Since the collapse of the dot.com bubble beginning in 2000, America has been careening, with ever-increasing speed, from one social, political, or financial crisis to the next with little or no resolution to any of the problems. In the middle of all this is a tidal wave of anecdotal stories and a growing body of statistical evidence that millions of men are seeing their role and value being diminished, if not eliminated, in society, at work, and at home. Why worry about men when everyone knows men are the least vulnerable, and it is the women and children who bear the brunt of harsh economic and social conditions? Being classified as among the least vulnerable is no consolation to the man who has lost his job and is now unable to provide for his family, or the man who is routinely passed over for promotions and raises because of his age, gender, or race, or the man who finds himself in a household where his wife has become the primary breadwinner while his own career is in decline. Unless a man is is spiritually grounded through a relationship with Jesus Christ, it can be almost impossible to stand against the worlds attacks against his manhood and self esteem. Simple Man Simple Prayer offers men a starting point to building a daily relationship with God and become the man God intended him to be.
A bunch of ideas are running around Don Everts's head. Some are permanent residents. Others are visitors, just passing through. When they all get together, some odd things start happening. In this visit to Don Everts's head, we meet THE DIRTY BEGGAR. He's hunched over, with bloodshot eyes and dressed in a dark, baggy robe. He's usually silent, sulking in a corner, but sometimes, late at night, he whispers in a hoarse, raspy voice. And nobody wants to hear the stories he tells, stories of evil and wrath and judgment. Relax stuff happens thinks that the beggar is bent out of shape over nothing. Middle class spirituality can't bear the beggar's intolerance. And truth is relative dismisses the beggar's absolutism. But regardless of what they think, the other ideas can't escape being confronted by the beggar. THE DIRTY BEGGAR is one of the most unpleasant, uncomfortable folks ever to visit your head. But he sticks around and haunts us all. For readers struggling with the reality of evil in the world and in ourselves, and who have hard questions about justice.
An internationally popular comedian describes his youth as a disadvantaged Jewish boy from Queens, the obstacles he overcame in order to achieve success, and his four-decade stage and screen career. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.
Throughout long profiles and conversations--ranging from 1982 to 2001--the renowned author makes clear his distinctions between historical fact and his own creative leaps
A gorgeous and surprising Father's Day gift book, this collection of photos and sassy commentary by radio star Don Imus and his brother, entrepreneur Fred Imus, offers a powerful and memorable work for lovers of the American West and for fans of Don's broadcasts. 70 photos, many in color.
KIDNAPPED AND ENSLAVED BY ALIENS! The Flood of Noah has ended. Much of Earth is in an Ice Age. And Ithyanna, Last Daughter of Atlantis, swims around the world ocean at the command of the Lion of Judah, waiting for His next command. Suddenly, an alien spacecraft and its occupants capture Ithyanna, probe her mind, and enslave her. Among her fellow captives are famous persons like Elvis Presley, Amelia Earhart, and Jimmy Hoffa, and more obscure people such as a hostile 1960s female Black Panther, a disgruntled British World War II veteran from 1970, and Ithyanna’s aunt whom she has never met – and had a disdain for her younger sister/Ithyanna’s mother. All of them and countless other abductees are forced to mine a nefarious substance with endless industrial applications – but whose fumes are fatal to humans. Then Ithyanna and many other abductees are forced into mortal combat to fight each other to amuse their bloodthirsty alien masters – until Ithyanna demands a fight to the death with Ultra-Queen Xulra, who is also the devil’s daughter! With the aid of a benevolent philanthropist-adventurer alien and his armada, the humans fight back against Xulra’s minions as Ithyanna battles Xulra herself in a war that will determine the fate of the universe! Will Ithyanna and her comrades be destroyed by Xulra and her subjects – or will she and her fellow freedom fighters win the day and gain freedom and create a new nation based on righteous freedom?
Why are so many people wandering aimlessly through life? Why has there been such a shift in values from generation to generation? Facing imminent mobilization during the first Persian Gulf War, a father was faced with these questions as well as the challenge of who would teach his children the attributes that he most valued and wished to pass on to their generation. In Eight Points of the Compass the attributes of Integrity (True North), Gratitude, Character, Balance, Commitment, Abundance, Vision, and Relationships are presented in anecdotal fashion so as to make them a lasting and timeless legacy of direction and wisdom for each succeeding generation. A must read for every parent. Chris Sorensen, author of The Greatest Discovery
Both Don OShall and Vern Kelley are industry-reknowned managers of successful and professional institutional locksmith shops and access control offices. This book has been called "an MBA program for in-house locksmiths" and "a must read for anyone in security related management or lock shops, as well as for anyone on a locksmithing association board of directors.
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