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Was the Star of Bethlehem really a star? Was it something explainable, like a supernova, comet, fireball, or the planet Venus, or could it have possibly been a spaceship? Could aliens have somehow been involved in the birth of our lord and savior, Jesus Christ? In "Incident at Bethlelem," noted thinker Valiant Thor (mentor of Nikola Tesla) shares his thoughts on the matter. In these pages, Thor references not only the Matthew record in the Christian Bible, but also the ancient Hebrew "Midrashim," the ancient "Hasika Detarde," the "Codex Vaticanus," the "Codex Similaritus," and the "Codex Vise." May Valiant Thor devotees across the globe find comfort, joy, and understanding in the words of this enlightened minister of the galaxy.

A captivating study of the beginnings of art, engineering, architecture, and more. An overview of some of the most powerful empires throughout history that helped make humankind the versatile and complicated species we are today. History of Empires: Rise and Fall of the Greatest "Empires" in History! Understanding The: Roman Empire, American Empire, British Empire, & Much More. A thrilling study of empires whose leaders lost sight of their civic obligations, leading to revolts, social disruption, and inescapable destruction. Journey through war, famine, conquest, and death.

Ex-Navy SEALs Cooper and Dirk Browning's PI firm has been hired to find out who kidnapped their teammate's ten-year-old daughter, Christie. They are stretched thin investigating two frustrating cases, in addition to handling their flourishing military canine-training enterprise. Coop and his star dog-in-training find a mysterious woman with a head wound. Her memory is gone. Between trying to find a clue to Christie's kidnapper, and his efforts to find the real identity of the woman he names Lori, Coop falls in love. So does Lori. But how realistic is that? She doesn't know who she is, and Coop can't envision a life with a woman he knows nothing about. When the truth comes out will their love survive?

Irene and Michel are cartoon satirists coming away from a traumatic event. They take a vacation to Italy to gain some new inspiration and to recoup their emotions, unwittingly pursued by their deadly foe.

In 1877, an alien element exploded in Railroad City, Missouri, granting superhuman powers to some of its population. A few of those affected formed a Guild of Honor, committing spectacular acts of bravery and justice. But for one, the Spaceman, a peculiar quirk from years before has taken him over: the Moon calls to him. But why? How? What does a dead world have to offer? Unable to find peace without answers, he asks his allies to build the impossible and undertakes a daring escapade to reach fair Luna. Desperate to find the truth or die trying, he casts himself out into the void.

Despite Carlos' mundane life, killing weeds for his father's rich customers, is billions of miles from the stars he observes in the night sky, or from the kids who sit in the canteen with their healthy sandwiches and bottled water. His life is a billion miles from their reality, and the reality of a stable life in America as he dreams of becoming a citizen. While their families provide them with nice clothes, large houses and cars to travel to school in, Carlos makes do with gas-fumed rags of clothes and a gap between his front teeth. In order to cope, he immerses himself in thoughts of the universe, and learns of black holes, gravity and the beguiling Casimir Effect.

Here is the story of The Houston Five that shocked the nation in the fall of 2014. Attorneys for Annise Parker, at that time the openly gay mayor of the City of Houston, launched a campaign in an attempt to intimidate and silence Houston pastors from addressing LGBT issues from their pulpits. The attorneys selected five pastors to whom they sent subpoenas, demanding they release copies of their sermons and their notes regarding and conversations with church members on the topic.

While Michael and River Bathory are away on vacation, their close friend Landon Kane watches over the house with his brother Logan and River's friend Mia Summers. During their stay, expecting it to be nothing more but a relaxing visit, the house reveals the ghostly presence of a suppressed child and her captor, who she calls the man in the hat. After the activity makes itself known, Logan, Mia, and Landon conduct an investigation and find themselves in a terrifying situation. From within the shadows, the spirit in black lurks - watching over its domain.

A drunken, naked frenzy leads to a nightmare summoned to earth. A nightmare not meant to be witnessed by human eyes. Because if it is, the village will pay -- and pay it does. When the villagers find a broken man on the forest floor they know he's to blame for the curse that's befallen them, and they want his blood. Now, helped along by some sympathetic villagers, he's on a frantic race for his life and sanity.

Nietzsche's AntiChrist as published by the MSAC Philosophy Group.

One of the greatest divides between the various Protestants denominations and the Catholic faith has historically been Catholic devotion to the world's first Christian, the Blessed Virgin Mary. Nothing symbolizes that devotion more than the Hail Mary.

Author Sandra Platt tells the story of one man's spiritual journey, as he comes to understand his lost condition, and begins his Christian life. Through the work of the Holy Spirit, he begins to acknowledge God and His work. Platt takes us from the barren wasteland of sin to repentance, where through faith he is born again into new life in Christ.

Time is a luxury in today's busy lifestyle. These short stories will give you the thrill and chill in short order. Just a few chapters and you are on to the next story. These stories will give you the excitement of a full-size novel that fits into any busy schedule.

India is one of the oldest places to inhabit civilization, with a history dating back thousands of years. Since time immemorial, people have visited this country for various reasons - to work, shelter, tourism, spiritual upliftment, and the like. India is surrounded by the great Himalayas in the north, Arabian Sea on the west, Indian Ocean in the south and the Bay of Bengal in the east. India is a very diverse country in terms of people, climate, locales, languages, customs, cuisines, cultures, and beliefs.

A weird assortment of religion-based short stories spanning genres of fantasy, horror, satire, and folklore. Set in an alternate version of our solar system, this collection of tales will entertain believer and skeptic alike. From the author of the Four Winds - One Storm series, herein lay tales of vampires becoming saints, a succubi visiting the Nativity, the anecdotal origin of the Easter Bunny, and many other strange stories.

Love, joy, excitement, learning, sharing, are all present in this story, as well as, hate, confusion, anger, and violence. Can trying to help someone improve their life cause harm to your own? Can innocence have tragic results? Josiah - The Day of Fate will keep you involved as the characters make their way to a united event, the Day of Fate. Harm will be done. Loss will occur. Penalties must be paid. Confusion, not clarity, will reign that day.

Ottilie "Tillie" Klimek - born Ottilie Gburek - was a Polish American serial killer who was active in Chicago during the early 1900s. She allegedly murdered between six and 20 individuals by poisoning them with arsenic. Additional victims included her other husbands, a boyfriend, relatives, and various neighbors with the help of her cousin Nellie Koulik.

Sometimes, we as people experience such earth-shattering love that it takes a period-of-time to recover from its loss. Sarah J. Heidelberg explores the depths of human desire, passion, and desecration of all hope, yet ends on an alternate plane of joy, fulfillment and a realization that pain is only a part of life's journey!

Two ancient scrolls, The Secret Annals, are discovered in the 1950s in a Tokyo bombsite. They purport to be the history of an unknown 15th-century Japanese spiritual teacher who, in a time of social chaos, sets out to establish enlightened society. He begins his teaching saying: "Abstinence is no path at all. We are gambling on true love. It is an untested path."

The Radhasoami tradition has almost since its formal inception in 1861 in Agra, India, attempted to explain its practices and teachings as a higher form of spiritual science. But in so doing, Radhasoami has developed its own unique understanding of how science operates which at times is at odds with more conventional definitions of how to systematically study nature.