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Your Identity in Christ: Who You Are and Whose You Are Pyke Robin Revis

At some point in their lives, many women may question who they are meant to be or their purpose in life. While struggling with identity, women are often surrounded by messages telling them who they should be or what they should believe in based on the thoughts and opinions of others. But this is not who God says we are, and the world's values are not up to God's standards or what He expects of us.In a thirty-one day devotional, Christian life coach and mentor, Dr. Robin Revis Pyke, leads women down an introspective path of self-discovery inspired by lasting biblical truths. While encouraging women to embrace God's Word and promises, she offers daily inspiration that guides overwhelmed female souls to understand their true identity in Christ through a powerful message of hope that we are all loved, accepted, and chosen. Included are reflection and study questions that can

Life Ignited: A Hopeful Journey, Sparked by Fire McKemey Connor

In a split second, Connor McKemey went from being an active, athletic thirteen-year-old whose life revolved around school, sports, and family, to being engulfed in flames from a propane tank explosion in his backyard. Passing out in the ambulance, he woke up three months later to discover that 90 percent of his body had been burned.Defying the grim 1 percent chance of survival doctors gave him, the young teen tapped into his inner strength to rebuild his life. From coming to grips with what happened-and his drastically changed appearance-to coping with the pain of rehabilitation and over a hundred surgeries, he faced adversity without losing sight of his dreams.Through mental resilience, he resumed playing sports in high school and college and became a coach for an elite lacrosse program. Today, McKemey gives talks to audiences

The Archivists: Stories Kalotay Daphne

Winner of the 2021 Grace Paley Prize for Short FictionThe characters in The Archivists are everyday people, but when private losses or the shocks of history set their worlds reeling, they find connection and liberation in surprising, buoyant ways. Winner of the Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction, this vibrant collection brings transcendence, wry humor, and a touch of the uncanny to life's absurdities and catastrophes--whether the 2008 economic crash, fallout after the 2016 presidential election, gentrification, pandemic lockdown, illness, or the intergenerational impacts of the Holocaust and Communist occupation of Eastern Europe.A hardheaded realist is confronted by both her mortality and a would-be wizard. A thirteen-year-old girl in 1950s Toronto infiltrates the ranks of Bell Canada. A ninety-nine-year-old woman appears to be invincible. A group

Puppy, Puppy Peekaboo Habib Grace

Playing peekaboo is proven to be the most effective way to make a baby laugh.In Puppy, Puppy PEEKABOO!, little ones' favorite game is brought to life with easy grab-and-pull mechanisms and a shiny mirror.Open the pages to reveal adorable puppies! With stunning illustrations by Grace Habib, punchy pantone colors to engage babies' senses, and teach them about colors. This is a perfect gift for babies ages 6 months and

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Short of Glory: A Biblical and Theological Exploration of the Fall Chase Mitchell L.

A Study of How Genesis 3 Influences the Whole Story of the BibleWhen looking around at the world, it is easy to see that all is not as it should be. This brokenness within the world and humanity finds its roots in mankind's rebellion against God. The fall, as recorded in Genesis 3, sets the stage for creation's need for redemption--ultimately found in Jesus Christ.In this book, pastor and professor Mitchell Chase argues that in order to understand the fall and recognize its profound impact on later Scripture and the world today, Christians must first understand Genesis 3. Chase identifies themes found in Genesis 3--temptation, shame, messianic hope, and more--and shows how they reverberate throughout the rest of the storyline of Scripture. Understanding Adam and Eve's fall is crucial to understanding the world as it currently is and the need for

Building: A Carpenters Notes on Life & the Art of Good Work Ellison Mark

A brilliant carpenter shares meditations on work, creativity, and design, revealing powerful lessons on building a meaningful life based on his experience constructing some of New York's most iconic spaces.Over the past forty years, Mark Ellison has worked on some of the most beautiful homes you've never seen, specializing in the most rarefied, lavish, and challenging of projects with the most demanding of clients. He built a staircase that the famed architect Santiago Calatrava called a masterpiece. He worked on the iconic Sky House, which Interior Design named the best apartment of the decade. He's even worked on the homes of David Bowie, Robin Williams, and others whose names he cannot reveal. He is regarded by many as the best carpenter in New York.But before he was any of that, Ellison was just a serial dropout who spent his young adult years living in a

