Tag: Heroic

Great Lives Job A Man of Heroic Endurance


Free Download Great Lives: Job: A Man of Heroic Endurance by Charles R. Swindoll, Wayne Campbell, Thomas Nelson
English | July 18, 2023 | ISBN: B0BWKCHP18 | 15 hours and 59 minutes | M4B 128 Kbps | 871 Mb
Bestselling author Charles Swindoll challenges us to take a closer look at Job’s life, carefully examining his response to the unexpected and painful experiences that assaulted his once peaceful and God-honoring existence-and we might just find that Job is a hero after all.
When you think of Job, you may think of a hapless victim of unfair treatment. His disastrous circumstances overwhelmed him, his so-called friends belittled him, and his distraught wife discouraged and abandoned him. Even God seemed to desert him. At first glance, Job may not seem like the traditional portrait of a hero, but Job’s patience, strength, and dedication in the face of unforeseen suffering makes his story worth knowing.
As Swindoll traces Job’s life and legacy, he challenges us to apply the lessons Job learned firsthand to our own lives, including the importance of:

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Ransom, Revenge, and Heroic Identity in the Iliad


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English | May 27, 2002 | ISBN: 0521806607, 0521032784 | True PDF | 250 pages | 1.8 MB
Wilson examines the nature of compensation-ransom and revenge-in the liad, offering a fundamentally new reading of the quarrel between Agamemnon and Achilles. She presents a detailed anthropology of compensation in Homer, located in the wider context of agonistic exchange, to demonstrate how the struggle over definitions is a central feature of elite competition for status in the zero-sum and fluid ranking system of Homeric society. The study thus asserts the integral role of compensation in the traditional, cultural and poetic matrix of this foundational epic.

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Along Heroic Lines


Free Download Christopher Ricks, "Along Heroic Lines"
English | ISBN: 019289465X | 2021 | 352 pages | AZW3 | 2 MB
A selection of new and revised essays from eminent scholar and critic Professor Christopher Ricks.

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Atlantic Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms,and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories


Free Download Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms,and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories By Simon Winchester
2010 | 512 Pages | ISBN: 0061702587 | EPUB | 4 MB
The definitive biography of the world’s most important body of water — the Atlantic. One hundred and ninety million years ago, the shifting of two of the world’s tectonic plates led to the creation of an immense chasm. This giant gash in the flanks of the planet slowly opened up and eventually evolved into the most important and most travelled ocean in our world. In this utterly original biography, Simon Winchester explores the life of the Atlantic; it’s birth, its relationship with mankind, and what lies in store for it once man has left the stage. He charts the development of the first settlements by the Oceanside — the communities of Celts and Vikings and whose lives depended on the sea — and delves into the age of exploration, venturing to forgotten worlds. The building of some of the world’s most beautiful port cities — London, Rio de Janeiro, New York, Casablanca — is also examined, along with the creation of settlements and colonies in and around the sea. Completely unique and highly readable, Atlantic takes its reader on a wonderful journey through time, along the waves of our planet’s most significant ocean.

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Queen Meryl The Iconic Roles, Heroic Deeds, and Legendary Life of Meryl Streep [Audiobook]


Free Download Queen Meryl: The Iconic Roles, Heroic Deeds, and Legendary Life of Meryl Streep (Audiobook)
English | September 24, 2019 | ASIN: B07XTRTB32 | M4B@64 kbps | 9h 19m | 298 MB
Author: Erin Carlson | Narrator: Nan McNamara
A captivating and inspiring portrait of legendary actress Meryl Streep and her work, Queen Meryl explores the fearless icon’s trailblazing roles in film, her feminist activism, and the indelible mark she’s left on pop culture.

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The Pioneers The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West (2024)


Free Download David McCullough, "The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West"
English | 2019 | pages: 352 | ISBN: 1501168681, 1501168703 | EPUB | 110,5 mb
The #1 New York Times bestseller by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important chapter in the American story that’s "as resonant today as ever" (The Wall Street Journal)-the settling of the Northwest Territory by courageous pioneers who overcame incredible hardships to build a community based on ideals that would define our country.

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