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This is the way the world ends: with a nanosecond of computer error in a Defense Department laboratory and a million casual contacts that form the links in a chain letter of death. And here is the bleak new world of the day after: a world stripped of its institutions and emptied of 99 percent of its people. A world in which a handful of panicky survivors choose sides -- or are chosen. A world in which good rides... (more)

The Christmas Box Collection: The Christmas Box Timepiece The Letter

The Christmas Box Collection: The Christmas Box Timepiece The Letter

by Richard Thomas, Richard Paul Evans

Richard Paul Evans' #1 New York Times bestseller The Christmas Box has become a holiday classic, a tale so touching that it continues to "tug families' heartstrings" (USA Today). His exquisite prequel, Timepiece, and The Letter completed the glorious trilogy of the Parkin family. Now all three magical stories are compiled in one extraordinary treasury that -reaches into that place where all broken hearts... (more)

Beyond the Deepwoods, Edge Chronicles Book 1 (Edge Chronicles, The)

Beyond the Deepwoods, Edge Chronicles Book 1 (Edge Chronicles, The)

by Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell

Young Twig lives in the Deepwoods, among the Woodtrolls, but he isn’t one of them. In a brave attempt to find out where he belongs, Twig wanders into the mysterious, dangerous world beyond the Deepwoods. He meets a collection of odd companions, such as his wise guardian, the Caterbird; the Slaughterers, a peaceful race who butcher animals for their livelihood; and the vicious, bile-swilling Rotsucker. Always... (more)

Jim Cramer's Real Money: Sane Investing in an Insane World

Jim Cramer's Real Money: Sane Investing in an Insane World

by Jim Cramer

How do we find hot stocks without getting burned? How do we fatten our portfolios and stay financially healthy? Former hedge-fund manager and longtime Wall Street commentator Jim Cramer explains how to invest wisely in chaotic times, and he does so in plain English in a style that is as much fun as investing is -- or should be, when it's done right. For starters, Cramer recommends devoting a portion of your assets... (more)

Reaching for the Invisible God: What can I Expect from a Relationship with God

Reaching for the Invisible God: What can I Expect from a Relationship with God

by Philip Yancey

Author Philip Yancey asks the question How does a relationship with God work? and answers it with an investigation that turns up surprising and satisfying answers about life and communication with an invisible God.

Just Like Jesus For Teens :

by Max Lucado

Where did we get this idea that we can't change? From whence come statements such as, "It’s just my nature to worry." "I'll always be pessimistic. I'm just that way." "I can't help the way I react. I have a bad temper." Such thoughts are not from God. He can no more leave a life unchanged than a mother can leave a tear untouched. His plan for you is nothing short of a new heart. If you were a car, God would want... (more)

A-List #2, The: Girls on Film: An A-List Novel (A-List)

A-List #2, The: Girls on Film: An A-List Novel (A-List)

by Zoey Dean

irls on Film is the wickedly funny and risqu sequel to the bestselling A-List that takes readers behind the scenes of the intoxicating world of Hollywood glitterati. Seventeen year-old Upper East Side blueblood Anna ('pronounced Aaaanah') Percy has moved from posh Manhattan to the even more posh Beverly Hills, California, where she's living with her estranged dad for the rest of the school year while her mother... (more)

Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus (Hinges of History)

Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus (Hinges of History)

by Thomas Cahill

From the bestselling author of How the Irish Saved Civilization and The Gifts of the Jews , his most compelling historical narrative yet. How did an obscure rabbi from a backwater of the Roman Empire come to be the central figure in Western Civilization? Did his influence in fact change the world? These are the questions Thomas Cahill addresses in his subtle and engaging investigation into the life and times... (more)

Bold Love

by Dan B. Allender

IF CHRIST HAD PRACTICED THE KIND OF LOVE WE ADVOCATE NOWADAYS, HE WOULD HAVE LIVED TO A RIPE OLD AGE. We've come to view love as being nice. Forgiving and forgetting. Yielding to the desires of others. Yet the kind of love modeled by Jesus Christ has nothing to do with manners or unconditional acceptance. Rather, it is shrewd. Disruptive. Courageous. And, as a result, socially unacceptable. In Bold... (more)

Sacred Marriage

by Gary Thomas

Starting with the discovery that the goal of marriage goes beyond personal happiness, writer and speaker Gary Thomas invites readers to see how God can use marriage as a discipline and a motivation to love him more and reflect more of the character of his Son.

