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The women of The Homegrown Café Book Club are over 40, single, and loving it. Fate, however, has a different plan with a younger man for every last one of them.

The mage Frank "Half Dead" Johnson is a marked man. Literally. A drunken decision fueled by tragedy has left him with half a soul, sorcerous powers, and two centuries to work off his debt to Scratch (a.k.a. the Devil) himself.

Martial arts master Lin Su Yoshimura is a force to be reckoned with. Now in the US after being shunned as a mixed-race Chinese-Japanese girl, then kidnapped as a teen and sold into the sex-trafficking trade, Lin Su is rescued from an abusive New York pimp by one of the city’s top-level cocaine dealers. Navigating both back alleys and opulent venues with lethal grace, Lin Su finds her way forward through the underbelly of the city, as she wrestles with the horrors of her past.

Prison. Wrong decisions. Poor choices. Time spent without control. Limited interaction with loved ones. Yet everlasting life can be found within the walls. Volunteers bring encouragement and messages of acceptance, forgiveness, truth, and comfort to those who have lost much. In God's eyes, they are not the forgotten. In this inspirational book, you will find stories of encouragement for you or your loved one to keep pressing forward and to not lose hope.

One choice...leads to another. Before long, you fall...out of control. But God...never leaves us nor forsakes us. Behind the walls...he reveals himself to you. Within this inspirational book, you will find short devotionals and personal stories to encourage you and your family to conquer the mountains set before you. Get it now, and start your conquests!

Sex. Horror. Discomfort. In five stories and one poem, you'll find questions and answers, and you might learn something about yourself along the way. Something uncomfortable. Something dark. Come on in and join us. Lean back, open up, and let us take a look at that tickle. We're sure it's nothing serious. Just...something in your mouth.

God calls each of his sons to rise and shine, but many have settled into the daily rigors of Christianity and have exchanged their passion for complacency. They have let the cares of the world flip their focus. God has a radical challenge for his children: Stop burning daylight! Will you answer the call? Will you rise to the challenge? Will you push aside complacency and step into your calling? Will you take your eyes off of yourself and look at the hurting people around you? It is time we answer God’s call to rise and shine!

God has a plan for your life that is above and beyond anything you can imagine. He has a destiny he wants you to fulfill. A life that is so much richer and more meaningful than you could even dream. Now the choices lie with you. Do you want to walk in God’s call for your life? Do you want to find God’s perfect will for your life, your destiny, the reason you were created and the job God has for you? As you discover your calling, are you willing to do whatever it takes to walk in your calling?

We all know that it is inevitable for pain to show up in life; however, too few of us know how to preach through pain in the process. This guide will equip ministers and lay people alike to effectively preach, teach, write, and simply perform while experiencing pain.

Hollywood vs. The Author is a collection of non-fiction anecdotes by authors who’ve had the pleasure of experiencing the development room firsthand - some who have successfully managed to straddle the two worlds, seeing their works morph into the kinds of feature films and TV shows that make them proud, and others who stepped blindsided into that room after selling their first or second novels. All the stories in this collection illustrate the great divide between the world of literature and the big or small screen.

Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. This anthology includes brand-new stories by: Tommy Moore, Jessica Breheny, Naomi Hirahara, Calvin McMillin, Liza Monroy, Elizabeth McKenzie, Jill Wolfson, Ariel Gore, Jon Bailiff, Maceo Montoya, Micah Perks, Seana Graham, Vinnie Hansen, Peggy Townsend, Margaret Elysia Garcia, Lou Mathews, Lee Quarnstrom, Dillon Kaiser, Beth Lisick, and Wallace Baine.

Modern life presents us with profound challenges and opportunities. While we are more connected than ever before, we can often lose ourselves in the hectic external world. In doing so, it is all too easy to lose sight of the inner life of the soul. Now, celebrated retreat leader Rev. James J. Clarke, PhD, invites you on a retreat specifically crafted for people like you.

In the 21st century, men face technological advances, a relentless pace of living and working, and constant demands on their time and attention. Men are searching for meaning - in their careers, relationships, and society. This inspiring retreat provides a path for nurturing faith and sustaining a truly spiritual approach to life. Men of all ages, cultures, and positions will find tremendous spiritual insight under the guidance of Rev. James Clarke, PhD.

Ava Gilmore has the perfect life. She’s surrounded by people who love her, she’s having sex on a regular basis, and her Coach bag collection just grew by three. The problem? She’s expected to follow in her family’s footsteps at Seduction and Snacks, working with sex toys and baked goods. With her shopping addiction reaching an all-time high and her credit card bills piling up, Ava decides to put her obsession to good use and start a fashion blog. But she has one other problem - the guy she’s having sex with has a My Little Pony addiction

Educator and multimedia reporter Marian Burnbaum interviews one of the nation's leading thinkers in education and video gaming, James Paul Gee, Mary Lou Fulton Presidential Professor of Literary Studies at Arizona State University. Professor Gee explains how "good" video games in any genre, including violent video games, can be examples of active, deep learning at almost any age.

The world is divided between Asia and the United Continents - two great super powers locked in eternal warfare. But the balance of power is about to shift in Asia’s favor. They have developed a top-secret weapon - the cohesion projector-that could lead to annihilation on an unprecedented scale.... But as far as Lorrilard is concerned, the number one problem with the projector is that it stands in the way of his profits. Can he find a way to subvert the powerful weapon and resume his enterprising exploits?

Along with historical narrative, hear rare recordings of some of the most iconic people in history, including James J. Corbett, Sarah Bernhardt, Lillian Russell, Emperor Franz Joseph, Gen. John J. Pershing, Edward H. Sothern, Rudolph Valentino, President Coolidge with Charles Lindbergh, Billy Sunday, and Rudyard Kipling. Recording obtained and published by Rick Sheridan.

Jim Cramer, bestselling author and host of CNBC’s Mad Money, has written the ultimate guide to lifetime investing for readers of any age. Whether you’re a recent college grad trying to figure out how to start investing, a young parent struggling to decide where and how to put away money, or...

As the young Frank Myers grows up in the schools and on the streets of Washington, D.C., his path crosses that of the uncle he never met through the memories of his uncle's friends, especially at the Veterans Outreach Center. Frank has his own friends, especially Eric, so he doesn't focus too much on his uncle. But, it's other Vietnam vets who may save Frank from the problems youth of the late 1980s find in DC, problems Eric seems drawn to.

“How Can I More Effectively Reach People of My Generation with the Message of the Gospel?”Start the story where God starts the story.In other words, it’s not about “lifestyle evangelism.” Or being cleverer than the person with whom you’re talking. Or knowing everything there is to...