Dallas: 367 books

The Face of the Fields written by Dallas Lore Sharp

In the early twentieth century, university professor and Methodist minister Dallas Lore Sharp made a splash in the often-stuffy field of nature writing with this collection of essays in his unique voice, which combines encyclopedic knowledge of flora and fauna with a wry wit and keen observational skills.

Little known is the fact that the Bible shows that in the End Times a priest will stand with the Urim Thummim. This time is called "The Day of Small Things" and it will also be a time of controversy among believers as the Scriptures also ask who will despise that day.

American naturalist John Burroughs was an important figure in the U.S. conservation movement who extolled the virtue of cutting-edge scientific research, as well as espousing a more traditional view of the wonders of nature. In this moving essay, Dallas Lore Sharp assesses Burroughs' significance as a conservationist and nature writer.

Roses, cupid’s arrows, chocolate—chocolate? Screw chocolate! Queer up Valentine’s Day instead with these hilarious, heartbreaking (sometimes deliciously filthy) valentines by a posse of queer authors who have a fresh, occasionally revolutionary (always, insightful) take on love.  This...

Is it ever acceptable to lie? This question plays a surprisingly important role in the story of Europe's transition from medieval to modern society. According to many historians, Europe became modern when Europeans began to lie—that is, when they began to argue that it is sometimes acceptable to...

Death in Three Quarter Time is an eclectic collection of original short stories. By expressing lifes true meaning through the written word, these stories deal with conflict and times of grief that will surely bring insight and understanding into the readers life. About the Author: Sioux Dallas, a widow,...

Sharon Donnelly is so nice and naïve, shes unbelievable. After her abusive husband is killed, she moves from Texas to Florida to attend USF and to work with her sister on her horses for handicapped riders. She cant understand why shes having so many accidents; until her car blows up. Who is trying to...

The Sacred Name used in the Bible reveals many wonderful details on the Creator of the Cosmos. His female counterpart Wisdom as well as His Son Jesus Christ is looked at with details seldom covered by tradition. English translations have hidden proper names such as Iris used in the book of Revelation....

Lord Have Mercy on Me! - is a series that was inspired by a very personal visionary experience of the author. The Holy Bible instructs it readers, to correctly partition and divide its Words to construct (in a divine way) its intended meaning. In this way, the Bible was encoded so people are blinded...

The Urim Thummim of the Bible has been found and this book goes into great detail not only of its identity but that prophecy shows that it was destined to arise again in the End Times. The artifact that I have in my possession (pictured on the book cover) is a flat oval jasper stone covered on top...

Solomon, according to The Holy Bible, was given wisdom more than any other human from the Adamic race. There is a little unknown story, within the pages of the Bible, in how this wisdom was also personified in the Shulamite woman.

In the summer of 1859—the last summer before war comes to a troubled nation—sixteen-year-old Elizabeth Ann Rutherford struggles with the issue of slavery while working on her father’s farm tentatively called Savannah Plantation. Proud, hardworking and loyal to each other, the Rutherford Family...

Individual foreign investment in Western nation states is a long-standing geopolitical issue. The expansion of the middle class in BRICS and Asian countries, and their increased activity in Western real estate markets as foreign investors, have introduced new and revived existing cultural and geopolitical...