The Rose In The Desert

Author : Larry McMurtry
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781439128831

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Pulitzer Prize–winner Larry McMurtry writes novels set in the American heartland, but his real territory is the heart itself. His gift for writing about women—their love for reckless, hopeless men; their ability to see the good in losers; and their peculiar combination of emotional strength and sudden weakness—makes The Desert Rose the bittersweet, funny, and touching book that it is. Harmony is a Las Vegas showgirl with the best legs in town. At night she's a lead dancer in a gambling casino; during the day she raises peacocks. She throws her love away on second-rate men, but wakes up in the morning full of hope. She's one of a dying breed of dancers, faced with fewer and fewer jobs and an even bleaker future. Yet, she maintains a calm cheerfulness in that arid neon landscape of supermarkets, drive-in wedding chapels, and all-night casinos. While Harmony's star is fading, her beautiful, cynical daughter Pepper's is on the rise. But Harmony remains wistful and optimistic through it all. She is the unexpected blossom in the wasteland, the tough and tender desert rose. Hers is a loving portrait that only Larry McMurtry could render.

Author : Rose,Anna B. Warner,Susan B. Warner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1864
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:B000159090

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Author : Edythe Scott Bagley,Joseph H. Hilley
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780817317652

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Desert Rose by Edythe Scott Bagley,Joseph H. Hilley Pdf

A detailed account of Coretta Scott King's upbringing in a family of proud, land-owning African Americans with a devotion to the ideals of social equality and the values of education, as well as her later role as her husband's most trusted confidant and advisor.

Author : John De Kewer WILLIAMS
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0019166592

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The Rose in the Desert. A Pleasant and Hopeful Discourse [on Is. Xxxv. 1], Suggested by the Consistent Christian Life of the Late G. Rose, Etc by John De Kewer WILLIAMS Pdf

Author : Susan Bogert Warner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1864
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:591031138

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The rose in the desert, by the author of 'The wide, wide world'. by Susan Bogert Warner Pdf

Author : Linda Chaikin
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2003-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780736945882

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Jack Halliday struck it rich in the 1860 silver boom in Virginia City! As Annalee and her mother travel to join him in Nevada, their joy turns to ashes. They're unprepared for the savage mountain winter that traps them in a desperate struggle for survival. At this critical moment, lawman Brett Wilder arrives in town. He's looking for the gunslinger who crippled his father—and he suspects Jack. When Annalee and Brett meet as they each search for Jack, they must face what they believe about the sovereignty of God, justice, and mercy. They also must discover whether their growing love for one another will melt like snow into an icy mountain stream or bloom like a rose in the desert.

Author : Bill Petite
Publisher : Bill Petite
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781432788377

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Jesus Saves - even on the job In October of 1981, the National Training Center at Ft. Irwin, Ca. was opened as a training facility for US Army units. The work force was civilian, government contract employees. This work force was involved in, among other evil and detestable practices, drug use, alcohol use and sex while on the job. It was a playground for Satan and his followers. This is the last place anyone would expect to hear anything about God. But, God soon began a work that would touch the hearts and lives of the extremely Godless people in this place. God turned the Track and Wheel Shops at Ft. Irwin into a mission field. Starting with one man (not the author), God began a revival in the work place that saw many get saved and go on to various ministries and the mission field. This movement eventually grew into a weekly organized Bible Study that is still thriving and seeing lives changed. This book tells the true story of how Jesus came into this place of work and saved people from their despicable, evil lifestyles of sin. Although this story is told from the experience of one person, it could be told multiple times by a number of people with different experiences and testimonies. The accounts of the work which God did there over the years would fill volumes and would contain endless testimonies of how the Lord worked in the lives of all those involved or those whose lives were touched by this work. When I arrived at Ft. Irwin in July, 1982, I was a drunk who neglected my family and only cared for my own evil desires. By the end of 1984 I was saved and living free from alcohol and was not only walking with Jesus but on my way to active ministry work at the job site and in the Church. There are no exaggerations in this book, only the truth of what Jesus did in the lives of me and those around me and beyond. It is a testimony to what the Lord can do if we are open to His work in our lives. Do you take Jesus to work with you? All too often, Christians leave Jesus at home when they go to work. An undercover Christian is unable to reach anyone for Jesus. We need to be ambassadors for Jesus and take the gospel message to the work site and watch as the Lord saves souls. That is what happened at Ft. Irwin, in the Track and Wheel Shops. We were all truly amazed at the work He was able to do simply because we were obedient to His calling. This work of God, which exists among the evil lifestyles of this workforce, truly stands out like a rose in the desert. Take Jesus to work, you will be amazed at His good work habits.

