All his life Gregory wanted to be a Paladin, join the Order and defeat evil. Defeat the enemies of the nation of Steinheim and become a hero.So when he came of age, he eagerly travelled to the Trials, journeying with his father to the mysterious compound where the Paladins lived and trained in hopes of being chosen to join their ranks.

After two years away from her family, Tasia Levinus returns to the space station she calls home. She soon realises that her arrival is not welcome at all. What happens when harmless retaliation against a family member becomes harmless? When does it end when one bad decision leads to another?

The monster of the day worships the day, while the creature of the night rules the night. But nothing could be more opposed to both than to live on the same land at the same time.Humanity prospered until it entered the pre-industrial age, when the largest cities saw the first long chimneys made of brick, while smaller villages still had to cut logs from the forest with an axe.But to get to this heyday, something had to be sacrificed.

A collection of poetry I wrote when I was in the midst of a severe depression, all the while continuing to raise my son and deal with various medical conditions. Although the poems are in no specific order, they document my journey from depression to finding the joy in life again.

This book is about the struggle between love and hate, weakness and power, and the sacrifices of life.A young girl by the name of Isabelle, one who seeks after the Lord’s own heart spiritually, takes on Satan the devil. Isabelle is a warrior for the Lord. Her tongue is sharper than a two-edged sword, her mind is wiser than a serpent, while her appearance is humble as a dove. Her mission is not to try and take over the world but to try and save it.By the lust of the flesh an...

We all have thoughts on subjects like life, politics, education, and relationships. But are our thoughts actually our own? How often do we really dissect the roots of what we think and believe? Society is full of people reacting their way through life and wondering why they arrive at the outcomes they do. It's time for a thought revolution! By sharing hundreds of thought-provoking quotes plucked from speeches and personal coaching sessions, Encouragement Specialist Johnnie Williams III has...

If I had been alone, I may have kept up my hopes after what she said. She did say a lot of nice things about me. She said she liked being with me, said how sweet I was, said she liked that I was so patient with her. But he shook me back into reality. He said that while he was sure she meant all those things, she was just letting me down gently. Fact was, I'd heard it all before. History was repeating itself. It was, as Yogi Berra put it so eloquently, 'dj vu all over again'.

What role did religion play in sparking the call for civil rights? Was the African American church a motivating force or a calming eddy?The conventional view among scholars of the period is that religion as a source for social activism was marginal, conservative, or pacifying.Not so, argues Johnny E. Williams. Focusing on the state of Arkansas as typical in the role of ecclesiastical activism, his book argues that black religion from the period of slavery through the era of...

What role did religion play in sparking the call for civil rights? Was the African American church a motivating force or a calming eddy?The conventional view among scholars of the period is that religion as a source for social activism was marginal, conservative, or pacifying.Not so, argues Johnny E. Williams. Focusing on the state of Arkansas as typical in the role of ecclesiastical activism, his book argues that black religion from the period of slavery through the era of...

Although the human genome exists apart from society, knowledge about it is produced through socially-created language and interactions. As such, genomicists’ thinking is informed by their inability to escape the wake of the ‘race’ concept. This book investigates how racism makes genomics and how genomics makes racism and ‘race,’ and the consequences of these constructions. Specifically, Williams explores how racial ideology works in genomics. The simple assumption that frames the book is t...

The following was my inspiration to write and share my daily weight loss journey with the world: 1) God's vision for me. 2) My two young sons (now 6 & 8). 3) My Dr. report of high blood pressure and border line diabetic. 4) The obesity epidemic that's plaguing America.I pray this book helps you all in your weight loss efforts. The weight loss don't stop at the end of the year, this book will help you set guidelines for upcoming years and remind you of how much weight you can lose i...

This 30-Day Journal is a collection of News Flash #710 letters written to family, friends, and those looking for daily encouragement.These letters serve as resource material for spiritual growth, encouragement, and awareness of God's presence at all times.These letters will comfort you as you read these words of inspiration, elevation, and enlightenment in your day-to-day lives.It is our prayer that these "n...