By: Emmett R. White, Pub. 1998, reprinted 2018, 352 pages, E-BOOK, Index, ISBN #978-1-63914-593-5. The 172 genealogies/sketches within this volume pertain to person from: Burke, County, NC. The contributions of the Revolutionary War soldiers of Western N.C. during the conflict of 1775-1782 were immense. The rolling hills of the Carolina Piedmont were as much a battleground as those of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Kings Mountain, Ramsour's Mill, Cowpens, th...

We live in the age of the retouchable selfie. For those navigating the world of social media, the issue of how one presents oneself to the world has never been more critical. Psychological studies have shown the high impact of this selfie culture on the mental health of young people especially. How might the long tradition of the Christian gaze, found in scripture, art, theology and philosophy speak into this selfie generation? What, in this context, might be the significance of the doctri...

You may have read the stories of Noah, Esther, or Mary a hundred times. But you’ve never read them like this. Introducing Eyewitness—a new vivid, personal Bible experience that helps you see God in a fresh way. Vivid first-person narratives. Eyewitness brings you 35 true-to-Scripture Bible stories that bring you face-to-face with the people in the Bible. As they tell their own firsthand accounts of encountering God, their experiences become more real. Bible truths become more relevant. And...

Discovering a partner's infidelity can shatter your world in an instant. The betrayal, the lies, the broken trust—it all leaves you questioning everything you thought you knew about your relationship and yourself. If you're struggling to navigate the painful aftermath of spousal dishonesty, you're not alone, and there is a path forward.Coping with Spousal Infidelity & Dishonesty is a compassionate guide designed to help you process your emotions, understand what happened, and make ...

In Canada, the era of baby boomers lasted from 1946 to about 1965, a period in which there was a sudden rise in the number of births observed from year to year. The 2021 Canadian census counts a total of 9,212,640 baby boomers; writers Donna White and Michael Benson may only be two of them, but they have a lifetime of stories to tell.From silly childhood antics to serious life reflections, Donna and Michael share their life journeys as baby boomers growing up in a suburb of Toronto...

Book four in the tragic series about the Sinister-Winterbottom twins, who must solve one wretched mystery after the next, brought to you by #1 New York Times bestselling author KIERSTEN WHITE. The electrifying penultimate adventure finds the Sinister-Winterbottoms at the manor of Mr. Frank and Dr. Stein!After escaping from Edgaren’t and Dr. Jay, the Sinister-Winterbottoms and their friends arrive at Stein Manor Science Camp. They all work...

A Big Beautiful Bride for a Storekeeper: A Clean Western Historical RomanceIt is 1874, and big beautiful Victoria has decided to become a Mail Order Bride.Victoria Thompson was tired of being alone. There were no men in St. Charles Arkansas looking for a wife and she desperately wanted a husband. Her older sister Amanda had found love with her husband Charles by responding to an ad for a mail order bride. One day she found an ad for a mail order br...

A business rivalry reveals a longing for a second chance at love and a fight for the affections of a slow, southern town.Leslie Baker has a tall, dark, and handsome problem.Back in Potter Lake, she’s rebuilt her life around her hometown beauty shop, The Curl & Dye. Kade “KC” Cavanaugh, her college sweetheart, is back too—running Guys & Dolls, the family salon across town. What should have been a reunion of old flames turns into a rivalry, as the tw...

**Winner of the 2022 Edgar Award for Best BiographyAn Economist Best Book of 2021A fresh, innovative biography of the twentieth century’s most iconic filmmaker.**In The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock, Edward White explores the Hitchcock phenomenon—what defines it, how it was invented, what it reveals about the man at its core, and how its legacy continues to shape our cultural world.The book’s twelve chapters illuminate different aspects o...

This is a beginner-friendly collection of over 30 cupcake projects featuring modelled sugarpaste characters and designs, in the popular Bake Me I'm Yours... series format. Readers will learn how to design, assemble and embellish all sorts of characters, from firemen and nurses, through to pirates, mermaids, princesses and space aliens! The designs will look great but will be easy to follow and quick to make ; perfect presents for children's parties or school events!

'The book is remarkable .... one of the most striking personal records of the period.' - Max Hastings As a 24-year-old lieutenant in the King's Own Scottish Borderers, Peter kept an unauthorised journal of his regiment's advance through the Low Countries and into Germany in the closing months of the war in Europe. Forbidden by his commanding officer from doing so for security reasons, Peter's boyhood habit of diary keeping had become an obsession too stron...

Practical answers to the urgent moral questions of our time from the ancient philosophy of StoicismTwenty-three centuries ago, in a marketplace in Athens, Zeno of Citium, the founder of Stoicism, built his philosophy on powerful ideas that still resonate today: all human beings can become citizens of the world, regardless of their nationality, gender, or social class; happiness comes from living in harmony with nature; and, most important, humans always have the fr...