Slice of Lonely is a collection of delicate 60 second short stories. Each story is narrated by a different actor creating a thoughtful and immersive tapestry of storytelling.

From Fr. Gabriele Amorth, the renowned exorcist in Rome, comes this powerful, eye-opening book on the deadly antics of Satan and his fallen angels, as well as spiritual remedies for each.This book provides a basic orientation in the dark phenomenology, succinctly explaining Catholic doctrine on the fallen angels and the innumerable manifestations. Among the many questions Fr. Amorth answers in this book are:● Where does the Evil One dwell in the human body?● How doe...

Alberta Christian's autobiography, Woman of Substance, is a refreshing addition to the burgeoning literature about the lives of Dominicans from all spheres of life who in their own extraordinary way, have significantly enriched their community. In it, Christian details her life growing up in the village of St. Joseph, her family's struggle to survive during World War II, her life as a teacher, wife and mother and her vicarious pleasure as the fruits of her labour are realized through the e...

Two individuals are led on a journey of self-discovery, awakening desires, and passions that cause them to make choices that may alter their futures.Allyson’s desire is to deepen her relationship with God and grow in her understanding of the Bible, but suddenly her own beliefs and convictions are put to the highest test—a test that will determine the outcome of her faith and character. Will she have the courage to take a stand and do what is right before God, even if it means perso...

This book is about design and innovation – what it is and how to teach it. The blending of design and innovation is having an increasing impact not only on the world of products and services but on a wide variety of disciplines such as information and communications technology (ICT), business, education and medicine. However, there is a lack of books on teaching the subject despite the significant growth of interest in both academia and the workplace. This book addresses this gap by outlin...

ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHNAGE: Agricultural Ecosystems and Gender Dimensions is a product of over four years of painstaking and rigorous research by a multidisciplinary team. It brings together empirical knowledge on farmers adaptation to climate change in a developing country. The book is comprehensive as well as broad in its coverage. Detailed analysis of various dimensions of climate change on dryland and wetland agriculture as well as fishing sector is presented from developing countrys...

Aria, a young red headed girl, having powers of empathy and connection, can talk with the animals and even heal people. Last time she found herself a Guardian (that is, her very own animal companion). This times she goes on her first adventure with her new friends. But when Aria's friend Mar becomes bitter towards someone, Aria encourages him to face his fears and go to the island where everything went wrong - the Forbidden Isle. On the journey they meet unexpected allies. Then Mar and Ari...

Carriers of the Cloak explores how chaplains can cultivate a strong spiritual life and develop as Christlike leaders in the demanding world of military chaplaincy. It delves into the origins and foundations of military chaplaincy, emphasizing the crucial role of humility in a Christian's life--especially for chaplains serving in the military. The book outlines six key steps for growing into a humble and effective servant leader, while also examining the philosophy of servant leadership. Wr...

MEDITATION FOR BEGINNERS IN SIX WORLD RELIGIONS is a step-by-step guide to meditation based on Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, Kabbalah, Christian Mysticism, and Sufism. In Chapter I, I explain the nature of meditation and its various stages—physiological, psychological, and spiritual. Chapter II presents how to become free of negative conditioning, such as anxiety, stress, loneliness, depression; how to free positive qualities, such as love, compassion, generosity, trust; and how to expand mo...

A cursed city. A young warrior. A magical journey.It's always night in the city of Iveron. Black clouds smother the sky, and monsters called vexors lurk in the dark, ready to drag away the unwary.Twelve-year-old Gan dreams of becoming a Lamplighter, one of the young heroes with their flaming spears who light the city's streetlamps and keep the darkness at bay. Gan's dream comes true-until his lamplighter crew gets ambushed beyond the wall and his beloved br...

In the twenty-first century, fatherhood is shifting from simply being a sidekick in the parental team to taking center stage with new expectations of involvement and caretaking. The social expectations of fathers start even before the children are born. Mr. Mom is now displaced with fathers who don’t think of themselves as babysitting their own children, but as central decision makers, along with mothers, as parents. Deconstructing Dads: Changing Images of Fathers in Popular Culture is an ...

This book gives a comprehensive introduction to numerical methods and analysis of stochastic processes, random fields and stochastic differential equations, and offers graduate students and researchers powerful tools for understanding uncertainty quantification for risk analysis. Coverage includes traditional stochastic ODEs with white noise forcing, strong and weak approximation, and the multi-level Monte Carlo method. Later chapters apply the theory of random fields to the numerical solu...