If you have ever found the Christmas season to be an emotional and spiritual letdown, My True Love’s Gifts is for you. We are about to discover the real message in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” and experience Christmas from a perspective that is broader and deeper than the traditional nativity scene. We will discover something entirely new, inspiring, and encouraging in the words of a centuries-old lyric. As the amazing scope and extent of the true love’s generosity is discovered, there will be no post-Christmas blues this season. “My True Love’s Gifts is a fascinating book that can be read during your quiet time, with a Bible study group, or even read out loud at home with your family. I found myself wanting to peek at the next chapter before setting it down each day! You will be blessed by the pages of this book” (Allison Weece, Lexington, Kentucky). “David takes a familiar holiday song and highlights God’s role in Christmas and in every season of our lives” (David Welsh, Wichita, Kansas).

This book is the first volume in the series, "Mary Protectress of the Faith." This book is a "Primer" as it is meant to be a simple introduction to the Christian faith and the spirituality of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. It is meant to be an "Invitation" from God and Our Lady to you, dearest reader, to enter into the Divine Heart and Divine Will of Our Heavenly Father. This first volume is meant to be used in the immediate aftermath of The Great Warning (Illumination of Conscience) as prophesied by Our Lady at Garabandal, Spain, during the 1960s. This book contains prayers, heavenly messages, and commentaries, meant to help people who are looking for credible and relevant information and reconciliation with God. It is the author's hope that this book serves its purpose. Although this book is written by a Catholic Christian, the intended audience is for all peoples of all faiths and non-believers. Series: Mary Protectress of the Faith, Volume 1

The credential of the author is based upon the fact that he is a trained psychologist, a biologist and a scientist; and has been in management/business fields for many years, having been exposed in all aspects of commerce and finance. He has a Master degree in Industrial Psychology from the University of Sydney, Bachelor of Science degree with a double major in psychology from Australian National University and a major in Biology from RMIT. Was awarded the 'Elizabeth and Martin Summit Prize in Psychology', an annual award given to the most outstanding student in Psychology at Sydney University. He has been teaching in a university for several years and was involved in politics for some time, but voluntarily chose to pursue a different path because of the incompatible sets of values that are required against what he believed in. He has a background of Buddhist and Confucian upbringing and was converted to being a follower of Jesus as a Catholic. However, he had been battling with what the churches taught and his knowledge and understanding in the fields of biology and psychology, new discoveries of physical sciences in which he was trained, against the background of his upbringing in a culture that was homogenous and has survived for more than 5000 years of history and his life experiences in the modern commercial materialistic world culture. He believes in doing Gods work in whatever circumstances he was placed, to be guided by the principles of what he believed Jesus has taught in establishing a consistent logical framework that is universal and more holistic, the result of which is the writing of this book. One of his greatest gifts is his ability to analyze things logically and he has been a good debater when he was at school. He has thus put all his thoughts down, gathered from his training, life experiences and his wide exposure in the modern world environment to establish an overall consistent logical framework in understanding the meaning of life in the order of things; and the role religion plays in assisting each individuals to achieve the universal objective of a salvation and the conflicts that are generated as a result of different derivatives of history and culture of the world.

“How to say? What should I say?” She paused, “I do not have words Sikandar. From where to begin and till where should I count your virtues. You have taken care of all my needs. Even better than what my friend SIMRAN used to do. I remember the first week, when we had met. And when you had celebrated my BIRTHDAY, you had completely won me over then. I had understood that you love me a lot.” “Oh Sikandar, you have won my heart.” ………….. Rosa Linda. “Winning is my habit.” I took her hand in my hands. “My dear, I also love you a lot. So much, that you cannot even imagine." “Linda, it is good to be beautiful. But if the heart is also beautiful then it becomes unmatched. The beauty is then at its best. It wins the heart of anyone who is in front. Just like you have won my heart.” ……………. Sikandar. Whether Sikandar and Linda were made for each other? What happened to Florence? …………….. and so on. This novel 'Birthday Gift' presents a very interesting and romantic love story of modern youth.

With a foreward by shaman Christina Pratt, in the revised second edition of this bestselling fantastical memoir, Kelley Harrell chronicles a modern shamanic journey from pain, to healing and accepting a calling to work as a soul healer of others. Groundbreaking at the time of its first publication in 2004, still no other modern shamanic work shares an experience of soul healing told from within the shamanic narrative, bringing relatable and credible insight to contemporary soul healing. Through that rare glimpse into her experiences traversing the spirit world, Harrell’s story becomes the reader’s adventure. Not always easy to read, there are unflinching passages examining hurtful childhood memories, confrontations with overzealous spirit guides, and challenging personal obstacles she must overcome in order to heal.

