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Accessible and actionable for parents of children birth to 13 years old, Raising Disciples offers a detailed discipleship map and directional markers to nurture your child’s spiritual growth with Christ.

Detective Tracy Crosswhite isn’t one to lose her cool. Until her interrogation of the taunting and malicious Erik Schmidt, a suspect in two cold case killings. Schmidt also has unnerving ties to the monster who murdered Tracy’s sister, stirring memories of the crime that shaped Tracy’s life. After a critical mistake during a shooting exercise, Tracy breaks.

In this electrifying EMP thriller, airline pilot Ross races against time and chaos to save his wife and son from a world plunged into anarchy. With society unraveling, and accompanied by his co-pilot Henry, Ross's mission is fraught with perilous obstacles and ruthless adversaries. Meanwhile, his son Matthew faces his own treacherous journey, pursued by enigmatic enemies. This nail-biting tale of survival, courage, and unbreakable family bonds is a must-read for fans of high-stakes, post-apocalyptic action.

It's been a month without power. With no phones, no computers, and no reprieve, the remaining fragments of humanity are disintegrating rapidly. Starvation grips the populace as ruthless gangs emerge, seizing control in a merciless free-for-all that engulfs the entire nation. Daniel and Vic Vena weren't content to sit around and wait for the world to end. Long ago, they swore that when the day came, they'd be ready for it. But when an EMP decimates the nation's power grid, the brothers find themselves separated by many miles and even more threats.

Le passé est imprévisible... Huit jeunes étudiants activistes se partagent une maison au 18 Barnfield Hill, à Exeter. Ils y prônent le pacifisme, le féminisme, le socialisme. Jusqu'au jour où deux d'entre eux, Alisson et Peter, disparaissent dans des conditions étranges. Travaillant pour un détective privé tokyoïte, Umiko Wada débarque en Angleterre pour enquêter sur le suicide d'un homme dans une chambre d'hôtel londonienne en 1977. Un mystérieux informateur s'est manifesté. Bien vite, son enquête s'oriente vers les ex-locataires du 18 Barnfield Hill.

Both an all-inclusive, how-to guide to navigating cancer and a grieving husband's elegy for his lost love, We Were Better Together is an essential resource for couples facing a cancer diagnosis as well as a much-needed beacon of resilience and hope.

Four old codgers are sick and tired of the abuse and neglect which occur daily in their old­ folks ­home. One has a broken leg for getting involved as he tried to help another with his bed pan. Eventually, the shit hits the fan in protest and arrest. The press is having a field day, the old folks are demonstrating and the 'Four Amigos' are playing cards, getting ready to take matters into their own hands as they vow to conquer 'Hell'­­­ ‘Prudent ­Paradise’.

In the near-future, eco-terrorism against major fossil and nuclear energy facilities is widespread. At the same time, Badger Energy, the latest company formed by energy entrepreneur and climate change activist, Richard Strossel, is developing a new technology that uses high-temperature superconductors to store enough renewable wind and solar energy to power a city reliably. However, these systems can be made to explode with energy release equivalent to a tactical nuclear weapon.

Rosenberger brings together ideas from philosophy and cognitive science to leverage a postphenomenological perspective that reveals how our smartphones make us such bad drivers. Reviewing decades of empirical studies in cognitive science, he shows that we have developed habits of perception regarding our compulsive technology use—habits that may wrest our attention away from the road.

In today's busy world people become so preoccupied with their day-to-day existence that they rarely have time to T_H_I_N_K! I have designed this group of topics as conversation starters and short stories that cause the listener to think. They are meant to be kicked around, argued over, developed, expanded, and speculated upon in an endless game of What if! The modern world is designed so that you don't have to think. There are forces and organizations that want to make your choices for you and make it easy for you not to bother yourself with questioning them.

Isabella Pasternack is a food person. She revels in the beauty of a perfectly cooked egg, she daydreams about her first meal at Chez Panisse, and every inch of her tiny apartment teems with cookbooks, from Prune to Cooking by Hand to Roast Chicken and Other Stories. What Isabella is not, unfortunately, is a gainfully employed person. In the wake of a disastrous live-streamed soufflé demonstration, Isabella is summarily fired from her job at a digital food magazine and must quickly find a way to keep herself in buckwheat and anchovy paste.

Andreas se dispone a pasar una noche más a la intemperie en las frías calles de París cuando, de pronto, se le acerca un enigmático desconocido con una inusual propuesta: le prestará doscientos francos con la única condición de que, tan pronto como le sea posible, salde su deuda donando el dinero a la santa Teresita de Lisieux en la iglesia de Sainte-Marie des Batignolles.

Nox has been steadfastly working for the rebellion for years. They don’t ask for much in return, except for one crucial condition: their ex, the noble Bastian, stays as far away from them as possible. To say things ended poorly between them is an understatement . . . and it’s the only relationship Nox has never quite recovered from. But now the rules have changed. Siobhan, the rebel leader, has emerged from hiding to tell Nox that Bastian’s been taken captive and the secrets he holds tight are in danger of being revealed.

The common perception of a CIA officer is someone who collects secret intelligence abroad-a spy. However, the critical link between secrets and policy is the intelligence analyst. The CIA Intelligence Analyst brings to light the vital, but often-unseen, work of these officers.

Daniella is a young, optimistic businesswoman who comes from money. She loves her friends, her family, her toy poodle Eska, and her boyfriend. As she grows as an entrepreneur, a woman and a person, she tries her best to deal with problems when they arise the best way she can. When all else fails, she at the very least wants closure. Just like anyone else.

Gunlore, for better or worse, is a powerful and pervasive method of self-expression. In examining the folklore around these controversial and politically charged tools, weapons, and symbols, we can begin to understand the aspects of American culture that will remain prominent for the foreseeable future.

Inside this illuminating guide, you’ll join expert financial coach and seasoned entrepreneur Robert M. Donovan as he reveals fundamental strategies and timeless wisdom that will help you develop budgets, eliminate your debt, and escape your financial burden. With a unique blend of personal insights, scientific data, and religious wisdom, you’ll discover how tried-and-tested Biblical principles can put you on the path to achieving financial independence.

Uno strappo che sembrava impossibile da ricucire, una famiglia che nel corso degli anni ritrova la strada nella forza dei legami. Ci sono libri che ti entrano dentro, che ti accompagnano per mano nella vita di tutti i giorni. È ciò che succede con l'esordio magnetico di Roberta Recchia, una storia da cui non ci si stacca, con protagonisti vivi, autentici. Come Marisa e Stelvio Ansaldo, che nella Roma degli anni Cinquanta si innamorano nella bottega del sor Ettore, il padre di lei.

Ti sei mai sentito sopraffatto in una discussione? Frustrato quando le tue parole non vengono ascoltate o sminuite? Desideroso di farti valere ma incapace di farlo? Ecco la buona notizia: la comunicazione NON è solo una questione di parole. È una questione di POTERE. E questo libro non è solo un altro manuale su come "parlare bene".

Questo è un romanzo fatto di lettere, ma non è un romanzo epistolare come gli altri. Si alternano due voci: da una parte c'è lui, Roberto Vecchioni, che racconta a un fantomatico nonno alcuni degli episodi più significativi della sua vita. Li riporta in presa diretta, proprio mentre gli accadono, a dieci, quindici, trenta, ottant'anni. Infanzia, amicizie, studi, canzoni, dolori, amori. Sconfitte e vittorie. Il nonno, dal canto suo, non gli risponde mai: forse non ce n'è bisogno, forse conosce Roberto fin troppo bene.