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Mixed Up with the Mob
by Ginny AikenDEATH AND A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS Strange things were happening to Lauren DiStefano. Since her brother's funeral, a mysterious driver had tried to run her down, menacing mobsters threatened her and a handsome FBI agent saved her life. Something was seriously wrong, and Lauren feared for her life. As Lauren discovered her brother Ric had left behind a trail of treachery, lies and mob ties, Special Agent David Latham seemed determined to uncover the truth. Could she place her trust, her life-and her heart-in David's hands?
Married to the Mob
by Ginny AikenA spitfire wife of a recently slain mob boss was much more than FBI agent Dan Maddox had bargained for when he signed on to protect Carlotta Papparelli. After turning state's evidence, Carlie was at the top of the mob's hit list, and it was up to Dan to keep her alive long enough to testify. From the streets of Philly to the sun-drenched Florida coast, Dan and Carlie were running for their lives, and only their faith in each other-and the Lord-would keep them safe. . . ;.
@Home for the Holidays
by Meredith EfkenSitting by the fireside, humming carols and knitting mittens. . . ;not! For these stay-at-home moms, the weeks before Christmas are anything but mellow. How can you balance housework, home crises and the husband without losing your mind? Plug in your laptop!Meet Dulcie, Zelia, Jocelyn, Rosalyn, Veronica and the rest of the women of SAHM I Am. An e-mail loop of stay-at-home moms, they've seen each other through months of domestic drama: babies who won't come, bills that won't leave, kids who won't listen and spouses who won't talk. Now, as the yuletide approaches, the SAHMs are on hand once again, bearing gifts of sisterhood, sanity and the real Christmas spirit.
Journey to Empowerment
by Maria D. DowdWith this inspiring, healing and joyful book, Maria D. Dowd, creator of African-American Women on Tour, invites you to come along on a journey to authentic empowerment and well-being. Here, in the company of your sisters, you will discover your life's purpose and embrace your true self. You will learn to speak honestly, act courageously, heal wholly and live abundantly. You will find the tools to face the pressures unique to African-American women. And you won't be alone: you will be surrounded and supported by the spiritual presence of your sisters, past and present, on the path to Community and Connectedness, to Fulfillment and to Womanhood.
Out
by Sandra DierschAfter several shocking events, Alex must decide where his loyalties and beliefs lie.
The Final Warning: Your Survival Guide To The New Millennium
by Kathleen A. KeatingThe final warning a guide to the end times.
And Then There Were Nuns: Adventures In A Cloistered Life
by Jane Christmas&“The best kind of memoir, revealing, refreshing, and reflective enough to make readers turn many of the questions on themselves.&” —Booklist (starred review) With humor and opinions aplenty, a woman embarks on an unconventional quest to see if she is meant to be a nun. Just as Jane Christmas decides to enter a convent in mid-life to find out whether she is &“nun material,&” her long-term partner Colin, suddenly springs a marriage proposal on her. Determined not to let her monastic dreams be sidelined, Christmas puts her engagement on hold and embarks on an extraordinary year-long adventure to four convents—one in Canada and three in the UK. In these communities of cloistered nuns and monks, she shares—and at times chafes and rails against—the silent, simple existence she has sought all of her life. Christmas takes this spiritual quest seriously, but her story is full of the candid insights, humorous social faux pas, profane outbursts, and epiphanies that make her books so relatable and popular. And Then There Were Nuns offers a seldom-seen look inside modern cloistered life, and it is sure to ruffle more than a few starched collars among the ecclesiastical set. &“A lovely, heartfelt tale. Get thee to a bookstore and buy it.&” —A. J. Jacobs, New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically &“In fluid and often playful prose, she introduces women and men (she spent a week at a monastery on the Isle of Wight) who have devoted their lives to prayer, including a skydiving 90-year-old nun.&” —Maclean&’s
Awake In The Heartland: The Ecstasy of What is
by Joan TollifsonThis is a book about waking up. It's not about techniques, dogmas, traditions, exotic states or future attainments. Rather, it points to the simplicity and wonder of what is, as it is. This is a book about discovering perfection in imperfection, and the extraordinary in the ordinary. It's about enlightenment, not a future attainment, but here and now. It celebrates life as it is, from the beautiful to the horrific, inviting the reader to see that everything is spiritual, and that nothing is a mistake. If there seems to be a gap between what the enlightenment books describe and what you find in your own life, if you still think enlightenment is something that will happen to you in the future (or not at all), if you're still chasing experiences or self-improvement, then this book may be just what you need to see that what you seek is already here. There is a vibrant energy that emanates from the pages of this book that cannot help but resonate with and stir the same essence in the reader and awaken them to the ecstasy of what is-their own true nature. Because the personal story is so beautifully interwoven, the book answers the question so often asked by seekers: "Yes, I under stand BUT...How do I live my life?" Joan is constantly showing the reader, by personal example, that life lives itself as IS no matter WHAT appears. I recommend it. - Sailor Bob Adamson
The Apprentice's Masterpiece: A Story of Medieval Spain
by Melanie LittleFifteenth-century Spain had a society in which Jews, Muslims and Christians coexisted. But under the zealous Christian Queen Isabella, the country abruptly became one of the most murderously intolerant places on Earth.
