Bedu, a shepherd boy from Damascus, is enthralled when King Melchior arrives at his family's simple home with more than a hundred warriors and his beautiful granddaughter, Yasmin, in tow. When Bedu's father offers the king a feast, including a dinner with the family's last seven sheep and four goats, the king gifts Bedu five gold coins and sends him to Judea to replace the herd. But in this magical journey of self-discovery, what Bedu finds is greater in value than any livestock.Travelers have always relied on stars to guide their journey, and Bedu follows the stars to transform from what he 'does' to become who he is truly meant to 'be.' In the spirit of The Defense of Duffer's Drift and A Message to Garcia, this simple tale offers profound insights on leadership and living with a purpose.

When a series of attacks on animal researchers leave several people dead--and questions of a fanatical group arise--the government, including the President, issues an immediate ban on animal testing. And that's when the real trouble begins.

First published in 2005. Arabic literature has a distinguished tradition of bacchanals but none are so consistently entertaining or explicit or iconoclastic as those of Abu Nuwas al_hasan ibn Hani al-Hakami (c. 756-c.815), the 'bad boy' of Abbasid poetry. In his khamriyyat, Abu Nuwas offers a glimpse of the hedonistic and dissipated world he inhabited: the world of Baghdad high society at the zenith of the Abbasid caliphate. Yet there is also a modern and up-to-date feel about his poetry that makes it ideal for presentation to an English-speaking readership, some twelve centuries after his death.

He thought he had the perfect life. Everything about it turned out to be wrong. Columbia, SC. Forty-something ER physician Sam Buchanan has gotten too comfortable in the lap of luxury. But when he discovers his wife is having an affair, he's ashamed to realize he's ended up a distant, selfish alcoholic. Vowing to redeem himself, he quits cold turkey, sells his possessions, and takes a job at a hospital in New Orleans. Finding fresh opportunities and potential love, Sam reinvents himself in the Big Easy's Uptown district. But news of the death of a friend he could have saved back in South Carolina shatters his confidence and knocks him off the wagon. And when a meddling acquaintance threatens his budding romance, Sam fears his demons may be too strong to defeat. Can Sam kiss the bottle goodbye forever and finally become the person he wants to be? Dog in the Road is an emotional standalone novel. If you like hard-earned lessons, flawed heroes, and a robust cast, then you'll love David Baehren's journey to salvation.

Abridqement of the author's Seven pillars of wisdom. Illustrated lining-papers. Includes index.

Sixteen-year old Jessie, still grieving over her mother's death, must move from Chicago to "The Valley," with a new stepfamily but no new friends until an anonymous fellow student emails and offers to help her navigate the school's treacherous social waters.