books by Digireads.com     books:       The Practice of the Presence of God and The Spiritual Maxims Brother Lawrence Digireads.com, 2012 Spirituality meets philosophy in the Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection collection "The Practice of the Presence of God and the Spiritual Maxims." This challenging yet fruitful read describes Brother Lawrence's philosophy that a relationship with God is more important than the service and work done in God's name. Through a series of letters to nuns and other monks, he states that people become caught up in trying to prove their worth to God. ...             The Art of Horsemanship Digireads.com, 2004 The Art of Horsemanship             The Soul of the Indian Charles Alexander Eastman Digireads.com, 2012 Charles Alexander Eastman (Born Ohiyesa 1858-1939) wrote "The Soul of the Indian" to examine the spiritual history of Native American's before European settlement in America. Born of Minnesota Sioux parents in South Dakota, Charles Eastman spent his life working with Natives and Europeans to bridge cultural divides. Born into and raised by a traditional Sioux family, Eastman developed a deep connection to the life of American Indians. Yet at the ...             Twelve Years a Slave Digireads.com, 2009 "Twelve Years A Slave" is the story of Solomon Northup, an African American who was born free in New York in the early 1800s. In 1841, Solomon Northup was captured and forced into slavery for a period of 12 years. "Twelve Years A Slave" is a captivating narrative of the life of freedom and slavery experienced by one African American man prior to the American Civil War. The book is detailed in its account of life on a cotton and sugar plantation ...             The Imitation of Christ Thomas a Kempis Digireads.com, 2005 Thomas a Kempis was a German medieval Christian monk who was born in the late 14th century. His work "The Imitation of Christ" is one of the most widely read Christian spiritual books ever written. The book presents the idea that the study of Christ's life and the emulation of his example is the highest pursuit that man can achieve. Kempis's "The Imitation of Christ" is a spiritual classic and a must read for any ardent follower of Christianity.             The War in the Air [with Biographical Introduction] (Penguin Classics) Digireads.com, 2004 The War in the Air [with Biographical Introduction]             Understood Betsy Dorothy Canfield Fisher Digireads.com, 2008 Dorothy Canfield Fisher's "Understood Betsy" is the story of a scrawny young 9-year-old orphan by the name of Elizabeth Ann who relocates from her city home to go and live with her cousins, the Putneys, on a farm in Vermont. In the country, Elizabeth begins to blossom as she is invigorated by her new surroundings, which bring new responsibilities and a growing sense of youthful independence. A delightful story of a young girl beginning to grow ...             The Adventures of Reddy Fox [with Biographical Introduction] Digireads.com, 2004 The Adventures of Reddy Fox [with Biographical Introduction]             Barry Lyndon [with Biographical Introduction] (Oxford World's Classics) Digireads.com, 2004 Barry Lyndon [with Biographical Introduction]             Just David [with Biographical Introduction] Digireads.com, 2004 Just David [with Biographical Introduction]             The Song of Hiawatha Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Digireads.com, 2009 Initially conceived by Longfellow after reading the works of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, "The Song of Hiawatha" is an epic poem based on the legends of the Ojibway Indians of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. The beautiful descriptions of this part of the United States are intertwined with the story of the Native American Hiawatha. From his youth to his marriage, from his daily existence of gathering food to his participation in the traditions of ...             Bible Mystery and Bible Meaning Thomas Troward Digireads.com, 2006 "The Bible is the Book of Emancipation of Man. The emancipation of man means his delivery from sorrow and sickness, from poverty, struggle and uncertainty, from ignorance and limitation, and finally from death itself. This may appear to be what the colloquialism of the day would call "a tall order", but nevertheless it is impossible to read the Bible with a mind unwarped by antecedent conceptions derived from traditional interpretation without ...             The Adventures of Paddy the Beaver (Dover Children's Thrift Classics) Digireads.com, 2004 The Adventures of Paddy the Beaver             The Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science [with Biographical Introduction] Digireads.com, 2004 The Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science [with Biographical Introduction]             The Hollow Needle: Further Adventures of Arsene Lupin [with Biographical Introduction] Digireads.com, 2004 The Hollow Needle: Further Adventures of Arsene Lupin [with Biographical Introduction]             The Genealogy of Morals Friedrich Nietzsche Digireads.com, 2007 Considered by many as one of his most important works, "The Genealogy of Morals" is a collection of three essays on Nietzsche's "thoughts on the origin of our moral prejudices". In the three essays ("'Good and Evil,' 'Good and Bad'"; " "'Guilt', 'Bad Conscience', and the like'"; and "What is the meaning of ascetic ideals?") Nietzsche reflects upon the genealogical hypothesis of morality put forth in his friend Paul Rée's work "The Origin of the ...             Six Characters in Search of an Author Luigi Pirandello Digireads.com, 2010 First performed in 1921 with Romans calling out 'Madhouse!' from the audience, "Six Characters in Search of an Author" has remained the most famous and innovative of Pirandello's plays. Often labeled a satirical tragicomedy, this play initiated the anti-illusionism movement of the early twentieth century, rejecting realism in favor of a more symbolic, dreamlike quality. When an acting company's rehearsal is interrupted by six family members who ...             The Compleat Angler (Parts I and II) Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton Digireads.com, 2006 First Published in 1653, Izaak Walton's "The Compleat Angler" is a much loved treatise on the art of fishing. In the 1676 edition of the book, Charles Cotton added a second part thus expanding the volume. Those two parts are included here in this edition. "The Compleat Angler" is a classic of fishing literature and a copy belongs in the library of any true sportsman.             Blacky the Crow [with Biographical Introduction] (Dover Children's Thrift Classics) Digireads.com, 2004 Blacky the Crow [with Biographical Introduction]             The Lilac Fairy Book [with Biographical Introduction] Digireads.com, 2004 The Lilac Fairy Book [with Biographical Introduction]              search for books adventures, arsene, author, beaver, biographical, characters, children, classics, compleat, edinburgh, further, genealogy, hiawatha, horsemanship, imitation, introduction, lectures, meaning, mental, morals, mystery, needle, penguin, practice, presence, science, search, spiritual, thrift, understood books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen electronics: Case Logic DLBP-114 14-Inch Laptop Backpack home  impressum - about us