Product Description: From time immemorial, prayer has provided comfort in our darkest hours, stirred us to action beyond what we thought possible, and shown us the way through seemingly insurmountable challenges. In this engaging tour of world history, author and historian Jean-Pierre Isbouts takes us on an inspiring tour of ten prayers that played a pivotal role in world events...read more

Product Description: [Read by Adam Verner] Ten Prayers That Changed the World delves into the moments in history when faith and prayer intersected with the course of mankind. From time immemorial, prayer has provided comfort, stirred us to action beyond what we thought possible, and shown us the way through seemingly insurmountable challenges...read more

This beautifully illustrated, easy to follow reference inspires kids to discover more about the Bible, with its unique presentation of historical stories and facts. Packed with features like "25 Facts about Music and Poetry" and "35 Facts about Ancient Rulers," and dozens more on palaces, beauty, gardens, fashion, and other aspects of life during biblical times, 1,000 Facts About the Bible is an engaging and kid-friendly take on the history, archeological discoveries, and stories of the Bible.From the Hardcover edition.

Product Description: Fifteen-year-old varsity cheerleader Alysia Jayne, a beautiful California blonde with the lithe body of an Olympic gymnast, is in an escalating spiral of drug abuse, truancy and deception. One morning in 2003, she is roused from her bed by strangers, handcuffed, and rushed across the Mexican border...read more

Product Description: "From Moses to Muhammad" by historian Jean-Pierre Isbouts (author of National Geographic's bestseller "The Biblical World") explores the shared origins of Judaism, Christianity and Islam through the unique prism of both the Bible and the Koran (or Qur'an)...read more

Richly illustrated with more than four hundred full-color photographs and maps, a definitive study of the world of the Bible traces the early history of the Holy Land, the rise of three great religions, and the geographical landscape of the region, in chronologically arranged chapters that place biblical texts in their historical context. 10,000 first printing.

Follows the life of Walt Disney, from his boyhood on a Missouri farm through his struggles as a young animator, to his building of a motion picture and amusement park empire.

A pictorial survey of the actor's long career and the history of the motion picture industry after World War II traces his life on and off the screen through 150 photographs and more than 50 drawings done by the author on the sets of his films.