In an America that lost the war, Ethan Calloway comes home to a country still standing but no longer free.The Reich has crossed the ocean, not only with soldiers and banners, but with silence. Towns have been renamed as districts. Children march to slogans. Neighbors report neighbors. Churches have become instruction centers. Every household survives by learning which truths can be spoken and which must be buried.Ethan returns from the battlefield carrying more than trauma....

A haunting Art Deco noir of women, memory, and power.Chicago, 1947. When Elena Ramirez Vale discovers that a philanthropic empire has been built on stolen girls, hidden records, and women erased into silence, she tears open a system designed to own names, bodies, and truth.As witnesses emerge—from laundries, nightclubs, schools, clinics, and freight rooms—Elena and the women around her turn testimony into revolt. But every confession arrives late, every rescue opens another...

Here we go again…Burned out by the drama of difficult people? Whether it’s with a coworker, a friend, or a family member, toxic relationships can drain your joy, amplify your anxiety, and derail you from the purpose God has for your life.But unhealthy relationships don’t have to control your life. Dr. Gregory Jantz, author of How to Deal with Toxic People and Beyond Burnout, equips you with powerful tools for navigating challengin...

Examine the roots and practicality of biblical and modern apologetics with the guidance of five experts and learn to apply their best practices to your own journey. God has called Christians to be prepared to defend their hope in Christ, but what’s the best method for making this defense?In this book, five expert apologists set out together to determine which approach to apologetics is the most faithful to Scripture and the most useful in a secular age. In this fast-paced and thoro...

Much of what we know of Greco-Roman comedy comes from the surviving works of just four playwrights—the Greeks Aristophanes and Menander and the Romans Plautus and Terence. To introduce these authors and their work to students and general readers, this book offers a new, accessible translation of a representative play by each playwright, accompanied by a general introduction to the author's life and times, a scholarly article on a prominent theme in the play, and a bibliography of selected ...

The city of Grey-Harbor has been underwater for three hundred and twelve years.To the world above, it is a ruin. To Tide-Walker-731, it is a mission site. Built by the Forge and guided by the Confluence, she is one of many Tide-Walkers sent into the drowned past to recover what previous iterations left behind. Her objective is simple: retrieve the Anchor from T-087, a failed predecessor who never returned from the depths.But the Anchor does not contain simple data. It conta...

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The bestselling author of How the Irish Saved Civilization takes us on a journey through the landmarks of art and bloodshed that defined Greek culture nearly three millennia ago.“A triumph of popularization: extraordinarily knowledgeable, informal in tone, amusing, wide ranging, smartly paced.” —The New York Times Book Review**In the city-states of Athens and Sparta and throughout the Greek islands, honors could be won in making lov...

"A wonderfully whimsical yet instructional view of Greco-Roman history." — Kirkus ReviewsIn this thoroughly engaging book, Natalie Haynes brings her scholarship and wit to the most fascinating true stories of the ancient world. The Ancient Guide to Modern Life not only reveals the origins of our culture in areas including philosophy, politics, language, and art, it also draws illuminating connections between antiquity and our present time, to demon...

'No man is crushed by misfortune unless he has first been deceived by prosperity.' In these dialogues and essays the Stoic philosopher Seneca outlines his thoughts on how to live in a troubled world. Tutor to the young emperor Nero, Seneca wrote exercises in practical philosophy that draw upon contemporary Roman life and illuminate the intellectual concerns of the day. They also have much to say to the modern reader, as Seneca ranges widely across subjects such as the shortness of life, tr...

The Story of Civilization, Volume II: A history of Greek civilization from the beginnings, and of civilization in the Near East from the Death of Alexander to the Roman Conquest. This is the second volume of the classic Pulitzer Prize-winning series.

"An exceptionally accessible" new translation of "the lively and urgent writings of one of classical antiquity's most important ethicists" ( Choice).The Roman statesman and philosopher Seneca (4 BCE–65 CE) recorded his moral philosophy and reflections on life as a highly original kind of correspondence. Letters on Ethics includes vivid descriptions of town and country life in Nero's Italy, discussions of poetry and oratory, and philosophical traini...

How many times have you wished that your history stretched all the way back to Greek and Roman myths and legends? Or that you'd been taught Latin at school? Or perhaps you wish you knew all about the great inventions and medical developments that have made our world what it is today? A Classical Education provides all of these classical facts that modern schooling leaves out and many more. Perfect for parents who wish to teach their children and for those who would like to learn o...