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Stan Paregien first wrote this religious/inspirational book in 1970. It has been out of print for some 30 years before being published as an eBook. However, the topics discussed in the lavishly illustrated book are just as current as today's morning newspaper. One of the most important of the 18 chapters deals with "The Problem of Unbelief". The author examines the meanings of "unbelief" and "faith," and talks about ways that Christians and unbelievers can better communicate and help each other to understand their respective positions. Two other challenging chapters discuss the various ...

My new book, AMAZING ARIZONA: SEDONA & MORE, is a pictorial diary and a guide to adventures galore. Peggy and I made three wonderful trips to Sedona. The first was a brief one in 2015 on our own. The 2nd (2017) and 3rd (2019) times were as guests of Florida friends Don and Judy Betts in their condo right next to a golf course. Don and Judy made a dozen trips to Sedona before we joined them, so they helped us discover and appreciate the glorious sunsets, sunrises, mountains, creeks, canyons, cliffs, restaurants, the Tlaquepaque shopping district, a cowboy dinner show and music in Cottonwood,...

This is a collection of our memories and photos from our vacation in Lincoln County, New Mexico during June 1-6 of 2022. Peggy and I were joined by our son and his wife, Becky & Stan Paregien, JR (Lt. Col. USAF, retired). It shows the breath-taking beauty of the mountains and forests. We flew into El Paso, and drove straight to the Dona Ana County, New Mexico towns of Mesilla and Las Cruces. We spent most of our time in Ruidoso. We toured the nearby impressive Inn of the Mountain Gods. And we traveled to Alto for the dinner and cowboy music show at the Flying J Ranch. Later, we saw the ...

THE CAJUN COWDOG: 15 COWBOY STORIES FOR ADULTS is a collection of 15 of Stan Paregien's best cowboy stories. They are "for adults" only in the sense that the stories are probably above the reading levels of most children under 12 years of age. These 15 stories are just a few of the stories which he has written and performed, starting in 1991. This eBook contains such storytelling jewels as "What Dead Cowboys Do," "My Most Unforgettable Christmas," "The Story of Juan Cordova," "The Angel & the Bad Man," "The Urge to Kill," "Romeo & Juliet: Cowboy Style," "Cowboys & Parrots Don't Mix," "How ...

This book, the 46th of Stan’s career, tells about the exciting adventure they had in the enchanting nation of Costa Rica. That was courtesy of their long-time friends Larry and Linda Seng. Back in 2017, they were living in Costa Rica several months of each year. The rest of the time they lived in Oklahoma City, OK and worked in the oil industry. Stan and Peggy were guests of the Sengs at their home in La Garita. They were kind enough to act as chauffeurs and guides. The Sengs took them to such interesting towns as San José (the Capital city), Alajuela, San Ramón, Monteverde, Atenas, ...

Stan Paregien and his wife, Peggy Paregien, co-authored this book in which they tell the story of their first meeting, first date, and deepening romance. They married in 1962 and moved to a foreign land – i.e., Nashville, TN. Peggy worked while Stan earned his B.A. from Lipscomb University in 1965. Then they did the same thing in Albuquerque, where Stan earned his M.A. degree in1968 at the University of New Mexico. This autobiography tells about Stan’s work as a sales person, a newspaper reporter and editor, a church minister, a radio talk show host, a freelance magazine writer, an ...

Clark Luper: the Mother of Oklahoma's Civil Rights Movement is a book about a woman, recently deceased, who grew up being stifled and restricted by Oklahoma's "Jim Crow" (anti-Black) laws and social customs. By profession a teacher and motivator of students, in 1958 she led a group of Black students into the Katz Drug Store in downtown Oklahoma City. The store would had a food counter but would not serve Blacks. So these young people sat down on the counter stools and asked to be served, then when refused they just sat there--peacefully and pacifly--making their point and preventing other ...

