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Checkmate Never: The King of Kings Always Has One More Move When life declares "game over," discover why the divine Chess Master always has another strategy waiting. Are you facing an impossible situation that feels like checkmate? Health crisis, financial ruin, broken relationships, or overwhelming circumstances that seem to have no solution? The enemy wants you to believe the game is over. But he's wrong. In this powerful book, David Ralph reveals a life-changing truth through the remarkable biblical story of King Jehoshaphat, who faced overwhelming odds—185,000 enemy troops against his...

While we tend to think of the great thinkers as hailing from Ancient Greece, the 19th century has had more than its fair share of sharp minds. ‘500 Quotations from the Great Philosophers of the 19th Century’ is a collection of reflections, insights, and observations from some of the best brains of that era. A superb book for dipping in and out of, this makes a great gift for anyone with an interest in history or philosophy.

A Victorian Christmas ghost story by David Ralph Williams To Arabella, Star Lake Hall was a cold name for a house and it conjured up images of cool dark waters sprinkled with the reflections of ancient suns. The old rambling country house was filled by memories of the past that had become locked away inside as though frozen in time. Newly married and now living at Star Lake Hall she soon becomes fascinated by old stories involving the disappearance of her husband’s late uncle Laurence. Warned to let old ghosts rest she nevertheless continues in her quest to find answers and by doing so it...

Three eerie tales to disturb your thoughts. Supernormal shadows, spectral infants, and dark foreboding houses haunt this collection of Christmas ghost stories.When the Lord of Seaforth Manor treats his relations to a framed collection of silhouettes, little did he know he would unleash terror upon his family from an unquiet soul. Edith Everly takes up a position as a resident nurse for the elderly Mr Chambers who seems to be gripped by fear for no apparent reason. Why won’t he leave the house in which he has remained self-imprisoned for most of his life and what danger lurks upon the ...

Down and out West, two friends decide to make a name for themselves as bounty hunters. But the job is easier said than done. Going after one of the most wanted outlaws alive, they better learn fast - or lose their good-for-nothing lives.

Full of endearing characters, vivid worlds, and thrilling adventures, this anthology is also a touching examination of what these celebrated authors consider their best work.

Der Diener Heinrich ist untröstlich: Sein junger, gutaussehender Herr, Prinz Eduard, wurde von einer bösen Zauberin in einen glibberigen, hässlichen Frosch verwandelt. Einzig die Liebe einer Prinzessin kann ihn von diesem Fluch erlösen und vor dem gierig klappernden Schnabel der Zauberin bewahren, die sich schadenfroh in einen Storch verwandelt hat und nun dem Prinzen Angst einjagt. Yoyo und Doc Croc müssen ihre ganze Überzeugungskraft aufbringen, denn mit seiner Schönheit ist auch des Prinzen Selbstbewusstsein dahin.

Familiarize-se com os mais importantes escritos americanos, através de uma cuidadosa selecção de 300 citações, introduzindo as suas principais ideias e delineando com clareza a estrutura do seu trabalho. Descubra novos aspectos ou aprofunde-se nos pensamentos de Mark Twain, Henry-David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, para expandir a sua mente e conhecimento sobre a nossa cultura.

Familiarize-se com os filósofos mais importantes do século XIX através de uma cuidadosa selecção de 500 citações, introduzindo as suas principais ideias e delineando com clareza a estrutura do seu trabalho. Descubra novos aspectos ou aprofunde-se nos pensamentos de Henry-David Thoreau, Arthur Schopenhauer, Friedrich Nietzsche, Soren Kierkegaard, Ralph Waldo Emerson, para expandir a sua mente e conhecimento sobre a nossa cultura.

Bli bekant med de viktigaste filosoferna från 1800-talet genom ett noggrant urval av 500 citat som introducerar deras stora idéer och avgränsar strukturen i deras arbete med klarhet. Upptäck nya aspekter eller fördjupa dig i tankarna hos Henry-David Thoreau, Arthur Schopenhauer, Friedrich Nietzsche, Soren Kierkegaard, Ralph Waldo Emerson, för att utvidga ditt sinne och din kunskap om vår kultur.

