Modern Western

Holly knew what she wanted, but a visit to her family’s small-town ranch makes her question her life’s choices. Is it possible that everything she really wanted was right in front of her all along? *This is a stand-alone book in the Rocky Brook Cowboys Series* After an unexpected job loss, Holly is forced to move from Chicago back to her family’s ranch until she can find a new job. She wants to leave as soon as she can to return to the big-city lifestyle she desires. When she sees her childhood friend, Keith Spencer, she’s immediately caught off guard, as the boy she once knew has ...

Each person has a “Vector of the Mind” whose direction and magnitude can be assessed by using the questionnaire appearing in the book. For people with a western paradigm of mind who locate their self at the center, the “Vector of the Mind” is inwardly oriented. People with an eastern paradigm of mind, who are focused on the group, have an outward oriented “Vector of the Mind”. The encounter with an individual whose “Vector of the Mind” is opposed to ours creates a cross-cultural gap that hinders communication. “Babel – a Guide to the East-West Encounter” surveys the ...

The Age of Genius explores the eventful intertwining of outward event and inner intellectual life to tell, in all its richness and depth, the story of the 17th century in Europe. It was a time of creativity unparalleled in history before or since, from science to the arts, from philosophy to politics. Acclaimed philosopher and historian A. C. Grayling points to three primary factors that led to the rise of vernacular (popular) languages in philosophy, theology, science, and literature.

Have you ever asked “What’s it all for?” or “Is my life enough?” Jack finds himself back at the local pub after another monotonous day at work asking himself these very questions. From an outside perspective, Jack has a good job and a supportive family, but somehow it’s not fulfilling his true desires, which has created a deep sadness. Seeing Jack’s hopelessness, the bartender, Lloyd, suggests a short story for him to read about a cowboy going through similar struggles in wanting better for his family and his life. Jack is not much of a reader, but finds some solace in ...

Cerridwen's Tears Introduces Lara Hennessey, nurse, coffee lover, and unwitting creature of magic. A vicious attack by a jealous lover breaks the protective spell set by her parents, revealing her true heritage. Lara is high blood Daoine Sidhe, a true Healer, and something that has not been seen in the supernatural community for millennia. Near death, she is saved by her neighbor, Aedan, who, just like Lara, is a creature that should not exist. Together they cover up her attacker's death and try to deal with the aftermath. The transition from her old life to new is quick, but events spiral ...

Grumpy, cowboy billionaire playboy, Shepherd Churchill, was my HOT boss and wanted only me. He is out of my league, WAY older, and off-limits. I can't stop thinking of him and why I walked away from him years ago. I thought my fast-paced life in New York, my career, and leaving home, would erase my feelings for Shepherd when I returned home. I was wrong. I broke his heart and he wants nothing to do with me. Now we’re both stuck together repairing my mother’s book shop and planning the town's ball. With heated arguments and eye blazing, electric sexual tension stirs. He’s such a mean ...

Taking Love and Law Seriously... Aiden O'Connell is a decorated search and rescue K-9 officer in Clear Mountain, Colorado. His partner is a fierce and loyal German shepherd named Cooper and together they find missing hikers, lost children, and natural disaster victims. Even though his career is on track, he is still missing one piece in his life-a woman with whom he can share his success. Lindsay Wright has a calling-to help displaced children find loving homes. As a social worker, she sees all sorts of situations that break her heart. She is so busy helping the children she is responsible ...

In the Rocky Mountains, there are a million stories, but not everyone lives to tell the tale. When Brent Chase watches a local low-life get murdered in his coffee shop, he thinks it's the worst thing that can happen. Then the killers come to his door. Not with a threat, but with an offer. Work for them as they help the mob set up shop in the small mountain vacation town. They'll bail out his failing business if he cleans their money and gives them space to meet. Trapped between bankruptcy and a life of crime, what choice will Chase make? Remington Dean is a man of contradictions. After ...

In his groundbreaking and controversial book The DIM Hypothesis, Dr. Leonard Peikoff casts a penetrating new light on the process of human thought and thereby on Western culture and history. In this far-reaching study, Peikoff identifies the three methods people use to integrate concrete data into a whole, as when connecting diverse experiments by a scientific theory, separate laws into a constitution, or single events into a story.

Have we minimized the message of the cross in an attempt to seem more relevant to an increasingly modern world? Instead of conforming to the image of Christ, have we tried to conform Christ to agree with our image, our lifestyle, and our culture? How does our understanding of truth and love affect our view of the Lord and ourselves? Does our life ultimately line up with the scripture? Do the ways we do our church line up with what Jesus had in mind when he established the church? Do we set the margins for how we live by the climate of our culture or from the scriptures?

