Go Quest Young Man

An inept, wandering sorcerer throws his lot in with an aged, doddering knight and takes to the road to elude an old flame, save a damsel in distress, and maybe find a job, in this humorous fantasy. Original.

The adventures of Erwyn, Journeyman Sorcerer, in which his four year final examination consists of trying not to get killed long enough to make it to graduation. Alone and unarmed, equipped with the thirteen basic spells and not much else -- what were they thinking?!? Of course, the alone part doesn't last very long, since everything and everyone in the neighborhood seems to gravitate in his direction. Orcs, evil magicians, cranky old men, plus an odd number of women with an arsenal of swords, knives, and curlers at their disposal. And unarmed is, more or less, a matter of one's point of view. Especially when one has the ability to create magic sandcastles out of thin air. But the sand has to come from somewhere, doesn't it? And can he learn somehow to use it as an offensive weapon so he can stay alive long enough to get home? Erwyn needs to find out fast. A good spell-checker charm couldn't hurt, either.

First in an all-new trilogy based on the Universal Television series. Seeking fortune, fame and Gabrielle's approval, Joxer signs up for a suspicious quest. But Xena discovers that some unpleasantly familiar faces are involved: Menelaus, the King of Sparta, and a venal priest of Apollo named Avicus. King and priest are up to no good.

Medicine man and Sun Dance chief Thomas Yellowtail is a pivotal figure in Crow tribal life. As a youth he lived in the presence of old warriors, hunters, and medicine men who knew the freedom and sacred ways of pre-reservation life. As the principal figure in the Crow-Shoshone Sun Dance religion, Yellowtail has preserved traditional values in the face of the constantly encroaching, diametrically opposed values of materialistic modern socity. Through his life story and description of the Sun Dance religion we can reexamine the premises and orientations of both cultures.

How come people lived so long back then? Why did God allow the flood? Is Jesus real? Kids have LOTS of questions about the Bible and God. The NIrV Kids' Quest Study Bible is a great resource for kids eager to learn more. • Over 500 real questions and answers from kids • Quest Challenges help kids apply the Bible’s teachings to their own lives by pointing to Scripture • Book introductions help explain what each book of the Bible is about • A dictionary and subject guide help kids find what they’re looking for • Fresh, colorful design with cartoons makes the Bible fun to look at and use • The complete NIrV translation—the NIV for kids! This translation is written at a third grade reading level. Real Questions, Real Answers. Isn’t it exciting to discover the world, ask how things work, and learn about God and the Bible? Now, your questions can be answered in the NIrV Kid’s Quest Study Bible. This Bible includes over 500 real questions and real answers from real kids like you. You’ll also enjoy the book introductions, subject index, and dictionary making it easier to find important information about the Bible. With cartoons and a bright, colorful design, reading and using the Bible will be fun. General Editor Rick Osborne is a bestselling author and speaker committed to equipping parents and churches to reach and teach children. He was a key contributor in the development of the Luke 2:52 series and wrote The Legend of the Christmas Tree published by Zonderkidz. Hey Grownups! This Bible has an edition for adults too! The popular Quest Study Bible contains in-text notes and articles answering nearly 7,000 of the most commonly asked questions about specific Bible passages. Developed by the editors at Christianity Today International, along with over 100 respected Bible scholars and pastors, this engaging and straightforward study Bible guides adults in their understanding and application of Scripture.

Named one of Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Books of 2014 One of NBC News’s 10 Best Latino Books of 2014 “A West Coast version of Augusten Burroughs’s Running With Scissors...A funny, shocking, generous-hearted book” (Entertainment Weekly) about a boy, his five stepfathers, and the mother who was determined to give her son everything but the truth. When he was three years old, Brando Kelly Ulloa was abandoned by his immigrant father. His mother, Maria, dreaming of a more exciting life, saw no reason for her son to live as a Mexican American just because he was born one. With the help of Maria’s ruthless imagination and a hastily penned jailhouse correspondence, the life of “Brando Skyhorse,” the Native American son of an incarcerated political activist, was about to begin. Through a series of letters to Paul Skyhorse Johnson, a stranger in prison for armed robbery, Maria reinvents herself and her young son as American Indians in the colorful Mexican-American neighborhood of Echo Park, California, where Brando and his mother live with his acerbic grandmother and a rotating cast of surrogate fathers. It will be thirty years before Brando begins to untangle the truth, when a surprise discovery leads him to his biological father at last. From this PEN/Hemingway Award–winning novelist comes an extraordinary literary memoir capturing a mother-son story unlike any other and a boy’s single-minded search for a father, wherever he can find one.

What do Madonna, Ray Charles, Mount Rushmore, suburbia, the banjo, and the Ford Mustang have in common? Whether we adore, ignore, or deplore them, they all influence our culture, and color the way America is perceived by the world. In this A-to-Z collection of essays scholars explore more than one hundred people, places, and phenomena as they seek to discover what it means to be labeled icon. From the Alamo to Muhammad Ali, from John Wayne to the zipper, the American icons covered in this unique three-volume set include subjects from culture, law, art, food, religion, and science. By providing numerous ways for the reader to engage in the process of interpreting these images and artifacts, the work serves as a unique resource for students of American history and culture. Features 100 illustrations. What do Madonna, Ray Charles, Mount Rushmore, suburbia, the banjo, and the Ford Mustang have in common? Whether we adore, ignore, or deplore them, they all influence our culture, and color the way America is perceived by the world. This A-to-Z collection of essays explores more than one hundred people, places, and phenomena that have taken on iconic status in American culture. The scholars and writers whose thoughts are gathered in this unique three-volume set examine these icons through a diverse array of perspectives and fields of expertise. Ranging from the Alamo to Muhammad Ali, from John Wayne to the zipper, this selection of American icons represents essential elements of our culture, including law, art, food, religion, and science. Featuring more than 100 illustrations, this work will serve as a unique resource for students of American history and culture. The interdisciplinary scholars in this work examine what it means when something is labeled as an icon. What common features do the people, places, and things we deem to be iconic share? To begin with, an icon generates strong responses in people, it often stands for a group of values (John Wayne), it reflects forces of its time, it can be reshaped or extended by imitation, and it often breaks down barriers between various segments of American culture, such as those that exist between white and black America, or between high and low art. The essays contained in this set examine all these aspects of American icons from a variety of perspectives and through a lively range of rhetoric styles.