David J. T. Ball Libros

Nico and Maria, Maltese brother and sister, are separated when young Nico is abducted by Moorish slavers.

In the Mediterranean, 16th-century, a mighty struggle looms between the Christian kingdoms, roiled by religious strife and political intrigue, and the surging Ottoman Empire. All that stands in the sultan's way is a tiny island and its small band of defenders--the Knights of Malta.

An epic novel of adventure in the grandest tradition of historical fiction, Empires of Sand takes us on a thrilling, unforgettable journey.As civilizations collide around two men, a battle for survival, for love, and for a destiny written in a desert's shifting sands.The year is 1870. Paris is under siege, and two boys, best friends and cousins, are swept from their life of privilege. A brutal killing forces Michel deVries — called Moussa — to flee to his mother's homeland in North Africa. A family disgrace forces Paul deVries to seek redemption in the French military.Ten years will pass before they come face-to-face again. Now Moussa has become a desert warrior and a beautiful woman's forbidden lover, while Paul leads an ill-fated French force into the Sahara. Against a breathtaking landscape of blazing sands and ancient mysteries, these two men face a struggle that will shatter lives across two continents — and force them to choose between separate dreams and shared blood....

Set against a backdrop of historical conflict, this novel weaves a tale that spans from the opulent drawing rooms of Paris to the grandeur of Suleiman the Magnificent's palace, and the harrowing experience aboard a slave ship. It explores themes of love, valor, innocence, and identity, reflecting contemporary issues through its characters and events. The narrative captures the essence of a pivotal moment in history, highlighting the clash of civilizations on a desolate island where destinies are shaped.

It's the most destructive, dangerous, and wasteful device ever invented under the banner of Progress. It's sitting in your garage. What's it doing there? How did it get there? Find out in this first of a kind, critical history of how the automobile unhinged a city, a state, a nation during the "American Century."

A More Harmonious Way to Manage Your Health Human beings are complicated creatures. For too long, the answers to some of our greatest maladies have not satisfied the deepest longings of our hearts and minds. Simple solutions to health problems have further exacerbated many modern issues that our grandparents simply did not have to face. Empowered Self-Care seeks to restore balance to how we treat our bodies and brains by focusing on seven core areas of what it means to be human. When we take back control of our health and re-orient ourselves around what it means to be truly whole, we become the caretakers that only we can be to ourselves.

Set in post-Civil War North Carolina, the narrative explores the violent aftermath as the Ku Klux Klan terrorizes Black and Indigenous communities. At the center is Henry Berry Lowery, a leader of the Swamp Outlaws, who fiercely defends these marginalized groups against Klan brutality. With a vow to kill anyone who hunts them, Lowery's gang becomes notorious, making him the highest-bountied outlaw in U.S. history. The story unfolds through the eyes of a Yankee reporter from the New York Herald who embeds with the gang to uncover their truth.

New Orleans in the 90's. The high life. A gruesome murder. A strange revelation. Secrets revealed.

Allison Turková a její manžel Marshall se rozhodnou adoptovat dítě. V Číně čekají na dokumenty o adopci. Po čtyřech dnech strávených se svěřenými dětmi se zděšení rodiče dozvídajík že musí nemluvňata vrátit. Allison odmítá. S nevlastním synem, dalšími třemi dospělými a třemi holčičkami se vydává na útěk. Pronásledována čísnkou bezpečností, v sobě nachází sílu a odvahu, o nichž do té doby vůbec netušila...

Lange hat Allison Turk sich ein Kind gewünscht. Als sie schließlich im fernen China ihr Adoptivbaby in Empfang nehmen darf, ist ihr Glück vollkommen: Zwischen Allison und der sechs Monate alten Wen Li ist es Liebe auf den ersten Blick. Die Gruppe frisch gebackener Eltern rüstet zum Aufbruch in die Heimat - da schlägt eine Nachricht ein wie eine Bombe: Aufgrund einer Anordnung der Behörden müssen alle Kinder binnen einer Stunde zurückgegeben werden. In Panik verlässt Allison mit ihrem Töchterchen das Hotel und befindet sich zusammen mit zwei anderen Paaren bald in der prekärsten Situation ihres Lebens: Auf einmal sind sie Kidnapper, und die chinesische Polizei treibt sie gnadenlos den großen Strom Yangtse hinauf nach Zentralchina. Verborgen auf Fischerbooten und in einfachsten Behausungen, hilflos in einem Land der Extreme, befindet sich Allison mit Wen Li auf einer nervenzerreißenden Flucht, die niemals zu enden scheint. Nicht der Schnellste wird überleben, sondern der Stillste, Klügste und Listigste ...