Cannibalism In The Cars is a short story by Mark Twain which satires the political system of the US. The story is about a group of men trapped in a train during a snow storm. After a week, the men know that they must resort to cannibalism for survival. They hold ineffective elections, and are so formal that they even follow parliamentary procedure. The ridiculousness of these election can be shown through the following quote: "...Mr. Harris was elected, all voting for him but himself... hi...

In Old Testament Wisdom and Poetry: Contemplating a Lived Faith, author Norah Caudill expertly navigates the rich tapestry of biblical wisdom and poetry, going deeper into the books of Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, Psalms, Song of Songs, and Lamentations. Caudill illuminates the multifaceted perspectives presented within these texts, from practical advice for a successful life, to difficult questions about the meaning of life, to lamenting life’s hardships, and to praising God. Thr...

Praise for Rocking Wall Street". . . the only four investment strategies you will ever need. . . I dare anyone to read this book and not wake up to the realities of Wall Street, and change their investing habits on the spot."—Steve Trager Watson Retired CEO and CIO of the hedge fund Watson Investment Partners, LP"A true Renaissance man and teacher, Gary Marks adeptly explores four investment strategies that can achieve strong results and pea...

Situated at the pivotal intersection of the departure of Jesus Christ and the arrival of the Holy Spirit, Acts and Paul’s Letters: The Gospel to the Ends of the Earth tells the story of the birth of the Christian church and the remarkable spread of the gospel. Readers will learn how to interpret Paul’s thirteen letters within the context of the historical telling of the early Christian movement in the Book of Acts and will gain a deeper appreciation and understanding of one of the...

Old Testament Narrative Books: The Israel Story focuses on two larger narratives of the Old Testament: the Narratives of the Rise and Fall of the Hebrew Kingdoms (Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings) and the Narratives of Exile and Restoration (Ruth, Daniel, Esther, Ezra-Nehemiah, Chronicles). As part of the Scripture Connections series, Old Testament Narrative Books includes helpful sidebars with ancient, biblical, gospel, and life connections. Written in an accessible manner,...

This novella is written as a personal journal. The story follows a writing teacher's restless search for beauty, love, and the mysterious force the Greeks called Eros.The writer's girlfriend, Miranda, is more than happy to join him. She has her own journal, and her own way of looking at the world. While he is cynical and constantly complaining about what he sees, struggling to make sense of why they came to Greece in the first place, Miranda writes things like, "Ah, rose, your peta...

In this heartfelt novel about love and destiny, Aaron believes in a world full of possibilities, including the rare possibility that love can occasionally defeat time.His muse—the person he fell in love with from the moment he met her —is Hanna, a Swiss-born natural blonde with an angelic beauty that's clear to everyone but her.Hanna is street smart, practical, and more than a little skeptical that love can last forever. But she decides to try to "win the game" with him.

In The Pentateuch: Life in the Presence of God, J. Daniel Hays surveys the narrative history of the Pentateuch—the first five books of Scripture and invites readers to know the God who covenanted with Israel to rescue them and live in his presence. This book will encourage and equip pastors, students, and laypersons as they encounter the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.As part of the Scripture Connections series, The Pentateuch includes helpful sidebars with anci...

This is not AI-generated content. The contents were written and verified by subject matter experts from Aviation Supplies & Academics, an 85-year-old aviation company. Look for the ASA wings to ensure you are purchasing a reliable publication.Aerodynamics for Aviators is a collegiate-level aerodynamics textbook that covers all of the necessary information relevant to pilots, from the private license through to the commercial. Aerodynamics is a subject crit...

The Complete Leatherstocking Tales includes the five full-length novels featuring Natty Bumppo.The Leatherstocking Tales is a series of five novels by American writer James Fenimore Cooper, set in the eighteenth century era of development in the primarily former Iroquois areas in central New York. Each novel features Natty Bumppo, a frontiersman known to European-American settlers as Leatherstocking, The Pathfinder, and the trapper

A short collection of fantasy and adventure poems covering a wide range of emotions, war, love and loss, and yearning for places long lost or imaginary, easy to read and I hope very enjoyable.

In this satire of the music industry, David Allington is the son of a politician, a record producer of questionable success, and a man whose life is falling apart like a bad drum track.Assigned to produce an incompetent punk band called The Puks, David finds himself trying to appease record company executives while persuading a punk magazine writer named Tara chance after chance.Filled with enough bad decisions to destroy an entire recording industry, punk singer Robbie Zon...