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Nash is the reliable one in the Holly family, the guy everyone counts on to keep things going. His genius twin brother is off at university, so Nash runs the family's auto repair business and cares for his partially-paralyzed little sister while his crackpot father invents. His life seems mapped out for the foreseeable future, however much that might chafe.

Welcome to Baghdad during the US invasion. A desperate American military has created a power vacuum that needs to be filled. Religious fanatics, mercenaries, occultists, and soldiers are all vying for power. So how do regular folks try to get by? If you're Dagr and Kinza, a former economics professor and a streetwise hoodlum, you turn to dealing in the black market. But everything is about to change, because they have inherited a very important prisoner: the star torturer of Hussein's recently collapsed regime, Captain Hamid.

Jesus was a figure thoroughly grounded in the religious traditions of Judaism, and his Jewish context illuminates his mission and ministry. Two millennia after the death of Jesus of Nazareth, the story of his life and teachings continues to compel scholars and the faithful alike to seek more information about him as a person - living in a particular place at a particular time.

Special Agent Tucker Snow knows there's big money roaming the fields under the wide Texas sky—and the cattle rustlers committing large-scale thefts on remote ranches know it, too. But when a prominent local rancher dies unexpectedly and his property is quietly sold to an unknown buyer, Tucker suspects there's something more sinister going on in his jurisdiction than the usual steal-and-resell racket. Still raw after the tragic death of his wife and young daughter, the lawman can't bear the thought of more innocent lives destroyed by people whose greed poisons everything around them.

A romantic comedy for the technology age: A young woman unlucky in love gets a little help from the most unlikely of places to find her perfect match.

The translation of the Tanya into English was a watershed event in Chasidic history, impacting the world spiritually and physically. The Tanya had already conquered the airwaves with the innovative Tanya on the Radio hosted by the late Rabbi Yosef Wineberg. The publication by Kehot of those pioneering classes in English, back in 1987, brought Chasidut to thousands of students around the world, becoming an essential tool for all those seeking spiritual guidance.

In October of 1967, the Summer of Love is history, rock and roll is dark and revolutionary, and people in the small east Texas community of Center Springs simply want to live their lives as quietly as possible. But a handsome darkness in the form of Las Vegas gangster Anthony Agrioli has left the business to hide out in their tiny backwater settlement with his blond bombshell girlfriend.

For 2,000 years, Christians have studied the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. Perhaps no other individual has had such a wide-ranging and powerful impact on the history of the Western world. But deciphering the person of Jesus requires a firm understanding of history, culture, and language. In these lectures, you will gather and interpret evidence about Jesus’ life, exploring the New Testament, the oral tradition, issues of translation, archaeology, and accounts written during Jesus’ life.

Hope brightens a bleak Edinburgh December. A man gets a second chance with his high school crush. A decade-long game of cat and mouse comes to a passionate conclusion. And Santa Claus drives a red muscle car. Heat up your holidays with this collection of four festive tales from some of the top talent in the male/male genre.

The world needs to turn away from fossil fuels and use clean, renewable sources of energy as soon as we can. Failure to do so will cause catastrophic climate damage sooner than you might think, leading to loss of biodiversity and economic and political instability. But all is not lost! We still have time to save the planet without resorting to 'miracle' technologies. We need to wave goodbye to outdated technologies, such as natural gas and carbon capture, and repurpose the technologies that we already have at our disposal.

Whether you live in an apartment or are constantly on the go, container gardening will surely add a splash of greenery to your home. It requires some effort to get started, but with the tips and hacks within this guide, you can master the art of creating and caring for your garden in only 10 minutes each day.

Hazel Prescott just wants to have a little fun. So, when the world championship of poker and Gwynie are both in Vegas at the same time, but Hazel's left back at home with crazy Loni Hodges, babysitting, what's a girl to do?

Cuando Astrid Lozano decidió regresar a su país de origen, Puerto Rico, nunca imaginó que la joven y hermosa vecina de su padre se robaría su corazón. Kelly Velarde, una rubia enfermera cuya relación pasada se vio afectada por una infidelidad, quedó prendada de la hija de Jeremías, una elegante y hermosa pelinegra quince años mayor que ella. Ese detalle, no le permitía a Astrid dar rienda a la fuerte atracción que sentía por la rubia y joven mujer. El calendario tiene doce meses, ¿será esto suficiente para descubrir si lo que dicen es cierto? ¿El amor no tiene edad?

Staff Sergeant Grace Woods has had enough of pain. Her assignment as a cryptographer at an underground black site lets her focus on her precision work. She’s in control, shielded from past loss of everyone she loved.

Joan Borysenko, one of the pioneers of the new medical synthesis called psychoneuroimmunology, narrates her best-selling book of the same name, in which she teaches you how to elicit your mind's powerful relaxation response in order to boost your immune system, overcome chronic pain, and alleviate the symptoms of stress-related illness. Minding the Body, Mending the Mind will show you how to take an active role in your own healing . . . and transform your life!

This is about rekindled love story. Breaking up is hard to do, but sometimes it leaves us scratching our heads, wondering if we really parted ways over something as trivial as forgetting to put the toilet seat down. Yes, that’s right—while some couples end their love story over deep philosophical differences, others find themselves at the mercy of domestic disputes.

You wake up in your apartment. But it’s not your apartment. Your name is on the mail. Your favorite snacks are in the fridge. There’s even a note in your handwriting taped to the mirror: “Don’t trust the man in the static.” Every time you fall asleep, you wake up somewhere new — a childhood bedroom, an abandoned hospital, a diner stuck in a loop. And one doorless, buzzing white room keeps showing up. Inside the static… something is watching. And it’s learning how to follow you back. From the author of The 17th Door, this surreal psychological horror will trap you in a ...

An exploration of how and why the Constitution's plan for independent courts has failed to protect individuals' constitutional rights, while advancing regressive and reactionary barriers to progressive regulation.

In just one week, Hannah will pick her new dream home and start her new life. That is, assuming she survives her current case tracking down a nasty killer.

The first Brume is a waking nightmare, overrun by literal monsters and cutthroat survivors. For Quinn, who is openly genderqueer, the silver lining is their friendship with Lia. The second Brume is a prison with no bars. Forced to “sort out” their sexuality with other teens at Camp Redemption, Quinn must also figure out why presenting as female has never felt right. The third Brume is a war zone. For Quinn, who presents as male, leading the Resistance against an authoritarian government is difficult, since even the Resistance might not accept them if they knew Quinn’s truth.