Noting that a traditional understanding of Paul as “convert” from Judaism has fueled false and often dangerous stereotypes of Judaism, and that the so-called “new perspective on Paul” has not completely escaped these stereotypes, František Ábel has gathered leading international scholars to test the hypotheses of the more recent “Paul within Judaism” movement. Though hardly monolithic in their approach, these scholars’ explorations of specific topics concerning Second Temple Judaism and Pa...

Tommy Turtle is a shy land turtle who likes to hide inside his shell. Tommy represents children who are shy around other children and adults, and he is nervous to play or speak. Most children are shy from time to time and it's important for children to understand shyness and how to act around others who are or aren't shy. Children need to know that shyness is normal, and they need ...

Set in an alternative reality where "All the President's men" do not get caught at Watergate, this "shockingly believable" novel presents the frightening scenario of what could happen if a powerful but paranoid American chief executive goes out of control."—The dirty tricks have just begun; rape, murder, plot and counterplot...are nothing to this imperial President..." --Publishers Weekly."[T]he authors have brought a chilling sense of reality to their fast-paced, smoothly-...

Fifteen all-new stories by science fiction’s top talents, collected by bestselling author George R. R. Martin and multiple-award winning editor Gardner DozoisBurroughs’s A Princess of Mars. Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles. Heinlein’s Red Planet. These and so many more inspired generations of readers with a sense that science fiction’s greatest wonders did not necessarily lie far in the future or light-years across the galaxy but were to...

Covering genres from adventure and fantasy to horror, science fiction, and superheroes, this guide maps the vast terrain of graphic novels, describing and organizing titles to help librarians balance their graphic novel collections and direct patrons to read-alikes.New subgenres, new authors, new artists, and new titles appear daily in the comic book and manga world, joining thousands of existing titles—some of which are very popular and well-known to the enthusias...

The English translation of the Nazi military leader's correspondence with his wife, recently authenticated by the Bundesarchiv and serialized in Die Welt.At the end of World War II, it was assumed that the letters of Heinrich Himmler were lost. Yet sixty years after Himmler's capture by British troops and subsequent suicide, the letters mysteriously turned up in Tel Aviv and, in early 2014, excerpts were published for the first time by the Israeli newspape...

When you want to lose fat, you want to lose it fast.Men’s Health nutrition advisor and weight loss expert Michael Roussell destroys the myth that healthy weight loss needs to be limited to 1 to 2 pounds per week—and gives you an all-new program to prove it. The MetaShred Diet is ascience-backed, 28-day plan to lose fat and keep it off—for good!Roussell combines the latest nutrition science with an easy-to-use plan that allows people to los...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."I can fix this thing in my head, but I need to do it alone. Alone is not lonely, right?"When Rosie Winterbourne loses everything that anchored her, she does the only thing she knows: she goes to sea.A gifted Royal Navy sailor, Rosie has spent her life trusting discipline, skill, and instinct. But after a devastating loss shatters her world, that certainty begins to crack. Her career i...

"The truth is a brutal weapon..."Major Grant Sievers survived the battle for York, but the war within him rages on. Wounded and confined to an infirmary, he grapples with the fragile truce he's found with his brother, Lucas. Yet, the echoes of a fevered confession—secrets of Fort Detroit and the River Raisin—haunt his recovery, overheard by a watchful nurse. Can he truly mend his body when his soul remains fractured?General Brock's impending inspec...

In his second book, novelist Michael Snyder introduces us to three very unusual and distinct voices all torn by tragedy:Willy Finneran, washed-up genre novelist with an espresso maker that just won’t die and a habit of avoiding conflict even if it means putting the truth on a sliding scale.Ozena Webb, single mother and Javatek’s top customer service representative. She spends every evening playing board games with her twelve-year-old son who is mentally crippled from an early childhood acc...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The idiom "let sleeping dogs lie" urges caution in revisiting past conflicts or sensitive issues, emphasizing the potential for negative consequences. It acknowledges the wisdom of leaving certain matters undisturbed, allowing for growth and progress without stirring up old wounds. While the idiom emphasizes restraint, it also acknowledges that some issues require attention, highlighting the importance of discernment and emotional intel...

There is no light without dark; no highlights without shadows; no good without evil. The Devil is where things happen. Where stories begin. This collection brings together stories from multiple cultures, featuring the Devil both as an abstract concept and a creature, a terror, a force of nature, an enemy, a trickster, and so many more.Step into the world of shadows, and travel through Devil's many incarnations spanning centuries of history and myth, from the Ancient Greece, African...