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Frank Boreham was a well known preacher who served in England, Australia, and New Zealand. He published dozens of books and thousands of editorials during his lifetime, with no sign of slowing down, even up until his death at age 88. He wrote with a distinctive style, seeming to be able to draw a spiritual lesson out of any conceivable topic. Taking his cue from the imagination of a child, Boreham compares a rainbow to a reel of fabric, which can be unrolled as often as you require a new length. Inviting us into this image, he offers each essay in this collection as if it were a new length of ...

The Homilies of the great "Angelical Doctor" are but outlines, the filling in of which are left to the preacher's own judgment and taste. It is because these outline Homilies are so very full of suggestive hints, and display such a very wonderful knowledge of Holy Scripture, that the experiment is made of presenting the Advent series to the reader in an English dress. The skeleton character of the original is preserved in the translation. - Summary from Notice in Preface

American Cookery, by Amelia Simmons, was the first known cookbook written by an American, published in 1796. Until this time, the cookbooks printed and used in what became the United States were British cookbooks, so the importance of this book is obvious to American culinary history, and more generally, to the history of America. The full title of this book was: American Cookery, or the art of dressing viands, fish, poultry, and vegetables, and the best modes of making pastes, puffs, pies, tarts, puddings, custards, and preserves, and all kinds of cakes, from the imperial plum to plain cake: ...

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Le Guide Culinaire can be regarded as the ‘Bible’ of modern cooking. It was Escoffier's attempt to codify and streamline the French restaurant food of the day. The original text was printed for the use of professional chefs and kitchen staff; Escoffier's introduction to the first edition explains his intention that the book be used toward the education of the younger generation of cooks. This usage of the book still holds today; many culinary schools still use it as their core textbook. The book overall is 900 pages long and contains over 2500 recipes. Part 1 is 120 pages long and ...

Devotions upon Emergent Occasions is a 1624 prose work by the English writer John Donne. It is a series of reflections that were written as Donne recovered from a serious illness, believed to be either typhus or relapsing fever. (Donne does not clearly identify the disease in his text.) The work consists of twenty-three parts describing each stage of the sickness. Each part is further divided into a Meditation, an Expostulation, and a Prayer.The seventeenth meditation is perhaps the best-known part of the work. It contains the following passage:"No man is an island, entire of itself; every man...

This Cookbook features 133 recipes that uses Bisquick, invented by the General Mills. General Mills was started in 1866 from a single flour mill. The Bisquick product was eventually invented in 1930, and is still a product used by multiple households today for baking. Sections include BISCUITS, MAIN DISHES, MUFFINS, COFFEE CAKE, DUMPLINGS, NUT BREADS, PANCAKES, WAFFLES, SHORTCAKE, VELVET-CRUMB CAKE, YEAST BAKING, and ALL-TIME FAVORITES. (Summary by Laurie Banza)

From the New Mexico Magazine comes a selection of recipes unique to this region, selected from two cookbooks previously published. Sample, "Stacked enchiladas topped with an egg and smothered in pungent red sauce, tender sopaipillas, rich and meaty posole stew, green chile, and blue corn tortillas" among others. - Summary by Larry Wilson

Who knows what might be going on in Miss Buzby's boarding house, where she accepts (shudder!) theatrical types? - Summary by ToddHW Cast list: Jerome Townsend, a lover somewhat in the background: Tommy Hersant Felix Marden, who is not afraid to come to the front: Adrian Stephens Mr. Smith, a mysterious individual: ToddHW Alexander Pettifer, a worm that finally turns: Alan Mapstone Jimmie Spangler, a song and dance artist: David Purdy Marguerite Marr, a star in vaudeville: JennPratt Lillian Wendale, by the villian still pursued: ashleighjane Pansy Purple, Jimmie's professional partner: Kelly S....