God Of Adventure: Exploring How God Teaches Through Adventure And Calls Us To Do The Same
by Bruce A. DunningAdventure is extensively used as a teaching tool throughout the Bible. In God of Adventure Bruce Dunning proposes 19 principles from the Bible that outline the validity, core concepts and teaching approaches of Christian adventure learning. "Finally! A book has been written for adventure learning leaders that is grounded in Scripture. This well-researched and highly readable text will be a valuable resource for Christian educators desiring a stronger theological basis for their practice." -Ken Kalisch, Author of "The Role of the Instructor in the Outward Bound Educational Process", Associate Professor of Outdoor Education, Montreat College, Montreat, North Carolina "Adventure learning has long been with us but seldom understood or valued as the powerful tool for learning and personal transformation as this book so clearly shows it to be. Bruce Dunning has crafted a solid biblical treatise for adventure learning with great applications to ministry and personal life. It is valuable reading for any youth worker or Christian educator who is willing to go beyond the normative approaches to the teaching-learning paradigm in helping young people become all that God first created them to be." -John H. Wilkinson, Executive Director of Toronto YFC, Toronto, Ontario "I would buy this for the Appendix alone." -Stephen J. Cyphers, Outdoor Leadership Program, Colorado Christian University BRUCE DUNNING has been involved in Christian camping every year of his life and has worked full-time at Medeba Adventure Learning Centre since 1980. Medeba is located in West Guilford, Ontario, Canada and specializes in Christian adventure learning. Its mission is to use adventure and community to challenge young people to continually say "yes" to God. Bruce also has extensive experience within the world-wide Christian camping movement. www.GodofAdventure.com
Bifocal
by Deborah Ellis Eric WaltersWhen a Muslim boy is arrested at a high school on suspicion of terrorist affiliations, growing racial tensions divide the student population.
The Book of Trees (Orca Books)
by Leanne LiebermanWhen Mia, a Jewish teenager from Ontario, goes to Israel to spend the summer studying at a yeshiva, or seminary, she wants to connect with the land and deepen her understanding of Judaism.
The Book of Trees
by Leanne LiebermanWhen Mia, a Jewish teenager from Ontario, goes to Israel to spend the summer studying at a yeshiva, or seminary, she wants to connect with the land and deepen her understanding of Judaism. Once in Israel, Mia's summer plans go astray when she falls in love with a non-Jewish tourist, Andrew. Through him, Mia learns about the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land and starts to question her Zionist aspirations. In particular, Mia is disturbed by the Palestinian's loss of their olive trees, and the state of Israel's planting of pine trees, symbolizing the setting down of new roots. After narrowly escaping a bus bombing, Mia decides that being a peace activist is more important than being religious.
Walking Backward
by Catherine AustenWhen Josh's mother dies in a phobia-induced car crash, she leaves two questions for her grieving family: how did a snake get into her car and how do you mourn with no faith to guide you? Twelve-year-old Josh is left alone to find the answers. His father is building a time machine. His four-year-old brother's closest friend is a plastic Power Ranger. His psychiatrist offers nothing more than a blank journal and platitudes. Isolated by grief in a home where every day is pajama day, Josh makes death his research project. He tests the mourning practices of religions he doesn't believe in. He tries to mend his little brother's shattered heart. He observes, records and waits—for his life to feel normal, for his mother's death to make sense, for his father to come out of the basement. His observations, recorded in a series of journal entries, are funny, smart, insightful—and heartbreaking. His conclusions about the nature of love, loss, grief and the space-time continuum are nothing less than life-changing.
