Patrick Regan

Liza Hoeksma

Servants of Christ are in the transformation business. This kind of transformation will only happen if we refuse to beseduced by false idols like success, money, fame, and security--to be the church we were called to be. We need to takeownership of the problems around us and work with people who are suffering in order to find solutions and offer lasting change.

Stories of Grace from the World's Most Dangerous Places

No Ceiling to Hope

Becky Kelly

A poetic evocation of all the special things a mother passes on to her child.

My Mother Gave Me the Moon

Honesty Over Silence seeks to open up conversations around topics that many find difficult such as trusting in God through life's ups and downs, dealing with anxiety and depression, the challenges of parenting a child with special needs, living in community, learning to look after ourselves, developing our character, and living with thankful hearts even in tough seasons. It will examine the strength in letting go of our need to be in control as well as looking at how we can stop comparing ourselves to others and instead live authentically and honestly as we grow into the people God has created us to be. Lessons are often learned through hard times and mistakes made; Honesty Over Silence seeks to share some of the things I have learnt being a husband, dad and a leader as I try to live out my faith with integrity.

It's OK Not to Be OK

Honesty Over Silence

Popular author, Patrick Regan Mental health Chosen to be the 4th national Big Church Read title in autumn 2021

Notes on Resilience, Courage and Change

Bouncing Forwards

Steven Chorney

Model, actress, socialite, home-movie enthusiast, reality TV sensation and, oh yes, heir to the Hilton hotel fortune, Paris Hilton does it all, has it all, and occasionally shows it all. The perfect celebrity for this vacuous age, young Ms. Hilton is most famous for, well, simply being famous. In the past year, Paris has maintained her A-list celebrity status by starring in a B-grade, common-folk-mocking reality show, The Simple Life, and by directing, choreographing, and starring in an X-rated video widely distributed over the Internet. Paris is definitely burning.Now you can share all the fun, fashion, glitz, and glamour with Paris the Heiress: A Paris Hilton Paper Doll Book. Dress her up! Accessorize! Stage your own little tragicomedy with the up-and-coming queen of all media. Sure, Paris has done the down-on-the-farm bit, but with the outfits in this book you can really stretch her repertoire. Why not Paris as brain surgeon, biker chick, or even (quel horreur!) overweight suburban housewife? The Paris Hilton Paper Doll Book comes complete with two 10-inch-tall, perforated paper dolls and a whole closet full of outfits the living doll would not be caught dead in. Fashions come and go, but as Rick told Ilsa in Casablanca We'll always have Paris.

An Unauthorized Parody

Paris the Heiress

Find a little magic this Christmas, inside The Nutcracker. Follow along as enchanted toys spring into action, epic battles are fought, and graceful dancers glide and twirl bringing this beloved tale to life right before your eyes.

The Nutcracker

Lionheart Books, Ltd

Illustrator Haddon Sundbloom's definitive Coke Santas are richly reproduced in this charming little story of Santa's annual appearance.

A Coke for Santa

C3 Entertainment Inc.

Arguably the most recognizable and influential comedy team of all time, The Three Stooges have been making the world laugh since 1930. For four decades, beginning in the '30s, The Three Stooges were kings of the box office-first in a series of legendary comic shorts for Columbia and later in a string of successful feature films. In all, they made over 200 films! Half a century later, the act is still knocking them dead. Demand for The Three Stooges is so strong that their films can currently be seen every day of the week on cable TV-bringing the manic comic genius of Moe, Larry, and Curly to a whole new generation of delighted fans. These two new books pair vintage black and white photos from The Three Stooges's incredible film archive with short and snappy text that celebrates fathers and birthdays. "Why, I Oughta . . ." is an encouraging little reminder that getting older doesn't have to be so painful. ("Even if some of us aren't as curly as we used to be"), and Pop, You're "Poifect" pays tribute to dear old dad. Written to be given as a gift to dad, it offers an apology for the trials kids put parents through ("I know that there were nights when I kept you awake with worry, and days I probably made you pull out your hair in frustration-especially grade card days.") and words of thanks ("So thanks for all the times you've bailed me out-not literally, of course-not yet"). The words work in perfect tandem with the slapstick shots of The Three Stooges in action-and the net result is two books sure to delight Stooges fans new and old. So, will these books be a hit? "Soitenly!"

A Three Stooges Birthday Toast

Why, I Oughta . . . Wish You a Happy Birthday

Mary Engelbreit

A survey of the artist's career from her early years to her current status as a major illustrator of greeting cards, books, calendars, and other products features an extensive collection of her art, including never-before-published drawings.

