Before the Crisis is a compassionate, practical guide for adult children who are beginning to notice that an aging parent may need more support. Written for readers who want to prepare early, it helps you recognize meaningful changes without overreacting, start respectful conversations about help, health, money, driving, housing, and future care, and preserve your parent's dignity and independence along the way. The book offers a clear framework for assessing what kind of support is actual...

Michael Annarly was talking to Lady Sibyl Carson. He had been dining with the Carsons, and he was staying on after the other guests, deep in talk with his hostess. He was the last to move, excepting, of course, those who were staying in the house. These were all men; Carson did not encourage the idea of women visitors in case they should want to go out with the guns, and Lady Sibyl had few friends of her own sex for whom she cared enough to insist on inviting. The men lounged by the fire i...

I thought this was a dream come true, but this dream is a nightmare... and sometimes strangers are safer.Lila married who she believed to be the love of her life, but as soon as the documents were signed, a switch flipped. Over time, the man she thought she knew, the man she grew up with, was never who she thought. When she bumps into a stranger at her favorite bookstore, he won't take no for an answer.But who is more dangerous? H...

Written in an effort to ward off existential dread, and to find new understandings and consolations for those similarly afflicted, The Chthonic Cycle is an eccentric and brilliantly curated tour through time, in which fascinating objects glint and spark and the transience of humanity flickers. At the heart of Una Cruickshank' s debut are Earth' s interlocking cycles of death and reuse. The blood of a billion-year-old tree emerges from the sea as a drop of amber; 4,756,940 pieces of Lego fl...

In "The Good Comrade," readers are likely to encounter a narrative that explores themes of friendship, loyalty, and social justice. The story may follow the lives of characters who form deep bonds of companionship and support as they navigate the challenges and complexities of their time.Una L. Silberrad's writing often reflects her concern for social issues and her interest in human relationships. "The Good Comrade" is expected to offer readers a poignant and thought-provoking exploration...

The major feudal lords have gotten together, but they are all dogs! In the year 1582, Oda Nobunaga perished in the Honoji Temple incident...but for some reason he has been reincarnated as a dog in the modern world!Is not only him. Other popular generals such as Takeda Shingen, Date Masamune, and Uesugi Kenshin have also been reincarnated as dogs for some reason!! You can enjoy history tidbits along with famous generals in this doggy comedy.

The body has always been more than flesh.The Sacred Body is a powerful journey through the world's religious and spiritual traditions, exploring how human beings have understood the body as a place of divine encounter, ritual meaning, sacred discipline, and mystery.Across cultures and centuries, the body has been treated as temple, offering, map, boundary, witness, and vessel. It has knelt in prayer, fasted for revelation, danced into ecstasy, walk...

What do we mean when we talk about small groups?And more importantly: what do we expect to happen when people gather in this way? The small group that wrote this book—made up of current and former campus ministry professionals with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship—sees a small group as: a community that studies the Bible, prays and participates in God's mission together for the purposes of God's transforming work.Small groups are about transformation, and ...

"Dutch Bulbs and Gardens" by Sophie Lyall and Una L. Silberrad is a captivating exploration of the vibrant world of Dutch horticulture. The authors delve into the rich history and cultural significance of bulb cultivation in the Netherlands, showcasing the stunning variety of flowers that thrive in this unique climate. With detailed descriptions and beautiful illustrations, the book serves as both an informative guide and a visual feast for gardening enthusiasts and flower lovers alike, in...

'Active Speech' is a groundbreaking collection of scholarly essays and practitioner interviews focused on the work of Irish playwright Teresa Deevy. Acts of recovery in the 1980s and 1990s challenged Deevy’s exclusion from the literary canon, reclaiming her contributions as significant to Irish drama and theatre. The recent resurgence of scholarship and productions evidences that, as a deafened woman and Irish playwright, Deevy’s creative power continues to disrupt and tilt the canon of Ir...

This "meticulously plotted" novel explores "the mysteries of dysfunctional families . . . and adolescents' imperfect . . . understanding of the world of adults" (Sarah Lyall The New York Times Book Review)."The night we left Ellen on the road, we drove up the mountain in silence."It is the early 1980s and fifteen-year-old Libby is obsessed with The Field Guide to the Trees of North America, a gift her Irish immigrant father gave her before ...

THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOTH Twenty-five women and non-binary writers from the worlds of Horror Fiction and Illustration drag the blackened heart of Classic Gothic Horror out into the open, sculpting a sleeker, fiercer beast and recasting the legacy of our original Gothmothers in a chilling contemporary light. Within the walls of an arcane modern art gallery...into the blackest burrows of the animal kingdom...tableside at the world' s last restaurant on the eve of the apocalypse...from ...