Bli bekant med de viktigaste amerikanska skrivningarna genom ett noggrant urval av 300 citat som introducerar deras huvudidéer och avgränsar strukturen i deras arbete med tydlighet. Upptäck nya aspekter eller fördjupa dig i tankarna hos Mark Twain, Henry-David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, för att utöka ditt sinne och din kunskap om vår kultur.

Sophie had never thought about mermaids until she travels to Sirens Dunes with her parents for a quiet seaside holiday. There are so many old legends of the Mermaids around Sirens Dunes and when Sophie discovers the long lost ring belonging to the last of the mermaids, she is suddenly plunged into a terrifying world of thieves and mystical creatures in a town as mysterious and deep as the waters that roll onto its sandy shores.

Sacred – Ghostly Tales. Three traditional Victorian ghost stories from David Ralph Williams. For many, the ghost stories of old and particularly, from our Victorian forebears have always been popular. The Victorians excelled at telling them as they had an uncanny flair for capturing the feeling of malevolence and unearthly horror. Christmas eve has traditionally been the time to tell such frightening and eerie stories whilst seated around the fireside. Montague Rhodes James a principal of King’s College Cambridge was a master of this art and would invite students and friends to his ...

THE SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS (A Short Story) A ghost story for Halloween and the author's latest work in the traditional ghost story genre. An uncanny tale of one man's experience whilst staying at a cottage once occupied by an 'odd' deceased shepherd. The advice to 'Never goad dead bones' was offered too late for the unfortunate Owen Priestley. "An author with a real art for spinning the most chilling yarn!" "The stories that haunt your nightmares and thoughts whilst lying in bed." "One for around the campfire!"

Wilford Bailey is a writer with a thirst for ghosts. He visits the town of Ulverstone in Cheshire where he hires a narrowboat and cruises along the town’s now empty but once burgeoning industrial arteries. He begins to chronicle elements of a local old folk tale about the legend of a ghost called ‘Aggie’ who the locals are fearful to speak of. As Wilford sets out to complete his third and possibly his final book, he discovers that what he seeks, he is sure to find. He also discovers to his horror that if he dares to knock upon old sepulchral doors to the past, sometimes they are ...

When Frankie looked down at the dead clown in the coffin with its whitened features and lifeless eyes now closed with copper lids, he never thought that stealing money from the dead would have such serious consequences for years to come. There was something cold, something unsettling about the Happy Fair penny arcade, and now it was hers. Tamela could feel it, as though the place was alive, watching her and listening to her as she opened its doors for the first time in fifteen years. Pieces of the past had lingered, enclosed within like old crisp leaves from a forgotten summer. Perhaps it ...

When Alistair Swift, a retired school teacher buys an old Tudor cottage in the ancient town of Thornbarrow, he soon discovers that his rural retreat is anything but the peaceful getaway he had hoped for. In fact, he becomes the owner of two homes. One, a delightful Tudor cottage. The other, an ancient sepulchral cavern. The land on which they both stand a once sacred site in prehistory. Alistair’s practiced curiosity finds him meddling with things that should remain untouched. Cut off from the rest of the town by bad weather and sick with fever, he is tormented by something beyond the ...

Was für eine hinterhältige Stiefmutter! Kaum hat der Vater von Hänsel und Gretel seinen Kindern und dem Haus den Rücken gekehrt, hat sie nichts Besseres zu tun, als die beiden Geschwister nachts im tiefsten Wald auszusetzen. Gottlob haben sie zwei tapfere Begleiter dabei: Yoyo und Doc Croc natürlich. Sonst könnte es böse ausgehen: Die berühmte Hexe in ihrem Lebkuchenhaus hat nämlich eine ganz besondere Vorliebe für den armen Hänsel.