Milwaukee Blues Dalembert Louis-Philippe

The deaths of unarmed Black male citizens at the hands of police from Eric Garner in New York City in 2015 to George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020 provide the inspiration behind Louis-Philippe Dalembert's latest novel, a retelling of events leading up to and after these tragedies. In this moving tribute, the fictionalized main character Emmett and victim of police violence is seen through the eyes of several individuals who were all touched by his life: the Pakistani shopkeeper who dialed 911; Emmett's former girlfriend; a teacher; a neighborhood friend, and his college football coach all recall Emmett and describe how his love and generous spirit touched their lives. The novel then takes a wider point of view in the second half to focus on the march and memorial service with a resounding and spiritual message of peace. This is a powerful testament to the ongoing struggles for

The Matchmaker Walsh Catherine

"BRB, booking a flight to Ireland... one of those stare at ceiling, giggle and kick your feet kind of romcoms!... Add to your tbr if you're looking for: THE SWOONING. THE TENSION. THE BUTTERFLIES." Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Katie Collins has barely ever left her tiny Irish village of Ennisbawn. Why would she? With its tightknit community, friendly local pub, surrounded by glistening lakes and perfectly mysterious forests, it's a place of peaceful beauty.Or it was peaceful. Until Callum Dempsey turned up. Part of a hot-shot (and, Katie has to admit, hot is annoyingly apt for him...) development team with zero eye for beauty or charm, he's not only building a hideous hotel just outside the village, he's

Priesthood in a Time of Crisis: A New Study of the Psychological and Spiritual Health of Priests Rossetti Stephen J.

A new study by Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti--a licensed psychologist and research professor who has studied the American priesthood for thirty years--found that an overwhelming majority of American Catholic priests say that they are happy, like their work, and have vibrant spiritual lives.As Rossetti's capstone to thirty years of studying the Catholic priesthood in the United States, Priesthood in a Time of Crisis is an indispensable tool for bishops and priests, as well as all those charged with the formation and ongoing education of clergy.Rossetti conducted similar studies on the psychological and spiritual well-being of American Catholic priests in 2004 and 2009, the latter of which led to his groundbreaking book Why Priests are Happy. This book includes the most recent findings about the health of priests, what most influences their wellness, and how the

Vagrant Viking; Freuchen Peter

Follow the Adventures of This Intrepid Arctic ExplorerFamous Danish explorer Peter Freuchen (1886-1957) lived an epic life of adventures ranging from exploring the frozen Arctic to fighting the German war machine of World War II. In Vagrant Viking he chronicles his exploits from Copenhagen to Siberia to Hollywood.Together with fellow polar explorer Knud Rasmussen, Freuchen established the Greenland trading station of Thule, and spent many years living amongst the indigenous people of the region. During World War II Freuchen served in occupied Denmark's anti-Nazi underground and survived being imprisoned and sentenced to death by the Germans. His subsequent life of countless travels and adventure took him from the United Nations to Hollywood, where he mixed with notables on the world stage, movie stars, and beauty queens.During all these years, Freuchen wrote,

Libbys London Merchant Kelly Carla

Elizabeth "Libby" Ames know nothing about Nesbitt Duke, a London merchant who meets with an accident in front of her uncle's house. A kind woman, she will tend him until he feels better.Benedict Nesbitt, Duke of Knaresborough, is not in her house by accident at all. In disguise, he's checking out Libby for his best friend, who has it under good authority that she is wealthy and will relieve his financial ills.No one is who they seem, in this classic Regency Romance by Carla Kelly. Adding more mischief to the matter is Anthony Cook, good-natured but shy country doctor, who uncovers "Mr." Duke's more immediate problem. With the cure come heartache, love, regret and vindication.But for whom? The doctor who loves Libby? The duke who loves Libby? The brother who needs Libby? Or Libby herself, who must sort out her feelings and make the best

