Angel in the Waters
10 best books like Angel in the Waters (Regina Doman): J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, A Bear Called Paddington, A Good Man is Hard to Find and Other Stories, Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust, The Clown of God, The Weight of a Mass: A Tale of Faith, Falling Up, On Stories: And Other Essays on Literature, Beorn the Proud, Birds of North America
J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
| Author | J.R.R. Tolkien |
| ISBN | 0345538374 |
This four-volume, boxed set contains J.R.R. Tolkien's epic masterworks The Hobbit and the three volumes of The Lord of the Rings (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King).
In The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins is whisked away from his comfortable, unambitious life in Hobbiton...
| Author | Michael Bond |
| ISBN | 0007174160 |
An alternate cover edition of this ISBN can be found here.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown first met Paddington, a most endearing bear from Darkest Peru on a railway platform in London. A sign hanging around his neck said, "Please look after this bear. Thank you" So that is just what they did.
From...
A Good Man is Hard to Find and Other Stories
| Author | Flannery O'Connor |
| ISBN | 0151365040 |
This now classic book revealed Flannery O'Connor as one of the most original and provocative writers to emerge from the South. Her apocalyptic vision of life is expressed through grotesque, often comic situations in which the principal character faces a problem of salvation: the grandmother, in...
Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust
| Author | Immaculée Ilibagiza |
| ISBN | 1401908977 |
Immaculee Ilibagiza grew up in a country she loved, surrounded by a family she cherished. But in 1994 her idyllic world was ripped apart as Rwanda descended into a bloody genocide. Immaculee’s family was brutally murdered during a killing spree that lasted three months and claimed the lives of nearly...
| Author | Tomie dePaola |
| ISBN | 0156181924 |
I found this book at my Uncle's house during our family reunion. He loves clowns and he was also a minister at a big church in North Carolina, so I know that they got this book when my cousin was young because he loves clowns. This also has a religious theme to it so this is like the perfect story for him. So, it...
| Author | Josephine Nobisso |
| ISBN | 0940112094 |
When a poor devout widow begs for a scrap of bread from a rich faithless baker, she promises to participate in the king’s wedding mass as payment for the baker’s generosity. The baker writes “One Mass” on a scrap of paper and places it on his scale to determine how much bread it is worth. To his and...
| Author | Shel Silverstein |
| ISBN | 0060513098 |
Millie McDeevit screamed a scream
So loud it made her eyebrows steam.
She screamed so loud
Her jawbone broke,
Her tongue caught fire,
Her nostrils smoked...
Poor Screamin' Millie is just one of the unforgettable characters in this wondrous new book of poems and drawings by...
| Author | C.S. Lewis |
| ISBN | 0156027682 |
“In life and art both, as it seems to me, we are always trying to catch in our net of successive moments something that is not successive . . . But I think it is sometimes done—or very, very nearly done—in stories.”
C.S. Lewis is widely known for his fiction, especially his stories of science...
| Author | Madeleine A. Polland |
| ISBN | 1883937086 |
Two cultures, two faiths, struggle against each other in this exciting story by Madeleine Polland. You can almost hear the clash of arms and taste the Great Hall feasts in this authentic recreation of 9th century Europe, when Viking raiders ravaged the coasts of Ireland. Amid the battles and shipwrecks...
| Author | Kenn Kaufman |
| ISBN | 0395964644 |
About myself: I've been birding for all of three months, not really taking walks for the purpose of birding or making IDs until this past Christmas Bird Count. So I imagine I fall right in the target demographic for this work. My impression of the several times I've built a stack of several guides to look...
The Holy Twins: Benedict and Scholastica
| Author | Kathleen Norris |
| ISBN | 0399234241 |
I love this book! Written by two favorite authors, Kathleen Norris and Tomie dePaola. I fell in love with the Benedictine Rule and Norris when I read her "A Cloister Walk" . . . wish I could remember when but I loaned my copy. And dePaola was familiar to me for his many charmingingly-illustrated children's...
The Squire and the Scroll: A Tale of the Rewards of a Pure Heart
| Author | Jennie Bishop |
| ISBN | 1593170793 |
This captivating adventure follows a young squire who travels a long, dangerous road beside his brave knight, on a quest for their king. The action builds until the final face-off with the monstrous, evil dragon. Only then does the squire learn of the secret beyond the cave that ends in a joyous celebration...
Phizz Whizzing Collection
| Author | Roald Dahl |
| ISBN | 0140926526 |
THE MAGIC FINGER
Not his best or most memorable, but still a great read for kids.
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
Roald Dahl's most famous novel is also one of his most memorable- there aren't many people who have read this that couldn't recite most of the plot points verbatim.
ESIO...
TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking
A New York Times Bestseller
For anyone who has ever been inspired by a TED talk…
...this is an insider’s guide to creating talks that are unforgettable.
Since taking over TED in the early 2000s, Chris Anderson has shown how carefully crafted short talks can be the...
| Author | Rose Levy Beranbaum |
| ISBN | 1118338618 |
The latest and most comprehensive baking book yet from best-selling author and “diva of desserts” Rose Levy Beranbaum and winner of the 2015 IACP Cookbook Award for Baking
Legendary baker Rose Levy Beranbaum is back with her most extensive “bible” yet. With all-new recipes for...
