The Designer Bag at the Garbage Dump


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Welcome to The Designer Bag at the Garbage Dump. It's a fish out of water story about how God turns 32-year-old Julie's manicured, pedicured, self-absorbed designer life upside down. Julie, a nominal Christian, heads to New York for a weekend shopping binge. On a deserted train, she sits next to a stranger who turns out to be Jesus. After a wonderful, healing conversation she agrees to His request to, "feed My lambs." When she gets off the train she's in India. Her charmed life is shattered--she must care for 12 "filthy orphans" living on a dump before she can return to her comfortable life. She lives on the street and overwhelming new challenges arise daily. While squatting in an alley, going to the bathroom, an orphan, named Ravi, steals her designer purse. Unbeknownst to Julie, Ravi, who speaks English, holds the key to her communicating with the other orphans. Will Julie learn 1) to trust the Lord when nothing is in her control? 2) that she doesn't have to perform to be loved? and 3) that her life is built on a shaky foundation? Can she protect the orphans from a predator who steals and maims children and sends them out to beg? How will God provide food when her wallet is stolen? Can she find safe homes for the children? The answers to these questions will also be the answers to many of your questions about God, life and yourself. Pick up a copy of The Designer Bag at the Garbage Dump and jump into a great adventure!




Tonka: Let's Drive a Garbage Truck!


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Take a ride in a garbage truck in this adorably illustrated board book with sliders and spinning wheels! Discover how important garbage and recycling trucks are in this fun, interactive board book with spinning wheels and sliders! Ride along with garbage trucks and recycling trucks as they go around town picking up trash and helping neighborhoods stay clean. Little ones will enjoy spinning the garbage truck’s wheels, and then pushing and pulling sliders to see garbage disappear, dumpsters be raised and emptied, and more! With this book, every day is garbage day! TONKA and all related trademarks and logos are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. (c)2021 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved. Licensed by Hasbro.




Grace's Twist


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During her second summer at camp, Grace tries to balance her enthusiasm for fun activities, including trying out for a play, with her promise to her parents to read two books.




Wildlife and Recreationists


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Wildlife and Recreationists defines and clarifies the issues surrounding the conflict between outdoor recreation and the health and well-being of wildlife and ecosystems. Contributors to the volume consider both direct and indirect effects of widlife-recreationist interactions, including: wildlife responses to disturbance, and the origins of these responses how specific recreational activities affect diverse types of wildlife the human dimensions of managing recreationists the economic importance of outdoor recreation how wildlife and recreationists might be able to coexist The book is a useful synthesis of what is known concerning wildlife and recreation. More important, it addresses both research needs and management options to minimize conflicts.




Pitch Black


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If Morgan thought her life was tough before—what with a drug-addicted, klepto brother and a cradle-robbing mother—it just got worse: Her friend Jason took his own life. Morgan copes—or tries to—by attempting to piece together vague clues that might explain Jason’s suicide. Making matters worse, she can’t help but feel responsible somehow. Sometimes she thinks maybe Jason had the right idea all along. This fourth book in the TrueColors teen fiction series deals with the important topics of grief, suicide, self-worth, identity, and handling tragedy.




MIDNIGHT CREED


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Nothing good happens after midnight. Ryder Creed’s priority is to keep his scent dogs safe. In the dark there are threats that are impossible to see or predict. Ever since his Marine K9 unit searched for IEDs in Afghanistan, he’s avoided nighttime searches. But when a boy goes missing in a remote area of the Florida Panhandle, Creed has to put aside his fears and navigate the risks his dogs will face after dark. "Kava expertly weaves a complicated yet gripping thriller. Nothing is as simple as it seems.” —The Criminal Element New York Times, USA Today and Amazon bestselling author, ALEX KAVA, is the recipient of two Nebraska Book Awards and a Florida Book Award. Over seven million copies of her novels have been sold in over thirty-five countries. A KILLER IN WASHINGTON, D.C. In the middle of the night, FBI Agent Maggie O’Dell is called to a crime scene in D.C. The M.O. matches another murder from before in the same area. Maggie and her team at Quantico believe this killer struck in other cities and is targeting homeless men. After another attack leaves a colleague hanging on for life, Maggie grabs the only tip they have. She’s determined to track this killer herself as he flees D.C. and leads her hundreds of miles to a place she never expected. ON A COLLISION COURSE. When Sheriff Norwich enlists Ryder’s help to find a missing boy, it’s personal. The young boy is someone Ryder and his crew know. The search will lead them deep into the forest and after dark. The paths of Ryder’s missing boy and Maggie’s killer are about to collide. Reading Alex Kava for the first time? If you enjoy the following authors, you'll enjoy Alex. For fans of: Gregg Hurwitz, CJ Box, Linda Castillo, Paul Doiron, James Patterson, Lisa Gardner, Iris Johansen, Tess Gerritsen, David Badacci, Lisa Regan, Lee Child and Margaret Mizushima.




Writing: Step by Step


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The Nature of College


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Stately oaks, ivy-covered walls, the opposite sex — these are the things that likely come to mind for most Americans when they think about the "nature" of college. But the real nature of college is hidden in plain sight: it’s flowing out of the keg, it’s woven into the mascots on our T-shirts. Engaging in a deep and richly entertaining study of "campus ecology," The Nature of College explores one day in the life of the average student, questioning what "natural" is and what "common sense" is really good for and weighing the collective impacts of the everyday. In the end, this fascinating, highly original book rediscovers and repurposes the great and timeless opportunity presented by college: to study the American way of life, and to develop a more sustainable, better way to live.




The Sect


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A liberated synthetic human. An AI trapped in a virtual prison. Can one teen save her friend from an upload disaster? Anya’s friend, Cynthia, is a free citizen, despite the Sect’s strict rules on segregation. After a section of society accuses her friend of being a troublemaker, Anya worries synth freedom won’t be tolerated much longer. Accused of a crime he didn’t commit, the AI Quintus must spend eternity in a virtual reality prison, with no access to the systems he built. When an opportunity arises to communicate with one synth, the wily program seizes it. Cynthia’s odd behavior worries Anya, leading her to believe a bigger danger looms. When the AI’s sudden push for freedom puts her pal in peril, the worried teen rushes to save her. Can Anya stop Quintus from destroying Cynthia’s life? Or will the cunning AI trap his jailers with the perfect revenge? Jump into The Resistance Files and explore new sci-fi adventures with our heroine, Anya Macklin. THE RESISTANCE FILES – POST REGION begins with THE SECT, BOOK 6. Grab this science fiction tale of oppression and hope today! Note: The Sect is a prequel set before the gang’s stint in the Region, and can be read as a standalone. The remainder of the series will follow their journey Post-Region.




The Sermon on the Mount


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The goal of this book is for readers to experience a personal encounter with the wisdom of Jesus found in Matthew 5-7. The Sermon on the Mount has grown out of pastor James Mayfield's study and struggles across the years as person, marriage partner, parent, pastor, teacher, and writer. The primary guides for this book have been John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo, Martin Luther, John Calvin, John Wesley, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Because there are forty chapters, the book is well suited for Lent, but it is not limited to that season.