It was a dream job – until I got hit in the head with a pickle. . . My dress-up shoes are pinching my toes. . . Mississippi Mamaw muscadine jelly biscuits for breakfast, and the fried bologna on the white wonder for lunch. . . Life can be this frightening sometimes. . . "Where are we?" she asks with anxious uncertainty. . . The queen called. . . Sir John FitzAlan drew a slow breath against the pain in his half-healed side. . . Mandy crunches on thinly packed snow with her powder blue hikin...

Paris is always a good idea. . . . . . The approach of the next room became a foreboding. . . In a world hidden from humans. . . . Emma stared at the flat silver pronged object. . . .Well, he was dead to me anyway. . . . . .It is late Saturday night and I am perched. . . . . . Her matron of honor worked the. . . . Do you understand my orders??!! . . . .The girl exited the taxi a half block from. . . . . It took some doing, but we did it. . . . .The moment I turned off the ignition. . . . ....

These opening sentences begin a few of the stories within; stories of intrigue, fascination, and suspense.It was just an old cloak—the kind you see people wearing in those movies. You know, the kind of cloak people wore to escape from Paris and the guillotine during the French revolution…Steven Tyler was wailing about love in an elevator as John eased the blue Civic off the interstate, down the exit and into the Burger King parking lot…My new husban...

This edited collection provides an in-depth ethnographic study of faith-based development organizations in the United States, shining a much needed critical light onto these organizations and their role in the United States by exploring the varied ways that faith-based organizations attempt to mend the fissures and mitigate the effects of neoliberal capitalism, poverty, and the social service sector on the poor and powerless. In doing so, Not by Faith Alone generates provocative a...

A comprehensive collection provides guidance and deep insight from a variety of experts in this emerging fieldThe rapidly developing field of interreligious studies fosters scholarship engaging two or more religious traditions at a time. Inherently multidisciplinary, the field brings the academic consideration of religions into conversation with the humanities and social sciences, employing relational, intersectional, experiential, and dialogical methodologies as it examines the in...

An essential building block of every speech-language pathologist’s professional preparation, the second edition of this bestselling textbook is a comprehensive critical analysis of 21 interventions for highly prevalent speech sound disorders (SSD) in children. Bringing together a powerhouse team of international experts, this new edition has been revised and enhanced with current research, new interventions, more guidance on selecting interventions, and updated video clips that show the ap...

Completely updated and revised, Cruise Ship Tourism, 2nd Edition covers the economic, social and environmental impacts of cruising, combining the latest knowledge and research to provide a comprehensive account of the subject. Despite the industry growing rapidly, there is a substantial gap in the related literature, and this book addresses the key issues for researchers, students and industry professionals. This second edition: - Reviews the fundamental principles of the industry, the cru...

Distance education services are an effective way to meet the needs of students with disabilities, but few special educators get the preparation they need to conduct high-quality instruction remotely. All the fundamentals are in this one-of-a-kind guide, the first dedicated book on distance learning for special educators.With contributions from more than 35 experienced educators, this guide covers all types of distance learning from Grades PreK through 12—both real-time and asynchro...

Warm up your winter-or any season-with this anthology of stories of springtime and summer love by members of the Ohio Valley Romance Writers of America. From heartwarming to mysterious, comical to suspenseful, these romantic tales show that there really is someone for everyone. Whether it happens today or a hundred years ago, from the Atlantic shore to the American West coast, there's something magical about the finding love when the warm breezes blow.In "Tupelo Honey" by Ann Grego...

Bible teacher Ava Pennington reveals how to reclaim and defend the fruit of the Spirit from the EnemyThe fruit of the Spirit is promised to every Christian, so why do so many believers lack love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control? For those dissatisfied with their level of spiritual maturity, those seeking tools and guidance to cultivate their relationship with God, and those looking to transform their lives, F...

PRELUDE to ETERNITY: A Journey to Beyond Death is an intimate, moving and compelling portrait of a couples travels through lifes greatest challenge: preparing for its ending. The story offers convincing evidence that physical death is just a preface to the next level of existence. Empowered by their deep love for each other, Pascoe and Annes search for meaning leads them to explore the deepest dimensions of spiritual discovery. You will share their remarkable experience in mans eternal que...

PRELUDE to ETERNITY: A Journey to Beyond Death is an intimate, moving and compelling portrait of a couples travels through lifes greatest challenge: preparing for its ending. The story offers convincing evidence that physical death is just a preface to the next level of existence. Empowered by their deep love for each other, Pascoe and Annes search for meaning leads them to explore the deepest dimensions of spiritual discovery. You will share their remarkable experience in mans eternal que...