A solid career, a simmering romance and his own past conspire to keep Jonah Christopher at home. But when Our Lady, Queen of the Universe, calls, Jonah must traverse time and eternity to confront the evil only he can defeat. Can a sixth-grade teacher whose only plan for the next week is to enjoy spring break fishing and being with the girl of his dreams give up his comfortable life to battle the gathering darkness? And, if he does, will he ever make it back to the woman he loves, his home and the old brick school where he had finally found happiness? Traveling in a ten-foot rowboat through rough seas and urban congestion, Jonah must rely on a ring, a rosary, a telescope, a fisherman and a guardian angel named Dave to bring him to his journey

Originally published in 1856, William Ferguson's America by River and Rail, or Notes by the Way on the New World and its People is a diary of his impressions of his travels along the East Coast, out to the states of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan, and through Montreal and Quebec. While his stated attempt is to provide a record of facts and opinions, to add to the "mosaic" of knowledge about America without entering himself into the discussion, Ferguson, nonetheless, shows us two sides of America. The first is the "noisiest" class, that of the politicians and "money-getters" from whom many previous writers take their impressions of America--much to the negative of her image. Ferguson, however, wants to display more richly that second class he encountered, the quieter, moral backbone of America, those upon whom, he hopes, America will build her future. He finds a society burgeoning with vast natural and human resources, and remarks upon the rapidity of growth in America, especially in the mid-western states. Full of rich detail, Ferguson's work provides insight into the culture and concerns of antebellum American life.

This series explores the central and unique role of organizational ethics in creating and sustaining a flourishing, pluralistic, free enterprise economy. It examines how profit seeking and not-for-profit organizations can be conceived and designed to satisfy legitimate human needs in an ethical and meaningful way. The authors submit rigorous research studies from a wide variety of academic perspectives including: business management, philosophy, sociology, psychology, religion, accounting, finance, and marketing. It focuses on ethical issues in the insurance industry and includes a variety of disciplines with authors from over 30 countries. The papers were selected from the best presentations at the Twelfth Annual International Conference Promoting Business Ethics, held Oct. 2005 in Manhattan.