Gravity
by Leanne LiebermanEllie Gold is an orthodox Jewish teenager living in Toronto in the late eighties. Ellie has no doubts about her strict religious upbringing until she falls in love with another girl at her grandmother's cottage. Aware that homosexuality clashes with Jewish observance, Ellie feels forced to either alter her sexuality or leave her community. Meanwhile, Ellie's mother, Chana, becomes convinced she has a messianic role to play, and her sister, Neshama, chafes against the restrictions of her faith. Ellie is afraid there is no way to be both gay and Jewish, but her mother and sister offer alternative concepts of God that help Ellie find a place for herself as a queer Jew.
Sister Wife
by Shelley HrdlitschkaIn the isolated rural community of Unity, the people of The Movement live a simple life guided by a set of religious principles and laws that are unique to them. Polygamy is the norm, strict obedience is expected and it is customary for young girls to be assigned to much older husbands. Celeste was born and raised in Unity, yet she struggles to fit in. Perhaps it's because of Taviana, the girl who has come to live with them and entertains Celeste with forbidden stories, or Jon, the young man she has clandestine meetings with, or maybe it's the influence of Craig, the outsider she meets on the beach. Whatever it is, she struggles to accept her ordained life. At fifteen she is repulsed at the thought of being assigned to an older man and becoming a sister wife, and she knows for certain she is not cut out to raise children. She wants something more for herself, yet feels powerless to change her destiny because rebelling would bring shame upon her family. Celeste watches as Taviana leaves Unity, followed by Jon, and finally Craig, the boy who has taught her to think "outside the box." Although she is assigned to a caring man, his sixth wife, she is desperately unhappy. How will Celeste find her way out of Unity? Torn from the headlines and inspired by current events, Sister Wife is a compelling portrait of a community where the laws of the outside world are ignored and where individuality is punished.
The Scots Kirk
by Andrew Chadwick Bruce McCowan Nancy McCowanThis is a long-awaited history of one of Metro Toronto's most historic churches, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Scarborough, founded in 1818. <P><P>This publication records the many memorable individuals to fill its pulpits and pews as well as stories of its associations, buildings and community anecdotes. <P><P>The story of St. Andrew's is also very much a history of Scarborough and of the pioneer families who settled the area. <P><P>The church has figured prominently in the development of Scarborough since David Thompson made available a generous gift of land for a "Scotch Kirk." <P><P>Today the remains of many of the original builders of Scarborough rest in graves marked by ancient monuments in the well-maintained "Kirkyard."
Anxious Gravity: A Novel
by Jeff WellsThe life of a naive, born-again teen can sometimes seem God-awful, as Gideon discovers at Overcomer Bible Institute. Having given himself over to religion, Gideon quickly finds his newfound faith challenged by sexually aggressive women, a disturbed student armed with a power drill, and Siamese-twin evangelists. A satiric look at the religious and secular worlds, Anxious Gravity succeeds at the daunting task of being both thoughtful and wildly entertaining. "Jeff Wells is the most consistently funny humorist in Canada today." -Michael Bate, Editor-in-Chief, Frank
Hail Mary Corner
by Brian PaytonTaut, compelling, and remarkably assured, Hail Mary Corner thrusts readers into unfamiliar territory past an emotional frontier we all must cross: the uncertain ground between adolescence and adulthood.High on a cliff above a pulp-mill town on Vancouver Island, sixteen-year-old Bill MacAvoy and his friends lead cloistered lives while other boys their age run free. it may be the fall of 1982, but inside the walls of their Benedictine seminary they inhabit a medieval world steeped in ritual and discipline–a place where blackrobed monks move like shadows between doubt and faith.Isolated from the outside, Bill and his friends develop a unique and often hilarious culture. Schooled in the virtues of sacrifice and service, they instead learn to challenge, resist, and wield power over one another’s lives.On the road to certain expulsion, Bill discovers two secrets: one concerns Brother Thomas, the monk who watches his every move; the other involves his best friend, Jon. In Bill’s hands these secrets prove dangerous weapons. Handled carelessly, they trigger an event that threatens to haunt him for the rest of his life.
The Father Pat Stories
by Patrick GossageFather Pat Cheyne, an unkempt, middle-aged priest on a lone canoe ride reflects on how these solitary meditations in his beloved canoe have marked his life. His thoughts reach back to his boyhood rejection of the boisterous ways of his father, just home from the war, to the memorable evening when he first prayed, eyes open, floating in a silent magic space with stars drenching the sky above and mirror lake below him. Even now, the canoe remains his own vehicle for understanding solitude. The Father Pat Stories chronicle the Anglican priest and former member of Parliament’s pattern of engagement and disengagement as he very actively applies tolerance and forgiveness to his parishioner’s difficulties in a world where religion often stands for intolerance and exclusion. The fast paced adventures engage a tight trio of friends Father Pat, his public relations pal, Terry, and their mutual big city reporter friend, Deirdre. The odd trio get all too intimately involved with each other and in problems, personal and institutional in Ridgewood, Father Pat’s suburban parish.The yarns, almost parables, present a good man through a lifetime of friendships and loves.
