Foreword by Robert BorkJanet Smith, well-known philosophy professor and writer, presents a critical look at the meaning of the "right to privacy" that has been so often employed by the Supreme Court in recent times to justify the creation of rights not found in the Constitution by any traditional method of interpreting a legal document. Smith shows how these inventions have led to the legal protection of abortion, assisted suicide, homosexual acts, and more. As Jud...

You may have hit upon hard times, or maybe, you are distressed by current politics, and feel the need to prep and bug out. Perhaps you sense the End Times coming. Or maybe you are the adventurous type, who wants to experiment with living off the grid. I've been living this RV lifestyle for a few years now, and I've set my rig up for bug out the best I can. I planned for it, and I hope to help you plan for it too, not only in the nuts and bolts sense, but mentally and emotionally. There are...

In Psalm 49 and the Path to Redemption, Janet Smith revisits her PhD dissertation, Dust or Dew: Immortality in the Ancient Near East and in Psalm 49, reconfiguring the book for a general audience and expanding it to focus on a theme of biblical redemption. The new work takes the reader through the development of Israel's belief in an afterlife, both the positive hope but also the negative fate of those who are spiritually impoverished. Beyond that, Psalm 49 takes the reader into the mind a...

A Heroine's Journey is the story of one woman's journey through a multitude of life-changing, transformational experiences. Yet, one woman's journey is also an archetype of every woman's journey.When a woman is thrust out of the safety and security of her conditioned, known world and descends into the unknown world of betrayal, shame, terror, and rage, who is there to guide and support her? Who challenges her? How does she survive the Dark Night of the Soul? Naviga...

Living the Truth in Love grew out of the desire to provide answers to the questions posed for the Synod on Marriage called by Pope Francis:How can the Christian community give pastoral attention to families with persons with same-sex attraction?While avoiding any unjust discrimination, how can the Church give such persons pastoral care in light of the Gospel?How can God's will be proposed to them in their situation?...

An Angel of Law. A Princess of Hell. A love that could set the realms on fire.Lorelei is a newly minted member of the Elite Guard, trained to enforce the rigid laws of Heaven. Her first mission should be simple: descend into the Secret Circle of Hell to rescue the kidnapped daughter of Satan. But the mission is anything but professional. The captive is Radiance, the woman Lorelei has secretly loved since a forbidden summer years ago.Radiance is no damsel in...

This compilation features multiple diverse romance tales, exploring themes such as lesbian love, paranormal connections, forbidden passions, and the magnetic pull of opposites. Dive into these captivating stories of love!Story One: Christmas Surprise -After Ashley's heartbreak, which shattered her just three months prior to Christmas, she yearned to rediscover life's joy. Determined to embrace the season, she adorned her pup, Moe Moe, in a Santa suit and ventured to the tow...

Negativity holds everyone back from accomplishing their objectives and fulfilling their potential. It's not healthy.***Negativity is a pessimistic attitude toward life—seeing the glass as half empty instead of half full. It's understandable why negativity would often appear within any human being as a natural response to difficult circumstances in life, but this can't be taken for granted as an excuse for carrying around this attitude blindly every day, be...

Entrepreneurial Finance: Venture Capital, Deal Structure & Valuation, Second Edition illustrates how the theory and methods of finance and economics can be used to guide strategic decision-making. This text prepares readers for a variety of situations that confront stakeholders in the rapidly evolving fields of entrepreneurial finance and venture capital, outlining ways to think from the investor's and entrepreneur's perspectives. Readers will find a unique and direct focus on val...

Why are different varieties of the Japanese language used differently in social interaction, and how are they perceived? How do honorifics operate to express diverse affective stances, such as politeness? Why have issues of gendered speech been so central in public discourse, and how are they reflected and refracted in language use as social practice? This book examines Japanese sociolinguistic phenomena from a fascinating new perspective, focusing on the historical construction of languag...

Tales from the Eternal Cafe, author Janet Hamill’s debut short story collection, offers a thrilling, unwinding trail of tales that excite and mystify; drift then deliver a powerful punch that readers will devour. Like Karen Russell, George Saunders, José Luis Borges and Isabel Allende, Janet Hamill’s writing lures readers willingly into a labyrinth of surprise and suspense, with humor lurking just on the other side of pathos; a tear just moments away from bright, well-deserved lau...

The true story of Robert Smalls, a slave steamboat wheelman who commandeered a Confederate ship during the Civil War and escaped with his family and crew to freedom.Growing up a slave in South Carolina, Robert Smalls always dreamed of the moment freedom would be within his grasp. Now that moment was here.Robert stood proudly at the Planter's wheel. Only seven miles of water lay between the ship and the chance of freedom in Union territory. With precision an...