In a world where lies, deceit, and manipulation taint young love, two vastly different worlds collide—from the peaceful suburbs to the gritty streets of the hood. Lives are irrevocably changed as friends become foes, and broken bro-codes lead to unforgivable betrayals. Amidst this turmoil stands a young father-to-be, determined to ensure his child has a chance to be born and grow up in a world full of challenges. This journey defies assumptions and logic, where good intentions are constantly questioned, and hearts are callously trampled. In a landscape where lies become a reality, and the innocent bear the brunt of others’ misdeeds, children are used as pawns in cruel games of spite and vengeance. Can love and truth prevail in a place where trust is shattered and innocence is a commodity? Discover a tale where nothing is what you think it should be, and the fight for happiness is fraught with peril, malice and heartbreak.

Kiana’s last day at the magically-charged fence that protects the world from hyper-destructive unicorns: A day of celebration, right? Not when the extraction team runs late and an ominous storm brews—and her partner has been keeping a potentially fatal secret… For everyone who’s ever been suspicious of the perfect-persona of the unicorn and who understands what true sacrifice means.

Lianna Mercier has everything. She’s beautiful, well-educated, her father is rich, powerful and she works for him. The perfect little princess, raised to be just like daddy. A bloody, screwed up lie, and David Gethen is about to tear it all down and destroy Lianna in the process. He wants revenge, he wants to finish the plan his father started years ago but after he takes her, after he tortures her, he begins to realize just how wrong he may have been

Pete the Cat builds a playground in New York Times bestselling artist James Dean's Pete the Cat: Construction Destruction. When Pete sees that the playground is in bad shape, he gets a totally groovy idea—make a new playground! Pete calls in construction workers and cement mixers, backhoes and dump trucks to build the coolest playground ever. In the end, Pete learns that to make something special, you have to dream big. Complete with over 30 stickers!

The statistic is staggering: Fifty percent of Christian college students lose their faith--or at least have made it a low priority--by the time they graduate.With a fresh voice and a conversational style, author David Wheaton explores the three pillars of peril--sex, drugs, and rebellion--most often encountered by college students. He then offers students advice on developing a game plan to avoid the spiritual pitfalls. While the temptations and influences may still be there, students following these practical tips will find that a university of instruction does not have to become a university of destruction.

Syria's Monuments: their Survival and Destruction analyses travellers’ accounts of the Roman, Christian and Islamic monuments of Syria (including Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine/Israel). An epilogue assesses the impact of the recent civil war on the state of the monuments, and their likely future.

The book is about the judgement of God. Let heaven rejoice, and let the earth be glad Let the sea roar, and all its fullness Let the field be joyful and all that in it. Then all the trees of the woods will rejoice before the LORD. For He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth. He shall judge the world with righteousness and the people with His truth. God Almighty is the judge of all the earth He sees all things including the secrets of all men. He knows the motives of every heart. There is nothing that anyone can hide from Him

Once again, for the first time, Marx and Durkheim join forces while exploring the moral economy of neoliberalism. Resignation and Ecstasy provides a fresh perspective on the immortal vortex of sacred energies pulsating beneath the peculiar logic of modern accumulation. Relying on dialectical methods, classical sociology and psychoanalysis are reconstituted within an Hegelian social ontology to differentiate the ephemeral from the eternal aspects of social life.

This book explains Kantian morality against an interrelated set of criticisms that constitute the most influential contemporary critique of Kantian morality. It demonstrates that a theory which emphasizes the guidance of impartial moral principles does not threaten a person's feelings of attachment.