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The United States of America in the late 1840s — a nation torn by the crime of slavery and a war of conquest in Mexico. Fourteen-year-old Anna Coburn doesn't want to grapple with such terrible issues. Just growing up seems awful enough. Forced from her home and away from her beloved father, Anna is...

Integrating Analyses in Mixed Methods Research goes beyond mixed methods research design and data collection, providing a pragmatic discussion of the challenges of effectively integrating data to facilitate a more comprehensive and rigorous level of analysis. Showcasing a range of strategies for integrating...

Christmas will never be the same for Joy Knight if Christian Andersen has his way. Not to be confused with a secret Santa, Christian and his family are busier than Santa's elves making sure the Lord's blessings are distributed to those less fortunate by Christmas day. Joy is playing the hand that...

Often referred to as the leader of inspiration in Appalachian studies, Helen Matthews Lewis linked scholarship with activism and encouraged deeper analysis of the region. Lewis shaped the field of Appalachian studies by emphasizing community participation and challenging traditional perceptions of...

The Father loves you. I spoke that over a young man and he wept uncontrollably. I declared this truth over an older widow; tears flowed like river torrents after a winter snow melt. These words spoken over a married couple provided healing and blessing after a long season of conflict with in-laws...

In a world of hatred, cruelty, selfishness, and disregard for the dignity and rights of others, what better quality could we desire than love? Love is thought of in our society in many varied ways. There is sensual love, superficial love, conditional love, and love that seeks its own self-satisfaction....

This anthology has been compiled by a handful of writers who have two things in common. They all attend the Writers' Summer School in Swanwick each August. And they all count themselves lucky to have known Katy Clarke.  This mixture of stories for grown-ups and children is published in Katy's...

This book is a part of my writings in my doctoral thesis. It is written to encourage women and young ladies to see themselves through the eyes of God, as His adorned bride. The Church.

After 59 years as a Christian, I want to share my experiences with others, to encourage and motivate them too.

As I headed south from the Black Hills of South Dakota, the driving was some of the most difficult I had ever encountered. It wasnt the snow or the ice on this lonely two-lane road that troubled me, it was the uncertainty of what was ahead and the regret of what I was leaving behind that was overcoming...

Therapeutic metaphor and stories have long been used within modalities such as hypnotherapy, play therapy, narrative therapies, and expressive therapies. Metaphorical interventions reduce client defensiveness. They provide an 'aha' that leads to insight and change, as the client's identification with...

This is the "go-to" book for helping you solve your problems of life and pain in dealing with: Your broken heart from the death and loss of your dear loved one; Marital problems; Divorce and your feelings of depression, loneliness, and insecurity; How to repair your broken marriage and avoid...

This booklet is designed to assist readers to know that each person is valuable in the sight of God and has worth and value. People would like to cause us to believe that we are not important or valuable but that is certainly not how we are seen by our creator.

Ever wonder what makes a psychic tick? Or what goes on in the mind of someone who can foretell the future? Wonder no more! Read on! This biography of five working psychics will open your eyes, if not your mind, to their esoteric, inexplicable world.