Jeepers Creepers: Canadian Accounts of Weird Events and Experiences
by John Robert ColomboHere are over 40 scary, hair-raising, and frightening stories of the supernatural and the paranormal. These are first-person narratives that are unexplained and possibly inexplicable. All of them have been reported to John Robert Colombo, Canada’s Master Gatherer of the Arcane, by men and women from various parts of the country, and they’re published here in the words of the informants themselves, the witnesses to these wonders. Here, you will have the opportunity to read about:A woman from Ottawa who is visited nightly by her dead husband.A man from Quebec who is haunted by visions of the past.The couple from Regina, Saskatchewan, who commune with spirits through a Ouija board.The woman from Newcastle, Ontario, who finds the house of her dreams with a terrible secret.
Snowball, Dragonfly, Jew: A Novel
by Stuart RossA man reflects on family memories—that may or may not be true—in this novel of &“sharply composed vignettes with a keen sense of timing and humor&” (Publishers Weekly). Ben is an artist closing in on forty, and it&’s hard for him to be sure about the past. His parents are both dead, and his brother, who has mental issues, is a lousy source of information. So when Ben finds himself with a particularly persistent memory that keeps nagging at him, he doesn&’t know where to turn to answer the question: Did his mother really assassinate a prominent neo-Nazi? In a novel that &“shows maturity of vision without sacrificing the childish sense of play and absurdity his readers expect from him,&” Stuart Ross sends Ben ranging through childhood summers at an Ontario cottage, teenage alienation in a Toronto suburb, a disastrous college career, and the calamity that precipitates his brother&’s institutionalization—as he tries to sort through the events of his life, both real and surreal (The Globe and Mail, Toronto). &“A writer with an original sensibility.&” —The Vancouver Sun
Gadiantons and the Silver Sword
by Chris HeimerdingerThey came from the past to retrieve something stolen, something evil. . .and only Jim Hawkins stands in their way. Chris Heimerdinger, LDS master of high adventure, reunites the compelling characters from his best-selling novel, Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites, in an explosive saga that transports you from the familiar settings of Utah and the American West to the deep and shadowy jungles of southern Mexico. Jim Hawkins, still unable to remember his former adventures among the Nephites, is nevertheless haunted by fleeting images he can't seem to connect with any particular source. Vivid memories are returned to him bit by bit when strange and ancient visitors suddenly interrupt his life - one desperate for his help, others desparate for revenge. Join Jim Hawkins, Jennifer Hawkins, and Garth Plimpton as they embark upon the most thrilling and hazardous quest of their lives: one that teaches them the true meaning of valiance in these latter days and where every step of the way they are pursued by the darkest of villains.
Courage on Mirror Mountain (Mirror Mountain Adventure #2)
by Wynnette FraserA young boy living in the mountains of South Carolina grows in courage, understanding, and responsibility when he helps an injured hawk return to the wild. Johnny Finlay's love for his life on Mirror Mountain causes him to set his goals high. He wants to learn all he can about nature... and maybe someday be a conservationist. But life on the mountain didn't teach him everything he needed--like reading and writing. He would have to go to school for that. Then suddenly, a wounded red-tailed hawk becomes part of Johnny's life and everything changes. His Great Aunt Lou claims that the only good hawk is a dead one, but "Charley" hawk teaches Johnny about friendship, reading and writing, and even a little about God. "A conservationist--that just might be God's plan for you," Sandy McRee has said. And Sandy knew a lot about everything... especially God. Maybe with God's help, Johnny would have the courage to go for his dream. Theme: Responsibility IL 10-12 Read more about Mirror Mountain Adventures in #2. Mystery on Mirror Mountain.
Teens: Giving Youth the Grow-Ahead
by Lawrence O. RichardsMake the most of those teachable moments! Challenging, impressionable, inquisitive, growing by the minute... more than ever your teens need to know you care about them! Learn how you can make the most of your time together, and feel more at ease in class as you follow these practical guidelines for teaching your active Sunday School class. Teens: Giving Youth the Grow-Ahead will help you: * Understand how teens think and learn. * Prepare and teach effective lessons. * Expand the potential of your class materials and facilities. * Develop the caring contact with students outside the classroom.