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Do you sometimes have doubts about your Christian beliefs and your spirituality? Are you confronted with questions of faith more often than you want to be? Does your heart yearn for the confidence and joy that come with the Lord's "second blessing"? If so, Patricia Hofer is offering you an invitation to travel along with her, to find new meaning and practicality in the Lord's sanctifying grace. Her short chapters offer readable, daily installments, some that will reassure you and some that will provoke further study. Each reflects how the Lord works in our hearts day by day, coming to us most often in the small moves of singly focused thoughts. Hofer's first book Power of Yielding was an inspiring mental pilgrimage, where she related her dramatic conversion experience and described the personal relationship with the Lord that resulted from it. Today Hofer continues to read widely, searching for similar spiritual awakenings in the lives of other Christians and for the most fundamental and essential Christian truths. Her earlier background in Christian Science and decades of research, study, and prayer since leaving that denomination give her writing a unique, refreshing perspective. Perhaps some of the Lord's answers to Hofer's many questions are meant for you as well.

Stuart Adams, a moderately successful novelist, wants to write the big book that will make him rich. A serendipitous encounter with aging eccentric Wes Barnes may provide a ticket to the wealth he seeks. Barnes has been on a decades-long search for an ancient scroll believed to contain knowledge that could have a profound impact on global consciousness. He hires Adams to chronicle the expedition and publicize the scroll''s contents-if they can find it.The assignment sets Adams and Dr. Niki Mikos, a fiery Greek archeologist, on a perilous journey to the Mediterranean and an exploding volcano that may hold the prize they seek. Along the way he is dogged by strong memories of a place he has never been. His confusion grows when a Pialigarian priestess tells him it is his destiny to undergo a ritual involving a deadly labyrinth. If he succeeds, she says, the planet will become "sweet with the fragrance of peace." If he fails, he will lose his life. Her suggestion is nonsense, of course—superstitious mumbo jumbo that has nothing to do with his destiny.Or so he thinks.

Much has been written about World War II, but not often do we hear about the immeasurable suffering of the Germans who wanted no part of Hitler''s regime.Abandoned and Forgotten is the memoir of a young girl growing up in the then-German province of East Prussia by the Baltic Sea. Orphaned at the age of nine and left to fend for herself in a hostile world, Evelyne Tannehill witnessed firsthand what happens when law and order break down and self-preservation becomes the only thing that matters. Her journey is a poignant example of how resilient the human spirit can be, even in the face of war''s greatest horrors.

On Your Own is full of tips and techniques to help teens, young adults, and other individuals who are navigating their ways to independence. This book addresses budgeting, job searching, finding a place to live, as well as time management, stress management, and tackling personal responsibilities. About the AuthorJoAnn Jumper has worked in the mental health field for forty years. Her social work experience includes ten years in various settings such as Child Protective Services, rehabilitation centers, and a residential center for youth. For the last thirty years JoAnn has been an instructor at a community college teaching mental health concepts and techniques to young people and adults. JoAnn has raised three children who have each successfully navigated their individual journeys to independence and professional careers.

You cannot pinpoint what is wrong with him. Maybe it''s just that something is not quite right. The point is, you do not have to understand why "He''s Just NOT"-just acknowledge it! Comedienne Kim Samuels takes you through some of her crazy, actual encounters and dates. What started out as a naïve effort to try and meet a nice guy turns into a hilarious learning opportunity for you. Get ready for insights into dating "deal breakers" and "warning signs" galore. You will finally understand that when you hear alarm bells it does not mean you are crazy. The bells can mean you should stop now and not proceed into the relationship further. There are many times that you should not even get to the point where you realize he''s just not that into you. By that time you are pretty much knee deep in stupid! Stop wasting your time, find out how to save precious time and energy in the wacky world of dating . . .

Shakespeare Settings can be read as a narrative, but it is also a reference work that allows one to trace connections among persons and events surrounding William Shakespeare. It documents the friendship between two men of very different social classes. It traces the early association in Lancashire of Shakespeare with Edward Alleyn, who served as the manager of Ferdinando Strange''s acting group before both men were in London. It inquires into the meaning of the purchase of the Blackfriars gatehouse and the relevance of the persons connected with the gatehouse.By bringing together names related to Shakespeare and his family in important contexts in Lancashire and in the Catholic underground, connections and relationships can be seen that are not obvious from vast and disparate readings. Nineteenth century scholars who painstakingly gleaned information, often from primary sources, provide fine details regarding Shakespeare and his family. These sources are often overlooked, as theoretical arguments wander far afield in a world of literary jargon that has little to do with the plays. The long quotations from these sources retain the flavor and detail that could be lost in summaries. The new focus on historicism is revealing the relevance of the older works in Shakespeare studies.The biographical sketches included here are selective, based on:1. Family relationship to Shakespeare2. Connections to the Counter-Reformation underground3. Lancashire and Cheshire ties with Shakespeare and the London theater4. Actors Shakespeare could have knownThis, then, is primarily a reference book with a goal to reveal William Shakespeare''s ties with committed Catholics who were instrumental in the English Counter-Reformation. Many of the sources used here are presented in more detail in Enos''s The Shakespeare Encyclopedia: Stratford/London/Lancashire Links, http://www.sunflower.com/~cenos/. The encyclopedia could be expanded indefinitely as others contribute findings, creating a detailed environmental context to further our understanding of Shakespeare, the man, more thoroughly and consequently read his plays and sonnets more knowledgeably.

