Colonel Bill Jackson has been a Galactic Marine for twenty-one years. His family lineage in the Marines stretches back to the old United States Marines of the nineteenth century. One of his relatives fought in a battle in a place called Iwo Jima. His father is an active duty three-star general working in the Galactic Marines Special Operations Center located in the Southeastern Sector of North America on Earth. Bills youth had been that of a military child moving from duty station to duty ...

Coastal Command, created in 1936 alongside Fighter and Bomber Commands in the reorganization of the RAF in its preparations for the coming war, was Britain’s mainstay in the battle against the German submarine. As more and more Allied merchantmen were sunk during the long voyage from North America, the Mediterranean, and points south, tracking down the U-Boats became a constant struggle against harsh weather on long-distance patrols out over the Atlantic and Bay of Biscay. To counter the t...

how important is chastity for practice?how can we go for refuge to the sangha when it is (presumably) full of unenlightened people like me?how do I balance the need for a teacher and the need to be 'a light unto myself'?do you have anything to say about overcoming the tendency to control situations and people?could you say more about working with irrational fear, e.g. panic attacks, phobias, etc.what would you say is meant by spiritual friendship?h...

THE DAY THE STAR LEAGUE DIEDShrapnel: The Official BattleTech Magazine brings you more BattleMech action from the war-torn 31st century and beyond! Celebrate Star League Day with tales of a long-abandoned ’Mech rediscovered and pressed into service, a quest for vengeance in enemy territory, the resurgence of old ghosts, and the threat of bitter betrayal in the face of long odds. Charge headlong into technical readouts, assassin conspiracies, in-depth equip...

Colonel Bill Jackson and his Galactic Marines finish the fight on what is now New Liberty. The battles fought in this story are brutal and the freedom of an entire planet hangs in the balance. Galactic Marines fight a determined foe set on destroying them and enslaving the planet. Join the Galactic Marines in their quest to save civilization as it spreads across the galaxy.

An intelligent youth discovers an alien device of staggering power, and he eventually intuits its function. In doing so, he discovers that capability without wisdom is dangerous, including for him. Time, space and creation are at his command, and ultimately he does great harm before all becomes rolled up in a surprise ending.

A lively, accessible introduction to the asymmetrical relationship between the United States and Mexico, one of the most formative international relationships in geopolitics today.The border between the US and Mexico is the world's longest between a wealthy industrialized nation and a part of the Global South. The economy, society, culture, and politics of the two nations have become inextricably linked.As the United States continues to assert its considera...

Unspoken: 12 Devotions for What We Carry in Silence is a gentle yet deeply honest devotional for anyone who has ever whispered, "Is it just me?" Written with pastoral care and spiritual depth, this book creates sacred space for the quiet burdens that often go unnamed-grief without funeral, fatigue without rest, loneliness in a crowded room, and questions too fragile to speak aloud.Each of the twelve devotions explores one unspoken burden through a Scriptur...

The Crown in Canada has had a profound influence in shaping a country and a constitution that embraces the promotion of political moderation, societal accommodation, adaptable constitutional structures, and pluralistic governing practices. While none of these features themselves originated through legislative or constitutional action, David E. Smith, Christopher McCreery, and Jonathan Shanks propose that all reflect the presence and actions of the Crown.Examining how a constitution...

Encounter with God is Scripture Union's daily Bible reading guide designed to lead you to a deeper understanding about what God is saying to you and to his world today. You'll find its thorough and energetic investigation of the whole Bible inspiring and stimulating. And you'll discover that its biblical exposition is complemented by pastoral warmth from a strong field of writers and contributors. As well as daily content, feature articles provide insights into Christian spirituality, tack...

“My Bondage and My Freedom,” writes John Stauffer in his Foreword, “[is] a deep meditation on the meaning of slavery, race, and freedom, and on the power of faith and literacy, as well as a portrait of an individual and a nation a few years before the Civil War.” As his narrative unfolds, Frederick Douglass—abolitionist, journalist, orator, and one of the most powerful voices to emerge from the American civil rights movement—transforms himself from slave to fugitive to reformer, l...

A group of strangers. An unusual place. A Disembodied Voice. Heaven On Earth? I don’t think so.