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'Twas the night before Christmas. Ebenezer Scrooge was alone, when suddenly he heard a ghostly moan. A ghost it was, took him back to the past, then to the present and future days in hope that Scrooge would mend his ways.

Este volume constitui a continuação de O peregrino. Foi lançado em 1684, seis anos após a publicação do primeiro volume. Esta edição em português traz diversas inovações. A nova tradução (1999) combina fidelidade ao texto integral de Bunyan com linguagem atual. Trata-se da mais recente edição brasileira do grande clássico.

Versión actualizada y con el texto completo de la PRIMERA PARTE de la obra inmortal de John Bunyan The Pilgrim's Progress - El Progreso del Peregrino, en la que se ha preservando la integridad del texto original, manteniendo la calidad y valor literario de la versión española y respetando la magistral traducción poética de Carlos Araujo. Su objetivo es acercar la obra alegórica de Bunyan bajo el símil de un sueño: El viaje de Cristiano y Cristiana desde "Ciudad de Destrucción" a "Ciudad Celestial" a los oyentes del siglo XXI.

Con más de 2.000.000 de ejemplares vendidos es una de las obras alegóricas más leídas y más conocidas de la literatura cristiana. Dramatiza el anhelo del creyente de elevarse y ser conducido por Cristo a las cumbres del amor, el gozo y la victoria: Cuenta las aventuras de "Miedosa." De cómo escapó de la vigilancia de sus parientes, los "Temerosos," y se fue en compañía del "Rey-Pastor" a los Lugares Altos, en cuyas cumbres halló el "perfecto amor echa fuera el temor".

Best-selling author Joseph Girzone brings us a new hero for our time: Carlo Brunini. An accomplished young Italian bishop, Carlo chooses to become a homeless beggar so he can understand why Jesus so loved the poor. What happens next will astonish and delight readers everywhere. When Carlo returns to his diocese in Italy he starts to build homes for the homeless.

In the evening, the back porch of the country home took on an aura of enchantment. As dusk settled and the lamp was lit, children wandered in from their play to sit on the floor or snuggle in their parents' laps. Glasses of iced tea were refilled and someone would settle back, look up at the stars and say, "I remember when..." Thus began one of many tales, often embellished with some distant imagining. Each one taught a lesson of life.

The Dragon looked through the window, its lips dripping with drool. She was becoming more its play-thing every day and she did not even know it. Wynne took one last look at the flat where her dreams with her husband, Vaughan, and her small son, Caedmon, were to have come true. "This is not my fault," she told herself. Stiffening her back she took her son's hand and left her husband's home. She did not look back again.

Seven unsuspecting souls face choices that could result in life-changing riches, ruin, and realizations. Old-fashioned captivating tales take you into new worlds filled with magical treasures, twists of fate, and dire consequences. Fans of Pilgrim's Progress, O. Henry, and C. S. Lewis will love this book.

Pete is an addict. He's addicted to the pursuit of money and success - and all of the schedules, goals and incentives that go with it. There's never enough time in the day. He knows he asks a lot of his long-suffering assistant Jan. But sales is a high-pressure business, and she knew the job when she took it on. It's not his fault she barely sees her family these days. A chance encounter with a new colleague in a coffee shop is about to change Pete's life forever.

Here is an essential Unamuno collection, offering a full-length novel, Abel Sanchez, and two remarkable stories, "The Madness of Doctor Montarco" and "San Manuel Bueno, Martyr".

This is Charles Dickens' classic story about the trials and redemption of Ebenezer Scrooge. Dickens found his Ebenezer Scrooge in an Edinburgh graveyard; Roger Worrod's performance takes Scrooge back to his Scottish roots, providing what has been called "the finest Christmas Carol on the market".

When a day laborer of uncertain ethnic origins begins to influence the scions of an exclusive private school in suburban Los Angeles, one privileged father creates a vendetta to get rid of this seemingly untoward and unsavory man. In the course of their conflict, the prejudices of the father and his friends come harshly to the surface, as the day laboring carpenter demonstrates profound love, versatility, and extraordinary vision that takes him from merely being a carpenter to being a vast influence over everything.

Forsaken is a broken clay vessel in Comfort Cove, a quaint 19th-century fishing village. This is a story about the struggle for her soul as she is discarded on the Potter's Field, the town's garbage dump. The cosmic war for humanity is brought to vivid reality as Master Potter finds her there.

Are you interested in knowing the truth about our past? The Greatest Story Ever Told: A Love Story explains the holy science, the basis for all religions illustrated allegorically in ancient scriptures, myths, and fairy tales. For those searching for answers, this endearing love story supplies wonderful antidotes and examples of how religions were crafted to provide not only hope for those struggling to understand their purpose, but also why they were needed in the first place.

In Come to the Garden, the main character, Jenn, wakes up on her birthday to discover an angel in her backyard garden. The angel, who calls herself Margaret, is charming and funny, and she knows that Jenn has been questioning a lot of things about God recently. Is he really there? How is anyone supposed to believe that God truly cares for us when we see so many bad things happening in our world, and we experience the disappointments and tragedies of life? But Jenn suspects that God has been trying to speak to her in mysterious ways.

Someone Covets You is an allegory that discloses the spiritual warfare that we experience in our daily lives. In this book, Sin is the narrator and mother of many of your opponents. She wants to tell you her story of how she covets you, your friends, and your family. If you want to know why you experience daily struggle, who's initiating your opposition, and how you can overcome, this book will address all of those things and more in a creative and fun-filled way.

Sir Constant, a young squire, having seen the Vision, is knighted into the royal service of the Great King and begins his journey along the Splendid Way. In his pursuit he battles the subtle deceptions of the Black Knight, struggles in the snares of the Whisperer, Master Envy, tangles with the enchantments of the Grey Questioner, and experiences many other adventures. Along the way he learns the lessons of knighthood in his ever-diligent and constant quest of the City of the Great King.

Waking up in the town of Nofer in Daganland, Brad enters into a world ruled by a Tyrant. It is a planet of darkness where the inhabitants live and work by night. Socialization and friendships are forbidden, except in the formal setting of work-related activities. Brad becomes an elite student, assigned to a graduate program that will lead to his heading the department for incoming immigrants.

Yes, seeing through the eyes of another can often bring greater clarity and understanding, especially if it is through the eyes of a young, inquisitive emperor penguin. Gaylord: A Penguin's Search for the True Meaning of Christmas takes the listener around the world, from the harsh, frozen land of Antarctica to the sanctity of the Holy Land and back. What Gaylord discovers along the way makes this a perfect holiday gift for the entire family.

Modern-day teenager Denzel suddenly finds himself in a world that looks like that of King Arthur's Court. His Bible has become a literal sword, and his faith a shield in his hand. According to the chief knight, he has been in this real world countless times and refers to the world Denzel came from as the shadow world. The knight explains that once someone remembers the shadow world, he will likely not forget it or the real world again. Both worlds affect each other.