Here, in Zola's sixth novel in the Rougon-Macquart series, we get to know Pierre and Felicite's eldest son, Eugene. He's the son that made good, and stands at the pinnacle of power, at the very ear of the Emperor. But power carries with it its own perils, and so Eugene must face all manner of downturns and reversals to his fortune, and must encounter obstacles of all kinds, the chief of which being Clorinde Dalbi, an Italian beauty with the ambition and deviousness to match his own. - Summary by Mark Leder

Dickson is a writer after our own heart. For preachers he is a great ally. There is nothing brilliant or profound; but everything is clear and well arranged, and the unction runs down like the oil from Aaron’s head. In this volume the observations are brief. - Summary by Charles Spurgeon

The Dialogues of the Gods are 26 miniature dialogues mocking the Homeric conception of the Greek gods written in Attic Greek by Syrian author Lucian of Samosata. Almost 1900 years old, these dialogues still retain a lot of their original humor and wit. The cast list for dialogues with 3 or more readers is given below: Dialogue 8: Zeus: Owen CookHephæstus: KevinSStage directions: Foon Dialogue 9: Poseidon: ToddHWHermes: Owen CookStage directions: Foon Dialogue 13: Zeus: ToddHWAsklepius: FoonHerakles: KevinS Dialogue 20: Zeus: alanmapstoneHermes: Owen CookHera: FoonAthena: SoniaAphrodite: ...

Fruit is a favourite with many of us. But if you have fruit in your garden or collect it otherwise, you know that the season ends too soon. Preserving fruit is the key to being able to enjoy it year round! - Summary by Carolin

This is a collection of recipes for all types of puddings and pastries including custards, fritters, pancakes, soufflés, tarts, jellies, ices, pies and so much more. - Summary by Larry Wilson

This extensive dictionary entry on the biblical definition of faith was originally published in A Dictionary of the Bible, edited by James Hastings. - Summary by InTheDesert

Ένα podcast για εκείνες τις ώρες που όλα ησυχάζουν, αλλά το μυαλό αρχίζει να δουλεύει πιο δυνατά από ποτέ. Μικρές και μεγάλες σκέψεις που εμφανίζονται τη νύχτα: αναμνήσεις, ανησυχίες, σενάρια, ερωτήσεις που δεν έχουν πάντα απάντηση. Για όλους εκείνους που έχουν μείνει ξύπνιοι σκεπτόμενοι λίγο παραπάνω απ’ όσο θα ήθελαν. An official Stavros ...

Devotions upon Emergent Occasions is a 1624 prose work by the English theologian and writer John Donne, Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. It is a series of reflections that were written as Donne recovered from a serious illness. The work consists of twenty-three parts ('devotions') describing each stage of the sickness. Each part is further divided into a Meditation, an Expostulation (or objection) , and a Prayer. The work is an excellent example of seventeenth century English spirituality and sometimes feels a bit dated. Yet much solid nourishment can be found. “Death’s Duel” is...

This overview of the 9th through the 13th centuries in Europe and the Middle East begins with the empire of Charles the Great, which extended the sway of Christendom. Munro writes that "among the Saxons Charles found it necessary to forbid human sacrifice and the eating of the bodies of witches." In the century after Charles's death his empire was divided and invasions of Saracens, Slavs, Hungarians and, above all, Vikings strengthened the hold of feudal localism as people were compelled to seek the protection of the nearest strongman. Despite these challenges, the Capetians established a ...

The casket is a small box with recognition tokens in it so that someone can prove that they are who they claim to be. Which tells you that there will be quite the confusion with people in this play being other than whom they seem to be, are believed to be, or even whom they believe themselves to be. Plus rape, incest, attempted murder by exposure, kidnapping, slavery.... Good thing this all takes place almost 2500 years ago. - Summary by ToddHW Cast list: The God of Help, who speaks the Prologue: ToddHW Demipho, a merchant of Lemnos: Larry Wilson Alcesimarchus, a young man of Sicyon: KeltonLee...

Twin sisters, separated at birth to different lands. Later, Mnesilochus falls in love with one of them, only to see his friend Pistoclerus apparently with her. Great complications abound. Eventually all is explained and everyone joins together to carouse. (Parts of Act 1 are fragmentary, but it is easy to piece together what we all miss there so we can enjoy the rest.) - Summary by ToddHW Cast list: Silenus, the Divinity, who speaks the Prologue: ToddHW Nicobulus, an aged citizen of Athens: Adrian Stephens Mnesilochus, his son: Greg Giordano Philoxenus, another aged citizen of Athens: Alan ...