California's wildfires are worsening. Is this a result of Climate Change or forest and water mismanagement? Or a combination of both? The 2025 Southern California Wildfire claimed 29 lives, displaced over 200,000 people, and destroyed more than 18,000 homes and buildings. The main culprit: A failing water infrastructure.While firefighters needed 12 million gallons to fight the blaze, the system could deliver only 3 million. As the fire spread, 20% of hydrants ran dry.In Why...

In Freedom Cities VS. Hera (A 2008 Law), Robert Simpson continues the examination of the forces reshaping America's most fragile region. In this volume, Simpson delivers a clear, data-driven narrative that connects housing scarcity, water insecurity, federal land policy, seismic vulnerability, and the political machinery of the American West into one coherent argument.Drawing on the failures exposed by the 2025 Los Angeles fires and the deepening structural threats posed by drought...

What accounts for the spiritual power and vitality of black preaching? What are the distinctive contributions of black preaching to the life of The United Methodist Church? How must black preaching evolve if it is to rise to the new challenges facing the UMC?Fifteen distinguished preachers from across the connection answer these and other questions in this important and illuminating volume.Gennifer Benjamin Brooks not only edits this collect, she also shares one of her own ...

In 2003, Methodists celebrated the 300th anniversary of the birth of their founder, John Wesley. Today, there are more than 300 Methodist denominations in 140 nations. Covering the activities of this group that plays an important role in the ecumenical movement through its many social and charitable activities in world affairs, this book offers more than 400 entries that describe important events, doctrines, and the church founders, leaders, and other prominent figures who have made notabl...

Deep beneath the earth, something ancient and malevolent stirs. When Lee-Anne and her husband Geoffrey become trapped in an abandoned mine, they uncover horrors beyond imagination-an entity that feeds on lost souls and bends reality to its will. As Lee-Anne fights to save Geoffrey from possession, she unknowingly awakens forces that refuse to stay buried. Years later, just as they begin to rebuild their lives, a chilling phone call shatters their fragile peace. The mine never forgets. And ...

Star Warriors - Spaceboy Mars is a Sci-Fi adventure book that explores space in 3050AD, a boys rescue from a far away Solar System. Who is the boy and where has he come from?Read the full instalment of the novel in these gripping ebooks:Book 1 - Spaceboy MarsBook 2 - Space RecallBook 3 - Space RefugeesBook 4 - New WorldBook 5 - The Uprising

Space Recall is book 2 of the Star Warriors Sci-Fi adventure book series. Mars Magellan is caught up in the Inter Galactic Exploration's decision to recall personnel from all corners of the universe. The closure of space station Maverick does not go according to plan when a new commander arrives to plunge the mission into chaos.Read the full instalment of the novel in these gripping ebooks: Book 1 - Spaceboy Mars, Book 2 - Space Recall, Book 3 - Space Refugees, Book 4 - New World, B...

Space Refugees is book 3 of the Star Warriors Sci-Fi adventure book series. Mars Magellan finds himself and his companions at the end of rough tactics that are designed to eliminate any evidence of his existence on the space-station Maverick. As a result of this unwanted attention, they leave behind their past careers in space exploration and find themselves looking for a new world to call home.Read the full instalment of the novel in these gripping ebooks: Book 1 - Spaceboy Mars, B...

New World is book 4 of the Star Warriors Sci-Fi adventure book series. Mars Magellan explores a new world in 3050AD, as he and his companions finds a new planet to live on. His travels take him on a journey where he begins to find out about his past life and his destiny.Read the full instalment of the novel in these gripping ebooks: Book 1 - Spaceboy Mars, Book 2 - Space Recall, Book 3 - Space Refugees, Book 4 - New World, Book 5 - The Uprising

After decades of war and insurgency, the Israeli/Palestinian conflict puts two good men from opposing sides at odds with each other. They both yearn for the best for their people and eventual peace. Overcoming initial mistrust, resentment, and myopic views, they realize they; like most of their people, just want to live in a peaceful land with respect and dignity. Major David Regev is a decorated Israeli commando who has spent years infiltrating enemy cells and assassinating individuals de...

Master storyteller Robert P. Simpson will regale you with fifty-five tales of family, friendship and love. He will remind you of the miracle of a baby's birth through the eyes of an adoring first-time father and the joy of teaching a child to ride a bicycle for the first time without training wheels. His tributes to his departed mom, dad and friends will bring you to tears as he remembers lessons learned and love shared. But those tears will turn to laughter as he describes phone calls wit...

In 1951, Robert H. Simpson lifted off in a specially-equipped plane, flying directly into the path of a storm that would send most people running for cover. For more than four hours he observed Typhoon Marge from its eerily calm eye, later describing it in The Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society as “a coliseum of clouds whose walls on one side rose vertically and on the other were banked like the galleries in a great opera house.”For Simpson this was just one o...