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Visionary. This book should be in every reader's hands." –JACQUELINE WOODSON, National Book Award-winning author of Brown Girl Dreaming Young heroes decide that they are not too young or too powerless to change their world in this gripping, futuristic young adult novel by the New York Times bestselling author of the Printz Award–winning Monster. It is 2035. Teens, armed only with their ideals, must wage war on the power elite. Dahlia is a Low Gater: a sheep in a storm, struggling to survive completely on her own. The Gaters live in closed safe communities, protected from the Sturmers, mercenary thugs. And the C-8, a consortium of giant companies, control global access to finance, media, food, water, and energy resources—and they are only getting bigger and even more cutthroat. Dahlia, a computer whiz, joins forces with an ex-rocker, an ex-con, a chess prodigy, an ex-athlete, and a soldier wannabe. Their goal: to sabotage the C-8. But how will Sayeed, warlord and terrorist, fit into the equation? AWARDS FOR WALTER DEAN MYERS: New York Times Bestselling Author 3-Time National Book Award Finalist Michael L. Printz Award 5 Coretta Scott King Awards 2 Newbery Honors National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature (2012-2013) Margaret A. Edwards Award for Lifetime Achievement Children’s Literature Legacy Award Praise for ON A CLEAR DAY: “Walter Dean Myers was such a visionary. On a Clear Day is at once historical and futuristic, thoughtful and thought-provoking. It should be in every reader's hands. It's a book for anyone who has ever given thought to our own future and the futures of those coming behind us. Stunning.” –JACQUELINE WOODSON, National Book Award-winning author of Brown Girl Dreaming *"A clarion call from a beloved, much-missed master." –Kirkus Reviews, Starred "In his last book, Myers has turned his thoughtful attention to matters of pressing global importance and issued an implicit challenge to his teen readers to become involved and make a difference. It makes for a stirring valedictory." –Booklist "Published posthumously, this is an angry story, demonstrating again Myers's acute social conscience." –Horn Book "Worth serious YA consideration." –The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
“A Day in the Life” is a gripping, coming-of-age memoir in the same realm as “Platoon” and “Born on the Fourth of July.” The story captures snapshot events during the first 19 years of Walt Madigan’s life as he attended 12 years of Catholic school in Los Angeles; then Community College in February, 1966. He was living the “good life” in Southern California, surfing at least 3 days a week and attending college classes, when he was suddenly drafted into the US Army in August, 1966. Soon he found himself in Vietnam serving as a combat infantryman with the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). The narrative captures the terror and exhilaration, and the brutal realities of what it was like for a young man at war. It’s a story of day-by-day survival, and Private Madigan’s faith in God that ultimately guided him through the biggest test of his life: to survive as a “Boonie Rat” in the 1st Air Cav and return back to The World in one piece.
Jesus' wilderness experience in the fourth chapter of Matthew formed the basis for his inspired relationship with God. His devotional life was key to navigating difficult times. Jesus knew how to systematically get into the presence the Father. Dr. Brown has compiled a forty-day devotional guide to assist believers in their personal devotional studies. This 40-Day devotional guide presents a systematic approach used by the author as he negotiated the wilderness of a wartime deployment and his failure to select for promotion. He learned to journal his journeys through the wilderness. This book contains space for the reader to do the same. Lessons learned can advance our present spiritual development. These valuable lessons can be presented to others. The final added feature is that these devotional stories actually take you onboard a USS Aircraft Carrier. Everyday at sea is unique and challenging. These presented situations take you where Sailors live, work, and eat ? a unique perspective of life underway. Readers will come away with a greater appreciation for the unrivaled competence of our sea service personnel and the power of God's Word.
As our 88th issue was coming together, I noticed that we have a pair of jungle adventure novels—the first Bomba the Jungle Boy story, as well as Tarzan and the Lost Empire. So I’m going to bill it as a “Special Jungle Warrior Issue” and just add that it’s a fun one. #88 also includes two original mysteries (Mark Thielman, N.M. Cedeño) plus a bunch of other great modern and classic stories (Fritz Leiber! Day Keene! George O. Smith!). I would have gladly bought Anna Tambour’s story for Weird Tales when I was editing WT—don’t forget to check it out. (It falls somewhere between fantasy, crime, and Rod Serling’s the Twilight Zone. And we are super happy to welcome back Acquiring Editor Cynthia Ward, who brings us the Walter Jon Williams tale this time. We look forward to many more selections from her. Here’s the complete lineup: Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure: “License to Kill,” by Mark Thielman [Michael Bracken Presents short story] “The Case of the Burgled Bushels,” by Hal Charles. [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery] “Short-Term Murder,” by N.M. Cedeño [Michael Bracken Presents short story] “Dead Men Do Tell Tales,” by Day Keene [short story] Bomba the Jungle Boy, by Roy Rockwood [novel] Science Fiction & Fantasy: “Lethe,” by Walter Jon Williams [Cynthia Ward Presents short story] “I Killed for a Lucky Strike,” by Anna Tambour [short story] “Atomic Bonanza,” by George O. Smith “Martians Keep Out!” by Fritz Leiber [short novel] Tarzan and the Lost Empire, by Edgar Rice Burroughs [novel]
Accidents happen! That often just means that someone must clean up spilled milk. Or accidents may have enormous consequences like they do in The Man Who Stretched Valentine's Day. In this book a simple unsigned valentine card put in the wrong mailbox changed an old man's life and the life of all those in his village. The story reminds us that expressions of love have great power even if the "l Love You" comes to the wrong address.
