I was a scoundrel, a rounder, and much more. I wasn't afraid to try anything and usually did. An entrepreneur-trickster turned Christian, making my life anything but boring. I loved writing about it almost as much as I loved living it.My intention was to bring you some happy enjoyment and maybe a little inspiration that people can change for the better. I included stories that pointed out my attitude as a boy and how it developed with age, keeping humor alive throughout. I hope I m...

A shipwreck in the North Sea. A terrifying journey in a life raft. A mysterious Russian ghost ship... This thriller never lets up.A mysterious unmanned device lands in the Australian desert. All nations want it because it contains weather-controlling technology.John Black is a mercenary searching for its secret. Scientist, Emma Farr, wants it to reverse global warming. The action swirls across seas and continents until the pair finally discover the astonishing secret behind ...

By the year 3010, fallout from successive wars has made the planet's surface unlivable. Humanoids live underground like termites and a final conflict threatens all life.Those in the Western Alliance bunker have vastly increased their lifespan but reduced their population to 50 because they regard humans as intrinsically destructive.The privileged 300+ years-old elders in this gerontocracy have been preserved at the physical age of eighty. They are maintained by robots and a eugenica...

It's the brutal 2080s. And technology's turned feral. Enter a denuded overpopulated world where a corrupt, decaying society faces cataclysmic war and where remarkable scientific advances are available only to the rich. The white hope in this disaster is Alexander Logos - an innovator with vast enterprises and part of a cartel of shadowy world leaders.His Research Lab does work for the Pentagon and CIA. And 'Everyoung', his secretive medical conglomerate, dispenses 'permayouth' for ...

Grab your giggle box! Here comes Barbara Johnson with another helping heap of joy for women of all ages, aches, and "architecture."Author Barbara Johnson's encouraging book about a woman's adventures in aging, Living Somewhere Between Estrogen and Death, became the number-one best-selling paperback in the Christian market for the year in which it was published. Soon hordes of happy readers were flooding Barbara's mailbox with their own favorite jokes, touching stories, and...

The novels of Iain M. Banks have forever changed the face of modern science fiction. His Culture books combine breathtaking imagination with exceptional storytelling, and have secured his reputation as one of the most extraordinary and influential writers in the genre.'Banks is a phenomenon' William GibsonTwo and a half millennia ago in a remote corner of space, beside a trillion-year-old dying sun from a different universe, the artifact ap...

The works of Iain M. Banks have forever changed the face of modern science fiction. With breathtaking imagination and extraordinary storytelling, they have secured his reputation as one of the most extraordinary and influential writers in the genre.'Banks is a phenomenon' William GibsonThe State of the Art is the only collection of Iain M. Banks's short fiction and includes the acclaimed Culture novella of the same name.Fro...

"I am the descendant of drinkers and drifters better at passing on their love for the bottle than family history..." Prepare yourself for an unvarnished, harrowing look at one Christian's life.A powerful memoir of knowing and being known by God through the pain of loss, tragedy, and brokenness*—Even in Our Darkness* explores what it means to fend off doubt and despair, even in the most painful trials.Jack Deere tells the true story of his life growing up ne...

A superb new noir/science fiction fusion from the 'mastersinger of space opera' (The Times) and the creator of the beloved Revelation Space universe, strap in for a gripping murder mystery.Yuri Gagarin is a private investigator, who picks up small cases from his local community, runs into trouble with the local police, and generally ekes out a living as best he can. He's aboard the Halcyon - a starship, hurtling through space, carrying thousands of passengers with...

The novels of Iain M. Banks have forever changed the face of modern science fiction. His Culture books combine breathtaking imagination with exceptional storytelling, and have secured his reputation as one of the most extraordinary and influential writers in the genre.'Banks is a phenomenon' William GibsonThe Scavenger species are circling. It is, truly, the End Days for the Gzilt civilisation.An ancient people, organised on militar...

"The excitement never stops . . . high adventure at its very best." --New York Times bestselling author Gayle LyndsIn the icy waters of the northern Pacific, a top-secret mission threatens to explode into a nuclear crisis . . .A Russian military spy sub lies marooned in American waters near the U.S.-Canadian border. Yuri Kirov, a seasoned security officer, is in charge of the crew's safety--and the operation's success. His only hope is to make a de...

A captivating, skillfully chosen illustration communicates more, is remembered longer, and has greater impact than thousands of words that offer abstract truth but tell no story. Jesus knew the value of story. He consistently sprinkled his talks with parables, stories, and illustrations to drive home the point He was making. In the best-selling tradition of Hot Illustrations for Youth Talks and More Hot Illustrations for Youth Talks, comes a third volume of lively, effective illustrations,...