A group of young campers sat around in a large tent. "We have a lot of questions," they said, "and many of them are about sex and marriage; not everyone is prepared to talk about these subjects; will you help us?" Their camp leader was young enough to remember his own teenage years and he wasn't afraid to face the issues. "Sure I will," he said, "provided you're willing to accept the answers the Bible gives." So they got started. Questions flowed thick and fast. "How can you be sure of God...

Alan Toms was a missionary who devoted many years of his life to missionary work in Burma (now Myanmar) and who was also known for his devotional writing, much of which centred around the person of the Lord Jesus Christ and the encouragement of his disciples.Volume 1 contains a brief background to his life and work and 65 of his short devotional thoughts. Volume 2 contains a further 73 thoughts. Rather like "Chicken Soup For The Soul", each volume is ideal to be read in one sitting...

This book from Bible teacher Alan Toms contains 3 separate books. The first is 'Gems From Jeremiah' - the book of the Old Testament Prophet Jeremiah is perhaps one of the least read Bible books. This short book provides a first point of entry to the book by looking at some of the key content and drawing out practical encouragement and teaching for Christians today. The second is 'Pictures of Christ in Genesis' - 12 short meditations on how we can see the Lord Jesus Christ in the stories an...

A sharply observed, big-hearted novel about love, money, miscommunication, and the courage to want less when you're being offered more.They say money changes everything. But what if you were already happy before it arrived?Alice Cash always considered herself lucky. A kind husband. Two lovely children. A cosy house. A three-star Spanish holiday every year. What more could anyone want?Then her husband Freddie wins £2.3 million—and everything begins t...

Mick wants to know when he’s going to die. Luckily—or unluckily—there’s an app for that…Dr. Mick Strong has bought himself something unusual for his seventy-fifth birthday: a LifeTime projection. This new tech crunches data including your medical history, diet, and lifestyle to predict how much—or little—time you’ve got left.That’s all well and good, but he’s also bought them for his daughter, his grandchildren, and even his eleven-year-old great-grandson. ...

His wife is leaving him. He's just won the lottery. Does she really need to know? A hilarious debut novel of love, luck, and hard-to-keep secrets . . .This audiobook is narrated using advanced digital voice technology for clear, natural-sounding storytelling.A thirty-something English teacher and amateur linguist, Jack just about makes ends meet—as does his Aussie fitness-instructor, soon-to-be ex-wife. She's finally run out of patience with Jack. W...

With over 200 individual fact citations into over 100 different sources, Kings of Tort has been impeccably researched. It used primary sources like the highly acclaimed book by Michael Orey entitled Assuming the Risk and Dan Zegart's book Civil Warriors. The book has also sourced information via articles from publications and media outlets such as the Clarion Ledger, the Sun Herald, the Northeast MS Daily Journal, WLBT, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Washi...

The control-freak, the narcissist, the slacker, the cynic...Difficult people are the worst part of a manager's job. Whether it comes from direct reports or people above, outbursts, irrational demands, griping, and other disruptions need to be dealt with--and it's your responsibility to do it.Leading the Unleadable turns this dreaded chore into a straight forward process that gently, yet effectively, improves behaviors. Written by an insider in the tech industry, wh...

SOUNDVIEW BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEARControl freaks. Narcissists. Slackers. Cynics. Difficult people are the worst part of a manager's job.This book turns this seemingly difficult chore into a straight-forward process that gently, yet effectively, improves behaviors. It all begins with understanding a core truth: most people actually want to contribute results, not cause headaches. When the manager resets to that fundamental principle, the po...

For fans of the beloved HBO series The Gilded Age**, a definitive volume on life and thought in America during the era—now reissued with a beautiful new cover.**With Season 3 of the hit Julian Fellowes HBO series The Gilded Age breaking records in summer 2025 with its highest ratings ever—and season 4 anticipated to air in 2026—this book is the perfect fix for fans eager to dive deeper into the dynamic history of this period....

On August 12, 1944, Lieutenant Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., heir to one of America's most glamorous fortunes, son of the disgraced former ambassador to Great Britain, and big brother to freshly minted PT-109 hero JFK, hoisted himself up into a highly modified B-24 Liberator bomber. The munitions he was carrying that day were fifty percent more powerful than TNT.Kennedy's mission was part of Operation Aphrodite/Project Anvil, a desperate American effort to rescue London from a rain of Ge...

Sydney actor, Aileen Huynh presents five new short Australian stories written by authors under 30 and narrated by professional actors. Each story has been selected by editors at the Australian short story publishing house, Spineless Wonders. You’ll hear about a levitating housemate, a zombie in the make-up department, a haunted tree and a deadly workplace. Narrators include Eleni Schumacher, Briallen Clarke, Tom Burt and Daniel Fischer. We hope you enjoy Slinkies audio.