Jesus Isnt Soft Artz Charlie

""I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. Jesus, John 14:6 KJVPeople propagate a ""soft Jesus"" to justify their own weakness, unbelief, lack of faith or to advance a political agenda in contradiction of God's unequivocal Word. They try to jam Jesus into a mold consistent with what they want Jesus to be according to their needs, ignoring who Jesus truly is. No reasonable basis in fact or law justifies this approach.Called to recruit, equip, train, and mobilize spiritual warriors for spiritual battle, teacher and attorney, Charlie Artz, challenges the notion of a ""soft Jesus"" by revealing Jesus' authentic toughness.If you see Jesus as genteel and soft, if your belief is more about convenience than fact, or if you're imprisoned--literally or figuratively--this book is for you.It's time to change your

Treasures in the Window: The Seashells Message Lichty Shirley J.

If you come to Seabird Island you will want to visit the Treasure Chest Seashell Shop. There is a large, old trunk in the shop window. Sage and Sam spend their family vacation helping Aunt Lacey and Uncle Jonah in the shop. Annie their dog, and Albert their cat are there too. One night, Sage and Sam make a choice. It leads them to an unexpected discovery in the seashell shop. Will they solve the mystery before they leave Seabird Island? Is there a message in the treasure

Jazzy in the Jungle Cousins Lucy

The creator of Maisy introduces a lovable lemur who loves to hide -- in a big, lush picture book with die-cut surprises and three different series of shaped card-stock pages.Where are you, Baby Jazzy?Jazzy the lemur and Mama JoJo love to play hide-and-seek in the jungle. As little readers help search for Jazzy -- lured by die-cut windows showing glimpses of what's to come-they also explore a bold new world full of vivid tropical colors and lively jungle creatures. This innovative, thirty-two-page picture book boasts three sections -- each with shaped, die-cut pages -- and offers a double gatefold at the end to encompass all the animals of the jungle. Behind a final flap, Mama JoJo says to Jazzy, "Found you, Baby Jazzy," and Jazzy answers back, "I love you, Mama JoJo." Bravo to Lucy

The Brilliant Calculator: How Mathematician Edith Clarke Helped Electrify America Lower Jan

Hidden Figures meets Rosie Revere, Engineer in this STEM/STEAM picture book about Edith Clarke, the innovator who solved an electrical mystery and built the first graphing calculator--from paper!Long before calculators were invented, little Edith Clarke devoured numbers, conquered calculations, cracked puzzles, and breezed through brainteasers. Edith wanted to be an engineer--to use the numbers she saw all around her to help build America.When she grew up, no one would hire a woman engineer. But that didn't stop Edith from following her passion and putting her lightning-quick mind to the problem of electricity. But the calculations took so long! Always curious, Edith couldn't help thinking of better ways to do things. She constructed a "calculator" from paper that was ten times faster than doing all that math by hand! Her invention won her a job, making

The Only Game in Town Waldon Lacie

The Westing Game meets Sweet Home Alabama in The Only Game in Town, in which an eccentric millionaire's fortune could change one woman's life forever...if only she can win it!Nothing ever changes in Redford, Georgia. It's part of what freelance editor Jess Reid loves about her hometown--and part of what keeps her from ever leaving, no matter how much she might want to. That, and her relationship with her father, a car mechanic who raised her on his own after her mom left town. Jess is resigned to a safe, unremarkable existence...until Jasper Wilhelm, the town's eccentric benefactor, dies suddenly and leaves behind the opportunity of a lifetime.Carter Wilhelm has been too busy working long hours as a financial advisor to visit Redford, but he's heard countless stories about the town and its zany residents from his grandfather. A small, insular town

Egg: A Dozen Ovatures Stark Lizzie

Lizzie Stark takes readers on a witty, revealing, and delightful journey through the natural and cultural history of the egg, exploring its deep symbolism, innumerable uses, and metabolic importance in twelve dazzling specimens. From Mali to Finland, Stark looks at cultures that find the world's origins in an egg. Decorated by Ukrainians, an oracle for Greeks, the impetus behind gang wars, and flown into space, the egg--whether of chickens, murres, or ostriches--has taken on mythic proportions, all the while serving as a humble ingredient in fancy dishes. Stark even writes Jacques Ppin's biography through the lens of the egg dishes he served. Egg is also about Stark's fascination with this delicate ovoid--both her myriad attempts to create a perfect omelet and her fraught relationship to the ova in her body. Filled with colorful characters and fascinating morsels, Egg

