The powerful portrait of the glorious Greek warrior Achilles presented in Homer's Iliad imbued a particular soldier with transcendent value, linking "soldier" with "hero" in Western culture. Tracing Achilles' appearances in the works of poets, generals, philosophers, priests, and patriots, Katherine Callen King establishes the moral or political significance attached to the hero as a response to shifting mores and contemporary issues.
The powerful portrait of the glorious Greek warrior Achilles presented in Homer's Iliad imbued a particular soldier with transcendent value, linking "...
After the death of her parents, immigrant Gita finds herself in post WWII America with nothing but a few haunting childhood memories and an arranged marriage to Max. Despite her initial hesitations and his elusive nature, the awkward tension soon dissipates as they settle into life together. But with the arrival of a stranger, Gita realizes she may know very little about the man she married. As her world seems to unravel and the missing pieces of her childhood fall into place, the lives of a Nazi, a young girl, and a prisoner at Auschwitz intertwine, revealing the beauty of what can happen...
After the death of her parents, immigrant Gita finds herself in post WWII America with nothing but a few haunting childhood memories and an arranged m...
Stile - Before Kate Knight thinks she has everything going right in her life. She has her own apartment in LA, a new career and a very successful, handsome boyfriend. Harley Stile is a global sensation British rock star, who picks Kate out of the crowd at his concert and invites her backstage. Kate laughingly declines, dismissing him as a playboy looking for a one night stand. A few days later, Kate and Harley's paths cross again and Harley discovers Kate has a boyfriend. Still intrigued by Kate and never one to give up, Harley tells Kate he is not walking away from her, not without his...
Stile - Before Kate Knight thinks she has everything going right in her life. She has her own apartment in LA, a new career and a very successful, han...
As a young child, Mattie doesn't realize she's a slave until she's plucked from the main house and taken to a new Georgia cotton plantation working the fields. She hates everything about it, except one thing: her friendship with James, the plantation owner's young son, and their secret meetings where he teaches her to read. As desperate as her circumstances are, a seed of hope is planted that will take root and not let go until her dreams of freedom are realized. Now adults during the Civil War, James and Mattie must overcome family betrayal, oppression, and the horrors of war for their love,...
As a young child, Mattie doesn't realize she's a slave until she's plucked from the main house and taken to a new Georgia cotton plantation working th...
During an emergency trip to a hardware store for supplies, Kathy finds a metal bucket full of crosses with a handwritten sign that read "Free." Intrigued by the crosses and a personal opinion that nothing is truly free, she investigates. The story of the crosses inspires her to write this book. Over halfway into writing, Kathy learns that the tale she was first told is only a fraction of the truth behind the crosses and she struggles to accept anything different from what she had grown to love and think of as the real story. Besides, it would be...
"The Crosses"
By: Katherine King
During an emergency trip to a hardware store for supplies, Kathy finds a metal bucket full of crosses ...
During an emergency trip to a hardware store for supplies, Kathy finds a metal bucket full of crosses with a handwritten sign that read "Free." Intrigued by the crosses and a personal opinion that nothing is truly free, she investigates. The story of the crosses inspires her to write this book. Over halfway into writing, Kathy learns that the tale she was first told is only a fraction of the truth behind the crosses and she struggles to accept anything different from what she had grown to love and think of as the real story. Besides, it would be...
"The Crosses"
By: Katherine King
During an emergency trip to a hardware store for supplies, Kathy finds a metal bucket full of crosses ...
