In 1964, in Australia's remote outback, on the dazzling saltpan of Lake Eyre, Donald Campbell set out to drive his Bluebird car at over 400 miles an hour - faster than any man in history. Things went wrong from the start: unseasonal rains, a sodden lake bed in which every high-speed run slewed dange[...]
The author offers sage observations on life and fly fishing in essays that discuss fly tying, fly fishing, snobbery, the joy of success and the miseries of going fishless[...]
A year in the lives of the unforgettable inhabitants of a modern-day Irish village--the Ruttledges, Londoners seeking a new way of life; the womanizing John Quinn; Jimmy Joe McKiernan, local head of the IRA; locals Jamesie and his wife Mary; and "the Shah," the wealthiest man in town--unfolds throug[...]
In the fall of 2008, fifteen of the world's leading economists - representing the broadest spectrum of economic opinion - gathered at New Hampshire's Squam Lake. Their goal: the mapping of a long-term plan for financial regulation reform. "The Squam Lake Report" distills the wealth of insights from [...]
When Vincent Saunders -- fresh out of college in the States -- arrives in Taiwan as a Christian volunteer and English teacher, he meets a wealthy Taiwanese businessman who wishes to marry a young woman living in China near Heaven Lake but is thwarted by political conflict. Mr. Gwa wonders: In exchan[...]
Over half a century ago, John Rowlands set out by canoe into the wilds of Maine to survey land for a timber company. After paddling alone for several days he came upon the lake of his boyhood dreams. He never left. He named the place Cache Lake because there was stored the best that the north had to[...]
The Drive. Red Right 88. The championships-six of them. Jim Brown. Otto Graham. Paul Brown. They all made Cleveland Municipal Stadium famous. And they shaped the memories of thousands of Browns fans, reluctant to let the visions of their childhood fade even though the stadium is long gone. This book[...]
Lake was originally from Ontario, Canada. He was from a large family, which was continually affected with illness. At the age of twenty-one, he became a Methodist minister; however, he chose to enter the business world instead of accepting a church ministry. Lake was a very industrious businessman a[...]
John Graham Lake, (1870-1935), usually known as "John G. Lake", was a businessman influenced by the healing ministry of John Alexander Dowie, received the baptism of the Holy Spirit in 1907 in the wake of the Azusa Street Revival and became known for his ministry as a missionary and Faith Healer, wh[...]
Features & Benefits- Notable insights into the life of one of the world's greatest healing evangelists as expressed first-hand from his various writings.- Edge-of-the-seat adventures that would seem unreal were they not acts of God!- Short accounts for quick reading in a compact, travel-size book.[...]
"As the well of God's healing presence has been re-dug, a strategic door has been opened that will impact the move of God's Spirit around the world. It will become an unpolluted stream of signs and wonders glorifying the Lord Jesus Christ" Jim Goll[...]
John G. Lake was one of the most powerful healing evangelists of the twentieth century. His life's work included countless conversions, healings, and deliverances, as well as the establishment of hundreds of churches and ministries around the world. Now, the wisdom and experience found in Lake's se[...]