Davenport: 393 books

Lighthouses and Lightships A Descriptive and Historical Account of Their Mode of Construction and Organization

One of the most famous lighthouses of antiquity, as I have already pointed out, was the pharos of Alexandria, which ancient writers included among the Seven Wonders of the World. It might naturally be supposed that the founder of so remarkable a monument of architectural skill would be well known;...

Example in this ebook The very favourable reception accorded both by Press and Public to the "Circle of the Year," has induced me to prepare a second volume, similar in design, but dealing with different branches of the same subject. As the former was founded on the first series of a popular...

18+ for language and sexual situations… Home from a war my country hated me for, I’m looking for my place in the world, managing to find myself in jail instead. But when a vision of perfection walks up the jailhouse steps, I’m lost. Now I just have to convince her to get lost with me

President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal is widely understood as a turning point in American history. Roosevelt's decisions of 1933 reset the balance of power away from Congress and the states toward a strong executive branch. They shifted the federal government away from the Founders' vision of deliberation...

Anatomy of a Plane Crash . . . A few minutes past 7:00 pm., the evening of Nov. 1, 1955, a young man’s fury at having been placed in an orphanage as a child exploded in the night sky over a northern Colorado beet field. As 25 sticks of dynamite erupted in the rear baggage compartment of a DC-6B...

Lonely Planet: The world’s number one travel guide publisher* Lonely Planet**’s Discover Ireland** is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Wander from village to village along Connemara’s coast, discover...

Being the True Story of the Fox Sisters, as revealed by authority of Margaret Fox Kane and Catherine Fox Jencken. "In this book we have the confessions of the guilty women who have pilloried themselves for all coming time. One John D. Fox lived in Hydeville, New York, in 1847…One of...

Choices Are For The Living is a spiritual journey every believer should take. It begins with one simple yet profound question...Do we fear the Lord? In other words, do we have a reverential awe of the Most High God? As Christians, a positive response comes easily, but our true answer is always reflected...

Made for More and Saved for Something was created for you to become aware that you truly were saved for something. You have a destination, a purpose, and God has a plan for you. He is in your everyday life. You are not what you do, nor where youve been; youre not even where you are going. You were uniquely designed by God with His purpose for you in mind.

Hello, my name is Michele.I dedicate my story to anyone who has ever had a reason to give up on life and God.My hearts desire is for people to be encouraged, not by my life, but by what God has done through my life.This book is not about me. It is about the one who created me, and saved me from death...

Have you ever taken a moment before you are ready to make a decision and envision what the outcome might be, not only for you but for your loved ones? Do you struggle with feelings of guilt because you would rather be an instigator rather than a peacemaker? Are you attracted to being more naughty...

No doubt in these pleasant studies patriotism acts as a magnifying-glass, making us unduly exaggerate details. On the other hand, it encourages us to try to discover them, and just at present this encouragement seems to be needed. There are so many gaps in our knowledge of the history of books in England...

When we say we will act with intention, what does that mean? We intend to set the alarm to get up and go to work. We intend to pick the kids up from school. We intend to watch this TV program or read that magazine. There are also many other things that we intend to do that we never do. I believe that...