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Ready to be your own boss? If cash flow forecasts, tax returns, and P&Ls sound horrifying, fear not: help is at hand. Journalist Tom Hogkinson has spent his career advocating for laid-back living, and in Business for Bohemians, he combines practical advice with hilarious anecdotes to create a refreshingly candid guidebook for all of us who aspire to a greater degree of freedom in our working lives. Whether you dream of launching your own graphic...
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Tom Swift and his friends at the Swift Academy work together to retrieve a drone that was taken by the custodian, Mr. Conway, who they believe is a notorious hacker.
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Every boy has dreams of the man he will become-exploring the world, fighting the enemy, and being dangerous for good. He imagines himself as the hero, the expert, the one others look up to. Then somewhere along the way, the lies of the enemy knock him down, his dreams are shattered, and he loses purpose as the enemy attempts to rob him of his true identity.
In this hard-hitting book, world-class hunter, adventurer, and popular speaker Brent Henderson...
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The method has changed. The message has not.
After 11 years of reaching students on campuses, Brian Barcelona's world was turned upside down when every public school shut down in March 2020. He wondered if his ministry to students was over until he met two teenagers who challenged him to minister using digital platforms-a method that would not be hindered by the capacity of a physical room, the inability to travel, or a lack of finances, and would...
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Of all the gods, gurus, and good people out there, why Jesus? Why follow some ancient carpenter-turned-philosopher from a podunk town in the Middle East? A man whose own people didn't believe in him for the most part. It just doesn't make any sense.
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With his signature insight and contagious enthusiasm, Ray Comfort walks you through twelve persuasive reasons to believe that Jesus of Nazareth was who he said he was, did the things...
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Sebastian Edwards is the Henry Ford II Professor of International Economics at the University of California, Los Angeles. His books include Toxic Aid: Economic Collapse and Recovery in Tanzania and Left Behind: Latin America and the False Promise of Populism. He lives in Los Angeles.
The untold story of how FDR did the unthinkable to save the American economy
The American economy is strong in large part because nobody believes that America would...
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"Forrest Stuart, Winner of a MacArthur fellowship, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation" "Winner of the CITAMS Book Award, Communication, Information Technologies, and Media Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association" "Honorable Mention for the Outstanding Book Award, Inequality, Poverty and Mobility Section of the American Sociological Association" "Finalist for the PROSE Award in Cultural Anthropology & Sociology, Association...
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Mental anguish, depression, anxiety, and the battle for your mind and well-being are not your new normal, and it is not here to stay. There is a path that leads to the freedom you desire. Through the pages of On the Edge of Hope, Dr. Mark Chironna shares his three-plus year journey through a long, dark hallway. With candor and vulnerability, he reflects on the scriptural and holistic truths that led him out of the dark place and onto solid ground.
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A Two-Time Widow Leading A Double Life
Miriam Giles ran away to Colorado to bury her violent pastbut this seductive, charismatic widow had a dark side that could never stay buried. After finding the "sugar daddy" she was looking for in Alan Helmick, her new marriage seemed happy. Then, two years later, Alan met a gruesome fate. Returning home from errands, Miriam found him lying in a pool of blood. Miriam showed police a cryptic note warning her...
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We all carry sexual shame. Whether we grew up in the repressive purity culture of American Evangelical Christianity or not, we've all been taught in subtle and not-so-subtle ways that sex (outside of very specific contexts) is immoral and taboo. Psychotherapist Matthias Roberts helps readers overcome their shame around sex by overcoming three unhealthy coping mechanisms we use to manage that shame.
Beyond Shame encourages each of us to determine our...
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In an unsettling time in American history, the outbreak of right-wing violence is among the most disturbing developments. In recent years, attacks originating from the far right of American politics have targeted religious and ethnic minorities, with a series of antigovernment militants, religious extremists, and lone-wolf mass shooters inspired by right-wing ideologies. The need to understand the nature and danger of far-right violence is greater...
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We live in a world that can best be described as a collective mess: messes in our families, careers, communities, and culture. We find ourselves fighting through the chaos just to survive. But our God is still God in the mess.
Inspired by the story of the blind man in John 9, bestselling author and pastor Samuel Rodriguez shows us that sometimes Jesus makes a mess first-and out of that mess emerges a miracle. Full of biblical inspiration, scientific...
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Have you ever felt far away from God? Though many Christians are convinced they can't admit that, if you're feeling distant from God, you're not alone. In fact, honesty about divine distance is an important first step back to the presence of God.
The truth is, we all go through seasons when prayers seem futile, worship feels empty, or we feel lonely, wondering if God cares or even knows what we're facing. When those seasons come and our familiar...
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“Grace Under Pressure: Leading Through Change and Crisis” focuses on three things leaders need to do when change and adversity strike: take care of their people, take care of themselves, and prepare for the future. And they must do it all with a sense of grace-calmly, collectedly, and compassionately. John Baldoni has established a career as a globally recognized master executive coach. He shares his expertise here, focusing on how leaders need...
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Being delivered and set free from sin and bondage does not mean that the enemy now considers you off limits. He will surely attempt-again and again-to wrap those old chains back around you.
Focusing on key biblical strategies, ex-satanic high priest and bestselling author John Ramirez teaches you how to shore up your defenses after winning a battle and how to put your life back in order. Insights from the author's own experiences reveal principles...
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Eugenics, racial thinking, and white supremacist attitudes influenced even the federal government's actions toward housing in the 20th century, dooming American cities to ghettoization. The Federal Housing Administration continued discriminatory housing policies even into the 1960s, long after civil rights legislation. This all-American tale is told through the prism of Baltimore, from its early suburbanization in the 1880s to the consequences of...
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As a coach and mentor to hundreds of pastors, Chris Sonksen has had a front-row seat to the unfortunate outcomes when a team member begins to drift from the vision of the church and the leader they serve. But the good news is, these situations never come out of left field. There are always warning signs that, if heeded, allow church leaders to rise to the challenge of keeping their team healthy, unified, and moving forward together.
In this powerfully...
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“Originalism Is Not Enough” In this profoundly important reassessment of constitutional interpretation, the eminent legal philosopher Hadley Arkes argues that "originalism" alone is an inadequate answer to judicial activism. Untethered from "mere Natural Law"-the moral principles knowable by all-our legal and constitutional system is doomed to incoherence. The framers of the Constitution regarded the "self-evident" truths of the Natural Law as...
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Herman Mendoza built his kingdom in Queens, New York. He made a fortune selling cocaine with his brothers up and down the Eastern Seaboard. He had apartments around the city for his mistresses and a home in the Poconos for his beautiful nuclear family. But when he and his brothers were busted in a large-scale crackdown, his kingdom crumbled. Ready to kill himself rather than live behind bars, Herman instead came face-to-face with the all-consuming...
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Blessed people flourish by a power that transcends human talent or hard work-a mystical grace empowers them to be joyful and fruitful. But does it ever feel like others are blessed while you're stuck?
With honesty and warmth, Alan Wright shares his inspiring journey from craving blessing to living the blessed life. The absence of his father's affirmation left him struggling for years with symptoms of the unblessed life: shame, pretense, and drift....