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HOW TO KEEP
YOUR EYES FIXED
ON CHRIST
Instead of
glued to a screen

There is a tension in our world today that didn't exist even five years ago: We are almost never out of arm's reach of a screen, and we are almost never out of eyesight of a status update.

Can we engage in the endless stream of social media and at the
same time keep our eyes focused on Christ?

This book by New York Times bestselling author Craig Groeschel shows you how to stand apart from our selfie-centered world.  With helpful appendixes like the "Ten Commandments of Using Social Media to Strengthen Your Faith" and "Creating Safeguards for Your Digital Devices," Groeschel will guide you toward a balance between social media and spirituality you might never have thought was possible.

It's called #Struggles, and it will change your social media life as you know it.

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The average person
spends 7.4 hours a day
staring at screens.
And that's just the beginning...

We all love the benefits of technology and social media, but even with the incredible upsides, many of us suspect there are unintended negative consequences of using them.

In this timely and life-changing book, Craig Groeschel, bestselling author and pastor of LifeChurch.tv, shows all whose digital dependency is becoming unmanageable how to regain control over their lives.  He walks you through the biblical values that are essential for a life of peace and true fulfillment but are now even more important in our maxed-out, social-status-seeking world.

Groeschel also taps into some of the most up-to-date studies confirming the effects of social media on our emotions and our friendships.  And he offers real-life examples of how we've come to rely on social media, how it masks our real struggles, and how we can reclaim a Christ-centered life.

Refresh and rediscover your understanding of the qualities that life with Christ brings: contentment, intimacy, authenticity, compassion, and rest.  Ultimately, you will find #Struggles to be just the guide to bring a balance of spiritual depth and rich human engagement back to your everyday life.

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New York Times bestselling author Craig Groeschel is the founding and senior pastor of LifeChurch.tv, a pacesetting multicampus church and creators of the popular and free YouVersion Bible App.  He is the author of several books, including Fight, Altar Ego, Soul Detox, Weird, From This Day Forward, The Christian Atheist, and It.  Craig, his wife, Amy, and their six children live in Edmond, Oklahoma.

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Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson, an intellectual provocateur like no one since the arrival of Camille Paglia, brings his uncompromising voice to readers wanting to lead a deeper and more profoundly meaningful life.

At once informative, surprising and humorous, Dr. Peterson tells us straightforwardly why skateboarding kids should be left alone, why you should always pet a cat when you meet one on the street, and what dreadful fate awaits those who carelessly criticize everything but themselves.

Why should you never let your children do anything that makes you dislike them? Why did the ancient Egyptians worship the capacity to pay attention as the highest of their gods? What can we learn from the lowly lobster about standing up straight and moving forthrightly through life? Dr. Peterson discusses discipline, responsibility, and the necessity of clear, truthful thinking, distilling the discoveries of science and the lessons from the great myths of the world into 12 profound directives for living properly in today's ever-transforming world. 12 Rules for Life delves deeply into the hidden realms lurking beneath our commonplace assumptions, enlightening the mind and spirit of its readers, keeping the chaos and nihilism that threaten and tempt the modern mind firmly at bay.

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The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise attributed to Sun Tzu, a high-ranking military general, strategist and tactician. The text is composed of 13 chapters, each devoted to one aspect of warfare. It is commonly considered to be the definitive work on military strategy and tactics of its time. It has been the most famous and influential of China's Seven Military Classics, and "for the last two thousand years it remained the most important military treatise in Asia, where even the common people knew it by name." It has had an influence on Eastern and Western military thinking, business tactics, legal strategy and beyond.

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The instant New York Times best-seller.
One of Fast Company's 7 Best Business Books of 2018
One of Business Insider's Best Self-Help Books of 2018

Tiny changes, remarkable results

No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving - every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.

If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights.

Clear is known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work. Here, he draws on the most proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible. Along the way, listeners will be inspired and entertained with true stories from Olympic gold medalists, award-winning artists, business leaders, life-saving physicians, and star comedians who have used the science of small habits to master their craft and vault to the top of their field.

Learn how to:

• Make time for new habits (even when life gets crazy)
• Overcome a lack of motivation and willpower
• Design your environment to make success easier
• Get back on track when you fall off course
• And much more

Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits - whether you are a team looking to win a championship, an organization hoping to redefine an industry, or simply an individual who wishes to quit smoking, lose weight, reduce stress, or achieve any other goal.

