Many teachers don't see themselves as writers - a disconnect often rooted in their own restrictive school experiences where writing meant following rigid assignments with little room for creative freedom. Yet writing alongside students transforms teaching, allowing educators to demonstrate the authentic struggles and joys of the writing process while building their own confidence with words. In Notebook Notions, experienced educator and writer Alan j Wright shares the lessons lear...

"The read is easy, intriguing, and filled with enough strangeness to expand the limits of the fictive dream."-Nick Gardner, Independent Book ReviewWhen Sol Jefferson, a strong, judicious Oregon county sheriff, witnesses a crimson-red creature appear out of thin air and gore a man on the beach, the encounter changes everything he thought he knew. Twice he shoots the creature down; both times, it recovers. It's clear the creature is not from this world....

Film and the Natural History of Destruction explores the interface between film, memory and ecological thought. It addresses several areas of crucial importance for contemporary film and media studies: biopolitics and ecological catastrophe, cultural memory and film in the Anthropocene, media archaeology and the environmental humanities and, of course, the abiding relevance of Walter Benjamin’s work for critical theory and film studies.Benjamin’s essays on media and modern...

Ghosts are real, and Rojana Bensen, an American college student, believes they're dangerous, too. Her professor, paranormal researcher Dr. Elmir, insists they are harmless. Not too far away, in the town of Milton, a mass sighting leaves several factory workers dead, giving Rojana and Dr. Elmir a perfect opportunity to uncover the truth.Follow Rojana on her investigation into the nature of this sudden surge of hauntings. As she forms new relationships, inadvertently makes herself a ...

Hope for the Restless, Hurting Heart“Shame on you.” We’ve all heard those words and felt the sting in our souls. We might try hard to earn love and acceptance for a while, but eventually we find ourselves exhausted, anxious, despaired. Shame can motivate us to try harder but it never sets us free. It is, in short, a lie that steals real peace and hides true joy. Now Alan D. Wright shares in a refreshing new way how to let the grace and power of Jesus Christ transfo...

In a society that often focuses on its negative experiences, Alan Wright offers a refreshing new perspective: the positive experiences we have daily are proof of God's active involvement in our lives. Alan encourages Christians needing hope to "remember God" -- to rediscover forgotten joyous memories and understand that yesterday's hidden treasures are tomorrow's spiritual riches. In an inspirational style perfect for devotions, the author skillfully leads readers to uncover the unshakable...

To all of us too-serious, on-the-edge, busy-and-preoccupied adults, Alan Wright offers a reminder of Jesus' words regarding the heart of the child: "Of such is the kingdom of God." In this new trade-paper edition of A Chance at Childhood Again, Wright reveals how we can recapture the unbridled freedom we once relished. As he watched his own son discover the world for the first time, he realized that the carefree, wonder-filled attitude of youth is possible in adulthood. As we look...

Every person longs to be loved, to believe someone cares for them more than life itself. By weaving the rich imagery of a wedding throughout the text, in Lover of My Soul the reader is reminded that Christ the Bridegroom loves them deeply and completely - that He gave His life as payment for their eternal joy. In the same way every bride appears as a radiant beauty on her wedding day and every groom is handsome and strong, Christ presents His all-satisfying love to anyone who will take His...

Exploits children's natural love of stories by using them to develop an awareness of the sound and feel of English, and an understanding of language points. Presents a wide variety of ideas for using stories to teach English to children. Includes a selection of ready-to-tell stories, although the activities can be used with any story. Provides photocopiable worksheets.

Life and relationships can be complicated and frustrating. But when we see ourselves, others, and the world through the eyes of Jesus, everything changes. Instead of pain we can see purpose. Instead of opposition, opportunity. Instead of fear, freedom.Thankfully, Spirit-filled sight isn't reserved for the spiritually elite. It's available to all of us through a simple, intimate prayer: "Jesus, how do you see this?" When you see as Jesus sees, you'll be empowered to· discove...

Blessed people flourish by a power that transcends human talent or hard work--a mystical grace empowers them to be joyful and fruitful. But does it ever feel like others are blessed while you're stuck?With honesty and warmth, Alan Wright shares his inspiring journey from craving blessing to living the blessed life. The absence of his father's affirmation left him struggling for years with symptoms of the unblessed life: shame, pretense, and drift. But when he grasped the most power...

This book aims to provide an accessible introduction to the study of organised crime - about those who commit it, the effect it has on individuals, businesses and states, and the ways in which states and the international community have sought to contain it. It explores all facets of what has become one of the key problems facing governments, policy makers and law enforcement agencies in the early twenty-first century.Organised Crime has four predominant themes: the nature...