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In 1997, creator Joss Whedon revisited a screenplay that had previously been adapted into a relatively forgotten horror-comedy film: Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Dissatisfied with how the film turned out, Whedon developed his own version of the story as an allegory for the "horrors" of growing up. For seven years, Buffy and her friends (the Scoobies) battled demons, both of the metaphorical and literal kind and, along the way, took part in a series that defines the term "cult classic."

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"Have you considered My servant Job?" Those are the words spoken by the Lord to the Accuser. They were spoken with Divine confidence. God knew the character of Job, and knew that he would not forsake his Maker, even in the midst of unimaginable persecution. From a study of Job's inspired book, the Bible student can learn about evil and suffering, about the character of godly people, about the futility of human reasoning, and about the blessed assurance we can have in the midst of trials. God is not dead, nor does He sleep: Wrong shall fail. Right shall prevail. The Lord is in control. Trust...

From the pink of the 50's, the black of the 60's, and the white of the 70's, there's never been another like the king of rock and roll. Relive Elvis' life and career, from his unbelievable highs to his disappointing lows. Elvis: The music, the movies, the myth explores the great American success story, and ultimate celebrity tragedy.

Fifty years after the moon landings, the commercialization of space travel is finally here, but do we still know how to dream? Final Frontier recalls the heady thrill of the Apollo era and glimpses wonders yet to come. Inside, find a dozen uplifting stories of humor, tragedy, sacrifice and good old fashioned cussedness by today's award-winning authors - plus a healthy dose of optimism. All that, plus a forward by a NASA astronaut and a piece by Spider Robinson, inspired by Robert Heinlein. The Final Frontier is open for business!

The Gospel of John is written with one goal: To show that Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God. To do that, John focuses on two key themes: The amazing miracles He did and His atoning death, burial and triumphant resurrection from the grave. The first eleven chapters discuss key miracles He performed during His ministry: Turning water into wine, healing a child near death, healing a paralyzed man, feeding 5,000, walking on water, healing a man born blind, raising a man from death. The final ten chapters focus on Jesus death and life again, as well as the final words He left His Apostles ...

This verse-by-verse study of GENESIS takes the reader on a journey spanning over two-thousand years of human history. Man's beginnings in the garden, his first exposure to temptation and sin, the flood of Noah, the call of Abraham, the offering of Isaac, the trials and tribulations of Jacob, and the faithfulness of Joseph, and so much more is brought to life in this study. Fundemental questions that people have asked for ages are answered here: Are we alone? Why are we here? Do we matter? Genesis has the answers, and they point us to the Maker and Master of everything, the One who formed us...

The writings of the wisdom literature books are varied. They are linked only in terms of their common author, but even that is not always a given. Still, most of the writings of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon are penned by the wise King of Israel, and from his words, we learn much. The Book of Proverbs imparts practical wisdom that still enlightens us today, despite being thousands of years removed from their original writing. Ecclesiastes offers tremendous insight into the human experience, and reminds us that all the pursuits of this world, if they are lived without God at ...

In the mid-20th century, a routine mission to the moon resulted in an unmanned rocket missing its mark and tumbling toward the sun. The rocket was presumed lost. Life went on. A century later, the rocket came back. Believed at first to be a piece of space debris, it was soon confirmed to match the description of the ship from the long-lost moon mission. It looks like our rocket, it feels like our rocket, but it is not our rocket. What is it? How did it get here? Who sent it? And why... Debris is a science-fiction story full of mystery, adventure, and contemplation on the human condition and...

The Kingdom of Jesus came with power. It spread from Jerusalem, throughout Judea, to Samaria, and even reached the hearts of Gentile believers. The ministries of Peter and Paul take center stages, as the Gospel spreads throughout the world, from the holy city where Jesus died and rose, to the capital of the Empire, Rome itself. Journey back to the first century, to the beginning days of the church of Jesus, as a movement of twelve believers becomes a Kingdom of thousands, turning the world upside-down in the process!

Hard-hearted miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, is haunted by a litany of terrifying apparitions, each bent on redeeming the old man's soul before Christmas Day is come. Charles Dickens' seminal holiday masterpiece has delighted readers for generations, but over the years many of its words and phrases have become antiquated to modern readers. The text in this edition has been altered slightly to accommodate those who might not be familiar with some of the original author's mid-19th-century terminology. In addition are fifteen new illustrations to accompany the timeless tale. The original, unaltered ...

