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My name is Tzemah Yoreh, and I am a congregational rabbi on the autism spectrum. How is that possible? How can I thrive in a profession that is pastoral, that rewards extroversion, that seems mostly for those who intuitively grasp social dynamics? In So Compassionate it Hurts: My Life as a Rabbi on the Spectrum, I share my personal journey of being a religious leader on the spectrum, how I've used my gifts to positively impact my congregation (and, in turn, myself), and stories that I hope can inspire those with similar challenges to keep pushing and pursue their passions.

When Peter Flom was five years old, his parents were told that he had "minimal brain dysfunction" and "would never go to college". Peter skipped one year of high school, did college in three years, and got his BA at 20. In Screwed Up Somehow but Not Stupid, Peter describes what it's like to live with a learning disability, but also some abilities.

When a determined assault on two students leaves one of them dead and the other missing near Jerusalem’s famous Old City, the hunt for the killer hints at something far more sinister behind the slaying. When the clues point to it being linked to a religious artifact of an ancient coded keepsake dating back to 36 AD, they call renowned artifact recovery specialists Alex and Sam in to help. But they soon realize a powerful enemy behind the carefully planned plot will have them fight to decipher the code first.

Hatcher and his people welcome newfound survivors into their fold as an infected threat rears its ugly head. Even with their increase in numbers, can they overcome a force of Biblical proportions? CDC researchers flee for their lives as their own government threatens to weaponize the virus. In a nearly dead world, can they escape from a force that still has modern surveillance capabilities? Jedidiah and his Holy Army position themselves to enact God’s wrath and cleanse the Earth of mankind.

Hatcher gives up his search of Yellowstone and sets his sights for home. Just as things are starting to look up for the survivors, tragedy strikes and old friends pay dearly for their complacency. Broussard and Chaplain set up shop in Fort Collins with the rest of the CDC personnel. Simon and his new group of survivors try to carve out a life in the mountains. As he continues to turn from who he was, those around him insist on poking the bear, doing their best to force him back to who he once was. Is he willing to pay the ultimate price to maintain his humanity?

When Alex and Sam take a vacation on board a chartered yacht in the Adriatic, their tranquil escape comes to a grinding halt. In the wrong place at the wrong time, they are drawn into a world of biochemical warfare threatening to destroy countless innocent lives. What lurks at the center of it all are the remains of a 1,700-year-old Christian saint whose bones secrete a liquid believed to possess immense healing powers.

When a series of anonymous letters lure archaeologists Alex and Sam into a hidden world of secrets, they are thrust into a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse. In too deep and fighting for survival, they soon realize there's no turning back. Plunged into a world where no one can be trusted, the illustrious team face the powers and wrath of a dangerous secret fraternity that has ruled the world for centuries.

After discovering a new location to call home, Hatcher returns to Yellowstone. Ghosts of his past call to him in his dreams, and he has to know their fate. With their lives hanging in the balance, Broussard and Chaplain work to find a fix to their cure. With the aid of the CDC’s remnants, they fight to save what is left of the US government.

Hatcher and his community of survivors attempt to recover from a devastating and well-coordinated attack from the Zulus. With their home burned and their infrastructure failing, they branch out looking for a new place that they can defend. A place that they can call home. The CDC researchers discover that their cure was not what they thought. As the first to be exposed begin to change into something else, they worry that they’ve doomed what is left of humanity to a fate worse than death.

Hatcher and his colony of survivors continue to hack out their place in an uncertain world. They cling to hope, as new lives are created and old ones struggle to rebuild the world that once was. Government researchers have released a cure in a last-ditch effort to save those infected with the rage virus. Humanity’s future lies with a genetically modified bacteria being spread across the globe.

A voice from the past calls Bobby Bridger to warn him before the old team is brought back together to face the threat. After members were singled out for assassination, Bravo Team is pointed in the right direction and takes the fight to them. Columbian cartels, Mexican Federales, militia members,and even the CIA collide in the jungles of Mexico with Bravo Team stuck in the middle. They all should have brought more guns....

Up from Adams Street recounts a boy's coming of age in a whistle-stop town in Illinois. He is the favorite, of whom much is expected, naive to a fault, decked out in high school football gear, dreaming of glory, all 120 pounds of him, perched on the roof of a freight car hurtling toward a bridge over the Mississippi, and into jail for a night. He falls for a girl, becomes the inevitable star-crossed lover, and discovers that the life he wants to live is the life he's living. Isn't it?

While Hatcher and the survivors strengthen the defenses of their new home, the people’s resolve begins to waver. New and unexpected faces join their ranks, and the survivors must deal with the threats that the new world throws at them. The Marauders have been broken, but Simon continues his crusade. His forces are scattered and face uncertain fates while he plots his revenge. If he can’t have his toys, nobody will.

Hatcher and his band of survivors want more than to simply survive. They abandon their industrial shelter and set out to begin rebuilding their lives in an attempt to salvage their humanity. The Marauders have been broken, but Simon refuses to surrender. Gathering a handful of his enforcers, he sets about getting his revenge...and he doesn’t care who gets hurt in the turmoil. The Ragers are starving...and evolving. They don’t care who wins the war between the Survivors and the Marauders, they just want to pick their teeth with the bones of the losers.

Infected Ragers on one side, Marauders on the other, Hatcher and his people find themselves pinned between a rock and a hard place. On the off-shore Navy frigate Kauffman, an infected researcher threatens the lives of everybody onboard the new floating CDC laboratory. Within the infected, certain disturbing traits are observed that cause survivors to question everything they thought they knew about the virus that devastated mankind.

Months after an ancient rage virus erupts from the depths of Yellowstone, survivors find themselves battling not only the infected, but each other. Predators prey on the weak and strength comes only in numbers. Government researchers are working tirelessly to find a cure, but time is running out. Over 90 percent of the world’s population is dead or infected and the number climbs daily. Follow a select group of survivors as they fight to carve out an existence while defending themselves from rage fueled cannibals and roving bands of marauders.

What do you do when you’ve devoted your life, putting your life on the line for your country, then that very same government turns on you? You take the fight to them. It’s just another day at the office for Bobby Bridger and his cohorts when the US government attempts to use them as scapegoats. Follow along as this rag-tag group of operators attempt to stay one step ahead of their pursuers. From the heart of Texas to Pakistan to the very bowels of the CIA, these boys know how to play hard, fast...and dirty.

Exploring equality versus synergy, completion versus individual quest, harmony versus productive debate, a test drive versus constant commitment, and more, the Eyres show that popular opinions and behaviors toward successful marriages actually reduce the chance of marriage fulfillment. Drawing on more than 50 years of marriage and hundreds of interviews across the world, The 8 Myths of Marriaging is a must-read book for anyone considering marriage or currently nurturing their marriage of many years.

First, they rose. Then they attacked. Now, they've evolved. From the beaches of Kona, Hawaii, to the streets of Vancouver, Washington, Ben Chase and his friends have traveled far. Now they face their greatest challenges yet. After resting from their long journey and catching up with his mother, Ben and the others begin to carve out a safe zone in the city, centered on his childhood home. Even as they build up their defenses, they learn to remain on high alert.

Failing to kill a god brings more than a stain to your reputation as a killer. It brings the wrath of others upon your head - those who hired you, those you tried to kill, the family of the target...all of whom have the ability to destroy you with a mere thought. When Sven took on the task of removing a Norse lesser god from creation, his reward wasn't gold or silver, but his very soul. After hunting the trickster, he is thwarted by the god of thunder, who ejects his soul from Valhalla and into the great beyond. Neither ancient spells nor modern witches can locate his lost soul.