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Crabgrass in Bill Norbert’s front yard early one spring was the first indication that he no longer was in residence on Brimberry Lane. The exemplary neighbor was just gone, and no one seemed to know—or care enough to inquire—why he was gone or where he had gone. Now, five years later, the curiosity of his next-door neighbor’s cat reveals that Norbert has returned to his home as a corpse. The discovery sets up an intrigue that both ignites and unites the suburban neighbors on Brimberry Lane as the murder draws them into a political plot connected to the local election days away in the nearby city center. The circa 2007 events unfolding on Brimberry Lane draw on all life forces of the neighborhood, led by three four-legged sleuths, housecats Mittens, Spunky and Prissy who live on the street with retiree Melady Golden.
A wake-up call to evangelicals to return to the biblical mandate and model for missions before we have no unique message to proclaim. An alarming view of missions in the twenty-first century.
When I started the Trail To Oregon, the research and thousands of facts and depressing incidents was almost overpowering. Getting into the wagons with them, fording the Rivers and walking barefoot with them was a struggle. They were sleeping in wagons laden with food and furniture, children and clothing, guns and forgotten belongings buried under blankets and animal feed. Their lives were fragile and the perils from nature and other men cost the lives of ten percent of all the travelers as they struggled from Missouri to Oregon. I wondered at first what kind of story I could extract from the bare facts, from the perilous threat the pilgrims presented to each other. But the courage of the men...
The Centurion by author B. Michael Scallan tells the frightening and chilling story of Dr. Cole Stevens, a prominent and well-placed scientist on the verge of unheard of success. But, when Dr. Stevens is diagnosed with a strange sleep disorder, he finds his nightmares and reality colliding, turning an innocent vacation into a fight for his life, and his soul. Accused of a grizzly murder, Dr. Stevens finds himself in a race to uncover the dark truth behind his horrifying visions, and the murder he is accused of committing, never suspecting the cataclysmic path that awaits him and the lives that hang in the balance. Written in masterful, dramatic prose, author Scallan has written a novel that pushes all the right buttons horror fans expect, while building multi-dimensional characters and flawless plotting that will keep any reader spell-bound. This is horror fiction that ranks right up there with the best in the genre, and will surely please horror fans, or anyone who just loves a good story well told. The Centurion is one horror page-turner best read with the lights on.
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A fresh approach to building integrity in all media Media Ethics at Work: True Stories from Young Professionals (By Lee Anne Peck and Guy S. Reel) transforms students into confident, self-reliant, and ethical decision makers, prepared to resolve moral dilemmas from day one of their first media job or internship. The highly anticipated Second Edition of this text continues to engage students with true stories of young professionals working in today’s multimedia news and strategic communications organizations, helping readers create meaningful connections to real-world applications. Each story is presented as a narrative, so students can work through the ethical dilemmas as they unfold, encouraging readers to think about and ask the question: “What would I do if this happened to me?” By creating a more personalized experience for students beginning their first entry-level media jobs or internship, this book helps readers develop their own ethical standards and apply in the workplace what they have learned.
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