"Pestel’s plot is original and compelling, and her story is startling, scary, moody and atmospheric all at once." - Readers' Favorite A priest is killed in a confessional, and demon hunters Johann Gunter and Robert Durling come to the church to investigate. When they speak to the one and only eyewitness to the murder, they realize they are dealing with something supernatural. Speaking with the remaining priest from the parish, Johann and Robert learn of an accidental death from several years earlier. Not only does Johann now question the integrity of the priest, but it causes him to wonder if there is a vengeful spirit at work here. Burning the remains of the corpse tied to the suspected vengeful spirit should solve the problem, and with the priest's help, Johann and Robert locate the burial site, and do just that. But when another victim is claimed after the corpse is burned, they realized something more powerful is in play...a demon. The fight to exorcise the demon reaches fever pitch. It nearly costs one demon hunter his life—and the other must agree to the unspeakable to save him.

Absolve your sins from the comfort of your office with the Desktop Confessional, a charming mini replica of the classic confessional booth that is always here to say "You are forgiven!" Press your fingers on the kneeler of this stylized mini confessional to receive a daily dose of absolution! This kit includes: 3" miniature confessional, with light-up screen and pressure-activated kneeler that says "You are forgiven." 48-page illustrated mini book.

“Touching.” —The New York Times For fans of Humans of New York and PostSecret, a collection of raw, urgent, and heartfelt stories, shared anonymously. Helena Dea Bala was an exhausted and isolated DC lobbyist, suffocating under the weight of her student loan debt, when she decided to split her lunch with a man who often panhandled near her office. They chatted effortlessly as they ate; there were no half-truths or white lies, and no fear of judgment. Helena felt connected and unburdened in a way she hadn’t in years. Inspired, she posted an ad on Craigslist promising to listen, anonymously and for free, to whatever the speaker felt he or she couldn’t tell anyone else. Emails from people desperate to connect flooded her inbox, and she listened. Within months, Helena quit her job, deferred her loans, and dove into listening full time. The forty first-person confessions in this book are vivid, intimate, and real; they range from devastating traumas, to lost loves, to reflections on hard choices. Some accounts are quotidian, like that of one increasingly estranged husband: “I want to feel that we’re not just roommates—that we’re not just waiting for the kids to grow up so that we can move on.” Others are deeply disconcerting, like that of a sex addict employed by a religious organization and several are heartening, like that of a mother who dares to hope that her daughter, born with life-threatening heart defects, will one day walk down the aisle: “Sometimes you need to have the audacity to believe that it will all be okay, that it is okay to have the same kinds of dreams as everyone else.” In its complex portrayal of the common human experience, Craigslist Confessional challenges us to explore the depths of our vulnerability and expand the borders of our empathy.

Perkins, a former chief economist at a Boston strategic-consulting firm, confesses he was an "economic hit man" for 10 years, helping U.S. intelligence agencies and multinationals cajole and blackmail foreign leaders into serving U.S. foreign policy and awarding lucrative contracts to American business.

The Vatican introduces HolyPhones into confessionals in Europe and the Americas. These smartphones connect those seeking confession to the Vatican Confessional Call Centre, part of a Church initiative to reduce the workload of its priests and generate new income. An alliance - of a female Spanish member of Opus Dei, an American lady whose father runs a southern fundamentalist church, an Israeli pro-Settler technology genius and an ex-banker-turned- priest, a past lover of the American - conspire to cream-off a slice of the HolyPhone's confessional revenues. Cardinal da Ferraz is responsible for the HolyPhone's success. He has suspicions. He locates Davide, who conceived the HolyPhone, and deploys an Irish policeman with his Australian computer crime sidekick to identify if there is a problem. They must find out before the Church suffers. More than the Church's finances are at stake. [This is the first Davide Shape/Inma Avila novel. It is a technology, crime and church thriller set in Rome, Israel and Spain.]

DESIGN, BUILD, AND REFINE ACCESS APPLICATIONS THAT MEET YOUR ORGANIZATION'S SPECIAL NEEDS The latest from internationally recognized Access authorities Litwin, Getz, and Gunderloy, Access 2002 Desktop Developer's Handbook offers complete coverage of every aspect of building Access applications for single users and small workgroups. Inside, you'll find scores of practical examples, carefully devised by the authors to illustrate effective, elegant solutions to real-world challenges. Coverage includes * Understanding the Access event model * Using VBA class modules * Applying sound database design principles * Using Access SQL * Controlling controls * Using ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) * Designing effective forms and reports * Taking advantage of shared Office programmability * Controlling your printer * Using Access as an automation client and server * Debugging and handling errors * Optimizing your application * Accessing DLLs and the Windows API * Adding professional features offered by Access Wizards * Building COM add-ins and MDA files * Using Reddick VBA naming conventions

Confessions of a Mask tells the story of Kochan, an adolescent boy tormented by his burgeoning attraction to men: he wants to be “normal.” Kochan is meek-bodied, and unable to participate in the more athletic activities of his classmates. He begins to notice his growing attraction to some of the boys in his class, particularly the pubescent body of his friend Omi. To hide his homosexuality, he courts a woman, Sonoko, but this exacerbates his feelings for men. As news of the War reaches Tokyo, Kochan considers the fate of Japan and his place within its deeply rooted propriety. Confessions of a Mask reflects Mishima’s own coming of age in post-war Japan. Its publication in English―praised by Gore Vidal, James Baldwin, and Christopher Isherwood―propelled the young Yukio Mishima to international fame.