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Do you want to read a recent memoir? Are you trying to find a story that will really make you feel better and inspire you? Tony Mejia's "From the Streets to the Altar" is the only place to look. This compelling autobiography is a stirring testament to a changed Christian man who overcame unfathomable obstacles in search of redemption, purpose, and hope.
Mejia takes us on a journey from his difficult upbringing to his life on the streets in this
2) Soul Stones
The Apocalypse is Here...
As famine threatens to ignite war, a young boy's night terrors launch Brooklyn Evers on a quest to find the boy's mother, her own missing sister. A task complicated by Brooklyn's fugitive status and the strange powers growing inside her. Hounded by supernatural bounty hunters, she forms an uneasy alliance with the demon Belial. But as the barrier between the worlds weakens, a path to Earth
...From Heaven to Hell via the First Fleet.
Deceit, treachery, murder, and a love that surpasses all boundaries.
At Michaelmas 1786 Thomas Nash's peaceful existence is shattered when he is falsely accused and sentenced to transportation to New Holland, but the terrifying ordeal of that disastrous voyage is only the beginning of the torture and torment, since his nemesis and accuser, obsessed with his desires, has sent paid assassins to
...The popular Patheos blogger wants to restore the cross as primarily a symbol of God’s overwhelming love for us and to rescue Christians from the shame and guilt from seeing our situation as “sinners in the hands of an angry God,” which was an invention of the medieval church and became enshrined as orthodox Christianity.
Many Christians believe that God the Father demanded his only Son die a cruel, gruesome death to appease
...Vivid. Passionate. Witty. Poignant. No one tells a story like Tony Campolo.
Why stories? Stories have the power to sneak up on us, catch us unaware, and in the process draw us closer to our fellow human beings . . . and to God. And when Tony Campolo tells a story, we are captivated and entertained by the amazing characters and situations he describes.
Transit Authority is made up of three sequences that mark the early and late junctures of the twentieth century: the first, a series of poems that investigate the early part of the century; the second, meditations based on the 1930s photographs by Berenice Abbott; and the third, "Reckoning," in...
7) Superluminal
The future is at war for the soul of humankind ...
It is a time when civilization has extended itself far into the outer reaches of the solar system, and in doing so has developed into something remarkable. But humanity's progeny — the nanotechnological artificial intelligences called "free converts" — face extermination at the hands of the tyrant Amés and his invincible armies, and once the Napoleonesque Director develops superluminal
...Crime blogger, Sheila Sammartino, witnesses a murder, but the police disagree. Sheila knows better, and to prove it she will solve this herself, not just write about it.
The small town of Harmony's number one Internet sensation is crime reporter turned blogger, Sheila Sammartino. Inquisitive, self-conscious and often clumsy in an oddly endearing way, everything is going great for Sheila until she stumbles into a murder mystery,
**New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USAToday Bestseller for May 2022**
Tony Fadell led the teams that created the iPod, iPhone and Nest Learning Thermostat and learned enough in 30+ years in Silicon Valley about leadership, design, startups, Apple, Google, decision-making, mentorship, devastating failure and unbelievable success to fill an encyclopedia.
So that's what this book is. An
...In this young adult autobiography, Tony Hawk shares the stories from his life that have helped him become a skateboarding hero.
Hawk speaks of being a super-competitive 'demon' child who found peace while on a skateboard. Classmates teased him because of his interest in an 'uncool' sport. Instead of retaliating with violence, he practiced even more. With his story, he will inspire a younger generation of fans to stand up for what they believe
...Over a Thanksgiving dinner, fifty-year-old Bart Campolo announced to his evangelical pastor father, Tony Campolo, that after a lifetime immersed in the Christian faith, he no longer believed in God....
Culled from Tony Barr's 40 years' experience as a performer, director and acting teacher in Hollywood, this highly praised handbook provides readers with the practical knowledge they need when performing in front of the camera.
This updated edition includes plenty of new exercises for honing on-camera skills; additional chapters on imagination and movement; and fresh material on character development, monologues, visual focus,
...13) Raise the Dead
The line between good and evil is in the eye of the beholder.
Necromancy is outlawed, and many consider it the ultimate evil.
In a world where darkness lurks at every turn, Queen Marisol's death unveils a chilling mystery that threatens the very fabric of the kingdom. But the one who can save it is the most unlikely of heroes. Doctor Emilio Kane, a gifted Necromist, finds himself facing an impossible choice.
...14) Blood Tithe
Monsters are real.
For Lyric Wax, who dreams of a future as a Historian for the Grand Archives, this chilling truth becomes a haunting reality as she navigates her Verdad - a perilous path to adulthood - to find her place in the Imperium and prove herself. She sets out on a journey beyond the safety of familiar walls. Her destination: the mysteries that lie beyond the Great Gates of the Imperium of Kraphax.
What begins
...15) World Breakers
Formed from cold steel and superpowered computing brains, these gigantic tanks with the firepower of an entire army have been the decisive factors in interplanetary battle. But are humans worthy of the extraordinary instruments of war that they have created? Are the Worldbreakers the greatest protector of human liberty, or its worst threat? For, while these Worldbreakers very definitely have minds of their own, the question remains: within their
...17) The Door
"An ordinary man walking his dog who ultimately saves humanity!" - THE DOOR has that, and more twists than a Celtic knot. What more does a science fiction mystery require?
Henry Mackay and his dog, Addy, regularly walk alongside an ancient convent wall. Today, as he passes the door, he glances at its peeling paint. Moments later he stops dead in his tracks. He returns to the spot, and all he sees is an ivy-covered wall.
18) Ruling
Tanial, Falcon Queen of Vest Lindebalgh has defeated two of the groups who seek to exterminate the bodynoli of not just Vest Lindebalgh, but the whole of Territory Two, making the land available for their own disadvantaged rénmen. She also signed an agreement with the Premier of the Consolidated States of Toile that no one under his control would interfere with Tanial or the other rulers of Territory Two.
Agreements are made to be broken.
19) Nursing Girls
Consensual sex: fun, but comes with consequences. Hardly unexpected but infelicitous none the less.
Angel, unmarried, and her friend Tammy, married, both pregnant, faced poverty even without the babies.
Rebecca Jamse, widowed, must travel to Pakistan to support her team. Not a suitable environment for two month-old Ralf, her son.
Beckie's BFF, Shalin deVeel knows the Imam of Tammy's mosque
...Miri and Tomi have been joyously reunited.
After the celebrations, Tanial and Miri and their companies begin their travel to Slot Minear, stopping en route to discuss Bwichblaenau's representation with Jarl Dicon.
Arrived in Slot Minear, Tanial triumphs over Lord Vang, she determines her response to Vang's efforts to damage Gwyddoniae Dnias before she sets forth for Kongens By.
The Consolidated States of Toile's Premier