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Sometimes Christians - even those of us who have been following Jesus for a long time - have a sense of something missing. We feel that we should be more comfortable and confident in our relationship with God. We wonder, "Shouldn't I be more capable, peaceful, joyful, and spiritual?" We are hungry for more.

Ryan Cawdor finds himself reunited with the love of his life and a familiar version of the world he’d known most of his life, with old friends he thought he’d lost forever and an embodiment of himself that fits the time and place. The companions set up a safe haven called simply Home in the Virginia mountains, where they welcome anyone willing to work hard for a better tomorrow. But when an organized and dangerous mutie society intrudes upon the ville’s residents to use as slaves and worse, the old cycle of violence returns.  

The world of business runs on trust, but that trust is routinely broken. From stock market manipulation to accounting fraud, corporate executives and Wall Street insiders find endless, creative ways to cheat the system. With engaging stories and compelling data analysis, Erik Lie reveals how these schemes work and how to catch them.

Some of the toughest choices we make in adult life are about money, and so often we feel uninformed, unsure, and ill-prepared. We want better for our kids, but how do we teach them the things we never quite learned? Teach a Kid to Save is your go-to, hands-on, research-based guide to teaching your kids about the wise use of money and the value of work through an innovative, interactive mini-economy.

How to Make Smart People Respect You is your blueprint for playing the game at their level. This book strips away illusions and delivers the unfiltered principles that make high achievers take you seriously. Inside, you’ll discover why being liked is not the same as being respected—and why trying too hard to impress often drives influence further away. You’ll learn how silent signals shape your first impression before you even speak, and how to speak less but say more, turning your words into rare and valuable currency.

What can a cactus teach you about boundaries, survival, and thriving in a world that wants too much of you? More than you think.

No one goes into healthcare with the intention of hurting people, or wanting to come off as callous, cold, or unfeeling. Fortunately, most people working in healthcare understand that kindness and compassion are key, even foundational to success in the care they provide to patients and families...

Marsh Wethers was once a legendary law enforcer in the solar system of Remus 7. Now, he is a space hunter, a professional tracker paid to find the criminals the authorities cannot. One thing he has not been able to find, however, is the truth about a terrible crime from his past. When Marsh comes across an unlikely key that can unlock the answers to the events that have plagued him, he knows he will have to go beyond the law.

The power of persuasion comes from simply changing a situation to work in your favor. By learning how to persuade others, you also understand the mind of a manipulator. And persuasion can work in all areas of life, including work, friends, family, and even your love life. Published in the Harvard Business Review in 2001, Dr. Robert Cialdini’s article "Harnessing the Science of Persuasion” heavily informs this guide with scientifically proven strategies and analysis of manipulative personalities.

What if God has had a plan for you since the very beginning? The God of the universe has made you some big promises. He made them first in the Old Testament, but they remain at the core of his heart and have never changed. They’re the key to your fulfillment and to his plans for you, both in this life and the life to come. God wants to rescue you from bondage. He wants to deliver you from whatever holds you back. He wants you to discover his original intention for your life.

Seventeen-year-old Snow-Soon Lee kicks ass - literally. She teaches at her family-owned martial arts gym and cares more about training to be the next Bruce Lee than hooking up. In fact, Snow's never even been kissed. Impulsively, she kisses a hot stranger and even manages to escape his two security guards. Ash Stryker's senior year sucks. Thanks to the death threats his dad's received, Ash has a security tail. After a seemingly random attack, Ash's mother hires Snow to be Ash's personal bodyguard until after the election. Can Ash convince his ninja girl to kiss him again?

If you don’t have your health, you don’t have anything, so I quit my college teaching job and went to learn healthcare myself. I want to share as much as I can with you so you can help yourself and your loved ones self-manage your conditions or at least be informed when discussing your problems with the healthcare community. For practical purposes, this book is focused on the most common neuromusculoskeletal chronic pain conditions: particularly conditions having a joint, tendon, ligament, or muscular component to them.

Baby. Don’t let the name fool you. Being Linear Tactical's easiest-going younger brother has never been a problem for Baby Bollinger. He likes people. He likes laughing. He likes life. But he has secrets buried deep under his charming smile that could change everything. Quinn Harrison-Pritchard doesn’t have secrets. What she does have is a big mess of a life that's painfully public. Jobless. Blacklisted. Broke. Alone. Exactly where nobody wants to be as they hit their 39th birthday.

Ten years ago her best friend left. This Christmas, he’s back. Will this spell love or disaster? Birdie Hawthorne has spent her entire life at her family’s magical bakery, infusing pastries and dessert with an extra special spark. At twenty-eight, she isn’t certain she wants this life; to stay in her small Ontario hometown and eventually inherit the bakery. Not when she’s never experienced anything beyond the Bruce Peninsula. When her best friend Charlie Singer comes home for Christmas after ten years away, Birdie’s life turns upside down. Ten Decembers with zero contact.

After years of seeking, questioning, and wandering through various expressions of Christianity, Brandon Forschino found himself in an Adoration chapel, face to face with a mystery he could no longer deny: Jesus Christ, truly present in the Eucharist.

We aspire to freedom but often resign ourselves to an existence trapped in uneasiness and dread. Is there any way to shed such heaviness and reignite hope for deliverance? In Traveling Light, Eugene H. Peterson urges us to listen to an expert on freedom, Paul, whose letter to the Galatians reminds us of the realities of life in Christ, freely given to all. 

Former military specialist and recluse Reece Hunt takes his job of protecting the Savage Kings MC very seriously. When one of their regular girls go missing, he won’t rest until he tracks her down and makes sure she’s safe.

Forged by fire. Burnt by ice. When Niall accepted his role as the Flame’s champion, no one mentioned the Flame had a nemesis—nor what would happen if someone woke them up. With the stakes higher than ever, Niall is once again forced to answer a call of duty beyond his wildest imagination—although this time he has the support of friends who will follow and fly with him anywhere. Overwhelmed but determined, he sets out to squash the opposing deity’s uprising.

Feeling overwhelmed by everything instructional design now demands, from tight timelines, collaborating with SMEs to evolving tech, and high expectations? Instructional design is no longer just about knowing theories and practices. It’s about leading people, managing timelines, handling competing priorities, and delivering quality under pressure. Yet, most instructional designers are never taught how to manage projects, navigate stakeholders, or steer course builds through uncertainty.

Vampires exist. They use, abuse, and discard. If you are one of the lucky ones to survive a relationship with a vampire but are left feeling broken and desperate, there is help. Hope. The cohort support group meets every Sunday night at the community centre. Refreshments included. Victoria suffered unimaginable horrors and trauma from her four-year relationship with her vampire ex-boyfriend.