Published nearly a decade ago, Fluid Machinery: Performance, Analysis, and Design quickly became popular with students, professors, and professionals because of its comprehensive and comprehensible introduction to the fluid mechanics of turbomachinery. Renamed to reflect its wider scope and reorganized content, this second edition provides a more l

A Word Award winner.In 1942, telegrams always bring life-altering and tragic news in a war-hardened world—and the one Maggie Marshall receives is no different. But running a restaurant with the help of only pregnant, unwed girls has taught her to be tough. Maggie’s no weeping widow, but Charlotte Penfield thinks she’s the most unfeeling woman on earth. Seventeen, exiled by her wealthy parents, and working in the restaurant, fanciful Charlotte runs away with romanti...

This book considers a range of twentieth-century novelists who practise a creative mode of reading the Bible, exploring aspects of the Book of Genesis which more conventional biblical criticism sometimes ignores. Each chapter considers some of the interpretive challenges of the relevant story in Genesis, especially those noted by rabbinic midrash, which serves as a model for such creative rewriting of the biblical text. All the novelists considered, from Mark Twain, John Steinbeck and Thom...

Love is sorrow. Love is death.In 2235, Scott Dunn is immortal, thanks to a scientific breakthrough in 2010, Everlife, once all the rage but now banned. Everyone he's ever loved is dead: his wife, his children, his grandchildren; they all got old and died while he remains, immune to disease and old age. Fighting perpetual grief, he swears he'll never get close to anyone else ever again, but a call for help sends him to Boulder, Colorado, where he teams up with a mortal woman and her...

Texas Ranger JUSTIN GRAVES is a tenacious homicide detective and an outspoken advocate of victims' rights. Respected by his peers and feared by criminals, they simply call him "Justice." When he and his rebellious daughter are gunned down by her gangster boyfriend, Justin makes a deal with the devil to save her soul: one hundred bad guys for her pardon from hell. Now, in his rotting body, he rises from the grave to collect the souls of killers who got away with murder. If only a deal with ...

When Christopher Madsen made the snap decision—perhaps a rash decision—to buy and renovate the famous 1916 racing yacht for which this story is named, he could scarcely have imagined the consequences that were to follow. During the renovation Madsen's investigation of the original owner, New York senator Holland Sackett Duell, uncovered a remarkable true life 1920s adventure and love story; one which fully brings to life the era and flair of Gatsby and Hemmingway yet, by contrast, Rowdy is...

Eight-year-old Terry has a big heart, a gentle voice, and a powerful dream. When kindness meets creativity, Terry invents the Trapillankey, a travel pillow and blanket designed to bring warmth, comfort, and hope to those who need it most. Little Terry Invents the Trapillankey is an inspiring children's story about empathy, resilience, and believing in your light, even when the world tries to dim it.

In the hallowed halls of early Christianity, Saint Ambrose penned a treatise that would forever shape the discourse on chastity and the sacredness of virginity. "On Virginity" is a profound exploration of the virtues of abstinence, offering a compelling argument for the superiority of a life dedicated to God over the allurements of the flesh. Through eloquent prose and unwavering conviction, Ambrose extols the beauty and power of virginity, urging his readers to embrace a life of purity an...

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, one of the most influential Christian martyrs in history, bequeathed to humanity a legacy of theological creativity and spirituality that continues to intrigue people from a variety of backgrounds. Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, a sixteen volume series, offers a fresh, critical translation of Bonhoeffer's writings, with introductions, annotations, and interpretations.The stimulus for the writing of Life Together was the closing of the preacher's seminary at Finkenw...

In a future where human nature remains as predictable as death, a killer plays God and puts innocent lives in the palm of his hand in this novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series.With the precision of a surgeon, a serial killer preys on the most vulnerable souls of the world’s city streets. The first victim: a sidewalk sleeper, found dead in New York City. No bruises, no signs of struggle. Just a laser-perfect, fist-sized hole where his ...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthralling story of the sinking of the Lusitania“Both terrifying and enthralling.”—Entertainment Weekly“Thrilling, dramatic and powerful.”—NPR“Thoroughly engrossing.”—George R.R. MartinOn May 1, 1915, with WWI entering its tenth month, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country...

During its 2,500-year life, the book of Genesis has been the keystone to almost every important claim about reality, humanity, and God in Judaism and Christianity. And it continues to play a central role in debates about science, politics, and human rights. With clarity and skill, acclaimed biblical scholar Ronald Hendel provides a panoramic history of this iconic book, exploring its impact on Western religion, philosophy, science, politics, literature, and more.Hendel traces how G...