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New York Times best seller

It’s time for a Black exit. Political activist and social media star Candace Owens addresses the many ways that Democrat Party policies hurt, rather than help, the African American community and why she and many others are turning right.

Black Americans have long been shackled to the Democrats. Seeing no viable alternative, they have watched liberal politicians take the Black vote for granted without pledging anything in return. In Blackout, Owens argues that this automatic allegiance is both illogical and unearned. She contends that the Democrat Party has a long history of racism and exposes the ideals that hinder the Black community’s ability to rise above poverty, live independent and successful lives, and be an active part of the American dream.

Instead, Owens offers up a different ideology by issuing a challenge: It’s time for a major Black exodus. From dependency, from victimhood, from miseducation - and the Democrat Party, which perpetuates all three. Owens explains that government assistance is a double-edged sword, that the left dismisses the faith so important to the Black community, that Democrat permissiveness toward abortion disproportionately affects Black babies, that the #MeToo movement hurts Black men, and much more. Weaving in her personal story, which ushered her from a roach-infested low-income apartment to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, she demonstrates how she overcame her setbacks and challenges despite the cultural expectation that she should embrace a victim mentality.

Well-researched and intelligently argued, Blackout lays bare the myth that all Black people should vote Democrat - and shows why turning to the right will leave them happier, more successful, and more self-sufficient.

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The Book of Enoch, is an ancient, non-canonical Jewish work. Estimates vary on the actual dates of authorship. However, Enoch was alive during the Antediluvian period as recorded in the Hebrew Bible. Fragments of the text, were discovered in cave 4 of the Qumran caves in 1948.

Enoch, born in the 7th generation from Adam, was the grandfather of Noah. Enoch prophesied concerning the judgments on mankind (Jude 14-15 & Enoch 1:9). Enoch says his prophetic words were not for his generation but for a “generation of elect and righteous people far in the future that would be living in the day of tribulation when all the wicked and godless are to be removed.” (Enoch 1:1). He compiled his visions and prophecies into a book of parables and passed the secrets on to Noah (The book of Enoch 68:1).

Among the secrets passed down, Enoch gives a more detailed accounting of the relationship between the fallen angels (watchers) and the daughters of men in Genesis 6:2-4. He reveals the secrets of the luminaries and the weather and concludes with a prophesy concerning the condition of man and purging of the evil on earth. - Summary by CJ Plogue

Everything You
Never Wanted to Know
About Everything
And Didn't Think to Ask

• why does orange juice taste funny after you brush your teeth?
• why is left-handed pitcher known as a "southpaw"?
• when did it first become offensive to extend the middle finger?
• why is a score in tennis of zero called "love"?
• why are diamonds measured in carats?
• what makes stainless steel stainless?
• was there really ever a Mother Goose?

and, of course

• why is the sky blue?

The answers are in
The Book of Totally Useless Information

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Michael Pollan, known for his best-selling nonfiction audio, including The Omnivores Dilemma and How to Change Your Mind, conceived and wrote Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World as an Audible Original. In this controversial and exciting listen, Pollan explores caffeine’s power as the most-used drug in the world—and the only one we give to children (in soda pop) as a treat.

Pollan takes us on a journey through the history of the drug, which was first discovered in a small part of East Africa and within a century became an addiction affecting most of the human species. Caffeine, it turns out, has changed the course of human history—won and lost wars, changed politics, dominated economies. What’s more, the author shows that the Industrial Revolution would have been impossible without it. The science of how the drug has evolved to addict us is no less fascinating. And caffeine has done all these things while hiding in plain sight! Percolated with Michael Pollan’s unique ability to entertain, inform, and perform, Caffeine is essential listening in a world where an estimated two billion cups of coffee are consumed every day.

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New York Times best seller!

Over 5 million copies sold!

Is there credible evidence that Jesus of Nazareth really is the Son of God? Former atheist and Chicago Tribune journalist Lee Strobel takes an investigative look at the evidence from the fields of science, philosophy, and history. In this revised and updated bestseller, The Case for Christ, Lee Strobel cross-examines a dozen experts with doctorates from schools such as Cambridge, Princeton, and Brandeis, asking hard-hitting questions - and building a captivating case for Christ's divinity.

