Relive the magic of the Portland Timbers' 1975 season and the birth of Soccer City, USA. This is the story of seventeen players and two coaches who came from different clubs and different countries to form a team just days before their inaugural game. In this fast-paced account, Michael Orr weaves together player interviews, news coverage, and game statistics to capture the Timbers' single-season journey from expansion team to championship contender. From the first televised game against P...

Tomb Raider...in SPACEYoung. Homesick. Pissed. Wayward captain Naya Thierry burned every bridge back home and rushed 70,000 light years to the edge of the galaxy searching for her missing mentor – the hero who fashioned her into an elite starfarer.It's 2428 and Humanity has only just begun exploring the cosmos. Desperate to bring home Earth's most beloved hero and clear her own name, Naya, her crew and her sentient ship are forced to scour ...

"I can't tell you how many times I have preached and afterward promised God I would never embarrass Him like that again." — Joseph M. Stowell.Unnatural. Supernatural. A gift. Hard work. Exhilarating. Terrifying. These words only begin to describe the challenge and reward each pastor experiences. So what can assist today's pastors in such an endeavor?The Moody Handbook of Preaching. With contributors like Michael Easley, Joseph Stowell, and George Sweeting, ...

A British World War I veteran details artillery's role in the Great War, life on the Western Front, and soldier morale in this classic memoir.Salute of Guns covers a story that is almost forgotten: Artillery was the decisive weapon of the Great War. The developments in artillery tactics, equipment and shells played a major role in the final Allied victory. British artillery was in the forefront of all those changes. This book gives the reader a dramatic ins...