How can people of faith connect their religious traditions with the rise of overtly fascist violence in the United States? That's the question this book takes up. With first-hand accounts from the largest white supremacist gathering in modern American history at Unite the Right in Charlottesville, Virginia, it shares how the clergy resisting Nazis and the KKK point a way forward for Christians in particular. But The Writing on the Wall expands outward to ask what churches can learn from an...

Dissecting the false narratives around success, "Stop Hustling" is written as an intervention for the workaholic, the overachiever, and anyone who has mistaken an unwavering grind for a virtue. It offers the reader a different framework for success—one that prioritizes emotional well-being, work-life harmony, and long-term prosperity. This book questions ingrained notions that have influenced our workplace culture, from dissecting the all-powerful "Pareto Principle" to highlighting the ben...

After separating from the United States Army, I started to struggle with my mental health and writing these poems helped me cope. My goal writing these poems is for the Veteran community, and anyone struggling with mental health, or heartbreak to find empathy.

Several years before the United States withdrew from Afghanistan, Carson a young Sergeant in the Army Rangers, goes out on his last mission in Afghanistan before separating from the military. Something happens on his last deployment that he hadn't dealt with before, leaving him traumatized and full of guilt. His original plan of getting out and becoming a paid MMA fighter starts to crumble as he tries to drown his troubles with alcohol, but all that changes when he comes across a beautiful...

A coming of age novella inspired by Miles Davis' album KIND OF BLUE, each chapter of Martin's book evokes the atmosphere and themes of a track from the classic acoustic jazz album.

A startling spotlight on the darkest corners of America’s “War on Terror,” where nothing is quite what it seems.The Convenient Terrorist is the definitive inside account of the capture, torture, and detention of Abu Zubaydah, the first “high-value target” captured by the CIA after 9/11. But was Abu Zubaydah, who is still being indefinitely held by the United States under shadowy circumstances, the blue-ribbon capture that the Bush White House claimed he was? Authors John Kiriakou, ...

Despite all the advantages that came with being a Titan, for Thorn, it has come with equally Titan-sized problems.Thorn has freed himself from an ancient curse and cleared up the political turmoil in the capital, but the looming threat to Northern Angoril posed by the Orc invasion of Rasyn carries him back to the Elven island. But not before he deals with a cultist infestation in his own home.Beset by enemies on all sides, Thorn must choose between keeping ...

Timekeeping: Explore the History and Science of Telling Time travels through the past and into the future to explore how humans have measured the passage of time. From ancient civilization's earliest calendars and shadow clocks to GPS and the atomic clocks of today, kids will track the evolution of timekeeping devices, meet the inventors of calendars and clocks, and learn interesting facts and trivia. Hands-on projects and activities include making a shadow clock, using a protract...

Contains books one and two of the The Titan series, a litRPG gamelit adventure.Titan, book 1Nova Terra, your dreams, your world.Trapped in his own body by a debilitating medical condition, Xavier Lee seeks reprieve from his giant-sized problems through full immersion into the game world of Nova Terra. Billed as the first true alternate reality, Nova Terra runs parallel to the real world and promises to fulfill the fantasies and desires of t...

Daniel and Asin have returned to Karlak after their time with the Army. Now they must complete the Dungeon but to do so, they'll need to upgrade their equipment, Skills and Levels. Taking a Quest, the pair must now journey across the Kingdom of Brad to complete it and learn a few life lessons in-between.An Adventurer's Heart is Book 2 of the Adventures on Brad LitRPG series that combines traditional fantasy worlds with game mechanics.

One war has drawn to a close, but another has just begun.It was supposed to be an easy victory lap in the capital city, but life around Thorn is never that simple. New responsibilities, underhanded nobles, a shadowy cult, and a struggle for the throne of Northern Angoril all promise to make life exciting...if he can survive.Thorn falls deeper into the political struggles of the Empire when the capital is rocked by a terrible murder and is forced to learn th...

The Karlak Dungeon has re-opened with a brand new configuration. A whole new Dungeon awaits Daniel and Asin. Joined by Omrak, the party races to be the first to complete the Dungeon but must face new monsters, new traps and new floor layouts. Will the Adventurers complete the new Dungeon in time?A Dungeon's Soul traditional fantasy story with LitRPG elements.