Strobel asks challenging questions like:

• How reliable is the New Testament?
• Does evidence for Jesus exist outside the Bible?
• Is Jesus who he said he was?
• Is there any reason to believe the resurrection was an actual event?

Winner of the Gold Medallion Book Award and twice nominated for the Christian Book of the Year Award, Strobel's tough, point-blank questions read like a captivating, fast-paced novel. But it's not fiction. It's a riveting quest for the truth about history's most compelling figure.

This edition includes scores of revisions and additions, including updated material on archaeological and manuscript discoveries, fresh recommendations for further study, and an interview with the author that tells dramatic stories about the book's impact, provides behind-the-scenes information, and responds to critiques of the book by skeptics.

A Seasoned Journalist Chases Down
the Biggest Story in History

Is there credible evidence that Jesus of Nazareth really is the Son of God?

Retracing his own spiritual journey from atheism to faith, Lee Strobel, former legal editor of the Chicago Tribune, cross-examines a dozen experts with doctorates from schools like Cambridge, Princeton, and Brandeis who are recognized authorities in their own fields.

Strobel challenges them with questions like How reliable is the New Testament?  Does evidence exist for Jesus outside the Bible?  Is there any reason to believe the resurrection was an actual event?.

Strobel's tough, point-blank questions make this remarkable book read like a captivating, fast-paced novel.  But it's not fiction.  It's a riveting quest for the truth about history's most compelling figure.

What will your verdict be in The Case for Christ?

"Lee Strobel probes with bulldog-like tenacity the evidence for the truth of biblical Christianity."
Bruce M. Metzger, Ph.D., Professor of New Testament, Emeritus, Princeton Theological Seminary

"Lee Strobel asks the questions a tough-minded skeptic would ask.  His book is so good I read it out loud to my wife evenings after dinner.  Every inquirer should have it."
Phillip E. Johnson, Law Professor, University of California at Berkeley

"Utterly fascinating. I wholeheartedly recommend it."
Ravi Zacharias, Ravi Zacharias Ministries

LEE STROBEL, with a Master of Studies in Law degree from Yale Law School, was an award-winning journalist at the Chicago Tribune.  Today this former spiritual skeptic is a teaching pastor at Willow Creek Community Church near Chicago.

With all of the complicated debate swirling around the topic of evolution, is there an easy way to understand the basic issues without oversimplifying?  Philip Johnson says there is: the key to defeating the false claims of Darwinism is to open our minds to good thinking habits.  Here is first-rate advice on avoiding common mistakes in discussions about evolution, understanding the legacy of the Scopes trial, spotting deceptive arguments, and grasping the basic scientific issues without getting bogged down in unnecessary details.

In the bestselling and critically acclaimed Darwin on Trial and Reason in the Balance, Phillip Johnson exposes the misleading claims of evolutionary naturalism.  Defeating Darwinism provides a new a powerful treatment of these issues for high-school students, parents, teachers, pastors, youth advisors and ordinary readers.  Johnson aims not just to defeat a bad theory; but to defeat it the right way - by opening minds to the truth.

Praise for Phillip Johnson's work:
"Phillip Johnson is our age's clearest thinker on the issue of evolution and its impact on society.  Quickly cutting through the technical brush, Johnson goes straight to the logical foundations of the controversy and exposes the fallacies propping up the decaying edifice of Darwinism."
MICHAEL BEHE author of Darwin's Black Box

"[Johnson's] brilliant analysis shows how Darwinst assumptions underlie current controversies in ethics, law, education and public policy."
CHARLES COLSON

"Phillip Johnson is an author who is siply to be read, and closely studied, by all who wish to understand the forces that actually govern the intellectual world in the United States today."
DALLAS WILLARD Professor of Philosophy, University of Southern California

Phillip E. Johnson is a graduate of Harvard and the University of Chicago.  He was a law clerk for Chief Justice Earl Warren of the United States Supreme Court and has taught law for thirty years at the University of California at Berkley.

SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT WHO?

Adrian Heath's compilation of a multitude of puzzles and quizzes based on the ever pupular BBC TV Doctor Who series will really put your knowledge to the test.

But don't expect straightforward questions and answers - Adrian's puzzles have all the versatility of a fully functioning TARDIS and assume a variety of mystifying guises!

