In March 2015, Naja Marie Aidt's twenty-five-year-old son, Carl, died in a tragic accident. When Death Takes Something from You Give It Back chronicles the few first years after that devastating phone call. It is at once a sober account of life after losing a child and an exploration of the language of poetry, loss, and love. Intensely moving, When Death Takes Something from You Give It Back explores what is it to be a family, what it is to love and lose, and what it is to treasure life in spite of death's indomitable resolve. Views: 226
The first instalment in an epic new sci-fi series.
The year is 2524. Men and women, too young to have fought in the last war, have been drafted into service in the Alliance Marine Corps. Corporal Lee Newman is one of those recruits. Cast out into unknown space in search of long lost alien technology that could provide the key to their future. He is about to get his first taste of combat, and soon finds himself in the company of a great hero of the last war, Colonel Mitch Taylor. Together they must fight to save Earth. But the Alliance is fractured.
Earth lies in ruins, a victim of the same fate that all the colonised worlds in the Alliance suffered. Milo Rivers, The President of the Alliance and a genius scientist, is searching for ways to make the planet inhabitable once more. But many are losing faith in his search and his abilities.
Civil war has broken out amongst the Krys, a powerful race that had been allied with Humanity for hundreds of years. Divisions among Humanity run deep. The Alliance must hold together, or there is little hope for the future. The key to that future may lie on a distant and inhospitable world known as M590. But as the dark shadow of war looms again, the chances of retrieving it seem next to impossible. Views: 225
On the outside, Jill Michaels seems to have it all together. She is a successful New York columnist and travel critic. When she isn’t writing the next book or column from her west side Manhattan office, she’s a single mother to three beautiful children. On the inside, her faith completely shattered when a routine mission in Afghanistan claimed the life of her husband.When she decides to move back to Wyoming to be near family, the last thing she expects to find is a second chance at love when Logan Haven walks back into her life. Logan has been building his dream of transforming his father’s property into a dude ranch resort, The Sweetwater. He’s grown up, handsome, successful, and has it all together.There’s just one problem. Logan is determined to be a preacher in the chapel he built on the ranch, but Jill hasn’t a shred of faith or hope left in his God. She isn’t remotely interested in religion, let alone becoming a preacher’s wife.Logan lost Jill once before. Will he make the same mistake again? Will Jill find religion, or will she find relationship with God and restored love, purpose, and faith? Views: 225
Tricia Sullivan returns to the genre with a page-turning, surreal high-concept science fiction that will define the conversation within the genre for years to come. Charlie is a dreamhacker, able to enter your dreams and mold their direction. Forget that recurring nightmare about being naked in an exam—Charlie will step into your dream, bring you a dressing gown and give you the answers. In London 2022 her skills are in demand, though they still only just pay the bills.Hired by a celebrity whose nights are haunted by a masked figure who stalks her through a bewildering and sinister landscape, Charlie hopes her star is on the rise. Then her client sleepwalks straight off a tall building, and Charlie starts to realize that these horrors are not all just a dream... Views: 225
This volume brings together candid, revealing interviews with one of the twentieth century's master prose writers. Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977) was a Russian American scientist, poet, translator, and professor of literature. Critics throughout the world celebrated him for developing the luminous and enigmatic style which advanced the boundaries of modern literature more than any author since James Joyce. In a career that spanned over six decades, he produced dozens of iconic works, including Lolita, Pale Fire, Ada, and his classic autobiography, Speak, Memory.The twenty-eight interviews and profiles in this collection were drawn from Nabokov's numerous print and broadcast appearances over a period of nineteen years. Beginning with the controversy surrounding the American publication of Lolita in 1958, he offers trenchant, witty views on society, literature, education, the role of the author, and a range of other topics. He discusses... Views: 225
Disillusioned by the war and prejudice, can this southern belle trust in love? Lauren Crawford is nothing she should be. Put off by the War between the States and her own experience with the slaves on her father's plantation, she longs for something more. Under the control of her parents, there is not much room for anything but submission. Still, she dares to defy them and reach out to a sharecropper's family on her father's land.The war changed Tom Matthews And he has plans of going beyond his father's humble farm. He will do whatever it takes to make those dreams come true. Nothing will stand in his way. Until he meets her. Drawn to the southern belle he would rather despise, he is soon caught up in a situation not of his own making.How much is too much for the one he loves? Dare he sacrifice his dream? Views: 225
This newly repackaged edition examines the lies people tell themselves that damage emotional health, relationships, and spiritual life. Psychologist Dr. Chris Thurman guides the reader through part one that identifies the different areas of self–lies, religious lies, marital lies, distortion lies, and worldly lies. Part Two delves into the issues of what is truth, and Part Three deals with how to live the truth, ultimately revealing the freedom that can only come from one thing–believing and telling themselves the truth. An extremely easy–to–follow guide filled with comprehensive workbook exercises, this edition is a way to help people experience the emotional health, intimate relationships, and spiritual fulfillment they are seeking.Previous editions: 0–8407–3192–2 and 07852–7343–3 Views: 225