While a serving of fruits and vegetables picked by the hands of migrant farm workers adds sustenance to the American diet, infants and children are exposed to harmful pesticides. Misery, suffering, violence illness, and death may be the worker's only harvest. This memoir details the lives of a subculture in our society, a population large enough to constitute a small nation. Peacocks of the Fields: Working Life of Migrant Farm Workers Depicts the lives of two migrant work crews composed of 50 workers, pulling sweet corn and picking red ripe tomatoes in the East Coast Migrant Stream over a migrant work season during the late 1970's. The name Kwan in this memoir is the alias for Emiel Owens, a 46-year old African American, and the Principal Investigator. Kwan shares his experience during the year as a member of the two migrant crews, highlighting how they travel, where they work, what income they earn, how they survive in deplorable work camps, and how competition for scare economic and human resources under constrained camp living conditions lead to human discards, violence and in some cases, death. As I start picking tomatoes to day, I wasn't aware that there were two separate work crews in the field. The female tomato checker with the black-and-white straw hat is with Humberto's crew; Rosa, her sister, and two brothers make up Sam's crew. Today, there is a territorial dominance intrusion between these two crews. As the two crews move toward each other, they find themselves competing for scarce fruit in a limited row space, tempers flare and a physical altercation almost takes place in the field between members of two crews. Suddenly, things become quiet and both crews leave the field. About 6:00 P.M., the two conflicting crews meet again at the Lee Brother Commissary in the labor camp. The conflict escalates to violence. Sam and his brother, Amulso, meet Humberto, his brother Francisco, and two other workers, Alexon and Jorge in a gun duel inside the bar at the commissary. When the smoke clears a few moments later, Rosa's brothers, Sam and Amulso, have mortally wounded Humberto and Francisco by shooting them almost at point-blank range in the neck with a sawed-off shotgun. Alexon is shot in the right side and paralyzed and Jorge is wounded, although less severely. In spite of their mortal wounds, Humberto and Francisco walk slowly through the front door of the bar into the night and disappear. They hold back the blood pouring from their neck wounds with their hands as blood runs down their arms onto their chests. Sam and Amulso walk out behind them and they too disappear in the night unharmed.

In recent decades, the importance of sound for remembering the past and for creating a sense of belonging has been increasingly acknowledged. We keep "sound souvenirs" such as cassette tapes and long play albums in our attics because we want to be able to recreate the music and everyday sounds we once cherished. Artists and ordinary listeners deploy the newest digital audio technologies to recycle past sounds into present tunes. Sound and memory are inextricably intertwined, not just through the commercially exploited nostalgia on oldies radio stations, but through the exchange of valued songs by means of pristine recordings and cultural practices such as collecting, archiving and listing. This book explores several types of cultural practices involving the remembrance and restoration of past sounds. At the same time, it theorizes the cultural meaning of collecting, recycling, reciting, and remembering sound and music.

The CSB God Loves You Bible for Teens helps teenagers better understand the greatness and depth of God’s love for them. Designed feature pages at the front of the Bible include informative and approachable articles written specifically for teenagers with over 300 key corresponding scriptures on God's love highlighted throughout the entire Bible to make them easy to find and remember. Special features includes: God’s Love at the Cross – explains how the cross is the ultimate display of God’s love God’s Love is Big – describes the amazing depth and magnitude of God’s love God’s Love is Real – explains how God’s love is genuine and offered in every moment God’s Love Never Ends – helps teens understand God’s love is always and forever God’s Love is for You – explains how God’s love is special and personal How to Spend Time with God – suggests practical ways to spend time with God and the Bible Over 300 verses or passages on God's love highlighted throughout the entire Bible Topical Index of all highlighted verses in the Bible for quick-reference and memorization Teen-friendly Gospel Presentation Complete text of the Christian Standard Bible® (CSB) Easy-to-read type and design to enhance reading experience Part of what makes the CSB God Loves You Bible for Teens so special is the highly readable, highly reliable text of the Christian Standard Bible® (CSB). The CSB stays as literal as possible to the Bible's original meaning without sacrificing clarity, making it easier to engage with Scripture's life-transforming message and to share it with others.

A recreational-and-problem-solving math book, CHRISTmaths: A Creative Problem Solving Math Book attempts to bring together the joy (or spirit) of Christmas and the spirit (or joy) of mathematics. Looking at topics linking Mathematics and Christmas—what the queen of the sciences and the king of the public holidays have in common—CHRISTmaths will not only appeal to a Christmas or Christian audience, but also to any problem solvers who enjoy mathematics recreationally. CHRISTmaths should appeal to • creative problem solvers who are bored by drill-and-kill math titles, and who desire to get an intellectual kick out of solving non-routine questions; • mathletes who long for some creative mathematical problem solving to tickle their mathematical bones. CHRISTmaths hopes to give readers the opportunity to experience the Ah, Aha! and Ha Ha of Mathematics. Contents Preface Biodata of 25 B.C. and A.D. Are You Christmas-Literate? The 12 Puzzles of Christmas Santa’s Itinerary 12 Daffynitions of CHRISTMAS A CHRISTMAS Spell Guesstimation on Christmas Day 7 Beautiful Xmas Series 12 Challenges @ Christmastime A Mathematician’s Musings on Xmas Day Mathematical Graphiti I Xmas Philamath 12 Myths about Christ and Christmas Mathematical Graphiti II Mathematical Graphiti III 25 No-Frills Christmas Crackers Did You Know…. The Mathematics of Christmas 25 Mathematical Quickies & Trickies Was Pythagoras a pre-Christian Christian? A Formula for Christmas Day Q&A about Christmas Clausophobia and the Rest Mathematical Graphiti III Mathematical Graphiti IV Number of Zeros in 1 × 2 × 3 ×⋯× 24 × 25 25 Math Things You Can Do on Christmas 1 × 2 × 3 ×⋯× (n − 1) × n ends in 25 zeros Taking Up Your Cross Mathematicians Christened Number of Digits in 2525 Christmas Tangrams CHRISTMAS By Numbers What day Is Christmas in 2025? The Mathematical Fathers The Answer Is Not 25 Christmas Countdown A Christmas Potpourri CHRISTMAS Alphametics Mathematical Graphiti IV Celebrate Father Christmas Week 25 Illegal Things You May Want to Do on Xmas The Twelve Days of Christmas A Green Christmas Answers/Hints/Solutions Bibliography & References Type of e-book: Nonfiction, problem solving, recreational, Singapore math, trick questions Audiences: Suitable for Grades 5-10

Selfish Gifts examines how early modern clients moved quickly and strategically to assimilate the language of competition and equality, characteristic of an emerging market economy, within their existing discourses of gift exchange, in order to maximize the rewards they might induce from an increasingly diverse group of patrons."--Jacket.