If I Were President Skaug Trygve

If I were president, everyone who wanted a dog would get a dog, everyone who wanted a bike would get a bike, and everyone who wanted a friend would get at least two . . .With disarming frankness, a young boy gives his perspective on several things the grown-ups running the country could do differently. His childish recommendations are both playful and profound, wrapping insightful social commentary in childish wit and charm. How much happier would we be if all the adults were required to go to kindergarten once a month to remind themselves how to play? How much safer would we be if Christmas lights were left up all year round to light everyone's way home? This gorgeously illustrated picture book is for all those children who dare to dream big and for all those adults who want to look on the world with fresh

Stateless: The Politics of the Armenian Language in Exile Chahinian Talar

In Stateless, Talar Chahinian offers a rich exploration of Western Armenian literary history in the wake of the 1915 genocide that led to the dispersion of Armenians across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and beyond. Chahinian highlights two specific time periods-post WW I Paris and Post WW II Beirut-to trace the ways in which literature developed in each diaspora. In Paris, a literary movement known as Menk addressed the horrors they experienced and focused on creating a new literary aesthetic centered on belonging while in exile. In Beirut, Chahinian shows how the literature was nationalized in the absence of state institutions. Armenian intellectuals constructed a unified and coherent narrative of the diaspora that returned to the pre-1915 literary tradition and excluded the Menk generation. Chahinian argues that the adoption of "national" as the

Struggle for the Street: Social Networks and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Pittsburgh Klanderud Jessica D.

Cities are nothing without the streets--the arteries through which goods, people, and ideas flow. Neighborhood by neighborhood, block by block, the city streets are where politics begins. In Struggle for the Street, Jessica D. Klanderud documents the development of class-based visions of political, social, and economic equality in Pittsburgh's African American community between World War I and the early 1970s. Klanderud emphasizes how middle-class and working-class African Americans struggled over the appropriate uses and dominant meanings of street spaces in their neighborhoods as they collectively struggled to define equality.In chapters that move from one micro-community to the next, Klanderud tracks the transformation of tactics over time with a streets-eye view that reveals the coalescing alliances between neighbors and through space. Drawing on oral histories of

Appalachia on the Table: Representing Mountain Food and People Abrams Locklear Erica

When her mother passed along a cookbook made and assembled by her grandmother, Erica Abrams Locklear thought she knew what to expect. But rather than finding a homemade cookbook full of apple stack cake, leather britches, pickled watermelon, or other "traditional" mountain recipes, Locklear discovered recipes for devil's food cake with coconut icing, grape catsup, and fig pickles. Some recipes even relied on food products like Bisquick, Swans Down flour, and Calumet baking powder. Where, Locklear wondered, did her Appalachian food script come from? And what implicit judgments had she made about her grandmother based on the foods she imagined she would have been interested in cooking?Appalachia on the Table argues, in part, that since the conception of Appalachia as a distinctly different region from the rest of the South and the United States, the foods associated

The Mistress of Auschwitz Williamson Terrance

Based on the harrowing life of Eleonore Hodys, The Mistress of Auschwitz follows the true story of a political prisoner detained in the notorious concentration camp. While experiencing all the horrors of the holocaust, Eleonore turns to friendship for survival. Through companionship with another female prisoner, Eleonore must decide if she has the courage to join the resistance movement which is planning the overthrow of their wicked oppressors. Matters are only complicated when Eleonore unwittingly attracts the attention of the Commandant and she is forced to decide between her own comfort or her

Chopchop Eatable Alphabet Cottage Door Press

Children will love to explore the kitchen with 26 foods and recipes in this ChopChop Eatable Alphabet book. Learn, taste, and cook the ABCs with real foods from Avocado to Zucchini. Simple recipes for snacks, smoothies, side dishes, and meals make it easy to teach and bond with your toddler. Perfect first cookbook introduces kitchen skill like measuring, mashing, and stirring. Some adult help needed for cutting and heating, and makes good family memories! Sturdy board book has wipe-clean pages for sticky fingers and yummy smudges. Help your curious little cook learn healthy eating and cooking habits while teaching new words and the alphabet. Lots of fun learning experiences for

