Do you desire to do great things for God but feel like you're falling short?Does your life feel small, filled with endless demands, seemingly insignificant work, mundane responsibilities, or challenging relationships? If your desire to make an impact for God's kingdom collides with the limits and disappointments of everyday life, it's easy to feel restless, resigned, and discouraged.Scripture offers a better way. In one of Paul's letters, there's an unexpec...

What does it really take to build a football powerhouse not through luck or money, but through patience, vision, and decades of discipline? Blueprint of Victory follows Japan’s hundred-year quest to rise from a global outsider to a benchmark of sustained football excellence.Blending history, strategy, and cultural insight, it traces how Japan made football a national project anchored in education, data, coaching reform, and shared purpose. From the birth of the J.League and the 200...

When the world stops cheering, when the lights fade and bones break, what drives an athlete to rise again?The Comeback Code unpacks the extraordinary true stories of ten legendary athletes who faced career-ending injuries—and returned, not just to compete, but to redefine what’s possible. From shattered limbs and near-amputations to emotional collapse and public doubt, these athletes didn’t just heal—they transformed. Through vivid storytelling, emotional insight, and a deep dive i...

How Reconstruction-era political battles reflected global struggles over the era's core idealsExporting Reconstruction examines Ulysses S. Grant's Reconstruction-era policy, both foreign and domestic, as an integrated whole. Grant's vision for America's international role in the aftermath of the Civil War was best articulated in his 1869 memorandum, considering whether the United States should annex the Dominican Republic. Grant envisioned a combined domes...

In The Nones: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going, Second Edition, Ryan P. Burge details a comprehensive picture of an increasingly significant group--Americans who say they have no religious affiliation.The growth of the nones in American society has been dramatic. In 1972, just 5 percent of Americans claimed "no religion" on the General Social Survey. In 2018, that number rose to 23.7 percent, making the nones as numerous as both evangelical Prot...

Take one nameless scullery girl, add elemental dragons along with a few piratic merchants – and pit them against a shadowy secret order's ongoing apocalyptic invasion.When a nameless scullery maid miraculously defeats a dragon by commanding him by his True Name, her village sends her away to Moen Mage School out of fear from the raw magical power she possesses.Desperate to discover who she is and why she matters in a world that has dismissed her all her life, Nameless soon ...

Since its inception, higher education in the U.S. has claimed to develop leaders. This bold claim appears in college mission statements and mottos, and it is reinforced in recruiting materials and ad campaigns. But is this claim justified? Leadership Reckoning takes to task American colleges and universities for their haphazard, incoherent, evidence-free approaches to developing students as leaders and offers a principle-driven, outcome-oriented blueprint for how effective leader ...

The way most people think about religion and politics is only loosely linked to empirical reality, argues Ryan P. Burge in 20 Myths about Religion and Politics in America. Instead, our thinking is based on anecdotes, a quick scan of news headlines, or worse, flat-out lies told by voices trying to push a religious or political agenda on a distracted public.Burge sees this fundamentally flawed understanding of the world around us and our misperceptions about where we fit int...

In The Nones: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going, Ryan P. Burge details a comprehensive picture of an increasingly significant group--Americans who say they have no religious affiliation.The growth of the nones in American society has been dramatic. In 1972, just 5 percent of Americans claimed "no religion" on the General Social Survey. In 2018, that number rose to 23.7 percent, making the nones as numerous as both evangelical Protestants and Roma...

There's a seemingly innocuous villain that is taking up residence in the pulpits of countless churches, disrupting the connection between the pastor and the people and keeping the proclamation of God's word from having its full effect. That villain is the preacher's notes. Preachers know this all too well. Many wish that they could "preach by heart" without the aid of notes, but are unsure how to do so--and are left feeling frustrated and discouraged by the presence of that disruptive inte...

In an era defined by deep political divides and hardening ideological entrenchment, one figure has emerged as a unifying force, transcending partisan tribalism to blaze her own trail. Tulsi Gabbard: A Fearless Voice in a Polarised Era offers an intimate portrayal of this truly iconoclastic American leader.Born on American soil in Samoa to a multicultural family, Gabbard's path was forged in the crucible of military service during the War on Terror. Her harrowing combat deployments ...

***Brainstorm***is an adventure,a treasure hunt, a Job-like tale of "one thing after another." It's a story of discoveries about migraine and migraine treatment told with pithy humor.Most importantly for the reader, author Susan P. Ryan provides hard-earned insights into confronting migraines and offers hope to fellow migraineurs. She arms readers with information to make them better advocates for themselves and for loved ones who suffer from migraines.From the Forewordby D...