If God gave you a gift-wouldn't you want to open it? What can the treasured story of Noah and the ark teach us about living life well? Perhaps more than you think. Life is not always smooth sailing. Storms come up, oftentimes unexpectedly. Noah knew something about surviving life's storms. He faced the biggest one of all! The story of Noah, however, has much more to offer than a cute Sunday School lesson. In this compelling book you will discover...

"A dazzling portrait of a young woman coming into her own, the youthful allure of sex, drugs, and rock and roll, and what we lose-and gain-when we leave home. The small town of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin is an unlikely location for a Playboy Resort, and nineteen-year old Sherri Taylor is an unlikely bunny. Growing up in neighboring East Troy, Sherri plays the organ at the local church and has never felt comfortable in her own skin. But when her parents...

Cyrla's neighbors have begun to whisper. Her cousin, Anneke, is pregnant and has passed the rigorous exams for admission to the Lebensborn, a maternity home for girls carrying German babies. But Anneke's soldier has disappeared, and Lebensborn babies are only ever released to their father's custody- or taken away. A note is left under the mat. Someone knows that Cyrla, sent from Poland years before for safekeeping with her Dutch relatives, is Jewish....

"A captivating study of US state secrecy that examines how officials use it to hoard power and prevent meaningful public oversight The United States was founded on the promise of a transparent government, but time and again we have abandoned the ideals of our open republic. In recent history, we have permitted ourselves to engage in costly wars, opened ourselves to preventable attacks, and ceded unaccountable power to officials both elected and unelected....

The colleague who threatens your position at work. The friend who talks behind your back. The woman who seems to have it all together-while you are barely hanging on. Sometimes the women in our lives feel like enemies. But the real enemy is the one who is trying to defeat you with lies that lead to insecurity and isolation, discord and division. She's Not Your Enemy equips us to battle Satan's deception through the solid truth of God's Word. Popular...

Get the Summary of Simone Stolzoff's The Good Enough Job in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: From the moment we ask children what they want to "be" when they grow up, we exalt the dream job as if it were life's ultimate objective. Many entangle their identities with their jobs, with predictable damage to happiness, wellbeing, and even professional success. In The Good Enough Job, journalist...

Dolphins, whales, and porpoises are often considered to be the smartest nonhuman creatures on Earth. Science and nature buffs are drawn to stories of their use of tools, their self-recognition, their beautiful and complex songs, and their intricate societies. But how do we know what we know, and what does it mean? In Deep Thinkers, renowned cetacean biologist Janet Mann gathers a gam of the world's leading whale and dolphin researchers-including Luke...

From basketball hoops to cricket bats, the role community sports play in our cities and how crucial they are to diversity and inclusion. "The virus exposed how we live and work. It also revealed how we play, and what we lose when we have to stop." For every kid who makes it to the NBA, thousands more seek out the pleasure and camaraderie of pick-up basketball in their local community centre or neighbourhood park. It's a story that plays out in...

Parents should not divorce their children. Children should not divorce their parents. It is a sad reality that, in many cases, we end up, unconsciously and by rebound, divorcing our children when we do not want it to happen. However, that does not mean that we divorced parents do not love our children. Quite the contrary. It's just that some of us find a way to keep fighting the battle. While for many of us, the struggle hurts so much that we no longer...