"The 13 interviews that comprise this volume, all but two conducted during 2013, were tape recorded in the chambers of the respective judges, except for the interview of Judge Hittner, conducted in New York, the interview of (retired) Judge Walker, conducted at his law office in San Francisco, and the interview of (retired) Judge Gertner, conducted at her office at Harvard Law School."--Page xxvii."
Before Jesus came on the scene, all our knowledge was based on what we could see, hear, touch, taste, smell, and feel. We were living in darkness until Jesus came to teach us how things work in the invisible kingdom of God. He also came to give life to our spirit so we can exit the darkness and fellowship with God who dwells in the Light. In this book, Aaron Parry explains that there are only two kingdoms. Everyone is born into the kingdom of Darkness until they decide to come out into the kingdom of Light. He also explains how and why you need to get out of the darkness.
Tired of playing games, Dalia is ready to give Travis the birthday present of his life, even if they have to spend an entire romantic evening blindfolded. Frightened of repeating the same mistakes as their parents, Dalia Kade and Travis Moby have been dancing around the magnetic attraction between them for far too long. Dalia is tired of playing games. She's ready to push past all the fears and uncertainty and claim the only man who can send her heart and hormones on a riotous ride to Orgasmville. She enlists the help of her best friend, Zoie Beagan and Zoie's new business, Stupendous Occasions, to give Travis the best birthday present of his life. Travis Moby has contented himself with a quiet birthday evening alone when he discovers an invitation to a romantic dinner with an anonymous companion. Intrigued and convinced it could only be Dalia Kade, he accepts the invitation. An erotic spice to the evening proves more than expected and exactly what's needed to bust through the walls of trepidation between them when the lights go out. But in the light of a new day, they must struggle to keep everything they buried the night before in the dark.
An award-winning journalist’s extraordinary account of being kidnapped and tortured in Syria by al Qaeda for two years—a revelatory memoir about war, human nature, and endurance that’s “the best of the genre, profound, poetic, and sorrowful” (The Atlantic). In 2012, American journalist Theo Padnos, fluent in Arabic, Russian, German, and French, traveled to a Turkish border town to write and report on the Syrian civil war. One afternoon in October, while walking through an olive grove, he met three young Syrians—who turned out to be al Qaeda operatives—and they captured him and kept him prisoner for nearly two years. On his first day, in the first of many prisons, Padnos was given a blindfold—a grime-stained scrap of fabric—that was his only possession throughout his horrific ordeal. Now, Padnos recounts his time in captivity in Syria, where he was frequently tortured at the hands of the al Qaeda affiliate, Jebhat al Nusra. We learn not only about Padnos’s harrowing experience, but we also get a firsthand account of life in a Syrian village, the nature of Islamic prisons, how captors interrogate someone suspected of being CIA, the ways that Islamic fighters shift identities and drift back and forth through the veil of Western civilization, and much more. No other journalist has lived among terrorists for as long as Theo has—and survived. As a resident of thirteen separate prisons in every part of rebel-occupied Syria, Theo witnessed a society adrift amid a steady stream of bombings, executions, torture, prayer, fasting, and exhibitions, all staged by the terrorists. Living within this tide of violence changed not only his personal identity but also profoundly altered his understanding of how to live. Offering fascinating, unprecedented insight into the state of Syria today, Blindfold is “a triumph of the human spirit” (The New York Times Book Review)—combining the emotional power of a captive’s memoir with a journalist’s account of a culture and a nation in conflict that is as urgent and important as ever.
This new series from #1 New York Times best-selling author Melissa de la Cruz is The Mysterious Benedict Society for reluctant readers, chockful of humor, adventure and mischief, and set at an exclusive, secluded, high-tech institute everyone wants to get into.A handful of sixth-graders have been chosen to attend an exclusive weekend at the Octagon Valley Institute, the mysterious, high-tech lab of the uber famous multimillionaire, genius, recluse Onassander Octagon. What will they do there? No one is telling. Which just makes everyone want to get in.Edwin Edgefield has high hopes for the weekend—hopes he’ll meet other kids like him—kids who will accept him even though he’s got a photographic memory, genius level math skills and some very specific personality quirks. But when he meets the other kids, he starts to wonder if they’re all in the right place. There’s amateur rapper Kimmy, who’s obsessed with TikTok, violin-player Julie, who has zero social skills, and surfer dude Dilip, who’s well, a surfer dude. And then, strange things start to happen. Things that involve an escape room challenge, a zero-gravity chamber, a river full of piranhas and . . . some ninjas? Turns out the Octagon Valley is all about using teamwork to make the dream work, and these normally isolated kids might not all survive. But those who do will be treated to the greatest prize—and the biggest surprise—of their lives—a chance to be truly EXTRAordinary.
