Not an Empty Promise

"Not an Empty Promise" gives first-hand accounts of the author's experiences during her mission in war-torn Vietnam, in Indonesia, and in a ministry to Asian immigrants in California. It was a time of

"Not an Empty Promise" gives first-hand accounts of the author's experiences during her mission in war-torn Vietnam, in Indonesia, and in a ministry to Asian immigrants in California. It was a time of

A year after the devastating events of Not Even Past, Jackson Donne has gone into hiding in the forest of Vermont. Under the guise of Joe Tennant, Donne has been recovering and even enjoying his life

***Deluxe edition features a sprayed edge and bonus epilogue!I moved in with my best friend after not seeing him for years, and now all these feelings are flooding back.Imagine this: an author with a raging case of writer's block finds an unexpected source of inspiration in her grumpy, gorgeous new roommate. Sounds amazing, right? Except that new roommate is my childhood best friend. And Ian Wilder has been off-limits since I was five.It's been over a decade since I've seen him, but when I return to my hometown after years away, Ian's exactly the man I remembered. The same guy who gave me his coat on a playground when we were kids and promised he'd take care of me forever. I need a quiet place to work with this deadline looming. I need a place where my daughter can unwind. Enter Ian with an offer I can't refuse: his spare bedroom.It's an easy yes. Except now the problem is I can't stop thinking about him, and these thoughts? They're wandering out of the friend zone. I keep imagining ve

Enhance your The Word of PromiseR New Testament Audio Bible listening experience!An accurate representation of the trusted New King James Version, The Word of PromiseR Scripted NKJV New Testament is p

Nick is an orphan who has grown up in his uncle Jack's care on the wild, wooded coast of New England. His parents died when he was a baby during a terrible influenza epidemic that swept the region not

China's Peril and Promise is an advanced Chinese reader in two volumes, prepared for students who would like to enhance their understanding of modern China in general and modern Chinese literature and

法律驚悚大師約翰．葛里遜首度進軍國際諜報小說!!一場童話般的婚禮，一趟浪漫的巴黎蜜月，原本燦爛可期的人生，卻在法國鄉間戛然而止。一對新婚夫妻離奇遭到綁架，而且他們並不是第一批受害者。隨著線索跨越國界，FBI、CIA與法國情報機構被迫聯手追查；然而，愈接近真相，謎團反而愈加錯綜。一名尋找答案的年輕律師，受邀成為CIA精心策畫的誘餌，親自踏入這場真偽難辨、危機四伏的致命布局。以一樁巴黎蜜月綁架案為起點，交織跨國追緝、隱藏動機與層層反轉。當每一條線索都可能只是障眼法，你所相信的真相，是否也只是另一場幻象？#1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham delivers a gripping, suspenseful page-turner about a Paris honeymoon gone horribly wrong—and the nightmare that follows.After Paul and Chelsea Tanner’s fairytale wedding, their future is full of promise. But their honeymoon to Paris takes a dark, shocking turn when they are kidnapped while on a day trip to the French countryside. Who would target them, and why? It turns out this is not the first crime of its kind. The search for clues soon stretches across borders, with the FBI, CIA, and French Intelligence working to put the pieces of the puzzle together. Struggling to find answers, a young lawyer is recruited to be the bait in an elaborate CIA operation.Propulsive and surprising, The Fre

法律驚悚大師約翰．葛里遜首度進軍國際諜報小說!!一場童話般的婚禮，一趟浪漫的巴黎蜜月，原本燦爛可期的人生，卻在法國鄉間戛然而止。一對新婚夫妻離奇遭到綁架，而且他們並不是第一批受害者。隨著線索跨越國界，FBI、CIA與法國情報機構被迫聯手追查；然而，愈接近真相，謎團反而愈加錯綜。一名尋找答案的年輕律師，受邀成為CIA精心策畫的誘餌，親自踏入這場真偽難辨、危機四伏的致命布局。以一樁巴黎蜜月綁架案為起點，交織跨國追緝、隱藏動機與層層反轉。當每一條線索都可能只是障眼法，你所相信的真相，是否也只是另一場幻象？#1New York Timesbestselling author John Grisham delivers a gripping, suspenseful page-turner about a Paris honeymoon gone horribly wrong—and the nightmare that follows.After Paul and Chelsea Tanner’s fairytale wedding, their future is full of promise. But their honeymoon to Paris takes a dark, shocking turn when they are kidnapped while on a day trip to the French countryside. Who would target them, and why? It turns out this is not the first crime of its kind. The search forcluessoon stretches across borders, with the FBI, CIA, and French Intelligence working to put the pieces of the puzzle together.Struggling to find answers, a young lawyer is recruited to be the bait in an elaborate CIA operation.Propulsive and surprising,The French Il

