Many people inherit a faith long before they understand it. They grow up within a world of rituals, rhythms, and expectations that shape them quietly and completely. Yet somewhere along the way, a question begins to rise: Is the gospel as complex as the system received, or is it simpler than ever imagined? This book follows the journey of an unnamed pilgrim whose life unfolds inside a sincere and structured religious tradition. Through Scripture, education, relationships, and loss, the pil...

A journey traveled by two women born on the same day and live parallel lives. One born in Nicaragua and the other born in Texas. They are both touched by Pedro and Pancho. Although Pancho has become a very strict moralist, he understands the real life of people, their sins, their troubles, their challenges. These women come to know each other through Peter, now the Pope. Their journey is just as hard, even if in different ways. It explores the reality of living life, having faith and the r...

It follows the life of Pedro, a young boy born in poverty in a small town in Nicaragua. His father is killed the day he is born allowing for his life to progress without the influence of the 'macho' culture of his father. He lives a happy life with his mother, oldest sister, and his two brothers. He establishes a close relationship to the Village Catholic Priest. His mother is introduced to a friend of the priest, an electrical engineer with severe depression. They become a family. A few y...

FROM THE CREATOR OF THIS IS HORROR, COMES A NEW NIGHTMARE FOR THE DIGITAL AGE.TELL ME WHAT YOU LIKE.After a teacher receives a weirdly arousing video, his life descends into paranoia and obsession. More videos follow—each containing information no stranger could possibly know. But who's sending them? And what do they want? The answers may destroy everything and everyone he loves.THE GIRL IN THE VIDEO is THE RING meets ...

Join the journey into this volume of Book of Strangers and enjoy expressions of people, places, and still life. Prolific in composition with Robust Lines, and bold colors these compositions are sure to please the contemporary art lover in all of you. From a Luthier - master of the craft to a walk In November Rain the portraits of people places and life will give you a depth of reaction. Thought provoking images ripe with life ready for the picking. Allow yourself to ponder, enjoy, and disc...

THE CALEDONIAN, warrior son of KING BRUDE, knows nothing of epic power struggles or political deception. VENUTIUS, the Brigantes King, arrives in the Caledonian settlement of BRUDE with a proposal. QUEEN SIBH, in the south, seeks an alliance with the Caledonian King to destroy the Roman invaders. THE CALEDONIAN is ordered, by his father, to ride south to meet the Queen and determine her loyalty. But treachery amongst his own blood may be his downfall.

Your thoughts are not your own.Following the death of her parents—operatives of a Top Secret government psychic espionage program—Archer Wilson receives an urgent warning from beyond the grave. Your life is in danger. Leave home now or die.Running for her life and unsure of who she can trust, Archer finds herself caught up in a bizarre world built upon madness and paranoia. Her life, her family, everything she thought she knew is swept away, and no...

The American Songbook from Vaudeville to Hollywood celebrates the cultural expressions contained in the unforgettable jazz-inflected songs of the twentieth century. Charting the development of songwriting in the context of American culture, David Michael Hertz treats words and music as of equal importance, exploring the mystery of how they work together in the phrase structures of songs. With a carefully drawn historical chronology, his narrative recounts a story of the evolution ...

In this “wonderfully rich” (San Francisco Chronicle) novel from the author of the internationally bestselling The Oracle of Stamboul, a young man journeys from California to Cairo to unravel centuries-old family secrets.“This book is a joy.”—Rabih Alameddine, author of the National Book Award finalist An Unnecessary WomanWINNER OF: THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION’S SOPHIE BRODY AWARD • THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWA...

Mac and Cheese, Donuts, Bacon, wine and cheese. Does this get your attention really quickly? This book has been put together with so much fun, and adventure in culinary and beverage exploration for you to enjoy. Regions of beautiful history will not be quoted, nor vineyards or artisan foods exquisite. Straight up craziness is what you get. These dishes will bring you (and your friends if you so chose to have them over for an occasion of exploratory fun) great combinations that you may not ...

It follows the life of Franklin, a boy brought up in an orphanage in Congo. He is raise by deeply religious and loving nuns, both American and African. They motivate him to a religious life. He is beaten and tortured as a young boy and as a young priest that leads the heads of the religious order to take him out of Africa and put him in Rome. There he meets Pedro, Pancho and the Rodriguez family and is assimilated into the family fully. When Pedro dies, Franklin is elected as Pope. But eve...

In the early days of World War II, an American family living in Davao City is thrust into chaos when the conflict reaches the Philippine Islands. Overnight, safety vanishes.Separated by war and forced into hiding, a mother and child face relentless uncertainty as occupation forces tighten their grip. With limited resources and no clear path forward, they rely on instinct, resilience, and the quiet bravery of Filipino civilians willing to risk their own lives for strangers.A...