This book will help you use the little key words and expressions that you'll need every day in French conversation. They are the French equivalents of English expressions like: "just in case", "as soon as", "in spite of", "provided that", and many others. You might use an idiom like "sowing his wild oats" once in ten years, but you hear and use expressions like "just in case" and "as soon as" all the time. You need to know them! They make the language flow. In addition you'll learn how to use the most common everyday expressions from colloquial spoken French, like "Pas de problème", "Quelle horreur", "J'en ai marre", and "Ne te casse pas la tête." The key words and expressions are individually discussed and illustrated in phrases and sentences, each with a discussion of context so that you will become more comfortable with them. Not only will you recognize these expressions and key words if you hear or read them, but you will be able to use them yourself. This book will be a pleasure for you. It's one of those rare finds, a book that is both very useful and also fun to read!

It''s easy to assume that French words mean the same as English words when they look and sound pretty much the same. Most of the time you would be correct. However, occasional word pairs look the same, and may even be spelled the same, but have different meanings. They are called "false friends," or faux amis.These faux amis can cause misunderstandings, uncomfortable situations, and even embarrassment when you use them in conversation and they mean something entirely different than what you expected. This book is written to help you avoid these awkward misunderstandings.This is not a dry list of faux amis. It''s a book written in conversational language and is easy and fun to read. Each faux ami word pair is explained so that you will understand the difference between the usage of the word in French and in English, and often even how that difference arose. Each faux amis word is also accompanied by examples of the word used in sentences and phrases to illustrate, and to make very clear, exactly how it is used.When you have finished reading this book, you will have learned most of these faux amis simply because they are fascinating, and incredibly interesting, without ever having had to consciously memorize them.

In 1886, seventeen-year-old mother Emma Lewis left her parents'' home in Indiana and took a train west to the Dakota Territory. She was to join her husband, James, and start her new life as a married woman. With a mixture of excitement and sadness, she looked to the future that lay before her . . .October came in exceedingly hot and dry. Clouds of grasshoppers whirred over the plains, a desolate sight. Charley and Jim left for a few days to get supplies. Emma and the girls sat on the shady side of the house where she was teaching them to crochet. She noticed the acrid odor of smoke. The odor deepened rapidly and the sun turned a bright orange. It then turned a deep ruby red and disappeared into a gloom of hellish smoke swirls. Suddenly, it was night. The little girls were the first to realize the horrible truth, "Oh, Aunt Emma, the prairie''s on fire!" They looked back only once to see the flames lapping up their lovely home. On and on they ran, choked by the smoke, and constantly slapping out the bits of burning grass that caught onto their clothing and hair. Emma was in no condition to carry her child any further. She was completely exhausted and ready to give up . . .A Dakota Woman is a true account of life on the Dakota prairie. Written by Emma Elizabeth Lewis, it documents one family''s hopes, dreams, sorrows, and adventures. From tales of prairie fires to meeting Thomas Edison, A Dakota Woman gives an accurate look into life on the prairie in the late 1800s.

Chrysotile Arizona was established at the bottom of Ash Creek Canyon as an asbestos mining town around 1914. Over time, the community''s existence has been nearly forgotten. Now, through notes, letters, original pictures, and first-hand accounts of one of Chrysotile''s oldest surviving residents, the town comes alive again on the pages of this book. Readers will learn about the good times and the bad as they explore the work and play of those who lived in this remote area, from the town''s humble beginnings in 1914 to its closing in 1945.

The way we appear and the roles we play make up the human shell that coats our spiritual selves. But who are we really? Becoming Beautiful asks pertinent questions that challenge us to look beneath the surface and discover the beautiful being within.We may begin this journey thinking we are too fat, not smart enough, too lazy, too poor, too sinful, too old, too bored, too this or that . . . but as we get beyond the labels we''ve allowed to define us, we can begin to reacquaint ourselves with our spirituality.And as we become spiritually aware and fully present in our own lives, we recover the ability to experience who we truly are. The reality is, we are beautiful.All living things are beautiful.

DUTY, HONOR and VALOR-A Salute to Veterans of All U.S. Wars and Military Service is the exclusive work of The Society of Southwestern Authors (SSA). All accounts and poems contained herein are written by members of SSA. Some are the authors' own stories; others are about or dedicated to friends, family or acquaintances. All stories are true experiences or factual remembrances of the men and women who have served our country in uniform in times of war and peace. The Society of Southwestern Authors is a nonprofit association of writers and other publishing professionals. Its objective is to conduct a program of activities designed to: . Promote mutually supportive friendship among writers . Provide recognition of members' achievements . Encourage and assist persons seeking to become published writers If the Society sounds like the kind of organization that you would like to join, or know more about, contact SSA at website www.ssa-az.org or by postal mail, P.O. Box 30355, Tucson, AZ 85751-0355.