A weekly devotional for use by Freemasons or those interested in the spirituality of Freemasonry, based upon the Working Tools of a Mason. Centering on a different tool each day, with prayers and meditations for morning, noon, and evening, this devotional takes you on a spiritual journey throughout the week, connecting the events of daily life with these important symbols: The Compasses, 24" Gauge, Common Gavel, Plumb, Level, Square, and Trowel."Hope you don't mind, but one statement I plan on making, and I only say what I believe,"In my opinion, this is the best piece of Masonic reading since Joseph Fort Newton's 'The Builders' " -- A Pennsylvania Mason
One Story a Day for is a series of 365 stories in 12 books that touch on a wide variety of topics intended for slightly older children than the Early Readers set. The stories, written by Canadian authors, are inspired by life lessons, fables from around the world, nature, science, and history. The series is designed to foster children's total development—linguistic, intellectual, social, and cultural—through the joy of reading.
Prophesy Not Unto Us Right Things, Speak Unto Us Smooth Things, Prophesy Deceits: Get You Out of the Way, Turn Aside Out of the Path, Cause the Holy One of Israel to Cease from Before Us
Prophesy Not Unto Us Right Things, Speak Unto Us Smooth Things, Prophesy Deceits: Get You Out of the Way, Turn Aside Out of the Path, Cause the Holy One of Israel to Cease from Before Us
The pinnacle of distractionThe pinnacle of distraction is found in denying the validity of Jesus Christ as the Son of God: which is God manifested in the flesh. But, the way of seeing more substantially established, finding the least common denominator, contentions peeling away layer by layer, one may stave off faithlessness in them all. .In so doing, the diligent will find last to be conquered, standing in the midst of all others, that very one contention claiming the title supreme. One may attempt to pose any number of questions and hypotheses as being significantly more plausible for concern, especially championing that Philistine giant denying there is any such thing as God: saying all things concerned with the subject occur only in the imagination: which saying in itself is the one confined to such a transient place. .However,it is quite different when considering fact; one may ask how may it be proven? It is a fact, first of all, there are varying degrees of diligence: with it, some persons being more endowed than others. .First those who with positive postulations identify facts that can not be annulled, second others are busily ignoring, to blissfully dodge responsible participation. Still yet, third are many more prone to negative postulations: denying that things are what they are..Diligence may be a personal election or a natural disposition but, in this instance; must first be based upon acknowledging the natural world around us. With such acknowledgement of the world one may differentiate gradations culminating unto creations by man, who has interfaced with it and used it. .Interestingly enough, annotations of these gradations ultimately constitute the "mark of a man."In summation, the strongest two of the three face off. Man conceives either there is a God, or else this is a life haphazardly random. .In the end, one is conceptualization while the other is a perception established by preponderance of the fact of creation: that most things are neither random nor haphazard, no matter how hard one presses to make it so. .That, in itself, gives overwhelmingly more weight to the probability of a Creator: hence the term God..Therefore the pinnacle tries to stand up looming in defiance for the great giant has been slain. But for a few steps morethis pinnacle illusion too shall fall as do all idols before the Lord..There is no need for the Jewish nation to act as if the God of Abraham, being the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob is theirs alone; God himself has put that notion to rest! .There is no need for them to act as if he came and they alone experienced him as though they were not a part of the family of man. .That he came concerned specifically for man it is true, he came of the Jews and to them; but, of them and to them as his initial and sequential approach unto mankind as a whole..It is through this, God's foreknown plan and process, that man would come to know and understand that all mankind is but man. .If God has made it clear concerning the people by whom he came: that they are but man, then how much more he did emphasize the condition of all mankind?.As a result within each nation it is the same: through this uniform understanding, man is not to glory in mankind but to glory in this one God's Glory alone..Inasmuch as God came to walk this earth to make this clear; if the Jews learn anything near that, it is actually to be that he is their only God and not their God only.Walter Day
One Story a Day for is a series of 365 stories in 12 books that touch on a wide variety of topics intended for slightly older children than the Early Readers set. The stories, written by Canadian authors, are inspired by life lessons, fables from around the world, nature, science, and history. The series is designed to foster children's total development—linguistic, intellectual, social, and cultural—through the joy of reading.
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