The Security Paradox: Can We Afford Peace?- 1 in 5 nations fail to meet NATO's military spending targets- Global cyberattacks have increased by 300% in the past year- 70% of citizens feel unsafe in the face of rising geopolitical tensionsIn a world where security threats are escalating, can we afford to prioritize peace over military might? Davis Smith's timely book, "The Security Paradox", delves into the heart of this dilemma. With a unique blend of expert...

This story takes into the account of a young lady with a normal life of a Christian mother and housewife suddenly introduced to a changed life beyond the normal by learning of spiritually foretelling events that would change everything for her. Events occur over the course of several years which inevitably changed her normal life pushed to an eye-opening world of learning how to deal with extremes, a wider meaning for her religious beliefs, and learning about struggling and success, but mo...

"Get ready to be mesmerized by the untold story of a Hollywood icon! From the highs of stardom to the lows of addiction and heartbreak, Shelley Duvall's unflinching tale of resilience and creativity will leave you breathless.""Shelley Duvall: The Unbridled Spirit" is a deeply personal and unflinching biography that explores the life and career of one of Hollywood's most beloved and enduring actresses. With unparalleled access to Duvall's personal archives and exclusive interviews, ...

Two children are playing and blowing bubbles when their imagination takes them on a wild adventure through the countryside.

This gripping true story is narrated by Rebecca Smith Davis as she shares firsthand experiences on how God can intervene in our lives by transforming our trials into a greater purpose for God’s glory. Rebecca tells about her husband, Leroy, before they had met. She shares how he had struggled to stay sober until God planted him in a prison cell while God dealt with his heart. Rebecca reveals her own struggles with wavering commitment to God since childhood, and how her rebellion resulted i...

Leroy Davis had been in a coma for more than two weeks. His life was slowly fading with no sign of improvement. Rebecca began thinking of how she may need to prepare for her husband's funeral. She prayed until she fell asleep, crying fervently to God to heal her husband. Over in the corner of the nurse's station outside his room, Leroy saw a tall male figure, an obscure shadowy figure of a sort, peering into the window of his room. The shadowy image had dark hair, a slim build, and wore a ...

In light of the two great phenomena that define the era of the Anthropocene, globalization and climate change, what does it mean to be a human subject or person in the world today? One response to these phenomena in the world has been some sort of return to nationalism (usually on the political right) or localism/bioregionalism (usually on the political left). A second response has been a continuation of the spread of neo-liberal capitalism without any apparent regard for the problems it i...

Shows how competing ideas about the reader in US literature and literary theory of the late 1960s and '70s reconfigured both reading practices and our understanding of the novel as art.Despite claims that theory is a relic of a previous era of literary study, theory's fundamental assumptions persist in the belief that we as readers take an active role in the production of the meaning of the work of art. To make this case, Mode of Address returns to the 196...

Tales of our Boys showcases our four-footed, furry family members and neighborhood critters! Once unwanted adopted Humane Society boys and their friends provide constant joy and adventure with their incomparable personalities. They are always ready to lend a paw, a lick, a cuddle, or a voice in the safe, fur-ever place we all call home. Simply. Always. Love.

Diversity plays an important role in how people experience illness and healthcare as patients. Listening carefully to stories of how race, class, age, gender, sexuality, and disability can affect patient experience can be revealing and provide much needed change to health communication in the patienthood narrative. This book is a collection of vibrant and engaging essays by scholars of narrative methods in health communication. Each chapter takes readers into the fascinating world of patie...

She was nineteen years old, just finished her first year of college, and her future was overflowing with possibilities. Thats what she thought until that tragic night, the night when her future came to a screeching halt and her car was struck by a drunk driver. Nothing could have prepared her for the turn of events that quickly followed. Excruciating pain, paralysis, emergency surgery, and then the fateful words she had to hear. Im sorry, you will never walk again.Kay Loy Avers was now a p...

Consumers of healthcare are conditioned to be uninformed and misguided.Why? Well, the United States healthcare system — health insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, specialists, and others — is assembled to keep you sick. They don’t want you to know this because it’s making them very rich.In fact, we are the only developed nation in the world that allows the health industry to profit, maintaining incentives for pro...