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Study notes from select stories of the Old Testament from a father and daughter perspective. The correlation of events are stunning when compared side by side. A must listen for the avid listener or parent interested in introducing their teen to the Old Testament. This delightful tale looks at how things were in bible days compared to this generation. These detailed accounts are sure to have you wonder if we're truly operating on our own or actually following in the footsteps of David and Goliath, Sampson and Delilah, or King Saul.

This book is an account of four of the first Leveretts in the colony of Massachusetts. Two are well known, one being the Governor of the Colony during King Philip's War, the other being the President of Harvard at a critical time. The connection with the author and his known ancestors is murky because records were lost during the witch trials; the book explores that missing link.

Wisdom and Virtue is a decoded and paraphrased version of the Tao Te Ching, the second most translated book in the world after the Bible. This version of the great classic simplifies the basis of Taoism, Chinese philosophy, and Chinese religion for easy application and everyday use.

In acclaimed author Steve Berman's second collection of 13 stories and essays, he again guides listeners through the darker pathways of his imagination. These are stories of regret: the scent of loneliness enticing odd children to eat away a fussy caretaker's historic house; a depressed accountant turns to monster hunting; and a young lover's temptation by handsome nursery rhyme. After each tale Berman provides a tangential author note that offers insight into his past trysts as well as his fears and dreams.

Do not fear the darkening skies of the coming storm. Don't cower in the boat that keeps us from seeing him. Instead stand firm. Keep looking up even in pouring rain. The rainbow is always there, but is forgotten like faith. That we fail to use until we're desperate for a miracle. Action like friction in storms are needed to waken us.

Set in the bucolic, yet brutal South of his youth, My Mother’s House is a memoir by novelist David Armand. It recounts the young author’s early memories of being born to a schizophrenic mother, then given up for adoption, only to be raised in a home with an alcoholic and abusive step-father.