Mary Engelbreit: The Art and the Artist

Microsoft Official Academic Course

This is the print lab manual adjacent to the 70-412 Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 R2 Services textbook. 70-412 Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 R2 Services covers the third of three exams required for Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): Windows Server 2012 certification. This course will help validate the skills and knowledge necessary to administer a Windows Server 2012 Infrastructure in an enterprise environment. The three MCSA exams collectively validate the skills and knowledge necessary for implementing, managing, maintaining and provisioning services and infrastructure in a Windows Server 2012 environment. This Microsoft Official Academic Course is mapped to the 70-412 Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services exam skills, including the recent R2 objectives. This textbook focuses on real skills for real jobs and prepares students to prove mastery of Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services such as advanced configuring tasks necessary to deploy, manage, and maintain a Windows Server 2012 infrastructure. It covers such skills as fault tolerance, certificate services, and identity federation. In addition, this book also covers such valuable skills as: • Implementing Advanced Network Services • Implementing Advanced File Services • Implementing Dynamic Access Control • Implementing Network Load Balancing • Implementing Failover Clustering • Implementing Disaster Recovery • Implementing Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) • Implementing Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) The MOAC IT Professional series is the Official from Microsoft, turn-key Workforce training program that leads to professional certification and was authored for college instructors and college students. MOAC gets instructors ready to teach and students ready for work by delivering essential resources in 5 key areas: Instructor readiness, student software, student assessment, instruction resources, and learning validation. With the Microsoft Official Academic course program, you are getting instructional support from Microsoft; materials that are accurate and make course delivery easy. Request your sample materials today.

70-412 Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services R2 Lab Manual

Jonathan Chester

This original narrative warmly shares clever advice for a contented life. Each line of text is artfully illustrated with a photograph from polar photographer Jonathan Chester’s wonderful, intimate photographs taken at Churchill and Spitsbergen. Polar bears accept life in a harsh environment; they embody a strong sense of self and rely on their instincts. They live in harmony with their environment. They stay cool under pressure. We can learn a lot about living a contented life simply by observing their daily existence.

A Polar Bear's Guide to Life

Stay Cool

What does it mean to be cool? The quality has always been hard to define, but easy to identify. James Dean. Miles Davis. They were cool. Joe Montana scrambling in the pocket. Steve McQueen riding a motorcycle. Very cool. To that list, you can now add another towering paragon of cool: the mighty polar bear. In Stay Cool, award-winning polar photographer Jonathan Chester and writer Patrick Regan reveal the uncanny life lessons to be learned from polar bears, those imposing but endlessly appealing kings of the Arctic. Pithy, clever, and surprisingly heartwarming, Stay Cool illustrates that these wild creatures with a strong sense of self and the ability to rely on their instincts have something useful to teach us all, making this keepsake book a great gift for people of all ages.

Dog Is My Copilot tells the story of Pilots N Paws, a high-flying animal-rescue operation founded "accidentally" in 2008 when a private pilot offered to fly a mission of mercy to save an abused dog for a friend. Once on the ground, the pilot asked his friend if there was a big need to transport shelter animals from one part of the country to another. She responded, "You have no idea." Since that time, Pilots N Paws has grown to include thousands of pilots who have transported tens of thousands of "death-row dogs" (and a fair amount of cats and other animals), sometimes more than 1,000 miles away to new homes or no-kill shelters, where they have a much higher chance of adoption. The true heart of Dog Is My Copilot are the 24 real-life rescue stories collected from pilots and their animal-rescue counterparts on the ground. The short, captivating stories are accompanied by more than 100 charming, poignant, color photos--most taken by the pilots themselves--of their canine passengers in flight. Unexpected things can happen when dogs reach cruising altitude, and the stories in Dog Is My Copilot run the emotional range from hilarious to heart rending--but the endings are always happy. These dogs are the lucky ones, and most of the pilots will tell you that when they get on the plane, they know it. After all, waiting for them on the ground hundreds of miles away is a second chance at a happy life with a loving forever family. Dog Is My Copilot--it's Chicken Soup for the Soul meets Marley and Me . . . with just a dash of The Right Stuff. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to the Pilots N Paws organization.

Rescue Tales of Flying Dogs, Second Chances, and the Hero Who Might Live Next Door

Dog Is My Copilot

Bob Elsdale

PQ Blackwell, Ltd.

The Two of Us celebrates togetherness with two adorable, and sometimes hilarious, baby chimpanzees named Kenzy and Willie. The candid photographs of these primate pals remind us of the unbreakable bonds we share with our nearest and dearest. With a wonderful and emotional story that runs throughout the book, Bob Elsdale's moving full-color photography captures the realness of togetherness. Like peanut butter and jelly or cookies and milk, some things just go better together. We all need a yin to our yang, whether it's hanging out with a soul mate, sharing secrets with a kindred spirit, or just plain monkeying around.

Why I'm Nuts About You

The Two of Us

There's wonder and magic in Christmas, and this little book from illustrator Becky Kelly captures it perfectly. And Then In A Twinkling offers both a celebration of the season and a gentle reminder to keep the true spirit of Christmas in our hearts. Becky's ethereal and radiant watercolors illustrate an upbeat and inspiring message written in rhyming verse, like: "Don't miss the wonder, while lost in to-dos, because, in a twinkling...this day will be through." This beautiful little book is sure to be a holiday favorite for years to come. Author's web site: www.beckykelly.com/

And Then in a Twinkling

Commemorate the specific milestone of going over the hill with over 50 hilarious coupons in Age is Irrelevant (Until You Hit 40!). Turning the big 4-0 can be stressful, and what better stress-release than a night of guilt-free snoring? Coupons entitle the bearer to have his or her I.D. checked when buying liquor, to borrow the reading glasses of an older or less vain acquaintance, to wear comfortable shoes for one day (fashion be damned), to permanently re-calibrate his or her "target weight," and much more. The convenient size and perforated pages also enable a gift giver to bestow birthday coupons individually by tucking them into a card, purse, or briefcase. Perfect for birthdays, and a great gift for anytime anyone is dealing with the midlife milestone!

