The special people in our lives are absolutely priceless. They're the ones who bring us so many smiles and inspire such gratitude in our days. These precious individuals come from all walks of life; they're both young and old, family and friends, and women and men. Everyone has someone who deserves to hear the words in this marvelous book... and who would love to be touched by this kind of appreciation. You Are Very Special to Me is the very definition of the perfect gift, and it is one of the nicest presents any person can receive. Save it for a certain occasion coming up on the calendar... or give it as a sweet surprise to somebody who makes every day a special one. Eloquent, heartfelt, and exquisitely illustrated... this is a keepsake that will be treasured forever.

As pastors’ wives, the authors of this devotional personally have experienced or witnessed the issues with which women struggle: identity, marriage, children, work. Reading this devotional is like having a conversation with a trusted friend who knows what you are going through. Over 52 weeks, these authors share from their hearts using engaging Scriptures, real-life inspiration, and practical wisdom they have learned along the way. Each week focuses on one theme, and daily devotions include Scripture and a prayer.

This is a story about a sunny and outgoing girl who thought that her life was going smoothly but suddenly had her entire world turned upside down when her father took a position at an all-girl school on the other side of Japan. Was it destiny, fate, or a prayer that allowed her to meet her celebrity crush and find out the real girl hiding behind the celebrity image? A cold girl discovers freedom where she could never imagine. What will happen when two hearts start to beat as one?

The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.

"Early themes - people is one of a new series of teacher resource books designed to support teachers as they impart knowledge about commonly-taught themes in early childhood classrooms. The books contain a variety of ideas for using the themes to assist teachers as they convey early skills and concepts using cross-curricular activities in learning centres or whole class activities." --p. iii.

Former US tunnel rat Richard Trenor - disfigured in the war, but left with strange gifts as a result - is summoned back to Vietnam by Thanh, the son of an old friend, to find the man who killed Thanh's eight-year-old sister. Trenor's quest for justice will not only cause him to cross paths with two other Americans - one a cold-blooded assassin, the other a bloodthirsty madman - but also a tormented ghost, and an infestation of living evil. Spanning fifty years, The American is a gritty crime thriller laced with the supernatural, set in a vividly rendered Vietnam.