"There's just something weirdly perfect about Troy James Weaver's stories. Perfect because they are, down to their syllables. Weird because what they do feels so broken it hurts. It's a kind of double whammy effect, part awe, part ache, that's truly singular as far as I know." - Dennis Cooper, author of  The Marbled Swarm "I don't like telling people what to do and I don't like being told what to do. But right now I'm telling you to read the stories of Troy James Weaver. From the beginning, Weaver's been unafraid to show us humanity in all its grotesque ...

Ever since Jesus declared, “I and the Father are one,” the spiritual idea of oneness has been a theme favored by every teacher of mystical wisdom. Realization of Oneness clearly presents specific principles to help the seeker remove every barrier to the experience of oneness and unlock the door to a life of fulfillment. Key to the realization of oneness is the Infinite Way principle set forth in the chapter “No And.” Here Goldsmith explains that we are dealing only with two things. One is the truth of God manifesting Itself, expressing ...

Mercedes has always found escape from the tedium of daily life in fantasy books and, especially, in games, where she can enter another world and become Ambrosia the Sorceress, wielder of powerful spells. After one too many afternoons in detention, she returns home to find that someone has left a new computer adventure game in her mailbox. Mercy and her reluctant friend Bernard take an unauthorized day off to try it out, only to discover that they have literally left their mundane world behind and entered a realm of elves and dwarves and stranger things. ...

In Revelation, Jesus provides the beginning church a mostly failing performance appraisal and a description of how he wants the church to be. Then, a large scroll with seven seals describes the complete future of the CJC and a little scroll explains how two witnesses officially welcome all nations and people into the kingdom of God.  The CJC-initially represented as a pure and holy woman-is stolen from the followers of Jesus by a beast who transitions the church into the "Mother of Prostitutes." Find out what came after this transition ...

Newly returned from the Battle of the Nile, Alexander Clay and the crew of the Titan are soon in action again, just when he has the strongest reason to wish to abide in England. But a powerful French naval squadron is at large in the Indian Ocean, attacking Britain’s vital East India trade. Together with his friend John Sutton, he is sent as part of the Royal Navy’s response. On route the Titan runs to ground a privateer preying on slave ships on the coast of West Africa, stirring up memories of the past for Able Sedgwick, Clay’s coxswain. ...

FOR MAGGIE RAYNER, conditional love and the threat of violence were the lock on the prison of church and family in which she was raised. Set in the 1950s and 60s on the West Coast of British Columbia, In Polygamy’s Shadow: From a Mormon Childhood to a Life of Choice chronicles Maggie’s personal struggle to keep herself from being devoured by the Mormon church and her parents’ unrelenting loyalty to it. She questions why her family eats food from a garbage dump while her father rises in the church hierarchy and her parents pay tithing ...

These authentic stories that focus on cowboy life, past and present are historic and rich with unforgettable characters. There's Totto, who is reluctantly pulled into a mysterious treasure hunt that brings a startling revelation. There's Boy, who discovers that sometimes the people we come to love most are the ones we know nothing about. There's romance and humor too in several delightful tales. And then there's a mini novel of a lone cowboy who has the surprise of his life on the most beloved of holidays, a surprise that changes everything. Each story has ...

Romans 9:21—“Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?”   Just what is the Apostle Paul saying to us in these precious words? Simply this—the Almighty God has power over the clay! Yes, God makes us, and molds us, and holds us in His hands!   You know very well that a potter has the job of holding, making and molding clay. True, any potter can make an object to place on your shelf. And also, any potter can make an artifact that is a thing of ...

Pesquisar no ensino de ciências da Educação Básica é gratificante e profícuo. A presente obra mostra resultados de pesquisa realizada "no chão da escola" a partir da análise de um grupo de aprendizagem, em virtude da realização de um curso de Mestrado em Ensino de Ciências e Educação Matemática. O foco de estudo foi a dinâmica de um grupo constituído por quatro alunos entre 9 e 10 anos de idade na oficina de ciências, numa escola municipal de ...

Two strangers. One masked ball. And an irresistible attraction. TRISTAN TURNER, VISCOUNT ELTON, is haunted by a night he cannot remember. Abandoned by his beloved sister, Tristan finds himself in a world devoid of love and acceptance, a world without hope. All that is left are the hushed whispers of London society about the madness that drove his parents into an early grave. A madness that taints his own blood. Until fate intervenes…and his path crosses that of a young lady. BETH WALKER is driven to uncover a secret. Left alone after her ...