First published in 1894, “The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt” looks at the case of Mary Elizabeth Jenkins Surratt (1820 or 1823– 1865), an American woman who was convicted of participating in a plot to assassinate U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. Despite maintaining her innocence and the fact that the case made against her was arguably weak, she became the first women to be executed by the US federal government. Her son John Surratt was also tried at a later date, but acquitted ...

Bloomsbury presents Riding With The Rocketmen by James Witts, read by David Thorpe.'Humble and very funny' – Ned Boulting'Essential reading for any Étape rider' – Daniel Friebe, co-host of The Cyclist PodcastAn Everyman dropped into the world of Supermen... Can this amateur cyclist complete L'Étape du Tour?Tadej Pogacar has 7% body fat, Chris Froome’s resting heart rate is 30bpm, Mark Cavendish reaches sprint speeds of over 50mph. They’re super-human cyclist...

Before Kieran…Seattle, 2000 – Ethan Mallory is counting down the days until he moves back to Toronto. He loves Seattle, but it’s time to go home.So it’s just his luck that, with a month to go, he meets Rhett Solomon. Their chemistry is off the charts, and in bed, Rhett is everything Ethan’s been craving. He’s witty and charming outside the bedroom too.Ethan’s not about to change his plans for a man he’s just met, but… what could this become if they had a little more...

When paramedic Nick Swain responds to a shooting in a seedy neighborhood, his entire world is thrown off its axis. His life is threatened…twice. Allegations of racism and medical neglect threaten his career and his ability to sleep at night. Not that he’ll be sleeping any time soon after the incident throws him into the path—and arms—of Detective Andrew Carmichael.One hot night after another with Andrew may help Nick relieve some work-related stress, but sex won’t solve every probl...

The Bible is full of law.Yet too often, Christians either pick and choose verses out of context to bolster existing positions, or assume that any moral judgment the Bible expresses should become the law of the land. Law and the Bible asks: What inspired light does the Bible shed on Christians? participation in contemporary legal systems? It concludes that more often than not the Bible overturns our faulty assumptions and skewed commitments rather than bolsters them. In the process...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Genre: Fantasy (Supernatural Fiction)In a world populated by human-animal hybrids, the Imbube lion tribe faces a terrifying new threat. After the brutal destruction of a neighboring Hyena settlement, the Imbube villagers must confront a mysterious army of powerful wolf-creatures. Led by elders, they embark on a perilous journey to the Kingdom of Imbube, seeking safety and answers amidst a changing world.

The Church Becomes What the Church Sings!In the most basic sense, worship is the act of offering praise to God. But worship is a much more powerful act than we are often aware. It is nothing less than an opened floodgate, unleashing a supernatural flow between Heaven and Earth.For the first time, multiple generations of apostolic, prophetic, and warfare worship leaders join together to reveal the ways in which God is working through praise and worship today...

As the drive towards creating age-friendly cities grows, this important book provides a comprehensive survey of theories and policies aimed at improving the quality of life of older people living in urban areas.In this book, part of the Ageing in a Global Context series, leading international researchers critically assess the problems and the potential of designing age-friendly environments. The book considers the different ways in which cities are responding to population ageing, ...

God's Global Grace Movement is the story of how the vision of starting 100,000 churches in unreached villages is transforming the spiritual landscape of India and now expanding to other restricted regions of the world. Meet the leaders who spearheaded the movement and hear their powerful stories-including an array of testimonies, which represent hundreds of thousands of transformed lives.David Witt, founder of Spirit of Martyrdom International, has visited persecuted leaders in ove...

The New York Times bestseller that tells the story of an overheated stock market and the financial disaster that led to the Great Depression of the 1930s.A riveting living history about Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929. Captures the era, the intoxicating expectancy, the hope that ruled men's heart and minds before the bubble burst and the black despair of the decade that followed.

In the beginning, Detective Andrew Carmichael and paramedic Nick Swain barely escaped Nick’s delusional stalker with their lives. Now, months later, the physical scars haven’t quite healed, and neither have the emotional ones.Lingering guilt and resentment threaten to tear their relationship apart, but Andrew isn’t ready to give up. He’s nearly lost Nick once, and he’s not giving him up this time without a fight.In a last ditch effort to keep them together, Andrew suggests ...

Sound HRM practices matter—they are a sine qua non of effective governance in democratic government—equally so at the local, regional, state and national levels of government. The NASPAA (Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration) accreditation standards demand critical competencies for public managers that are vital to human resource managers and supervisors at all levels. These competencies include: skills to lead and manage in public governance; to partic...