An interactive board book adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classicabout facing your fears—featuring 12 different sounds! A perfect choice for celebrating Halloween and for all year long!What’s a pair of empty green trousers doing by itself in the woods? Or riding a bike through town? The narrator of What Was I Scared Of? does NOT want to find out. The empty pants give him the creeps!Introduce babies and toddlers to the world of Dr. Seuss with this super simple interactive edition of the Seussian gem What Was I Scared Of?--one of the four stories included in the book The Sneetches and Other Stories. The twelve sounds bring this fun tale about tolerance and overcoming fear to life!This book includes colorful sound buttons, a handy on/off switch, and batteries that can be easily replaced.Series Overview: Dr. Seuss Sound Books bring Dr. Seuss's beloved classics to a younger audience in a highly interactive format. Each book invites children to spot the icons, press the buttons, and listen to tw

Two people who once shared a secret on-again-off-again romance have one last chance to recapture the magic when their college friend group revives their annual summer getaway tradition for the final time at the beach where they first fell in love.After graduation, a group of college friends decide to start a tradition–every June, they’ll take a trip together to the California coast to kick off the summer. That first trip, following a heartbreak and in a cheap-wine-fueled haze, they make an agreement: none of them will ever date each other.It should be a simple enough rule to follow. Except Everett and Sutton, technically, already broke it. They’re not going to tell anyone what happened, and they’re definitely not going to tell anyone that they keep breaking it, summer after summer, when the group returns to that same place where everyone first made the promise the two of them have been so bad at keeping.Their secret can’t stay buried forever, though, and when things fall apart between

The second book in a brand-new contemporary romance series from Sara Cate, theUSA Todaybestselling author of The Salacious Players’ Club.***He let him get away once…Now he has seven days to get him back.Fifteen years ago, Declan Barclay left for uni with plans of becoming an artist and escaping his family’s heavy rule. What he didn’t expect was to meet a soft and enigmatic actor in desperate need of guidance…and a friend. Declan quickly took Colin Shelby under his wing and the two were inseparable ever since.That is until the night before graduation, when lines were crossed and everything changed.Now, after years apart, Colin is back in Declan’s life, but he’s not alone. He’s made a promise to marry someone else, and Declan only has seven days to win back the love of his life. There’s just one problem: His family is counting on him to pull this wedding off at Barclay Manor.With just one week until vows are exchanged, Declan must decide: stay silent and lose Colin for good, or risk ever

獾先生Pete正準備享用水果大餐，卻被一隻小小的蒼蠅打擾。接著整片森林的動物都忍無可忍，一起把所有蟲子都趕走！看似安靜清爽，卻換來更大的麻煩……Emily Gravett 再次用詼諧韻文與細膩插圖，帶出自然界中每個生物的角色缺一不可。《Bothered by Bugs》在歡笑中傳遞生態平衡的重要，是一本富含觀察力與環保意識的共讀繪本。Another brilliant Pete the Badger story from the inimitable Emily Gravett: plenty of laughs and an important environmental message.Join in all the woodland fun with this funny picture book with an important environmental message, starring Pete the Badger, star of Emily Gravett's award-winning books Tidy and Too Much Stuff!. (We promise no bugs were harmed in the making of this book!)Pete the Badger is choosing a delicious recipe from his new fruit cookbook when his peace is interrupted by a teeny tiny fly. The fly becomes a swarm and soon all the animals are being bothered by bugs and insects of all kinds . . . before helping Pete to rid the forest of every single one. Disaster! Now nobody's around to clean up the poo, and come autumn, there's not a berry or a cherry to be found. But the lesson is learned, the bugs are r

