David King

Set in times ranging from the mediaeval to present day and in places as far apart as Australia, Europe and North America, these eighteen short stories reveal life in its bewildering, sometimes funny, and at times achingly sad moments. All is witnessed through the eyes of diverse, often flawed characters: a professional cyclist who must choose between his wife and his career, a cellist performing in the streets of a war-torn city as mortars explode...

In 2015, 36-year-old Chicago resident David King finds himself at a personal and professional crossroads. Feeling bored and restless, he longs to strike out on a crazy journey in a quest for beauty, kindness, and inspiration as to where his life should go from here. Having taken up biking as a hobby, he consults a map of the United States and, in a spur-of-the-moment decision, vows to ride across the country-from San Diego to Miami. Over the course...

Since forming in 1888, the Texas League has produced some of the most beloved American baseball players and seen more than its fair share of colorful events. In 1931, Houston pitcher Dizzy Dean pitched and won both ends of a double-header in Fort Worth, throwing a three-hit shutout in the second game. In 1906, center fielder Tris Speaker pitched for Cleburne to beat Temple 10-3. In 1998, Arkansas' Tyrone Horne hit for the "homer cycle" in San Antonio,...

February 26, 1924 was the first day of the greatly anticipated high treason trial that would galvanize Germany - but few in the courtroom that morning anticipated that the leading defendant, General Erich Ludendorff, whose risky offensives during World War I doomed Germany to defeat, would soon be eclipsed by the private first class at his side, Adolf Hitler. Hitler was charged with treason after unsuccessfully trying to seize power in the notorious...

David L. King, a new author born and raised in San Francisco, California; in the bay area. Brings us the first installment of an amazing true to life coming of age story with a unique and hard-hitting writing style; that will keep readers turning page after page. Today, as he looks back, he is proud and thankful that from a troubled child he becomes a man, a dope fiend, a thousandnaire and marries a queen. God is good.

Still a student at Harvard when World War I broke out, American David Wooster King joined the 135th Regiment of the French Foreign Legion in November 1914 and fought in the 1915 Champagne offensive and at Verdun and the Somme in 1916. He transferred to the American Army near the end of the war and served in the counterespionage section at Chaumont.

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“David The Beloved” is a story about a precious young child who was dearly loved by many people early in his life. Yet unexpected and tragic events led this child to experiences that were inconsistent with his preciousness. From these experiences, he took on heartbreaking beliefs about himself, and he kept these beliefs hidden — and treated them like gospel — losing his true, loving nature. How could this have happened? To truly understand...

Why do people say Amen at the end of a prayer? Is it the right thing for a Christian to always say Amen? Or are there times when it is best not to say Amen? And who in the Bible is "the Amen"? And what exactly does this word, Amen, mean?

Presents nearly thirty projects related to each of the four seasons, during the years of the Revolutionary War; examples include New England Indian Pudding and Ben Franklin's Glass Harmonica.