Phrygia in the second and third centuries CE offers more vivid evidence for what has been termed “lived ancient religion” than any other region in the ancient world. The evidence from Phrygia is neither literary nor issued by cities or their powerful inhabitants but rather comes from farmers and herders who left behind numerous stone memorials of themselves and dedications to their gods, praying for the welfare of their families, crops, and cattle. In Religion in Roman Phrygia: From Po...

Legacy Unveiled, War Ignited: An Unwitting Hustler Turned Guardian, Unaware of Destiny, Battles Ancient Secrets in a City Ablaze, Facing Shadows of Heritage and Modern Foes.In the heart of the burning Bronx, Bobby D., a young street hustler and unwitting orphan, is about to discover a legacy he never knew he carried. Blood Oaths: Sumus Quasi Mortui (We Are As Dead Men) thrusts readers into a gripping tale set against the backdrop of a city in turmoil. Unaware of his noble ...

From even before the time of Alexander the Great, the Greek gods spread throughout the Mediterranean, carried by settlers and largely adopted by the indigenous populations. By the third century b.c., gods bearing Greek names were worshipped everywhere from Spain to Afghanistan, with the resulting religious systems a variable blend of Greek and indigenous elements. Greek Gods Abroad examines the interaction between Greek religion and the cultures of the eastern Mediterranean with w...

A dog certainly is a wonderful friend to men and women.In my experience , all dogs are forever constant, loyal, obedient , consistent, and faithful.They will remain by your side through thick and thin, ever ready to defend you, comfort you, and love you.Indeed I have heard stories of dogs getting separated from their owners, but still waiting faithfully for years until the time comes when they can be re-united. There are tales of dogs getting lost, and then going throu...

Step into the warmth and wonder of Bethlehem in Short Stories for Christmas - a heart-warming collection of tales that reimagine the Nativity through the eyes of animals, children, and unexpected heroes.A falcon guides Mary and Joseph with moonlight.A donkey fetches fi rewood to warm the stable.A mouse fi nds cheese to help make breakfast.A magpie collects coins to help Joseph pay the innkeeper.A sheep off ers its wool to keep baby Jesus warm.

Ex-detective Denton Urp is summoned to a small country town for the funerals of two people he didn't know. His attempts to ignore the mystery behind their deaths fail, and soon he is both the target of the town's ire and the romantic interest of it's particularly charming witch.

The startling story of how American cities emerge, grow, change, contract, decay, and become resuscitated. With keen insight, the authors analyze urban social processes, such as population migration to suburbia and the effect of foreign capital investment on U.S. real estate ventures. Examining patterns in the location, development, financing, and construction decisions of small and large corporations, the book looks at the interplay of industrial and development corporations with various ...

Tears of Faith was inspired by faith exercised by those who - beyond all worldly hope- Never give up. Always keeping their eyes on God and trusting in His Solution for their problems. It is this author’s desire that when this book is read the reader will be encouraged to have faith to the very end of their situation.

Hired by an aggrieved Boston aristocrat who believes his wife's brutal slaying to be something other than random violence, Spenser immediately senses that his client's picture-perfect portrayal of his family life is false. For starters, the victim's reputation is too saintly, her house is as lived-in as stage set, and her troubled children don't appear to be products of a happy home. Spenser plungers into a world of grand illusion, peopled with cardboard cutouts, including a distinguished ...

AppaloosaNew Mexico Territory, 1882: two itinerant lawmen walk their horses down the long,shale-scattered slope into the frontier town of Appaloosa. Below them, lies rancher Randall Braggs' new kingdom, but Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch are here to restore the rule of law. They've done it before, they know what to do only too well: shoot quick, shoot clean, reload. But they aren't the only new arrivals in town. Mrs Allison French has stepped off the train with only ...

Spenser finds himself fighting for his life when he takes on a murder case for Ellis Alves, a Black man with a criminal record who says he was framed. From Boston's back streets to Manhattan's elite, Spenser and Hawk search for suspects. But when an assassin with a .22 puts Spenser in a coma, is the chance for justice dead?

Hawk wants Spenser to wage war on a street gang. Susan wants Spenser to move in with her. Either way, Spenser's out of his element. So why not risk both?