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On Faith is an inspiring collection of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's reflections on his own faith, on the challenges that religious believers face in modern America, and on the religious freedoms protected by the Constitution. Featuring a personal introduction by Justice Scalia's son Father Paul Scalia, this volume will enrich every listener's understanding of the legendary justice.

When Russian forces invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, former Force Recon Marine Chad Robichaux knew that innocent people were about to be exposed to untold brutality. He also knew that God was inviting him to get involved. A Mission Without Borders will take listeners deep into the war in Ukraine. From Russia's use of ballistic and chemical weapons on civilians, to the inspirational story of the role that the Ukrainian church has played in the war, Chad's story of courage and hope needs to be heard.

The goal of Foundations of Social Understanding: A Theory and Institutions Based Introduction to Sociology is to convey the essential aspects of sociology, keeping the focus on the theoretical ideas that form the backbone of the discipline. This book fills a niche for instructors and students who wish to have a rigorously presented, yet low-cost text that covers essential aspects of the field.

These iconic works explore the depths of human suffering, identity, and transformation, showcasing some of the most profound voices of the 20th century. From the haunting reflections on war in All Quiet on the Western Front and A Farewell to Arms to the poetic expression of inner conflict in the works of Owen, Rosenberg, and Brooke, this collection provides a window into the world of writers who grappled with the aftermath of trauma and the search for meaning.

Raunchy, risqué and rebellious, early Restoration comedies were a breath of fresh air for 17th century theatregoers. With Charles II restored to the throne in 1660, Oliver Cromwell's ban on stage performances was rescinded, and for the first time, women were invited to tread the boards as actresses. Playwrights developed a new style of social comedy, packed with amorous escapades, bawdy humour, wicked wit and sexual innuendo. This scintillating anthology showcases six leading lights of early Restoration drama.

Executive presence is a quality that everyone wants and very few know how to achieve. Seeing Yourself As Others Do - Authentic Executive Presence at Any Stage in Your Career tells you what authentic executive presence is and how develop your own executive presence.

In an age where the essence and boundaries of the Church are questioned, "PAUL'S LETTER TO THE EPHESIANS: CPH New Testament Commentary" offers an incisive, historically grounded exposition on one of the New Testament’s most transformative letters. The Apostle Paul wrote to the Ephesian church with a desire to elaborate on the grand scheme of God's eternal plan. Through the lens of this epistle, this volume unravels complex themes, offering clarity and deep insights, that fortify the reader's understanding of both the Christian faith and the institution of the Church. Indispensable ...

An anthology of short stories based upon/inspired by, and in loving homage to all of those great gore-fest movies and books of the 1980s (not necessarily based in that era, although some do ride that wave of nostalgia), the golden age when horror well and truly came kicking, screaming, and spraying blood, gore, and body parts out from the shadows.

Dance with a lobster, telephone an elephant or knock on a moonlit door - this collection includes magical, macabre, dramatic, funny, bizarre, absurd, delightful, moving and charming poems by Lewis Carroll, A.A. Milne, Edward Lear, Hilaire Belloc, Kenneth Grahame and many others. Readers such as Anton Lesser, Simon Russell-Beale and Timothy West bring the lines beautifully to life and make this an ideal introduction to some of the best-loved children's poetry.

Dave White and Chris Thorson just want a relaxing winter getaway from Minnesota in Palm Springs, California. Almost the moment they arrive, Chris finds a dead body in the massage cabana at their gay men’s resort, Paradise Palms, and becomes the chief suspect of homophobic Detective Jack Faraday. In defending his newly married partner, Dave is drawn into his third and fourth cases. He begins investigating the murder of Doctor Don Hanson in the cabana and the disappearance of Mike Winston, a gay undertaker and the mayor of suburban Rancho Mirage. Dave’s investigation uncovers a Byzantine ...

