Are there credible reasons to believe many of the constellation and star names were given by inspiration of God? God's Signature in the Stars explores these ancient star names and their meanings to reveal the answer. The Bible states that God named the stars: "He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name" (Isa 40:26). These starry hosts appear in the night sky as God's "character actors," performing their roles on his celestial stage. God is the creator...

_________________________Harriet Blue used to be a detective. Now she's inmate 3329.Prison is a dangerous place for a former cop - as Harriet Blue is learning on a daily basis.So, following a fight for her life and a prison-wide lockdown, the last person she wants to see is Deputy Police Commissioner Joe Woods. The man who put her inside.But Woods is not there to gloat. His daughter Tonya and her two-year-old child have gone ...

James Patterson’s BookShots. Short, fast-paced, high-impact entertainment.A beautiful young woman is found murdered on a river bank, and Detective Harriet Blue is convinced she's the next victim of the worst serial killer Sydney has seen in decades.But the more Harriet learns, the more she realises this murder is not what she first thought. And her own life might be tangled up in the case.

______________________________Detective Harriet Blue is clear about two things. Regan Banks deserves to die. And she'll be the one to pull the trigger.But Regan - the vicious serial killer responsible for destroying her brother's life - has gone to ground.Suddenly, her phone rings. It's him. Regan.'Catch me if you can,' he tells her.Harriet needs to find this killing machine fast, even if the cost is her own life. So ...

The Mastermind is back - and he's hot on detective Alex Cross's trail. His cold, taunting threats leave Alex angry and deeply concerned for his family's safety. Two joggers have been found dead in San Francisco - bitten and hung by their feet to drain the blood. Further murders in California, and then on the East Coast as well, completely baffle Alex and the FBI. Is this the work of a cult, or role players, or even of modern-day vampires? Desperate to stop the deaths, Alex teams up with Ja...

___________________Detective Harriet Blue needs to get out of town, fast.With her brother under arrest for a series of brutal murders in Sydney, Harry's chief wants the hot-headed detective kept far from the press. So he assigns her a deadly new case - in the middle of the outback.Deep in the Western Australian desert, three young people have disappeared from the Bandya Mine. And it's Harry's job to track them down.B...

_____________________It's not easy being a good detective - when your brother's a serial killer.Sam Blue stands accused of the brutal murders of three young students, their bodies dumped near the Georges River. Only one person believes he is innocent: his sister, Detective Harriet Blue. And she's determined to prove it.Except she's now been banished to the outback town of Last Chance Valley (population 75), where a d...

Race and racism have played a divisive and defining role throughout much of America's history. Slavery, Jim Crow laws, segregation, and Ku Klux Klan terrorism have inflicted deep psychic wounds, social disparities, and economic disadvantages that have diminished the promise of equal rights and opportunities for all.While much progress in race relations has been made in recent years-including the election of Barack Obama as President of the United State-it's clear that our journey t...

In recent years, political discourse about gun control and the Second Amendment has become increasingly volatile and this collection of original essays by top scholars illuminates the various reasons why. Gun lobbies such as the National Rifle Association are more organized and aggressive and their issue agenda has evolved as new and more powerful weapons and militia appear. On the other side of the debate, the critical wounding of James Brady gave gun control advocates a visible martyr wi...

Stabilisierung von verletzen Patienten und Sicherung von Unfallstellen Rettungsdienste werden bei Verkehrsunfällen mit den verschiedensten Szenarien konfrontiert. Eine Vielzahl von schweren und tödlichen Verkehrsunfällen ereignet sich auf Landstraßen - hier sind die hauptberuflichen Rettungsdienste häufig vor den Einheiten einer, oft ehrenamtlich gestellten, Feuerwehr vor Ort. Wenn die Unfallopfer im Unfallfahrzeug eingeklemmt oder nur schwer zugänglich sind, dann ist es wichtig, die Situa...

In 2003, Methodists celebrated the 300th anniversary of the birth of their founder, John Wesley. Today, there are more than 300 Methodist denominations in 140 nations. Covering the activities of this group that plays an important role in the ecumenical movement through its many social and charitable activities in world affairs, this book offers more than 400 entries that describe important events, doctrines, and the church founders, leaders, and other prominent figures who have made notabl...

Despite rhythm and blues culture’s undeniable role in molding, reflecting, and reshaping black cultural production, consciousness, and politics, it has yet to receive the serious scholarly examination it deserves. Destructive Desires corrects this omission by analyzing how post-Civil Rights era rhythm and blues culture articulates competing and conflicting political, social, familial, and economic desires within and for African American communities. As an important form of black c...