Noting that a traditional understanding of Paul as “convert” from Judaism has fueled false and often dangerous stereotypes of Judaism, and that the so-called “new perspective on Paul” has not completely escaped these stereotypes, František Ábel has gathered leading international scholars to test the hypotheses of the more recent “Paul within Judaism” movement. Though hardly monolithic in their approach, these scholars’ explorations of specific topics concerning Second Temple Judaism and Pa...

Tommy Turtle is a shy land turtle who likes to hide inside his shell. Tommy represents children who are shy around other children and adults, and he is nervous to play or speak. Most children are shy from time to time and it's important for children to understand shyness and how to act around others who are or aren't shy. Children need to know that shyness is normal, and they need ...

Set in an alternative reality where "All the President's men" do not get caught at Watergate, this "shockingly believable" novel presents the frightening scenario of what could happen if a powerful but paranoid American chief executive goes out of control."—The dirty tricks have just begun; rape, murder, plot and counterplot...are nothing to this imperial President..." --Publishers Weekly."[T]he authors have brought a chilling sense of reality to their fast-paced, smoothly-...

Fifteen all-new stories by science fiction’s top talents, collected by bestselling author George R. R. Martin and multiple-award winning editor Gardner DozoisBurroughs’s A Princess of Mars. Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles. Heinlein’s Red Planet. These and so many more inspired generations of readers with a sense that science fiction’s greatest wonders did not necessarily lie far in the future or light-years across the galaxy but were to...

The English translation of the Nazi military leader's correspondence with his wife, recently authenticated by the Bundesarchiv and serialized in Die Welt.At the end of World War II, it was assumed that the letters of Heinrich Himmler were lost. Yet sixty years after Himmler's capture by British troops and subsequent suicide, the letters mysteriously turned up in Tel Aviv and, in early 2014, excerpts were published for the first time by the Israeli newspape...

Covering genres from adventure and fantasy to horror, science fiction, and superheroes, this guide maps the vast terrain of graphic novels, describing and organizing titles to help librarians balance their graphic novel collections and direct patrons to read-alikes.New subgenres, new authors, new artists, and new titles appear daily in the comic book and manga world, joining thousands of existing titles—some of which are very popular and well-known to the enthusias...

Forty-Eight Greatest Squirrel Memes: Book One is a collection of squirrels in various comedic depictions of fun and humor for the entire family. Humor and laughter are good for the human soul, and this collection contains wild squirrels from our backyard, plus other squirrels created by Mary L. Schmidt. Laughter is great for humans as we relieve stress that has built up within ourselves, we breathe in deeper, which gives us more oxygen rich air that helps our brains, organs, and entire bod...

When you want to lose fat, you want to lose it fast.Men’s Health nutrition advisor and weight loss expert Michael Roussell destroys the myth that healthy weight loss needs to be limited to 1 to 2 pounds per week—and gives you an all-new program to prove it. The MetaShred Diet is ascience-backed, 28-day plan to lose fat and keep it off—for good!Roussell combines the latest nutrition science with an easy-to-use plan that allows people to los...

Thoroughly revised and updated, this edition of the classic casebook on police ethics explores the moral complexities of situations faced by law enforcement officers every day across the United States.This updated edition of Power and Restraint maintains its place as a leading set of standards for evaluating police behavior. It extends our understanding of the basis of police accountability by grounding it in principles of the social contract and constitut...

"The truth is a brutal weapon..."Major Grant Sievers survived the battle for York, but the war within him rages on. Wounded and confined to an infirmary, he grapples with the fragile truce he's found with his brother, Lucas. Yet, the echoes of a fevered confession—secrets of Fort Detroit and the River Raisin—haunt his recovery, overheard by a watchful nurse. Can he truly mend his body when his soul remains fractured?General Brock's impending inspec...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."I can fix this thing in my head, but I need to do it alone. Alone is not lonely, right?"When Rosie Winterbourne loses everything that anchored her, she does the only thing she knows: she goes to sea.A gifted Royal Navy sailor, Rosie has spent her life trusting discipline, skill, and instinct. But after a devastating loss shatters her world, that certainty begins to crack. Her career i...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Die Hard, the iconic action film released in 1988, almost had a completely different cast. The lead role of John McClane was initially offered to Frank Sinatra, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and even Al Pacino for the villain, Hans Gruber. However, the film's producers ultimately chose Bruce Willis, a rising star at the time known for his role in the television series Moonlighting. The decision proved successful as Willis brought a unique blen...