Stop the pain of the past and be protected from the pain of the future. This paradigm-shattering book will free you from the forces that would turn you into a victim.

Jesus illustrated His teachings with common stories (parables) that His listeners could relate to and apply to their lives. He knew that a picture, even a word picture, was worth a thousand words. In the same way, Pastor Jim Richards uses common, everyday experiences to convey spiritual truths. Dr. Joe Aldrich, past president of Multnomah University, where Jim attended Bible college, often said, "Get'em laughing, and while their mouths are open, shove the truth down their throats!" In much...

If you are attracted to the title, you may be divorced as I am and looking for love later in life. In this book I share what I have learned about love which is working in a relationship that began when I was eighty and a beautiful woman, also divorced, walked into my life and stayed. The followed points summarize what Mary Anne and I have learned about love and are practicing in our life together. Rumi: "Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find the barriers within you...

Thanks to Optix you never truly see the truth right ahead of you. An implant created for you to perceive the perfect world. The ever dutiful Optix architect Lamorna Cruickshanks devoted her life to fooling us all. Now see what happens when that truth is hidden from everyone in this tech-fantasy coming of age fairy tale. Can Lamorna save the world?

An elderly man weighs up what's left of his life and how he can end things on his terms.

Resolutions is a collection of science fiction short stories written by Samuel James Richards. These are stories about ordinary people facing extraordinary situations, narratives which explore questions about the future of technology and humanity. Resolutions is all about the way things end. By the final conclusion, you will have smiled, shuddered, and will take away some food for thought.Story summaries:"That's No Moon" - a three-part space opera inspired by one of the mos...

The epic story of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints cannot be told without including its dedication to speechmaking and eloquence. Richard Benjamin Crosby and Isaac James Richards collect important speeches from a broad range of sources that highlight the history, diversity, and centrality of public speaking in Latter-day Saint life. An expert introduces each speech while offering perspective on its place in Latter-day Saint history. The collected works express a diversity of...

Welcome to "Global Gastronomy: A Tribute to Rick Stein's Culinary Voyage Across 10 Countries," a cookbook that celebrates the acclaimed chef's passion for international cuisine by featuring 100 delicious recipes from ten countries around the world.This tribute recipe collection showcases the rich culinary tapestry of each nation as a way of honouring Rick Stein's dedication to discovering and sharing the world's most delicious dishes. From the sun-kissed Mediterranean coast to the ...

From Christmas trees to Santa Claus, to carols, lights and decorations, have you ever wondered how all these much-loved customs came about?In this book we will explore all the traditions that we associate with and enjoy over the festive holiday period and uncover some fascinating facts about the history behind them from around the world.Deeply entrenched in Western culture, we often forget what this magical time was originally celebrated for – the birth of Jesus Christ. It ...

The village of Gandar burns.  Ancient dragons wake from their millennia long slumber.  Orcish hordes roam the lands of Helios with alarming frequency.  Mount Thule rumbles with the power of the Arch-Mage Thaendril's tainted magic. Ellyse, her brother Brae and their companions find themselves thrust into an ages old war.  What began as a simple patrol soon spirals into a tale of epic adventure, heart breaking loss and the birth of a new world.

Sixteen-Year-Old Celstia spends every summer with her family at the elite resort at Lake Conemaugh, a shimmering Allegheny Mountain reservoir held in place by an earthen dam. Tired of the society crowd, Celestia prefers to swim and fish with Peter, the hotel’s hired boy. It’s a friendship she must keep secret, and when companionship turns to romance, it’s a love that could get Celestia disowned. These affairs of the heart become all the more wrenching on a single, tragic day in May, 1889. ...

Features access to video tutorials!Designed to help architects, planners, and landscape architects use freehand sketching to quickly and creatively generate design concepts, Freehand Drawing and Discovery uses an array of cross-disciplinary examples to help readers develop their drawing skills. Taking a "both/and" approach, this book provides step-by-step guidance on drawing tools and techniques and offers practical suggestions on how to use these skills i...