When her son is recovered three years after his abduction, a mother flees the country with the boy and his sister to live with her former mother-in-law in a hotel where she uncovers the mystery of the boy's lost years.
Thirty-year-old Kent McKutcheon has come to Atlanta with little ambition beyond his earnest desire to grow up and be a good person. But after a year of contented, stable existence with his Mennonite wife, Maggie, a defense attorney with a passion for social justice, Kent cannot quiet his longing for Paul, the lover who abandoned him three years before. When an accidental meeting revives their affair, the infatuation they’ve kept private soon threatens to destroy the public persona each man has created. In a single night that slips out of control, the volatile mix of emotions leads to murder, and all three characters are suddenly more involved with each other’s lives than they could have foreseen. And none can hope to escape unscathed.
Joseph's assured debut novel explores the lives of two Georgia families soon to be linked by a marriage. While Joseph tackles several dark themes, the core of the story is a hopeful portrait of the different and often elusive faces of salvation.
My Beautiful Princess Bible is the perfect Bible for princesses of all ages! This one-of-a-kind Bible with special features from bestselling author Sheri Rose Shepherd was created for girls ages 3 and up. The pink and purple interior, along with the over 500 highlighted Bible verses, will have God's princesses excited about reading God's Word! Girls will love the 24 pages of full-color inserts with Sheri Rose's love letters from God and beautiful prayers that will encourage them to communicate with their Father in Heaven. Sheri Rose also writes about 10 of her favorite girls in the Bible, 14 of her favorite promise verses, how to become God's princess, and so much more! Every feature, including the 66 book-introduction sentences and the very special content for girls found throughout this Bible, was uniquely created to engage girls in the Word of God and instill truth in their hearts. This beautiful edition also includes a heart gem magnetic closure, a ribbon marker, and sparkly holographic star-patterned page edges! The New Living Translation is an authoritative Bible translation, rendered faithfully into today's English from the ancient texts by 90 leading Bible scholars. The NLT's scholarship and clarity breathe life into even the most difficult-to-understand Bible passages--but even more powerful are stories of how people's lives are changing as the words speak directly to their hearts. That's why we call it "The Truth Made Clear.
This fascinating work presents biographical essays about women from the colonial period to modern times, chronicling the previously untold story of the female financial experience in the United States. Petticoats and Pinstripes: Portraits of Women in Wall Street's History provides a fascinating chronological account of the contributions of women on Wall Street through profiles of selected individuals that set their achievements in the context of the prevailing times. The book documents how women frequently assumed financial roles as a temporary palliative to the nation's ills, only to be cast aside once conditions improved, and how they were often restrained from financial endeavors by various factors, including American legal, political, economic, and cultural norms. Author Sheri J. Caplan describes the accomplishments of women in the financial world against the backdrop of the general advancement of women's rights and the evolution of gender-based roles in society, and identifies the primary factors in the development of a greater female role in finance: wartime urgency, personal necessity, technological change, and financial education.
The true story of a heart that has been shattered, and stained. The author Wendy Sims talks about her story of surviving abuse. The actions lead her to be tortured and traumatized throughout her life. The realization of the world she lived in growing up. in the 1970s. The woman she has become today in the realization that she never let what happened to her affect the life she has worked hard to gain and live. Becoming the Champion she was meant to be through Christ.
The THRIVE Creative Journaling Devotional Bible is for every woman who wants to know God more deeply and follow Him more closely. God's design for His children is that they live flourishing, fulfilling, joy-filled lives in Christ. Bestselling author and beloved conference speaker Sheri Rose Shepherd has devoted over 30 years of her ministry to helping women learn how to thrive in Christ, reflect God's glory, and gain an eternal perspective. Sheri Rose invites women to join her on a year-long journey through the Bible in THRIVE. The daily devotionals capture the very heart of her ministry by helping women discover their identity in Christ, God's purpose and plan for their lives, and how to flourish in a faith that is pure, genuine, and life-giving. Each day's devotional reading contains a key Scripture, a love letter from God, a reflection from Sheri Rose, a treasure of truth, and a special prayer for the reader. Sheri Rose encourages women to leave all of their concerns and struggles at the foot of the cross so they can truly thrive as the women God created them to be. This beautiful women's creative journaling devotional Bible features lightly dotted wide margins to write notes and reflections, do creative Bible journaling, or create original art.
