With moments of dry humor, this new story collection by award-winning author Gregory D. Williams provides a glimpse of boyhood and its lingering effects inside the man. The gentle irony and characters’ keenly observed dilemmas reflect life in Arizona, baking in the dry heat of the Sonoran desert.When a Little League player takes direction from the team’s star female player, he learns about “rounding the bases.”Seeking revenge, two boys set up a sting operation to catch a ne...

As the Nazis come to power in Germany, a violent argument over a secret key causes young Johann to lose the only parent he has left. Worse, it is his half-brother, Dieter, who commits this horrific act of betrayal. Although their fragile family bonds are irrevocably destroyed, the brothers’ paths are destined to cross again.Years later, Hitler’s army is on the verge of defeat as Soviet forces cross into Germany. Hiding in plain sight, Johann works to save German lives, secretly des...

Augustine is the most influential thinker of Western Christianity, and City of God is arguably his greatest work.After the sack of Rome in 410, many Romans despaired about the future of the empire. Critics of Christianity blamed the devastation on the empire's conversion to the faith. City of God is Augustine's monumental response to these challenges, developed through analysis of Roman society, engagement with classical philosophy, and extended commentary on Scri...

BENEATH THE FLAMES is a mesmerizing story of love, race, and life as an urban firefighter that brims with emotion and humanityCan a brash adolescent inner-city girl and a guilt-ridden firefighter overcome their biases and join forces in the fight of their lives?A fire in a neighboring farmhouse has young farmer and volunteer firefighter, Mitch Garner, blaming himself for the tragic outcome. He loses all hope of forgiving himself. His only hope for redemption is to ...

Heaven never stopped breathing..."In Heaven Breathes, Gregory L. Pleasant invites readers into a journey of grace-from plight and pain to purpose and peace. Through heartfelt testimony, poetic reflection, and spiritual insight, each chapter reveals how God transforms leftovers into lessons into lessons & wounds into wisdom.This book is for the overlooked, the waiting, the healing-for anyone who has ever whispered "Why?" and still believed there was love in the silence....

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Handmade Art Bundle: 3 in 1 Bundle, Handmade, Bottle Art, WhetstonePerfect for beginners and anyone wishing to gain further knowledge and skills in creating handmade gifts.Would you like to learn how to design and create your own gifts?This bundle is suitable for anyone who is new to handmade gifts and may also benefit to anyone who has a little knowledge of the handmade crafts but would like to expand their skills or is looking to refresh their knowledge.This t...

The author is a hermit! A lifetime underachiever: A person who learned that you make it in life by hard work, smarts and chance. Who understands that there are no accidents or luck in life; there are only mistakes, opportunities and preparation. The author does not believe in marriage or relationships because he doesn't want to share 50/ 50 with no one. He only believes in intercourse and the feelings for the moment. It doesn't matter how a woman looks. That's because the author is more in...

This book provides essential information about the variety of seizure disorders and serves as a basic epilepsy reference guide for students and practicing clinical neuropsychologists. In addition to epilepsy neuropsychological assessment issues, the book provides an overview of the known cognitive effects of seizures as well as the adaptive, emotional, and psychiatric consequences of epilepsy including a chapter on psychogenic nonepileptic seizures. Diagnostic tests, such as EEG and struct...

This carefully written textbook offers a thorough introduction to abstract algebra, covering the fundamentals of groups, rings and fields.The first two chapters present preliminary topics such as properties of the integers and equivalence relations. The author then explores the first major algebraic structure, the group, progressing as far as the Sylow theorems and the classification of finite abelian groups. An introduction to ring theory follows, leading to a discussion of fields...

Every day in our world, millions of men and women seek their God-given partner. Finding someone compatible to spend your life with must surely be one of the hardest things you can do! There are hundreds of lonely people all around us, but so often the choices seem difficult. Get Yourself a Godly Marriage is a wonderful exploration of how to find your right, Godly partner. Taking a fresh journey through the biblical lives of Jacob, Rachel and Leah, this book provides tools for what...

Welfare reform in the wake of austerity has fostered increased interest in self-help initiatives within the community sector. Amongst these, time banking, one of a number of complementary currency systems, has received increasing attention from policy makers as a means for promoting welfare reform. This book is the first to look at the concept of time within social policy to examine time banking theory and practice. By drawing on the social theory of time to examine the tension between tim...