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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, or Mahatma Gandhi as he is more popularly known, is widely considered the father of India, the preeminent leader of the Indian struggle against British imperialism, and one of the most influential minds of the 20th century, Gandhi emerged to become one of the greatest advocates of peace and nonviolent resistance that the world has known. Gandhi became one of those rare leaders who preached through his own practices, motivating millions of people to follow his principles of freedom and peace.

Authored by the number-one best-selling author of God of Miracles and Destined to Be, Testify is filled with incredible faith-building stories coupled with powerful personal encouragements and life-changing prayers! Journey around the world with the author as he shares these inspiring testimonies of the power of God moving in people’s lives. Testify will increase your faith to believe God to move mountains in your own life!

Ray Pacheco has retired from being the sheriff of Dona Ana County, New Mexico. His new job is fishing. But, not for long. First a stray show dog raises questions concerning the whereabouts of its owner. Then a body was found close to Ray's rural cabin. Maybe once a cop always a cop - Ray joins forces with two unusual partners; an Apache fishing guide, Tyee Chino, prone to drunkenness and a bait shop owner, Big Jack, prone to laziness - to unravel the mysteries.

Johnny Cash, "The Man in Black", is among the most recognized and iconic vocal artists in the history of blues, country and gospel singing. His trademark bass-baritone voice is instantly identifiable to listeners today, and his "parlando" style (combining an unaffected singing tone with a speech-like rhythm and pacing) has been taken up by the generation following his death in the early 21st century.

Walter is a man who has suffered great loss and is running from the pain. At night, he sleeps under the stars, but during the day he breaks into a young widow's home for shelter and changes not just her life but every life he touches. Walter is a captivating story about loss, integrity, forgiveness, and redemption.

Young girls are coming through a pastoral upstate New York fishing village - but, they aren't all coming out alive! Following a close brush with death as an NYPD homicide detective, Matt Davis has taken early retirement, and accepted a position as Chief of Police in a small, rural upstate New York village. While out fishing on his favorite stream, he stumbles across the remains of a body, barely recognizable as human, killed approximately six months earlier.

Former classics professor Bertrand McAbee, now turned private investigator, has a history of unwarily stepping into nasty cases. This is one of those as he comes up against a former Marine, Alex Love, who is two things at once: an expert sniper and supposedly dead. In the intervening years since the Gulf War, Love has been addicted to assassinating individuals of ill-repute. As if fate had ordained it, these two very unlike men, McAbee and Love, meet in a contest where justice and revenge stand in opposition. Only one can survive.

Understanding a bit more about how to spot investment risk will help investors better measure whether their decision to make, keep, or end an investment is couched in an appropriate dose of skepticism and analysis. It's far too easy to be led to slaughter by merely hearing a tip from someone who seems trustworthy without taking some time and making some effort to prove out the decision with some corroborating evidence.

Four students - thrown together in a high school summer class. Tyrell tells of a dream he's been having, a girl needs help. Sam realizes she's getting the same information - from her own sketches! Where is this information coming from? What is the Blue Group to do about it? Ty, Tiff, Sammy, and Lando navigate the complicated world of high school friendship and romance! The suspense builds as the clues unfold. Will they solve the mystery in time to help the girl caught in the cage?

Eight-year-old Janey Sullivan has had a difficult year, between losing her mother and adjusting to life with her guardian, Brian Duncan. But with the holidays approaching, her one Christmas wish is to find the perfect gift for Brian - if she can learn to trust him first.

It is the dreamland of most children in Europe and the Americas, and the mysterious home of the mythical Santa Claus, his devoted wife Mrs. Claus, the reindeer and the many elves who make Christmas toys each year. In many ways, the North Pole is the first geographical location many kids learn - if only because children over the age of three can manage to tell any interested adult that Santa Claus lives there.

Indispensable Church provides you and your church real-world, hands-on steps to create a revolution of service to your local community in the name of Christ. By exploring the life of Jesus and the strategic ways he modeled serving the people around him, pastor Chris Sonksen shows you how to put love into action in your neighborhood and your city. The step-by-step instructions, biblical challenges, and teaching resources will help you take love to the streets and make an impact right where you live.

As the financial system crumbles around them, a family learns how to survive the challenges of an unfamiliar new world. Bill, Gracie, and their son Joe learn new ways to live as their reality changes. Bread, gasoline, and even toilet paper all become scarce when the trucks stop rolling. When a ghost from the past threatens their lives, there are no police to call. And even greater, unexpected trials lie ahead. Faced with a new and unfamiliar economy, they find new friends and learn to cherish the community around them. From food to self defense, there is no one to rely on but their neighbors and themselves.

Life Is a Highway will help you make spiritual growth a priority, even amidst the distractions of life’s urgent demands. Drawing upon portions of his own life journey, Ian Byrd provides guidance for transforming difficult moments into times of renewed strength, expectancy, and encouragement as we draw closer to the fatherly heart of God and come to understand his goodness.

With hold-your-breath suspense and shocking endings, the five short stories in this collection will put you on the edge of your seat and get your brain and blood pumping.

When suburban dad Carl Dubler was selected for a jury, he should have found it easy to judge someone. A lifetime in the church gave him a clear sense of right and wrong, with little room for nuance. But this was for real. Permanent. The man before him was on trial for his life. Carl could choose mercy and offend those who clamored for justice.

This audiobook contains powerful relaxation techniques and methods that will help you to not only manage stress but reduce the negative effect that stress can have on your life.

A murder at a small harness track in western Illinois is resurrected and this leads to the hiring of Bertrand McAbee, a reluctant PI who was formerly a classics professor. He eventually finds himself in the middle of a pursuit for a vicious serial killer. It seems like McAbee cannot avoid violence. He, along with a cohort of memorable helpers, explore harness racing, serial killers, and the maintenance of ethics in a world of virtual chaos.

Now, 20 years later, I have a fresh perspective on my divorces, along with the lessons learned and insights gathered. I highlight the 12 key lessons I learned and the discovery of the Four Stages of Divorce. Writing is a powerful healer. To help illustrate this, I share the poems and journal entries that I wrote those many years ago. Writing helped me heal and learn. It can do the same for you.

The true story of one engineer's battle with one of the most powerful state agencies in Texas. David V. Day, PE, takes on the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) in a battle that has lasted nearly half a decade, and is still ongoing as of this print. Day exposes the lengths that TDI Engineers, inspectors, and legal staff will go to punish any engineer or contractor who disagrees with them; including punishing, silencing, or terminating their own employees who are sympathetic to TDI's targets.