On January 2, 1972, Mark Arax's childhood came to a sudden, explosive end when his father was shot to death at his nightclub in Fresno, California. It was one of the most sensational murders in California's heartland, and it was never solved. Mark, only fifteen years old at the time, was left with a legacy of questions: Were the rumors about his father true? Had he led a double life? Was he killed because of his dealings with the underworld? Mark Arax, an award-winning journalist at the Los Angeles Times, now writes a searing, intensely personal account of his twenty-two-year search for answers about his father's life and death, and his own identity. As the oldest child, Mark was thrust into the role of patriarch. His quest for answers began in high school, when he sought out his father's father, an Armenian immigrant. His grandfather opened a window into an old country world full of promise and heartbreak -- and four generations of eccentric family members. Two decades later, Mark uprooted his wife and baby and returned to Fresno under an assumed name to try and determine who killed his father and why. Fearing for his own life, he discovers his father was murdered just before he was going to make a startling disclosure. More than a true-life murder mystery, more than an exploration of family and culture, In My Father's Name is the poignant story of one man's remarkable journey as he uncovers long-hidden secrets about his father, his family, his heritage, and the town he once called home.

The author, seeking to find his grandfather's old home, follows his family history back to his great great grandfather who was born a slave and died a free man with forty acres.

Charles P. Everett, IV was born April 10, 1947, in Montgomery, Alabama to Charles P. Everett, III and Minnie Smith Everett. Mr. Everett was born into an accomplished family; his father, who lived from July 9, 1912, to December 1, 1983, was an Educator and School Principal. His mother was also an Educator and School Principal; she lived from November 4, 1914, to July 1978. Mr. Everett’s wife, Alfreda Everett neé Brown, is a retired Educator, as well. The Everetts have three children and five grandchildren. Living in Montgomery since birth, Mr. Everett graduated from St. Jude Ed. Institute with his High School Diploma in 1964. He completed his B.S. degree from the Tuskegee Institute in 1967 and earned a master’s degree in education from Alabama State University in 1974. He has continued his family’s legacy of working in education by serving as a Teacher for the Autauga Board of Education in Marbury, Alabama from 1967 – 1969. He worked for the Montgomery Board of Education from 1969 – 1998 in several capacities, including Teacher, Guidance Counselor, and School Administrator before retiring as Assistant Superintendent of Education. In addition to his impressive career, he has been honored with the Alabama Secondary School Principal of the Year Award in 1991, the Community Hero and Olympic Torchbearer in 1996, and he was named Chief Academic Officer for the State of Alabama from 1999 – 2004.

Her Father's Name is the sensational story of Leona Lacoste, a pistol-toting young woman who embarks upon a quest to clear the name of her late father. The compelling plot combines murder, mystery, cross-dressing, illegitimacy, amateur sleuthing, and hysteria. This new edition, edited by Greta Depledge, features a critical introduction, contextual notes and additional material on contemporary debates.

In John 17:6-24 the Lord Jesus prays for the believers to be built up into one. This oneness is in three stages: in the Father’s name by the eternal life (vv. 6-13); in the Triune God through sanctification by the holy word (vv. 14-21); and in the divine glory for the expression of the Triune God (vv. 22-24). In this booklet compiled from Life-study of John, Witness Lee considers the first of these three stages—oneness in the Father’s name.

This is the 3rd comparative edition of the 8th edition translation of The Aramaic New Testament (Aramaic was the language of Jesus and his countrymen of 1st century Israel) in an English prose translation of The Peshitta New Testament displayed in two columns- one has the King James Version on the left and the other has the translation of the Aramaic Peshitta on the right. This translation is derived from the author's Aramaic-English Interlinear New Testament. Aramaic was used in Mel Gibson's film "The Passion of the Christ" to make the film as realistic and accurate as possible. This New Testament will surprise and thrill the reader with its power and inspiration coming from the words of "Yeshua" ("Jesus" in ancient Aramaic) as He originally spoke them, in a literal and readable English rendering. 659 pages in 6x9" paperback. The parallel Psalms and Proverbs of both versions are included after the NT.

Today, more than 60% of children globally are growing up without fathers or with emotionally absent fathers. Growing up without a father, I saw myself suffering from low self-esteem, insecurity, and lack of identity. But things started changing drastically for me, the day I was welcomed and adopted into a new family. Learn from my experience and many others, how to receive from an adoptive father the love that your natural father never gave you.