Marilyn: 1342 books

Six short stories about teens in crisis are presented with alternate male and female narrators. Story lines include such young adult concerns as teen pregnancy, abortion, abusive partners, racism, failing at school, a fatal auto accident after a party where alcohol was served, and coping with family obligations to care for an aging relative.

What does Christmas mean to you and your family? Do you look forward to it with great anticipation and joy, or with dread at the thought of crowded shopping malls, depleted bank accounts and a jam-packed calendar? In todays commercial culture, its easy to see how Jesus has gotten lost in the frenzy...

Why so many men? I felt nothing inside. Empty. Every time I had sex, my whole body "felt Alive inside". The more sex I had, the more I felt. It was a high! When I did not have sex, I had an empty feeling inside as If I did not "exist." I hope that, given all the men...

Dating Your Character: A Sexy Guide to Screenwriting for Film and TV, is based on the principle that interesting characters actually are co-creators in the writing process. It’s organized into some of the standard stages in an evolving, romantic relationship, launched by a couple of chapters that...

Carla Wade makes a mistake for which she is terribly sorry. But being sorry isn't enough to stop the unfortunate chain of events that follow The Mistake. Carla's life in the small town of Tag Lake, Minnesota is no longer sweet and simple. A bad decision suddenly turns it upside down. Along...

Jeff Browning is a talented high school debater who stands a solid chance of winning a scholarship to the college of his dreams. But Christy, his girlfriend, announces that she is pregnant and she will neither have an abortion nor give the baby up for adoption. Jeff is forced to deal with the consequences...

This book shows how the first institution of global governance was conceived and operated. It provides a new assessment of its architect, Eric Drummond, the first Secretary-General of the League of Nations, appointed a century ago. The authors conclude that he stands in the front rank of the 12 men...

Based on the Gospel of Mark, the oldest account of the life and ministry of Jesus, Gleaning the Essence employs the ancient literary form of Haiku to lead readers into pondering the deep meaning of gospel passages. With reflective questions and suggested practices to live scripture, this book can be used for daily reflection or as a journal, for retreat, or among faith-sharing groups.

She heard a car approaching. When she turned to look, she saw flashlights searching the sides of the road. There was nowhere to go along this stretch of the road but the ditch. She slid down into the gully and lay on her side. The car was moving slowly. She knew it was them! Oh, please, she whispered,...

Whatever Happened to Charity? Everyone on Pigeon Plum Cay agrees, Charity Howe is a wanton woman, and many of them have their own reasons for wanting to see the last of her. When she goes missing leaving behind a blood splattered room, they all wonder which one of them did the deed.

In the midst of World War II, England swarms with Allied troops. Eighteen-year-old Marita Parson falls in love with dashing Canadian soldier Randall Harrison and defies her straight-laced, conservative parents, marrying Randall and setting off a chain of events that will forever alter her young life. Whisked...

Hotel Rwanda. Philadelphia.  Silkwood. Some of the most important films ever made have tackled real-world social issues, from genocide to homophobia to corporate greed. As storytellers, activist screenwriters recognize that social issues make great stories that can be gut-wrenching, heart-tugging,...

Designed for facilitators of groups for physically, emotionally and sexually abused women, this volume examines a programme that focuses on the woman herself and her power to change the course of her life. The book is based on the accumulated experience of the authors and their continuing evaluation...

Millie Coger wrote her masters thesis on the pros and cons of timeshare ownership. When researching her subject she uncovers the frightening scheme of a psychopathic killer who is using his timeshares to choose and stalk his victims for his chosen methods of murder. Little did she realize her further investigation into the killings would bring the maniac to her doorstep.