This Bookshelf Single is an excerpt from the book Opening the Heavens: Accounts of Divine Manifestations, 18201844, Second Edition.While the visions received by Joseph Smith were also revelatory experiences, revelations were not always visionary. In researching Joseph Smith's visions, Baugh attempted to distinguish between visions and other kinds of inspiration or revelation. More often than not, when a vision, the wording of the source material indicated that a vision—not a more g...

A rollicking, swashbuckling adventure, full of cheeky humour! From the creators of Rudey’s Windy Christmas.Jake, the new cabin boy, isn’t brave like the rest of the crew on the pirate ship; he can’t even climb the rigging and he still sleeps with a teddy!So how ever will he scare away the enemy pirates who have caught his shipmates, Captain Fish Breath Fred, Snot Nose Ned and Butt Beard Bob?If only Jake could make an ear-splitting noise like the legendary sea monste...

A hilarious story full of noises and naughtiness. A sure-fire Christmas cracker of a book!“Oh, dearie me!” said Rudey. Now I’ve done a windy pop!This is a bit embarrassing. I’ll do my best to stop.”Rudey has eaten too many sprouts and the explosive effect is smelt all around the world as he Santa delivery presents on Christmas Eve… The other reindeer have laughed so much, they’re out of puff. How ever will they get the sleigh back home?A naughty, noisy, rip-r...

This succinct account the life of Nobel laureate Derek Walcott focuses on his development as poet, playwright and man of the theatre: director, producer, teacher. Friends and colleagues who figured in his career are recalled. The importance of his native St Lucia and family influences in the shaping of his creativity and his view of the world are highlighted, as these evolved in synergy with his receptivity to the poetry and theatre of the wider world. In this evolution, the tensions and c...

After being attacked by a grizzly bear in the Rocky Mountains, seventeen-year-old Abby Hughes' facial scars are all she can think about, and all that she thinks anyone else can see when they look at her. After months of hiding out at home, returning to high school feels as daunting to Abby as enduring seven plastic surgeries. She knows it will be hard to show her new face to the world, but Abby doesn’t expect the level of rejection and hurt she receives, especially from people she thinks a...

• Do you know God’s purpose for your life? • Are you longing for a deeper relationship with the LORD? • What are God’s terms of engagement? • Are you feeling disconnected from God? • How can you reconnect with God? • Do you desire a life of worship? #Acall2Worship answers these questions and more. Worship is not just a one-time event, but it is a lifestyle. A lifestyle of worship has a direct effect on how we respond to various situations and challenges we face every day. #Acall2Worship is...

An irresistible picture book about a very cheeky baby bunny!When baby bunny, Letty, discovers that her mummy is the real-life Easter Bunny, she follows her, secretly, through the forest as she hides her special deliveries. But seeing all the choccylicious Easter eggs is much too tempting. Letty nibbles one here and there . . . and soon, the eggs are gone! Will mummy have enough eggs left for Letty’s forest friends?A joyous – and very cheeky – Easter rhyming romp!

A festive picture book complete with calamity, chaos and one very loveable little elf!It’s Christmas Eve and Little Elf is thrilled to join the other elves in Santa’s workshop for the first year ever. And he’s even more excited to read out the very last letter to Santa, but all it takes is one little slip on the slidey ice and Little Elf drops the letter!He has no idea what the child wants for Christmas, and it’s only a few hours until Christmas morning…An accident-f...

Hell’s apex predator kills with impunity, but so does the werewolf hunter, creating a vicious cycle of blood and vengeance. Welcome to a collection imagined from the pages of Brian P. Easton’s Autobiography of a Werewolf Hunter series, a nightmare-fueled anthology dedicated to the legends of the werewolf hunter.Horror stalks the sideshow tents of the 40’s and runs a 70’s era dive bar steeped in murder… It preys from the frozen peaks of a small, 80’s Alaskan town and spills across t...

From the first tender notes of childhood melodies to the unfolding of prophetic visions, Rayon Baugh’s life has been shaped by a divine calling to listen, discern, and share. As God began speaking through dreams and visions—revealing truths, promises, and glimpses of what was to come—Rayon came to understand that these revelations were never meant for him alone. They were sacred gifts, entrusted to him to share with others. In From Dori to Deborah, readers are invited into a deeply persona...

A psychological concept training individuals to deal with common everyday problems. This volume presents a structured approach that teaches, step-by-step, how to identify a specific problem, how to then consider various alternative courses of action and how to follow through to solve the problem at hand.Developed by the author, Dr. James R. Baugh, a leading clinical psychologist and lecturer, the book places special emphasis on individual responsibility for feelings that may impede...

Author Carolyn Baugh tells the moving story of a young American student living in the Garden City district of Cairo. Having come to study Arabic, she learns far more from the Egyptian women, young and old, she meets within the swirl and tumult of Garden City. Living, loving, and flourishing amid the fierce inflexibility of tradition, these women reveal a fascinating world of arranged marriages, secret romances, and the often turbulent bonds between four generations of Arab mothers and daug...