Over a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in the second grade, I gave Wren Tyler my heart.Years later, I finally have a shot at the woman who’s always felt like home.Accidentally locked inside a dark gymnasium overnight, with nothing but whispered confessions and shared memories, the distance between us disappears.I want nothing more than a future with Wren — but the moment those doors open, reality hits hard.My ex-fiancée was never the forgiv...

This inspiring biography explores the life and faith of Saint Francis of Assisi, the thirteenth-century Italian mystic who founded the Franciscan order.Born to a wealthy cloth merchant in Assisi, Italy, Francis didn't seem destined for the life of prayer and poverty that he chose. But Francis took the gospel literally and followed all that Jesus said and did without limit. His devotion led to a life filled with miracles and wonders.Bankrolled by his father, a...

On June 17th, 1898...an extraordinarily bizarre encounter occurs at Kankakee asylum in Illinois. During an interview with a newly arrived patient, the inmate explains why cultures across the globe and throughout the ages, have commonly regarded those gone insane with his peculiar brain disease---as 'touched by holiness'. Detailing how the collision of 'black suns' is generating ongoing sub-quantum effects...which leaks various phenomena into our dimension; including the enablement of proph...

The word ‘addiction’ these days is used to refer to a chronic condition where there is anunhealthily powerful motivation to engage in a particular behaviour. This can be driven bymany different factors – physiological, psychological, environmental and social. If we say that itis all about X, we miss V, W, Y and Z. So, some people think addicts are using drugs to escapefrom unhappy lives, feelings of anxiety and so on; many are. Some people think drugs become

Two leading public intellectuals and dear friends—one progressive, one conservative—explore What is Truth? and Why Does Truth Matter?In Truth Matters, Cornel West and Robert P. George address a range of social issues on which Americans today are bitterly divided. Their book models robust intellectual engagement and civil discourse as they explore vital questions surrounding the idea of truth and its foundational role in our lives. Along t...

This guide provides a brief, concise overview of personal Bible study for the layperson. Long-time Bible teacher Robert West gives insight into the types, tools, and techniques of personal study, offering both practical guidance and encouragement to pursue the command of 2 Timothy 2:15 ("Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth"). Covering topics such as the inductive method, word studies, commentari...

Know Your Star-FightersBeamer: California transplant to a weird Midwestern town. Feels like he’s living on another planet. Scilla: the gangly tomboy next door. Ghoulie: the class nerd. Add one spaceship-shaped tree house capable of taking them most anywhere in the universe. Hop in and blast off for fantastic outer space adventures in Star-Fighters of Murphy Street—the quirky, funny, fast-paced new trilogy by Robert West.Newly arrived from California, thirteen-year-old Beamer MacIntyre feel...

In the "Greatest Works of Anton Chekhov," readers are invited to explore the rich tapestry of human experience through the masterful lens of one of literature's most celebrated short story writers and playwrights. Chekhov's distinctive literary style, characterized by its psychological depth, keen observation, and subtle irony, encapsulates the nuances of life, particularly within the mundane contexts of Russian society at the turn of the 20th century. This anthology presents a curated sel...

Here’s an 800,000-copy bestseller made even better: How to Study the Bible is a concise, easy-to-understand guide to God’s Word—now it’s been expanded! This book gives you an overview of personal Bible study and its benefits. Long-time Bible teacher Robert M. West provides insight into the types, tools, and techniques of personal study, offering both practical guidance and encouragement to pursue the biblical command of 2 Timothy 2:15. Covering topics such as the inductive meth...

This cultural and historical geography of Sonora explores the region's dual personality—with modern life existing alongside its colonial past.A land where some streams ran with gold. A landscape nearly empty of inhabitants in the wake of Apache raids from the north. And a former desert transformed by irrigation into vast fields of wheat and cotton. This was and is the state of Sonora in northwest Mexico.Robert C. West explores the dual geographic "personali...

This 2nd volume of contains the following 50 works, arranged alphabetically by authors’ last names: Jerome, Jerome K.: Three Men in a Boat Joyce, James: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Joyce, James: Ulysses Kingsley, Charles: The Water-Babies Kipling, Rudyard: Kim La Fayette, Madame de: The Princess of Clèves Laclos, Pierre Choderlos de: Dangerous Liaisons Lawrence, D. H.: Sons and Lovers Lawrence, D. H.: The Rainbow Le Fanu, Sheridan: In a Glass Darkly Lewis, Matthew Gregory: The ...

In the small hours of the morning of June 3, 1914, a woman and her husband were found dead in a sparsely furnished apartment in Paris. Only when the identity of the couple was revealed in the English press a fortnight later did the full story emerge. The man, Henry Sackville-West, had shot himself minutes after the death of his wife; but Henry's suicidal despair had been driven equally by the failure of his claim to be the legitimate heir to Knole, one of the largest and stateliest houses ...