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It's easy to become overwhelmed to the point of paralysis these days. Just ask grade-schooler Tina. Better yet, ask Tina's granny. Her granny has had a rough time of late. One afternoon Tina finds herself helplessly captive in the backseat of her granny's Lincoln. She can only watch as the pressure of daily decision-making forces away the last of her granny's sanity. Meanwhile, the Lincoln speeds and careens wildly down the streets of Tina's hometown with Tina trapped in the backseat and her granny paralyzed behind the wheel.

The second in Joe Thorn's series on the confession, nature, and expression of the church, The Character of the Church explores what the church is fundamentally like. Useful for training in membership classes, discipleship groups, and elder boards, The Character of the Church is at once theological, practical, and experiential. Listeners will be not simply informed but led to a deeper appreciation of the church of God.

The third in Joe Thorn's three-book series on the confession, nature, and expression of the Church, The Life of the Church explores what the church does because of who it is. Useful for training in membership class, discipleship groups, and elder boards—and even for devotional reading—The Life of the Church is at once theological, practical, and experiential. Listeners will not simply be informed, but led to a deeper conviction about their role in the body of Christ.

Darcy prefers lace over cotton, wine over beer, and long, hot soaks over quick showers. Rayne lives in his chaps, prefers an ice cold beer, and rarely has time for anything more than a five-minute shower. He breeds horses, just like every Renwick before him on the Texas horse ranch he calls home. She prefers to travel and explore the exotic as far from Texas as she can go. When these two opposites collide, will they discover some common ground or will their differences drive them apart?

The only thing Logan despises more than a weak man is one who preys on others. He finds himself in a battle between a group of people he never dreamed existed, and those who want them dead. Clara has always known she carried the spirit of a lioness within her. An impulsive quest finds her at the mercy of a man she's spent her entire life hearing about. She wants to claim her place as part of his pride, but to do so means turning her back on the one who reared her.

Mike Bragg is a man you can trust. He'll fix your car up right. He might even drive it home himself, just to make sure it's running exactly the way he thinks it should before you get it back. But when he accidentally runs over a small brown rabbit on his way home from work one day, Mike chalks up the incident as just another insignificant rodent casualty.

Crown Prince Aven Lanuken wants something more than a trophy for a future wife. He wants a woman who will be more friend than follower. A queen who will be more warrior than diplomat. He wants a partner he can trust...with a dangerous secret that's kept him trapped in a dark mountain fortress his entire life.

For Dee Summers and her two best friends, girls' night out is a weekly staple. It's a chance to share food, drinks, and the best and worst of their weeks. When Dee admits to a one-night stand gone bad, her friends rally around her, reminding her that her heart has always belonged to another, Jack Fairview. She's lusted after him since her teen years.

Jacey Fairview likes sex. She's not great at relationships, but she's always up for a good time. If she gets her heart a little bruised now and then, she has Jonas Bellamy to pick her up and dust her off. Or she did, until he got the idea they shouldn't be friends anymore.

Meet Diggum, the local graveyard caretaker who lives in a small cottage at the edge of the lot. Diggum has spent most of his life angry with god, whom he blames for the devastating house fire that cost Diggum his family. But Diggum has a secret. It is a secret he will carry to his own grave. It is a secret that he hopes will finally get him his ultimate revenge on god.

Sinclair Eisley, Sin to those who know her, is ready for a change. She's prepared to put modeling behind her and spend some time getting to know her sister again. She's only planning on a long vacation until she meets a man who suddenly makes her yearn for that ever elusive happily ever after.

Secretly raised as a boy in her father's caravan and schooled in languages and the fine art of negotiation, Adira rejects the looming changes of womanhood that threaten her nomadic life and independence. With the arrival of two mysterious Northmen, rumored to be holy men, Adira's world unravels. She loses everything she values most, including the "Angel" who has awakened her desires.

Paisley Ames can't escape the headline splashed across every news outlet, a vivid reminder of the tragedy that changed her life and still haunts her. Despite the passage of time, she can't heal. She can't let in the man who might show her how to live again. Barrett "Bare" Locke took one look at Jamison Knight's daughter and saw a survivor. A woman, fierce and strong. Too bad she doesn't see it. He understands what it is to lose someone you love.

Two weeks ago, Chase Riley and her best friend were kidnapped, severely beaten and left for dead. Chase was the lone survivor but has been in a coma since she was found. The police, led by her ex-boyfriend, Detective Phillip Wade, still have no idea what happened. When Phillip gets the call that his sleeping beauty is finally awake, he rushes to her side. There's just one little problem. Chase doesn't recall that fateful night, and doctors aren't certain if she'll ever remember. And the woman before him is nothing like the laughing jokester Phillip once fell for.

Jocker and Bivy are ordinary cardinals, hoping to learn how to fly. They love playing in the nest with their parents. But when the siblings learn that their home is in danger from an army of ants, they must take action. Finally, with the help of new friends they meet along the way, Jocker and Bivy embark on a quest: Saving Upworld!

When a tidal wave strikes the coast of New Zealand, Ben Henare and Lucy Campion are separated in the chaotic aftermath. As earthquakes shake the land and volcanoes erupt on the Pacific Rim of Fire, Ben wrestles with his Maori heritage as he faces the supernatural powers that threaten the land of Aotearoa. He must fight his way north on a quest through ice caves and oceans, battling the manifestations of the evil god Whiro and the creatures of the sky.

Topper is a hilarious, ribald comedy about a mild-mannered bank manager and two capricious ghosts, George and Marion Kerby, who make it their mission to rescue Topper from the drab "summer of suburban Sundays" that is his life.

RocketShip is a sci-fi adventure featuring a little red rocket ship called Red. Red, along with his best friends Rex and Holli, travel the universe in search of people to save and help. Together, the team known as the "Rocket Rangers" journey into many adventures, and Red learns what it is to be a true hero and a friend.

In her bestselling autobiography, Bedsit Disco Queen, Tracey Thorn recalled the highs and lows of a 30-year career in pop music. But with the touring, recording and extraordinary anecdotes, there wasn't time for an in-depth look at what she actually did for all those years: sing. She sang with warmth and emotional honesty, sometimes while battling acute stage fright.

Die Reisen der Titan bringen das Schiff zu einer Welt am Rande des Verstandes. Orisha ist ein Planet, dessen Bewohner seit Jahrhunderten unter einem geheimnisvollen Himmelskörper gelebt haben. Seit dem Moment seines ersten Erscheinens glaubten sie, dass es sich bei ihm um etwas Unnatürliches handelt, ein böses Omen, durch das sie sich beobachtet fühlten, bloßgestellt, verletzlich - und er verursachte eine Urangst, die den Lauf ihrer Zivilisation beherrscht hat. Die Orishaner nennen ihn "das Auge", und weil er jedem wissenschaftlichen Versuch widerstanden hat, seine wahre Natur zu entschlüsseln, sind viele überzeugt, dass es sich bei ihm um ein Wesen handelt, dass ihre Welt untersucht... und vielleicht darauf wartet, sie zu zerstören.