“Arise, my love, my beautiful one come away.”Song of Solomon 2:10 (ESV) The insightful wisdom, joy, and lightheartedness of seven amazing women who have pushed through extreme winters only to fall more intensely in love with Jesus will challenge and provoke you to dance, live, breathe, and have your being in the One who created you to arise and come along with Him as His delicate, brilliant one into the bounteous reality of Heaven on Earth. Shed the orphan mindset that keeps you or your loved ones in spiritual poverty, misery, bondage, or rejection and get caught up in the swirl of deeper Father-daughter relationship with Abba Daddy God, who dispatches all of Heaven’s resources concerning you for major help and breakthrough from whatever your cocoon into a lavishly abundantly fragrant “destiny now” season. See how time truly has been on your side! Not one moment has been wasted! Learn how all of these women:—Sue, Heidi, Beni, Winnie, Anne, Nina, and DeAnn—endured and discovered how to push through their painful labor for the birthing and rushing in of new things beyond belief. Your moment has arrived. Daddy is in the building! Say good-bye to Poverty Flats. Hear the voice of the Spirit of Adoption calling His darling beautiful daughter, “Arise! Come with Me child. Your time is now.” Learn how to:· detoxify, filter your reality, and get focused· make it to the place of faith and belief for your circumstances· endure time and overcome the hurdles· observe, focus, shift paradigms· see God on the other side of your pain· get caught up into God’s extravagant plan· embrace Daddy's lavish love
A pirate. A lady. He decides she belongs to him. Priscilla is bored with her life. She yearns for adventure and excitement. She pleads and begs her father to allow her to go on his next trip to the intriguing pirate infested islands. When she’s told no, she sneaks on the ship anyway. Nathaniel is the quartermaster on the ship he currently sails on. His quest for his own ship is almost complete. When he visits a harbor town, he discovers the greatest treasure he could imagine and like any other trinket, he takes her with him. Her dreams and her realities aren’t coinciding. Priscilla learns the hardships and threats on the open sea and of living on an unrefined island. But Nathaniel and his amber eyes burn her in every conceivable, delicious way. Nathaniel is committed to silencing his harrowing past. When an opportunity for revenge presents itself will he pursue it? Can Nathaniel keep Priscilla safe? Once Priscilla experiences the true pirate in Nathaniel, will it be more than she can withstand? Publisher’s Note: This steamy, sexy pirate tale includes elements of danger, action, adventure, mystery, suspense, sensual scenes, and power exchange. If any of these offend you, please do not purchase.
At the end of the twentieth century, many believed the story of European political development had come to an end. Modern democracy began in Europe, but for hundreds of years it competed with various forms of dictatorship. Now, though, the entire continent was in the democratic camp for the first time in history. But within a decade, this story had already begun to unravel. Some of the continent's newer democracies slid back towards dictatorship, while citizens in many of its older democracies began questioning democracy's functioning and even its legitimacy. And of course it is not merely in Europe where democracy is under siege. Across the globe the immense optimism accompanying the post-Cold War democratic wave has been replaced by pessimism. Many new democracies in Latin America, Africa, and Asia began "backsliding," while the Arab Spring quickly turned into the Arab winter. The victory of Donald Trump led many to wonder if it represented a threat to the future of liberal democracy in the United States. Indeed, it is increasingly common today for leaders, intellectuals, commentators and others to claim that rather than democracy, some form dictatorship or illiberal democracy is the wave of the future. In Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe, Sheri Berman traces the long history of democracy in its cradle, Europe. She explains that in fact, just about every democratic wave in Europe initially failed, either collapsing in upon itself or succumbing to the forces of reaction. Yet even when democratic waves failed, there were always some achievements that lasted. Even the most virulently reactionary regimes could not suppress every element of democratic progress. Panoramic in scope, Berman takes readers through two centuries of turmoil: revolution, fascism, civil war, and - -finally -- the emergence of liberal democratic Europe in the postwar era. A magisterial retelling of modern European political history, Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe not explains how democracy actually develops, but how we should interpret the current wave of illiberalism sweeping Europe and the rest of the world.
Film Censorship is a concise overview of Hollywood censorship and efforts to regulate American films. It provides a lean introductory survey of U.S. cinema censorship from the pre-Code years and classic studio system Golden Age—in which film censorship thrived—to contemporary Hollywood. From the earliest days of cinema, movies faced controversy over screen images and threats of censorship. This volume draws extensively on primary research from motion picture archives to unveil the fascinating behind-the-scenes history of cinema censorship and explore how Hollywood responded to censorial constraints on screen content in a changing American cultural and industrial landscape. This primer on American film censorship considers the historical evolution of motion-picture censorship in the United States spanning the Jazz Age Prohibition era, lobbying by religious groups against Hollywood, industry self-censorship for the Hays Office, federal propaganda efforts during wartime, easing of regulation in the 1950s and 1960s, the MPAA ratings system, and the legacy of censorship in later years. Case studies include The Outlaw, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Scarface, Double Indemnity, Psycho, Bonnie and Clyde, Midnight Cowboy, and The Exorcist, among many others.
