Angel's Rest

Author: Charles Davis
Publisher: MIRA
ISBN: 1552545784
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 331

Book Description
Growing up in Virginia's Allegheny Mountains, eleven-year-old Charlie York lives at the foot of an endless peak called Angel's Rest, a place his momma told him angels rested before coming down to help folks. In 1967 his town was a poor boy's paradise…until a shotgun blast killed Charlie's father and put his mother on trial for murder. For mysterious reasons, his mother entrusts his care to an old black man named Lacy Albert Coe. Lacy tells simple stories about the good and the bad that compose life's sweetest music. But when Hollis Thrasher, a reclusive Korean War veteran, is linked to his father's death and Lacy is victimized by hate crimes, Charlie hears only silence. It's not until Charlie embarks on a dangerous midnight journey pitting him against his darkest fears that he finally hears his own song playing out.

Adventures at Angels Rest

Author: Veronica Reinders
Publisher: BalboaPress
ISBN: 1452508291
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 31

Book Description
The Adventures at Angels Rest are the true accounts of my beautiful Angelic grandchildren. They share their unconditional love, innocence and passion for life with their curiosity, love for animals and nature which will help you, to assist the children in your lives, to find their true selves. This is a true story of the adventures of Maggie Feathers who was rescued by Dexter our cat, our grandchildren and their Pop at Angels Rest. It will teach unconditional love, nurturing, healing, confidence and determination to find another way, with a respect for all things, connecting with spirit and the cycle of life, for children and adults alike.

Angels & Saints

Author: Eliot Weinberger
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
ISBN: 0811229874
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 153

Book Description
A gorgeously illustrated co-publication with Christine Burgin by “one of the world’s great essayists” (The New York Times). With a guide to the illustrations by Mary Wellesley. Angels have soared through Western culture and consciousness from Biblical to contemporary times. But what do we really know about these celestial beings? Where do they come from, what are they made of, how do they communicate and perceive? The celebrated essayist Eliot Weinberger has mined and deconstructed, resurrected and distilled centuries of theology into an awe-inspiring exploration of the heavenly host. From a litany of angelic voices, Weinberger’s lyrical meditation then turns to the earthly counterparts, the saints, their lives retold in a series of vibrant and playful capsule biographies, followed by a glimpse of the afterlife. Threaded throughout Angels & Saints are the glorious illuminated grid poems by the eighteenth-century Benedictine monk Hrabanus Maurus. These astonishingly complex, proto-“concrete” poems are untangled in a lucid afterword by the medieval scholar and historian Mary Wellesley.

The House of Broken Angels

Author: Luis Alberto Urrea
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316516252
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 275

Book Description
In this "raucous, moving, and necessary" story by a Pulitzer Prize finalist (San Francisco Chronicle), the De La Cruzes, a family on the Mexican-American border, celebrate two of their most beloved relatives during a joyous and bittersweet weekend. "All we do, mija, is love. Love is the answer. Nothing stops it. Not borders. Not death." In his final days, beloved and ailing patriarch Miguel Angel de La Cruz, affectionately called Big Angel, has summoned his entire clan for one last legendary birthday party. But as the party approaches, his mother, nearly one hundred, dies, transforming the weekend into a farewell doubleheader. Among the guests is Big Angel's half brother, known as Little Angel, who must reckon with the truth that although he shares a father with his siblings, he has not, as a half gringo, shared a life. Across two bittersweet days in their San Diego neighborhood, the revelers mingle among the palm trees and cacti, celebrating the lives of Big Angel and his mother, and recounting the many inspiring tales that have passed into family lore, the acts both ordinary and heroic that brought these citizens to a fraught and sublime country and allowed them to flourish in the land they have come to call home. Teeming with brilliance and humor, authentic at every turn, The House of Broken Angels is Luis Alberto Urrea at his best, and cements his reputation as a storyteller of the first rank. "Epic . . . Rambunctious . . . Highly entertaining." -- New York Times Book Review"Intimate and touching . . . the stuff of legend." -- San Francisco Chronicle"An immensely charming and moving tale." -- Boston GlobeNational Bestseller and National Book Critics Circle Award finalistA New York Times Notable BookOne of the Best Books of the Year from National Public Radio, American Library Association, San Francisco Chronicle, BookPage, Newsday, BuzzFeed, Kirkus, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Literary Hub

Only Angels Can Wing it

Author: Liz Curtis Higgs
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers
ISBN: 9780785282471
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 232

Book Description
The ideal woman was described in Proverbs 31--and has been intimidating her sisters ever since. Higgs' humorous reexamination of the eight qualities of the "virtuous woman" takes the pressure off today's weary (and less-than-angelic) wives and mothers. In 31 chapters, Liz addresses everything from fiscal responsibility to maintaining a happy, comfortable home without burning out.

