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The dreaming spires of Oxford may be one of the great educational establishments of the Centuries. But it is also a place where the Nation’s young learn much more. Within its walls, courtyards and cloisters these 10 Poets mused and illuminated on the beauty of poetry with eager yet tender words.

Most people do not realize how spiritually unhealthy they are and how that affects every area of their lives. The healthy Christian life is attainable if you pursue the truth of the Scripture and apply it to your life. As a Christian, the grace and life of God is already inside you. Learn to practice those truths that will keep you strong in him. My desire is that you not only have a healthy Christian life and receive all the benefits that come from that, but also to be such an example that you inspire your family, friends, coworkers, and acquaintances to want to know him more.

Take someone who has seen and heard ghosts and add to it a lifetime career in Law Enforcement you get some interesting tales with an otherworldly twist. Get ready for a roller-coaster ride of ghosts, werewolves, and banshee, to voodoo dolls and Indian death horses, all told from the perspective of a West Texas cop "lucky enough" to have gotten the call.

San Francisco’s only PI to the paranormal is back… and this time it’s personal. Tony Mandolin wakes up with a toothache from h***—literally. Someone turned one of his molars into a magical time-bomb set to blow his head into red mist. Thanks to a quick-thinking bartender and a blood-forged pendant that’s running on fumes, Tony survives. Barely. While he’s still looking for whoever wanted him dead, Police Chief Monahan drags him into a new case: a U.S. Congressman impaled through and through with a nine-iron on the 18th hole of America’s snootiest country club. The method is ...

The driving of the golden spike at promontory Summit in Utah on May 10, 1869, almost didn’t happen. No history book mentions this crucial event. Youthful Will Braddock was one of the few people who knew about this. Leland Stanford, former governor of California and now president of the Central Pacific Railroad, is bringing the golden spike to the ceremony to commemorate the completion of the first transcontinental railroad. Young Irish thug Paddy O’Hannigan, Will’s long-time antagonist, sneaks aboard Stanford’s train, grabs the spike, steals Will’s horse, and races away.

An unabridged audio collection of the "best of the best" science fiction stories published in 2010 by current and emerging masters of the genre as narrated by top voice talents. Stories in this year's collection include "Under the Moons of Venus" by Damien Broderick; "The Shipmaker," winner of the 2011 British Science Ficiton Association Award for short fiction, by Aliette de Bodard; Flower, Mercy, Needle, Chain" by Yoon Ha Lee, "Re-Crossing the Styx" by Ian R. MacLeod; "Eight Miles" by Sean McMullen; and more.

Mama Is Still Here! is a true story of an educated and accomplished African American woman who was raised in the state of Mississippi between the 1940s and 1960s. Daisy: a wife, mother, and everyone's favorite sister, aunt, and friend is admired for her swagger and confidence. But she finds her life spiraling out of control because of impaired memory lapses due to Alzheimer's disease. The devastating diagnosis crushed Daisy and her husband's world, and the world of their adult children.

Someone is poisoning San Francisco's foodies. Tony Mandolin, the fog city's only Private Eye with a view into the supernatural, has been retained to find out whom and why. Unfortunately this brings him to the attention of Medb, the Queen of the Unseelie Court and it seems that Tony's only hope of survival lies in the hands of Landau Bain, the alcoholic wizard, and Bain is cranky.

In 2012, Steve Austin, then a pastor, nearly died by suicide. His experience launched him on a journey that opened his eyes to the widespread problem of mental illness and how those who live with it are often treated in congregations. He began to wonder: If church folks had talked openly about mental health, therapy, suicide prevention, recovery from abuse, and other difficult issues, would that have changed his story? In Hiding in the Pews, people with mental illness - some of whom might be pastors themselves - will find comfort as they learn they are not alone.

Over the past several years, Tony Mandolin has had dealings with the Devil, old slew-foot himself. During those times, the guy from way down below has wound up on the losing end, but in their last encounter, the Devil lost one of his lieutenants, permanently—and now he is pissed. Tony had been dropped into the fairy tale world by someone Lucifer would prefer you not mention, and while there, San Francisco’s only PI of the weird managed to thoroughly mess up a scheme that had been millennia in the making. So now, even if it gets him a shortcut to the pit of fire, the Devil wants his ...

