When Israel, My Beloved first released, it immediately captured the #1 spot on the CBA hardcover fiction bestseller list—and stayed on the list for months. Kay Arthur's dramatic, epic-style novel is now available in softcover with a beautiful new cover and a historical timeline that corresponds with the fascinating retelling of Israel's story. History comes alive as Kay begins with the tragic mistakes that led to Israel's captivity by Babylon and takes readers all the way to the modern-day miracles of triumph against all odds. A heartwarming novel filled with adventure and suspense, Israel, My Beloved is an incredible testimony of God's great love and faithfulness even in Israel's darkest hour.

A limited edition chapbook of poetic writings about nature, the seasons, and the author's time spent outdoors with his young son. At times light-hearted, at other times serious, this new chapbook — which is embellished with art and photos from Sturner's family and friends — will take the reader on a journey as only a poet can.

Love, Laughter, and Death is a collection of freestyle poetry. Love, Laughter, and Death encourages the reader to travel through the corridors of their own mind while exploring romance, immortal love, laughter, and the pains of death. Written, at times raw, but always with the passion that flows through the writer. From start to finish this collection of poems will provoke your mind to try to understand that love stands ominously over every broken heart, laughter sooths the spirit and in the end death takes it all away.

Throughout history there have been individuals and groups of the elite that have strived to control others, destroying countries and humanity for profit. These profiteers often clashed with the unexpected protectors of the unknowing. These thorns of the elite had the foresight in 'control' we're looking not to benefit humanity but to profit at the expense of the masses. Project Nine came into fruition in the early twentieth century. Their hierarchy of collective genius and a

This is an introductory textbook focusing on games (specifically interaction and graphics) as a pathway into programming. It empowers readers to do basic programming, prototyping, game creation, and other highly interactive applications, all from scratch and without any prior programming knowledge. Using the popular programming language Processing, this book describes, explains, and demonstrates the basic and general programming principles and mechanisms used in typical game algorithms and concrete game projects. Chapters cover basic graphics, text output, loops, data types and variables, movement, time, audio and sound, debugging, classes and objects, event-based programming, real-time input controls, computer speed compensation, animation, tiling, scrolling, collision detection, basic AI, and much more. Additional support materials such as code examples and demo programs are available to download from this book’s webpage. This book is a great resource for students and aspiring professionals looking for an approachable entry into game programming.

The angels that ruled the world are long dead, and tomorrow belongs to the demons. Splinter, a young, wingless demon aristocrat, has a choice: accept his place in the empire, inheriting a castle and a magic sword, or place his trust in his human girlfriend and their sorcery tutor, joining a terrorist plot that may spill more blood and bring more misery than the brutal wars of centuries past. "The Struggle" is the first book in the saga of Demon Land, the continent where the desperate Empire of Apollyon strives to invade, infest, and infect, the world of Erde.

Every Serial Killer Knows. . . The vicious burns scarring the victims' flesh reveal the agony of their last moments. Each woman was branded with a star, then stabbed through the heart. With every death, a vengeful killer finds a brief, blissful moment of calm. But soon it's time for the bloodshed to start again. . . The Perfect Time. . . Ten years ago, Eva Rayburn and her sorority sisters were celebrating the end of the school year. That party turned into a nightmare Eva can't forget. Now she's trying to start over in her Virginia hometown, but a new nightmare has begun. Every victim is linked to her. And Detective Deacon Garrison isn't sure whether this mysterious woman needs investigating--or protecting. . . To Make His Mark Only Eva's death will bring peace. Only her tortured screams will silence the rage that has been building for ten long years. Because what started that night at the sorority can never be stopped--not until the last victim has been marked for death. . . Praise for the novels of Mary Burton "A twisted tale. . .I couldn't put it down!" --Lisa Jackson on Dying Scream "Taut, compelling. . .delivers a page-turner." --Carla Neggers on I'm Watching You "A chilling thriller." --Beverly Barton on Dead Ringer "Mary Burton's latest romantic suspense has it all--terrific plot, complex and engaging protagonists, a twisted villain, and enough crime scene detail to satisfy the most savvy suspense reader."--Erica Spindler, New York Times bestselling author of Blood Vines

An introduction to the ideas of computer programming within the context of the visual arts that also serves as a reference and text for Processing, an open-source programming language designed for creating images, animation, and interactivity.