Mark Twain's literary works have intrigued and inspired readers from the late 1860s to the present. His varied experiences as a journeyman printer, river boat pilot, prospector, journalist, novelist, humorist, businessman, and world traveller, combined with his incredible imagination and astonishing creativity, enabled him to devise some of American literature's most memorable characters and engaging stories. Twain had a complicated relationship with Christianity. He strove to understand, ...

Using mountain climbing as a metaphor for life, international mountain climber Gary Scott explains how everyone has a Mount Everest to climb, conquer, and learn from. From wherever you stand right now, Summit Strategies can help you reach your own personal summit.

Newspaper columnist Daniel Caruso has a wife he loves deeply, a daughter who means everything to him, and an obsessive secret life that threatens it all. At a conference in Seattle, he meets Stephen Hart, a handsome firefighter, and the two spend a passionate night together. Awakening alone and deeply conflicted the next morning, Daniel resigns himself once again to the hollow, tainted pleasures of his dual existence. His encounter with Hart, though, is far more than a one-night stand: it ...

Still living out of the back of his Ford pickup truck in the Pacific Northwest, Tony Caruso is hired to find his old Navy buddy, missing for a week in the Puget Sound area of Washington. Tony is on the case for less than a day when someone blows up a forest service building, killing a man, and attracting the attention of FBI special agent Bob McCallum, Tony's old nemesis, who was now in charge of the Seattle office. Curious as usual, Tony goes to the fire site with his bomb-sniffing giant ...

What Happens When You Immerse Your Life in the Words of Jesus?“Jesus’ words can replace stress with peace, sadness with joy, confusion with guidance, and fear with faith. That’s why Jesus Speaks will not only change your day, but it can also change your life, your relationships, and your eternity!”—Christine Caine, best-selling author of Undaunted“I’m certain readers…will grow in their intimate relationship with the Father as they focus on Jesus’ word...

Unlock the secrets of ancient wisdom with "The Book of Hermetica: The Three Essential Texts."This captivating audiobook brings together the timeless teachings of Hermetic philosophy, featuring the foundational works of the Corpus Hermeticum, The Emerald Tablet, and The Kybalion.What you will find: The Corpus Hermeticum: Delve into the profound teachings of Hermes Trismegistus as revealed in the Corpus Hermeticum, exploring themes of divine wisdom, spiritual en...

★★★ Discover the true miracle of Lazarus being raised from the dead ★★★Lazarus is an amazing story.A man rose from the dead! You just don’t get any more awesome than that, right! So that’s it then. That’s what we are supposed to learn from his resurrection, right? Not exactly.Jesus performed lots of miracles. John said it best when he said that there would not be room in the whole world to describe all that he did.It’s easy to look ...

A biblical step-by-step guide to the twelve conversations you need to have before you say "I do"Your wedding day is just one day in your life as a couple. But God designed your marriage to last a lifetime. So what can you do to prepare for a healthy, successful marriage before you tie the knot?Pastor Scott Kedersha has helped more than five thousand couples prepare for marriage. In Ready or Knot? he leads you through twelve essential conversations ...

The Problem? Companies are failing to deliver on AI and analytics with over half stating they are "not yet treating data as a business asset". Over half admit that they are not competing on data and analytics. Seven out of 10 companies in a 2020 MIT study reported minimal or no impact from AI so far. Among the 90% of companies that have made some investment in AI, fewer than 2 out of 5 (40%) report business gains from AI in the past three years. And only about 25% of organ...

American poet Gary Snyder on poetics, tribalism, ecology, Zen Buddhism, meditation, the writing process, and more.The Real Work is the second volume of Gary Snyder’s prose to be published by New Directions. Where his earlier Earth House Hold(1969) heralded the tribalism of the "coming revolution," the interviews in The Real Work focus on the living out of that process in a particular place and time––the Sierra Nevada foothills of Northern California in the 1970s. T...

Comprehensive, accessible, and fully illustrated--this commentary on Galatians is a must-have resource.You want a deeper understanding of the Scriptures, but the notes in your study Bible don't give you enough depth or insight. This commentary was created with you in mind.Each volume of The Baker Illustrated Bible Commentary is a nontechnical, section-by-section commentary on one book or section of the Bible that provides reliable and readable inte...

Long considered one of America’s greatest novels, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, has remained the quintessential look at the “Roaring Twenties.” This new audio edition includes a nearly 2-hour study guide to The Great Gatsby, including a chapter-by-chapter analysis, descriptions of the key characters, and an overview of the important themes and symbols in the book.The novel unfolds as a memoir in the voice of Nick Carraway, a young man from the Midwest who travels to New ...