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Neither Man Nor Beast explores the common link between cultural attitudes to women and animals in modern Western culture that have enabled the systematic exploitation of both. A vivid work that takes in environmental ethics, theological perspectives and feminist theory.

Zombies on Main Street. Not my finest moment. The police aren't exactly thrilled with me, but when a cold case heats up and starts to stink of the supernatural, suddenly the sheriff is in my office offering me a job. When the case hits boiling point, I'm dealing with monsters, black magic, and ritual killings. I even have to call on the two craziest witches in town for help. Things must be bad if the Blackwell sisters are my only hope for survival. Maybe I've bitten off more than I can chew.

When a child goes missing, his mother asks me to help. After all, she believes he was taken by a monster and that’s my field of expertise. The search leads to the storm drains of Dearmont; not a good place to be when you’ve seen as many horror movies as I have. Turns out the monstrous kidnapper is also responsible for the mysterious disappearance of a patient from a psychiatric hospital nearby. And as I investigate further, I'm pushed into the waiting arms of an old nemesis.

Verhue and Yinashol are runaway slaves crossing a dangerous and unfamiliar country. Each time the untrained Yinashol uses magic to keep them safe, her power diminishes her soul. As Verhue knows all too well, Yinashol can’t continue this way without it killing her. Traversing the forests, mountains and rivers of the Fractured Scale, they encounter friends and escape from slave hunters, each confrontation calling for the power Yinashol should not use.

Our food choices have much more of an impact than most people imagine. They not only affect our personal health and the environment, but are also tied to issues of justice, misogyny, national security, and human rights. Protest Kitchen is the first audiobook to explore the ways in which a more plant-based diet challenges regressive politics and fuels the resistance.

Even Vegans Die empowers vegans and their loved ones to make the best decisions regarding their own health, their advocacy for animals, and their legacy. By addressing issues of disease shaming and body shaming, the authors present a manifesto for building a more compassionate, diverse, and effective vegan community. Even Vegans Die celebrates the benefits of a plant-based diet while acknowledging that even vegans can get sick. You will learn how to make the health care decisions that are right for you.

In a collection of personal stories and essays, award-winning and bestselling artists from Matt de la Peña and Veera Hiranandani to Max Brallier and R.L. Stine write about how hope always wins, even in the darkest of times. Where does hope live? In your family? In your community? In your school?...

Discover how you can prepare your family to survive a disaster without breaking the bank. You will find budget-friendly tips that will help you build up your food pantry and other key essentials your family will need to survive should a major disaster hit. This book is written by a real prepper who has been been prepping for over 15 years. These tips have been put to the test, so you know what works and what doesn't so you don't waste your hard-earned money. Prepping doesn't have to cost you a small fortune!

This book starts with a compilation of the author's daily devotionals on Facebook. The second part of the book gives practical ways to overcome resentment before it becomes destructive bitterness. The third part of the book encourages the readers to pattern their life after Christ and not after the flesh

Alex was Ian's five-year-old son: brilliant, earnest, and compassionate. He is dead now, but Ian can't let him go. When his wife urges him to move on, he drives her away. His performance at work collapses; his friends leave him. Six months later, alone in an empty house, Ian starts to see his son again.

Julie Fraser, Hollywood's newest "it" girl, arrives on the red carpet to more than just the flashes of the paparazzi's cameras. A sniper's shots leave her bleeding and in the line of fire. Her life would be over if it weren't for the bodyguard who comes to the rescue - taking a bullet in the process. Troy Mills, a P.I. working undercover, couldn't stand by and watch an innocent woman die, but now he's torn. How can he tell her that he's not a bodyguard, but a P.I.? A P.I. hired to prove that Julie is sleeping with the movie producer he's pretending to protect.

Matt Freeborn is a weller, one whose job is to seek out the most valuable commodity in the wastes: clean, potable water. The weller's precious cargo makes him a prime target for attack from savage road pirates, grotesque mutants, ravenous cannibals, and ruthless private armies. Armed with his trusty sidearm, the Well Digger, Freeborn is fully prepared to handle any of these terrors, but there are still things even the weller fears: the bogeymen of the wastes...distillers.

A stronghold is a mindset. It is a way of thinking that is contrary to God's will. It is an enemy fortress within that controls our life. It can be identified as stubbornness that defies all attempts to change. It is fallow ground that bears weed seeds. This ebook will help you to discern your own strongholds, as well as give you truth from God's word on how to demolish them. Truth that you bring into your heart and walk in daily will set you free and keep you free.

Chasing down the greatest power in the world, they discover that the end of the world may have already started. Propelled by ambition and a desire for justice, Jom-Jas leads his friends Verhue, Trella and Quichai through a treacherous wilderness toward the mysterious Island of Shruu. There, they may find the power Jom-Jas seeks, or a madman playing god. Escaped slave Yinashol grapples with her new life, trying to find her place in an unfamiliar world. Touched by a darkness that threatens to engulf their world, she discovers her purpose and embarks on a mission crucial to the survival of all.

Have you ever been emotionally jammed? We too often process our present difficulty from our past experiences. The Holy Spirit of God has the wisdom we need for the moment. The circumstances of our life can change in a moment. When we look to Him for guidance, He will give us the specific insight we need to navigate through. Jesus told His disciples that He was going away, but that He would send a Helper. That is exactly what the Holy Spirit does. He helps us by coming alongside to encourage and direct. He is the Spirit of truth Who dwells within us. He will show us God's higher way for each...

Kate moves into the top floor of a rambling house on the coast hoping to start a new life. After a rough year, this move to the seaside town of Whitby is a fresh start, a chance to forget the past. But Kate begins to feel that she's being watched all the time, even within the walls of her new home. She hears footsteps in the attic and sees a car driving over the moors in the dead of night.

Alien warmongers have cloned an ancient emperor to lead an unstoppable army. Gifted with superhuman powers and advanced technology, he sets his sights on his home planet, Earth, and then...the stars!

From 14 best-selling authors comes a new crime thriller anthology guaranteed to keep you up all night.

Angelo De Luca is a man who has it all. As the owner and CEO of one of Orlando's five-star hotels, the twenty-three-year-old bachelor is wealthy and successful, possessing looks, charm, and a heart of gold. He is the perfect boss and a good man. But there is one thing that Angelo doesn't have–someone to share his life with. When he meets Suzanne Haynes, a new employee at the hotel, he discovers love and is happier than he has ever been. Then life throws him curves that steer him toward trials so painful, he learns to lean on God more than he ever has before. And he will definitely need ...

Are there folks or circumstances in your life that you have not been able to forgive? Does your heart retract when you think of those who hurt you in the past? Has your spirit been crushed by others or circumstances? Are you oppressed with bitterness and resentment? This book is not a bandage. It is full of rich insights and practical ways to embed and follow God's mandate to forgive as we have been forgiven.