People all over the world are different in so many ways, but when it comes to the area of life they struggle with most, virtually everyone gives the same answer: relationships. As humans, we were made to connect with others, which is why relationships are so important to us. When they’re working, they can be the source of our greatest joy. But when relationships fail, it can lead to hopelessness, isolation, and despair. What many people don’t realize is that behind every relationship is an invisible spiritual dimension, and sometimes the relational challenges we face arise not from the people involved but from unseen forces seeking to sabotage, discourage, and destroy intimacy. It’s one thing fighting someone you can see, but it’s a completely different story when your opponent hides behind the scenes and attacks you when you least expect it. We were born fighting to protect our territory. We fight to stay alive and to thrive daily, which is why we are tired and easily stressed, because we have been fighting from day one. What can you do when you’re unable to take it anymore? Get behind the scenes, pull your spiritual opponent out of the darkness and into the light, and then use the right weapon to destroy him. Inspired by Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, this book explains how to live and grow in the supernatural realm by accessing the keys revealed in Scripture. It outlines a proven strategy to restore your life and relationships and make them everything God created them to be.

People all over the world are different in so many ways, but when it comes to the area of life they struggle with most, virtually everyone gives the same answer: relationships. As humans, we were made to connect with others, which is why relationships are so important to us. When they’re working, they can be the source of our greatest joy. But when relationships fail, it can lead to hopelessness, isolation, and despair. What many people don’t realize is that behind every relationship is an invisible spiritual dimension, and sometimes the relational challenges we face arise not from the people involved but from unseen forces seeking to sabotage, discourage, and destroy intimacy. It’s one thing fighting someone you can see, but it’s a completely different story when your opponent hides behind the scenes and attacks you when you least expect it. We were born fighting to protect our territory. We fight to stay alive and to thrive daily, which is why we are tired and easily stressed, because we have been fighting from day one. What can you do when you’re unable to take it anymore? Get behind the scenes, pull your spiritual opponent out of the darkness and into the light, and then use the right weapon to destroy him. Inspired by Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, this book explains how to live and grow in the supernatural realm by accessing the keys revealed in Scripture. It outlines a proven strategy to restore your life and relationships and make them everything God created them to be.

This book takes the reader on a journey from familiar high school mathematics to undergraduate algebra and number theory. The journey starts with the basic idea that new number systems arise from solving different equations, leading to (abstract) algebra. Along this journey, the reader will be exposed to important ideas of mathematics, and will learn a little about how mathematics is really done. Starting at an elementary level, the book gradually eases the reader into the complexities of higher mathematics; in particular, the formal structure of mathematical writing (definitions, theorems and proofs) is introduced in simple terms. The book covers a range of topics, from the very foundations (numbers, set theory) to basic abstract algebra (groups, rings, fields), driven throughout by the need to understand concrete equations and problems, such as determining which numbers are sums of squares. Some topics usually reserved for a more advanced audience, such as Eisenstein integers or quadratic reciprocity, are lucidly presented in an accessible way. The book also introduces the reader to open source software for computations, to enhance understanding of the material and nurture basic programming skills. For the more adventurous, a number of Outlooks included in the text offer a glimpse of possible mathematical excursions. This book supports readers in transition from high school to university mathematics, and will also benefit university students keen to explore the beginnings of algebraic number theory. It can be read either on its own or as a supporting text for first courses in algebra or number theory, and can also be used for a topics course on Diophantine equations.

The Sky Realm is where her rightful home is. Aaliyah, an everyday teenager on Earth, she has been led to believe that she is nothing more than an ordinary village healer. After a cruel attack on her grandmother, Aaliyah discovers not only that she is an Ultimate, who can reign over the four elements, but also that the people around her are not who she thought they were. Now, Aaliyah must do everything in her yet-to-emerge powers to defeat an evil force and salvage her home. Her journey of a thousand miles starts with a spark and consumes her as she strives for justice, love and power.

Challenging previous accounts, Megargee shatters the myth that German generals would have prevailed in World War II if only Hitler had not meddled in their affairs. Instead, he observes that the military's strategic ideas were no better than Hitler's and often were worse. 20 photos.

“A veritable tour de force of Eastern Front armored combat replete with slashing counterattacks, defending to the last man, and overcoming odds.” —Mark J. Reardon, author of Victory at Mortain On Christmas Eve 1944, the men of the IV. SS-Panzerkorps and its two divisions—the 3rd SS Panzer Division “Totenkopf” and the 5th SS Panzer Division “Wiking”—were eagerly anticipating what the holiday would bring, including presents from home and perhaps sharing a bottle of schnapps or wine with their comrades. This was not to be, for that very evening, the corps commander, SS-Obergruppenführer Herbert Otto Gille, received a telephone call notifying him that the 35,000 men of his corps would begin boarding express trains the following day that would take them from the relative quiet of the Vistula Front to the front lines in Hungary, hundreds of kilometers away. Their mission: Relieve Budapest! Thus would begin the final round in the saga of the IV. SS-Panzerkorps. In Hungary, it would play a key role in the three attempts to raise the siege of that fateful city. Threatened as much by their high command as by the forces of the Soviet Union, Gille and his troops overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles in their attempts to rescue the city’s garrison, only to have their final attack called off at the last minute. At that moment, they were only a few kilometers away from the objective towards which they had striven for nearly a month. After the relief attempt’s failure sealed the fate of hundreds of thousands of Hungarians and Germans, the only course of action remaining was to dig in and protect the Hungarian oilfields as long as possible.

Winner of the 2020 Basil Stuart Stubbs Prize Winner of the 2019 Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Historical Writing A celebration of the richly diverse flora and fauna of Vancouver Island as explored through the records of explorers, settlers, and visitors, and with due respect to the wealth of Indigenous traditional knowledge of the island’s ecosystems. In Nature’s Realm gathers initial reports, recorded histories, and personal accounts left by Vancouver Island’s early naturalists who studied the region’s flora and fauna. Many, such as Archibald Menzies, accompanied English and Spanish explorations investigating the coastal geography for colonial expansion. Doctor–naturalists such as John Scouler, David Douglas, and Robert Brown worked with the Hudson’s Bay Company and collected specimens. Irish-born John Macoun, a renowned naturalist, brought his expertise to Vancouver Island, as did botanical artists Sarah Lindley (Lady Crease) and Emily Henrietta Woods. In Nature’s Realm is a companion volume to Layland’s two previous titles: A Perfect Eden: Encounters by Early Explorers of Vancouver Island, shortlisted for a BC Book Prize in two categories; and The Land of Heart's Delight: Early Maps and Charts of Vancouver Island, shortlisted for the Bill Duthie Booksellers’ Choice Prize, and for the City of Victoria Butler Book Prize.