Have you ever dreamt of living in a foreign country?Follow two intrepid Minnesota retirees as they learn what it takes to live like a local in France. Read about their adventures in their adopted country- the humorous encounters, the obstacles they overcame, and the life-long friends they made along the way. Whether your interest is France, travel, wine, local history, or just an entertaining story, you will find this book an appealing read.Praise f...

There are almost four million grandparent households that are raising their grandchildren. There are many more relative caregivers and adoptive parents integrating displaced children into their household. Papa & Punchanella is a story for children (and adults might find some wisdom in Papa) about Punchanella's emotional journey from displacement to adoption. It is seen through the eyes of the child who poses many questions that Papa does his best to answer as Punchanella moves through a se...

"Beam me up, Scotty."®During the 1960s, in an age when the height of technology was a crackly AM transistor radio, Star Trek envisioned a time when communication devices worked without wires."Working"Computers of the decade took up entire climate-controlled rooms and belonged only to the government and a few very large corporations. Yet Captain Kirk had one small enough to sit on the top of his desk -- and it talked back to him....

"A zany and provocative cultural history" of LA's infamous air pollution and the struggle to combat it from the 1940s to today ( Kirkus).The smog beast wafted into downtown Los Angeles on July 26, 1943. Nobody knew what it was. Secretaries rubbed their eyes. Traffic cops seemed to disappear in the mysterious haze. Were Japanese saboteurs responsible? A reckless factory? The truth was much worse—it came from within, from Southern California's burgeoning car-...

Respected pastor and bestselling author Chip Ingram unpacks Philippians 4 to help us choose peace in any circumstance in life, including relational conflict, anxious moments in our personal lives, or difficult circumstances that are beyond our control.

This mind-blowing collection of specially commissioned stories designed to go where no anthology has gone before features thrilling stories from Star Trek: The Original Series.This treasure trove of untold tales recreates all the sense of adventure that marked Star Trek: The Original Series when it first burst on to our television screens in 1966. Each story takes as its inspiration an element of unfinished business from the original series so tha...

An original spin-off novel set in the popular Star Trek: The Next Generation universe from New York Times bestselling author David Mack.Death slumbers in the ashes of silent planets, waiting to be awakened and unleashed…Twenty years have passed since the interstellar scourge known as the Husnock were exterminated without warning by a being with godlike abilities. Left behind, intact but abandoned, their desolate worlds and derelic...

An all-new novel based upon the explosive TV series Star Trek: Discovery!Lieutenant Saru is a Kelpien, a member of a prey species born on a world overrun by monstrous predators…and a being who very intimately understands the nature of fear. Challenged on all sides, he is determined to surpass his origins and succeed as a Starfleet officer aboard the USS Shenzhou. But when Saru breaks protocol in order to prove himself to his crewmates, what begins...

The conclusion to the epic trilogy that stretches from the earliest voyages of the Starship Enterprise to Captain Kirk’s historic five-year-mission—and from one universe to another—just in time for the milestone 50th anniversary of Star Trek: The Original Series!Eighteen years ago, the Starship Enterprise thwarted an alien invasion from another universe, and Captain Robert April took possession of the interdimensional transfer device that...

An epic new trilogy begins—a tie-in for the milestone fiftieth anniversary of Star Trek: The Original Series—that stretches from the earliest voyages of the Starship Enterprise to Captain Kirk’s historic five-year-mission…and from one universe to another!Hidden aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise is a secret that has been passed from captain to captain, from Robert April to Christopher Pike to James T. Kirk. Now the return of the enigmatic woman...

New York Times BestsellerLeonard Nimoy and William Shatner first crossed paths as actors on the set of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Little did they know that their next roles as Spock and Captain Kirk, in a new science fiction television series, would shape their lives in ways no one could have anticipated. In seventy-nine television episodes of Star Trek and six feature films, they grew to know each other more than most friends could ever imagine....

From the universe of Star Trek: The Next Generation®**!**Throughout the Star Trek: New Frontier saga, Mark McHenry, the navigator on the U.S.S. Excalibur, has demonstrated abilities beyond those of the somewhat odd human being he appears to be. When the inhabitants of an innocent solar system are confronted by a menace linked to the source of McHenry's powers, his true heritage is revealed at last.Meanwhile, Zak Kebron is going th...