This ancient clan demonstrates the successful transition of faith that remains aflame for centuries. Communicating zeal for God that any Christian father can emulate today, this biblical narrative unfolds an obscure character’s life. In a time of spiraling moral and theological decline, the book encourages Christian families not only to stand but to pass the torch of their faith securely throughout generations. What can Christian families learn from one minor Old Testament man whose godly ...

Across the country, high school freshmen have the highest rates of failure, discipline problems, and truancy. Defined as the "make it or break it" year, ninth grade can be a trying time for teenagers learning to make their own way in the world. The Ninth Grade Opportunity provides educators with a useful framework to build and implement a team-based Freshman Transition program, ultimately allowing teachers to play an integral role in ensuring every student's success.Scott Habeeb, R...

Grace Taylor hatte es nie leicht im Leben. Als Kind verlor sie ihre Eltern, ihre Großeltern lehnten sie ab, sie landete im Heim und auch als Erwachsene scheint sie vom Pech verfolgt. Als sie glaubt, endlich das große Glück gefunden zu haben, wird sie ein weiteres Mal bitter enttäuscht. Ihr vermeintlicher Traummann entpuppt sich als Albtraum. Nach einem alles verändernden Verlust ist Mateo López, Oberhaut eines florierenden Drogenimperiums, von Rachegelüsten zerfressen. Er will mit allen Mi...

Fellipe Rodriguez, Sicherheitschef und bester Freund eines kolumbianischen Drogenbarons, hat ein Problem: Seitdem er die junge Fiona Pérez aus den Fängen eines sadistischen Frauenschänders befreit hat, wünscht er sich nichts sehnlicher, als der gebrochenen Frau wieder auf die Beine zu helfen. Allerdings entpuppt sich diese Herausforderung als Herkulesaufgabe, weil die traumatisierte Fiona unter extremen Angstzuständen leidet und niemanden an sich heranlässt. Dank der Hartnäckigkeit ihres R...

Everyone loves to laugh, to wonder, and to be amazed. High Notes and Low presents interesting and unusual anecdotal information about classical music and musicians in a down-to-earth, easily readable form. Free of technical jargon, the book is appealing not only to the musician but to the general reader as well, and offers information that all can enjoy.The book is divided into six sections that provide general categories of anecdotes – Composers, Performers, Critics, Cond...

In 1945, Japan surrendered unconditionally to the United States and its allies, thereby planting the seed from which would spring one of the world's most successful and stable democracies. In an age when democracy is often pursued, yet rarely accomplished, in which failed democracies are found throughout Africa, Latin America, and Asia, Japan's transformation from an utterly defeated military power into a thriving constitutional democracy commands attention. It has long been assumed that p...

Mars and Martians is a sweeping 30+ hour journey across the red planet—where explorers land with hope, settlers fight to survive, and something ancient watches from the dust.From the golden age of science fiction comes an extraordinary collection of 60 stories that imagine Mars in every possible form: a frontier, a battlefield, a mystery, a memory. Ray Bradbury’s haunting visions sit alongside Isaac Asimov’s sharp ideas, Philip K. Dick’s unsettling encounters, and ...

A humble fisherman is elected as the next pope in this novel by the bestselling author of The French Connection and the former US Ambassador to the Vatican.A Boston Globe Bestseller"A suspenseful, provocative, lively tale of Vatican intrigue and U.S. State Department guile." —Doris Kearns Goodwin"This one will hold you,...

This 1989 Yoshino Sakuzo prize-winning book is essential reading for understanding Japans postwar constitution, political and social history, and foreign policy. In this, the most complete English account of the origins of Japans Constitution, the author presents new interpretations of the behind-the-scenes actors who shaped the Japanese Constitution: the petulant General Douglas MacArthur, Japanese defenders of the conservative order, Japanese liberal and socialist reformers, and moderate...

Clarkesworld is a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction, articles, interviews and art. Our March 2022 issue (#186) contains:Original fiction by Naomi Kritzer ("The Dragon Project"), EA Mylonas ("Saturn Devouring His Son"), Ray Nayler ("Rain of Days"), Tegan Moore ("The Memory of Water"), Cal Ritterhoff ("Wanting Things"), Priya Chand ("It Takes a Village"), R.T. Ester ("Meddling Fields"), and Arthur...

"One of the penalties of an ecological education," wrote Aldo Leopold, "is that one lives alone in a world of wounds." As climate change and other environmental degradations become more evident, experts predict that an increasing number of people will suffer emotional and psychological distress as a result. Many are feeling these effects already. In the pages of Solastalgia, they will find a source of companionship, inspiration, and advice.The concept of solastalgia comes ...

Science Fiction and Fantasy stories of STRANGEST ilk.Other Tales: Volume IV contains seven bizarre and incredible tales of science fiction and fantasy, including rare comedies from Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury, three mysterious and moving yarns from prominent women of genre fiction, and an original science fiction tale by author E.S. Raye, writer of Gas Giant Gambit: A Tall Tale from Beyond the Cygnus Rift.Volume IV contains stories byIsa...