You can have hours of fun and amusement becoming a veritable Doctor Who Mastermind.

the book of
LISTS

Inside this book, not surprisingly, you will find over 150 lists of information and trivia about Doctor Who, from everyone who has played the Doctor to the crimes of the Master, from the rooms in the TARDIS to spin-off productions.

The book covers all aspects of televised Doctor Who, handily subdivided into four convenient sections:

PRODUCTION
Find out how many people played Jo Grant on screen, which actors were used over again by the same directors and much more!

TRIVIA
References to the toilet in Doctor Who, appearances of bicycles, even how many times tea has appeared in the television series!

NARRATIVE
Lists include the times the Doctor and friends have fallen asleep, the many disguises the Doctor has adopted on his travels and lots more!

THE BASICS
Including the correct nomenclature for each episode as given on screen!

If you have ever pondered such burning issues, here at last is the book to set the record straight.  Essential reading for Doctor Who fans, trivia buffs, quiz compilers and people just looking for something out of the ordinary to leave on the coffee table.

Autumn 1963: a time machine disguised as a battered blue police telephone box made its first appearance on Britain's television screens.  A quarter of a century, seven Doctors, and more than a hundred and fifty stories later, Doctor Who is still going strong.

The Doctor Who Programme Guide is the complete guide to every Doctor Who story shown on television.  The stories are listed in order of broadcasting; each entry includes the storyline, the full cast list, and the names of the producer, script editor, writer and director.

This new edition is updated and revised throughout, with a new forward by John Nathan-Turner, the man who has produced Doctor Who during the 1980's.

Essential reading for every fan of Doctor Who.

The Great Intelligence trapped the whole of Central London inside one (3, 2, 4)

The Time Lords brought them together to fight Omega (3, 5, 7)

These are not the coordinates of some exotic planet or a coded message from outer space.  They're just two of the clues to be found in the new Doctor Who CROSSWORD BOOK

WHETHER YOU'RE TRAPPED IN A TIME WARP OR CAUGHT IN A TRAFFIC JAM, WHY NOT ADD A NEW DIMENSION TO THOSE WASTED MOMENTS AND ENTER THE WORLD OF DOCTOR WHO.

THE DOCTOR WHO PLOTS ALL IN ONE BOOK
This intergalactic guide to the adventures of Doctor Who tells the complete story of the Doctor's astounding exploits.  It gives you the plots, cast lists, production teams and dates of the Doctor Who adventures shown on television since 1963.

This book is your TARDIS.  With it you can travel through time and relive all the Doctor's past adventures.  Fight against the Daleks with the Thals!  Join forces with UNIT against the Green Death!  Discover the truth about the Curse of Peladon!  Wrestle with the brain of a renegade Time Lord!

The Doctor Who programme Guide is the key to all the Doctor's adventures.  No Doctor Who library is complete without it.

Also in this series:
The Doctor Who Programme Guide Vol. 2: What's What and Who's Who in Space and Time

WHAT'S WHAT AND WHO'S WHO IN SPACE AND TIME
This is a time-travelling A-Z of all the people, places and facts in the astounding adventures of Doctor Who.  In addition it contains a complete list of Doctor Who films and records, the names of all the Doctor Who book authors and a breakdown of who does what in the BBC Doctor Who production team.

Now at last you can discover exactly how many elephants and tigers the Doctor won at backgammon with Kublai Khan, the precise breeding speed of the Sontarans, the identities of all the Doctor's doubles, and thousands of other pieces of crucial and intriguing information!

The Doctor Who Programme Guide is the key to all the Doctor's adventures.  No Doctor Who library is complete without it.

Also in this series:
The Doctor Who Programme Guide. Vol. 1:  The Doctor Who plots all in one book.

Why did Romana finally leave the Doctor?
Who was the Guardian of the Solar System who betrayed it to the Daleks in the 41st century?
How many actors have played the part of the Doctor?
Why was the fourth Doctor forced to regenerate?

How much do you know about DOCTOR WHO?

Now you can find out in this specially compiled book of over 750 questions an the Doctor's adventures and the enemies he has fought in time and space.  There are quizzes on the Doctor's companions, the Daleks, the Cybermen, the Time Lords and others plus a special section on the people behind the scenes of the TV programme.

THE DOCTOR WHO QUIZ BOOK is designed to test your knowledge of all the Doctor's adventures and reveal little-known facts about the Doctor Who legend.  It is a must for all Doctor Who fans.

