After an unexpected tragedy, Sam Winslow finds himself questioning his purpose in life. He leaves his accounting job in Los Angeles to work for peace in Sri Lanka. His quest to understand the war leads him to the jungles of Sri Lanka's no man's land. Teamed with his whimsical yet cynical roommate, Richard Hendrix, they are soon joined by an unlikely team consisting of a serious-minded priest and a wisecracking rabbi. But all is not as it seems, and no one wants the truth known. Their great...

The debut novel that entertained thousands of readers! Now in its second edition, with a Foreword by professional narrator Scott Pollak.As the financial system crumbles around them, a rural family learns to survive the challenges of an unfamiliar new world. Bill, Gracie, and their son Joe learn new ways to live as their reality changes. Bread, gasoline, and even toilet paper all become scarce when the trucks stop rolling. When a ghost from the past threatens their lives, there are ...

In this sequel to This Thing of Darkness, Sam Winslow has retired from peacemaking for a quiet life with his wife, Annie. Then a midnight phone call brings him back to a war-torn country once more. The island nation of Vedanta has been at war for decades, but a few government officials now want peace, and Sam must carry a secret peace initiative to the rebel leader. Sam soon realizes that the letter he carries is not really a secret, and that powerful enemies will stop at nothing to ensure...

Intersectionality is a term coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989. Crenshaw, a scholar of law, critical race theory, and Black feminist legal theory, uses intersectionality to explain the experiences of Black women who—because of the intersection of their race, gender, and class—are exposed to exponential and interlocking forms of marginalization and oppression, often rendering them invisible. The third edition of Intersectionality & Higher Education: Theory, Research, & Praxis

Dreams of a lost love intrude into a comfortable suburban life. Yet sometimes dream and reality are difficult to distinguish.