Books with author N W Gilbert

Excerpt from Observations on the History and Evidences of the Resurrection of Jesus ChristBut as the resurrection's having been fully proved to the apostles, though absolutely necessary, yet is not of itself sufficient to authorize at this time and establish the faith of a Christian, I imagined, that what I had alreadywritten would be imperfect, at least, if not al together useless, unless I added some arguments and reasons'i had'to offer, to 'induce us, who live at the distance of seventeen hundred years from the date of that miraculous event,'to believe that Christ is risen from the dead. These reasons, therefore, I have thought proper to subjoin under two heads, viz thetestimony of the chosen Witnesses of the Resurrection recorded in-tlie Scriptures, and the Existence of the Christian Religion.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Champions Don't Cry, by Nan Gilbert. c. 1960, this revised edtn. c. 1979 by Mildred Geiger Gilbertson, YA fiction novel. "'I'm going to be a CHAMPION tennis player," Sally tells her older brother. But Denny isn't so sure. Sally's got a terrible temper. And when she gets mad on the court, look out! Now there's a big tennis tournament coming up. If Sally can only raise enough money to play in it, she'll prove -- even to Denny -- that she really is a champion. But will she get to play? And if she does, will that temper of hers ruin everything?'

Champions Don't Cry, by Nan Gilbert. c. 1960, this revised edtn. c. 1979 by Mildred Geiger Gilbertson, YA fiction novel. "'I'm going to be a CHAMPION tennis player," Sally tells her older brother. But Denny isn't so sure. Sally's got a terrible temper. And when she gets mad on the court, look out! Now there's a big tennis tournament coming up. If Sally can only raise enough money to play in it, she'll prove -- even to Denny -- that she really is a champion. But will she get to play? And if she does, will that temper of hers ruin everything?'

When a great evil is threatening to take over the world, a new hero must emerge to save the day. The journey will be nearly impossible, and only the bravest among us will have any hope of success.Ethan Ross certainly never thought he would be that hero. After all, he was just a normal kid in middle school, right? But then some very strange things began happening to him when he moved to a new school. There was that incident in gym class that ended with half the school staring at him in shock. And then there was the time that he sort of broke the football stadium in half... And this would only be the beginning. Ethan was about to embark on a mission that would put the fate of the world in the hands of a thirteen year old boy.

Regina and her brother have successfully escaped from their solitary confinements where Lady Dumontet rules as warden of the household and life is no better than even the worse of prisons. As they flee in search for a better life they stumble upon something very unexpected; a realm where magic flourishes; interesting creatures roam the streets and the secrets of the siblings’ royal past is revealed. The Parting Trees, follows Regina and her team, Fox Squad, as they quest through the realm in search of the powerful Grand Master so she can fulfill the prophecy that declares she is the one to defeat a powerful sorcerer called The Mad Sister. The only problem is that Regina seemingly has no powers in this land full of magic.

Regina and her brother have successfully escaped from their solitary confinements where Lady Dumontet rules as warden of the household and life is no better than even the worse of prisons. As they flee in search for a better life they stumble upon something very unexpected; a realm where magic flourishes; interesting creatures roam the streets and the secrets of the siblings’ past is revealed. The Parting Trees, follows Regina and her team, Fox Squad, as they quest through the realm in search of the powerful Grand Master so she can fulfill the prophecy that declares she is the one to defeat a powerful sorcerer called The Mad Sister. The only problem is that Regina seemingly has no powers in this land full of magic. For more content by K. Gilbert visit: Level1Writer.com

Excerpt from Ruddigore, or the Witch's CurseAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This book, I believe brings out the inner feelings of most people who just want to be somewhere where there is no worries, where everybody gets along and each day is just beautiful. And short fiction story of the dreams of one of the lowest of God's creatures trying to make his way out of worry and hardship with the belief that such a place, actually exists.