Author : Mary Weijun Collins
Publisher : Penguin Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : China
ISBN : 0143019376

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This poignant book about a young woman's experiences during China's Cultural Revolution is in a same genre as the popular local book Tears of the Moon as well as international bestsellers like Wild Swans and Falling Leaves. Weijun Collins was born in China into a prominent and well-educated family. When she was just ten years old her father, once a high-ranking official, was condemned as an enemy of the Communist Party and banished to a labour camp. Weijun struggled to continue her education but her father's 'crime' eventually rebounded on her and she was sent to the Gobi desert for ten years of terrible hardship and misery. laboured in sub-zero temperatures - a virtual slave. Against this background of terrible hardship Weijun managed to teach herself English and eventually escaped from the desert to become a teacher. Her story is layered with a number of romantic episodes: she has a brief unsuccessful marriage to a childhood sweetheart; and a scandalous and ultimately damaging love affair with a much younger man. Weijun was eventually assisted to New Zealand and has begun a new, much happier life. This book gives the reader real insight into the daily lives of ordinary people during this terrible period in China's history.

Author : Jeannette Walls
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2007-01-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781416544661

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The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls Pdf

A triumphant tale of a young woman and her difficult childhood, The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience, redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and wonderfully vibrant. Jeannette Walls was the second of four children raised by anti-institutional parents in a household of extremes.

Author : K.M. Daughters
Publisher : Pelican Ventures Book Group
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781522302513

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Rose in the Desert by K.M. Daughters Pdf

Anna Babic Robbins, dubbed "The Rose Of The Adriatic" by pilgrims to her village, leaves her home bound for America. She is to deliver secrets concerning the fate of the world to a Chicago priest who will shepherd mankind to prepare to hear God speak. Four women travel to Las Vegas, and while there, snow begins to fall during triple digit heat. They soon learn that the non-accumulating snowfall is a worldwide phenomenon—a universal sign from God preceding the gift of a permanent sign inexplicable by earthly standards. With the culmination of these miraculous events, all their paths intersect, and God will reveal His plans to each soul on earth. Will mankind listen?

Author : S. D. Shadden
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2023-06-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9798887512389

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A Rose in the Desert by S. D. Shadden Pdf

A weathered letter, a woman's quest, a warrior's sword--from the deserts of Petra and Wadi Rum to the hallowed halls of Cambridge, enter the battlefield where truly the pen becomes mightier than the sword. Share the drama of those living and dying in the crucible of war. Join the dangerous journey of "a rose in the desert."

Author : Rose,Susan B. Warner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:316564902

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The Rose in the Desert by Rose,Susan B. Warner Pdf

Author : Ananda Rose
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199890941

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Showdown in the Sonoran Desert by Ananda Rose Pdf

This book offers reflections on a daunting and controversial ethical question: How should we treat the strangers who enter this country illegally? To understand the experience of those directly confronted by this problem, Ananda Rose traveled to the Sonoran desert at the border between the U.S. and Mexico. There she gathered opinions from Minutemen, Border Patrol agents, Catholic nuns, humanitarian air workers, left-wing protestors, ranchers, and other ordinary citizens in southern Arizona. She depicts the results of these interviews as two starkly opposed ideological perspectives: that of religious activists who embrace a biblically-inspired model of hospitality that stresses love of strangers and a "borderless" compassion; and that of law enforcement, which is concerned with safety, security, and strict respect for international borders.

Author : Edith Nicholl Bradley Ellison
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1290611580

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The Desert and the Rose by Edith Nicholl Bradley Ellison Pdf

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Author : Roumelia Lane
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Libya
ISBN : 0373011806

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