The second installment in Ann Hood's Gracie Belle imprint challenges the traditional solemnity that characterizes nonfiction books of grief, loss, and sorrow."Few readers will fail to be gripped by this tragically common story about death and what comes after for those left behind . . . A haunting and thought-provoking consideration of death and 'how utterly it rips apart our lives.'" — Kirkus Reviews, Starred ReviewPlanet Claire ...

Love the World is based on the life of Holocaust survivor, Bronia Roslawowski. As a young child Bronia sneaked out of the ghetto at night to find food for her family. She escaped death at Auschwitz when she jumped naked into the snow from a truck carrying her to the gas chamber. She has devoted the rest of her life to spreading the message that what matters most in the world is that we love and take care of one another.The heroine of this children’s story inspires hope for...

Something seems to be pushing our world into a new era. People sense that something monumental is about to take place. The book of Revelation describes a time of great upheavals and terrible events that will rock and shake planet earth. This writing is designed to provide insights into the nature of those last days and how to survive in the midst of them.

If readers have enjoyed Dr. Julie Winsome and government agent Jeff Barton's travels and experiences in Volume I of the series: "Julie Winsome, M.D. , Medical Detective," science fiction mysteries, they will be glad to know six more chronicles will follow. Volume 2 and 3 are on the horizon. As the series continue, Dr. Winsome, goes to work once again to help solve medical mysteries in a future time. The world calls her to a myriad of different locals. From a preserved, historic Washington,...

From Archibald MacLeish to David Sedaris, radio storytelling has long borrowed from the world of literature, yet the narrative radio work of well-known writers and others is a story that has not been told before. And when the literary aspects of specific programs such as The War of the Worlds or Sorry, Wrong Number were considered, scrutiny was superficial. In Lost Sound, Jeff Porter examines the vital interplay between acoustic techniques and modernist practices...

From Archibald MacLeish to David Sedaris, radio storytelling has long borrowed from the world of literature, yet the narrative radio work of well-known writers and others is a story that has not been told before. And when the literary aspects of specific programs such as The War of the Worlds or Sorry, Wrong Number were considered, scrutiny was superficial.In Lost Sound, Jeff Porter examines the vital interplay between acoustic techniques and modernist pr...

Planet Claire is the story of the untimely death of the author's wife and a candid account of the following year of madness and grief. With Claire's death, Jeff Porter tries to imagine life without her but struggles with the bewilderment that follows. There was no gradual transition, no chance to say goodbye or resolve unfinished business. The grief is crushing, her death the psychological equivalent of Pearl Harbor.As Jeff's life unravels, he analyzes his sadness with gro...

**NATIONAL BESTSELLERWind/Pinball, a unique two-in-one volume, includes, on one side, Murakami’s first novel Hear the Wind Sing. When you flip the book over, you can read his second novel, Pinball, 1973. Each book has its own stunning cover.**In the spring of 1978, a young Haruki Murakami sat down at his kitchen table and began to write. The result: two remarkable short novels—Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball, 1973—that launched th...

Answers to Life's Questions From the Book of JobWhen pain or tragedy strikes, the first question most of us ask is, "Why?" We're in good company. The biblical book of Job tells the story of a man who lost everything--his children, his wealth, and even his health--and also wanted to know why. Why should he, a God-fearing man, suffer so much? Why did God allow it?Job did not get the answer he expected. In fact, God began to ask questions of His own--70 questi...

Simon Koo is an ambitious Australian-born Chinese who goes to Singapore in the mid-sixties to work for an advertising agency. But the Wing brothers, who run the agency, are not what they seem. There is soon trouble when Simon falls in love with the forbidden Mercy B. Lord.With no family or connections, this beautiful young woman is powerless to resist the evil influence of Beatrice Fong, a manipulative businesswoman who, in league with the Wing brothers, lures her into the internat...

Binding the Strong Man was written to give you access to the strategies of Satan and his infernal host of wickedness, insight on how to deal with the master spirits that exert their influence on specific locations, institutions, and even families and ways of identifying them spiritually.I crave your indulgence to give this book your absolute concentration.Friend, please do not put this book down until you have read it all.

**THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES WITH OVER 80 MILLION COPIES SOLD • With Job Day just around the corner, Junie B. must decide what career her future holds in the hit chapter book series that keeps kids laughing and “makes reading fun” (Dav Pilkey, author of Dog Man).“Junie B. is the darling of the young-reader set.”—USA Today**Meet the World’s Funniest Kindergartner—Junie B. Jones! It’s been a rough week for Junie B. First, she got punis...