Follow John Michael Weber as he chronicles life at the bottom of a heroin addict. This true story of his addiction sheds light into the darkness of addiction and a brighter light on the Salvation that saves many like himself.

In the early years of the twentieth century, newcomer farmers and migrant Mexicans forged a new world in South Texas. In just a decade, this vast region, previously considered too isolated and desolate for large-scale agriculture, became one of the United States' most lucrative farming regions and one of its worst places to work. By encouraging mass migration from Mexico, paying low wages, selectively enforcing immigration restrictions, toppling older political arrangements, and periodical...

An ancient evil escapes from its prison, at the bottom of the Money Pit on Oak Island...The world's richest man plots to replace Humans with androids...The Sisters stand stunned for the lost of one of their teammates, even as another new member arrives...The Grandame continues her tale, of how all of our tomorrows lead to a thousand years of peace...The final battle against Darkness is coming.

A golden gateway leads to another universemeant to protect us from cataclysm.But our greed wants that reality now.Who will protect it from us?

Five hundred years after a world-wide cataclysm, most of the Magirai are gone from the world. Countless Demons roam, as the Dark Lady vies to rule what remains of Humanity. Then, a short message, delivered by a reluctant messenger, changes the course of the future.

A half-million years ago, there existed a group of magic wielding healers, known as the Ka'Jenn, who were able to mend the damage done to the Human Soul. Due to this power, the Ka'Jenn were hunted to extinction by Demonkind, and Humanity has long suffered for it. But - now, the Ka'Jenn Court returns, in the modern Age, when the Darkness is at its strongest.

An examination of the career of Texas Ranger and immigration official William Hanson illustrating the intersections of corruption, state-building, and racial violence in early twentieth century Texas.At the Texas-Mexico border in the 1910s and 1920s, William Hanson was a witness to, and an active agent of, history. As a Texas Ranger captain and then a top official in the Immigration Service, he helped shape how US policymakers understood the border, its residents, ...

Nautilus Award Gold Medal Winner, Ecology & EnvironmentIn Matter and Desire, internationally renowned biologist and philosopher Andreas Weber rewrites ecology as a tender practice of forging relationships, of yearning for connections, and of expressing these desires through our bodies. Being alive is an erotic process—constantly transforming the self through contact with others, desiring ever more life.In clever and surprising ways, Weber recognize...

Completely updated, expert advice on making the most important financial decision of your life.When it comes to Social Security benefits, the first question most people facing retirement asks is, when do I start? Age 62? Given the changing laws and the overwhelming number of core rules and codicils, the answer is, there is no single best answer for everybody. This comprehensive—and comprehensible—book functions both as a primer and to dispel many of the common misc...

First published in 1984, The New Englishes explores new varieties of English. Well-known examples of New Englishes include Indian English, Philippine English, Singapore English and African Englishes of nations such as Nigeria and Ghana.The book deals with the way New Englishes have developed in those non-native situations where they are used for a wide range of functions within the community. These New Englishes are varieties which have become localized not only through th...

New York Times best-selling series - Omnibus - March Upcountry and March to the Sea, Books 1 and 2 in the Empire of Man Series.Roger Ramius MacClintock was young, handsome, athletic, an excellent dresser, and third in line for the Throne of Man. It probably wasn't too surprising that someone in his position should react by becoming spoiled, selfcentered, and petulant. After all, what else did he have to do with his life? Then warships of ...

THE ROYAL BRAT IS IN TROUBLERoger Ramius Sergei Chiang MacClintock didn't understand.He was young, handsome, athletic, an excellent dresser, and third in line for the Throne of Man ... so why wouldn't anyone at Court trust him.Why wouldn't even his own mother, the Empress, explain why they didn't trust him Or why the very mention of his father's name was forbidden at Court Or why his mother had decided to pack him off to a backwater planet aboard wh...