An anthropological novel about The Sentinelese who are an untouched race that live on North Sentinel Island. It is an inaccessible island in the Andaman Ocean, only 25 miles from a modern port settlement in the Andaman Islands off the coast of Burma, but belonging to India.They are unknown and mysterious because they are so guarded and defensive. And they have been living the same way for thousands of years. With a belief in creation and benevolent spirits, they have a simplistic w...

This novel takes the story as outlined in the Old Testament, and attempts to get inside the heart and soul of the one who became a King of Israel - the one mentioned in the lineage of Jesus himself.Why was David so badly treated by his family? Why was he so courageous? Did the stone really kill Goliath? What was his attitude to women and why did he listen to some and not others? What was the dysfunction in his family all about? Why did he make so many mistakes and why did God still...

The product of over forty Bible scholars and seven years’ work, The NLT Study Bible is the most comprehensive study Bible ever created. The notes focus on bringing out the full meaning of the text, allowing the reader to understand the Bible more deeply than ever. Features include 25,900 study notes (over 820,000 words), maps, charts, illustrations, a word-study system, and much more.Feature details: Ten section introductions provide an overview of the lit...

New York Timesbestselling author Ted Dekker brings an exotic tale of adventure and creates his most memorable character ever.*The story of how I, Julian Carter, and my precious two-year old son, Stephen, left Atlanta Georgia and found ourselves on a white sailboat, tossed about like a cork on a raging sea off of Australia's northern tip in 1963, is harrowing.But it pales in comparison to what happened deep in the jungle where I was taken as a slave...

This updated reference edition of the HCSB is optimized for easy reading on digital devices. It includes more than 35,000 links to textual notes, alternate readings, explanatory notes, cross references, and Old Testament citations in the New Testament. The table of contents is organized by headings within each chapter and the corresponding verse numbers, and the ebook file has been specifically formatted to be fast and easy to use.The HCSB was developed by 100 sch...

A young woman comes of age in this epic saga. "Harrison expertly frames dramatic events with depictions of prehistoric life in the Aleutian Islands" ( The New York Times Book Review).It's 7056 BC, a time before history. On the first day that Chagak's womanhood is acknowledged within her Aleut tribe, she unexpectedly finds herself betrothed to Seal Stalker, the most promising young hunter in the village. A bright future lies ahead of Chagak—but in one viole...

Maftu was afraid of the sea. It had taken his mother when he was a baby, and it seemed to him that the sea gods sought vengeance at having been cheated of Mafatu. So, though he was the son of the Great Chief of Hikueru, a race of Polynesians who worshipped courage, and he was named Stout Heart, he feared and avoided tha sea, till everyone branded him a coward. When he could no longer bear their taunts and jibes, he determined to conquer that fear or be conquered-- so he went off in his can...

The book presents an absorbing account of Jim Corbetts encounters with man-eaters and those brave people who helped Jim in his exploits, as recounted by hill folk. The book further highlights the authors own encounters, adventures and experiences in the jungles.

This book contains powerful warfare prayers and decrees taken from Scripture that will break the powers of darkness and release the blessings and favor of God. This prayer tool includes an introduction to spiritual warfare and biblical principles for praying to overcome demonic influence and oppression.Readers will learn specifically how to release the fire of the living God to:· Preach· Prophesy· Heal the sick· Cast out demons

In ancient Israel, at the crossroads of the great trading routes, a man named Benaiah is searching for a fresh start in life. He has joined a band of soldiers led by a warlord named David, seeking to bury the past that refuses to leave him. Their ragged army is disgruntled and full of reckless men. Some are loyal to David, but others are only with him for the promise of captured wealth. While the ruthless and increasingly mad King Saul marches hopelessly against the powerful Philistines, l...

While this new Bible is certainly an inclusive-language translation, it is much more: it is a re-imagining of the scriptures and our relationship to them. Not merely replacing male pronouns, the translators have rethought what kind of language has built barriers between the text and its readers. Seeking to be faithful to the original languages, they have sought new and non-sexist ways to express the same ancient truths. The Inclusive Bible is a fresh, dynamic translation into modern Englis...

Out of this deep respect for nature Aborigines have learned to live in remarkable harmony with the land and its animals.Here are a few stories, which relate to a culture we can all learn from. If we try harder we can all live in harmony with planet earth.