Elvis Cole and his enigmatic partner, Joe Pike, race to find a terrifying, unidentified killer in this twisting, unpredictable thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Robert Crais.Traci Beller was thirteen when her father disappeared in the sleepy town of Rancha, not far from Los Angeles. The evidence says Tommy Beller abandoned his family, but Traci never believed it. Now, ten years later, Traci is a high-profile influencer with millions of followers and the money to hire the best detective she can find: Elvis Cole.Elvis heads to Rancha where an ex-con named Sadie Givens and her daughter, Anya, might have a line on the missing man. But when Elvis finds himself shadowed by a gang of vicious criminals, the missing persons cold case becomes far more sinister.Elvis calls his ex-Marine friend, Joe Pike, for help, and they follow Tommy Beller's trail into the depths of a monstrous, hidden evil. The case flips on its head, victims become predators, predators become prey, and

看《大偵探福爾摩斯》英文版，增強你的英文能力！THE GREAT DETECTIVE SHERLOCK HOLMES #21 Murder on the Express TrainA double gunshot murder had happened in the same first class train car that Holmes and Watson were riding in. The victims were an old couple in compartment no.2, and inside the same compartment was a young woman so terrified that her face was drained of colour. Initial investigation revealed that compartments no.3 and no.4 were empty, and compartment no.1 had four male passengers while an elderly mother and her two daughters were seated in compartment no.6. The strangest thing was that a wedge had obstructed the sliding door to compartment no.2, the crime scene, but it had left a one-inch gap opening. Coincidentally, the sliding door to compartment no.1 was also stuck closed. The door obstructions meant that the killer could not be someone seated inside compartment no.2 or compartment no.1. However, a number of clues seemed to indicate that the killer’s accomplice was hiding amongst that gro

在克拉斯尼亞成為英雄後，瑞秋迎來新的試煉。一把神祕紅鑰，通往未知的「邊境之地」，她被託付成為鑰匙的守衛者。為拯救一名女孩，她不得不啟動鑰匙，也因此再度捲入危機。The dazzling follow-up to the phenomenal The Book of Stolen Dreams from master storyteller David Farr, perfect for fans of Katherine Rundell and Philip Pullman. Step inside the pages of an immortal adventure... Rachel and Robert have defeated the tyrant Malstain and become the heroes of Krasnia, but all is not how it should be.Robert is swept away with his new friends, leaving Rachel alone to take care of her ailing father, who's lost without their beloved mother. From nowhere, a boy appears knowing the secrets of the hidden blood-red key. For the key is a way into the Hinterland - and Rachel must promise that, as a new key keeper, she will answer when it calls.When a young girl, Elsa Spiegel, is illegally smuggled into the Hinterland, Rachel has no choice but to use her key to save Elsa. But her fate is linked to Krasnia, and Rachel must battle to save her home as she knows it. Praise for The Book of Stole

From the creators of the internationally bestselling Giraffes Can't Dance comes an empowering story about a little hippo who discovers that success often requires a little patience, and simply TRYING can bring its own unexpected rewards . . ."It's not that you CAN'T DO IT . . .. . .You just can't do it YET."Horace the hippo and his sister Hope love going to the lake every day with their granny. But the long walk has become a little too long for Granny. So Horace and Hope make a plan to bring the lake to her instead.But little Horace can't carry as much water as his sister, and he always comes back with an empty bucket. Can Granny help him to see that, with every little splash and spill, an even more wonderful gift is growing?An empowering new picture book about growth mindset and the 'power of yet' from the creators of the bestselling Giraffes Can't Dance. Giraffes Can't Dance is a beloved favourite that has found its way into the hearts, and on to the bookshelves, of a whole generatio

