With a highly readable and colorful narrative, "The Story of the Bible" covers in a sweeping panorama the writing and transmission of the Bible through the ages. The writing of the Old and New Testaments, the canonization of the Scriptures, and stories of those who gave their lives to make the Bible available in the common language -- all are reported clearly and reverently with the power of anecdotal illustrations. The Bible is a remarkable collection of books and letters, written by more...

Patience, persistence, and the most unlikely of circumstances vaulted Edgar Martinez from a poor neighborhood in Dorado, Puerto Rico to the spotlight in Seattle, where he spent the entirety of his 18-year major league career with the Mariners. At last, his path is destined for one last stop: the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.Long before he cemented his status as one of the finest players of his generation, Martinez honed his batting skills by hitting rocks in his backyard an...

Noah and the ark makes it on everyone’s list of top ten favorite Bible stories—right up there with Jonah and the whale, and David and Goliath. No biblical account has raised as many questions and has generated as much controversy as Noah and the ark. The story in the Bible is just the beginning! Was the massive ark seaworthy? Did the Flood cover the whole earth? Has the ark been found on Mount Ararat? Where can you see the ark today? These questions and more are answered in NOAH: The Real ...

The American Health-Care Crisis puts into layman's terms the simple truths about health-care insurance in the United States. The book gives an accurate history of health insurance in the United States and how we got to where we are today—describes how health care has become our biggest industry and how the industry has used their lobbying money and power to influence our legislators. The book details the huge profits of the large insurance carriers and the extraordinary high salaries of th...

An easy to read children's book chronicling the exciting career of Ken Griffey, JR.

Step into the extraordinary realms of "Amazing Tales Volume 92", where the vast universe unfolds in stories that challenge the boundaries of human thought and spirit. This science fiction anthology is a tapestry of visionary tales that will ignite your mind and stir your soul. Begin your journey with "The Builders" by Fox B. Holden, which plunges you into a post-apocalyptic landscape where the remnants of humanity dare to reclaim forgotten technologies, sparking a debate on progress and in...

If you knew exactly how much money you would need at retirement, you could figure out how much risk you'd have to take to get there. You could stop focusing on finding the next hot investment and set about building your overall net worth. You'd develop a plan to manage your existing assets and future resources to meet your anticipated needs. Private Money Management: Switching from Mutual Funds to Private Money Managers supplies a blueprint of investment objectives that does just that....

A book that verifies the existence of secret underground chambers beneath the Sphinx and demonstrates its origins as the Egyptian god of the dead, Anubis• Includes an anthology of eyewitness accounts from early travelers who explored the secret chambers before they were sealed in 1926• Reveals that the Sphinx was originally carved as a monumental crouching Anubis, the Egyptian jackal god of the necropolisShrouded in mystery for centuries, the Sphinx of Giza has frus...

Beyond the Bible is an engaging look into the Bible's origins and how its stories played out in ancient religion and myth. Neil P. Harvey reexamines modern traditions and uncovers breathtaking, seldom revealed facts that challenge long-held, conventional beliefs about the Bible and history.

In this pulse-racing New York Times bestseller from the world's #1 bestselling author, violent animal attacks are destroying entire cities**,** and two unlikely heroes must save the world before it's too late.All over the world, brutal animal attacks are crippling entire cities. Jackson Oz, a young biologist, watches the escalating events with an increasing sense of dread. When he witnesse...

Of all the New Testament characters, few - other than Jesus himself - have exerted such an enduring fascination as Mary Magdalene, believed by the Church to have been a reformed prostitute. Yet her never-ending appeal is odd for one who appears so briefly - and then so elusively - in the Bible: so what has made her so entrancing to generations of Christians and non-Christians alike? Was she, as many now argue, actually Jesus' wife and the mother of his children? And why is she intimately c...

**A New York Times bestseller • A Washington Post Notable Book • Named a Best Book of the Year by The Wall Street Journal and NPR"This book will serve as the definitive guide to the past and future of health care in America.”—Siddhartha Mukherjee, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies and The GeneAt a moment of drastic political upheaval, An American Sickness is a shocking investigation into our dy...