In the fourth book of the series, readers learn that God will never leave you. Will Mike find his way out before he runs out of water? Winnie, Ben, and Spence have just found Mike’s compass in the dirt at an old abandoned motel in town. And worse, the empty getaway car from yesterday’s bank robbery is sitting in the motel’s courtyard. The Last Chance Detectives launch a desperate search for one of their own—but it’s a race against time, and the odds are against them. A manhunt . . . the figure of a winged jaguar . . . flames in the desert sky . . . and a trail of clues lead out into the barren, unforgiving wilderness known as Fire Lake. Get to know The Last Chance DetectivesMike: Fearless and bold, his leadership spurs the group on—sometimes into danger!Winnie: She knows the desert like the back of her hand and has a nose for news.Ben: His imagination makes him a great problem solver.Spence: A technical genius, he’s the brains of the outfit.Together, these four friends won’t stop until the mystery is solved!

In the fourth book of the series, readers learn that God will never leave you. Will Mike find his way out before he runs out of water? Winnie, Ben, and Spence have just found Mike's compass in the dirt at an old abandoned motel in town. And worse, the empty getaway car from yesterday's bank robbery is sitting in the motel's courtyard. The Last Chance Detectives launch a desperate search for one of their own--but it's a race against time, and the odds are against them. A manhunt . . . the figure of a winged jaguar . . . flames in the desert sky . . . and a trail of clues lead out into the barren, unforgiving wilderness known as Fire Lake. Get to know The Last Chance DetectivesMike: Fearless and bold, his leadership spurs the group on--sometimes into danger!Winnie: She knows the desert like the back of her hand and has a nose for news.Ben: His imagination makes him a great problem solver.Spence: A technical genius, he's the brains of the outfit.Together, these four friends won't stop until the mystery is solved!

1897/98 includes: 1st Biennial report of factory, mill and railway inspection. [8th] Biennial report of state inspector of coal mines.

The Lake on Fire is an epic narrative that begins among 19th century Jewish immigrants on a failing Wisconsin farm. Dazzled by lore of the American dream, Chaya and her strange, brilliant, young brother Asher stowaway to Chicago; what they discover there, however, is a Gilded Age as empty a façade as the beautiful Columbian Exposition luring thousands to Lake Michigan’s shore. The pair scrapes together a meager living—Chaya in a cigar factory; Asher, roaming the city and stealing books and jewelry to share with the poor, until they find different paths of escape. An examination of family, love, and revolution, this profound tale resonates eerily with today’s current events and tumultuous social landscape. The Lake on Fire is robust, gleaming, and grimy all at once, proving that celebrated author Rosellen Brown is back with a story as luminous as ever.

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The Bible affirms in a number of locations that God has always been and always will be present. Why then does God who exists in eternity past and into eternity future present the words "in the beginning", to us, what beginning?

This is a story about weakness in the despot and strength in the innocent. Set in post British Colonial equatorial Africa, it is the story of a gifted artist, a village woodcarver, who helps bring down a ruthless tyrant. His Excellency, Head of State with dictatorial powers feels he has done well by his people and his country, but he has no heir and his government is falling apart. He can see the worst coming and takes violent steps to avoid catastrophe. Latibo, garishly sad, wanton and cruel, right-hand man to His Excellency, plans to depose the old tyrant but his innate cowardice holds him in check. Finally, his chance does come. Mmade, picked by officials to go to England for military training, returns to decide to join the state police. He bitterly regrets his decision when he has to track down his old friend Jaco. Jaco, loveable, round, bald and gifted, loves his wife and carving and only wants the peaceful life of his village. But he is imprisoned because of his insightful art. He escapes and is pursued. Jaco decided he has a solution for his difficulties.