Solve a mermaid's problem…Step off the edge of a roof…Dig up a grave at midnight…Take advice from a fortune cookie…Visit the last library…Meet a bridge troll…And more…In one instant, like a bolt of lightning, a single impossible event changes a person's life. And like the trace of lighting in the sky, each is unique and interesting.These wildly different flash stories delight, astonish, scare, and inspire. Enjoy 64 delightfully ecle...

New National First Reader is a foundational educational text designed to teach young children essential reading skills. This reader, part of a popular 19th-century series, introduces basic vocabulary, phonics, and sentence structure to early learners. The book combines simple stories, engaging illustrations, and repetitive exercises, gradually progressing from basic words and phrases to more complex sentences to help students build confidence and literacy skills.The reader employs themes t...

Based on extensive research, this volume offers insight and help on the key fiscal topics confronting church leaders today, including: Why is the church so uneasy with the topic of money? Is there a difference between stewardship and fundraising? How can we motivate giving? Should we invest church funds? It tackles the resistance, fears, and difficulties about money common in congregations. The book is must reading for lay leaders and anyone in pastoral ministry today.

Why do so many people resist getting help—even when their lives depend on it?In Choosing Help, psychologist Tracy Stecker, PhD, offers a compassionate and evidence-based guide to understanding the deep-rooted reasons why individuals avoid treatment for mental health and substance use issues—and how to help them move toward change.Drawing on decades of clinical research and real-world experience, Dr. Stecker explores the psychological barriers that ...

Being back home can be as difficult, if not more so, thanthe time spent serving in a combat zone. It's with this truth that ColonelCharles W. Hoge, M.D., a leading advocate for eliminating the stigma of mentalhealth care, presents Once a Warrior—Alwaysa Warrior, a groundbreaking resource with essential new insights for anyonewho has ever returned home from a war zone.In clear, practical language, Dr. Hoge explores the latest knowledge in ...