Private Investigator Mitch Morgan's first assignment at Callahan Investigation Agency may very well be his last. His investigation of a minor injury claim uncovers a network of criminal activity, while a second case assignment places his past and present lives on a collision course that culminates in his arrest on numerous felony charges. He sits in court awaiting his sentencing and recalls the cases to a journalist while playing a cat-and-mouse game with an overzealous prosecutor that may...

Thoughts of Light and Life - These are a few poems and thoughts I wrote one year at a time in my light seemed further away than near. Writing and searching through the clouds, though dark they seemed, I realized there was a light within, and it was me! And that light created by God was always there for us all, no matter what, when, or where, on this little blue ball. And on the battleground of life, we can rise above and fly in the Heavens, as a snow-white dove.

Our tolerance for boredom is diminishing quickly.In this age of distraction, it is so easy to fill our boredom with work, activities, and quick entertainment. But avoiding boredom prevents us from using it to create a life full of meaning and purpose.Teacher, counsellor, and philosopher Mark Hawkins gets to the core of why boredom is a powerful human emotion. Drawing from psychology, philosophy, and personal experiences, Mark shows us that boredom can be se...

One of the core dreams that most people have, is to find the love of their lives, then live happily ever-after. Our dreams, however, invariably turn into nightmares, because we don't understand how to turn them into reality.We all want to love and be loved. This is our natural state. We say that love is blind, but in our so-called 'love lives' we are the ones who are blind, and this has created a 'game of love' that is, for many people, proving virtually impossible to win.T...

"The scandal of the evangelical mind is that there is not much of an evangelical mind." So begins this award-winning intellectual history and critique of the evangelical movement by one of evangelicalism's most respected historians.Unsparing in his judgment, Mark Noll ask why the largest single group of religious Americans--who enjoy increasing wealth, status, and political influence--have contributed so little to rigorous intellectual scholarship in North America. In nourishing bel...

This book defines a Christian theology of the body, considering the unruliness of the flesh and the stories our bodies carry.Within the Bible and religious practices, our bodies are often viewed as either one-dimensional, purely symbolic objects or the embodiment of sinful degradation. Mark A. Godin resists this turn, arguing that bodies carry stories and stories interpret bodies. This book asserts the need to recognize the body within theological inquiries. Across...

For nearly a century, the Muslim Brotherhood has influenced political and religious life across the Middle East and beyond. Presenting itself as a movement of faith and public service, it has also developed durable institutions, international relationships, and an adaptable political strategy.Drawing on his upbringing in Egypt, his education at Al-Azhar University, and decades of research, Dr. Mark A. Gabriel examines the movement's history, doctrine, organization, and changing cen...

Three experts in Human Resources introduce a measurement system that convincingly showcases how HR impacts business performance.Drawing from the authors' ongoing study of nearly 3,000 firms, this book describes a seven-step process for embedding HR systems within the firm's overall strategy—what the authors describe as an HR Scorecard—and measuring its activities in terms that line managers and CEOs will find compelling. Analyzing how each element of the HR system ...

Keelan Cavanaugh is fat. That's why the government put him in prison.They placed him in a Calorie Reduction Centre (CRC), where trained staff work to help him and many others slim down. Well, that was the intention, anyway. The powers that be had decided chubby citizens must either go there or lose their health care coverage.hen he meets Jacinda Williams, an activist lawyer researching this new system, Keelan is more determined than ever to slim down. But K...

The Book of Seconds"So they shall fear the name of the Lord from the west and his glory from the rising of the sun; for he will come like a rushing stream, which the wind of the Lord drives."And a Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression," declares the Lord."And as for me, this is my covenant with them," says the Lord: "My Spirit that is upon you and my words that I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, or out o...

BRONZEMANThe Witness LandmarkTHE ORIGINATING WHAT IF?What If The Truth Of The Future Depends Upon Who Survives To Witness It-And Who Is Courageous Enough To Share The Story?THE LANDMARKThe world has survived its collapse.Truth may not.Years after the Gathering-Up, humanity is rebuilding beneath competing governments, beliefs, histories, and claims ab...

To most of us, learning something "the hard way" implies wasted time and effort. Good teaching, we believe, should be creatively tailored to the different learning styles of students and should use strategies that make learning easier. Make It Stick turns fashionable ideas like these on their head. Drawing on recent discoveries in cognitive psychology and other disciplines, the authors offer concrete techniques for becoming more productive learners.Memory plays a central r...