He’s returning from deployment, resigned to a divorce. She’s waiting at home, fearful of revealing her greatest secret—their son. Sawyer and Sarah once had a happily ever after, but now the child he never knew he had forces the question—do they want a loving family, or to accept an irreparable separation? Sawyer Walker, now an Army Major, is war weary and unsure of his future. He rushed home to be with his dying father, just barely making it to Greenville in time. He has no idea, however, that the person coming to tend to his father is his estranged wife. Sarah Woodsworth, now a ...

While attempting to adjusts from the big city to a small rural country town and trying to save a declining football program after the deaths of three of their football players, Andrew Hanson uncovers several clues which aids his father, Assistance Police Chief Scott Hanson, in solving several murders that has devastated the small town of Clarksville, Arizona. It’s a modern day western with all the elements: cowboys, Indians, horses, rodeos, a upstanding hero (Andrew), a pure but hurting heroine (Shayla), criminals, lawmen, gunfire, coyotes and mountain lions, bears, etc. But it also has ...

Have you ever wanted to meet the heroes of the Bible? This book will give you the opportunity to interact with many of the Biblical characters - to ask them what they're thinking and feeling, and why they behave the way they do. You'll also meet God, ancient man's imagined version of the prototypical forefather. You probably have a lot of questions for him about his behavior; this time, for a change, he'll answer. The heroes of the Bible spoke their own language. They never said, “In my opinion,” or “I don’t know,” or “That’s interesting.” They never asked themselves why ...

In this fascinating book, David Barash highlights an intriguing patch of common ground between scientific and religious thought, illuminating the many parallels between biology and Buddhism, allowing listeners to see both in a new way. Indeed, he shows that there are numerous places where the Buddhist and biological perspectives coincide. For instance, the cornerstone ecological concept - the interconnectedness and interdependence of all things - is remarkably similar to the fundamental insight of Buddhism.

In the sweeping expanse of the Arizona desert, where the sun scorches the sand and secrets hide in the shadows of the saguaro, "Ghosts of the Superstitions" unfolds a tale of daring pursuits and forbidden desires. Ethan Carter, an intrepid geologist, and Tiva Nahawi, a fierce and passionate Native American woman, are reunited by the call of the Lost Dutchman's Mine, a legend drenched in both riches and blood. The desert's unforgiving embrace is only matched by the fire that ignites between Ethan and Tiva. Their quest plunges them into a labyrinth of danger and temptation, with each clue to ...

NOW AN AMAZON #1 BEST SELLER! Travel back in time with Joshua Daklugie (Dak) and his beautiful young wife Kwanita (God is Gracious). Their journey has been prophesied and known by the people for generations. Might Dak hold the wisdom to turn back an army from across the sea? Book 2 in his Amazon #1 best seller “A New Beginning Series”, author Steven G. Hightower delivers yet again for his readers. Walk with the Numunuu (The People) across the plains and mountains of North America. Experience the heartache of war…and the joy of new birth. See the vivid imagery of life in a bygone era, ...

I'm Eliza Sinclair, a curvy city girl who traded the frustrations of urban dating for the wilds of the Cascade Peaks as a mail-order bride. When I arrive in the rugged wilderness, I'm greeted by Connor Blackwood, my husband to be, a man as untamed and mysterious as the mountains he calls home. As I explore the mountain and learn to adapt to this new life, I find myself falling for Connor's strength and gentleness. Amidst the breathtaking wilderness and unexpected challenges, I realize I've fallen for the very man who has become my anchor in this remote paradise. Mountain Man's Curvy Mail ...

He’s dreamed of her since he was just in high school. She’s refused to ever look at him since he caused the worst day of her life. Jesse won’t stop trying for a second chance, and Clara soon realizes—have the years made him capable of love, or are they just a harbinger for heartache? Jesse Walker is the family comedian. He loves to make everyone laugh and won’t hesitate to crack a joke. His attraction to her, however, is no laughing matter. Clara Reed is the town’s bookstore owner. She loves to read and won’t hesitate to indulge her eccentricities. Her attraction to him, ...

This audiobook will trace Western civilization back to its roots. In this epic quest, we head all the way back to Greece when Greek philosophers like Socrates and Plato pondered the very meaning of life. Explore the depths of knowledge that were probed by Greek schools of thought, such as the Stoics and the Cynics.

This book presents a Bibliography of Chinese Human Studies, with commentary, analysis, tables, and graphs by Jim West. This is arcana, buried, disconnected documentation. This bibliography includes over 50 studies of in utero fetal exposure, conducted in the modern era. These provide empirical evidence of ultrasound hazards to humans. The analytic techniques are sophisticated, far exceeding Western studies. Presently, both the mainstream and the critics believe there are few modern ultrasound studies. Decades ago, Western scientists had already found ultrasound hazards by way of animal ...