Sam Adams, sixteen-year-old wizard, has zero interest in saving the world—but staying out of the line of fire isn’t an option for wizards.When a new designer drug hits the streets, giving ordinary humans magical powers and leaving a trail of bodies in its wake, it threatens to turn his city of Williamsport’s long-simmering conflict between the haves and the have-nots into a full-scale war.The only one with the skills to protect the city, Sam finds himself thrust into a cons...

In order to save his city, teenage wizard Sam Adams agreed to do a favor for Elise, vampire assassin. And she just showed up looking to collect.Turns out Elise stole a nuclear warhead, and now she's being pursued by a magic-hating death cult that wants it back. And she's brought along a group of bloodthirsty vampires to serve as backup, threatening to turn the streets of Williamsport into a war zone—and a vampire hunting ground.With the stakes higher than ever before, Sam h...

There's been enough death in the Hatcher family—brother Billy died as a teen in a game gone wrong. Now, after returning home to settle the family estate, brothers Mark and Benjamin discover that some old memories have yet to die. And maybe the same goes for Billy. After all, the body was never discovered.Father Frank Timmons delivers the eulogy for Mrs. Hatcher, and also senses a malignant force in their small community of Kosmosdale, Kentucky. And it seems to hold more power over ...

We know the radical difference the gospel of Jesus Christ makes, and we want others to see and enjoy its benefits. In fact, we don't want them to just pray a prayer and move on to the next interesting thing. We want them to sink their roots deeplyinto the grace of God.So often, though, we feel that we are inadequate to this important task--that we don't know enough or that we will offend our friends. Daniel Meyer has provided the tools you need to move forward:the bas...

In saving his city of Williamsport, sixteen-year-old wizard Sam Adams uncovered dark revelations that left him shattered.Abby, the girl he loved, was murdered. His memories of her last day were magically erased. And the person responsible is hiding in plain sight. A new threat emerges when an infamous necromancer appears in Williamsport, with a dark agenda that may be connected to her killer. As the undead threaten to tear the city apart, Sam is forced to ally with the very people ...

For the last ten to fifteen years, many disciplines of scholarship have been involved in the study of consciousness, often on an interdisciplinary basis. They include philosophy, neurosciences, psychology, physics and biology, and approaches focusing on human experience. The Centre for Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona in Tucson spearheaded this development with its bi-annual conferences since 1994, and a wide range of associations, journals and book publications bear witn...

Die kleine Luisa und ihre Mama gehen auf den Spielplatz. Als sich Luisa umschaut, sieht sie, dass ein fremdes Mädchen eine Schaufel besitzt - und DIE bräuchte sie gerade jetzt sehr dringend selbst. Soll sie mal fragen, ob sie die Schaufel haben darf? Aber dieses Mädchen sieht so ganz anders aus! Es versteht bestimmt kein Wort. Also greift sich Luisa die Schaufel, das andere Mädchen greift einfach nach ihrem Eimer. Und die Schaufel gibt es auch nicht her! Schon gibt es einen bitterbösen Str...

Luisa ist schon fast fünf Jahre alt. Sie wohnt mit Mama, Papa und Oma in einem Haus mit einem schönen Garten. Ab und an ist ihr langweilig. Luisa wünscht sich so sehr eine kleine Schwester zum Spielen. Eines Tages ruft Mama sie zu sich. Mama ist so dick geworden, weil sie schwanger ist! Endlich, so denkt Luisa, bekommt sie eine kleine Schwester. Aber nein, es soll ein Brüderchen werden, und einen BRUDER will Luisa wirklich nicht. Als Janis auf die Welt kommt, ist er winzig und runzelig, tr...

Leadership is essential.Maybe you've shied away from leadership because you don't know what it will involve, or you feel too unsure of your own abilities. But your leadership is needed! In every sector of society, from families to businesses to churches, leadership roles remain empty, waiting for people willing and able to step up and make wise decisions that bring positive change. And, in a world with priorities vastly different from Christ's, Christian leaders are especially need...

Froschjunge Hubert lebt mit seinem Papa an einem wundervollen Teich. Doch er langweilt sich entsetzlich. So beschließt Hubert, in die Welt hinaus zu gehen, ganz nach oben in den Norden will er wandern, denn dort soll es einen unfassbar großen See geben - das MEER! Das will er unbedingt entdecken. So macht sich Hubert auf den Weg. Er ahnt nicht, dass ihm unterwegs viele Gefahren begegnen werden. Aber er soll auch Freunde finden... Eine bunt illustrierte Geschichte um ein abenteuerlustiges Fros...

Numerous plays have professionals as major characters, but academia has ignored them to a large extent. The Professions in Contemporary British Drama fills this extraordinary gap with a series of nine papers discussing the educational professions (Bennett, Mangan), the medical profession (Shields, Buse, ), priests (Kurdi), archaeologists (Forsyth) and artists (Di Benedetto, Meyer-Dinkgräfe, Edwards). The book is of relevance to theatre academics and students at both undergraduate and postg...

This book is written for those who suffer from severe and persistant mental illness. It is about the trials of a man with the illness and how he reached from poverty and despair to the heights of obtaining an MSW and LCSW. It is also written for Literary students with a specific style of writing. Students of Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, and Psychiatry will get a realistic view of what the illness is like and can do. It is an autobiographical, educational,and inspirational experienc...