This unique, lively and open memoir of gay male life in Minnesota in the late Twentieth and early Twenty-first centuries captures the people, organizations, events, atmosphere, facts and flavor of those gay times. With honesty, humor, laughter and tears, wins and losses, lives and deaths, the author recounts the experience of being Minnesota gay men. The memoir includes many photographs, links to videos, sound recordings, reference materials, an extensive Bibliography and a Timeline. Utilizing these will lead the reader and researchers to many more materials, especially at the University of...

Sumérgete en un fascinante recorrido por las Escrituras que revela la verdadera naturaleza de nuestro adversario espiritual. "Desenmascarando al Enemigo" es una obra maestra que combina la sabiduría de renombrados teólogos como Arthur W. Pink, David Martyn Lloyd-Jones y Charles Spurgeon para desentrañar el misterio que rodea a Satanás. Desde el Jardín del Edén hasta el Lago de Fuego, este libro te guiará a través de las estrategias del maligno y te equipará con poderosas armas espirituales para vencer sus artimañas.

Facing organizational silos or resistance to change? Stakeholders pulling in different directions? Can’t align, get real buy-in, or jumpstart implementation? The problem is traditional planning no longer guarantees success. Rapid change, uncertainty, new technologies, and a flatter world call for a new approach. The award-winning Strategy-In-Action tells how companies ended the long-standing divorce between planners and implementers.

"Murder at SJU" is an adult gay male mystery and romance novel. A Saint John's University college student, Mark Swan, is murdered in 1968 on the campus of SJU in Minnesota. The murder takes place in the outlying acres of SJU’s lakes and forests. Mark's murder is investigated by his secret male lover, David White, forty years later. The investigation leads to a murderer more powerful than Dave could imagine. In the course of Dave’s investigation, the reader experiences the sweet but closeted student relationship between Mark and Dave. In the 21st Century, there is the sophisticated, ...

In the war a great volume of poetry was written, produced and published in books, periodicals, newspapers or letters back to home. We often think of war as a necessity. We fight for a more just and better world. We often fail. But in our poets we gain a truth and a morality that shocks us, consoles us and holds our values to the light. In this volume we hear poems from the front, from home, from soldiers, from auxiliaries, from friend and from foe.

A collection of the funny, curious verse written during the 19th and 20th centuries, read by some of Britain's most renowned actors. Humorous and whimsical verse are collated together in these timeless readings of poetry from our funniest writers. Performed by Sir John Gielgud; Imogen Stubbs; Tim Pigott-Smith; Peter Orr; Wendy Hillier.

Listening to great writing is a pleasure unto itself. Sometimes the opening paragraph of a work, or even the first sentence, makes it obvious that you are in the hands of a master, and once venturing a few furtive steps onto the path of prose, no matter what forest it enters, valley it descends, or mountain it scales, you will walk the entire distance.

Brilliant programmer Priya Amani has been hired to take part in a project beyond her wildest dreams. She and her mentor Dr. Mangor set forth to create the first ever TRUE artificial intelligence. Soon they work on a program like no other and begin to teach it like it is a child. Before long their program grows smarter, learning at an unprecedented rate. Eventually their AI begins to take form but it seems that there are others that would make use of this newly created consciousness for their own means. Can they do the impossible, can they protect their creation from those who would enslave it?

George McIntyre thought his troubles were over, and he'd live happily ever after with Ginny, Charlotte and Brunhilde. Unfortunately the world doesn't work that way, and new challenges have arrived to test him and the robots of Angels Incorporated. Mr. Bill is still out there making zombies, and new indications are found that there could be more than one alien Toaster on Earth. Possibly one that is older than the Pyramids. Join George and the Angels to uncover the truth, and defeat the zombie threat once and for all!

George McIntyre has a problem. He caught a nanotechnological disease that turned him into a ten-foot-tall monster. He has scales, fur, horns, big teeth, claws, a face like a pony and a barbed tail. He got an upgrade in strength, speed and intelligence that is so profound it is terrifying him. But that’s not his problem. He’s been shot, stabbed, blown up and thrown in jail. But that’s not his problem. He’s created an intelligent robot assistant. But while she is proving to be a lot more than he bargained for, she is not his problem. There is an alien machine that is trying to turn ...