Imagine an America where politicians, governmental institutions, schools, new technologies, and interest groups work together to promote informed, engaged citizens. Civic Education in the Twenty-First Century brings together scholars from various disciplines to show how such a United States is possible today. Inspired by Alexis de Tocqueville’s analysis of American democracy in the early 1800s, this edited volume represents a multidimensional evaluation of civic education in its new and va...

What would the world look like if we did everything right for the next 50 years?“A compelling series of speculations about what the next century will be like…Not only readable, but deeply thought-provoking.”Kirkus ReviewsIt’s 2084, and Aldus, an elderly robot repairman, is writing the history of the 21st century for his grandson, Luca. Born in 2010, Aldus lived through it all—the War on the Warming, the repair of the planet, the ri...

*Includes "The House on Ashley Avenue," currently in development as a NETFLIX FEATURE FILM!There are haunted places in the world, all existing in reality and every bit as tangible and accessible as the house next door. Sometimes it is the house next door.In this brilliant debut collection, Ian Rogers explores the border-places between our world and the dark reaches of the supernatural. A mysterious double murder draws the attention of an insurance co...

Written as a script for a video game, a manga and RPG-inspired story, this stand-alone tale follows Ashton Lighten, a 20-year-old Psychology Honours student, who is transported to a world of elemental manipulators. The years following the events of The Rostical Users and The Rostical Guild series have resulted in many changes in this alternate dimension.Ashton, armed with the memories of his parents, faces off against the nefarious magical clones, Rondria, Nostias and Abios, who se...

Small town with a Big City Disease begins with the betrayal and imprisonment of a naive eighteen-year-old country boy from rural Arkansas. Before it ends, the boy, whose name is Broke, returns from prison and must battle the forces of skinheads and Ku Klux Klan's who are terrorizing his hometown and kidnaps women he loves. His fight will become your fight as you laugh, cheer and cry with these tireless fighters in this well-written tale of black redemption.

They watch. They guard. They endure.From ancient cathedrals to far-flung planets, gargoyles stand sentinel between the world of stone and the endless sky.In Stone and Sky, discover tales where winged guardians wake, monsters find new shapes, and legends are reborn in the clash of magic and machinery. Inside these pages you’ll find fantasy, urban fantasy, and science fiction stories that prove gargoyles are more than carved stone—they are protectors...

Eleven essential classics in one volumeThis volume is the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas published between 1929 and 1964, containing eleven great classics. No anthology better captures the birth of science fiction as a literary field.Published in 1973 to honor stories that had appeared before the institution of the Nebula Awards, the Science Fiction Hall of Fame introduced tens of thousands of young readers to the wonders of science fiction and w...

Becoming a disciple is simple. Rethink our lives, Follow Jesus, and believe in Him as Lord and Savior. Being a disciple isn't easy. The learning, the commitment, the time it takes to understand the Gospel of Jesus is demanding. Even harder? Living out that faith and letting God transform us into the best version of ourselves. Many people are discovering a new hunger to experience it.But is it enough? What if the Great Commission means more than that? What if Peter gives us a bluepr...

Felix Renn is a private investigator in a supernatural world, an alternate reality where a dark dimension called The Black Lands co-exists alongside our own. Travelling to and from The Black Lands is dangerous–and illegal–but that doesn’t stop some of the creatures that reside there from crossing over into our world from time to time.In this collection of stories, Felix encounters a variety of terrifying entities, including ghosts, vampires, werewolves, and the dreaded Black-Eyed K...

We love Jesus, no question about that. Church? Frustrating sometimes, isn't it? We know gathering with other believers is important, but many of us are suffering from PTSD: Post-Traumatic Sanctuary Disorder. Is there a practical path forward for frustrated believers both outside and inside the structure of today's church? What motivates us to pursue a revival of the mission we have been given?

The foundation of our faith determines our practice of it. Followers of Jesus today have the benefit-and the hindrance-of hindsight. Looking back from this side of the cross, it's easy to understand the benefits of our salvation. Is it enough to know we are saved from our sin? How would it feel to experience the Good News from the beginning? Would it change how we represent Jesus today if we were also saved to something?

Winner of an Abraham Lincoln Institute Book AwardThough not blind to Abraham Lincoln's imperfections, Black Americans long ago laid a heartfelt claim to his legacy. At the same time, they have consciously reshaped the sixteenth president's image for their own social and political ends. Frederick Hord and Matthew D. Norman's anthology explores the complex nature of views on Lincoln through the writings and thought of Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Mary Mc...