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Journey to the West is one of the Chinese Noble Classics.

In ancient China a magical monkey appears, creating chaos everywhere he goes. The only way to put his tricks and talents to good use is to make him protector of Xuanzang, a young and handsome monk determined to travel from China to India in search of precious scriptures. Monkey and his fellow disciples, Piggy and Sandy, have to protect Xuanzang from monsters and demons who think they can live forever just by taking bites out of the monk.

A moving and powerful novel of love, secrets and redemption in a country torn apart by war. It's 1941 and Kate is living in Rangoon, Burma. A world away from her traditional English upbringing, she is bewitched by the country and the kindness of the Burmese people. When Edwin, a young teacher...

The Soul´s Journey Home is a collection of poems borne out of a spiritual journey brought about due to the pandemic a few years ago. The resulting awakening provided me with the answers to many questions I was unsure about with regards to faith and spirituality and the discovery can have widespread benefits within every aspect of a persons life.

Elbert Hubbard describes the homes of authors, poets, social reformers and other prestigious people, reflecting on how their surroundings may have influenced them. These short essays are part biography and part pontification of Hubbard's opinion of the subject and their oeuvre. In this volume he reflects on the lives of eminent orators, among them Pericles, Mark Anthony, Martin Luther, Jean Paul Marat, Robert Ingersoll and others. (Summary by Lucy Perry, adapted by Ava) This is volume 7 in a series of 14 books.

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In The Haunt of Home, Zachary Michael Jack considers the many ways a region’s abiding spirit shapes the ethos of a land and its people, offering portraits of others who, like himself, are determined to live out the unique promise and predicament of the Gothic.

Emmie’s hope for a life with Isaac is overshadowed by a tragic loss at Fort Phil Kearny. Isaac Liddle is keen to marry Emmie, and she knows she shouldn’t hide her pregnancy from him any longer. But before she can tell him her secret, a widower friend asks the impossible of Emmie: Will she...

Fall in love with the brand new escapist Scottish romance from bestselling author, Julie Shackman! *** ‘The perfect Scottish romance’ My Weekly ‘A gorgeous, uplifting and wonderfully romantic tale of taking chances’ The People’s Friend Daisy’s career hasn’t exactly been going to...

Join author Elbert Hubbard as he takes us on a fascinating journey to the homes of influential authors, poets, social activists, and other notable figures. Explore how their environments might have shaped their perspectives and the works they produced. This collection of insightful essays is part biography, part reflection on Hubbards interpretations of their life and work. In this particular volume, we delve into the lives of renowned scientists such as Sir Isaac Newton, Galileo Galilei, Nicolaus Copernicus, Charles Darwin, and many others. This is the twelfth installment in a captivating ...

In this intriguing volume, Elbert Hubbard takes us on an intimate tour through the homes of remarkable women who left their mark on history. Exploring the residences of authors, poets, social reformers, and other esteemed figures, Hubbard delves into how their environments could have shaped their lives and work. This book is a unique blend of biography and insightful commentary on the subjects life and creative output. Featured women include Elizabeth B. Browning, Madame Guyon, Harriet Martineau, Charlotte Bronte, Christina Rossetti, Rosa Bonheur, Madame De Stael, Elizabeth Fry, Mary Lamb, ...

In Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors, Elbert Hubbard guides us through the residences of prominent authors, poets, and social reformers, offering a unique perspective on how their environments might have shaped their work. These engaging essays blend biography with Hubbards insightful commentary on the subject and their body of work. The fifth volume in a series of 14, it delves into the lives of well-known English authors including William Morris, Alfred Tennyson, John Milton, Samuel Coleridge, Lord Byron, and Benjamin Disraeli.

Elbert Hubbard takes you on a fascinating journey to the homes of iconic American statesmen and explores how their environments might have shaped their ideologies and actions. This insightful series blends biography and opinion, providing a unique perspective on figures like George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Alexander Hamilton, and more. Discover the lives and legacies of these influential individuals through Hubbards contemplative essays. This is the third volume in a riveting 14-book series.

Journey with Elbert Hubbard as he unveils the homes of some of the greatest businessmen in England and the US. This series is a unique fusion of biography and insightful commentary on how their living spaces might have shaped them and their work. Featured figures include Robert Owen, James Oliver, Stephen Girard, Mayer A. Rothschild, Philip D. Armour, John J. Astor, Peter Cooper, Andrew Carnegie, George Peabody, A. T. Stewart, H. H. Rogers, and James J. Hill. This is the 11th volume in a captivating 14-part series, carefully narrated by Lucy Perry and Availle.

Join Elbert Hubbard as he takes us on intimate tours of the homes of renowned authors, poets, social reformers, and other luminaries. Uncover how their environments might have shaped their thoughts and actions. Each short essay serves as a unique blend of biography, reflection, and Hubbards personal insights into the subjects and their body of work. In this series, we delve into the lives of historys most influential teachers, including Moses, Confucius, Pythagoras, Plato, King Alfred, Erasmus, Booker T. Washington, Thomas Arnold, Friedrich Froebel, Hypatia, Saint Benedict, and Mary Baker Eddy...

Join Elbert Hubbard as he takes us on an intriguing journey, visiting the homes of renowned authors, poets, social reformers, and other distinguished personalities. In these engaging short essays, part biography and part critique, Hubbard reflects on the lives of eminent artists, including Raphael, Leonardo, Thorwaldsen, Velasquez, Cellini, and Whistler. He explores how their environments might have shaped their work and personal lives. This is the sixth volume in a captivating series of 14 books.

Join Elbert Hubbard as he takes you on a journey, exploring the homes of esteemed individuals from all walks of life - authors, poets, social reformers, and more. These fascinating short essays, part biography and part contemplation, present a unique perspective on how their environment might have shaped them. In this volume, he offers captivating insights into the renowned love stories of notable couples like William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft, Dante and Beatrice, and Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton. Listen to the heartfelt play about the tragic love tale between Ferdinand Lassalle and ...

Join Elbert Hubbard as he journeys to the homes of some of the most influential figures in history, from authors and philosophers to politicians and poets. This podcast combines elements of biography, interview, and commentary as Hubbard converses with living subjects about their work and muses about the possible influences of the homes of those who have passed. In this first installment of a 14-volume series, Hubbard reflects upon his own life and those of influential figures like George Eliot, Walt Whitman, William Wordsworth, Charles Dickens, and Thomas Edison, among others.

Journey with Elbert Hubbard as he takes you on a tour of the homes of some of the greatest musicians in history. Part biography, part exploration of these musicians environments, Hubbards essays give insights into how their surroundings might have shaped their genius. Be transported to the homes of Richard Wagner, Paganini, Frederic Chopin, Robert Schumann, Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelsohn, Franz Liszt, Ludwig van Beethoven, George Handel, Giuseppe Verdi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Johannes Brahms. This captivating series is part discussion, part reflection, and entirely fascinating. This is...

Are you ready for an adventure? Well, to be honest, Julia Thorton wasn’t ready either! When she finds herself kidnapped, Julia holds on for dear life as an unexpected journey turns her life upside down on a long, winding road of craziness. Julia and her partner in crime, Greyson Stone, set out into the unknown and discover more than either was prepared for …

Powerful, moving and redemptive, RIVER SING ME HOME tells of a mother's desperate search to find her stolen children and her freedom. We whisper the names of the ones we love like the words of a song. That was the taste of freedom to us, those names on our lips. Mary Grace, Micah, Thomas...