A brand new collection from the master of the spine-tingling tale* An Oprah Daily Book of 2022 *A blazing new story collection that will make you feel like the house is collapsing in on you, from the three-time International Booker Prize finalist, 'lead[ing] a vanguard of Latin American writers forging their own 21st-century canon.' -O, the Oprah magazineThe world of Samanta Schweblin's short stories is dark and destabilising. Here, home is not a place of safety but the site of hidden danger, silent menace, unspoken resentment. Picture-perfect doors and spotless windows conceal lives in disarray, slowly unraveling in the face of obsession and fear, jealousy and desire. Unsettling, exhilarating and fiercely original, these prizewinning stories expose raw and uncomfortable truths about the people and places we think will keep us safe, and ask what happens when that promise proves empty. 'Darker and more tinged with terror than her breakthrough novel, Fever Dream, this is Schweblin at her

Empower children to stand up for what is right with this picture book inspired by the real-life events around the statue of a slave trader, its toppling and heroic replacement. They call him 'HERO', but he's no HERO - not to me. A Hero Like Me is inspired by the events of 7 June 2020, when a statue of seventeenth-century slave trader Edward Colston was pulled down and thrown into Bristol Harbour during an anti-racism protest.Co-author Jen Reid was one of the protesters that day, and despite being afraid of heights, she spontaneously climbed onto the empty plinth and raised her fist high above her head - a moment that was captured on camera and shared around the world. On the morning of 15 July, a statue of Jen by Marc Quinn was added to the empty plinth. It was called A Surge of Power and it gained national attention for the 24 hours it was in place, and beyond.This inspiring picture book tells the story of these events through the eyes of a little girl who, every day, on her way to sc

《猜火車》、《酸臭之屋》歐文威爾許，以同樣激烈辛辣的文字，毫不避諱暴力與污穢地再次尖銳直指社會醜惡面。在罪惡與腐敗橫流的愛丁堡，對搖搖欲墜，卻無法被社會保護網接住的邊緣人而言，究竟何謂正義？Justice can be a blunt instrument"Men like him usually tell the story.In business.Politics.Media.But not this time: I repeat, he is not writing this story."Ritchie Gulliver MP is dead. Castrated and left to bleed in an empty Leith warehouse.Vicious, racist and corrupt, many thought he had it coming. But nobody could have predicted this.After the life Gulliver has led, the suspects are many: corporate rivals, political opponents, the countless groups he's offended.And the vulnerable and marginalised, who bore the brunt of his cruelty - those without a voice, without a choice, without a chance.As Detective Ray Lennox unravels the truth, and the list of brutal attacks grows, he must put his personal feelings aside. But one question refuses to go away...Who are the real victims here?

Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2023ONE OF THE THE SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOKS FOR CHILDREN 2023The first book in the ‘criminally good’ Crookhaven series, the secret school where students are taught to do wrong, so that one day, they can put the world to rights.“So this is really a school for criminals.” It was meant as a question, though it came out more as an accusation.“We are so much more than that,” Caspian said, sitting in a plush leather chair and gesturing for Gabriel to sit in a similar one across the table. “We are a home for the forgotten, a sanctuary for the lost and … yes, a training ground for the greatest crooks of the future.”13-year-old Gabriel is a brilliant pickpocket, a skill which he uses to keep his often empty belly not quite so empty. And then one day, he’s caught.But instead of being arrested, he is invited by the mysterious Caspian Crook to attend Crookhaven – a school for thieves. At Crookhaven, students are trained in lock-picking, forgery

The perfect Greek-inspired, page-turning romantic fantasy for fans of Jennifer L. Armentrout and Sarah J. MaasCatalia "Cat" Fisa is a powerful clairvoyant known as the Kingmaker. The smart-mouthed soothsayer has no interest in her powers and would much rather fly under the radar, far from the clutches of her power-hungry mother. But when an ambitious warlord intent on bringing peace to his newly conquered realm discovers her secret and captures her, she may not have a choice...Tied to Griffin at the hip with a magic rope, Cat will do everything in her power to avoid her dangerous destiny. She has no intention of being dragged into the middle of a war that will shape her world forever...but the godstouched never could outrun their fates.

