Sophie was a small-town girl who moved to the big city of San Francisco, to make it big as a lawyer. Landing a dream job, she was ready to take the city by storm, that is until she met Haku Davis. With one look, he had her feelings caught up in a whirlwind of wonder and mystery. But it was something about him that put her on guard, something she couldn’t put her finger on, not knowing that her life was about to change drastically. And a part of her was about to come to light. Sophie is swe...

Many of God’s created creatures, the dogs, gather together using the Ten Commandments and the Golden Rule to teach children with delightful pictures and simple words on how to grow up spiritually while growing to adulthood.

This book is a simple story to illustrate the moral and spiritual lessons of the greatest story ever told: the bible. Personification of the evil serpent and the King of Evil, the devil, in the garden of eden gives god's very serious messages a lighthearted atmosphere, while still teaching god's important lessons to children of all ages.

This Pivot book looks at the ways in which disruptive technologies, datafication, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are shaping Comparative and International (CIE) Education and leading to its platformization. CIE entails the study of foreign educational systems in comparative perspective to discern what can be learned from approaches in various educational contexts and how these approaches might be applicable to other educational systems. The advent of advanced technologies, particularly A...

They agreed on one thing before retiring-they would travel, sniff around at other countries and other lifestyles, and discover along the way which place came closest to "having it all." There they would drop anchor and go with the flow. The going has been good, so much so that these former Washingtonians have decided to make France their permanent home. They chose the city over the countryside and took on the challenges and pleasures of Aix-en-Provence, where they have been doing as the lo...

By turns thrilling and terrifying, Underground in Berlin is the autobiographical account of a young Jewish woman who ripped off her yellow star and survived the war by going underground from 1942 to 1945.Berlin, 1941. Marie Jalowicz Simon, a 19-year-old Jewish woman, makes an extraordinary decision. All around her, Jews are being rounded up for deportation, forced labour and extermination. Marie decides to survive. She takes off the yellow star, turns her b...

Bestselling author Dr. Mary Manz Simon tells the story of Jesus’s birth through decorations we place on an evergreen each year, helping little ones better understand and remember the reason we place ornaments and lights on the tree and what each symbol means.My Christmas Story Tree:Can be used to create your own Christmas tradition each yearLeads little ones through the first Christmas story in a way they will easily understand...

From bestselling author and renowned educator, Dr. Mary Manz Simon, comes The Family Time Bible, perfect for families who want to discover more about God's Word.The Family Time Bible offers 52 captivating and beloved Old and New Testament stories along with engaging questions and suitable prayers for each reading. With understandable vocabulary and inclusive skin tones, this Scripture-based translation is perfect to use with children of all ages.

A rhyming Valentine’s Day book for little ones with the message that love is about doing for others all around you!With adorable illustrations and sweet, rhyming text by bestselling author Dr. Mary Manz Simon, With Love, From Me to You is a board book for little ones that will remind them how important it is to love and be loved. Parents will especially enjoy reading this book on Valentine’s Day or every day, as a wonderful reminder that any day of the yea...

The Declaration of Independence proclaims that we believe all men to be created equally. It is true that all men are created equally, but all men are not the same. From a biblical perspective, God is not a respecter of persons (Romans 2:11). He is not, but we are. Our differences affect individual concepts of self and our relationships to other people in the world. Diversity causes problems with identity and identity is a creation issue. Any issue that stands between the individual and the...

The aim of the present monograph is a thorough study of the adic-completion, its left derived functors and their relations to the local cohomology functors, as well as several completeness criteria, related questions and various dualities formulas. A basic construction is the Čech complex with respect to a system of elements and its free resolution. The study of its homology and cohomology will play a crucial role in order to understand left derived functors of completion and right derived...

Over the last decade Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Facility in Georgetown, KY, has put a new face on the concept of equine aftercare.When Michael Blowen first dreamed of creating Old Friends, he envisioned a place where Thoroughbred stallions could retire with dignity following their racing or breeding careers. He also wanted people to visit the iconic horses.In 2003, Old Friends opened on leased land with a miniature h...