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It is hard to find an island on the map more central than Sicily. Located at the crossroads between Europe and Africa, and between the eastern and western Mediterranean, Sicily has rarely been governed as an independent, unified state. Nonetheless, the island has been the seat of some of the most important events in history, and nowhere is this more obvious than during antiquity.

Parenting - 14 Gospel Principles is a bible study based on the book by Paul David Tripp. It uses the topics in the book as a guideline, but spends most of the time in the scriptures.Bible Study Lead by Tony Craver

Hathor: The History of the Ancient Egyptian Sky Goddess and Symbolic Mother of the Pharaohs examines the history of the deity, her characteristics, and her lasting legacy on Egypt. You will learn about Hathor like never before.

A week at a cabin on willow lake. A relaxing and picturesque getaway to escape from all the stressors of work. But like most things in life, not everything will go according to plan. After a nice dinner at the Willow Lake Resort, Ava decided that a nice evening stroll by the lake to the waterfalls would be exactly what she needs. As she relishes the feeling of peace and tranquility, she sees someone at the bottom of the steep little trail. Making her way down, she realizes that the woman looks to be passed out, and her face slightly familiar.

I was supposed to disappear. I broke out of a breeders’ research wing with nothing but a stolen datachip and a half-healed brand on my wrist. If I can get the evidence to the right Allied magistrate, the entire program falls. If they catch me first, I vanish into a black site no one will ever audit. I almost make it three sectors before the hunters find me. They move like a unit: four Alphas in matte-black armor, off-book and off-duty, hired under the table to bring the runaway breeder in alive. They call themselves a “containment team.” The rest of the galaxy calls them monsters. I ...

Though they are not as well known as tribes like the Sioux or Cherokee, the Creek are one of the oldest and most important Native American tribes in North America. With roots that tie them to the Ancient Moundbuilders, the Creek were one of the most established groups in the Southeastern United States, and came to be known as one of the Five Civilized Tribes. It's also believed that the Creek were the first natives encountered by Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto's historic expedition in the mid-16th century.

John Moses Browning was raised in what was at the time the “Wild West” of the Utah Country. His educational upbringing was both sparse and basic, but through the impetus of his father’s gun-making business, he would become the greatest mind of the arms industry’s modern age. Where Colt labored over one solitary concept that eventually led him to the modern repeating revolver, Browning’s instinct proved able to visualize concepts far above his formal training and follow them through to a number of diverse and functional weapons.

A fake relationship might be the answer to both our problems. As the pack's enforcer, I have no time for the foxes our alpha insists we welcome into our pack. I'm racing against the clock to find a mate, or I'll lose my ability to shift. But when I'm tasked with helping the foxes settle in, I'm forced to work with Mia, a fiery and irritatingly attractive fox shifter drowning in responsibility. To solve both our problems, I propose a fake relationship. My standing in the pack could help us both… If the pack believes I'm dating Mia, they will welcome her family as one of our own. And if her...

Stella Callahan's heart flutters when she meets the captivating gaze of a wealthy young man. Leaving behind her cherished family farm seemed like a small sacrifice for the promise of true love. But, fate's cruel twist reveals her beloved's dark secret; he's not just a man of means, but the undercover leader of an outlaw gang. Shocked and shattered by betrayal, Stella's world collapses when tragedy strikes at the hands of her fiancé. Will the path to true love lead her through shadows darker than ever imagined? Eli Boone, eldest of the Boone clan, seethes with rage at the loss of his ...

The Iris were sent to us from the stars, but their rule is controlling and oppressive. Every season, we send our brothers and sisters to the marriage drafts . . . but the selected never return. My world falls apart when my best friend and I are drafted to compete for the hand of Esterra’s most eligible bachelor, the devastatingly handsome Iris prince. As an elemental fae, it should be the greatest honor, but the competition is filled with violence. I question my true purpose as we fight to survive in games rigged against us.

After the last shots of World War II were fired and the process of rebuilding Germany and Europe began, the Western Allies and the Soviet Union each tried to obtain the services of the Third Reich's leading scientists, especially those involved in rocketry, missile technology, and aerospace research. Naturally, this was a delicate affair due to the fact many of the German scientists were not only active Nazis but had helped the Nazi war machine terrorize the world. At the same time, by the late war period, the Anglo-American Allies formed a clear picture of the Soviet state.

The English Baroque jewel in Oxfordshire, known to the locals as the fabled Blenheim Palace, is without question one of the finest buildings in the country. This majestic manor, the only non-royal estate in England to be categorized as a palace, is far more than just an attractive landmark. In fact, it is a place with enough history to fill an endless number of books. Blenheim Palace examines the estate's architectural history, the toxic friendship that nearly upended the entire project, and the historic events that transpired within the palace's walls.

The Gallic Wars, the series of campaigns waged by Julius Caesar on behalf of the Roman Senate between 58-50 BC, were among the defining conflicts of the Roman era. Not only was the expansion of the Republic's domains unprecedented (especially when considering it was undertaken under the auspices of a single general), it had a profound cultural impact on Rome itself as well.

'Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house, not a creature was stirring inside Agent Emma Griffin's house. But then out of nowhere a dark shadow appeared. And all of a sudden this holiday season was no longer filled with cheer....

Fought over bitterly cold flecks of rock and tundra scattered across the remote waters marking the boundary between the Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean, the Aleutian Islands campaign represented one of the strangest encounters of World War II. Curving southwestward from the southwest coast of Alaska like the tail of a stingray, the rugged, volcanic Aleutians belong to both the United States and Russia.

Theologian and reformer John Wycliffe never had the opportunity to take his doctrines outside of his native England, but he could never have imagined that his teachings would one day travel as far as 920 miles east to Bohemia. In fact, while his contentious convictions aroused much ado at home, receiving both praise and contempt from followers and ecclesiastical figures, his messages would be far more resonant across the Channel than they ever were back home.

Nigeria was an unpopular destination for European settlement, thanks to its punishing climate and proliferation of tropical disease, so it saw very little direct European influence. Europeans were posted to Nigeria or sought employment purely to satisfy the needs of administration, and, of course, the various Christian missionary organizations were led largely by whites. Christian missions, incidentally, succeeded spectacularly in the spreading of Christianity across the animist south, but they made absolutely no inroads in the Muslim north.

While actors like Humphrey Bogart and Cary Grant remain household names, and actresses like Greta Garbo are still widely remembered, few had careers that enjoyed the success of William Powell. In a career spanning several decades, Powell would receive three Oscar nominations for Best Actor for critically acclaimed movies, so it is somewhat ironic that he is mostly remembered today for his association with the more famous Myrna Loy. Together, they starred in 14 films, including the 1934 box office hit, The Thin Man.

You've got the basics down. Now go deeper. The first parenting book gave you the foundation—presence, validation, consistency, autonomy, and self-care. This book tackles what comes next. Because parenting keeps presenting new puzzles. It could be the disconnect you feel with your teenager. You used to know everything about their life. Now you know nothing. Maybe it's the guilt from last week's blowup—you lost your temper and saw the hurt on their face. Perhaps it's the nagging sense that you no longer really know your child. This book addresses the nuances. THE 5 DEEPER PRACTICES: The ...

The Oracle of Delphi was one of the greatest religious institutions in Ancient Greece. It played a significant role not only in the formation and collective decisions of Hellenic localities and city-states but also in the personal lives of Greeks known and unknown. The site was dedicated to the god Apollo, and the Greeks believed the god spoke his oracles through his prophetess known as the Pythia.