Lyrical snapshots of the natural world. In his first collection, Hurd explores natures beauty in 40 short, predominantly free-verse poems that hone in on common natural objects and eventsa leaf, a rock, rainbows, autumn, etc.with the cinematic quality of a director fixing no more than a single moment per scene. To heighten the pictorial sense, the poet includes three black and white photographs of pastoral subjectstwo deer, a babbling brook and an exquisite fawn. Though Hurds tender affini...

Texans in World War II offers an informative look at the challenges and changes faced by Texans on the home front during the Second World War. This collection of essays by leading scholars of Texas history covers topics from the African American and Tejano experience to organized labor, from the expanding opportunities for women to the importance of oil and agriculture. Texans in World War II makes local the frequently studied social history of wartime, bringing it home t...

Imagine having to pee so badly that you feel your bladder will burst. You really have to go. But you're in a public restroom and your shy bladder is kicking in at full steam, resulting in constriction of the one muscle that can provide you relief. And there aren't any other bathroom options nearby...Feeling the Flow is the refreshingly honest story of one man's lifelong struggle with shy bladder syndrome (paruresis). A story of suffering, resilience and triumph, the book s...

Enter the world of Fitzwilliam Darcy, landed gentleman, scholar, and very eligible bachelor, whose engaging and enthusiastic friend, Mr. Bingley, has acquired a new manor. Darcy accompanies his friend into the wilds of Hertfordshire, where each of them encounters the lady who will change his life. Follow the beginnings of a story that will take Darcy from the heights of wealth and status, to the depths of pain and self-condemnation, and, ultimately, to the safe haven of the love and respec...

Following Miss Elizabeth Bennet’s refusal of his proposal in Hunsford, Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy returned to London greatly disturbed in mind; angry, hurt, confused, he could neither understand nor accept what had happened. But during a stay on his uncle’s estate, his aunt helped him to finally see the truth, and how much in error he had been throughout.But this knowledge did little to heal his heart, and so he determined it best to get on with his life, and try to forget. A chance mee...

This book follows the Harris family through the American Revolution and migration westward to the shores of Lake Ontario. Thomas Harris was the soldier's soldier and was awarded a battlefield commission by General George Washington just before the Battle of Yorktown. Following release from his military obligations and suffering severe hardships, Harris and his family moved westward from Connecticut, across New York State.As in the first book of the "Lineage" series, the author laid...

This book lays the author's family tree against events in history with the presumption that individuals from the author's genealogical past were present and participated in the events. The author's family tree includes, inter alia, notables such as Aaron Burr, courtiers in the courts of Henry VII and Henry VIII, and accomplices to Charles II's escape from England. It also includes family situations that involved murder, the Great Depression, and every war that Americans have fought in sinc...

Jonathan and Bethany Harris are retired naval officers. A twist of fate while on board Jonathan's inherited yacht separates the couple. After an extensive search by the United States Coast Guard, Captain Jonathan Harris, USN (Retired) is pronounced missing and presumed dead. Shortly after Jonathan's memorial service, Bethany unexpectedly finds herself pregnant despite her age. A visit to a medium not long after the birth of her son suggests that Jonathan may still be alive and an entry in ...

This is an 80-day devotional guide. It includes prophecy, personal testimony, scriptural reflection, and prayers. These elements encourage the reader to pursue spiritual transformation through obedience, to live out their faith boldly and courageously for Christ, and to walk in their God-ordained destiny and spiritual authority. At 18, Mike Hurd was sentenced to prison as a punishment for his crime. Four years into his sentence, he met a man who led him to Christ. The transformation inside...

2020 Association of Catholic Publishers first place award, resources for liturgy2020 Catholic Press Association first place award, liturgy soft coverSpirituality is a motion, a responsive movement of heart, mind, and spirit to the life of God moving within us. Starting from his Roman Catholic roots but working ecumenically, Bob Hurd explores this notion of spirituality in two parts. Part 1 places it in the theolog...

In "Principles of City Land Values," Richard M. Hurd meticulously explores the intricate relationships between urban land values and the socio-economic factors influencing them. Through a blend of empirical data and theoretical analysis, Hurd employs a clear and accessible literary style that invites readers to engage deeply with the material. Set within the broader context of urban economics and land-use theory, the book dissects concepts such as rent theory, urbanization patterns, and mu...

The purpose of this book is to provide a broad scope of substance use disorder research and how these findings can impact treatment outcomes. The research and outcomes described in this book represent important principles related to identifying and understanding factors related to substance use disorders. The first section is dedicated to methodology including population-based surveys, basic neuroanatomy, chemistry, molecular biology, behavioral models and brain imaging. The second section...