DOCTOR WHO
THE HANDBOOK
DOCTOR WHO - Doctor by Doctor

DOCTOR WHO is the worlds longest-running science fiction television series.  Each handbook will provide both a broad overview and a detailed analysis of one phase of the programme's history.

When Peter Davison took over the part of the Doctor in 1982, he was already a familiar face on British television as the much-loved star of All Creatures Great and Small.  Within a few months Davison had won acceptance for his sensitive portrayal and starred in some of the most adult and arguably best-written stories in the programme's history.

This book is an in-depth study of Peter Davison's tenure as the Doctor, including a profile of the actor, a critical summary of each story in which he starred, an extensive feature on the 20th-anniversary special THE FIVE DOCTORS and much more.  The authors have established their reputation with best-selling books such as THE SIXTIES and THE SEVENTIES, and their acclaimed work on the three previous books in the Handbook range.

Cover design: Slatter-Anderson
Cover painting: Alister Pearson

DOCTOR WHO
THE HANDBOOK
DOCTOR WHO - Doctor by Doctor

DOCTOR WHO is the worlds longest-running science fiction television series.  Each handbook will provide both a broad overview and a detailed analysis of one phase of the programme's history.

William Hartnell was already a well-known and experienced film and television actor when, in 1963, he took on a new role: a mysterious and crotchety time traveller in a new BBC drama series for children.  Nothing else about the programme was as tried and tested; the fictional premise was offbeat, the producer was a young woman at the start of her television career, and the future direction of the series was unknown.

DOCTOR WHO went on to thrill millions of children and adults around the world for three decades.  But the foundations of success were laid in the first three years, when the TARDIS and the Daleks became as known and loved as the Beatles.

This is the third in the handbook series by David J Howe, Mark Stammers and Stephen James Walker, the team that also produced THE SIXTIES and THE SEVENTIES.  Drawing on the latest research they have included in this book the definitive account of the genesis of DOCTOR WHO, as well as a profile of William Hartnell, critical reviews of all the TV stories, a detailed analysis of the making of a typical First Doctor story and a complete review of the programme's development.

DOCTOR WHO
THE HANDBOOK
DOCTOR WHO - Doctor by Doctor

DOCTOR WHO is the worlds longest-running science fiction television series.  Each handbook will provide both a broad overview and a detailed analysis of one phase of the programme's history.

With the ground-breaking changeover from William Hartnell to Patrick Troughton, DOCTOR WHO demonstrated that it could survive even the departure of the leading actor.  Troughton's introduction energised the show, giving it a new lease of life.  The writers also introduced or developed some of the shows most enduring characters: the resourceful Jamie McCrimmon and the orphaned Victoria Waterfield, companions who shared our screens with the Doctor's greatest enemies - the emotionless Cybermen, the militaristic Ice Warriors, the robotic Yeti and, of course, the Daleks.

This book is an in-depth study of Patrick Troughton's tenure as the Doctor, including a profile of the actor, a critical summary of each story in which he starred, an extensive feature on the making of THE MIND ROBBER - a classic adventure set in the deadly Land of Fiction - and much more.  The authors have established their reputation with best-selling books such as THE SIXTIES and THE SEVENTIES, and their acclaimed work on other books in the Handbook range.

Cover design: Slatter-Anderson
Cover painting: Alister Pearson

DOCTOR WHO
THE HANDBOOK
DOCTOR WHO - Doctor by Doctor

DOCTOR WHO is the worlds longest-running science fiction television series.  Each handbook will provide both a broad overview and a detailed analysis of one phase of the programme's history.

Sylvester McCoy brought the mystery back to DOCTOR WHO.  With his companions Mel, and later the irrepressible Ace, he battled the Rani, Daleks, Cybermen, Haemovores and all manner of other alien horrors to bring justice to the universe, and perhaps to enjoy a nice cup of tea once the fighting was over.  Ace, on the other hand, just wanted to blow things up, and it took the Doctor's influence to shape and focus her energies so that she emerged as arguably the most popular of all the Doctor's companions.

This book is an in-depth study of Sylvester McCoy's tenure as the Doctor, including a profile of the actor, a critical summary of each story in which he starred, and much, much more.

