We all have a big-picture purpose that is refined in our daily journeys. God guides us into situations in life to discover who we are and who He is. That process is part of His purpose. God invites us to come closer through relationship to discover His perfect plan for our lives. Purpose is not a moment of arrival, but a personal, everyday demonstration of the only God ever.

“Who better to raise teens’ awareness of mental illness and health than the YA authors they admire?” —Booklist (starred review)“[A] much-needed, enlightening book.” —School Library Journal (starred review)Your favorite YA authors including Ellen Hopkins, Maureen Johnson, and more recount their own experiences with mental health in this raw, real, and powerful collection of essays that explores everything from ADD t...

When life is born in darkness, so too can life come from the darkness of a foul creator’s hand.I have a purpose, but I did not choose it. I hold a form, remarkable in its design, but I did not choose it. I am awake, but the manner in which consciousness found me, yet again, was not mine to decide. I have but one clue to the origin of my current state: the vision of a once-beloved man hidden by a surgeon's mask.Wielding a scalpel.Am I only t...

This reissued illustrated chapter book is based on the classic characters found in Pokemon GO and the classic animated series on Netflix.When Psyduck evolves into Golduck, Misty is thrilled! Golduck is the fastest swimmer of all. Besides, training Psyduck was one big headache. Psyduck was totally clueless and clumsy, except when it got a headache. Then its attacks were unstoppable -- especially against Team Rocket! But is Golduck about to give Misty a big surprise? This chapter boo...

This carefully crafted ebook collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Treasure Island (R. L. Stevenson) Blackbeard: Buccaneer (R. D. Paine) Pieces of Eight (Le Gallienne) Gold-Bug (Edgar A. Poe) The Dark Frigate (C. B. Hawes) Hearts of Three (Jack London) Captain Singleton (Defoe) Swords of Red Brotherhood (Howard) Queen of Black Coast (Howard) Afloat and Ashore (James F. Cooper) Pirate Gow (Defoe) The King of Pirates (Defoe) Barbarossa—Kin...

History of the Iroquois & Tuscarora Indians presents the traditions, laws, migrations, political institutions, and historical experiences of the Haudenosaunee, with particular attention to the Tuscarora people and their incorporation into the Six Nations. Written in a plain yet purposeful nineteenth-century prose, the work blends oral history, ethnographic description, documentary memory, and moral reflection. Its literary importance lies in its position within early Indigenous-authored hi...

Experience the joy of Juneteenth in this celebration of freedom from the award-winning team of Angela Johnson and E.B. Lewis.Through the eyes of one little girl, All Different Now tells the story of the first Juneteenth, the day freedom finally came to the last of the slaves in the South. Since then, the observance of June 19 as African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond. This stunning picture book includes notes from ...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.What if the key to everything you’ve ever wanted was whispered to the world 70 years ago—and nobody noticed?In 1956, Earl Nightingale’s The Strangest Secret stunned millions with a single, unshakable truth: we become what we think about. But here’s the question no one’s asking—why hasn’t it worked for you yet?Vic Johnson cracks open Nightingale’s legendary message, tests it agai...

Written virtually single-handedly over a seven-year period by a revered dean of English letters, Johnson’s Dictionary first appeared in 1755. A remarkable monument to the vigor and variety of our language and to the genius of its author, it served as the standard dictionary for more than 150 years and formed the basis for all subsequent English dictionaries. This modern version reduces the original 2,300 pages of definitions and literary examples to a more manageable length, retai...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.You have read every AI think piece. You have sponsored a center of excellence. You still do not know, with any specificity, what your own hands should be doing differently on Monday morning.Builder-Leader is the practical answer to that question.There is a shelf of books that tell senior leaders what to think about AI. This is not one of them. This one is about what your hands do.The book argues that what looks l...

Deadly Sails - Complete Collection surveys the perilous maritime imagination, assembling sea adventures in which shipwreck, piracy, mutiny, exploration, and supernatural menace test both seamanship and moral resolve. Its range extends from historical romance and juvenile adventure to Gothic terror, detective intrigue, speculative voyage, and psychologically charged tale. Storm-bound passages, lost islands, naval confrontations, and uncanny waters make the sea not merely a setting but an ac...

The Real Pirates of the Caribbean (Complete Edition: Volume 1&2) gathers the notorious lives of early eighteenth-century sea rovers into a vivid documentary romance of the Atlantic world. Blending courtroom testimony, sailors' lore, moral anecdote, and sensational narrative, the work helped establish the enduring literary grammar of piracy: the black flag, the mutinous crew, the charismatic captain, and the unstable boundary between outlawry and empire. Captain Charles Johnson remains an e...