OH BROTHER . . .Adam Henshaw joined the army to bury his past and put his talent for violence to better use. He wanted a fresh start; he got a massacre. When monstrous warriors tear through a portal and drag the survivors into a realm of powerful magic and brutal politics, Adam is forced to adapt or die. To find a path home, he must master that magic and turn it against his captors.TRAIN. GROW. ASCEND.Through fast fists, raw determi...

The Bible stands at the heart of the Christian faith, but now more than ever many question its historical reliability and relevance for life today. In what may become the definitive contemporary evangelical resource on this foundational topic, John MacArthur and a host of pastors, biblical scholars, historians, and theologians defend the doctrine of biblical inerrancy from their various disciplines. With contributions from evangelical leaders such as Kevin DeYoung, R. Albert Mohler Jr., R....

The Archons built their empire on the bones of the conquered, and they're always looking for fresh meat.Adam Henshaw is exactly what they need. He's strong, capable, and driven by a voracious hunger to learn.The Irala Academy could've been his chance to master the magic that would get him home. Instead, he got a uniform, a title, and a front-row seat to the rotten heart of the Union. As corruption drags him deeper, Adam has no choice but to play the loyal s...

A blockbuster success when it was first released in 1927, Sinclair Lewis' "Elmer Gantry" tells the story of a self-absorbed, narcissistic young drifter who - seeking easy money - is drawn into the world of Evangelism and manages to become a successful minister despite his serial sexual indiscretions.Upon its publication, this satire of religious hypocrisy in America was denounced in pulpits from coast-to-coast and the book was banned and vilified by scores of clerics and religious ...

"Oil!" is Nobel Prize-winner Upton Sinclair's brilliant satirical take on the American oil industry. The early portions of the book formed the basis for the Oscar-winning film "They Will Be Blood."Based on historical events, including the Teapot Dome Scandal (a bribery allegation about improper leasing of federal oil fields that involved U.S. President Warren G. Harding), "Oil!" is a powerful social and political satire featuring a classic tug-of-war between generations: self-made ...

"Dodsworth" is Sinclair Lewis' best-selling novel skewering the lives of the rich elites of the 1920's. The 1936 film version of the book received seven Oscar nominations.The story follows the rise, marriage and various travels of the eponymous lead character, Sam Dodsworth. A wealthy man as a result of his success in the auto industry, Dodsworth marries Fran, an older socialite with dreams of living in Europe. As Dodsworth has always dreamed of a long sojourn through Europe himsel...

"Sinclair Lewis’ George F. Babbitt is a complicated and conflicted character. When you think you have his next move figured out he surprises you. As you begin to like him, he does something to evoke the “what a rat” response. Male menopause wasn’t a pre Great Depression term, but I would say George has all the symptoms. At a pudgy balding forty six he looks at his life, wife, family and business. He sees himself as a pretty successful business man, but when Tanis, the lonely widow, has a l...

Mobile technologies influence the way that we interact with the world, the way that we live. We use them for communication, entertainment, information and research. In education settings, there has been substantial investment in mobile devices, often without a concomitant investment in developing pedagogy and practices. With mobile technologies evolving rapidly, and the number of educational apps growing, there is a need for research into how they facilitate mathematics learning. Such rese...

"Arrowsmith" is Sinclair Lewis' 1925 satire of the scientific community and how it can be corrupted by money, ego, and social expectations. It earned Lewis the 1926 Pulitzer Prize for literature (an honor he declined).The novel follows Martin Arrowsmith, an idealistic medical student who dreams of becoming a pure research scientist. After graduating, Martin's dedication to scientific integrity is tested when he travels to a plague-stricken Caribbean island with an experimental seru...

A S U S U A L , O L D M A N Falls had brought John Sartoris into the room with him, had walked the three miles in from the county Poor Farm, fetching, like an odor, like the clean dusty smell of his faded overalls, the spirit of the dead man into that room where the dead man’s son sat and where the two of them, pauper and banker, would sit for a half an hour in the company of him who had passed beyond death and then returned. Freed as he was of time and flesh, he was a far more palpable pr...

Work of Art' is Sinclar Lewis' novel, which got published in 1934. This novel did not got much popular. It carries on his comic skewering of American culture, following three generations of the Weagle family as they work in various inns, hotels, and boarding houses. Brothers Myron and Ora have different approaches to their family business, with Myron dedicated to the day to day and Ora losing himself in flights of fancy. Through the two characters, Lewis explored themes of the self-made ma...

Arrowsmith has been inspirational for several generations of med students. Martin Arrowsmith agonizes over his career and life decisions never sure if he’s making the correct descisions. While the book details Arrowsmith's pursuit of the noble ideals of medical research for the benefit of mankind and of selfless devotion to the care of patients, Lewis throws many less noble temptations and self deceptions in Arrowsmith’s path. The attractions of financial security, recognition, even wealth...