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"There's something sinister under the surface of the idyllic, suburban town of Wesley Falls, and it's not just the abandoned coal mine that lies beneath it. The summer of 1995 kicks off with a party in the mine where six high school students witness a horrifying crime that changes the course of their lives. The six couldn't be more different. Maddy, a devout member of the local megachurch. Kelly, the bookworm next door. James, a cynical burnout. Casey,...
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Every day in the United States, ordinary people are called to testify in court. Most of them have never been involved in a legal proceeding. But they have probably seen witnesses in high-profile trials on television, being harshly cross examined, looking nervous or anxious-perhaps even humiliated. The thought of testifying can be scary. Being subpoenaed can lead to weeks or months of anxiety until the day arrives when they raise their right hand and...
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Taking readers further into The Gate Cycle, Kristin Jacques will thrill fans of Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn and Leigh Bardugo's Shadow and Bone.
Every magic has a flavor, from the cold, cloying sweetness of the Winnowrooks to the hinted rot and bitter earth of the Mire witches. To know the flavor of one's magic is, to know the poison that will control it.
Oswin Brixby is, a traveling Meister, accompanied by his dearest childhood friend and helpmate,...
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Este libro utiliza la Traducción del Nuevo Mundo de las Sagradas Escrituras para demostrar que las enseñanzas de los Testigos de Jehová sobre los Últimos Días y las Buenas Nuevas de Salvación no son bíblicas. El autor, anciano de los Testigos de Jehová durante 40 años, comparte los resultados de los últimos diez años de su investigación sobre las enseñanzas de la Watch Tower como la presencia invisible de Cristo en 1914, la doctrina de...
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WARNING: This book contains material of a CONTROVERSIAL nature relating to what is taught in Christianity today. Now, if controversy scares you, stop reading here. Really. It means this book is NOT FOR YOU. "May people know that you, whose name is JEHOVAH, You alone are the Most High over all the earth."--PSALMS 83:18 Today, many still believe that the divine name of God should not be used, because it is not known exactly how to pronounce it. The...
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The mysterious death of an elder from the Organization of Jehovah's Witnesses plunges Mary and Father Raymond into a world of sinister plots and intrigue. They find themselves in a race to decode the clues of the most powerful secret of all time – the secret of the number 666. They discover that the seven heads of the beast spoken of in Revelation 13:01 are the seven leaders of the Jehovah's Witnesses as of December 4, 2010. In order to stop them...
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Brenda Farley was born and raised in a devote family of Jehovah's Witnesses. In her childhood home nothing mattered except the Watchtower Society's rules, what was printed in their books, The Watchtower and Awake! magazine, attending five meetings at the Kingdom Hall every week, and going house to house telling about Jehovah's Kingdom on earth. Brenda thought she was in the "TRUTH" and all other religions worshipped the devil and were Babylon The...
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Detective Kara Quinn is back in Los Angeles to testify against a notorious human trafficker, finally moving past the case that upended her life. But when the accused is shot in broad daylight, the chaotic scene of the crime turns up few reliable bystanders. And one witness, a whistleblower who might be the key to everything, has disappeared. After another person close to the case is killed, it's clear that anyone who knows too much is in danger, and...
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This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Elizabeth Loftus, renowned expert on human memory and Distinguished Professor of Psychological Science; Criminology, Law, and Society; Cognitive Science and Law at UC Irvine. This extensive conversation covers her ground-breaking work on the misinformation effect, false memories and her battles with "repressed memory" advocates, how getting expert memory testimony introduced...
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"After witnessing a murder at the hands of a notorious gang leader, Ayla DuPree is a marked woman sent straight to witness protection. But when her handler is killed and her safety compromised, she has no choice but to run forcing US Marshal Chance Tavalla and his K-9 to chase her. Can Chance keep Ayla alive long enough to find safety and justice?"--Page 4 of cover.
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"What if everything you know about the worst night of your life turns out not to be true? Nine years ago, with the world's eyes on her, Charlie Colbert fled. The press and the police called Charlie a "witness" to the nightmarish events at her elite graduate school on Christmas Eve--events known to the public as "Scarlet Christmas"--though Charlie knows she was much more than that. Now, Charlie has meticulously rebuilt her life: She's the editor-in-chief...
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¿Quiénes son los testigos de Jehová? ¿Son cristianas sus doctrinas? ¿Qué decirles a la luz de la Biblia? ¿Qué nos pueden enseñar los Padres de la Iglesia y la Antigüedad cristiana acerca de ellos?
El autor, preocupado por el proselitismo de esta secta fundada en los EE.UU. en el siglo XIX, ofrece un análisis detallado de sus creencias y prácticas, y las confronta con fe católica. Los testigos de Jehová no son cristianos, porque no creen...
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Anthropological Witness tells the story of Alexander Laban Hinton's encounter with an accused architect of genocide and, more broadly, Hinton's attempt to navigate the promises and perils of expert testimony. In March 2016, Hinton served as an expert witness at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, an international tribunal established to try senior Khmer Rouge leaders for crimes committed during the 1975–79 Cambodian genocide. His...
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Case McMillan isn't a cop anymore, but instinct sends him running when he sees a woman being held at gunpoint. Skittish and secretive, Terri is hard to trust -- until a wily dog named Cutter helps Case see the true self she's been hiding. As the sole witness to a murder, she needs more protection than he alone can provide, but he's not leaving her side until he knows that she's safe.
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"As partners, they maintain their distance ... But danger has forced them together. Crime scene investigator Patrick Colton's attraction to his partner, Kyra Patel, is inappropriate, and not just because it's unprofessional -- Kyra is also very pregnant. Patrick struggles to keep his feelings in check as they work together. But when Kyra becomes the only eyewitness to a serial killer, Patrick moves in with Kyra to protect her. Now Patrick has more...
17) Crisis of Conscience: The Story of the Struggle Between Loyalty to God and Loyalty to One's Religion
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Crisis of Conscience presents the story of a struggle to prevent the erosion of a God-given freedom of conscience and the ensuing dilemma of choosing between loyalty to God and loyalty to one's religion.
Former member of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses, Raymond Franz delivers a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the Watch Tower Society. In response to extraordinary events, Franz tells a unique account of the decision-making sessions...
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How well you survive the court experience will be determined not only by your performance in the witness box, but also upon the quality of your report and the way in which you deal with the briefing lawyer. "Surviving the Witness Box" demonstrates that these skills, and many others, can be learned, particularly once you understand the rules of the legal "game". "Surviving the Witness Box" is a practical discussion covering a variety of important topics,...
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Do you want to share the gospel with Jehovah's Witnesses but don't know what to say? Have you tried to talk with them only to end up frustrated and going around in circles? The key to effective communication with Jehovah's Witnesses is getting them out of their prepared presentations by approaching Bible discussion in ways they won't expect. In this way, you can get them off autopilot and help them focus on what the Bible is really saying.
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Conversations About Law includes the following 5 carefully-edited Ideas Roadshow Conversations featuring leading researchers. This collection includes a detailed preface highlighting the connections between the different books. Each book is broken into chapters with a detailed introduction and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
1. Neurolaw - A Conversation with Nita Farahany, Robert O. Everett Distinguished Professor of Law and...