is the custodian of a thousand-year-old institution that must redefine its place in the digital age while others insist on rewriting the past. With unrivaled access to the king, the royal family, and the court, leading royal authority Robert Hardman brings us the...
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Information on the making of a king: the making of a king is a prerequisite to office politics. It places high premium on the processes we must go through before we get to the throne-where god wants to elevate us to. Despite the challenges in life especially the goliath challenge, god enables us to surmount all those insurmountable hurdles during our journey with him.
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Jonathan, King Saul's oldest son overheard the argument between his father and Samuel, the Prophet. The argument was fierce and tense. He had never seen Samuel so distraught. Samuel had just finished telling his father that he was no longer to be king of the country when Jonathan reached them. It must be a mistake, Jonathan thought. Samuel turned from Saul and ordered the two soldiers, Bring King Agag before me. In minutes, King Agag stood before...
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He never wanted to be king, but now there is no turning back.
Alex has just become the king of the island nation of Sardonia. The second son of the king, he never expected to inherit the crown, never wanted to be king. Alex is not ready to take on a king's responsibilities and suddenly finds himself the ruler of a country under attack from without and within.
Pushed and pulled in different directions by those who love him and those who wish to destroy...
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Get the Summary of Robert Hardman's The Making of a King in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Making of a King" by Robert Hardman chronicles the life and ascension of Charles III to the British throne. Charles, at seventy-three, becomes the oldest monarch to ascend, bringing a lifetime of preparation to his role. He aims to demonstrate the monarchy's relevance while maintaining its historical stability. Charles...
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What would happen if you lost your parents, and then found out they weren't your parents at all?The death of Sean's parents launches him on an impossible journey where he finds himself the legitimate heir to a throne. Whether it was somewhere or some-when, he had no time to figure out.Feeling like a giant hand was pushing him between his shoulder blades, pulling all his nerves and muscles into a hard fist in the process, Sean was driven to touch every...
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Looking for an escape from childhood abuse, Reymundo Sanchez turned away from school and baseball to drugs, alcohol, and sex. He was left to fend for himself before the age of 14. The Latin Kings, one of the largest and most notorious street gangs in America, became his refuge and his world, but its violence cost him friends, freedom, self-respect, and nearly his life. This is a raw and powerful odyssey through the ranks of the new mafia, where the...
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The book of First Samuel is a story about three men. Samuel, whose entire life was devoted to God's service; Saul, who was handsome on the outside but ugly on the inside; and David, a boy who became a man after God's own heart.
Samuel, Saul, and David each represented their generation and had a call to lead, but their success was dependent upon their level of obedience and use of the natural abilities God had provided.
In this study, we will see...
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Great Courses volume 10
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Here, the dynamic of appearance versus reality illuminates the making of a king. In the dual world of the Court and the Tavern, witness Shakespeare's use of theatrical role-playing to reveal Prince Hal and Falstaff to themselves, and grasp how Hal's journey to kingship takes on the nature of a calculated 'performance.'
11) The Kingmaking
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Who was THE MAN Who became THE LEGEND We know as KING ARTHUR? 'You are the Pendragon, rightful Lord of Dumnonia and the Summer Land; Lord of less Britain. By all that is right, you ought be seated where Vortigern sits.
You ought to be King.' Here lies the truth of the Lord of the Summer Land. This is the tale of Arthur flesh and bone. Of the shaping of the man, both courageous and flawed, into the celebrated ruler who inspired armies, who captured...
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"Bestselling author Mitch Albom returns to nonfiction for the first time in more than a decade in this poignant memoir that celebrates Chika, a young Haitian orphan whose short life would forever change his heart. Chika Jeune was born three days before the devastating earthquake that decimated Haiti in 2010. She spent her infancy in a landscape of extreme poverty, and when her mother died giving birth to a baby brother, Chika was brought to The Have...
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Edwin Grant Hamilton was the son and grandson of physicians. When his father died his mother moved back to Red Lodge, Montana where her parents lived. Grant spent his childhood there. He enlisted in the Army right after Pearl Harbor was bombed. Instead of the military life he hoped for, an incident that he was blamed for put him in the Brig, and resulted in a dishonorable discharge. Grant returned home and then went to Louisiana. Big mistake; he was...
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The narrator and central figure is Filippo Brandolini. He tells the story of his young-adult life--romance and adventure. Filippo joins forces with friends Checco and Mateo to overthrow Giralomo Riario, who rules over and exploits the town of Forli. Giralomo falls; Checco and Mateo fall; ultimately, Filippo is a wreck of a man, living out his life as a monk, and hoping for the earliest available death. The people of Forli demonstrate a conspicuous...
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The world is desperate for cobalt. It fuels the digital economy and powers everything from cell phones to clean energy. But this "demon metal," this "blood mineral," has a horrific present and troubled history.
Then there is the town in northern Canada, also called Cobalt. It created a model of resource extraction a hundred years ago - theft of Indigenous lands, rape of the earth, exploitation of workers, enormous wealth generation - that has made...
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Toyuk is the tale of a boy from an ancient indigenous Sierra Mountain tribe with an unquenchable thirst for truth. Troubled by dreams of strange people and places that defy his imagination, Toyuk prepares for his tribal rite of passage into manhood but wonders if the Great Spirit has chosen him for another path. On the final day of the hunt, Toyuk comes face to face with a supernatural encounter that challenges his lingering questions and gives him...
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It is 2016 and washed-up life-coach, Mireille Parker, aged 37, is grounded at home in Perth, West Australia, the most isolated city in the world. She can't date or travel, she can't escape! For the first time in her life, she just has to BE. HERE. NOW. What follows is the best year of her life. But first, there is work to do.
How do we create joy with limited funds? How do we stay present when we feel that life was so much better before? Writing...
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Boys pose special challenges for today’s stressed parents. In Raising A Son, the Eliums embrace the challenges—and the joys—of raising boys with compassion, commitment, experience, patience, and humor. This fully updated and expanded edition follows the psychological development of boys from infancy to young adulthood. Look for new sections on:
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The Society for Single Ladies is a crime-solving club founded by the wealthiest woman in London.
Yet even Miss Angela Childers' charming detectives are not immune to the forces of love ...
Dorothea Rowland attends a country house party to investigate a long-lost heir-not to find a husband. But when the dashing American claimant discovers her prowling for clues, she is startled-and then seduced-by his provocative kiss. It's all Dorothea can do to...
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Saved from the gallows...
Just moments from the hangman's noose, Jonah Quinn escapes from infamous Newgate Prison. Taking prison volunteer Florence Hathaway hostage is a masterstroke, but Jonah intends to end their acquaintance once he's free. God, however, has other plans.
The caring spinster's mission is to turn Jonah's life around. The burly fugitive scoffs at the notion he can be groomed into respectability, much less win a royal pardon. He...
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