This audiobook is a study of the phenomena known as demonic possession. Subjects include: The Problem of Demonic Possession.

A descendant of Confederate General Robert E. Lee chronicles his story of growing up with the South's most honored name, and the moments that forced him to confront the privilege, racism, and subversion of human dignity that came with it. With a foreword by Rev. Dr. Bernice A. King. The Reverend...

Six garden gnomes just walked onto Tony Mandolin’s front porch and paid him in golf-ball-sized rubies. That alone should have been the first warning. The second warning should have been when the little red-hatted fellows admitted they’d “lost” their pet… a creature so cute it purrs, so cuddly it begs for belly rubs, and so illegal in every known dimension that even Odin personally banned it centuries ago. Meet the brugiti: part kitten, part nightmare, all appetite.When it gets hungry, it shapeshifts into anything—your neighbor’s labradoodle, the barista with the great smile, ...

San Francisco’s only PI who can see the things that go bump in the night is about to get bumped—hard. Twenty years ago, a little old witch named Nana hired a wet-behind-the-ears Tony Mandolin to break up a protection racket. He did. She paid him in potions that have saved his bacon more times than he can count, then vanished—along with the entire alley her shop sat in. Now Nana’s back, looking exactly the same, acting like two decades is just a long weekend, and Tony’s past is slamming into his present at full speed. High-end restaurants are dropping dead patrons all over again—...

The war was only the beginning. Now something far worse is coming. While the Southern Empire licks its wounds and Duke Bilardi descends into madness and dark sorcery, an ancient horror known only as the Destroyer stirs beneath the world. Its shadow stretches toward Grisham like black plague, and the prophecy that began with two orphaned twins is racing toward its bloodiest verse.Adam and Charity—separated by war, politics, and destiny—are finally reunited in the tunnels beneath a dying city. One heartbeat of joy in a storm of steel and sorcery. But joy never lasts long in the Milward ...

Most people are interested in Heaven. Recent movies, books, and accounts of personal visits there have made us curious about what is real and what is not. The purpose of this book is to take a fresh look at Heaven and maybe even challenge some of the beliefs and ideas we have held about the afterlife. Our understanding of Heaven might have been shaped by culture, movies, songs, or someone's vivid imagination. While those stories may make some good "around the campfire" conversations, they may all be untrue.

The ideological left is transforming America into something our founders never intended. Our national motto, E pluribus unum, "out of many, one," has been replaced with Ex uno, multi, "out of one, many." In divided America, it means identity consciousness reigns as we become polarized by calls for diversity, equity, and inclusion; that radical view is echoed by the intimidated business world, most media, the corrupted education establishment, and especially the deep-state big government.

"How do you form a more perfect union?" Unlock the continuing mind-bending possibilities of ethical and moral dilemmas with "After Dinner Conversation - Season Six," the next (and final) installment (look for the After Dinner Conversation - Best of" series) of the must-read collection of the best short stories from the critically acclaimed After Dinner Conversation magazine series. Spanning all genres, from science-fiction to historical fiction and everything in between, each story is guaranteed to captivate you and leave you questioning your own beliefs. Perfect for philosophy students and...

In the salt-crusted pirate haven of Weller’s Landing, where cutthroats drink beneath the sign of The Angry Tooth tavern, a dying dragon’s only hope lies in a legend older than sin itself: the blood-red Gem of Li—the Gwillt’hir Stone.Belkantihr, once a terror of the skies, now wastes away under an ancient curse. His last chance rests with Bandoor, a jaded mercenary who trusts coin more than comrades, and an unlikely band of outcasts drawn together by desperation and greed.There’s Falu, the sharp-tongued, fox-eared Llwyn bard whose songs hide sharper secrets; Tusse Hull, a mountain ...

In a world where prophecy is real and magic comes with a price, two orphaned twins are about to discover they were never ordinary. Adam and Charity have spent their lives at the bottom of the barrel in a sleepy village—poor, parentless, and constant targets for the mayor’s spoiled son. But when an ancient wizard reveals they are the Promised Ones, heirs to the legendary Philosopher King Labad, everything changes. Armed with a sword and bow forged of pure spirit-power, the twins are thrust into a brewing storm: a dark sorcerer named Gilgafed hungers to tear the empire apart, fanatical ...