If you're pregnant or have recently had a child, if you feel overwhelmed with the task of motherhood or have low energy levels, this book can help. Dr. Sheri Lerner guides you through a God-focused program that is based on Body by God, developed by her husband, New York Times best-selling author, Dr. Ben Lerner. This nutrition, exercise, stress, and time management program can easily be tailored for your lifestyle. In Bouncing Back from Pregnancy, you'll not only learn about fitness after the baby arrives but also what you can do during your pregnancy to help you bounce back more quickly.
As New Year's fireworks light the London sky... The fallout from Richard Gaines's financial debacle spreads deeply into the lives of the citizens from Salem. With John and Marlena's help, Charley believes Richard's unspeakable wrongs have been rectified. But soon, while on an unexpected and lifechanging journey to South Africa, Charley discovers that the scandal has far wider implications. In the exotic and dangerous lands of South Africa... A deadly secret is revealed that threatens a clinic run by Kayla, Patch, and Bill Horton. John and Marlena, with the help of family and friends from Salem, work to uncover the truth and save the clinic. Amid the scandal, Charley finds herself thrown into the world of high fashion and drawn to a man she never expected. Where danger lurks behind every bush, old loves will be challenged, secrets will be revealed, and passions will ignite stronger than ever.
Most Christians want to know God better but sometimes just dont know how to get started. As a result they are likely to flounder for a few years while going through their own struggles with life and after a while, might even feel beaten up and quit. Join the true journey of a mother-daughter team who searched Gods Word daily and then applied those teachings to everyday life, sharing the words of a righteous and holy God. Their experiences and journey took them all the way from the jungles of the dangerous Rio Negro to the city of Lages, Brazil, and back up to the horse farms of Central Florida. Each story is filled with adventure and a challenge to get to know our wonderful God!
Where is God in todays world? No matter where you are in your faith or your life, And So It Is gives you an opportunity to develop and strengthen your relationship with God through the relevance of Scripture, as it applies to everyday experiences. The daily devotionals presented inside capture in a few words a topic for reflection and meditation that allows you the opportunity to discover God within your own life circumstances. You will be taken through the Bible from Genesis to Revelation as each day highlights a verse for contemplation. Through the words of Sheri Sutton, you will see that: God exists in all things God is always faithful Gods love is forever Since God is found in the ordinary as well as the extraordinary, And So It Is can help you find Gods presence in the everyday activities of your life. Conversationallyas if over a cup of morning coffeeSheri Sutton reminds readers of the nearness of God, helping to open minds and hearts to His powerful, loving presence in our day-to-day lives. Marjorie Hodgson Parker, author of Shaken to the Core (and Finding Gods Strength)
NXT 24 is a personal development book designed to give you the tools necessary to come to terms with your past disappointments, to evaluate your current life, and then to give you recommendations on what you can do to create your own unique path to discover your happiness and true joy in your life while you create a legacy. www.NXT24book.com
Welcome to the world of noir musical films, where tormented antiheroes and hard-boiled musicians battle obsession and struggle with their music and ill-fated love triangles. Sultry divas dance and sing the blues in shrouded nightclubs. Romantic intrigue clashes with backstage careers. This book explores musical films that use film noir style and bluesy strains of jazz to inhabit a disturbing underworld and reveal the dark side of fame and the American Dream. While noir musical films like A Star Is Born include musical performances, their bleak tone and expressionistic aesthetic more closely resemble the visual style of film noir. Their narratives unfold behind a stark noir lens: distorted, erratic angles and imbalanced hand-held shots allow the audience to experience a tortured, disillusioned perspective. While many musicals glamorize the quest for the spotlight in Hollywood's star factory, brooding noir musical films such as Blues in the Night, Gilda, The Red Shoes, West Side Story, and Round Midnight stretch the boundaries of film noir and the musical as film genres collide. Deep shadows, dim lighting and visual composition evoke moodiness, cynicism, pessimism, and subjective psychological points of view.
This opulent and expansive volume, published in conjunction with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's monumental exhibition Made in California: Art, Image, and Identity,1900-2000, charts the dynamic relationship between the arts and popular conceptions of California. Displaying a dazzling array of fine art and material culture, Made in California challenges us to reexamine the ways in which the state has been portrayed and imagined. Unusually inclusive, visually intriguing, and beautifully produced, this volume is a delight throughout--both in image and in text--and will appeal to anyone who has lived in, visited, or imagined California.
