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"I've had the privilege of a front row seat to David Case's ministry for over 20 years. I know of no one who displays and conveys grace as well as he does. His stories of friendships with so many different people will inspire you to love the One who will...

To many observers, folklore and book culture may appear to be opposites. Folklore, after all, involves orally circulated stories and traditions while book culture is concerned with the transmission of written texts. However, as Kevin J. Hayes points out,...

Can your ultimate desire ever be fulfilled? Everywhere you look, every time you listen, with each click and tap, there's something you desire. How do you know if what you desire will satisfy, or if you are seeing a ""desire mirage""? The global...

Shadows of Revenge continues the story that began with Days of Purgatory. The sequel is an adventure mystery set in and around Abilene, Kansas, in 1872. Deacon Coburn, a realist galvanized by his past, is startled when remnants of yesteryear track him...

Quilly Hall weds fiction and history in this powerful story, set in the 1940s in the Holston Valley near the town of Abingdon, Virginia. Daniel Boone twice camped here. The town itself served as a rail hub during the Civil War and cared for the wounded...

After a generation of being a leading progressive voice both in the pulpit and in the print media of Springfield, Missouri, Roger Ray has collected one hundred of his essays on topics of social justice, religion, sex, economics, warfare, and race as a...

Despite its title, this is not a morbid or depressing book, but one that it is hoped will bring encouragement and comfort to all who are experiencing life's difficulties, even to the point of wondering if they wish to continue living. However, the...

In the wake of the furious demonstrations and debates evoked by terrorist attacks in Paris and elsewhere, Dr. Anderson's pithy essays unfold respectful, moderating responses that take seriously the cultural and religious differences that breed resentment...

Harold J. Recinos is the son of a Guatemalan father and Puerto Rican mother who at age twelve was abandoned to New York City streets. After living on the streets between the ages of twelve and sixteen, Recinos met a Presbyterian minister who had...

Faith Confronts Nuclear Power is a theological critique that attempts to call people to action in the battle against nuclear power. Nuclear power is a sophisticated, terribly expensive, and frightfully dangerous way to boil water. What is it doing to the...

Supported by the International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors (IAAOC), this second annual review addresses innovation, evaluation, and program development efforts in addictions and offender counseling. Experts in the field present...

Contributions by Sara Austin, Robert Bittner, J. Bradley Blankenship, Gabriel Duckels, Caitlin Howlett, Isabel Millán, Jennifer Miller, Kaylee Jangula Mootz, Tim Morris, Dana Rudolph, j wallace skelton, Jason Vanfosson, River Vooris, and B. J. Woodstein...

In Comics Art in Korea, comics scholar John A. Lent embarks on a comprehensive exploration of the vibrant world of Korean comics, cartoons, comic strips, graphic novels, webcomics, and animation. This meticulously researched work delves deep into the...

Winner of the 2018 Gordon K. and Sybil Farrell Lewis Award for the best book in Caribbean studies from the Caribbean Studies AssociationThis book tells a distinct story of Indians in the Caribbean--one concentrated not only on archival records and...

Contributions by Emily Anderson, Elif S. Armbruster, Jenna Brack, Christine Cooper-Rompato, Christiane E. Farnan, Melanie J. Fishbane, Vera R. Foley, Sonya Sawyer Fritz, Miranda A. Green-Barteet, Anna Thompson Hajdik, Keri Holt, Shosuke Kinugawa,...

Never before have comics seemed so popular or diversified, proliferating across a broad spectrum of genres, experimenting with a variety of techniques, and gaining recognition as a legitimate, rich form of art. Maaheen Ahmed examines this trend by taking...

Due to the huge success of her graphic memoir Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic in 2006 and its subsequent Tony Award-winning musical adaptation in 2009, Alison Bechdel (b. 1960) has recently become a household name. However, Bechdel, who has won numerous...

Contributions by Eric Gary Anderson, Melanie R. Anderson, Jodi A. Byrd, Gina Caison, Robbie Ethridge, Patricia Galloway, LeAnne Howe, John Wharton Lowe, Katherine M. B. Osburn, Melanie Benson Taylor, Annette Trefzer, and Jay WatsonFrom new insights into...

Ed Brubaker (b. 1966) has emerged as one of the most popular, significant figures in art comics since the 1990s. Most famous as the man who killed Captain America in 2007, Brubaker's work on company-owned properties such as Batman and Captain America...

Winner of the Raz/Shumaker Prairie Schooner Book Prize in FictionThanks for This Riot explores the limits of kindness, the weight of being needed, and the fear of being misunderstood. A group counselor is taunted by a truth-divining piano bench, a voice...

