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In When It All Burns, wildland firefighter and anthropologist Jordan Thomas recounts a single, brutal six-month fire season with the Los Padres Hotshots—the special forces of America’s firefighters. Being a hotshot is among the most difficult jobs on earth. Thomas viscerally renders his crew’s attempts to battle flames that are often too destructive to contain. He uncovers the hidden cultural history of megafires, revealing how humanity’s symbiotic relationship with wildfire became a war—and what can be done to change it back.

On 440 depleted acres in Sumter County, Georgia, a young Baptist preacher and farmer named Clarence Jordan gathered a few families and set out to show that Jesus intended more than spiritual fellowship. Like the first Christians, they would share their land, money, and possessions. Working together to rejuvenate the soil and the local economy, they would demonstrate racial and social justice with their lives.

Lexi Pope and Keagan Krossing have been betrothed since childhood, but on the day of their wedding, a mysterious stranger enters their tiny off-the-grid commune and takes control of the festivities. Clive Rorschach, the blood heir to the throne of the Genus vampire clan, has come to be anointed by the destruction goddess Nefaria...and to claim a queen. Refusing to escape with Keagan, Lexi takes up with the rogue commander of the village Sentinels and poses as Rorschach's future queen.

Though many of us might answer "yes" to that question, attracting more joy into our lives is not always easy - life and stress can seem to hinder our well-being, despite our best efforts. What’s worse, studies have shown that pressuring yourself to feel happy and upbeat when you feel down can actually take a toll on us psychologically! So, where do you begin? The solution lies in understanding the innate psychological forces that conspire against us.

It starts with an idea, creating it, executing it, and leveraging it. Creativity in business is not about applying any and every idea for the sake of being creative; it's applying the right ideas and strategies that align with the company's vision. Creativity in education is not about letting students become crude rebels with no respect. It's allowing them to think beyond what is socially expected. Creativity in ministry is not about being seen or recognized for that creative distinction. That creativity (and all of it) is bestowed and entrusted to you by the Creator himself.

A girl who believes in UFOs; a boy who might have finally found his Prince Charming; a hopeful performer who dreams of being cast in her school’s production of The Sound of Music; a misunderstood magician of sorts with a power she doesn’t quite understand. These plotlines and many more compose the eclectic stories found within the pages of this dynamic, exciting, and expansive collection featuring exclusively Black characters.