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While on a visit to the United States, Pope Pius XIII is kidnapped by a terrorist cell calling itself the Soldiers of Islam. If the United States and its allies do not meet their demands, they will execute the pope. FBI Specialist Shari Cohen is called to duty to track down the terrorist cell responsible, and she soon learns that she is not alone.

Deep behind the Vatican walls, a secret order dispatches a clandestine group of elite commandos known as the Vatican Knights. Their mission: bring the pope back alive.

One of the world’s most well-traveled rock climbers, Clune takes us on an up-close journey though the evolution of the sport over the decades. From his home turf in the Gunks of New York State, to cliffs in far flung regions of the planet, Clune brings to life hilarious and sometimes horrifying escapades while he tests his mettle. Along the way, he deftly illustrates the changes that morphed rock climbing from a dirtbag activity for somewhat eccentric people to today’s Olympic sport status for its most dedicated practitioners.

Master wit Mark Twain selected these 27 stories himself by 15 of his favorite 19th-century authors. The order follows that which Twain placed them in in the original anthology, published in 1888. He indulged his comic fancy rather than making a textbook in which all themes or authors are placed together, saying that "This way you will have to peruse the whole thing before discovering that one of your favorites is not included." Among others, you'll find: Artemus Ward, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Francis Lee Pratt, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Frederick W. Cozzens, and Twain himself.

Another seven great chapters of topics related to Bible prophecy reveal how close we are to the end times!

Changing your career? Need advice on finding the best path forward? Get a step-by-step blueprint to finding and prioritizing your passion while climbing the ladder to success. Did you know that sticking to a job that makes you feel miserable can worsen your mental health to the point of depression well before the age of 40? Not only that, it will increase your chances of back pain, cause you to gain weight, and rob you of your sleep. Here’s the problem you face: The mere thought of switching to a different career will incite fear.

When Lewis's family moves to a faraway town called Barrow, he can't quite put his finger on what feels so strange about his new home. Everyone is obsessed with superstition, and an old story about floods and witches and a curse, while a mysterious bird watches his every move. Then his family friend Moira arrives to stay. Only, there's something peculiar about Moira too. She doesn't know where she's from, or even when she's from, and strange things happen around her.

Seven great chapters that defend God's Word: Chapter 1 - Noah's Ark & Dinosaurs, Russ Miller; A fascinating scientific study showing dinosaurs were on Noah's ark and some may still be alive today! Chapter 2 - Fifty Facts That Make Darwin Look Silly! Russ Miller; Learn the scientific facts showing absolutely without a doubt that Creation, not evolution, is the best theory to explain the past. Listen to learn more.

The year, 1973, was a pivotal year for UFO sightings. In 1973: A Time of UFO Sightings, Landings and Abductions, the history of these sightings, and the importance of them, is explored. It was a time of unprecedented landings, with beings from inside the craft seen outside gathering samples of the local flora and fauna. But the most significant differences were the tales of alien abduction, with the best documented of those cases being that reported by Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker.

WE are accustomed to think of Christianity, Judaism, and Mohammedanism as the three monotheistic faiths, and all the rest as polytheistic and pagan. But if we look more closely into things we shall find that the most polytheistic religions are at heart monotheistic, and that even the avowedly monotheistic have a certain kinship with polytheism in certain of their aspects. Monotheism and polytheism are fundamental twin principles representing the one and the many.

The year is 66 A.D. Nero rules the world as Caesar. Judea is a client state of Rome. The taxes are doubled and the Judeans refuse to pay. The Romans decide to raid the Judean's holy Temple treasury. The Judeans insult and mock the Romans for their avarice; the Romans respond by murdering thousands of Judeans.

This book is based upon the belief that the movements of prices on the exchanges are dependent to a very large degree on the mental attitude of the investing and trading public.

Over the last two decades, a fringe plan to call a convention under the Constitution's amendment mechanism—the nation's first ever—has inched through statehouses. Delegates, like those in Philadelphia two centuries ago, would exercise nearly unlimited authority to draft changes to our fundamental law, potentially altering anything from voting and free speech rights to regulatory and foreign policy powers. Such a watershed moment would present great danger, and for some, great power. In this important book, Feingold and Prindiville examine the grave risks inherent in this effort.

Eight great chapters that reveal where we are in the last days. Chapter One: "America: Too Young to Die" by Chuck Missler: Chuck outlines a few potential worst-case scenarios the USA may be facing in the future. Chapter Two: "Steeling Your Body" by David Fowler: Unfortunately, we live in a society that includes a lot of fruitcakes. And all people, Christians included, need to know the basics of personal safety for those "what if" situations.

Behold the Lamb of God: An Advent Narrative is a 25 chapter (one for each day of December) telling of the story of our need for and the coming of Christ, tracing the epic arc of Scripture from the garden of Eden to the manger in Bethlehem.

Are you serious about systemizing your building company? Maybe you’re keen to get started, but you don’t have the tools you need right now. And maybe you're a little overwhelmed by all the strategies and tactics you've been told are necessary to implement into your business. However, there is no need for you to try to figure out everything yourself, on your own.

Another seven great chapters that defend God's word.

Confident as Fu*k is the self-help book for people looking to level up their self-esteem and confidence and manifest their dreams to live a happier, more abundant existence. This book is also for highly confident people to learn how to navigate confidence pitfalls, become more accessible, and refine their nature.

Would You Rather? Christmas Edition is an interactive gamebook jam-packed with more than 126 challenging choices, funny jokes, silly scenarios, fascinating facts, and hours of hilarious family fun!

Is Halloween humor your favorite holiday treat? If so, then you will love this book! Because as a bonus, we've also included 25 side-splitting jokes! Is trivia your thing? Good news! We've added 28 Halloween trivia questions that will leave you, your friends, your family, and your kids with fun knowledge that will impress even the biggest trivia buff!

European tourists travel languidly along the Nile River to Abousir, at the southern frontier of Egypt, aboard “a turtle-bottomed, round-bowed stern-wheeler,” the Korosko. But Dervish warriors threaten danger and then attack and kidnap the tourists. In this novel, Doyle explores themes of British Imperialism and a defensive European perspective on North Africa; racial paternalism; and debates on interference with other countries’ politics and religions. This wonderful novel was first published in 1898, long before Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile.