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Terry Malloy, the "seemingly soulless street survivor," unwittingly lures a rebellious longshoreman to his death in Budd Schulberg's searing drama about the New York waterfront, the racketeering unions controlling it, and the kid who "coulda been a contender."

To counteract this unfortunate tendency, Intentional Pursuit: A Practical Guide to Navigating Seminary highlights the common stumbling blocks that often ensnare aspiring educators, clergy, and scholars in their theological study. Drawing on his seminary experience and over twenty years in Christian ministry, the author details scriptural tips to help former, current, and future students pursue what should be their true goal.

Eight of Shakespeare's most celebrated plays have been specifically adapted to introduce young listeners to his works. Based on the work of E. Nesbit, these classic retellings capture the drama and flavor of each original play, while simplifying plot and detail.

Since 1997 Maggie Gobran and her organization, Stephen's Children, have been changing lives in Cairo's notorious zabala, or garbage slums. Her innovative, transformational work has garnered worldwide fame and multiple Nobel Prize nominations, but her full story has remained untold—until now. Best-selling authors Martin Makary and Ellen Vaughn chronicle Mama Maggie's surprising pilgrimage from privileged child to stylish businesswoman to college professor pondering God's call to change.

A whirlwind courtship. A storybook wedding. A kiss for the bride. And suddenly everything changes. When Peter and Rita's brand-new marriage is strained by a magical twist of fate, true love will never mean quite the same thing again.

Untouched and unmarked by the world, Lola Ray is the sunshine that I never thought I needed in my life. She's the perfect petal on a cherry blossom tree aching to be plucked and pillaged. I long to touch her, to make her mine. I know it's wrong... She is, after all, my best friend's daughter. But as I look closer, as I start to give in to temptation, I begin to see the scars she's so desperate to hide. However, there is one thing that I know has the chance to make her whole again. And I won't stop until all her dreams come true.

After prominent roles in Clueless, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, and Beverly Hills 90210, Elisa's career was on the fast track. Until her show is unexpectedly cancelled, her relationship ends, and her father is diagnosed with terminal cancer. This audiobook chronicles Elisa's journey out of despair and heartbreak, with awe-inspiring visitations, dreams, and inexplicable synchronicities that could only be her father letting her know that he's watching over her from the afterlife.

England, 1580. A young Latin tutor—penniless, bullied by a violent father—falls in love with an eccentric young woman: a wild creature who walks her family's estate with a falcon on her shoulder and is known throughout the countryside for her unusual gifts as a healer.

Partner with your Heavenly Father to bring up faithful kids…If your husband or ex-husband doesn't share your faith, you probably pray and stress over how to raise faith-filled children. Your spiritually mismatched home may feel like the wilderness where the children of Israel wandered on their way to the Promised Land. Will they ever make it? What about God's promises? Now the authors of Winning Him Without Words and founders of Spiritually Unequal Marriage offer ten faith principles you can pass on to your kids. In Not Alone, you'll find encouragement and inspiration from Scripture and true-life stories from other spiritually mismatched moms.

Shelby wants the one man she can’t have. Crushing on a man who deserves more than she can give is a recipe for disaster, so she does everything possible to keep him at arm’s length. Parker prides himself on control—taking what he wants when he wants. And he has been craving a certain perky, petite pixie ever since he laid his eyes on her. The only problem? She’s turned down every attempt to make her his. But when Parker discovers Shelby’s hiding a devastating secret, he steps in to help… and this time, he won’t take no for an answer.

Developing a Wealthy Mindset is about creating your foundation; it is your general equivalency diploma (GED) study guide for the School of Wealth. It teaches how to create a new mind-set in and around the world of money. After listening to Developing a Wealthy Mindset, you will have the tools to do just that.

One evening ten-year old Rhona goes missing. As her mother retreats into a state of frozen hope, a psychologist studies the brain of a serial killer to find out if what he does is pure evil—or simply beyond his control. Drawn together by horrific circumstances, these three embark on a long, dark journey that ends in the discovery of a common humanity.

This is a story from the Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories collection.

A childhood illness she was not expected to survive. A teenage yearning to escape that nearly ended in disaster. A terrifying encounter on a remote path. A mismanaged labour in an understaffed hospital. Shocking, electric, unforgettable, this is the extraordinary memoir from Costa Novel-Award winner and Sunday Times best-selling author Maggie O'Farrell. It is a book to make you question yourself. What would you do if your life was in danger, and what would you stand to lose?

This is a story from the Chilling Ghost Stories collection.

This is a story from the Canterbury Tales I: Modern Verse Translation collection. Chaucer's greatest work, written towards the end of the fourteenth century, paints a brilliant picture of medieval life, society and values. The stories range from the romantic, courtly idealism of "The Knight's Tale" to the joyous bawdy of the Miller's; all are told with a freshness and vigor in this modern verse translation that make them a delight to hear.

Adam Westfield is fresh out of prison...and hope. His search for purpose and forgiveness leads him to a widowed mother of two in need of a small miracle. Unable to find a hand willing to work for what she can afford, Sage Hammond struggles to keep her horse ranch afloat. Adam appears to be the answer to her prayers. As the two transition from strangers to friends and even more, someone else wants the newcomer gone, putting Sage and her children in danger. Adam finds he’s willing to sell his soul to protect them. But will it be enough?

Have you ever considered how short life really is? If you could buy a ticket to have a chance to see and be a part of the future, would you reserve your seat right away? Do you ever question traditional ideas about life and death, or ponder the afterlife? The Affordable Immortal empowers you to do something now in order to take advantage of Cryonics and future technology. Within a few generations, death may be optional. You have, in your hands, a ticket to a time machine, which could offer you an unimaginable life-extension odyssey!

Curt never thought he’d be forced to keep a pledge to watch over Eric’s family, but an assassin made that vow a harsh reality. Eighteen months later, he’s still keeping an eye on them, but somewhere along the line, his feelings for the pretty widow have shifted. Dana had been both a mother and a father to her children during her husband’s multiple deployments, but once he retired, she’d thought those days were over...she was wrong. While his SEAL teammates have been there for her, one of them stands above all the rest - the man who is slowly invading her dreams.

An inspirational rallying call about education, race, and the true nature of equality - the Harvard Graduate School of Education convocation speech praised as “powerful” by Hillary Rodham Clinton in Teen Vogue and “inspired” by Justin Timberlake. In emotionally charged spoken-word poetry, Livingston shares a message of hope and hard truths, declaring that education can become an equalizer only if we first acknowledge the inequality and racial divides holding back America’s future.