In addition, this volume looks at what happened to DOCTOR WHO following its cancellation as a regular BBC production in 1989, with extensive coverage of the 1996 telemovie which featured Sylvester McCoy as the Doctor and which introduced Paul McGann as the mercurial and bohemian eighth Doctor.

Close to 100,000 copies of the DOCTOR WHO Handbooks have been sold to date and together they comprise the most in-depth and authoritative exploration of the DOCTOR WHO phenomenon yet published.

Cover design: Slatter-Anderson
Cover painting: Alister Pearson

DOCTOR WHO
THE HANDBOOK
DOCTOR WHO - Doctor by Doctor

DOCTOR WHO is the worlds longest-running science fiction television series.  Each handbook will provide both a broad overview and a detailed analysis of one phase of the programme's history.

Colin Baker's tenure as the Doctor was brief, but coincided with one of DOCTOR WHO's most turbulent times.  The programme's audience rating were falling, it's future was in doubt - particularly  during an eighteen month absence from the screen - and, in the end, Colin Baker's departure was abrupt and marked by recriminations.  The Sixth Doctor's personality seemed to reflect this uncertainty: he was moody and unpredictable.

This is the second in the Handbook series by David J Howe, Mark Stammers and Stephen James Walker, the team that produced THE SIXTIES, the definitive book about DOCTOR WHO's early years.  They are now working on a third Handbook, and on THE SEVENTIES.

THE HANDBOOK: THE SIXTH DOCTOR contains a profile of Colin Baker, an analysis of the development of the Sixth Doctor, background information about the threats to the programme, and a critical review of all the TV stories, including what is known of the 1985 series that was never made.

DOCTOR WHO
THE HANDBOOK
DOCTOR WHO - Doctor by Doctor

DOCTOR WHO is the worlds longest-running science fiction television series.  Each handbook will provide both a broad overview and a detailed analysis of one phase of the programme's history.

Jon Pertwee burst on the scene as the new man-of-action Doctor in January 1970.  Immediately, the series, now in full colour, took a whole new direction.  The Earth-bound Time Lord, backed by the hugely popular UNIT team, soon became a household favourite as the show's traditional strengths were blended with elements of James Bond and the star's own dynamism and charisma.

This book is an in-depth study of Jon Pertwee's tenure as the Doctor, including a profile of the actor, a critical summary of each story in which he starred, an extensive feature on DAY OF THE DALEKS which saw the return of the Daleks to the series after almost five years away, and much more.  The authors have established their reputation with best-selling books such as THE SIXTIES and THE SEVENTIES, and their acclaimed work on the four previous books in the Handbook range.

Cover design: Slatter-Anderson
Cover painting: Alister Pearson

THE TALE OF TWO FIFTH-CENTURY HEROES
RECONSTRUCTED BY
J.R.R. TOLKIEN

Professor J.R.R.Tolkien is most widely known as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, but he was also a distinguished scholar in the field of Mediaeval English language and literature. In Anglo-Saxon studies, his celebrated lecture Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics is widely recognized as a turning point in the criticism of the poem.

The story of Finn and Hengest, two fifth-century heroes in northern Europe, is told both in Beowulf and in a fragmentary Anglo-Saxon poem known as The Fight at Finnsburg, but so obscurely and allusively that its interpretation had been a matter of controversy for over 100 years. Bringing his unique combination of philological erudition and poetic imagination to the task, however, Tolkien revealed a classic tragedy of divided loyalties, of vengeance, blood and death. The story has the added attraction that it describes the events immediately preceding the first Germanic invasion of Britain which was led by Hengest himself.

This book will appeal not only to students of Old English and all those interested in the history of northern Europe and Anglo-Saxon England, but also admirers of The Lord of the Rings who will be fascinated to see how Tolkien handled a story which he did not invent.

Five commitments to fail-proof your marriage =

Everyone dreams of a fairy-tale marriage - the perfect spouse, the perfect home, the perfect family.  But reality tells us that these expectations don't hold up very long.  Many studies indicate that close to fifty percent of marriages don't make it.  With those odds, is it even possible to have a good marriage - let alone a great one?  New York Times bestselling author and pastor Craig Groeschel insists you can but not if you approach it like everyone else does.

Craig and his wife, Amy, show single adults and married couples how to conquer the odds and find the joy, passion, and strength of a marriage built by God.

