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Disconnected men hide out in plain view: in our churches, in our
families and in our communities. They are competent, capable men
who quietly 'do their duty' and attract little attention. They are
fairly happy guys, relatively unemotional and capable of carrying
heavy loads of responsibility, but are very difficult to get to
know beyond superficial friendship. A closer examination inside
their marriages reveals a desert strewn with emotionally emaciated
spouses. While their competence may build the church, organize a
group, or run a company, they haven't the slightest notion how to
connect intimately with those they love. Their wives suffer,
usually in silence, while the church and culture press past this
couple secretly falling apart.
Jim Turner was that disconnected man
going about his life, happily fulfilling his duty within his own
self-protective bubble, until God suddenly burst it in a most
horrific way. His story starts when that devastation left him
clinging precariously to the remaining shreds of his broken
marriage. Jim longs to share with other disconnected men what he
learned through that ordeal, to help them understand their
disobedience and show how they can achieve real connection with
those they love.
The Principles of Teaching represents what I have learned about the
art of teaching over the course of my thirty year career. The
principles I include in the book are meant to be both a practical
guide and an inspiration to teachers who are just entering the
profession. I also believe teachers at any stage of their career
may find this book useful.
Meet Harry Adkins, a self-declared "cockeyed optimist." Adkins
believes he can beat any odds. Overweight, heavy drinking, a
philandering international businessman in his forties with a long
suffering wife when the story opens, he might have come to the end
of that road of optimism. Friend and physician, Dr. Alex
Quick-Campbell, offers an escape route. He signs up for the Healthy
Hearts Live Longer study. Following a year of training and
monitoring, H2 L2 predicts the precise day of the patient's death.
A threat lurks in the background. Convicted murderer, Johnnie
Allegro, has vowed to avenge his death penalty sentence by going
after Adkins, the jury foreman.
On the day a slimmer and healthier Adkins receives the predicted
date of his death, Adkins decides to finish cleaning up his life.
He sends a fax to Naomi, his Japanese business partner: their
long-standing affair is over.
Flash forward ten years. Today is the predicted day of Adkins'
death. He has misremembered the day by one, however, and wakes up
feeling victorious, his cockeyed optimism vindicated. He's alive!
Healthy! Rich! Life is good! But Allegro has escaped from jail.
There's a surprise in store. It's well worth the anticipation.
There's a full meal of life in this witty novel. In the end, we
root for cockeyed optimism to prevail: we want to wish Adkins a
long and happy life. Scott Driscoll, M.F.A., award winning Seattle
Freelance writer
What fans don't love to relive the good times of their favorite
team? Likewise, in a twisted sort of way, what fans can really
resist a self-pitying look back on some of those times that tested
their allegiance? Those disastrous games, seasons, and plays that
made the good times even better? The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly
includes the best and worst teams and players of all time, the most
clutch performances and performers, the biggest choke jobs and
chokers, great comebacks and blown leads, plus overrated and
underrated players and coaches. These books throw in the brawls,
fights, rivalries, and much more, all lavishly illustrated with
compelling photos. If you're a through-thick-and-thin sports fan,
The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly is especially for you. It will
remind you of the great times and bring a smile to your face
knowing you stuck with the team through the bad times, proving your
loyalty. For everyone else, this warts-and-all portrait will
provide countless fond memories, goose bumps, and laughs.
Something is stalking Ballenaville. When people start going insane
or vanish altogether, a teenager and a detective begin a desperate
search for a creature that cannot possibly exist. What they
discover is more bizarre than they could ever imagine.
Something is stalking Ballenaville. When people start going insane
or vanish altogether, a teenager and a detective begin a desperate
search for a creature that cannot possibly exist. What they
discover is more bizarre than they could ever imagine.
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Cthulhu 2000 - Stories (Paperback)
Jim Turner; Harlan Ellison, Thomas Ligotti, Poppy Z. Brite, F. Paul Wilson
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In Cthulhu 2000, a host of horror and fantasy's top authors captures the spirit of supreme supernatural storyteller H. P. Lovecraft--with eighteen chilling contemporary tales that would have made the master proud.
- The Barrens by F. Paul Wilson: In a tangled wilderness, unearthly lights lead the way to a world no human was meant to see. - His Mouth Will Taste of Wormwood by Poppy Z. Brite: Two dabblers in black magic encounter a maestro of evil enchantment. - On the Slab by Harlan Ellison: The corpse of a one-eyed giant brings untold fortune--and unspeakable fear--to whoever possesses it. - Pickman's Modem by Lawrence Watt-Evans: Horror is a keystroke away, when an ancient evil lurks in modern technology.
PLUS FOURTEEN MORE BLOOD-CURDLING STORIES
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