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In 1938, thirteen-year-old Reho Othmann has few worries beyond getting the name of a pretty girl he met on a train. His rural family is warm and loving, his country, Estonia, is enjoying independence from Russia . . . his future looks bright. But the headlines foreshadow darker times. Both the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany are becoming increasingly hostile, and Estonia is caught in the collusion between the two global aggressors.When threats b...

Bebe, a bookworm with an outlandish imagination, lives a peculiarly privileged life for a Black girl during the Great Depression. Her fearless father owns a hospital and an array of businesses, making him a keen target of the KKK. Her home life is filled with a panoply of distinctive family members, including a psychic mother, a terrifying "spinster" aunt who's having a secret affair with the local white sheriff, a renegade librarian aunt, a g...

When we're young, it's relatively easy to meet potential romantic partners through family, friends, or school. When we become widowed or divorced, however, we discover that the dating environment has changed beyond all recognition. Now it seems like the best way to find somebody new is to go online. But dating sites are kind of scary . . . aren't they? Love After 50, or Not tells the true stories of women who have explored the brave new world ...

The lines have been drawn. On one side are young earth creationists, who assert that God created the universe in six days and-based on calculations derived from the Bible-that the earth is six thousand years old. On the other side are secular scientists, who claim the universe has existed for over thirteen billion years, the earth for 4.5 billion. Scientists claim that no miracles were necessary to form the universe, and that everything is exp...

Some call it the Anthroposcene: humans taking responsibility for the mess we have made here on Mother Earth. I have come to believe that drumming-singing-dancing-ngoma in every echological niche is the way out. And every goma becoming a dromena, i.e. we're doing the rite this year like we did it last year and will do it again next year. We need to bring out the best festive spirit in every single soul, helping each child to full expression in ...

Most believers today treat the Word of God like a spiritual smorgasbord: a little bit of this, a little bit of that. A lot of this, not so much of that...a dab of this now and a dab of that later...none of this right now, but for sure some later. The author counters that the Word of God can't be taken in pieces, but as a whole. (Christian)

When Lieutenant Baron Dunning is sent to Nigeria to investigate the plundering of natural resources for use in biological warfare, he can't guess that the money trail will lead him to Wisconsin's lavish Woebegone Dunes Resort ... and an abandoned research site known as Gravestone Castle. Competition for ownership of the resort and the castle has resulted in a series of freakish deaths, and Dunning's sleuthing brings him into contact with a ple...

Resilience has marked the American character. From its multiple economic and political crises, the American people have emerged every time and within a few short years to continue the country's prosperous growth. Is that still so?Since 2008, the United States has suffered a sequence of economic, political, and public health crises as well as other causes for concern or dissension, including political polarization, economic disruptions, dispute...

All Jonathan Kent wanted from life was to escape his humble origins and live life on his own terms. For this ambitious young man, becoming a superstar trial lawyer would be his pathway to success. Emotionally bruised from a jilted love in college, he pursued his goal with singular focus, excelling in law school, clerking for a federal judge, and landing a job in "Big Law" at an elite Washington, DC firm. Mentored by a brilliant, charismatic al...

In his breakout novel, K. Murry Johnson combines two never before paired genres: black gay and vampire fiction. Set in Louisiana, Image of Emeralds and Chocolate masterfully explores the past and the present. The novel speaks to all who have ever dreamed of finding romance, and captures the national obsession with vampires. The story follows Eric Peterson, a talented high school senior enrolled in a creative writing course at Loyola University...

After his father's death, and the remarriage of his mother to an abusive, manipulative man, Scott Maynard dealt with his pain through alcohol, delinquent behavior, and excessive partying. Though Scott lost touch with his spiritual side for many years, it never left him completely. His faith would eventually return, helping to carry him through a broken marriage, single fatherhood, an unimaginable injury, and, finally, miraculous healing. A Tes...

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The arrival of a stranger changes an ordinary evening into one of confusion and uncertainty. Wittmond departs with the mysterious visitor and as a result of his haste, his wife comes across a concealed diary. Entries dating back thirty years tell of exploits around the world. While he and his "associate" attempt to deal with the unexpected and dangerous consequences of a previous mission, she delves into a detailed account of a past she had on...

What really happened in Jerusalem on that fateful Passover? When Leon Butane climbs into the cab of his semi one late January night, he never dreams that a near fatal crash will catapult him into a world of bizarre visions, unexplained miracles and religious intrigue. He wakes from a forty-day coma with an assignment from God, delivered via the famed puppet Pinocchio: discover the names of the criminals crucified with Jesus of Nazareth, or fac...

EL CANAL DE PANAMÁ Y SUS VIDAS está reseñado desde la perspectiva de un médico patólogo, el Dr. Gil Alberto Sánchez. Profesor asistente de Historia de la Medicina de la Universidad de Panamá, Facultad de Medicina. Texto basado en la revisión de los archivos médicos del Departamento de Patología del Hospital Gorgas, en las faldas del Cerro Ancón de Panamá. Un testimonio fehaciente de 4155 autopsias sobre las causas de muerte de los excavadores ...

Life is indeed uncertain, it's an odyssey subject to natural, social, and economic pressures, which influence its course. However, it's the inner fire and drive in each individual that ultimately govern and determine the whole course of each human life. If an individual's motivation is sufficiently strong, it will weather through the ever-changing environment until an opportunity opens, which can allow one's desires to be fulfilled. This is th...

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Are you tired of self-help books telling you what to do with your life? What to think? How to feel? How to fix yourself? Have you had it with trying to follow someone else's expert advice? Haven't you been told what to do long enough? That's not self-help. That's just more conformity.THISday is like no other book of self-discovery. You'll witness one man's journey to newfound enlightenment and see a better life reborn from the broken words of ...

Oriana Rousliny, a famous Italian actress, has always dreamed of coming to Hollywood. When destiny brings her there at last, it seems like a fantasy come true. She begins a stormy affair with Tim Forist, a doctor with a tragic past. Legendary producer Ellie Mitchell offers her the role of Joan of Arc. Gary Taylor is a psychologist who treats his patients in a very unconventional way. He admits them as members to his S&M, "torture club." When t...