The Misadventures of Benjamin Bartholomew Piff

The Misadventures of Benjamin Bartholomew Piff

by Jason Lethcoe

On his eleventh birthday, sad, orphaned Benjamin Bartholomew Piff accidentally adheres to all of the wishing rules—and, in wishing for the mother lode of limitless wishes, he unknowingly sets into a motion a chain of events that threatens to disrupt the balance between the magical realm of wishes and curses. Before long, Benjamin has been recruited by the Wishworks Factory director himself to fight the evil ... (more)

The Darkness and the Dawn

by Charles R. Swindoll

The two most significant events in human history are the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. And no one can uncover their meaning for today quite like Charles Swindoll. From the poignant interactions of The Last Supper, through the despairing events of Gethsemane and the seven last words of Jesus on the Cross, Dr. Swindoll challenges readers with a new perspective on the atoning work of Christ. And in Part Two... (more)

War Of The Ember (Guardians Of Ga'hoole)

War Of The Ember (Guardians Of Ga'hoole)

by Kathryn Lasky

The strange, maniacal blue owl known as the Striga has been rousted from the Great Ga'Hoole Tree. Nyra, leader of the vicious Pure Ones, is either dead or laying low in some distant land,leaving the tree finally at peace. As if fed by an invisible spring, learning and the lively arts flourish at the great tree and spread throughout the owl kingdoms. But unbeknowst to the Guardians, in a long-empty cave deep in... (more)

Tall Cool One (A-List, No. 4)

by Zoey Dean

all Cool One is the fourth novel in this witty and risqu series that takes readers behind the scenes of the intoxicating world of Hollywood glitterati. New York blueblood Anna Percy came to L.A. to learn how to have a good time. Now she's surfing Zuma Beach with the industry's hottest young television producer. But duty calls and Anna must jet down to Las Casitas, Mexico, on a secret mission for her uber-powerful... (more)

Feeding Your Appetites

by Stephen Arterburn, Debbie Cherry

Whether it's chocolate, cars, travel, sports, the Internet, TV, work, or sex, every person has the God-given capacity for enjoying things. Our earthly appetites, like fire, can serve many good purposes and fill our lives with warmth. But when those appetites get out of control, they can become an inferno that is capable of destroying a marriage, a career, a soul. Best-selling author Stephen Arterburn, along... (more)

Asterix and Caesar's Gift (Asterix)

by Goscinny, Rene Goscinny

When Caesar offers a gift, be suspicious...very suspicious. Upon his release from the Roman Army, Tremensdelirius gets the deed to Asterix's little Gaulish village. But he swaps it for a drink in the tavern--and soon the owner and his family are off to claim their prize. What's going to happen? Surprisingly, Asterix has a different view of the situation than his friends.

Something for Joey (Bantam Starfire Books)

Something for Joey (Bantam Starfire Books)

by Richard E. Peck

True-life story of pro-football star John Cappelletti and his younger brother Joey, stricken with leukemia.

Hope for Each Day: Words of Wisdom and Faith

Hope for Each Day: Words of Wisdom and Faith

by Billy Graham

In keeping with the spirit of Max Lucado's Grace for the Moment , Charles Swindoll's Wisdom for the Way , and John MacArthur's Truth for Today comes the latest edition into the Daily Devotional series. In Hope for Each Day , Billy Graham offers spiritual comfort to guide us through our daily lives. Rev. Graham is a national treasure and has counseled numerous political leaders and provided comfort in times of... (more)

Edge of Eternity

by Randy Alcorn

Imagine Being Pulled Into the Hereafter. While You're Still Alive. A disillusioned business executive whose life has hit a dead-end, Nick Seagrave has lost loved ones to tragedy and his family to neglect. Now, at a point of great crisis, he unbelievably and inexplicably finds himself transported to what appears to be another world. Suddenly he's confronted with profoundly clear views of his own past and... (more)

Lord Foulgrin's Letters

by Randy Alcorn

This repack of Randy Alcorn's gripping bestseller delivers us from ignorance of the devil's schemes. Foulgrin, a high-ranking demon, instructs his subordinate on how to deceive and destroy Jordan Fletcher and his family. It's like placing a bugging device in hell's war room, where we overhear our enemies assessing our weaknesses and strategizing attack. Lord Foulgrin's Letters is a Screwtape Letters for our day,... (more)

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by Stephen King

by Richard Thomas, Richard Paul Evans

by Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell

by Jim Cramer

by Philip Yancey

by Max Lucado

by Zoey Dean

by Thomas Cahill

by Dan B. Allender

by Gary Thomas

by Jason Lethcoe

by Charles R. Swindoll

by Kathryn Lasky

by Zoey Dean

by Stephen Arterburn, Debbie Cherry

by Goscinny, Rene Goscinny

by Richard E. Peck

by Billy Graham

by Randy Alcorn

by Randy Alcorn