Max Christensen brings to life heroes and saints from the past and present who have inspired human beings to reach higher and live more fruitful lives. Among the biographical sketches are those of Joan of Arc, John Calvin, and Marian Anderson.

Manufacturer: Westminster John Knox Press
Written By: Max L. Christensen

With the World Wide Web growing at a furious pace, spreading its tentacles into every nook and cranny of the genealogy world, the appearance of this book on Web publishing is as timely as it is welcome. Over the past few years genealogy Web sites have been proliferating at such an incredible rate that the Web now provides the best opportunities for locating source materials, contacting other ...

Manufacturer: Clearfield
Written By: Peter Christian

Manufacturer: McArthur & Company Publishing, Ltd.
Written By: Bill Casselman

A retired professor's search for his father's mysterious origins unfolds into a wide-angle view of twentieth century America. Since childhood, Barrie Barstow Greenbie could trace his mother's forebears back to the Massachusetts Bay Colony of 1630 and across North America to Barstow, California, but until middle-age, he knew only that that his father was born in a sod hut on the Dakota ...

Manufacturer: Spectare Press
Written By: B. Greenbie

With in-depth and accurate coverage, this book pays tribute to the often unheralded efforts and acheivements of the historical women of Oregon.

Manufacturer: TwoDot
Written By: Gayle C. Shirley

A dictionary of over 2,000 Celtic names from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, the Isle of Man and Brittany. But more than that, it gives the origin and meaning of each name plus traditional stories, myths or poems for selected names. A handy pronunciation guide and variant names are also included. Ideal for all those interested in Celtic culture, and in particular for ...

Manufacturer: Irish American Book Company
Written By: Loreto Todd

Manufacturer: Libraries Unlimited
Written By: Mary Ellen Snodgrass

Having lived with pets all my life, I was a bit astonished that anyone might need a book to help come up with a name for a pet (much less, write such a book!). And yet, here's an entertaining and informative book with lots of historical tidbits, wonderful stories about how people came up the with their own pets' names, a good bit of common-sense pet care information, dos and don'ts, and great ...

Manufacturer: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Written By: George Greenfield

Have you ever wondered if one of your ancestors was a famous, important person? A President, or even a King or a Queen? Perhaps your last name is Washington, and you've always thought that you might be a distant relative of the father of our country. If you've shown a flair for painting or writing, maybe you've fantasized that you inherited your talent from an ancestor with a name like ...

Manufacturer: Santa Monica Pr Llc
Written By: William Latham

Manufacturer: Golden West Publishers (AZ)
Written By: Dale Pierce