An Italian memoir. Laine gave up her job as a nurse, sold her home and gave away most of her belongings. She had three desires bubbling at the heart of her choice: to write a book, paint a picture and climb a mountain before she died. A man with a van took most of her remaining belongings, along with her basset hound Basil, down to the heel of Italy over 1,500 miles away, where she would spend the next four years. If it all seemed like a folly, then she was willing to take the risk. She mo...

It has been wisely said, “Change your focus, change your reality.” With this collection of daily meditations and prayers, the authors hope to come alongside people who face difficulties, obstacles, and a general mood of self-defeat and help redirect their focus upon God, and the tremendous resources of our faith, so that their reality is changed. This collection of thirty-one daily meditations is not a substitute for the Bible. Rather, each meditation is an invitation into the vast treasur...

An Italian memoir. Laine gave up her job as a nurse, sold her home and gave away most of her belongings. She had three desires bubbling at the heart of her choice: to write a book, paint a picture and climb a mountain before she died. A man with a van took most of her remaining belongings, along with her basset hound Basil, down to the heel of Italy over 1,500 miles away, where she would spend the next four years. If it all seemed like a folly, then she was willing to take the risk. She mo...

When Angela Landon accepts a position as a live-in nanny in the remote Eastern Sierras, she's hoping for a fresh start. What she finds is a dangerous game of love and survival.Astronomer Kirk Andersson is struggling to balance his research with raising his niece Dahlia, whose father has gone to jail. The brilliant but guarded scientist never expected the warm-hearted nanny to break through the walls he's built around his life and heart.As Angie and Kirk forge an unexpected ...

Strength In Adversity: A 40-Day Devotional of Faith, Courage, and Hope Through Breast Cancer Treatment is a powerful resource written by breast cancer survivor, Nicole B. Brown, to inspire and uplift those facing the battle of breast cancer. Each day offers a reminder of God’s unfailing presence through scripture, a moment of reflection, a faith in action challenge, an encouraging acrostic, and a heartfelt prayer. Drawing from her own experience, Nicole shares a message of resilience and h...

In the late 1990s, a small group of UCLA students sat around a cluttered table in a dingy office, brainstorming ideas for a video game. They didn’t know it at the time, but their passion for creating the games they loved would soon spark the rise of an empire. Blizzard Company Entertainment would go on to change the world of gaming forever, creating legendary titles like Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo, and World of Warcraft. For nearly three decades, Blizzard was untouchable a shining example...

In the shadowed alleyways of a bustling metropolis, a single clue left behind a torn page from a forgotten book leads to a series of events that unravel a mystery no one else can solve. Enter Cross, a man with an unparalleled mind, a tormented past, and an unyielding pursuit of justice. When the world’s most cunning criminals rise to power, only one detective can stand in their way, unraveling their darkest schemes with razor-sharp intellect and an uncanny ability to see what others miss.

Have you ever wondered if we are alone in the universe? If intelligent life exists beyond Earth, what are their goals and intentions? In "The Aliens Goals," we delve into the fascinating topic of extraterrestrial life and examine the evidence and theories surrounding their existence.From the mysterious sightings and encounters of ancient civilizations to the latest technological advancements, this book takes you on a journey throug...

Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John each has his own way of telling the Story of stories--an account of the arrival of the Messiah into our world. Each author writes to a unique audience with a specific purpose in mind for addressing them as he does. But in every case, the author's message connects not only with his specific readers back then, but also with us personally here and now. The Story becomes our story. A Long-Ago Birth in a Right-Now World brings the meaning of Bethlehem from a manger...

Marketing, when you boil it all down, deals with just two things: figuring out who you want to sell to and then determining how you are going to get them to buy your product, service, or idea. In Relevance: The Power to Change Minds and Behavior and Stay Ahead of the Competition, Andrea Coville, who heads a global marketing and public relations agency, successfully showed us how to get today's busy, distracted consumers to buy. Booklist called Relevance "a thought-provoking guide to succes...

CSS has grown from a language for formatting documents into a robust languagefor designing web applications. Its simplicity is deceptive, however. It belies the complexity of the box model, stacking contexts, specificity, and the cascade. CSS mastery lies in understanding these concepts and how to take advantage of them.This book will show you how to write better, more efficient CSS, and to use the plethora of the new cutting-edge CSS features available to the front-end developer. ...

Our Hearts Are Restless Till They Find Their Rest in Thee: Prophetic Wisdom in a Time of Anguish from Coleman B. Brown, edited by Michael Granzen and Lisa A. Masotta. The book includes powerful reflections from Chris Hedges, Peter Ochs, and Joshua Brown.