On a hot Texas night in August 1978, Travis McGee wakes from a deep sleep to find he is floating eight inches above his mattress. His room is brighter than daylight along with the backyard. He goes out into the yard along with his family and sees blinding lights hovering soundlessly above his neighborhood. The light lasts only moments, but the effects ripple through the lives of Travis, his friends and family, setting off a chain of events that threaten to destroy them all. Set against the...

Cancer affected people of all ages, genders, classes, and professions, including civilians and miltary personnel. The Echoes of Heroes is a compilation of inspiring and untold stories of veterancs who have oversome the challengers of military service and are now fighting a new battle against cance. These courageous individual come from diverse backgrounds and brances of the armed force and share their stories of resilience, perseverance, and e vential victory against this unyielding foe.

The grief book for these solemn unpredictable times. Whether you're grieving the loss of a loved one from the Corona Virus or helping someone mourn the loss of daily routines and ways of life, Grieving With Hope: A Time to Mourn offers comforting affirmations of faith and Scriptural support to walk you through the mourning process. It reveals some of the emotions of the grieving process and how best to navigate through the pain. Its topics include:Mourning the loss of a spouse, chi...

Against All Odds is fictional novel with a heartwarming story about Little Pete, the youngest of five children in the Scroggins family.The setting is rural northeast Texas during the late 1950s.Little Pete found a passion for basketball and was anxious to play for the new high school coach of the Little Hope Eagles, but the odds started to build against him as he lost the use of his right hand in an accident.However, with the Scroggins a strong-willed determination and drive, Little Pete d...

This book provides a comprehensive and systematic overview of Putin’s third term as Russia’s president. It covers political, international relations, economic and social issues, and provides a balanced assessment of Putin’s successes and failures. These include the conflict in Ukraine, the annexation of Crimea, scandals associated with the Olympics, Russia’s increasing involvement with Asia, including with the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation, and shifts in the economy away from huge rel...

Tap into the secrets of what makes you who you are--passions, talents, experiences, temperament, and spiritual gifts--and you'll discover the path to a life of unimagined purpose, impact, and fulfillment.Rick Warren's bestselling book The Purpose Driven® Life describes God's five purposes for every Christian. Now Erik Rees helps you discover God's unique purpose for your life based on the way God has shaped you.He made you marvelously unique for a ...

Break Through to Prayer That God Answers.Pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle Jim Cymbala unpacks the principles of faith-filled, mountain-moving prayer that can transform circumstances, change lives, and draw you closer to God than you've ever imagined.Embark on a pilgrimage of prayer with this manual for powerful prayers that—through stories and teachings—will help you discover how to:Ask God for the blessings he already wants to give us....

Multi-award winning spirituality writer Philip Yancey is loved throughout the world for his honest, insightful and inspirational writing. PRAYER: DOES IT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE? carries all the hallmarks of classic Yancey, a journalist by training. His quest to unravel the mysteries of prayer reads as the journal of a fellow traveller: questioning, challenging, lamenting the unexplainable and rejoicing in the discovery of awesome insights. His journey is beautifully illustrated with moving tr...

WARNING: This is not just another book on evangelism. It's a simple idea of evangelism through friendship first, and the opportunities to share your faith that follow. It will bring friendships you already have to a new levels, and create opportunities for new, authentic friendships with those you will eventually meet.OUT: Evangelism as sales pitch, as conquest, as warfare, as ultimatum, as threat, as proof, as argument, as entertainment, as show, as monologue, as something you hav...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From Lauren Graham, the beloved star of Gilmore Girls and Parenthood, comes a witty, charming, and hilariously relatable debut novel about a struggling young actress trying to get ahead―and keep it together―in New York City.It’s January 1995, and Franny Banks has just six months left of the three-year deadline she set for herself when she came to New York, dre...

Emily Miller knew her life was about to change forever the day her mother said, "I'm pregnant." She'd hear those words again and again--and with every pregnancy Emily's father changed from bad to worse. For years the Miller family suffered through his rages. It took a terrible loss for the family to regroup, and all the love Emily can muster to save her siblings.Bartlett's powerful short story, "Abused: A Daughter’s Story," grabs hold immediately and doesn't let go. This heart-tugg...

From the author of ‘Little Children’ and now a major new TV series, ‘The Leftovers’ asks what if one day some of us simply vanished? And some were left behind?Following the sudden disappearance of thousands of citizens, Kevin Garvey, Mapleton’s new mayor, wants to bring a sense of hope to his traumatised community, but his family has fallen apart in the wake of disaster. Kevin’s wife has joined a homegrown cult, and his son is a disciple of the prophet Holy Wayne. Only Jill, Kevin’...