From a hot springs attraction to a central location for gangsters, gambling, moonshine and organized crime, trace the evolution of this "loose buckle in the Bible belt", now a resort and major tourist destination. In the late 1800s, Hot Springs, Arkansas, was a small town with a big attraction: hot thermal water. The federal government took possession of the downtown-area springs, and bathhouse row was born, along with the first property that would be considered a national park. Following ...

Another Rain poem by the author, describing the beginning, duration, and aftermath of a rainstorm.

From USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood, the first two books in the Holly Lin series bundled together for the very first time!NO SHELTERHolly Lin is living two lives. To her friends and family, she's a pleasant, hardworking nanny. To her boss and colleagues, she's one of the best non-sanctioned government assassins in the world.But when a recent mission goes wrong causing one of her team members to die, she realizes she might no longer be cut out for the ...

WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURSNova is a free man. Having just walked away as a non-sanctioned hit man for the U.S. government, he's purchased a classic Mustang to drive across the country. But when his car breaks down in the middle of the Nevada desert, Nova ends up in the small town of Parrot Spur. There's something strange about Parrot Spur. Something ... off. Maybe it's the fact the town is full of ex-servicemen. Maybe it's the fact the abandoned mine might not be abandoned. Maybe it’s...

Where shadows bleed into light, a forbidden fire is born. This is not a love story; it is a descent into the intoxicating heart of obsession, a tempest of desire that threatens to consume everything in its path. Surrender your senses to a tale of exquisite torment and primal passion.Woven from secrets and a dangerous struggle for power, their connection is a storm that defies all reason. With every whispered confession and shattering revelation, the stakes spiral into a thrilling crescendo...

How would you like to attract wealth?That was an easy question. The better question is, how do I get there?One way is to open yourself up to the possibility of wealth. But how do you do that?There are many possibilities. One way is to play this program of subliminal suggestions to attract wealth while you sleep.All you will hear is the gentle patter of rain. However, beneath the soothing sounds of rain at a subliminal level are suggestions...

Applied Christian Ethics addresses selected themes in Christian social ethics. The book is divided in three parts. In the first section, “Foundation,” several contributors reveal their Christian realist roots and discuss the prophetic origins and multifarious agenda of social ethics. Thus, the names of Reinhold Niebuhr and Paul Tillich come up frequently. In the second section, “Economics and Justice,” the focus turns to the different levels at which economics has significance for social j...

Broke, recently divorced, and a total deadbeat, Bob Wells has spent his life as a psychiatrist only doing good in the world. When one of his patients with clear paranoid delusions starts to lose a grip, Bob has no choice but to intervene. Emile Bardan is haunted by demons, and he believes that someone is trying to steal his most prized possesion, the legendeary Mask of Utu. Bob thinks it’s all part of Emile’s imagination until he discovers that Emile is telling the truth a...

Where shadows bleed into light, a forbidden fire is born. This is not a love story; it is a descent into the intoxicating heart of obsession, a tempest of desire that threatens to consume everything in its path. Surrender your senses to a tale of exquisite torment and primal passion.Woven from secrets and a dangerous struggle for power, their connection is a storm that defies all reason. With every whispered confession and shattering revelation, the stakes spiral into a thrilling crescendo...

These fifteen original stories, donated by authors to help keep local theater alive, are fun, quirky, imaginative, and bold - the perfect way to tide over audiences until local stage curtains can once again rise! Each tale turns the spotlight on some unusual snapshot of life or imagination. Sales from this book, along with generous donations from others in the community, will help local theaters survive and eventually thrive despite this most unfortunate "intermission." With new shows - an...

A vibrant novel of memorable characters who search for happiness and true love, cope with the bitterness that results from love's betrayal, and embrace new beginnings. Set in Cairo in the aftermath of the Six-Day War of 1967, Love in the Rain introduces us to an assortment of characters who, each in his or her own way, experience the effects of this calamitous event. The war and its casualties, as well as people's foibles and the tragedies they create for themselves, raise existen...

Would you like to be more positive?Of course, you would. We all would. The problem is, in a world fraught with pits and perils, it can be a challenge to maintain a positive state of mind.One way is to encourage yourself to be more positive. But how do you do that?You can try this Be Positive program of subliminal suggestions to be more positive. You can listen to this program overnight while you sleep.All you will hear is the soothing soun...