Craig and Amy open their hearts, share personal experiences, and walk you through five powerful commitments you can make to fail-proof your marriage:

1. Seek God.
2. Fight fair.
3. Have fun.
4. Stay pure.
5. Never give up.

If you earnestly choose to do all five of these things, you will discover a richer, deeper, more authentic marriage.

Starting right now - from this day forward.

CRAIG GROESCHEL is the founding and senior pastor of LifeChurch.tv, a pacesetting multicampus church and creators of the popular and free YouVersion Bible App.  He is the author of several books, including Fight, Altar Ego, Soul Detox, Weird, The Christian Atheist, and It. Craig, his wife, Amy, and their six children live in Edmond, Oklahoma.

AMY GROESCHEL is a home educating mom and leads LifeChurch.tv's women's ministry.  She is also the founder of Branch15, a nonprofit housing ministry that helps marginalized women and has co-authored SOAR, a Bible study for women.

From audible.com:

In less than a year, Neil Peart lost both his 19-year-old daughter, Selena, and his wife, Jackie. Faced with overwhelming sadness and isolated from the world in his home on the lake, Peart was left without direction. That lack of direction lead him on a 55,000 mile journey by motorcycle across much of North America, down through Mexico to Belize, and back again. He had needed to get away, but he had not really needed a destination. His personal odyssey is chronicled with his travel adventures, meeting up with friends and family, and the grieving, thinking, crying, and storytelling of life as he rides. Along the way, he plays music from his internal jukebox, yet nothing seems to let him find peace. And without peace, all he could do was keep riding until he found it.

From amazon.com:

Fred Rogers (1928-2003) was an enormously influential figure in the history of television and in the lives of tens of millions of children. As the creator and star of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, he was a champion of compassion, equality, and kindness. Rogers was fiercely devoted to children and to taking their fears, concerns, and questions about the world seriously.

The Good Neighbor, the first full-length biography of Fred Rogers, tells the story of this utterly unique and enduring American icon. Drawing on original interviews, oral histories, and archival documents, Maxwell King traces Rogers’s personal, professional, and artistic life through decades of work, including a surprising decision to walk away from the show to make television for adults, only to return to the neighborhood with increasingly sophisticated episodes, written in collaboration with experts on childhood development. An engaging story, rich in detail, The Good Neighbor is the definitive portrait of a beloved figure, cherished by multiple generations.

From audible.com:

Number-one New York Times Best Seller • Discover the life-changing memoir that has inspired millions of readers through the Academy Award®-winning actor’s unflinching honesty, unconventional wisdom, and lessons learned the hard way about living with greater satisfaction.

Named One of the Best Books of the Year by The Guardian

“McConaughey’s book invites us to grapple with the lessons of his life as he did - and to see that the point was never to win, but to understand.” (Mark Manson, author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck)

I’ve been in this life for 50 years, been trying to work out its riddle for 42, and been keeping diaries of clues to that riddle for the last 35. Notes about successes and failures, joys and sorrows, things that made me marvel, and things that made me laugh out loud. How to be fair. How to have less stress. How to have fun. How to hurt people less. How to get hurt less. How to be a good man. How to have meaning in life. How to be more me.

Recently, I worked up the courage to sit down with those diaries. I found stories I experienced, lessons I learned and forgot, poems, prayers, prescriptions, beliefs about what matters, some great photographs, and a whole bunch of bumper stickers. I found a reliable theme, an approach to living that gave me more satisfaction, at the time, and still: If you know how, and when, to deal with life’s challenges - how to get relative with the inevitable - you can enjoy a state of success I call “catching greenlights.”

So I took a one-way ticket to the desert and wrote this book: an album, a record, a story of my life so far. This is fifty years of my sights and seens, felts and figured-outs, cools and shamefuls. Graces, truths, and beauties of brutality. Getting away withs, getting caughts, and getting wets while trying to dance between the raindrops.

Hopefully, it’s medicine that tastes good, a couple of aspirin instead of the infirmary, a spaceship to Mars without needing your pilot’s license, going to church without having to be born again, and laughing through the tears.

It’s a love letter. To life.

It’s also a guide to catching more greenlights - and to realizing that the yellows and reds eventually turn green, too.

Good luck.

