Iran decides it must retaliate against what the United States and Israel have done and are doing to it. It is a matter of national pride that Iran must do something, it can no longer sit idle. The initial decision is to explode nuclear bombs in both the United States and Israel. A cooler head prevails and convinces others, that Iran really has no issues with the American or Israelite people, they have respect and admiration for both, it is two men Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu that i...

International phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before the events of The Hate U Give in this searing and poignant exploration of Black boyhood and manhood. A Printz Honor Book!If there’s one thing seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter knows, it’s that a real man takes care of his family. As the son of a former gang legend, Mav does that the only way he knows how: dealing for the King Lords. With this money he can help his mom, wh...

The Tea Rose is a towering old-fashioned story, imbued with a modern sensibility, of a family's destruction, of murder and revenge, of love lost and won again, and of one determined woman's quest to survive and triumph.East London, 1888-a city apart. A place of shadow and light where thieves, whores, and dreamers mingle, where children play in the cobbled streets by day and a killer stalks at night, where bright hopes meet the darkest truths.Here, ...

One night. One secret. One girl who never came back.The island welcomed four wealthy teenagers that week. By midnight, only three remained.Seventeen-year-old Lexi and her rich friends arrive at an adults-only resort in Turks and Caicos, determined to escape their parents—and indulge in sun, sand, and wild nights.But when a playful flirtation at a foam party goes too far, Lexi flees back to her room, certain she’s being foll...

Death was the only way she could leave.Rachel Baker, a devoted mother of three, disappeared one Monday morning after dropping off her children at daycare. Her car was found on the side of the road, but there’s no trace of her anywhere.Soon, the questions start piling up:What happened to her?Would she leave her children just like that?Was the husband involved?When they find out she was planning to leave her husband, the question arises whether...

This holiday, we proudly present to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas stories. Over 250 of them are included by your favourite authors:Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Beatrix Potter, Louisa May Alcott, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Hans Christian Andersen, E.T.A. Hoffmann, O. Henry, Mark Twain and many more!

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.1 - A Rhyme a Dozen - 12 Poets, 12 Poems, 1 Topic. Roses - An Introduction2 - A Red, Red Ros...

What do we do when the truth hurts too much?Fresh out of the national academy and a mother of two, FBI profiler Eva Rae Thomas is in over her head on her first assignment, in this breathtaking mystery and multimillion-copy by best-selling author Willow Rose.When Arlene Wood, a mother of two, crashes her car against a tree at four in the morning, the case seems pretty straightforward.But evidence found in the remains of the car soon raised the question of whether thi...

In 2003, Methodists celebrated the 300th anniversary of the birth of their founder, John Wesley. Today, there are more than 300 Methodist denominations in 140 nations. Covering the activities of this group that plays an important role in the ecumenical movement through its many social and charitable activities in world affairs, this book offers more than 400 entries that describe important events, doctrines, and the church founders, leaders, and other prominent figures who have made notabl...

Technology for modifying the genotypes and phenotypes of insects and other arthropods has steadily progressed with the development of more precise and powerful methods, most prominently transgenic modification. For many insect pests, there is now almost unlimited ability to modify phenotypes to benefit human health and agriculture. Precise DNA modifications and gene drive have the power to make wild-type populations less harmful in ways that could never have been performed with previous tr...

The first comprehensive resource for teaching spiritual leadership development in the twenty-first century—for all faith traditions.America is changing. Technology, social networking, global economics, immigration, migration and multiculturalism urge communities of faith to expand their vision of spiritual leadership and reflect on how leaders can better serve congregations and communities in the twenty-first century.In this multifaith, cross-cultural and c...

When 12-year-old Sophie Williams went on a Girl Scout summer camp, she never returned home.Three months later, her body is found inside her sleeping bag in the most frequented area of Cocoa Beach, and the town is outraged.The girl isn't just any child. She's the town's most beloved surf idol, and it was believed that she could be the next Kelly Slater.As another child, the son of a well-known senator is kidnapped, and the parents receive a disturbing video. FBI prof...