The radical message of Jesus is that there is only one alternative to the common method of confronting violence with more violence. The Only Alternative: Christian Nonviolent Peacemakers in America explores the spiritually active practice of compassionate nonviolence. Here is a journey through the lives of seven courageous American peacemakers who have embodied Christian nonviolence and dedicated their lives to addressing the suffering caused by racial discrimination, slavery, poverty, mil...

Western culture has long prized the Intelligence Quotient (IQ) as a benchmark of a person's mental abilities. And since the mid-nineties we have known of other forms of intelligence such as emotional and social. Now, prolific author, former pastor, and leadership development specialist Alan E. Nelson introduces "spiritual intelligence"--a person's ability to assimilate faith into everyday life.Churches and individuals are coming to the conclusion that far too many people are active ...

A collection of those intriguing thrillers that keep us on the edge of our seats.Contents:"Man in a Hurry" by Alan NelsonThe pudgy little man was always hurrying."Bitter Gold" by B. C. BridgesA brief, grim tale of Siberia."The Gray Rider" by Charles Hilan CraigThe strange tale of a famous racing driver."What Is It?" by Charles M. MorrisRetribu...

Alan Nelson was not a prolific writer, and as far as I know he wrote (or at least had published) only short stories. No novels. However, these stories are true gems. They originally appeared in some of the most prestigious venues for short fiction of the 1940s and 1950s. Many of Nelson's fantasy tales first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, where they were very popular, but his stories also appeared in Bluebook, Weird Tales, and even Cosmopolitan. Wherever these appear...

Dubini can make his hands become anything. One moment they crawl across a table like living creatures, the next they dance with impossible grace. Crowds laugh, stare, and buy him drinks, but beneath the performance sits a lonely man who truly believes one hand is good and the other is evil. Most people dismiss him as harmless entertainment. One man sees something far more valuable.What begins as petty theft soon grows darker. Dubini’s strange talent attracts a smooth-talking crimin...

Luci Jennifer Inacio Das Neves (most people just call her 'Lucifer') is a supernatural thief-for-hire, stealing wondrous objects from the dark denizens of the netherworld for her mentor/mother figure, Val Brisendine. But when Lucifer accidentally unleashes a terrible evil from one of the paintings hanging in Val's art gallery, will any of the tricks up her sleeve be enough to stop it?

From the creator of 52 and ANNIHILATION, Keith Giffen! An alien microbe, traveling through space, arrives on Earth and discovers humanity. As it enters an array of innocent human bodies, it remakes them into something new, something powerful, but, most ominously, something wanting its own homeland -- its own dominion. This trade paperback collects the critically acclaimed mini-series showing the battle between ordinary humans and this new, alien invader that takes over mortal bodies and in...

Blood. Theft. Sex. Magic. It's said there's no honor amongst thieves. Add to that a thief operating in the occult underground, and it's a whole different kind of nasty! Luci Jennifer Inagcio Das Neves - Lucifer for short - takes a new job that will expose her to the macabre underbelly of the city, and a secret that she'd rather nobody know. By Michael Alan Nelson, the critically acclaimed writer of 28 DAYS LATER and DINGO, Emma Rios (THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, RUNAWAYS) and colorist Cris Pete...

It's a battle millennia in the making as Yves and Madame Cymbaline face off for the control of the Graeae family, with Lucifer, Raina, and Val caught in the middle. Equipped with the Binding Frame and Michaelangelo's Torque, the Brisendine Gallery Gala turns into a worlds-spanning warzone as Lucifer makes the ultimate sacrifice.

The scales have shifted, and thanks to a little divine assistance, Madame Cymbaline is back and ready to kill Lucifer once and for all.

Lucifer and Madame Cymbaline collide in a way that has major repercussions for them and all they hold dear. Written by Michael Alan Nelson (Day Men) and illustrated by Dan Mora (Klaus), don't miss this next installment of the the series that IGN says is "engaging, intriguing, and most of all, fun." Collects issues #5-8.

The race between Lucifer and Madam Cymbaline to assemble the stolen magical repertoire of Val's basement hurtles on, as Lucifer and her crew set their eyes on the ultimate heist-sneaking into Graeae Towers themselves. Meanwhile, Raina struggles to control her newfound necromancing powers and Val copes with the deal she's made with the Harlot.