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A move to Paris, a sibling who talks incessant hip-hop slang, restaurant meals presented in ludicrous towers, cashiers with 6-inch fingernails, and other observations and experiences in the world of Dave Barry inspired the hilarious pieces in this collection.

As the ringleader of the infamous Stern Gang, also known as Lehi, militant zionist Avraham Stern masterminded a series of high-profile terrorist attacks in pursuit of his dream. On the run from British authorities, Stern was hiding in an attic in Tel Aviv when he was killed by Geoffrey Morton, a British colonial policeman assigned to capture him. Morton claimed Stern was trying to escape, but witnesses insisted he was executed in cold blood. THE RECKONING is the story of Patrick Bishop's quest to discover the truth.

Rachel Cooke goes back in time to offer an entertaining and iconoclastic look at 10 women in the 1950s --- pioneers whose professional careers and complicated private lives helped to create the opportunities available to today's women. These plucky and ambitious individuals --- among them a film director, a cook, an architect, an editor, an archaeologist and a race car driver --- left the house, discovered the bliss of work, and ushered in the era of the working woman.

A year ago, Thorn’s son, Flynn Moss, disappeared into the eco-underground, his only contact with Thorn a series of postcards chronicling his exploits. But upon learning that Flynn has been executed, Thorn is determined to get his hands on his son’s killer. Little by little Thorn discovers that nothing he’s been told is true, and the trap they’re setting isn’t for Flynn’s killer, but for his partner, a woman who proves more daring and dangerous than any Thorn has ever met.

A couple in their late 60s faces the prospects of a first ever Christmas with no kids or grandkids in the house... An emergency room nurse handles every crisis at work with calm, but inside her emotions are roiling because she can't get hold of her husband or her youngest son... Over the past two years he has lost his job, his house, his wife, and it feels like his kids are slipping away... Her first baby is scheduled to arrive in a few weeks, but with her husband still on duty in Afghanistan, she's never felt so alone in all her life... Four individuals and families are trying so hard to grab hold of the spirit of Christmas that they can't see they are about to run headlong into each other. Just before midnight.

This year, spend Christmas in Bethlehem, Maine, as the town prepares for annual living nativities. Will stepping into the roles of Mary and Joseph help empty nesters David and Kate Walters discover the joy of becoming parents again unexpectedly? Can a young pastor and a pretty choir member convince the town to be like three wise men of long ago when a devastating hurricane threatens tradition? Can veterinarian Leesa McElroy survive working alongside a man more at home with camels than Christians? Will the truth about singer Angeline Monroe’s abandoned career come to light at Christmas?

GOD EVERY DAY is a contemporary and practical daily devotional that will have you waking up eager to hear from God. Unlike other devotionals, this one takes a special look at Christmas with 25 holiday devotions that will bless each reader. Experience the joy of Christmas like never before as you appreciate the birth of Christ from the various perspectives of those who were associated with His divine birth.

Taryn McKenna's goal, as a young teacher in the hills of North Carolina, is to leave a legacy in the lives of the middle-schoolers she teaches. When her grandmother, Jemma, has a heart attack that reveals a fatal medical condition, Taryn is corralled into helping Grandma work on a final project --- an Irish chain quilt that tells the story of her history and the love Jemma knows is out there for Taryn. As the pieces of the quilt come together, Taryn begins to see her value. Can she learn to believe that God will never leave her behind even though others have?

When Glandion Carney heard his diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease, he plunged into denial and despair. With poignant vulnerability, he now describes his journey into a new land of grace, a journey that will inspire and inform your own times of difficulty. In each chapter, we are introduced to a spiritual practice that can carry us through difficult days. And a guide at the end of each chapter carries us into a brief and refreshing experience with each of the practices.

In A LIFELONG LOVE, Gary Thomas focuses on three key elements to having a strong marriage: a magnificent obsession with God (creating a marriage that blossoms through worship), a passion to pursue a deeper kind of love, and intentionally pursuing oneness. The end game? Closer to God, closer to love, and closer to each other.