While Immanuel Kant is an epochal figure in a variety of fields, he has not figured prominently in the study of rhetoric and communication. This book represents the most detailed examination available

Teachers cannot teach what they do not know. This country has tolerated a weak licensing system for prospective teachers for decades. This weak system has been accompanied by an increasingly emptier c

Teachers cannot teach what they do not know. This country has tolerated a weak licensing system for prospective teachers for decades. This weak system has been accompanied by an increasingly emptier c

While Immanuel Kant is an epochal figure in a variety of fields, he has not figured prominently in the study of rhetoric and communication. This book represents the most detailed examination available

The second in the Emily series—heart-rending, magical, and completely unforgettableEmily never imagined Aunt Elizabeth would allow her to go to high school in Shrewsbury, and she's thrilled, especially as her close friends Ilse, Teddy, and Perry will be there. But there are certain conditions: for the whole three years Emily must board with hateful Aunt Ruth, and she must promise to stop writing stories. To Emily, this is unthinkable, but she wants an education, and reluctantly agrees. With the move from her beloved home at New Moon to Aunt Ruth's house, Emily's world is turned upside down. Not only must she prove herself at school, despite rejection and jealousy, but she can no longer count on her friends. Her happy childhood friendships—especially with Teddy and Perry—start to turn into something more complicated, and in a small-town, the merest hint of gossip can cause scandal.

One million dollars - that's what Harvey Metcalfe, lifelong king of shady deals, has pulled off with empty promises of an oil bonanza and instant riches. Overnight, four men - the heir to an earldom,

Poetry. "There is in these poems a discomfited lyricism, a longing for the borders between body and body, father and son, wilderness and flesh, dead and not yet, to be permeable, a longing for an idio

Hughes (education, U. of Toledo) presents an ethnographic study of multiple generations of three black families of the Albemarle area in northeastern North Carolina; the author was himself a former K-

Title In This Set:1. Adventure on the Way Home2. The Humbug Adventure3. An Afternoon With the Secret Seven4. Where Are The Secret Seven?5. Hurry, Secret Seven, Hurry!6. The Secret of Old MillDescription:Adventure on the Way HomeA big fight has broken out, and the Seven need to stop it before someone gets hurt. But is the fight all it appears to be?The Humbug AdventureWhen the gang go star-gazing, they soon get bored and spy on the town - and see someone setting a haystack on fire. Will the Seven act fast enough to save the barn?An Afternoon With the Secret SevenPeter is running the hoopla-stall, but when Fred offers him a pony ride, Scamper is left in charge. When Peter returns Scamper and the money are missing!Where Are The Secret Seven?When the Secret Seven visit a haunted house they discover it is not empty after all. Soon, they are trapped inside. How will they escape?Hurry, Secret Seven, Hurry!An injured signalman tries to give his rescuers an important message - but only the Secr

What if Wendy first traveled to Never Land with Captain Hook? Now in a deluxe paperback edition featuring gorgeous printed edges! Head for the second star to the right in this tale inspired by Peter Pan, from the New York Times bestselling series that reimagines beloved Disney films. Sixteen-year-old Wendy Darling's life is not what she imagined it would be. The doldrums of an empty house after her brothers have gone to school, the dull parties where everyone thinks she talks too much, and the fact that her parents have decided to send her away to Ireland as a governess--it all makes her wish things could be different. Wendy's only real escape is in writing down tales of Never Land. After nearly meeting her hero, Peter Pan, four years earlier, she still holds on to the childhood hope that his magical home truly exists. She also holds on to his shadow. So when an opportunity to travel to Never Land via pirate ship presents itself, Wendy makes a deal with the devil. But Never Land isn't

'I promise you, you have no idea where this story is going' Taylor Jenkins Reid, recommended for her Must-Read Book of the year in TIME MagazineA Good Morning America Book Club Pick * A Good Housekeeping Book Club Pick * An ELLE Best Mystery/Thriller of 2025 * A BookRiot Best Mystery/Thriller of 2025Not since Gone Girl have I been so gripped by a narrative voice Alex Michaelides, bestselling author of The Silent PatientDarkly satirical and wildly entertaining a riveting thriller from the first page to the last Amy Tintera, New York Times bestselling author of Listen for the LieHow far would you go to get the perfect home?There was a time when Margo thought she knew. But that was before a soul-destroying eighteen months of house-hunting hell.Now she s not sure. Her life, her marriage, her family, her career are dangerously out of control and all she needs is a new home to get them all back on track.So when the ideal house comes up, desperate measures are called for.A little online stalk

