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Jasper Lanning, a wealthy firearm collector, has been murdered under odd circumstances, and Jeff Rand is the private investigator hired to solve the case. As Jeff begins investigating, he discovers an interwoven game of deceit, secrets and jealousy with a labyrinth of twists and turns that delve deeper and deeper into the shadowy truth.

In the year 1904 a revival like the world has never seen before broke out in Wales. While it started in small, rural communities, the news of God moving in power blazed throughout the whole world and sparked countless other revivals, and continues to have an incredible impact today. Led by the young Evan Roberts, who spent months seeking God for four hours a day, starting a 1 a.m. for revival, an incredible 100,000 people were brought to the feet of Jesus in less than a year.

With incredible wit, startling confessions, and unique observations, Ned Mathews went from being a twenty-eight-year-old Art Historian and Restorer to an infantryman in the bloodiest fought battle of World War Two. Always with an eye for entertaining his bride at home, Ned’s letters were filled with witty points of view of army life, explaining the difficulties of overtaking the German forces from their dug-in defenses, admiring the architecture of Europe, and watching the bombing of Monte Cassino.

The best swordsman of two worlds, John Carter, is about to head off on two more legendary adventures! Once again the Warlord of Mars finds himself and his beloved Dejah Thoris face to face with new perils on Barsoom. He will explore the Ancient City of Korvas, fight hoards of rats, giants, and skeleton men; and ride on the backs of thoats as bravely as ever!

Few revivals have been as powerful and influential as the Welsh Revival. It was birthed from the unceasing, passionate prayers of men and women of God all over Wales, and led by the anointing-saturated young man, Evan Roberts. However, because Evan Roberts was a naturally reclusive man, and the teaching of humility was so important during the revival, we have very few eyewitness accounts or testimonies that give us deeper insights into how and why God moved in that time.

Llana of Gathol is a unique volume in John Carter’s Barsoom series. While the previous books featured a single story throughout, Llana of Gathol is an anthology of four shorter tales written later in Edgar Rice Burroughs’ life. These stories are, The Ancient Dead, The Black Pirates of Barsoom, Yellow Men on Mars and Invisible Men of Mars. These are also considered to be the John Carter stories with the most humor, and explore the life of an older John Carter, Llana of Gathol being his granddaughter.

When a group of young boys gather together on a yacht for what was supposed to be a simple holiday trip, one of the group makes a horrible mistake that sends them drifting out onto the open and stormy ocean. They are blown onto a deserted island where they are forced to survive and build a civilization over the course of two years; but not all goes as planned as jealousy, rivalries, and betrayal threaten to destroy their little band of friends, and doom them to being lost forever.

There is no greater story in the history of humanity than that of the undying love between the Lord Jesus and His people. The most famous story in eternity will always be how the Son of God came and died a horrible death on the cross for our sins. However, there have been countless thousands of men and women who have reciprocated that love, and have walked to certain death in order to tell the lost about the lover of their souls. They faced raining clouds of arrows and spears, shipwrecks, starvation and hunger, dark jungles and slavery, and more than could ever be listed here.

Vor Daj is a member of John Carters personal guard, and is one of the fiercest warriors on Barsoom. As the two fighting men search for Ras Thavas, the brilliant mad scientist, in order to save the life of Dejah Thoris, Princess of Mars, they find themselves captured in a city of grotesque, seemingly unkillable monsters. These abominations have human body parts, but in all the wrong places and the wrong sizes.This unique story in the John Carter of Mars series is the only one that is told from the point of view of Vor Daj, as he sees his adventure with the Warlord of Mars, John Carter.

A young man named Ken discovers a deep passion for the newfound work of forestry, a controversial new government branch being established in the young United States, especially in the West. Ken is sent to a rural town in deep Arizona to begin the initial studies of the local forests when he stumbles across an illegal logging operation that is wiping out the trees and ruining the land. The local authorities are teeming with corruption, and the Department of Forestry is seen as a joke and a governmental overstep by the people.

The work of almost every branch of what has been called the “faith movement” today, can be traced back to one person (led by the Holy Spirit of course). That person is George Muller. A poor, humble man who made the incredible decision to dedicate his entire life to proving that God was in his day (and ours), still the same God of the Bible who hears and answers prayer in real, tangible ways.

There are many legends about the great Davy Crockett. In the movies people claim he could ride lightning, leap over rivers and fight wildcats with his bare hands. In the 2004 movie The Alamo, it is suggested that he was more cowardly than the legends, and if it was his choice, he would “slip over the wall” and escape. They also suggest that he only wore his famous coon skin caps because the actor who portrayed him did. Other stories claim he was an absolutely fearless warrior who loved a good fight.

John Carter is back for another adventure in this classic interplanetary tale of Barsoom from Edgar Rice Burroughs. In an attempt to put an end to a wave of murders carried out by the notorious Assassins Guild, John goes to the Martian city of Zodanga. When he arrives however, he discovers much more than he ever could have imagined.

In his autobiography, Charles Finney goes into great detail about his ministry and the many revivals he spearheaded. He gives incredibly valuable details about how he operated in those revivals, the strategies he used to bring them about, his response to the constant controversies surrounding him, and much more. This book is, without a doubt, one of the greatest treasures in church history.

This book has one goal in mind, to try and bring greater understanding between two dedicated groups of Christians. Dispensationalists and Reformed Christians have a very different understanding of how God has worked in this world as well as how God will continue to work. There is a theological divide that has developed after many years of discussion and stems from a mixture of ignorance; misunderstanding and actual disagreement.

This anthology of four short stories, serves as a sort of “greatest hits” from Edmond Hamilton, which includes a diverse lineup of stories. From the intimate, thought-provoking short story, Requiem, to the epic space opera Battle for the Stars. You will also find the odd story of Sunfire! and the classic Noir Detective/Sci-Fi hybrid, Door Into Infinity. Edmond Hamilton was a legend during the Golden Age of Science Fiction. His long line of fantastic stories and space operas in epic worlds began with The Monster God of Mamurth, which was published in the magazine Weird Tales in 1926.

D.L. Moody, the big, fun-loving, bearded, garden-tending revivalist from Northfield, Massachusetts was a man apart. In a time when it seemed like Christianity was almost stagnating in many ways across the United States and Europe, D.L. Moody was able to draw in crowds of tens of thousands.

When Luis joins his new baseball team, the Manatees, things seem pretty hopeless at first. Some of his new teammates—including "loud and obnoxious" home-run slugger Jimmie—are mean to him or to each other. His new coach doesn't tell the players everything to do like his old coach did. And some of the Manatees seem more interested in goofing off than in sportsmanship or working hard.

One of the most famous figures of the American frontier, Daniel Boone clashed with the Shawnee and sought to exploit the riches of a newly settled region. Despite Boone's fame, his life remains wrapped in mystery. The Boone legend, which began with the publication of John Filson's The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boone and continued through modern times with Fess Parker's Daniel Boone television series, has become a hopeless mix of fact and fiction.

In the Brothers Grimm’s story of The White Snake, a servant marries the king’s daughter to live happily ever after. Will that be the case in this cursed retelling of a doomed dinner? One of four new stories in the award-winning Scary Tales Retold series.