A hand-picked set of stories, Blue Collar, is a fascinating compilation of real stories, experiences, and inspiring wisdom from a diverse group of writers from around the world. The stories offer genuine insight into the lives of people who work with their hands - often called "blue-collar" workers. Readers will find inspiration in the words of these authors, who share their triumphs and struggles in an honest and authentic way.Here’s a sample of the stories you will find:A...

Blue Collar: A Powerful Collection of Short StoriesA hand-picked set of stories, Blue Collar, is a fascinating compilation of real stories, experiences, and inspiring wisdom from a diverse group of writers from around the world. The stories offer genuine insight into the lives of people who work with their hands - often called "blue-collar" workers. Readers will find inspiration in the words of these authors, who share their triumphs and struggles in an honest and authentic way.

How can a loving God also be a God of wrath?God's wrath stands out in the minds of many as the single most puzzling aspect of God's character. Often Christians who would like to reconcile divine love with divine wrath—whileremaining faithful to the Bible—can't figure out how to do so. Kevin Kinghorn and Stephen Travis offer a way forward.Using a philosophically informed line of argument and a careful study of the relevant biblical texts, Kinghorn and Travis...

The only practical guide for helping social work students create high-quality applied capstone research projects from start to finishThis “mentor-in-a-book” provides social work students with invaluable information on designing, implementing, and presenting first-rate applied research projects focused on improving social work programs and services. Taking students step-by-step through the entire process, the book helps students plan their projects by provi...

If you're new to where you are living or have been out of the dating lifestyle for awhile but don't want to dive headlong into the nearest bar, speed dating may be a good-time and safe harbor for friendly flirting.As well, if you're a busy professional who doesn't have adequate free nights to spend on seeing if a relationship bears a future, the round-robin approach of taking stock of multiple singles thru short chats may save you both time and cash.

There was also a time when the thought of losing weight didn't even occur in our society, people ate what mom cooked for dinner and they went to work. The difference in that society and today's society is that work was not behind a computer screen, but on their feet in the fields or on a warehouse floor. People worked physically because that was the only way to work, in fact, that's why it was called work! It was often during this time that people could eat anything they wanted because the...

Examples of sexual violence and mentions of it appear with a disturbing level of frequency in the literature of early Christianity. This collection of essays explores these occurrences in canonical and noncanonical Christian texts from the first until the fifth centuries CE. Drawing from a range of interpretive lenses, scholars of early Christianity approach these writings with the goal of identifying how their authors employ the language of sexual assault, rape, and violence in order to f...

Os estudantes de hoje são constantemente atraídos para uma vida de confusão e crenças superficiais. Mas Jesus Cristo os chama para algo maior do que tudo o que este mundo pode oferecer. Ele oferece a vida eterna que inclui um relacionamento vivo com Deus, um compromisso radical com a verdade, e uma vida de amor, compaixão e propósito. Uma vida radical que importa tanto agora quanto na eternidade. Conte Comigo guia os estudantes através de todo o Evangelho de Lucas e do convite ousado de Je...

The year 2015 marks the fifteenth anniversary of Thomas More’s becoming Patron Saint of Statesmen and Politicians. Yet during these years no serious answer has been given by a community of scholars as to why More would be the choice of over 40,000 leaders from ninety-five countries. What were More’s guiding principles of leadership and in what ways might they remain applicable? This collection of essays addresses these questions by investigating More through his writings, his political act...

"A rising star in the genre!" – Ronald Malfi, author of BONE WHITE"A vital part of this generation." – Brian Keene, author THE RISINGDemon lights, granted wishes, strange things, and brutal love at the Lucky Lounge Motel. A haunted sister, desperate parents, a little human touch, and the end of the world…These are the stories whispered among dead leaves, the script etched bare for all to see. When the chills sink deep and your heart begins to pound…are you alone?

The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook of Policing, Communication, and Society brings together well-regarded academics and experienced practitioners to explore how communication intersects with policing in areas such as cop-culture, race and ethnicity, terrorism and hate crimes, social media, police reform, crowd violence, and many more. By combining research and theory in criminology, psychology, and communication, this handbook provides a foundation for identifying and understanding many of t...

LA FINE DEL VIAGGIO! Nightwing è un eroe spavaldo. È cresciuto in un circo, dunque non teme le sfide impossibili e affronta ogni impresa con coraggio. Da qualche tempo, tuttavia, Dick Grayson ha cominciato ad avere paura delle altezze e non riesce a capire da dove derivi questa strana ansia. Chi sta tramando contro di lui? E chi incontrerà Dick durante il lungo viaggio che lo costringerà a fare i conti con i fantasmi del proprio passato? Tom Taylor e Bruno Redondo, insieme a Michael W. Con...