Evan Park has always faced obstacles in getting his father's approval, but an actual obstacle race has some surprising results. An exciting middle-grade novel from the author of the critically acclaimed Peter Lee's Notes from the Field.Unlike his dad, Evan Park does not like team sports — no matter how hard he tries. And when an accident causes Evan to break his wrist, he is determined that once he heals, he'll work on finding his thing. Alone. Inspired by his athletic physiotherapist, Evan decides to compete in an upcoming Dominator Ninja: Junior Edition competition. It will be part rehab, part fun. If he trains hard enough, he'll finally have something to put on his empty shelf in the family trophy cabinet. Maybe that would make his dad proud of him for once.But klutzy Evan strikes again, reinjuring his wrist. There's no way he can compete in Dominator Ninja now — he can't even hold chopsticks. When his sister encourages him to look beyond a solo competition, they discover a local fa

The 75th anniversary edition of The Martian Chronicles, a seminal work in Ray Bradbury’s career, whose extraordinary power and imagination remain undimmed by time’s passage.In The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury, America’s preeminent storyteller, imagines a place of hope, dreams, and metaphor—of crystal pillars and fossil seas—where a fine dust settles on the great empty cities of a vanished, devastated civilization. Earthmen conquer Mars and then are conquered by it, lulled by dangerous lies of comfort and familiarity, and enchanted by the lingering glamour of an ancient, mysterious native race. In this classic work of fiction, Bradbury exposes our ambitions, weaknesses, and ignorance in a strange and breathtaking world where man does not belong.

Award-winning author Wendy Wan-Long Shang dives in to the deep end of sportmanship, prejudice, and the power of friendship in this funny, heartfelt story about two very different girls and one shared passion: swimming.Esme Sun absolutely does not care about winning shiny trophies or finally receiving some of the praise her mother bestows so lavishly on her three older, brilliant sisters. But, actually... it would be nice to be good at something. So when Esme discovers on the first day of summer, opening day at the community pool, that her growth spurt over the winter has made her a really fast swimmer, she wonders if she just might have found that thing.After Esme has an uncomfortable encounter at the pool with a new girl, Kaya, Esme worries she may have hurt Kaya's feelings. Then, embarrassed by Esme's awkwardness, her friend Tegan, the cool girl at school who seems to do everything perfectly, makes Esme promise that from now on, she'll be chill, not act so babyish and intense about t

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Maren Morris and former schoolteacher Karina Argow, authors of the New York Times bestseller Addie Ant Goes on an Adventure, return to the garden with a delightful new picture book adventure!Beatrix Butterfly wakes up on the wrong side of the watermelon bed, starting her day not at all as planned. Feeling behind schedule and overwhelmed by her mile-long to-do list, she sinks back into bed covered by her cozy zinnia-petal duvet.What’s the solution to Beatrix’s plight? Trusted friends to give her some help, of course! Ellis Squirrel encourages her to set aside her endless list and play it by ear. Lewis Ladybug, Salvador Slug, and Estela Earthworm inspire her to improvise and soar, all while finding unexpected joy and beauty in nature along the way. What started as an off day turns back on as Beatrix Butterfly evolves and grows by sharing her feelings, keeping a promise, helping others, and winging it for once.As with the beloved first book in the Addie Ant Gar

Welcome to the Japanese seaside caf?The Chibineko Kitchen, where a soul-nourishing meal in the company of the resident kitten will transport you back in time to reunite with departed loved ones--for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold and The Midnight Library. It's a beautiful morning, and nineteen-year-old Kotoko Niki is far from home. Whispers of an enigmatic caf?whose kagezen, an extra portion of a meal for someone who has passed away, promise the impossible--a reunion with the departed--have led her to a seaside town outside of Tokyo. Still devastated in the wake of her beloved older brother's sudden death, Kotoko can only hope for a miracle. As Kotoko struggles to heal from her loss, the restaurant's kitten, the young chef, and the other patrons--each in search of answers of their own--teach her that she is not alone in her grief. Told in a succession of voices, memories, and even recipes, Yuta Takahashi's touching debut is sure to linger long in readers' hearts.