In a busy world full of many conceptions of life, we are drawn to accept whatever fits our individual standards. This book aids in managing our standards according to the truth and history of our nature, and it also adds a little fun in the midst of lifes demands. The story of Natalie shows us an example of what it looks like to have some real constructive motives in life but still never achieve what you are looking for without knowing truth.
Fate’s Tournament: Legend of Trilleia: Book 1 By: Stephanie Reynolds Legend’s opportunity comes in the form of the tournament. The tournament is an event in which all females of the realm between the ages of seventeen and nineteen can enter for the chance to participate from each of Trilleia’s six origins; Blesslings, Starlings, Firelings, Curselings, Treelings, and Sunlings. They compete against each other in the hopes of winning the Crown Prince’s affections by hard work, dedication, compassion and various other tests, to become the new Queen of Trilleia. Legend has no interest in becoming a queen. She only wishes to be in the tournament long enough to secure gold for her and her sister, as well as showing the people of Trilleia that she and her sister are NOT their parents. However, when she meets the crowned prince...and his brother...conflicts arise, feelings emerge, and new friendships are formed. Legend’s goals become more complicated than she imagined.
Deep Waters Prophetic manual is a book that every believer in Christ should possess.. This prophetic manual is inspired by the Holy Spirit to teach and equip the Body of Christ. Yahweh (God) desires every believer to be prophetic. In this prophetic manual, you will learn how God calls every believer to have a clean heart in order to be used by Him. You will also learn how to maintain the right spirit on your journey. This manual lays out the numerous ways that the Holy Spirit operates, transforming us into believers, who are equipped and ready to make an impact in the Kingdom. Inside this manual are fundamental teachings on the prophetic. To be prophetic is simply to see and speak what is on the heart of God. This manual answers many questions like: What is prophetic intercession? What is prophetic worship? What is prophetic evangelism? What are prophetic dreams and how to interpret them? This manual shows God's desire for his people to be true vessels of honor for His glory. Deep Waters prophetic manual is rooted in biblical truth and revelation, that God revealed to the author.
An angelic vicar and a devilish debutante. Miss Rhododendron Mossanthas given up on men, love, and worst of all, herself. Once a flirtatious beauty, the nightmares of her past have frozen her in fear. Ruined and ready to call it quits, all she can hope for is divine intervention. Justin White, Vicar turned Earl, has the looks of an angel but the heart of a rake. He isn't prepared to marry and yet honor won't allow anything less. Which poses something of a problem... because, by God, when it comes to this vixen, a war is is waging between his body and his soul. She’s hopeless and he’s hopelessly devoted. Together they must conquer the ton, her disgrace, and his empty pockets. With a little deviousness, and a miracle or two, is it possible this devilish match was really made in heaven? Hell of a Lady is Book 4 in Annabelle Anders’ wildly popular Devilish Debutantes’ Series.
Part Two of Two sets of books from the Devilish Debutantes Series by Annabelle Anders bundled for your convenience. Hell’s Belle: Emily Goodnight, a curiously smart bluestocking, who cannot see a thing without her spectacles, is raising the art of meddling to new heights. Hell Of A Lady: She's hopeless, and he's hopelessly devoted. Together, they must conquer the ton, her disgrace, and his empty pockets. With a little deviousness and a miracle or two, is it possible this devilish match was really made in heaven? To Hell And Back: Eve Mossant’s life has been quite turned over, as has the carriage she was traveling in to attend her estranged husband’s funeral. Thank heavens for Mr. Waverly, her ever dependable man of business. She wouldn’t know where she’d be without him… Hell’s Wedding Bells: JILTED by one future duke, Lila has no choice but to wed another. She will marry the man, escape from her father's clutches and free her sister as well. Her groom is simply the means to an end, that is, until he becomes so much more.
