Books with author Clifford

A brand new adventure from the world of The 39 Clues!For 500 years, the Cahills have been the most powerful family in the world. For 500 years, they've protected the source of their power - the 39 Clues. And for 500 years, they've kept their secrets silent. Until now.This extraordinary stand-alone novel cracks open the Cahill vault to tell the story of the most coveted piece of artwork in the world, a masterpiece that has been the target of seven separate theft attempts: Jan van Eyck’s altarpiece at Ghent. OPERATION TRINITY chronicles the first Vesper attack on the altarpiece in the 1600s, then jumps to WWII and young Grace Cahill’s desperate bid to save the masterwork from the Nazis. The final piece of the novel tells the story of Ian and Natalie Kabra’s first solo operation and features an 11th hour appearance by Grace Cahill on her final mission.History will never be the same.

A brand new adventure from the world of The 39 Clues!After 500 years, the Cahill family's most dangerous secrets are about to be revealed. Read at your own risk . . . Young Harry Houdini's family is eager for a fresh start in America, but secrets from their past have followed them to New York. When the aspiring magician is kidnapped by a dangerous enemy, the Vespers, Houdini discovers a secret talent: death-defying escapes. Will his rare talent allow him to survive the attack? Or will it get him into deeper trouble than he ever imagined?

Getting involved with an angel, especially a half-Fallen one, might not have been Eden’s best idea. Still, she never thought a summer fling with Az would end up costing her mortality. Now, there's no way of telling what will happen when Eden's fingertips graze human skin. The power that builds inside her, Touch, strips away morals and logic. Some people only feel a high; others are overcome by their darkest thoughts. Worse, word's gotten around that her Touch can kill her own kind, a skill Luke and the Fallen are desperate to harness. The last thing Eden needs is the rumor to spread. Especially since it's true.With the Fallen closing in, and loyalties in doubt, Eden must rely on the guy who broke her heart to keep it beating. Working with the Upstairs, Az is determined to defeat Luke and win back more than just Eden's loyalty. But Eden will be damned, literally, before she lets him off the hook that easily. A TOUCH MORTAL is the first book in the dangerously dark and deeply romantic Siders series where angels fall and not all demons are evil.Get your copy today and delve into the addictive paranormal series everyone is talking about.

Grandma tells the best storiesJoshua spends every Friday night and every Saturday with his grandmother, celebrating the Jewish Sabbath. On Friday night, Grandma blesses the Sabbath lights, and the two share a traditional meal. On Saturday afternoon, they settle down with a box they call "the remembering box." Joshua draws an item from the box, and Grandma tells its story. And what wonderful stories they are!

Frontispiece. THEN SHE KISSED THEM .. .. To face page 10 IT REALLY IS A MOST BEAUTIFUL THING IS A PEARDRUM .... ,, 15 SHE SAT DOWN ON THE LOWER STEP OF THE STILE ,, 50 MARY LEE BEGAN TO CRY .- .- .. ,, 58 SHE SAT DOWN ON A BIG STONE .. ,61 WELL, LOOK AT YOUR BABYS LEGS, SAID BETSY -. -. ,.. .,, 81 A FAIR LITTLE CHILD WITH GOLDEN HAIR .- ,, 85 DO ALL FISH LIVE IN THE SEA ?. .,, 87 ILL SING A SONG OF SUMMER-TIME .. ,, 91 WELL BUILD A THRONE UPON THE SAND .,, 92 A LITTLE GROUP OF CHILDREN ROUND THE DOOR OF THE FORGE i .. ,, 105 THE BOY WAS TURNING OVER THE LEAVES OF A BOOK .(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at

A brand new holiday adventure from the world of The 39 Clues!The year is 1914 and war is raging in Europe. Eager to win glory for the Lucian branch, sixteen-year-old Rupert Davenport (Ian Kabra's ancestor) sneaks off to France to join the fighting. But the reality of battle is unlike anything Rupert imagined. Even if he survives the bullets and explosions, he'll have to face an even deadlier threat: the Vespers-the Cahill family's rivals who are plotting a dangerous scheme behind enemy lines. Yet just when Rupert's about to lose hope, Christmas Eve arrives and Rupert witnesses something that changes everything he thought he knew about war . . . and his own family. Is it a holiday miracle? Or a twisted game designed to destroy the Cahills?

Learn to master a remarkable forecasting (and rectification) tool that’ll amaze your clients and students with its simplicity and accuracy. In this greatly expanded edition of his popular work, Solar Arc Directions, Frank Clifford will demonstrate how Solar Arc is one of the most powerful and reliable astrological forecasting methods. With over fifty case studies, this book will help you:• Learn to pinpoint landmark periods in your life • Enhance your interpretive skills • Track how the potential of the horoscope unfolds over timeInside, you’ll also find an introduction to forecasting, research into 0° and 29°, and Frank’s original work on Shadow Transits – an indispensable method that links seemingly unrelated life events.

If your business has anything to do with China, or you simply seek to understand the rise of China, you need to read this book. In The China Paradox, business strategist and historian Dr. Paul G. Clifford uses vivid examples from his deep experience in China to lay bare the delicate and fragile balance of forces which lie at the heart of China's success. He explains how, against all the odds, the ruling Communist Party boldly led the economic reforms as the surest way to preserve their grip on power. This flourishing of China's hybrid developmental model is placed firmly in the historical context, shedding light on the legacies that thwarted earlier attempts at change and which today still threaten to render the progress unsustainable. China is taking its place on the world economic stage, displaying business acumen and innovation. But flawed political governance, coupled with the downside of breakneck growth, hampers China's ability to realize its potential and casts a shadow over its longer-term prospects. This book is for anyone who needs to understand how China competes, anyone with business or other affairs in China, and anyone involved in foreign trade will benefit from this book.

A brand new adventure from the world of The 39 Clues!After 500 years, the Cahill family's most dangerous secrets are about to be revealed. Read at your own risk . . . With the British marching on Washington under the command of a Vesper General, it's up to a young Madrigal in 1812 to save a treasure hidden in the White House. However, the enemy will stop at nothing to seize the artifact, even if it means burning the city to the ground.

This volume was published in 1905. From the book's Preface: By the kindness of Messrs. Macmillan, I am enabled to reprint my story of Father Damien with a few additions, and some omissions of what was only of temporary interest. It is good to find how his character and work still influence the world at large. How little he guessed in that distant island almost cut off from humanity that his life there would prove a power to lead numbers of people whom he had never seen or heard of into paths of greater devotion and use- fulness. Truly, "He that doeth the will of God abideth for ever." I have added a selection of short stories. Many of them have appeared before. My hope is that they may prove interesting and not wholly unprofit- able to other people than those who are directly connected with the Church Army. Some may judge them to be a very mixed collection, but my friends will not be surprised, for they know that I have found it good to learn from the vision which teaches us to reckon nothing which God has cared for common or unclean.

A brand new adventure from the world of The 39 Clues!After 500 years, the Cahill family's most dangerous secrets are about to be revealed. Read at your own risk . . . Fourteen-year-old Fiske Cahill thinks he's safe when he hides away on the world's first nuclear submarine . . . until he realizes there's a Vesper on board. Does he have what it takes to stand up to a ruthless enemy?