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Set against the vibrant backdrop of Latin America, this semi-autobiographical novel follows the transformative journey of an idealistic, naive Peace Corps Volunteer named Peter, whose life takes an unexpected turn when tragedy strikes his remote village in Paraguay propelling him on a harrowing escape with a semi-homeless 12-year-old boy. ¿Their journey takes them through an indigenous community, a Mennonite colony, a squatters camp, and, fin...

Retirement and the impending move to his new family home will be challenging for workaholic Headmaster John Stevens after years of being at the top of the professional tree with considerable influence and responsibility. How will he cope with no longer being the “bee‿s knees�?

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Self-confessed 'wise guy of the prose poem' and also its unofficial laureate, Peter Johnson is one of America's foremost practitioners and critics of prose poetry. The publication of his While the Undertaker Sleeps: Collected and New Prose Poems provides an important opportunity to reflect on the reputation of a master of the form, who, according to poet and critic Chard deNiord, 'almost singlehandedly revived the currency of the prose poem du...

Human disease is an elaborate dance between behavior, our environment, and chance. Medicine tries to tame human disease with science, but when our knowledge falls short, disease wins. This is too often the case with cancer. We spend billions of dollars each year trying to better understand it and develop tools to ease its effects. Today, many allopathic medical practitioners are beginning to seek out a greater connection with holistic and inte...

One of Wales' oldest narrow gauge railways, the 2ft 3in gauge Corris Railway was built to carry slate from several quarries in the Dulas valley to wharves on the river Dyfi. At first forbidden to use steam locomotives or to carry passengers, it overcame these obstacles and became an essential part of the community that it served.

Sie will doch nur ein Zuhause: beide Teile der beliebten 'Orphan'-Reihe um das mordende Waisenkind Esther in einem Bundle

Sie will doch nur ein Zuhause: beide Teile der beliebten 'Orphan'-Reihe um das mordende Waisenkind Esther in einem Bundle

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In the contemporary world, the Anthropocene has become a deeply societal and personal term to express the end of civilization and culture. The culture wars, a raging pandemic, and the realities of climate change haunt and wreak havoc on the planet, in ways that are real and ethereal. However, perhaps all this demise is a consequence of the nature that certain objects, systems, and people interact with one another. Whether it be an anterior cru...

Humans are adaptive creatures. We are constantly conforming and shapeshifting to fit the circumstances and conditions of our environment. Here, we confront the realities of evolution through the examination of a unique feature, adaptability. In doing so, we look at some of the ways in which the natural world provides as with a range of examples that pertain to the resilience, survival, and reproduction of species. But at the same time, this fe...

Wishful idealism, youthful optimism, and a rose-tinted romanticism of the world is a somewhat necessary precondition for ambition, dreams, and ways of life. However, when these ideals get tested in the crucible of reality, the space for naivete is very limited. Oftentimes, there is a rite of passage, with maturity and age, whereby an individual or a collective may abandon a past, perhaps more innocent outlook, in exchange for a more realistic ...

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As we walk through life, our Lord and Savior designs a path for us to take in order to serve Him and His people. Many of us wonder where our stories fit into the grand scheme of God's almighty plan and perhaps even question our calling. This collection of essays focuses on the calling of a preacher's journey, both stateside and internationally. While these experiences are not always grandiose, they illustrate how God works in mysterious ways e...

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