Taking Charge, Making Change gives voice to generations of Native people--from Crow Creek, Lower Brule, and other reservations in North Dakota and South Dakota--who shaped a school originally designed to foster Catholicism and assimilation. Local...

Over the past decades, Islamic Finance has expanded its presence to many countries, including the former Soviet Union. It is not surprising that its expansion has become a subject of great interest to scholars, politicians, practitioners, and the general...

This book presents an integrated and coordinated framework for assessing developmental, psychological, and behavioral disorders in early childhood. Expert contributors advocate for natural-environment methods in addition to standardized measures in...

Ashley Baggett uncovers the voices of abused women who utilized the legal system in New Orleans to address their grievances from the antebellum era to the end of the nineteenth century. Poring over 26,000 records, Baggett analyzes 421 criminal cases...

After Nola Bianca and Luca D'Andrea fall in love in an Italian mountain village, Nola abandons her plans to enter a convent and Luca works toward his dream of going to America. After they marry during Luca's furlough from his World War I army duties,...

Do you know the name of the Italian-American that the U.S. government now recognizes as the true inventor of the telephone? Do you know the name of the Tuscan colonist who Thomas Jefferson paraphrased in his famous “all men are created equal”...

Sharrae and Diamond quickly become the best of friends after meeting at an interview, but then they lose contact with each other for ten years.Fate ultimately reunites the two friends, but it's not the happy reunion Sharrae would have expected: She finds...

This book "A Handbook of Valuable Activities For Seniors" is useful tool for Senior and Adult participants to enrich their lives through a variety of recreational and social activities in an Adult Day Care. This book minimizes the teachers' extra effort...

This is the fifth and final book in the Adventures of Olivier and Joaquin series of children?s stories. The boys go to Canada for the first time in more than twelve years to celebrate Canada?s 150th anniversary in 2017, marking an adventure that has them...

This dictionary provides a record of the Kanien'kéha (Mohawk) language as spoken by fluent first- and second-language speakers at the Kanien'kéha Mohawk Territory outside of Montreal, Canada.The Kanien'kéha language has been written since the 1600s, and...

When Billi married her husband, a 4th generation Canadian farmer, she quickly discovered there were very little photographs of their rich, 100-year farming heritage. As a writer + photographer, she felt called to do something about it. Since relocating...

Journey Through the Unspoken Legacy of ResilienceEmbark on a transformative journey through the corridors of time as "Untold Stories of African Americans' Triumph and Resilience in Natchez" unveils the hidden narratives of courage and fortitude. This...

NewsLady is the memoir of a trailblazing African American woman journalist whose life is about "firsts." Carole Simpson was the first woman to broadcast radio news in Chicago, the first African American woman to anchor a local newscast in the same city,...

Rediscovering Love in the Age of AppsAre you tired of endless swiping and superficial connections? Dating App Burnout: Finding Love Beyond the Screen offers a refreshing perspective on reclaiming authentic love in a digital world where romance often...

In telling his life story, Rev. Aaron Johnson takes us to the front lines of the fight for civil and human rights in our country over the last fifty years. Whether being beaten and dragged from a dime store lunch counter, standing blindfolded before a Ku...

This memoir takes us adventuring on sailing ships through "flying boats" to jet airplanes, exploring the author's Hawai`i vignettes, "Letters from Dacca", travel stories, and stories of her sea captain father--his own nautical story embedded at book's...

This book will lower your excitement about religion but will intensify your pursuit to establish the kingdom here on earth. I never cease to be amazed at how so many who say they are followers of Jesus Christ can believe that Jesus has stopped forgiving,...

The spiritual path is a personal one; no one experiences exactly the same conditions as anyone else. On the other hand, challenges to the practitioner have remained fundamentally the same for thousands of years. The obstacles and antidotes described by...

Imagine never learning how to read or write, let alone receiving any formal educational training. One would find it difficult to survive in today's society, yet Nellie M. Thompson has thrived even before she learned to read at the age of 88. This...

Everyday we are bombarded with images about how bad things are. Everyone points fingers and argues as to who is at fault... never really coming up with solutions. Half the time they never really acknowledge the real issues. Instead it is just a finger...

Esta pequeña obra, dirigida a niños y niñas, es la inspiración de un sentimiento personal acerca de la estrecha relación que existe entre la madre e hijos. Usando como medio el diálogo y la astronomía, hago homenaje a las mamás que han quedado como...

There is a vast difference between "holistic" as used by mainstream and "wholistic" as known by Aboriginal worldview. Holistic according to mainstream understanding continues to deny the spiritual and community aspect of life. This book traces Native...