Faith Unleavened: The Wilderness between Trayvon Martin and George Floyd Spencer-Helms Tamice

In her powerhouse debut, Tamice Spencer-Helms exposes the leaven of whiteness that pervades so much of Christianity in America today. At a young age, the Black church introduced her to a God of love, empowerment, and joy. But an encounter with White Jesus set her on a path that nearly destroyed her faith altogether. Persistent police brutality against Black people, and the white church's persistent excuses for it, forced Spencer-Helms to carefully identify how the idol of whiteness keeps Christians captive, and how we can burn the idol down. With brilliant prose and gripping storytelling, she takes us on the painful but liberating journey of extracting the leaven from spirituality, and rediscovering the parts of ourselves that a colonized Christianity seeks to suppress. This book will confront readers with the stomach-turning reality of constant injustice, but also delight and

The Jump Tiedemann Delanie

Like many teenagers in her town, Quinn Larson awaits her eighteenth birthday with equal parts excitement and dread. Every person who turns eighteen gets the opportunity to travel to their past, present, or future, which can drastically alter their view of life, for good or ill. A red serum is injected into willing arms and immediately transports the teens to the jumping point of their choosing. The jumpers can see who they marry, what job they have, better understand a current problem, or relive a significant moment in their childhood.Quinn is also a worker at the Care Centre, where people go after their jumps to try and process what they have seen. She knows that not everyone has a happy ending, and they must live with the pressure of a past they can't forget, a present they are avoiding, or a future they can't reach.When one of Quinn's dearest friends, Graham,

The Trinity Diet: Lifestyle Balancing - Body, Soul and Spirit Steeves Ccn Ctn Steve

The Trinity Diet Lifestyle Balancing - Body, Soul and Spirit This is not just a diet or a menu planning program but an everyday lifestyle. The Trinity Diet helps remove the confusion about what and how much to eat. Food and lifestyle are the principal reasons people are toxic and sick today. The Trinity Diet is one of the most prophetic and encouraging words on the topic of life, health, and nourishment. "Bringing together mind, body, and spirit; integrating head, heart, and hands is what Steve and Amy Steeves bring forth in The Trinity Diet." They combine physiology, psychology, and pharmacognosy to restore, enhance, and maintain good health with wisdom and compassion." - Russ Ja e MD, Ph.D., CCN "I was once medication dependent now I am medication and symptom free and was able to conceive our _rst child I am forever grateful for the revelation and principles of the Trinity

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Strong to the Hoop: 1,501 Basketball Trivia Questions, Quotes, and Factoids from Every Angle Shouler Kenneth A.

How many NBA players have averaged forty points in a season? Who is the worst free-throw shooter in NBA history? Which team has won the most NBA titles since 2000? Who became the first player in NBA history to reach 20,000 points and 10,000 assists? Which three NBA players have scored more than 35,000 career points? (Hint: Michael Jordan is not on the list.) In Strong to the Hoop, veteran sports writer and trivia expert Ken Shouler has compiled 1,501 trivia questions, quotations, and factoids, broken into more than twenty-five categories that are designed to challenge, inform, and delight fans of pro basketball at every level. Whether you root for the Knicks, Lakers, Celtics, Warriors, or any other NBA franchise, Strong to the Hoop will test your knowledge of your favorite team and

Psia kniha - Katarína Rybnická

Zázemie grafičky a ilustrátorky Kataríny Rybnickej je v grafickom dizajne, v jej ilustráciách sa tak nevyhnutne objavuje úzky vzťah medzi slovom a obrazom. V knižke Psí život vytvorila nie jedného, ale hneď niekoľkých psov. Všetko je tu prispôsobené najmladšiemu čitateľovi. Psia kniha jednoducho ukazuje, čím sa od seba líšia malý a veľký či suchý a mokrý pes. Kniha nie je len knihou, ale aj hrou a prostriedkom na vymýšľanie si nových príbehov s Vašimi deťmi. Psia kniha bola finalistkou Národnej ceny za dizajn, rovnako finalistkou výstavy Well Designed Book v Katowiciach.