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Today's technology has made sinful experiences and deadly choices accessible to our teenagers and young adults with just a click. And parents are left with the disappointments—and devastating fallout—of their children's choices. Through sharing her own story of praying three very wayward prodigals home, Laine Lawson Craft offers not only hope and insight, but also a practical, tried-and-true battle plan for parents walking this heartbreaking season of life.

In 2015, the anonymous leak of the Panama Papers brought to light millions of financial and legal documents exposing how the superrich hide their money using complex webs of offshore vehicles. Spiderweb Capitalism takes you inside this shadow economy, uncovering the mechanics behind the invisible, mundane networks of lawyers, accountants, company secretaries, and fixers who facilitate the illicit movement of wealth across borders and around the globe. Hoang reveals the strategies and examines the moral dilemmas of making money in legal, financial, and political gray zones.

In this decade, our digital world has grown exponentially as has the degree of time both adults and children are spending on their screens. Not surprisingly, researchers are discovering a myriad of unhealthy behaviors associated with excessive screen time. In Power Down & Parent Up, Kenley expands on her groundbreaking audiobook Cyber Bullying No More, giving parents/guardians effective strategies to integrate into their lives and their children's. How can we navigate a tech-driven world and raise tech-healthy children?

This Advent, join acclaimed author Cynthia Ruchti for a faith-building, eye-opening walk with the Holy Spirit. Highlighting the power and presence of the Spirit at work in the sacred story, each entry of this twenty-six-day devotional contains core verses on the Spirit's role in the narrative of Scripture; devotional thoughts perfect for the whole family; often overlooked details that will change the way you see and understand the Christmas story; practical application with optional projects to help you prepare and celebrate; and an Advent prayer.

The New Testament in Color is a one-volume commentary on the New Testament written by a multiethnic team of scholars holding orthodox Christian beliefs. Each scholar brings exegetical expertise coupled with a unique interpretive lens to illuminate the ways social location and biblical interpretation work together. Theologically orthodox and multiethnically contextual, The New Testament in Color fills a gap in biblical understanding for both the academy and the church. Who we are and where God placed us―it's all useful for better understanding his Word.

Rodeo Queen 101 combines expertise with personal stories to provide step-by-step direction for future rodeo queens and their families interested in competing locally and nationally.

Being human is hard. Being in relationships with other humans is even harder. People are complex and relationships are messy but loving one another well is possible. Whether navigating political or religious differences, or dealing with toxic people or our own unforgiveness, this book tackles the struggles no one really wants to talk about. But there is hope! We can actually grow closer to God and others through the circumstances we'd rather run from.

The history of the United States has been shaped by immigration. Historians Carl J. Bon Tempo and Hasia R. Diner provide a sweeping historical narrative told through the lives and words of the quite ordinary people who did nothing less than make the nation.

Allison Hong is not your typical 15-year-old Taiwanese girl. Unwilling to bend to the conditioning of her Chinese culture, which demands that women submit to men’s will, she disobeys her father’s demand to stay in their faith tradition, Buddhism, and instead joins the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Then, six years later, she drops out of college to serve a mission—a decision for which her father disowns her.

Mary Shao Mei Lee Chen was born in post-World War II Taiwan. The fourth of six girls born to an accountant and office worker, Mary discovered her Christian faith at an early age. Before coming to America, Mary met Jen-Ling Chen, the top student in his class at Taiwan’s most prestigious university. Their road was not an easy one. Through it all, they trusted in God to look after their family and show them their path. The Chronicles of Nai Nai is their story of faith, perseverance, hard work, and ultimately, success, through God’s mercy and grace.

Learn to love Mondays because you love what you do, where you do it, and who you do it with. Managers everywhere know the feelings of being overwhelmed, overworked, and underappreciated - like sinking in quicksand. If you find yourself saying “it’s just the way it is”, we’ll show you how to change it. We wrote this story to share a novel approach. Accomplishing more, making a difference, and creating an amazing team culture is possible for you, regardless of where you are in your company’s hierarchy, by changing the way you work, live, and play with those around you.

Get your picky eaters demanding more broccoli! Does your child hate eating vegetables? Are mealtimes a constant struggle to get nutritious food into your fussy family? Do you have to beg or bribe to get your picky eater to take even one bite of anything green? This book is filled with fun, easy, and practical ways to get your fussy child, and the whole family, to eat lots more vegetables every day - and love it.

Put a Ring on It: R.E.S.P.E.C.T. discusses why women have difficulty finding Mr. Right. Why can't some women get a man to put a wedding ring on their finger? The author shares personal relationship experiences and gives advice from a faith perspective on how to have a successful relationship that may lead to marriage.

In this easy listen, the writer takes the listener on a journey with other women who were considered underdogs in their time. The moral of these stories is vivid and relatable. It gives insight on how to turn failures into success opportunities. By avoiding the failure pitfalls from these biblical examples, the listener is empowered to shun mediocrity and defy the world's limiting standards to achieve the impossible!

Caleb’s voice echoed from the past and brought with it the almost-tangible sensation of summer breezes floating across the lake. She could clearly visualize them sitting in the tree, bare feet dangling, Caleb’s shoulder brushing hers. His friendship and strength were anchors she could always count on. The lump that formed in her throat ran tandem to the instant throbbing in the area around her heart. Would Caleb even want to speak to her after all this time, or would her non-verbal rejection of his declaration of love be a wedge between them forever?

Rachel Valentino is anxious to get back to business when her bistro is finally repaired after being damaged by a tornado. But everything is turned upside down when her self-centered older sister unexpectedly sends Amy, her pre-teen daughter, to live with Rachel without permission or foreknowledge. Fate brings handsome and kindhearted Seth Garrison, an old high school crush, back into Rachel’s life. But with a bistro to run and the responsibility of surrogate motherhood suddenly resting on her shoulders, the chance for romance seems slim.

Tanzy Meadows works hard to keep the Canine Corral, her no-kill shelter for dogs, financially afloat. She provides the animals’ needs, often neglecting her own, and strives to find forever homes for them. But her problems mount when the city council threatens to put her out of business, and a close friend develops a life-threatening condition .Tanzy is smitten by Jake Strickland, a handsome but mysterious new arrival in town. Graphic designer and computer guru by trade, Jake revamps her shelter’s web page, helps bring in much-needed funds, and provides ways to find her dogs homes.

Angry because her father, Louisiana Senator Jacob Windsor, has announced his engagement to Hollywood starlet Kara Bordeaux, Julia Windsor decides she’d rather leave home than be subjected to heightened security and a deluge of paparazzi. She travels to Singapore, severs all communication with those she’s left behind, and chooses to live a life of anonymity.

Welcome to the world of Catching Babies. In the halls of a busy metropolitan teaching hospital, a group of OB/GYN doctors complete their residencies and embark on ambitious careers, all while trying to hold their lives together at the seams. Jay is running from a life he’s tried to leave behind, while Katie sacrifices everything she has to serve an endless parade of needy patients.

Felicia is overwhelmed by a tidal wave of debilitating anxiety as she sits on stage, waiting to accept a national award for excellence in statistical analysis. Once again, issues with borderline personality disorder threaten to derail her life as she struggles to keep the moment from unraveling. Love, family, romance, and hope converge and are about to stir her emotionally constrained life to its core by presenting the biggest challenge she’s yet faced in her quest to live a life free of the mind demons that have haunted her since childhood.