Could you eat bugs or turtles if you were lost in the woods and starving? Would you cut off your own hand to save your life? Read real-life stories about adventurers who faced deadly situations and lived to tell about them in Mountains and Wilderness, part of the Escape, Rescue, and Survival book series.Adventures into the wilderness can turn dangerous, so it's important to be prepared! This nonfiction book tells the stories of people who were attacked, lost, or in...

Would you be able to survive a flash flood or a tsunami? Would you know what to do if you were lost at sea without food or water? Could you fight back in a shark attack? Read these real-life stories of people who faced deadly situations and lived to tell about them in Water and Weather, part of the Escape, Rescue, and Survival book series.Water and weather can be a dangerous combination. This nonfiction book tells the stories of people who survived the perils of wi...

When things don't go as planned, do you throw in the towel and call it quits, or do you give it another try? Part of the Driven to Succeed book series, Scientists & Inventors Who Never Gave Up tells the stories of exceptional scientists and inventors who overcame challenges to discover or invent something that changed the world.Finding success takes perseverance, tenacity, and resilience—all qualities you'll see in the people in this nonfiction book. These scientis...

Does failing at something mean it's time to throw in the towel and give up? Part of the Driven to Succeed nonfiction book series, Artists & Entertainers Who Never Gave Up takes a look at the lives of some of the most famous and well-loved creators and entertainers who had to overcome challenges and obstacles to achieve their success.Learn about creative giants like Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schulz, Grammy Award-winning singer Beyoncé, writer Stephen King, and othe...

Gender transformation is a subject that remains taboo throughout much of the Body of Christ… Any church that wishes to remain relevant in our culture needs to acquaint itself with the feelings and struggles of this ever-increasing segment of our society, and busy itself in the work of “building bridges” so as to impact the lives of those around them…Written with sensitivity and style, this book provides an “inside” look at a difficult subject, and succeeds in its mandate of treating ev...

U.S. Marshal Morgan "Morg" Fraser has spent a lifetime walking the hard line between justice and survival.Now sixty, and with his days on the trail numbered, Morg wants nothing more than to fade quietly into the Nebraska Sandhills he's always known. But when he's unexpectedly tasked with caring for his 12-year-old son, Andy—a boy he's barely seen since the end of a broken marriage—Morg realizes that some trails don't end quietly.Old grudges run deep, and th...

Winner of the Western Fictioneers Peacemaker Award for Best Western Novel and Finalist of the Will Rogers Medallion Award for Western Fiction.Jack Wills and his longtime friend and saddle partner of nearly forty years, Rudolph Kilgore, assumed they had long ago outrun their last Comanche war party. Tending to the Lucky Five Ranch with Thor, Jack's twelve-year-old dog, at their side was now a more appealing way to spend their remaining years than the decades of clos...

From the bestselling Western author of Old Dogs comes its thrilling sequel, Day of the Dog!With a baby on the way, Sierra Jackson is uncertain about the dog with the "spooky looking" eye her husband, Jordy, returns home with to their house on the Lucky Five Ranch. Their Uncle Rudy's health appears to be failing, ranch operation funds are tight, and a family new to the ranch brings with them a host of complications. With all of life's current chall...

Kein Tier hat die großen Autoren zu ähnlich heiteren, gewitzten und liebevollen Würdigungen angeregt wie die Katze: E.T.A. Hoffmanns Kater Murr verfaßt, getrieben von wissenschaftlichem Heißhunger, bahnbrechende Schriften. Sakis Tobermory enthüllt sämtliche Peinlichkeiten einer feinen englischen Gesellschaft, nachdem er das Sprechen gelernt hat. Nicht zu vergessen Der Panther von Rilke und der schlaue Kater mit den Stiefeln, den jeder Märchenfreund kennt.