Before The Stars Burn Out

Stars die in one of two ways. So slowly that each layer burning out feels like agony ... or suddenly, exploding into a million pieces before the universe even has a grasp of what is happening. When Paxton Shaw left Demi Rosen without so much as a goodbye, he stole her shine in both manners. Now, eight years later, he's trying to pull her back into his orbit. The nation's most beloved football player, a tight end with a seriously tight end, has finally realized Demi is the one who got away. But she's a different woman than the weak girl who used to come running whenever he called in the middle of the night. Strong, successful, her life's mission being to grant the wishes of children whose flames have all but been extinguished. And untouchable, as dark and cold as a midnight sky with no moon in sight. When one special child forces their star-crossed paths to collide, it's impossible to keep the feelings of their past buried. Paxton had been her Halley's Comet; the once in a lifetime love that scorched Demi's heart in the most spectacular of fashions. She promised herself she would never make that mistake again. But, how can she forget the dreams of love she once had, when Paxton wants to make them come true?

Imagine... two teenagers in New Orleans in the early 1950’s.... Imagine... a beautiful young lady from fashionable Saint Charles Avenue, and a handsome young man from an ancient French family home on Howard Avenue.... Both have lived their young lives in varying states of isolation because of circumstances completely beyond their control. Imagine that they happen to meet.... Imagine that they become fast friends.... Imagine that fate guides them to fall madly in love with each other.... In Till The Stars Burn Out Above You, Mary Charmaine Day and Inman Emile Carnes, IV learn, early in their “Summer of Love,” that their families have “history.” While their mothers lovingly support their relationship, they’ll both have to deal with a maniacal, gas-lighting psychopath, hell-bent on destroying their relationship. The historical, epic, book series, We May Never Pass This Way Again explores how Human Beings interact, and react to both love and to hatred. True loves develop, but are severely challenged. Lives are changed. Will true love survive and find a way? ...or will supremely evil forces triumph, and destroy true love?

While traveling to Alaska to visit family, college student Rayne Rittenger watches as devastating chemical and viral attacks swiftly bring civilization to its knees. With millions left dead and the world crumbling around her, Rayne resolves to do whatever it takes to find her little brother and grandmother and get to safety.During her search, Rayne meets A-list Hollywood actor Chris Vander. Initially, she isn't sure what to make of his calm demeanor, survivalist skills, and seeming lack of survivor's guilt. Rayne soon realizes he's not a stereotypical movie star, and more importantly, he can help her family endure the bitter cold, stalking wolves, and deadly neighbors. In the midst of their grieving, Rayne and Chris quickly learn they must build trust and work together if they want to survive the bleak, post-civilization landscape to find out if there are better days ahead.

Increasingly astronomers recognize that if the cosmos had not unfolded exactly as it did, humanity would not, could not, exist. Yet these researchers--along with countless ordinary folks--resist belief in the biblical Creator. Why? They say a loving God would have made a better home for us, one without trouble and tragedy. In Why the Universe Is the Way It Is, Hugh Ross draws from his depth of study in both science and Scripture to explain how the universe's design fulfills several distinct purposes. He also reveals God's surpassing love and ultimate purposes for each individual. Why the Universe Is the Way It Is will interest anyone who wonders where and how the universe came to be, what or who is responsible for it, why we are here, or how and when the universe ends. Far from leaving the reader at this philosophical jumping-off point, Ross builds toward answering the big question of human destiny and the specific question of each reader's personal destiny.

Available with WebAssign! Author Theo Koupelis has set the mark for a student-friendly, accessible introductory astronomy text with In Quest of the Universe. He has now developed a new text to accommodate those course that focus mainly on stars and galaxies. Ideal for the one-term course, In Quest of the Stars and Galaxies opens with material essential to the introductory course (gravity, light, telescopes, the sun) and then moves on to focus on key material related to stars and galaxies. Incorporating the rich pedagogy and vibrant art program that have made his earlier books a success, Koupelis' In Quest of the Stars and Galaxies is the clear choice for students' first exploration of the cosmos.

This text is an unbound, three hole punched version. The Sciences: An Integrated Approach, Binder Ready Version, 8th Edition by James Trefil and Robert Hazen uses an approach that recognizes that science forms a seamless web of knowledge about the universe. This text fully integrates physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth sciences, and biology and emphasizes general principles and their application to real- world situations. The goal of the text is to help students achieve scientific literacy. Applauded by students and instructors for its easy-to-read style and detail appropriate for non-science majors, the eighth edition has been updated to bring the most up-to-date coverage to the students in all areas of science.

Glancing to the left, Jeff was surprised to see the small, white church sitting a hundred feet off Highway 85 in the middle of a field of bright, yellow daffodils. He had never seen so many daffodils in his life. There was nothing around except for the small church in the daffodil-laden field, a parking lot to the rear. He wasn’t sure if he had ever seen a whiter church, it seemed almost to glow in a reflective yellow. The illuminated message sign by the highway is what really captured his attention.