The wind has been stolen. As the Kingdom of Yumea endures the terrible curse, a shocking coup brings turmoil to the land. With the castle on fire, the only prince still alive is secretly carried away to Humao, the Isle of the Dishonored, to be trained by the King's last living loyalist. He is their final hope, but before he is ready to claim the throne that was stolen from him, he must earn the respect of the people he hopes to lead. If he does not, the Kingdom will fall, and he will go down in history as the LAST SON OF YUMEA!

It is the year 2083. Fifty years ago a miracle drug was developed for patients thirty years old and younger, granting them relative immortality. You had just turned thirty and missed the window.You're now living in a nursing home with the rest of the "dying generation," being cared for by twenty-year old-looking seventy-year olds. It's festivus and the miracle drug's side-effects have finally kicked in. Every worker in the home has collapsed, shriveled into a prune, and become a mindless killing machine. It's up to you to save the nursing home.

In 1912, an obsessed scientist, searching for a away to cure aging, accidentally develops a serum that turns the living into the undead. On the run from a zealous private inspector, the scientist and his poor assistant book passage on the first ship out of England. Meanwhile, the heiress to a peanut butter empire is wooed by a shady socialite, claiming to be an extended member of the Royal Family. An American wedding is decided and the would-be bride and groom, along with a meddling step-aunt, book passage on the first ship out of England. The fates of both parties, and many more, cross ...

The town of Helena, Nevada had once been a booming site for gold rushers looking to rest on their way to the Pacific Coast. That was fifty years ago, however, and now Helena is a town on its last legs. No one visits, no one settles, and no one shops, despite the train station and tracks that run right through the heart of their community. Everything changes, however, when out of work Broadway actor Wendell Lodge visits, looking to start a new life. Recruited to bring a little excitement to their sleepy village, Lodge brings a taste of the theatrical to Helena, marketing it to travelers as ...

The final book in the Chumpty Dumpty trilogy begins with a scandalous kidnapping, continues with an innocent (egg)man being framed, and ends with an epic battle between fire magic, ice magic, armies of soldiers, escaped prisoners, and more! The Impossible Quest is what Chumpty is faced with, as he and his friends Art and Betty plunge into the dreaded "Curse'd Woods," where a person's worst fears come to life.Adventure, friendship, comedy, thrills, scares, and more await in the exciting conclusion to the Chumpty Dumpty fairy tale series!

Inspired by the Count of Monte Cristo, El Dorado tells the story of a southern American falsely accused, wrongfully convicted, and harshly imprisoned. An oil discovery in Confederate Arkansas promised to make Edward Danvers one of the wealthiest men in the South. Instead, he is framed for treason, arrested, and after a sham of a trial, is sentenced to die in a Confederate Prison in Virginia. In prison, Edward meets a man named Abe Farrow, an elderly veteran of the War of 1812, who knows of a city filled with riches, hidden deep within the Andes Mountains of Colombia. Too old to escape and ...

The village of Dowery is in danger, not from imps, serpent kings, giant spiders, fat witches, or wolfcats, but from the worst monsters in all the land. Trolls, great hulking beasts, descend annually from the nearby mountain, stealing the harvest food and wreaking havoc. Every year a warrior goes up the mountain to fight the troll and every year the man disappears and a new troll descends. When a series of accidents, calamities, and childish bad decisions cause the harvest storehouse to be ruined, young Willem realizes he has doomed his home to the wrath of an unfed troll. Rashly, he takes ...

THE DAUGHTER OF HACHIMAN is a story set on the dishonored island of Humao, long after the events of the first book in the Dishonored Anthology. When a cruel Governor goes too far to root out troublemakers, he stirs up a rebellion led by a thrill-seeking, mischievous hero. This story is a tale of two halves, the first of which is adventurous and light-hearted, and the second is full of heartbreak, revenge, and the ugliness of war.

The Curse of the Demon Prince is set in the backdrop of a fantastical, alternate-history version of feudal Japan (called Shoto), where honor can be stolen and only returned when and if justice is served. Seven companions (a wizard, a shinobi, two warriors loyal to opposing kings, a peasant that is more than he seems, and a pair of boys from Humao, the Isle of the Dishonored) risk death as they trek across the land of Shoto, seeking a sacred altar. There they hope to perform a sacrifice that will stop a Celtic demon from destroying their island home. Six of them know the truth...and the ...