Beyond Peleliu
New York Times bestselling author of Dead Man Walking, Sister
Helen Prejean says,” A must-read book, not only for those who fought in World
War II, but for all of us living in a time of many wars around the globe. This
book can be a source of forgiveness and healing for those who inherit the demons
of war.” A story that rivals The Christmas Box for pulling heart
strings, Beyond Peleliu brings home the agony, and subsequent redemption,
of one soldier's father-son relationship.
Teaching Difficult Students
An inspiring text
that explores the nature of young people and the effects traditional discipline
strategies have on them. The author, Nicole Gnezda recommends humanistic approaches that
promote personal growth in students rather than the common system of reward and
punishment that aggravates underlying psychological issues and encourages
resentment, retaliation, apathy, and failure.
Voice from the Ashes
Voice from the Ashes is a murder mystery, but it's also a story of how
small town folks react when one of their own kills one of their own. When police
Chief Baker is killed in the small town of Cassell Springs, WA in 1979, everyone
is wondering WHY? Author Cindy Davis spins a quick paced tale that keeps the reader
wondering right to the end.
The Long-Term Day Trader
Find
out how you can use the short-term strategies of the professional day trader to
improve your long-term returns. It doesn't matter whether you are a short-term
trader or a long-term investor. By using the most profitable tactics of the top
day traders, you really can boost your long-term returns.
Power Play
Ben Daniels, the lead sports anchor at the number one television station in
Philadelphia, discovers a fix in the making while covering the Philadelphia
Sergeants in the National Hockey Association Finals and becomes an unwilling
pawn in a dangerous game of double cross. In on the scam are Toby Anderson, the
Sarges' star player, who is the proud owner of one of the finest collection of
wines and addictions in all of pro sports. Oscar Peters, the smarmy
pro-wrestling mogul-turned league owner, who could sell Challah bread to Hitler
and step over his dying mother to collect the cash. Little Ray, "The Urethra,"
Tortolla, a local mobster with an axe to grind and a mean streak that would make
Santino Corleone blush.
A Beautiful Fairy Tale
Coming of
age in Paris in the 1920s, film and stage actress Lois Moran was a rumored
paramour of writer F. Scott Fitzgerald and the inspiration for the character of
Rosemary in his Tender Is the Night. As a young girl, Lois moved to Paris
with her mother and thrived in the artistic and literary glow of the city. She
danced with the National Paris Opera at age 14 and also was cast in two French
films. Samuel Goldwyn, on a European tour in search of new talent, saw her work
and was impressed. He cast her in what would become one of the best-known films
of the era.
Open Season
"When
a high-powered bullet hits living flesh, it makes a distinctive -pow-WHOP-sound
that is unmistakable even at tremendous distance." And so it begins for Joe
Pickett, a Wyoming game warden who, with the shot of a rifle, is thrust into a
race to save not only an endangered species, but also the life and family he
loves. The debut of a writer hailed by Tony Hillerman as "a greatstoryteller" --
this is
the first book in an engaging and gritty mystery series featuring Wyoming game
warden Joe Pickett.
Rikers
Rikers is the story of Martin Stokes, known as Forty, a seventeen-year-old
incarcerated on Rikers Island in New York. Forty gets his name from the number on the bed to
which he is assigned. He has spent five months on the island, waiting to plead
guilty to a minor offense and receive probation. During his last few weeks
there, his face is slashed in an attack against another inmate. He is
transferred to a different housing unit after the attack and must re-establish
himself in another pecking order. In his new unit, he finds support in a
teacher, and comes up against Brick, the house gangster. On his final trip to
court, Forty has the opportunity to exact revenge when he encounters his
assailant again.
Love One Another
In Love One Another, you'll find heart-stirring inspiration and practical
teachings that will reignite your commitment to loving others--both those you
cherish and those you have trouble liking. Designed to enlighten and inspire,
this thoughtful book will help you develop the practice of loving others deeply,
daily, and from the heart.
Forgive One Another
For most of
us, the act of forgiveness requires great force of will. Extension of grace is
rare and demands a conscious choice. Through practical, everyday examples,
Forgive One Another reveals how you can work through bitterness and betrayal and
come to a place where you habitually, persistently, and lovingly offer
compassion and forgiveness.
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