HARRY POTTER and his magical adventures as a wizard-in-training continue to mesmerize millions worldwide.  Related products such as trading cards, role-playing games, clothing and even furniture have flooded the market.

But several questions must be asked: Does Harry offer any moral lessons for today's children?  Is Harry's magick* truly fictional or is it based on actual occultism?  How do the Harry Potter tales compare with other fantasy books like those written by C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien?

In this user-friendly and helpful volume, Richard Abanes answers these questions, provides a hard look at America's not-so-subtle drift toward paganism and examines the reasons why God says "no" to occultism.

Harry Potter and the Bible will help you make wise choices for your family.

*THE WORD MAGIC REFERS TO STAGE ILLUSIONS BY SLEIGHT-OF-HAND, WEREAS "MAGICK" REFERS TO OCCULT PRACTICES.

"Why has J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire become the fastest selling book in literature history?  Abanes not only provides the answer, but also equipes the reader to discern between helpful fantasy literature like The Chronicles of Narnia and harmful fascination with the Potter series."

HANK HANEGRAAFF, President
Christian Research Institute

"Richard Abanes' much-needed book provides a rare voice of sanity, reason and biblical discernment....  [He] meticulously inspects the Potter books and reveals their close connection to nearly every facet of the occult....  This is an important book for parents, grandparents, educators and pastors."

From the Foreward by DOUG GROOTHUIS, Associate Professor of Philosophy
Denver Seminary

RICHARD ABANES is the author/co-author of nearly a dozen books on cults, the occult and world religions.  He has also written for magazines and journals including CBA Marketplace, Christian Retailing, Christianity Today, Charisma, Christian Life, Ministries Today, Moody Magazine and Christian Research Journal.  Richard is the recipient of "The Myers Center Award for the Study of Human Rights in North America" for "outstanding work on intollerance in North America," and the Evangelical Press Association's "Higher Goals in Christian Journalism Award" for an article on occults that appeared in Moody Magazine.  From 1997 to 2000, Richard served on the staff of Southern California's Saddlebach Church as a minister/teacher, worship leader and Director of Creative Arts.  He has also produced two full-length CDs of original contemporary music.

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Finding Light Even When It's Dark.

Have you ever found yourself in a difficult time and felt like you had no one to turn to, no answers, no help?  You may even start to wonder if the God you've always trusted is even there.  And if he is, does he care about you, about what you are enduring?

With real-life compassion, Pastor Craig Groeschel offers you Hope in the Dark, a book that reveals experiences of everyday people who have felt alone, as well as the little-known biblical story of Habakkuk and how he struggled with trust and doubt.  Through these stories and insights, you'll discover how God can meet you even in life's most difficult moments.  You'll find how you really can know and discover a good and loving God, but the key is in wrestling with the pain, struggling through doubts, and even living with unanswered questions.  Hope in the Dark shows you how.

This brave, soul-nourishing message comes from the senior pastor of Life.Church, one of the fastest-growing churches in the world, and will bring you the strength, light, and hope you need.  Hope in the Dark is for those who are hurting, and for those who are afraid that their faith may be failing.  It offers the great, glorious knowledge that God is right there with you, especially when you need him most.

New York Times bestselling author Craig Groeschel is the founding and senior pastor of Life.Church, an innovative church meeting in multiple locations around the United States.  He is the author of several books, including Divine Direction, Liking Jesus, Fight, The Christian Atheist, and It.  He and his wife, Amy, live in the Edmond, Oklahoma, area and have six children, two sons-in-law, and one grandson.

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When Star Wars burst on to the big screen in 1977, an unfailingly polite golden droid called C-3PO captured imaginations around the globe. But C-3PO wasn’t an amazing display of animatronics with a unique and unforgettable voice-over. Inside the metal costume was an actor named Anthony Daniels.

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One of the most celebrated, beloved, and enduring actors of our time, Sally Field has an infectious charm that has captivated the nation for more than five decades, beginning with her first TV role at the age of 17. From Gidget's sweet-faced "girl next door" to the dazzling complexity of Sybil to the Academy Award-worthy ferocity and depth of Norma Rae and Mary Todd Lincoln, Field has stunned audiences time and time again with her artistic range and emotional acuity. Yet there is one character who always remained hidden: the shy and anxious little girl within.

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Powerful and unforgettable, In Pieces is an inspiring and important account of life as a woman in the second half of the 20th century.

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