A RAINY DAY READER contains 100 poems by Stan Paregien. The poems range from the serious to the hillariously funny, from those with an academic bent to those with little redeeming social value (except for a smile or two). Great for that rainy day read. Poems include "N. Scott Momaday: A Literary Legend," "Had Any Lately?," "My Banker Ain't No Friend of Mine," "Cat Heaven," & "Smart Pills."

This exciting new anthology has over a dozen original tales starring the vicious foes of Marvel's superheroes: Greg Cox's chronicle of the Super-Skrull's conflict with the Avengers, Michael Jan Friendman's story of evil Loki's latest attempt to snare his stepbrother Thor, Adam-Troy Castro's tale of a mutant who brings Magneto and X-Men's Professor X together in a unique manner, Glenn Greenberg's pairing of Venom and the Absorbing Man in an unlikely jailbreak.

Another seven great chapters that reveal where we are in the last days. Stand Up For What You Believe While You Still Can by Chuck Missler. Bible Driven Church by Mike Gendron. Soros & the UN Plan to Rule the World by Cliff Kincaid. The Case for Satanic Conspiracy by Stan Monteith. Is "Christian Psychology" Biblical? by T.A. McMahon. Why Capitalism vs. Socialism is God vs. Satan by Daniel Currier. And Divorced from the Church by Eric Barger.

This audiobook bundle includes four favorite I Can Read! titles from The Berenstain Bears' Living Lights: A Faith Story series: The Berenstain Bears: Faith Gets Us Through, The Berenstain Bears: God Made the Colors, The Berenstain Bears: God Made the Seasons, and The Berenstain Bears: Thank God for Good Health.

This audiobook bundle includes four favorite I Can Read! titles from The Berenstain Bears’ Living Lights: A Faith Story series.

In We Do, Tatkin provides a groundbreaking guide for couples. You'll figure out whether you and your partner are right for each other in the long term, and if so, give your relationship a strong foundation so you can enjoy a secure and lasting love.

When it comes to building a better relationship with your partner, touch and connection matter so much more than the words that you say. And author and therapist John Howard is here to tell us why. More than Words shows you how to deepen love and connection in any relationship based on the latest cutting-edge research in interpersonal neurobiology, trauma-informed healing, attachment theory, and many more scientific fields.

Raw plant foods have the authentic life force properties that nature intended for us to receive. They provide the body with everything needed for optimum health. Our neglect of these foods has brought about the woeful health conditions that are so prevalent in the world today, where cooked food is a way of life.

Beginning with a novella by Spider-Man's co-creator Stan Lee and veteran Marvel writer Peter David retelling the wall-crawler's origin, this exciting anthology has original stories featuring one of the world's most enduring heroes.

"There is fear and hatred in your eyes. To you I am a monster, a skulker in the shadows, a fiend to scare your children with. A creature to be hunted down and slaughtered llike a beast in the fields. It is time you pay heed to the beast. And see the beast in yourself. I have your fear. But I have earned your respect. Hear my story. Feel the flow of blood and be thankful. Thankful that it was me, not you, who bore the sword. Thankful to the Orcs: born to fight, destined to win peace for all."

AI for Marketing and Product Innovation offers creatives and marketing professionals a non-tech guide to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) - twin technologies that stand poised to revolutionize the way we sell. This book helps you lean into the curve and take advantage of AI's unparalleled and rapidly expanding power. More than a simple primer on the technology, this book goes beyond the "what" to reveal the "how".

One day, Stan and Jan Berenstain were captured by a family of bears. It was a family of three - an overenthusiastic Papa whose high opinion of himself was exceeded only by his ability to do silly things (often placing himself in jeopardy from bees, skunks, low-hanging branches, whales, irate farmers, etc.) a wise, steady Mama with a firm grip on reality, and a bright enterprising little boy cub.

This gripping new anthology has over a dozen original tales starring the top-selling mutant heroes, the uncanny X-Men, dealing with their greatest foes, as well as the day-to-day trials of being mutants - trying to protect the world they've sworn to protect, a world that hates them for what they are!