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Grounded in Christian faith and individual freedom, this book is the indispensable guide to planning not only to survive, but to thrive. Liberate your mind from lies, enslavement, and inner demons by climbing your individual pyramid of success and happiness.

This book by a noted PhD historian is one of the best books available about historical relations between the United States and Mexico. It shines new light on reasons for the US invasion of Mexico in 1846, opposition by Abraham Lincoln and other politicians to the unjustified and unconstitutional decision by President Polk to go to war, the importance of the ensuing war against Mexico, the resulting territorial seizures by the United States, the impact both nationally and internationally to both countries, and more.

Nur Yasmina Reza schreibt so lakonisch und klug über die Kippmomente der Existenz. Seit Jahren beobachtet Yasmina Reza Strafprozesse. Es sind Geschichten, die man mit angehaltenem Atem liest. Ein Mann ermordet die vierköpfige Familie seines Schwagers und legt die Leichenteile seiner Frau zu Füßen. Eine Frau klagt wegen Vergewaltigung und schreibt dem Täter danach glühende Liebesbriefe. Lakonisch und beinahe zärtlich porträtiert Reza die Menschen. Es geht nicht um Schuld oder Unschuld, sondern um den Moment, in dem ein Leben aus der Normalität kippt.

Secrets are diseases, and my life is full of them. Going back to where I grew up solved nothing. Coming back home brought no peace. And now, as I look over Anton's last piece of property, I still have no peace. My godfather's death brought a woman into my life. But a stupid argument ripped her away. I can't stop thinking about her. Wondering about her. Dreaming about her. All I know is I have to see her. I have to feel her body pressed against me again.

A singular voice in American letters, Momaday’s love of language and storytelling are on full display in this brilliant new collection comprising one hundred sketches or “dream drawings”—furnishings of the mind—as he calls them. Influenced by his Native American heritage and its oral storytelling traditions, here are prose poems about nature, animals, warriors, and hunters, as well as meditations that explore themes of love, loss, time, and memory.

After the loss of my first mate, I thought that everything would never be the same. All it took was moving into a new home to realize that second chances do come true. Taking care of our son has been my biggest goal now. Of course, I don’t know where to go exactly from here but I’m going to continue to do my best. But a tragic moment might end up screwing me out of everything.

Sophie Stearns and her search dog, Belle, flee to the mountains that feed her soul to find God and straight into the arms of the one man she could truly love. If only he didn't hate her. Widowed and buried in debt, Sophie Stearns is not going to pin her dreams on a man again—even if Patrick O'Brien is the man of her dreams. Patrick O'Brien learned the hard way city girls will rip a man's heart out to get what they want. After his ex-wife's betrayal, he bolted to the Adirondacks to lick his wounds and forge a new life protecting the fragile mountain ecosystem from development.

Small towns are for small minds. I left for college and never looked back. Ensconced in my luxurious, and lucrative, vineyard, I barely ever spare a thought for my old life. Until I got word that my self-declared "godfather" had passed and put me in charge of his estate. Now I've got to go back to the town where the cows outnumber the people to put his affairs in order. I expected to see familiar faces, a little order, a lot worse for wear.

In 1981, at the age of eighteen, John N. Huffington was found guilty of a double homicide in Harford County, Maryland. He was given two death sentences plus 21 years in what became known as the Memorial Day Murders. Maintaining his innocence from day one, John spent 32 years, 1 month, and 28 days in the Maryland Prison System, the first 10 years of his sentence were on death row. John's conviction was tainted with flimsy, unsubstantiated science and a prosecutor who withheld or tried to destroy evidence.

This book is for those who find themselves questioning the simplistic solutions of our age and who find arguing about the existence of God a waste of time—as if God were a super-being, a divine fixer or fascist. It is for those who are yearning for ways to connect that involve both faith and rationality: making room for God while being unwilling to check their brains at the door.

Gordon Wright has distilled over a decade of best practices he has developed, used, and tested on the dealership showroom sales floor into this training manual and step-by-step guide. You will learn the principles and approaches he used to build a new and successful sales career in the car business following 25+ years working in corporate marketing and sales roles. It’s time for you to reach your potential and discover how to supercharge your car sales career and become a showroom executive.

El estudio de La Biblia de la Nueva Versión Internacional, Quest dice que el Evangelio de Mateo sirve como una transición que conecta la historia del Antiguo Testamento con la historia del Nuevo Testamento, ayudándonos a comprender cómo la vida y la enseñanza de Jesús se basaron en lo que había sucedido antes. De acuerdo con la Biblia de la Nueva Versión Internacional, muchos elementos en el Evangelio de Mateo apuntan a lectores judíos o judeocristianos; por ejemplo, Mateo tiene más citas y alusiones al Antiguo Testamento que cualquier otro autor del Nuevo Testamento.

In Disruption: Repurposing the Church to Redeem the Community, Dr. Mark DeYmaz explains how the local church can adapt itself to the community around it in such a way that gives it credibility in the neighborhood while advancing the gospel in the process.

Demler Mansion has seen its share of darkness. In 1995, serial killer Edmund Demler set a fire there, ending his own life. A quarter-century later, urban explorers break into the old ruin. They find a once-grand house now falling into decay - blackened walls, broken furniture, echoes that sound like voices. Then something far more terrifying finds them. After this latest tragedy, medium Penny Wright arrives to investigate. From her first moments inside the house, Penny suspects that the spirit of Edmund Demler has never left.

This is the Tamil translation of Developing the Leader Within You. Who doesn't want to be a leader? Everyone has one within, until discovered! Discover the one inside you. This is a foundational classic for developing exceptional leaders. When the timeless principles in this book are applied to your life, they will bring about positive change through personal integrity and self-discipline.

While many books have been written from the perspective of judges, lawyers and various law enforcement officers, none have been written by a black woman court reporter. What began as my wanting to share my experiences has become another cover lifted off of the unjust justice system under which we currently live. Consequently, I offer Recollections of a Black Court Reporter as a truth being told out of season.

A breathtaking novel, rare and moving, about the world's greatest chef and his unruly heart. White Truffles in Winter imagines the world of the remarkable French chef Auguste Escoffier (1846-1935), who changed how we eat through his legendary restaurants at the Savoy and the Ritz. A man of contradictions - kind yet imperious, food-obsessed yet rarely hungry - Escoffier was also torn between two women: The famous, beautiful, and reckless actress Sarah Bernhardt and his wife, the independent and sublime poet Delphine Daffis, who refused ever to leave Monte Carlo.

What makes someone become a serial killer? What goes through the mind of these coldblooded killers while they pretend to be normal like the rest of the world? We can't say for sure for every single one of them - but for those who were caught and told their stories, we can. Plunge yourself into the dark and chilling abyss, and peek inside the minds of the world's most dangerous monsters - the infamous and cold-blooded serial killers.

Eleven-year-old Jack’s ordinary life is upended when he is whisked into a fantastical adventure filled with danger. Jack learns that most people live in a shadow of the world, their vision blinded by invisible scales. But the Awakened experience the world as it truly is and are searching for the Child of Prophecy who will both save the world and destroy it. When Jack joins the battle, he must learn to trust his friends and face his fears if he is to make his life count.

It started as an innocent game among friends. Then the changes of teenage years pushed the game beyond boundaries of childish fun. Girls and boys notice each other’s changes. Infatuations become crushes. Crushes lead to physical curiosities. The game becomes a catalyst of desire. When a tall, dark, handsome man moves in next door, the girls take more than a passing notice. One girl more than the others. A crush becomes an obsession and unrequited love leads to drastic actions. Only those who dare shall succeed.