New Nonfiction

Whenever someone asks me what the most memorable tour was during my 15 years as a tour operator and tour guide, I never hesitate to say – this one – THE FLINDERS AND BIRDSVILLE TOUR. When I look back on it, I often wonder how we got away with it. This is a true story of a group of Kiwi Seniors on a bus trip through Outback Australia in 2008. The travelers survived, sadly the bus did not.

Contested Boundaries: A New Pacific Northwest History is an engaging, contemporary look at the themes, events, and people that have shaped the history of the Pacific Northwest over the last two centuries.

La Nueva Llave 3 * <3 * <3 * <3 * <3 * <3 * <3 * <3 * <3 * <3 * <3 Qué día tan emocionante – una ocasión especial Un tiempo para un cumpleaños celebrar ¡genial! La hermana de la sapita hizo una fiesta para la menor, Sus amigos vendrían y se divertirían en su honor, Globos de todos los colores en las paredes colgaban, Los sombreros de payaso, listos ya estaban.

Unfurling a tapestry of surprising and historically overlooked figures spanning forty centuries and six continents, historian Matthew Lockwood narrates lives filled with imagination and wonder, curiosity, connection, and exchange. Adventurers from every corner of the globe search for the unknown and try to understand it, remaking the world and themselves in the process. Exploration is for everyone who sets off into the unknown. It is the inheritance of all.

One young man's struggle with alcoholism, low self-esteem, depression and self-harm. Time and again just as he gets back on his feet Henry is his own worst enemy, until he finally finds his one true love.

In this book, H.K. Holland takes the old questions and freshly analyzes and answers them. Some of these questions include: -Is the Bible from God? -How do people become Christians? -Where do people go when they die? -Did God really love Jacob and hate Esau? -Is Jesus the Son of God? -Is repentance just blabbering words you hear from a preacher? -Is baptism really necessary? -Is it bad if people don't believe in Jesus? -Does the Holy Spirit talk? And other questions.

The Arrival of the both the new Mother Mary and the New Messiah-Anointed One The new Mother Mary aglow carrying the earth born New Messiah-Anointed One, sits by the side of the road as the non-Believers of hybrid human-metal, metal and human non-Believes march in search of hostile Believers. Will you unknowingly become a non-Believer? The new Mother Mary astonished and can hardly believe she will be witness to the Portal of Light, the fabric-guide of light, proceeding the arrival of a new Messiah to be known as the Anointed One. The young women completely understands that she will bear the ...

Cold Blooded: The New Years Day Massacre is the compelling true story about Ricky Javon Gray and Ray Dandridge's vicious attack on the Richmond, Virginia community. In 1959 in a small town in Holcomb Kansas, it was the Clutter family whose brutal deaths caused a national uproar, and accounts of the murders were later chronicled in Truman's Capote's book, In Cold Blood. It was one of America's most haunting crimes of that time. Fast forward to 2006 and the appalling murders of Bryan and Kathryn Harvey and their daughters Stella and Ruby. Their untimely deaths shook up the city of Richmond. ...

Archbishop Desmond Tutu retells 18 of his most treasured New Testament stories, artfully highlighting both the biblical message and the rich cultural heritage in this delightful book. Experience Jesus’ life - from the beginning of his ministry through his ascension - in a way you never have before.

People are often surprised when they learn of the worldwide adventures of Michael J. Hawron Not just because of the extent of his travels or the remarkable experiences he’s had, but because he’s made a life with his family in the small town of New Boston, Texas. Putting down roots in a town thousands of miles away from the people you know can be as harrowing as immigrating to an entirely new country, but the right house, in the right town, with the right people can make all the difference in the world. ˃˃˃ After settling in New Boston during an unplanned detour, Hawron has learned ...

This novel contains a possible adjustment to fractional reserve banking and other structural modifications that society should consider to achieve maximum benefit from our ever-on-going forward progression. It seems naive to believe our societal structures have reached maximum potential. The concept first came to me in early 2012. I wrote this book as discovery writing in 2018 to develop my concept, and in return, I was left with an economic model for society, that I call a needs-based money supply system. I have written largely from self-study, and am in no way an expert in some of the ...

Take a trip to “The Land Down Under” and discover all of the unusual wildlife inhabiting the Outback! There are kangaroos, wild dogs called dingoes, and nearly 700 types of birds in Australia. This title will also take listeners to the Great Barrier Reef and to some of the largest cities in Australia, showing kids the daily life and culture of Aussies.

Do you know how to ride a bike? How to write your name? How to zip up your jacket?

A surreal, high-wire act of narrative nonfiction that redefines the genre, Avoid the Day is part detective story, part memoir, and part meditation on the meaning of life - all told with a dark pulse of existential horror. What emerges is an unforgettable study of mortality and the artist’s journey.

Here is a version of your favorite Bible bedtime stories, where you and your children and grandchildren can listen to all of the stories together in a delightfully interactive manner. You can even join the voice actors and act out the parts

The White Rage: Portrait of a Compulsive Killer In the idyllic town of New Canaan, Connecticut - dubbed "the next station to heaven" - a dark secret lurked beneath its picture-perfect facade. Amidst the affluent homes, esteemed education, and legendary residents, a monstrous truth emerged. John Rice, a compulsive killer, shattered the town's tranquility, leaving an indelible stain on its reputation. His heinous crimes, including the Mary Mount slayings, continue to haunt New Canaan's residents, evoking terror and dread. This gripping true crime account delves into: - The shocking paradox of...

A New Generation Church is a church with attendees whose average age is at least as young as the average age of the community in which the church exists. Any church can become a New Generation Church that reaches and continues to reach the next generation. Written for both church leaders and members, For a New Generation presents practical strategies that lay a foundation for a church to thrive for generations to come. It is based on the assumption that accepting the status quo is the greatest threat to your church’s core mission and, perhaps, to the survival of your church.

In 1920, as art and writing flourished during the Harlem Renaissance, W. E. B. Du Bois published The Brownies’ Book: A Monthly Magazine for Children of the Sun—the first periodical for African American youth, collecting original art, stories, letters, and activities to celebrate their identities and inspire their imaginations and ambitions. Building upon Du Bois’s mission, esteemed professor and scholar Karida L. Brown and celebrated artist Charly Palmer reimagine the groundbreaking publication with The New Brownies’ Book, gathering the work of more than 50 contemporary Black writers.

Excerpted from OT and NT Biblical Studies, Student Edition -- Who are the Essenes? Where is the Nag Hammadi Library? Can sacred texts be found in a desert dump? What does an island in the Nile have to do with Ezra and Nehemiah? Was Miles Coverdale the Main Man of the Age of English Bible translations? Follow the history of the Bible, its translations and manuscripts, from Cuneiform Tablets to the Spanish inquisition and see the miraculous preservation of God's Word.

In 1811, while exploring the cliffs near Lyme Regis, England, 12-year-old Mary Anning made the find of a lifetime. There in the rocks was the skeleton of a strange creature. Mary's find was later named Ichthyosaurus, a reptile that lived more than 250 million years ago. Anning went on to have a long career finding and identifying dinosaur fossils. However, her work often went unrecognized by male scientists of the time, and she received little credit until long after her death. Learn about Mary Anning's perseverance and her important discoveries in paleontology.