In this groundbreaking book, popular apologist Melissa Dougherty helps us understand how our society got to be so toxically subjective, why endless positivity is inherently destructive, and how we can live with faithful truth and genuine love in these self-obsessed times.Melissa Dougherty skillfully diagnoses the issue and provides the cure: the authentic and life-giving truth of the Christian worldview. - Wesley HuffHave you ever wondered how we e...

"Dougherty is a humanist who argues that each of us has to look, listen, choose, and commit. His work is as encouraging as it is enlightening." - Douglas Heil, Prime-Time AuthorshipDirecting will make you a better writer"Directing is where you cross from paper to people. Where the things you imagined have to be articulated to others in the hope of making them real." Joseph Dougherty, Emmy winner for his work on the groundbreaking series thirtysomething, ...

With the aid of superb line artworks, Unarmed Combat demonstrates to the reader how special forces soldiers are taught to excel in hand-to-hand fighting: how they maximise bodyweight, and the use of various strikes, throws, locks and constrictions to defeat opponents. It explains how different martial arts have been combined by military units to create hand-to-hand combat systems for defence against multiple assailants, for fighting on the ground, for dealing with edged and impact weapons,...

'A vivid and beautifully written retelling' Eirinie Lapidaki'A wonder of a novel' Kate Potter'Beautifully and imaginatively written. A real page-turner' Jessica Mills'Unputdownable retelling of the Minotaur myth' Fran HillA queen. A mother. A throne built on blood.Princess Pasiphae of Kolchis is sent to Knossos to secure the throne, but she soon finds herself entangled in a bru...

Two princes.Two souls destined to fall in love.A curse that will end the world if they do.The fallen goddess Gilgamine and her pantheon were cast down by The Divine. Desperate to reclaim the heavens, she searched for a way to destroy His grand design. Her only glimpse into that design revealed two souls destined to fall in love.Unable to break a bond protected by fate itself, she poisoned it instead.Now, whenever those soulmates touch in true love, h...

A Time 100 Must-Read Book of 2020 • A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice • California Book Award Silver Medal in Nonfiction • Finalist for The New York Public Library Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism•Named a top 30 must-read Book of 2020 by the New York Post • Named one of the 10 Best Business Books of 2020 by Fortune • Named A Must-Read Book of 2020 by Apartment Therapy • Runner-Up Genera...

Since 1914 the art and increasingly science of warfare has become ever deadlier. Tanks have become more mobile and more protected, artillery has come to dominate battlefields and even ordinary infantrymen are now equipped with body armour and lightweight fully automatic weapons, usually fitted with magnifying scopes.Containing full-colour artworks and action photographs, Land Combat is a comprehensive guide to how wars have been fought since the outbreak of World War I. All of the m...

The sniper is a lone hunter: to become a special forces sniper requires supreme concentration and extreme self-discipline. SAS and Elite Forces Guide: Sniper examines what it takes to be a special forces elite sniper. It is as important to focus on mental discipline and physical fitness as it is to be able to shoot to Olympic levels of accuracy. You must become an expert in fieldcraft and stalking, and become familiar with nature and the weather. The book describes the psychological makeup...

Learn how to turn your expertise into a clear, compelling nonfiction book that reaches the people who need it most."A smart and stylish guide to writing and publishing a nonfiction book." —Kirkus Reviews.Whether you're a consultant, coach, educator, healthcare provider, or entrepreneur, writing a book can expand your influence and help more people benefit from your ideas. The Complete Expert-to-Author Guide provides a prac...

Combat Techniques is a comprehensive reference work on tactical procedures for infantry today. Illustrated with action photographs and detailed artworks, it provides a thorough insight into how the soldiers of today’s armies would fight in any combat scenario they encountered. The book covers all aspects of the battlefield, detailing the various forces and assets at a battlefield commander’s disposal, showing how tactics have changed since the end of World War II, and examining a ...

“Westeros is probably closer to medieval Britain than anything else.” George R.R. Martin, creator of Game of ThronesKings who were insane, infant or imprisoned; feuding families, disputed successions and monarchs executing their brothers; exiled nobles, war with France and enemies forced to unite against a common foe – the history of the Wars of the Roses is so filled with drama that it feels like fiction. In fact, it has inspired fiction. As Game of Thrones author George R...

Discover a tale of human authenticity told through a sweet-souled alcoholic who means well and sees good in people.When the residents of Como Flats see Lonnie Klipsen in the same bar, drinking the same beer, telling the same stories, night after night, year after year, they ask themselves, "How can a man with so little lose so much?"With no close family and no significant other, Lonnie and his longtime roommate Stan, a widow and non-practicing alcoholic whose been on the o...