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The aliens came to Earth with a threat and an offer. We must cease and desist all use of the name Miss Universe for our Earthbound pageants. But we are invited to send one candidate to compete in the real Miss Universe pageant on a planet thousands of light years away. Karly Matthews, a renowned geneticist, is chosen to accompany Earth's delegate and train her in the skills she will need to survive an interplanetary competition.

The Kilgore family has survived the last year living in a stronghold near Minneapolis, Minnesota. But when a Somali warlord and his gang overrun their compound, they're forced to flee. With no other options, James Kilgore reaches out to his old military buddy, Doug Chapman, for help. Can Doug pull off a rescue mission that requires him to travel 250 miles through hostile territory?

It's been three months since the government collapsed and so far Doug Chapman has been able to keep his family alive amongst a nation in chaos. After battling an outlaw motorcycle gang and rescuing his pregnant daughter from a band of marauders, he was ready to settle into a familiar routine and try to survive in a world without modern conveniences. But that is not an option as a bloody cattle war is now raging within Calumet County. Doug and his band of Rockport Public Safety Officers are once again needed to keep the peace in a violent and dangerous world.

In the quiet town of Price, Utah, where tranquility is the norm, the summer of 1970 bore witness to a gruesome murder that forever altered the life of 4-year-old Heidi Jones. The haunting image of her mother, Loretta, lying lifeless as viewed from the keyhole of her bedroom door is an indelible memory that haunted Heidi throughout her life. It ignited an unwavering determination to ensure her mother's murder would not remain unsolved. But it would be 46 long years before Heidi's relentless pursuit of justice would find an ally in David Brewer, a high school acquaintance turned Detective Sgt...

Our world today - from the phone in your pocket to the car that you drive, the allure of social media to the strategy of the Pentagon - has been shaped irrevocably by the technology of silicon transistors. Year after year, for half a century, these tiny switches have enabled ever-more startling capabilities. Their incredible proliferation has altered the course of human history as dramatically as any political or social revolution. At the heart of it all has been one quiet Californian: Gordon Moore.

In her essay on Jacquetta, Philippa Gregory uses original documents, archaeology and histories of myth and witchcraft to create the first-ever biography of the young duchess who was to survive two reigns and two wars to become the first lady at two rival courts. David Baldwin, established author on the Wars of the Roses, tells the story of Elizabeth Woodville, the first commoner to marry a king of England for love, and Michael Jones, fellow of the Royal Historical Society, writes of Margaret Beaufort, the almost-unknown matriarch of the House of Tudor. The Women of the Cousins’ War will appeal to all.

Nine exclusive adventures featuring a multitude of Doctors and companions. The collection opens with a trilogy of stories set in the First World War—Men of War, Horrors of War and Fortunes of War—in which the First, Third and Sixth Doctors are pitted against a rogue element in time.

In the second edition of God, Marriage, and Family, Andreas Köstenberger and David Jones explore the latest controversies, cultural shifts, and teachings within both the church and society and further apply Scripture's timeless principles to contemporary issues. This new edition includes an assessment of the family-integrated church movement; discussion of recent debates on corporal punishment, singleness, homosexuality, and divorce and remarriage; new sections on the theology of sex and the parenting of teens; and updated bibliographies.

Yig, known as the Serpent God, is older than humanity, and Yig’s reptilian children once ruled the Earth. Now they are stirring in their caves, walking the Earth in forms not quite human, slowly and patiently preparing their plans. Those who stumble on their secrets are in deadly danger...but only they can prevent the return of our darkest fears.

Nigel Shirazi, the Speaker of the Merc Guild, knows that war is coming and he’s not ready. He needs to build up the mercenary forces after years of war, and he’s proclaimed the Phoenix Initiative to give people who want to start new companies the opportunity to do so. CASPers are cheaper and financed at lower rates, and the government of Earth is offering bounties to take the mercs from alien races off the planet. Now is the time!

Book 3 in the Guardians of Rockport series. It's been six months since the government collapsed and the Wisconsin winter is taking a toll on the citizens of Rockport. But they must face more than the harsh elements as the religious cult south of town has grown in size and threatens their very existence. In addition, the state prison has finally run out of resources and released the last remaining inmates who are seeking refuge in the town. As the public safety team struggles with the ever-increasing challenges, Deputy Doug Chapman is on the hunt to catch the serial killer that has been ...

God ordained human government to restrain evil and punish evildoers. Tragically, our governments have consistently failed to protect their citizens from all forms of lawlessness, hunger, diseases, wars, natural disasters, and human suffering. Will this misery ever end? Does God give us any hope for the future? The Coming Millennial Kingdom explores God’s answer to the failure that is human government: the 1,000-year reign of Jesus Christ on earth after His return.

In this apocalyptic thriller, the nation is amid a major financial collapse when the United States is pulled into regional wars in Europe and Asia. Suddenly, phones and internet go out, likely the cause of a cyber-attack by a hostile foreign actor. Unprepared for such a reality, society as we know collapses and chaos is the new normal. As civilization collapses around him, Doug Chapman, a retired Air Force OSI Special Agent and Wisconsin State Trooper, has prepared his family for the worst. But when his community asked him to step up once again to serve as the local law enforcement, he ...

How are Christians to understand and undertake the discipline of psychology? This question has been of keen interest to Christians because of the importance we place on a correct understanding of human nature. Psychology can sometimes seem disconnected from, if not antithetical to, Christian perspectives on life. How are we to understand our Christian beliefs about persons in relation to secular psychological beliefs? This revised edition of a widely appreciated Spectrum volume now presents five models for understanding the relationship between psychology and Christianity.

It’s been a full year since the collapsed and Rockport is desperate for resources. Luckily, they found a new ally in the small fishing village of Two Rivers. But with new friends comes new enemies. As modern-day pirates are looting the communities along the banks of Lake Michigan, their new friends are next on the list. Can Doug Chapman and his team tip the scales in their favor?

It's been nine months since the government collapsed and the spring has brought new troubles. After the Department of Corrections ran out of resources, they released the last remaining inmates into the countryside. With nowhere to go and unable to travel during the Wisconsin winter, the inmates ravaged the city of Fond du Lac. Now that spring is here, they have their eyes set on the agricultural resources of Calumet County...and the Town of Rockport. Can Doug Chapman organize a local militia strong enough to defend the town from the hordes of convicts and the religious cult that leads them?

Abolitionism was the movement that strove to end slavery in the United States. The abolitionists saw slavery as a stain and an affliction on the United States and made it their goal to eradicate slave ownership. Abolitionists produced anti-slavery literature, sent petitions to Congress, and ran for political office.

When a high-profile political candidate is murdered in her upscale Wisconsin home, all of the evidence points to one man. But when the crime scene is almost too perfect, sometimes you need to view things from a different perspective. Does Lieutenant Kurt Singer, a counterintelligence officer turned Appleton Police Detective, possess the skills to learn the truth?

Redimir El Tiempo es una obra colectiva que reúne las reflexiones de algunos de los más destacados autores cristianos de la historia: Charles Spurgeon , David Martyn Lloyd-Jones , Richard Baxter , Octavius Winslow , Jonathan Edwards , Archibald A. Hodge y Jeremiah Burroughs . Este libro aborda el tema crucial del tiempo, presentándolo como un regalo solemne y sin precio que debe ser redimido con sabiduría y propósito.

Christianity is taking a giant stride into the absurd. Remove from Christianity its ability to shock and it is altogether destroyed. It becomes a tiny superficial thing, capable neither of inflicting deep wounds nor of healing them. It’s when the absurd starts to sound reasonable that we should begin to worry. Soren Kierkegaard