American culture is in a state of critical fragmentation. The author argues that we will solve neither the ecological crisis nor our social estrangement from each until we transform our perception of life as embodied and interconnected, and rediscover what is sacred through transformative lived experiences of wholeness. Using an embodied theological framework supported by comparative, hermeneutical, and constructive methodologies, A Process Spirituality synthesizes theoretical, empirical, and practical resources to construct a hopeful and holistic understanding of God, the world, and the self. Interweaving Alfred North Whitehead’s vision of a relational cosmos with Carl Gustav Jung’s integrated, relational psyche, and a powerful spiritual praxis of dream work creates a generative matrix through which to perceive a God-world reality characterized by value, relationality, and transformation in which individuals matter, belong, and can experience positive change. Such a Christian and transreligious vision of hope offers individuals the possibility and capacity to move from a state of fragmentation to one of psycho-spiritual wholeness and flourishing.
Sheri Chinen Biesen challenges conventional thinking on the origins of film noir and finds the genre's roots in the political, social and historical conditions of Hollywood during the Second World War.
Shadows. Smoke. Dark alleys. Rain-slicked city streets. These are iconic elements of film noir visual style. Long after its 1940s heyday, noir hallmarks continue to appear in a variety of new media forms and styles. What has made the noir aesthetic at once enduring and adaptable? Sheri Chinen Biesen explores how the dark cinematic noir style has evolved across eras, from classic Hollywood to present-day streaming services. Examining both aesthetics and material production conditions, she demonstrates how technological and industrial changes have influenced the imagery of film noir. When it emerged in the early 1940s, the visual style’s distinctive shadowy look was in part a product of wartime cinema conditions and technologies, such as blackouts and nitrate film stock. Since the 1950s, technical developments from acetate film stock and new cameras and lenses to lighting, color, and digitization have shaped the changing nature of noir style. Biesen considers the persistence of the noir legacy, discussing how neo-noirs reimagine iconic imagery and why noir style has become a touchstone in the streaming era. Drawing on a wealth of archival research, she provides insightful analyses of a wide range of works, from masterpieces directed by Billy Wilder and Alfred Hitchcock to New Hollywood neo-noirs, the Coen brothers’ revisionist films, and recent HBO and Netflix series. A groundbreaking technological and industrial history of an essential yet slippery visual style, Through a Noir Lens shines a light into the shadows of film noir.
Old and New Testament stories about Biblical characters are arranged in three sections: Children of the Bible, Women of the Bible, and Men of the Bible. Includes related songs, plays, and rhythm poems.
Abnormal Psychology: The Science and Treatment of Psychological Disorders consists of a balance and blending of research and clinical application, the use of paradigms as an organizing principle, and involving the learner in the kinds of real-world problem solving engaged in by clinicians and scientists. Students learn that psychopathology is best understood by considering multiple perspectives and that these varying perspectives provide the clearest accounting of the causes of these disorders as well as the best possible treatments.
Sheri Rose Shepherd was overweight, depressed, and emotionally distraught from an eating disorder when she discovered God's design for spiritual and physical health. In Fit for Excellence she not only shares the biblical principles for losing weight, but also for gaining a self-image based on Christ's image of you. In a sometimes humorous, and always engaging style, Sheri Rose offers in this book the same life-changing message she's shared with tens of thousands of women across the country in her Fit for Excellence conferences and seminars. Thousands of women have already been set free from: Food addictions * Eating Disorders * Depression * Poor self-image * Emotional pain * Chronic fatigue and exhaustionJoin Sheri Rose in her journey toward freedom from dieting and emotional distress through the Bible. Fit for Excellence is also ideal for small groups and Bible studies as it includes interactive notes and a leader's guide.
The field of critical care medicine is evolving quickly. To prepare for certification and refresh their knowledge, today’s practitioners need a concise multidisciplinary review that focuses on the core areas of critical care. Ideal for critical care fellows, critical care nurses, residents, and practitioners who spend time in the ICU, The MGH Review of Critical Care Medicine employs brief chapters on focused topics to help readers review core areas and test their knowledge.
A Harvard Medical School diabetes specialist and a top exercise physiologist share a proven and effective 12-week plan to reverse the course of Type 2 diabetes, lose weight, and ditch the medication for good. In this groundbreaking book, diabetes and weight management expert Osama Hamdy, M.D., Ph.D., reveals how you can reverse the course of your type 2 diabetes, lose weight for good and finally reclaim your health—in just 12 weeks! This book will help you: Cut your medications by 50-60%—or even stop them altogether! Learn how to safely lose—and keep off—those 10, 20 or even 50 plus pounds that are holding you back from a healthy life. Tailor your exercise plan to the way you really live and work, so you can get results without being a slave to the gym. …and more! With information on how to create checklists, goal worksheets, and including real-life success stories, The Diabetes Breakthrough will help keep you motivated in making smart decisions—even on the busiest days!
Since the 1960s, many people have begun to assume that God is dead or that He is no longer active and working on our behalf. This book is a collection of over 65 miracle stories that demonstrate that God is alive and working today. From medical miracles to miracles of great ministry, the stories documented within this book are true and will encourage and energize the faith of readers.
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