An in-depth history that assesses the price of progress and the legacy of lost rural American communitiesNestled among the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in southwestern Virginia, Franklin County is the undisputed “Moonshine Capital of the World.” But Franklin County was not as lawless as its reputation would suggest. In addition to making moonshine, the citizens of Franklin County also made a monumental effort to educate their children. In the early twentie...

Feathers of Glory isn't just a collection of 30 flying animals. Each animal has a different reason for being written here. After reading this book, you might start noticing birds on walks, looking up at the sky more often, becoming curious about animal behavior, or thinking more deeply about beauty and creation.Poems About the Creatures of the Sky. The poetry collection repeatedly presents unusual adaptations: hovering, thermal soaring, echolocation, migra...

America remains one of the wealthiest nations in history, yet many people experience prosperity only as a headline. The monthly budget tells a different story. Food costs more. Housing consumes a growing share of income. Insurance, medicine, transportation, utilities, and caregiving compete for money that has already been promised to rent, taxes, and debt. A raise may arrive, but the relief disappears before the next bill is opened.The Celestial Tribunal Discusses Affordability tur...

The inspiring true story of how one farmer’s fight for clean food sparked a nationwide organic movement and built one of America’s largest independent food distributors.From Farm to Food Revolution—The True Story Behind Azure StandardDavid Stelzer nearly died before his fifth birthday. Wracked by severe autoimmune reactions and chronic asthma, he spent years confined to the couch while doctors offered no solutions. It was a naturopathic p...

Food Waste doesn't reduce food waste to "bad people throw away food." There is personal carelessness, taste, abundance, business decisions, safety, transportation problems, market oversupply, geography, economics, hunger, and recovery.Poems About What We Throw Away. You will come away with a more complicated understanding of what "waste" actually means. Notice ordinary waste more. Not all food waste has the same cause. This book will make you think about the hidden...

The Work of Worship IV: Pastor doesn't portray pastoral ministry merely as a job. This poetry book portrays it as service to Christ: calling, preaching, caring for people, leading the church, enduring hidden burdens, and remaining faithful until the end.Pastors and ministry leaders may feel seen in areas that are usually invisible. You will explore those struggles rather than pretending ministry is constantly victorious. Volunteers can make serving feel more meanin...

Inside the mind of psychopaths and exploring their behaviors takes you on a chilling journey into the dark, complex world of psychopathy. Delve deep into the minds of those who lack empathy, emotion, and moral conscience—yet often thrive in society’s highest echelons.From infamous real-life cases to the latest in psychological research, this book uncovers the secrets behind manipulative behaviors, impulsive actions, and the masks psychopaths wear. Are you ready to ...

Classic Trope is not merely a fictional storytelling device—it becomes a way of looking at repeated human patterns. This poetry collection will guide you to have a new way of looking at familiar stories. You may find tropes as lenses for human experience.Poems About the Stories We Keep Becoming. You may have more compassion toward complicated people. Heroes can be selfish, villains can be kind, cowards can be brave, and people change according to circumstances. Som...

A nation has the right to defend itself. But who decides when defense becomes war—and who pays the price?In The Celestial Tribunal Discusses War Versus Defense: A Dialogue About Power, the Constitution, and Humanity, Abraham Tyler brings together an imagined tribunal of God, Jesus, Abraham, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Harry Truman to confront the moral responsibilities of power.Washington and Truman debate verified threats, military judgment, competent...

Spanning centuries, 'The Greats of Sci-Fi: H.G. Wells Edition' emerges as a seminal anthology that traverses the varied terrains of science fiction. The works selected for this collection not only showcase the inventive richness that characterizes the genre but also illuminate the essential themes of exploration, societal critique, and technological speculation. From the haunting depths of psychological manipulation to the exhilarating realms of interstellar travel, the literary styles var...

A Talmud student from Antomir arrives at Ellis Island with four cents, and rises to be a millionaire of the New York cloak trade — losing, item by item, everything he came with. Cahan fled the Tsar after the 1881 pogroms and edited the Jewish Daily Forward for half a century; this 1917 novel is the great book of the Jewish immigration, and Levinsky's success is described exactly as the disaster it is.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of The Covenant of Water: A beautifully written, page-turning family saga of Ethiopia and America, doctors and patients, exile and home. • “Filled with mystical scenes and deeply felt characters.... Verghese is something of a magician as a novelist.” —USA TodayMarion and Shiva Stone are twin brothers born of a secret union between a beautiful Indian nun and a brash British surgeon. Orphaned by their mother’s d...