Quiet Defiance: The Rhetoric of Silent Protest focuses on the rhetorical dimensions and power of silent protest. Bridging the gap between the study of protest and the study of rhetorical silence (strategic silence meant to communicate to and influence an audience), this book is the first of its kind to concentrate solely on the phenomenon and tradition of silent protest. The contributors to this volume hail from different cultures, disciplines, and fields. They examine past and pr...

Wonderfully Made is an encouraging and uplifting book that reaches out to all who have been touched by infant death. When Jaclyn Olson was told that the baby she was carrying was not viable for life and would not make it to term, she and her husband were faced with the decision to either continue or end the pregnancy. Jaclyn and her husbands decision to continue the pregnancy lead them on an unforgettable journey of faith that not only changed their lives, but also the lives of ev...

**"The magical book that will have your kids asleep in minutes." —The New York PostThis groundbreaking #1 international bestseller is sure to calm racing minds and make bedtime easy and fun for kids and parents!**Do you struggle with getting your child to fall asleep? Do anxiety or worries ever interfere with bedtime?Join parents all over the world who have embraced The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep as their new nightly routine.When Roger...

Nothing he'd told her was the truth...His name wasn't Jonathan Mills, and he wasn't vacationing on the idyllic island. FBI agent John Miller was on the trail of a notorious female serial killer, and he couldn't blow his cover to anyone. Not even the beguiling Mariah Carver, who had unwittingly entangled herself in a web of deadly deceit.John couldn't deny that sweet, sensual Mariah was the woman he had been waiting for. Nor could he act on the passion that tormented them bo...

Flat Stanley is taking over the world, one city at a time! In this thrilling third installment in the renowned Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures chapter book series, Stanley Lambchop ships himself to Japan!Stanley and his brother, Arthur, are such huge fans of the movie star ninja Oda Nobu that they decide to send him something even better than fan mail—Stanley himself! Soon enough, Flat Stanley is in Japan, seeing the country with his idol. But when trouble surp...

Pregnant and alone, Amber Johnson-Murray, aka “Miss Always-Careful,” never in her life thought she’d end up single while expecting a child. After leaving an emotionally abusive relationship, she has sworn off men until further notice. That is, until she bumps into an old friend, hot and delicious property developer, Jules Romero. The baby growing inside her is a precious miracle. But how can she control the feelings growing inside her for too-hot-to-handle Jules?High-flying billion...

The waters of renewal sometimes course through the unlikeliest of settings. In the short story, “FUBAR,” we’re taken to a desolate building in a drab industrial complex, where a lonely office worker gains a fresh perspective on life thanks to the intervention of his free-spirited new female assistant.“FUBAR” and the thirteen other never-before-published pieces that comprise Look at the Birdie serve as an unexpected gift for devoted readers who tho...

A micro-preemie fights for survival in this extraordinary and gorgeously told memoir by her parents, both award-winning journalists.Juniper French was born four months early, at 23 weeks' gestation. She weighed 1 pound, 4 ounces, and her twiggy body was the length of a Barbie doll. Her head was smaller than a tennis ball, her skin was nearly translucent, and through her chest you could see her flickering heart. Babies like Juniper, born at the edge of viability, tr...

Look at the Birdie is a collection of fourteen previously unpublished short stories from one of the most original writers in all of American fiction. In this series of perfectly rendered vignettes, written just as he was starting to find his comic voice, Kurt Vonnegut paints a warm, wise, and often funny portrait of life in post–World War II America—a world where squabbling couples, high school geniuses, misfit office workers, and small-town lotharios struggle to adapt to ...

No Place Like HomeAbby Diaz longs to reestablish a relationship with her father, so she heads to Canyon Springs, her Arizona hometown, with a painful past she can't share with anyone. But then she's needed to care for her young nephew. The little boy takes a shine to a happy-go-lucky cowboy, a handsome man who's everything Abby can never have. The more time she spends with Brett, the more she realizes he's harboring a heartache of his own. As she works on repairing family ties with...

This is a true story of the author's struggle with infertility and with the path that God placed her and her husband on trying to become parents. It is a raw look into her emotions and the grief that overcame her and how she dealt with the pain and heartbreak. It is also a story of the amazing way God worked in their lives to bring a child into their family and the gifts she has learned from her experience with infertility.

When twenty-three-year-old Joshua Doppelt committed suicide in January of 2008, his death sent ripples throughout his entire family. In this memoir, his mother, Deborah Doppelt, shares a story of love, anger, and frustration in dealing with the highs and lows of an adolescent with a drug problem while she explores her own grieving process.Based on a series of journal entries created by Deborah after Joshuas death, A Mothers Journey chronicles his life, including his diagno...