Coupons to Make Your Birthday Brighter

Age Is Irrelevant (Until You Hit 40!)

Have Yourself a Beary Little Christmas joins the books, toys, and accessories that have made Boyds so popular among consumers. Giving this memorable gift lets you deck the halls with Boyds bears and embrace the whimsy and magic of the season. Christmas doesn't get warmer or fuzzier! Long known for plush animals and related accessories, Boyds Collection keepsakes are a tradition in households throughout America. Some of the sentiments in this book include: - At Christmas, everyone seems to be just a tad more merry. - Christmas is a time to embrace longtime traditions and create fun new ones. - As the big day grows closer, it gets harder and harder to think about anything else. - It seems Christmas has a magical way of bringing out the best in everyone. This year's latest Christmas book is perfect for relatives, friends, adults, or kids from age one to 92.

Have Yourself a Beary Little Christmas

Looking for laughs? Get thee to a nunnery! The Book of Bad Habits takes us behind convent walls for a hilarious look at nuns like you've never seen them before. Absolutely authentic, unretouched vintage photos offer glimpses of nuns at ease and in action. Wry, clever captions complete this unholy alliance of words and pictures. Not to worry, Mother Superior--it's all harmless fun. After all, all pray and no play makes for a very dull day. Nuns with guns! Nuns with pool cues! Nuns with cigarettes, footballs, fire hoses, and flying fists! Holy Mother! Have these sisters lost their religion? Hell, no . . . they're just nuns having fun, and this book catches them in the act. At risk of attracting a lightning bolt from the blue, author Patrick Regan has rifled through the Vatican's photo files and unearthed an eye-opening array of candid snaps of holy sisters doing some rather un-nunlike things. Paired with irreverent (to say the least) text, this book is guaranteed to induce church giggles of the highest order.

The Book of Bad Habits

Matt Besler

Sporting Kansas City captain Matt Besler has achieved something extraordinary in the least extraordinary way. At every level of his athletic career, Besler has heard the same questions and initial dismissal of his talent. Even as he made his slow, steady progression into the consciousness of his coaches, opponents, and fans, then onto the national and world soccer stage, he heard it still. How does a normal guy like Matt Besler end up playing in the World Cup, one of the most exclusive competitions in international sports? If it’s true that he’s a rather typical Midwestern guy, it’s also true that Matt happens to be one of the best soccer players in the country. Professional soccer is a bastion for the flamboyant—the lifestyles, the hairstyles, the WAGs, the passionate fans—yet Matt has flourished as the anti-flamboyant. He is preternaturally calm. He is stalwart. He is relentlessly committed to his preparedness and his athletic success. Matt Besler may seem to be Mr. Average, but it is this very characteristic that has made him exceptional. No Other Home offers an honest, first-person perspective into exactly what it takes to reach the highest levels of the sporting world. Matt shares his stories—from growing up in a loving but fiercely competitive family, to climbing through the ranks of high school, club, and college athletics, to dealing with injuries and professional setbacks, and even to his own rather extraordinary experience of becoming a father. The poignant lessons he’s learned so far hold value for soccer fans and nonfans alike. This is a book to be shared among family members, young and old. And for parents looking for positive influences in professional athletics, they will find no better role model than Matt. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to the nonprofit charity, the BESLER FAMILY FOUNDATION.

Living, Leading, and Learning What Matters Most

No Other Home

Nothing captures the magic of Christmas like the drooling face of a child and a cheap-ass little fake tree." --An Old-Fashioned Christmas In the tradition of Holidays on Ice and Bad Santa, Patrick Regan counters saccharine seasonal sentiment with a dose of holiday-noir. Remember Christmases of old? Simpler times, when four-year-old orphans were used for market research and Santa could call a pretty elf "Sweet Cheeks" and not get slapped with a sexual harassment suit? In An Old-Fashioned Christmas, author Patrick Regan collects images from the golden days of Christmas and pairs them with wryly sardonic captions to offer a reminder of what Christmas is really all about-namely, "hobos, orphans, boozed-up Santas, pill-popping housewives, and the shattered dreams of adorable children." Fans of Regan's The Book of Bad Habits will take twisted delight in his skewering of the most cherished (and overstuffed) holiday of all. The 1940s, '50s, and '60s-vintage photos are odd enough on their own, but when Regan's caustic captions start flying, no tradition is safe from mockery. Christmas just ain't what it used to be, and judging from the subversive gems in this more naughty-than-nice book, we should all be extremely grateful for that.

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