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“I’m deconstructing.” Yet another social-media post announces departure from the Christian faith. The cause could be sex, race, politics, social justice, science, hell - or all of the above. For many, Christianity is becoming implausible, even impossible to believe. While it might be tempting to leave the church in order to find answers, Before You Lose Your Faith argues that church should be the best place to deal with doubts.

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A classic, the Russian masterpiece by Turgenev, held as one of the greatest works of 19th Century fiction. The novel is thought of as a response to the growing cultural divide and alienation between liberals of the 1830s/1840s and the rapidly growing nihilist movement. These two philosophies were contrasted with the conservative Slavophiles, who believed that Russia's greatness lay in its traditional spirituality.

When Arkady Petrovich returns home from college, his father finds his eager, naïve son changed almost beyond recognition, for the impressionable Arkady has fallen under the powerful influence of the friend he has brought home with him. A self-proclaimed nihilist, the ardent young Bazarov shocks Arkady's father with his determination to overthrow the traditional values of society. Vividly capturing the hopes and fears of a changing Russia in the 19th century, Fathers and Sons is Ivan Turgenev's masterpiece. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

A lush, romantic, and intense tale of first lust, first love, and the difference between the two.

This audiobook includes 10 Great Russian Short Stories: The Mantle by Nikolai Gogol, Mumu by Ivan Turgenev, First love by Ivan Turgenev, An Avenger by Anton Chekhov, Darkness by Anton Chekhov, The Death of Ivan Illyich by Leo Tolstoy, Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Little Angel by Leonid Andreyev, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, A Troublesome Visitor by Anton Chekhov.

The beautiful hetaera Thais was a real woman who inspired poets, artists, and sculptors in Athens, Memphis, Alexandria, Babylon, and Ecbatana. She traveled with Alexander the Great's army during his Persian campaign and was the only woman to enter the capitol of Persia - Persepolis. Love, beauty, philosophy, war, religion - all that and more in a historic masterpiece by Ivan Yefremov.

Strap yourself in for another 'deeply immersive' Ivan Jefford femdom erotica story...if you dare! WARNING: THIS BOOK DEALS WITH EXTREME BDSM PRACTICES. NOT FOR THE SQUEAMISH! When a 20-year-old college student gets a summer job as an IT manager, he thinks his dream has come true. His boss is a tall, super-hot MILF who wears nylons and high heels to work every day, which triggers his deepest fetishes. He ends up installing her new computer server under her desk, and uses every opportunity to duck under it and ogle her legs and feet up close. He begins to drag out his work just to keep up his...

La disrupción es la nueva normalidad. Esto no debería convertirse en un dolor de cabeza ni en motivo de pánico para tu empresa, sino en el impulso necesario para emprender un apasionante viaje de transformación. En este libro, Ivan Bofarull, Chief Innovation Officer de Esade, propone tres enseñanzas clave para lograrlo: Adoptar una mentalidad verdaderamente emprendedora gracias al moonshot thinking, el modelo mental que antepone las mejoras exponenciales (10x) a las incrementales (+10%).

The Val'ayash invasion of Earth had been defeated. New deals were reached with both the Qash'vo'tar and the Zhal Confederation. But Earth has one advantage that no one in their universe knows about. The portal to Ethorria.

It's described as the greatest achievement the modern game has seen, and Ivan Cleary is the man behind it—the astonishing, historic benchmark of multiple back-to-back premiership wins by the Penrith Panthers in 2021, 2022 and 2023. In his own words, Cleary tells all about what he's learned and how he leads, informed by his decades as a player and coach—a playmaker, team builder, mentor and leader who understands that not everything counts, but everything matters.

National Book Award finalist Ivan Doig writes about Big Sky country with raw authenticity. Set during the 1920s, Prairie Nocturne finds Susan Duff, the young songbird from Doig’s Dancing at the Rascal Fair, now a middle-aged singing coach living in Helena. When her old flame, Wes Williamson, asks her to mentor his black chauffeur, Monty, she agrees. But racial tensions erupt when Susan’s private lessons with Monty attract the attention of the KKK.

En este título, el existoso empresario Ivan J. Martins nos comparte algunos de los grandes secretos para crear una empresa o start-up y no fallar en el intento. Se trata de una guía informada y dinámica sobre que hacer o no al tener una idea de servicio o producto y querer convertirlo en realidad. A lo largo de los capítulos también se explora dónde buscar inspiración, respuestas y ayuda; con quienes generar alianzas para un crecimiento acelerado y buen desenvolvimiento; y le brinda a la audiencia algunas recomendaciones de lectura que pueden complementar lo aprendido.

Iván Vindas acostumbraba orar por las finanzas de las personas en su congregación, hasta que entendió que Dios le instruyó a enseñar a su gente sobre el manejo de las finanzas, además de orar. Pudo ver cómo sus feligreses se superaron económicamente y decidió ofrecer las lecciones al público en general. Su libro, Sueños Financieros, no solo presenta la importancia de unas finanzas estables para todo aquello que las personas sueñan, sino es una guía para utilizar los recursos que recibimos y tenemos de la manera más sabia, para lograr unas finanzas saludables.

Writer and performer Ivan Coyote has spent decades on the road, telling stories around the world. For years, Ivan has kept a file of the most special communications received from readers and audience members—letters, Facebook messages, emails, soggy handwritten notes tucked under the windshield wiper of their truck after a gig.

JAPON. 1600. John Blackthorne rêvait d’y accoster. Il n’imaginait pas que, pour y parvenir, il aurait à braver une tempête. Craché par l’océan, l’équipage du pilote anglais touche enfin terre. Mais les marins regrettent bien vite leur découverte, car ils sont maintenant prisonniers de samouraïs aux mœurs très différentes des leurs. Amené devant Toranaga et Ishido, deux daimyō rivaux dont l’ambition secrète est de devenir Shōgun, Blackthorne fera tout pour recouvrer sa liberté. Mais il faudra bien des sacrifices pour survivre sur cette "Terre des Larmes", où la mort est une fatalité.

There is no loss quite like losing your mother at any age, but losing a mother who should have had many years left is profoundly heartbreaking and painful. Faced with the unimaginable task of moving forward without the heart and soul of his family, the author embarks on a path of self-discovery and healing. Through candid reflections and intimate insights, he reveals challenges he faced and steps he took to survive the consuming agony of grief.

This novel centers on the figure of Ilya Ilyich Oblomov, a member of the dying class of the landed gentry, who spends most of his time lying in bed gazing at life in an apathetic daze, encouraged by his equally lazy servant Zakhar and routinely swindled by his acquaintances. But this torpid existence comes to an end when, spurred on by his crumbling finances, the love of a woman, and the reproaches of his friend, the hardworking Schtoltz, Oblomov finds that he must engage with the real world and face up to his commitments.

WARNING: THIS BOOK DEALS WITH EXTREME BDSM PRACTICES. NOT FOR THE SQUEAMISH! When a notable American professor at a Russian university is arrested on espionage charges, his interrogation must be handled very delicately. One of the country’s top secret police experts is called in for the job, a beautiful, dominant female urologist. Dr. Razorov is an expert at applying her medical knowledge and skills to extract information from male prisoners without leaving any telltale marks or scars. Buckle up for an intense ride as the sexy, sadistic doctor performs unspeakable clinical procedures on ...

In this deeply emotional memoir, a longtime ESPN writer reflects on the suicide of his son Max and delves into how their complicated relationship led him to see grief as love.