An Empire on the brink of destruction. Eight Wardens chosen by the Stars.Only one question: is it possible to change a Destiny that’s already written?Ten years ago, a bloody night shook the Bluand Empire. The young Prince Christopher survived the massacre and rose to the throne, but emerged from it completely changed, while his little sister vanished without a trace.For long years, the kingdoms have been treading on thin ice, and th...

“I can’t teach you, but I can show you.” With these words, Kentucky balladeer Doc Hopkins shared his musical knowledge with a willing student, summoning an independent streak deeply embedded in the American character. His words capture the informal creativity and colloquial practice that marks folk tradition as it extends from the countryside to the city and back again.Stephen Wade recounts creators and conservators like Doc Hopkins, many of them born in the closing years of the ni...

Every culture is a unique answer to a fundamental question: What does it mean to be human and alive? In The Wayfinders, renowned anthropologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis leads us on a thrilling journey to celebrate the wisdom of the world's indigenous cultures.In Polynesia we set sail with navigators whose ancestors settled the Pacific ten centuries before Christ. In the Amazon we meet the descendants of a true lost civilization, the...

* THIS IS THE 2ND EDITION. THE 3RD EDITION IS NOW AVAILABLE (JANUARY 2026) *The Retirement Planning Guidebook helps you navigate through the important decisions to prepare for your best retirement. You will have the detailed knowledge and understanding to make smart retirement decisions:- Understand your personal retirement income style, which can then help you navigate through the conflicting opin...

Winsome and Romantic--the Perfect Summer Read!When Meg Cole's father dies unexpectedly, she becomes the majority shareholder of his oil company and the single inheritor of his fortune. Though Meg is soft-spoken and tenderhearted--more interested in art than in oil--she's forced to return home to Texas and to Whispering Creek Ranch to take up the reins of her father's empire.The last thing she has the patience or the sanity to deal with? Her father's thoroughbred racehorse f...

For four years, Gary has lived by procedure.He drives the RV he was supposed to share with his wife, Claire, moving from campground to campground and dump station to dump station. At every stop, he follows the same carefully controlled routine. He monitors the park. Measures the variables. Empties the black tank.And makes certain the procedure never quite finishes.Now Gary has arrived at Ridgeline State Park, the place Claire circled twice in their road atlas and ma...

**“What a beautiful gift of a narrative this is. So much love on every page. A fabulous celebration of the brilliance of Black boys.” —JACQUELINE WOODSON, author of the New York Times bestseller The Day You BeginAn empowering picture book celebrating Black boys everywhere--acknowledging their strengths, recognizing the hurdles they face, and encouraging them to forge ahead with confidence**Powerful words and radiant art come together in this stunning pictu...

Since He was crucified and resurrected, Jesus’s message has become confusing. The people and events don’t seem real. Scripture is a historical record of real people with the same flaws as you. Everyone living since Creation has had the same thoughts and feelings as you. Love, hate, happiness, and grief are universal and have never changed. That’s why you can understand what people in Scripture experienced. In this Devotional/Study, Don Williams shares a clear and concise perspective of Scr...

**Winner of the Contemporary Romance category of the Christy AwardWinner of the Romance Category of the Kipp Book AwardLoving her is a risk he can't afford . . . and can't resist.**When acclaimed Bible study author Genevieve Woodward receives an anonymous letter referencing her parents' past, she returns to her hometown in the Blue Ridge Mountains to chase down her family's secret. However, it's Genevieve's own secret that catches up to her when Sam Turner, owner of...

Life's most difficult experiences can leave you feeling uncertain, overwhelmed, and unsure of what comes next. Past failures may weaken your confidence, unexpected changes can disrupt your sense of direction, and self-doubt can keep you from building the life you want. But even the hardest lessons can become opportunities for meaningful change.Life's Toughest Lessons: Change and Growth is a practical and encouraging guide to developing resilience, overcoming adversity, and...

After a year of labor, solitude, and strife brought to the doorstep of his father'shouse, Jak Hartlen will come to accept the future isn't set, because the past is full of lies.Through abilities unnerving to any Areht, against the Enemy's servants rising in everycorner of the Southland, Jak will be forced to resolve his destiny as One of Five who canchange the world.Because prophecy requires martyrs.Such selfless transcendence isn't easy, nor simply the heroic resul...

In 1933, Gertrude Stein published her groundbreaking memoir The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, which gained her instant celebrity. The following year she was invited to return to the United States for the first time since she left for France in 1903, to give a series of lectures on art and literature. Newly famous, Stein delivered her lectures, which double as a manifesto for her own, notoriously difficult work, to packed audiences at universities, galleries, members' clubs and...