How do you build a massively expensive transcontinental railroad when the actual construction operates at a severe financial loss? In the Gilded Age, the solution was not to improve efficiency, but to invent an entirely fake company, bribe the highest levels of the United States government, and loot the federal treasury. The Union Pacific Railroad created a shadow construction firm called Crédit Mobilier. They awarded this fake company highly inflated, completely unverified construction co...

Loves Fire Works The Rule-Breaker is an explosive, power-packed work that communicates boldly about Gods fiery works to birth loves greater mysteries. The author shares his journey to overcome panic attacks and marital fireworks, and his personal stories offer hope and perspective for those struggling with relationships, anxiety, depression, hopelessness, or identity issues. This challenging yet grace-filled work is a refuge and light for connecting with God during trials. This work cries ...

Real life change, real peace, and real love that lift us above the things of the world in the same way that Jesus walked isnt this how we were meant to walk in life? Do you desire new revelations that expand you further into the mysteries of Christ? The Redeeming Power of Presence is not simply about becoming aware of the Lords presence but about our learning to become present and available to Him in a way that makes His powerful presence accessible to us. Experience this narrow w...

Secular assumptions are being introduced piecemeal into our way of life. From the Millennium Dome (what exactly was it celebrating?) to the restrictions on the wearing of crosses and abolition of nativity plays, Christianity is being marginalised. Christian social initiatives at local levels are now so severely restricted that several Christian bodies issue guidelines on handling local council prejudice. There is a widespread if ill-defined sense that a valuable heritage is slipping away. ...

Irish magic comes alive in this collection—"a sheer delight of grand storytelling" —featuring Ray Bradbury, Tanith Lee, Charles de Lint and others ( Publishers Weekly).From the great Celtic myths featuring the bard Taliesin, the terrible Morrigan, the heroic Cuchulain, to strange and mysterious tales of today, the storytelling traditions of Ireland hold a strong attraction for many. Emerald Magic brings together some of today's finest fantasy autho...

The first book to critically examine the legacy of pop superstar Mariah Carey.When it comes to Mariah Carey, star power is never in doubt. She has sold hundreds of millions of albums and cut more chart-topping hits than any other solo artist—ever. And she has that extraordinary five-octave vocal range. But there is more to her legacy than eye-popping numbers.Why Mariah Carey Matters examines the creative evolution and complicated biography of a true diva, making the case th...

Readers are led on a behind-the-scenes journey to witness real-life dramas such as: - the delivery of a baby in the front seat of a car - the physician who insisted on delivering her own baby at home - the challenge of a baby in distress with severe anemia, in utero, being treated with intrauterine blood transfusions - the attorney who delivered her own baby on the side of the road, - the patient who had a stroke while pregnant, had a healthy baby, who, years later, had her own child–and n...

Cela pourrait être la chance d'une vie.Deux fois par an, William Westmoreland échappe au sentiment d'insatisfaction que lui procure sa vie à Rhode Island en se rendant en Floride et louant le bateau de pêche de Mike Jansen pour une sortie dans le Golfe. L'eau bleue cristalline et les paysages tropicaux ne sont pas la seule vue qu'il aime, mais il n'est jamais passé à l'acte. Un amour de vacances n'est tout simplement pas à l'horizon.Mike a commencé son service de location d...

The first book to critically examine the legacy of pop superstar Mariah Carey.When it comes to Mariah Carey, star power is never in doubt. She has sold hundreds of millions of albums and cut more chart-topping hits than any other solo artist—ever. And she has that extraordinary five-octave vocal range. But there is more to her legacy than eye-popping numbers.Why Mariah Carey Matters examines the creative evolution and complicated biography of a tru...

Communicating Intimate Health presents an edited collection of original, empirical research, personal essays, autoethnography, critical reviews, and theoretical work showcasing advances in intimate health research from the field of communication studies. Intimate health includes sexual and reproductive health, sexual activity, sexuality, gender, and reproductive justice. The contributors vulnerably engage subjects including: parent-child, partner, patient-provider, and larger societal disc...

This outstanding volume brings together 5 of the greatest Christian Classic Biographies from the years 1700-1900. These writings not only shed light on the lives of each of these incredible individuals, they will also challenge and encourage your life as you glimpse their passion for God, perseverance in trials, and faith in achieving great things for God! - The Life and Diary of David Brainerd – by Jonathan Edwards (1749) - The Biography of Robert Murray McC...

This wonderful collection brings together some of the most well-known and influential missionary texts of the last few hundred years. Each text is included in full:• William Carey’s – Obligation to Use Means in the Conversion of Heathen• A.T.Pierson's – The Crisis of Missions• John Nevius – Planting Missionary Churches• Andrew Murray’s powerful appeal – The Key to the Missionary Problem• G Campbell Morgan – The Missionary Manifesto• Roland Allen’s...