Healer of Angels

Author: Martin Tyner
Publisher: Amethyst Moon
ISBN: 9781935354123
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
Healer of Angels is a heartwarming collection of true stories of a young boy overcoming life's challenges and disabilities with the guidance of wise grandparents and other mentors. This process leads to a life dedicated to the rescue, healing and release of the wild creatures of the desert southwest. Some of the stories are humorous and some bittersweet, but each will inspire, teaching a lesson as it touches the readers' heart. Join Mr. Tyner as he reflects back on his life: from a young boy terrified of birds to becoming the first man in North America licensed to train a wild golden eagle in the ancient art of falconry; from a shy dyslectic teenager, to the founder and CEO of the Southwest Wildlife Foundation. Martin Tyner is one of America's foremost wildlife rehabilitators, a master falconer, eagle falconer, and wildlife and environmental educator. He travels throughout the west providing wildlife programs accompanied by his devoted companion, Scout, a wild golden eagle.

Wolves of Angels Rest: Books 8-11

Author: Elsa Jade
Publisher: Red Circle Ink
ISBN: 1941547273
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 827

Book Description
This box set collection includes books from the "Mating Season" series of the Wolves of Angels Rest where sexy wolf and bear shifter heroes find their strong and sassy fated mates. WISH UPON A WEREWOLF: A Wolves of Angels Rest Holiday Story It’s Christmas in Angels Rest… Annie Belle hitchhiked to Angels Rest with one dangerous Christmas wish: to be bitten by a werewolf. Blaze Domingo swore he’d never take a mate, and the dead of winter is the wrong season for mating. But Annie is making all of his silent wishes come true. FIGHTER The hunger moon hangs in the night sky… Malachi battled alongside the Villalobos wolves against the fanatical Kingdom Guard paramilitary to save imprisoned shapeshifters, but he has never truly felt at home in Angels Rest. Raised in the depths of the Russian taiga, his wolf is too wild to be tamed. Sofia has lost everything, but she’ll fight to the death to keep her newborn son. Then Malachi offers her one night of protection she can’t refuse—and a passion she can’t understand. There’s a wildness in him that calls to her soul, but his secrets are darker than the violence she left behind. Trust is hard, but the desire is undeniable, and both of them are hungry for a love like they’ve never known. BEAST The wolves of Angels Rest destroyed the cruel Kingdom Guard’s secret outpost, but not all the victims were saved. Yet… Tortured and drugged by a clandestine human organization seeking to turn shifters into supersoldier slaves, bear shifter Cianán was rescued by the Mesa Diablo pack. But he was left twisted and broken, some part of him left behind in that too-small cage. Now a quiet forest, alone with his honeybees, is the most he hopes for. Undeterred by the harsh realities of her upbringing, Trudy’s artistic soul demands she capture all the wonders of the world in her camera lens. When a grumpy, reclusive mountain man saves her from an early-spring snowstorm, she realizes there’s more to his humped and hairy shyness than meets the eye. He doesn’t believe she can see past his ugliness, but she won’t let him hide from a love that burns true in the heart of the beholder. COYOTE’S CHRISTMAS KISS: A Wolves of Angels Rest Holiday Story It’s Christmas again in Angels Rest… Dena Begay has always yearned for wolf shifter Easton Domingo, but he left Angels Rest years ago and never looked back. Now he’s home for the holidays and she needs his help searching for the town’s missing Christmas tree. Maybe her coyote spirit will find a way to sneak into his heart. ____________________________________________ Keywords: werewolf wolf shifter bear werebear paranormal romance alpha male fated mates military hero NA Christmas holiday story shapeshifter Russian hero supersoldier

Hiking the Columbia River Gorge

Author: Russ Schneider
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493052381
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 273

Book Description
This guide describes a wide range of hikes in the Columbia River Gorge, from easy to very strenuous, accessible and remote. Detailed trail descriptions and mileages, suggestions on how to get the most from your hike (points of interest along the way, and some history and natural history of the area as well). Also included is information on how to find many of the Gorge’s waterfalls, for people who enjoy seeking those out. For backpackers, it has not only good route descriptions, but suggestions on hike variations and where the best campsites are located. Also included are recommendations for hiking to the best viewpoints in the gorge.

Strange Angels

Author: Lili St. Crow
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9781595142511
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308

Book Description
Dru Anderson has what her grandmother called the touch. When her dad turns up dead--but still walking--Dru knows she's next. Will Dru discover just how special she really is before coming face-to-fang with whatever is hunting her?

Angels All Over Town

Author: Luanne Rice
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0553902474
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354

Book Description
New York Times bestselling author Luanne Rice made her triumphant debut with this delicately drawn but emotionally powerful portrait of a woman’s extraordinary journey of the heart and soul–a timeless story of love, sisterhood, and the hope that emerges even out of heartbreak.... Una Cavan doesn’t believe in ghosts. But ghosts seem to believe in her. At least, her father’s ghost does, walking into and out of her life as casually as if he were entering and exiting a room. Una has always believed the Cavan women had the power of witches, and from the beaches of Connecticut to the bustle of New York City they’ve shared the special unbreakable bond of sisters. No man has been able to come between them…until Lily marries the “perfect” man and begins to drift away and Margo gets engaged. With another failed relationship behind her, and a thriving career as an actress ahead of her, Una wonders if she’s destined to be alone–or if there isn’t something more, something magical that life has in store for her. Then an unexpected encounter gives her the answer she’s been seeking…. From the Trade Paperback edition.