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Stoicism has a lot to offer that is as relevant today as it was 2,000 years ago—its guiding purpose was to help us to live better lives. The Stoic golden rule was that "we can't control external events, but we can choose how to respond to them". This idea can have a profound effect on how we exist in the world.

God does what it takes to get our attention.It’s the message of the Bible. It’s the message of this book: the relentless pursuit of God. God on the hunt. God in the search. Peeking under the bed for hiding kids, stirring the bushes for lost sheep. Searching, wrestling, pulling us back to him, over and over again. Kind, then stern. Tender and tough. Faithfully firm. Patiently urgent. Eagerly tolerant. Softly shouting.

Vengeance consumes my every thought. I've been betrayed. Abandoned. Left for dead. But at least I'm no longer alone. My beautiful half-elf companion insists that I will save her people and end the Blood Drought crippling the Empire. She believes our union is inevitable, a prophecy revealed to her in the flames. I don't place much faith in destiny, but I've never met anyone else like her. She's the first dragon with human blood and last scion of a once proud house. With time and training, we could become unstoppable.

Ben Lindsay offers eye-opening insights into the black religious experience, challenging the status quo in white majority churches. Filled with examples from real-life stories, including his own, and insightful questions, this book offers a comprehensive analysis of race relations in the Church in the UK and shows us how we can work together to create a truly inclusive church community.

In 2014, H was back in Afghanistan, providing security for the Japanese Embassy in Kabul. In 2021, when the chaotic evacuation of the Afghan capital began, it was a tough call for the Japanese government to leave behind their significant investment in Afghanistan’s future. When H finally got the go-ahead to extract the embassy’s diplomats and staff, he was leading the only security team remaining in a city rapidly filling with Taliban fighters.

It doesn't matter if you have zero green thumbs or live in the middle of a big city. With How to Grow Your Own Food, you will have all the info you need to start gardening at home. How to Grow Your Own Food is the perfect book for anyone new to gardening or who has tried and failed in the past. It takes you from beginner steps through mastering advanced techniques. This book will guide you through your entire journey, from setting up your garden to tending and harvesting.

Was tust du, wenn du beinahe einen Footballstar über den Haufen fährst? Richtig. Du landest mit ihm im Bett. Wenn dann auch noch der zehnjährige Sohn deiner verstorbenen besten Freundin vor der Tür steht, ist das Weihnachtschaos perfekt. Sadie Jones hat nach dem tragischen Tod ihrer besten Freundin der Großstadt den Rücken gekehrt. Sie liebt das unaufgeregte Leben auf dem Land, wenn da nur nicht ihre massiven finanziellen Probleme wären.

The extant letters of Pliny, written between AD 97 and 112, give us a unique insight into Imperial Rome under the early Antonine emperors. Organised into 10 books, the letters reflect a wide range of topics, mirroring Pliny’s own public and private interests. Among many other subjects, the letters also include an eye-witness account of the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79, with the final book containing the exchange of letters between the writer (whose career culminated as Governor of Bithynia) and the emperor Trajan.

Freckles is the only name he has ever known. His right hand is missing at the wrist, and he is haunted by not knowing how it happened. Raised since infancy in a Chicago orphanage, he speaks with a slight Irish accent and sings with a beautiful voice. Now, exhausted after many days of walking, he applies for a job with the Grand Rapids Lumber Company, guarding timber in the Limberlost Swamp from timber thieves. His Swamp Angel declares her love for him and promises that she will find his parents and prove that Freckles comes from "a race of men that have been gentlemen for ages."

Do you like the idea of starting your garden? What if you could be perfectly self-sufficient and take care of all your food needs and requirements? Do you want to create a sustainable backyard homestead but don't know where to start? If yes, this is the perfect book for you! All you need is a backyard, and you can turn it into a sustainable homestead with a thriving vegetable garden and livestock. You only require an inclination to learn, a can-do attitude, enthusiasm, conscious effort, patience, and plenty of love.

Shortly before the fall of Atlantis, genetic engineers created three new prototypes, Kam, Mel, and Leon, the first humans to have blue eyes and shape-shifting capabilities. With climatic conditions on Earth spinning rapidly out of control, the future of Atlantean civilization depends entirely on whether the three test subjects can work together to solve the deepening crisis. But first, they need to find each other.

There once was a bard that was young and dumb, but he made all of the ladies come. His charisma stat was the highest one in this enchanted land. His power was noticed by a sorceress who thought it would help her on her quest. So she and a friend paid him some gold, and on an adventure they go. Now has the quest begun. The bard sings songs and the monsters run. There's adventure, and lots of fun, and also magic foes. So now that their party was a group of three, they went on a hunt for a fairy. To an enchanted tower they must go, and bring the fairy down.

Teens are notorious for attitude issues that create struggles for their own lives and those around them. This book teaches that life is a gift, that gratitude is critical, how to deal with days in bite-sized portions, and to trust God through the great days and worst days.

When growing a garden, what's inevitably going to creep into the garden? Weeds, right! You've got to get in and pluck the weeds or they will destroy what you're trying to grow. The same thing is true with our minds. The most common weeds we all experience are Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt—or FUD. You've got to Pluck the FUD! This book will teach you how. The principles, strategies, and tools taught in this book are the top secrets the author has applied to personally "Pluck the FUD", achieving high levels of success as an entrepreneur, business owner, and sales leader.

Building on stories and illustrations from 3:16: The Numbers of Hope by Max Lucado, this evangelistic book leads the listeners word-by-word through John 3:16, the passage that he calls the "Hope Diamond" of scripture. It's the perfect way to introduce the gospel to friends and acquaintances through Max Lucado's warm and easy to understand writing style. Experience God's grace and plan of salvation for the first time or use this booklet to share the message of hope with someone you know.

Returning home from a youth event, a teenage boy is abducted and thrust into a netherworld of drugs, horror, seduction, and sex. This is an incredible true story of a miraculous escape and the author’s ensuing quest for healing.

Die schlimmsten Narben fügen wir uns selbst zu. Scarlett zweifelt daran, dass ihre Schwester Julia Selbstmord begangen haben soll. Denn Julia hatte kurz vor ihrem Tod eine mysteriöse Affäre – ausgerechnet mit jemandem aus der einflussreichen Familie Stockbridge. Also verschafft sie sich Zugang zum Familienanwesen in den Hamptons und lässt sich in ein berauschendes Spiel aus Dominanz, Unterwerfung und Eifersucht verwickeln. Zu spät bemerkt sie, dass sie im gleichen fatalen Desaster wie ihre Schwester gefangen ist. Doch die Intrigen um sie herum sind bereits zu dicht gesponnen.

Angeline Moretti is a woman of two different lives. A stunning actress by day and a party girl by night. In the time of the Roaring '20s, New York City is hustling and bustling. Angeline has no time to settle down, but for a woman with two lives, there are two men who desperately yearn for her heart. The wealthy and charming James Howard, and the speakeasy bad boy Link Cartwell.

When a TV producer offers journalist Sam Dean the job of tracking down a suspect in the brutal murder of a young woman and her child, he's reluctant to get involved. But when a colleague is stabbed to death on set, it’s clear something bigger is going on. And when threatening anonymous notes start arriving, Sam is forced to dig for the truth.

In a frantic late-night phone call, Ben learns his wife, Mia, has killed a man. And she needs his help. When Ben arrives at Mia's hotel room, the scene is horrific – but over the course of the night it will get much worse. All their secrets will be uncovered, and they will discover how far they'll go to protect themselves and each other… will they kill for love? Or will they die for it? One phone call. Twelve hours to save their marriage. And their lives.