While helicopters overhead spray against a Medfly infestation, a group of peoples' lives in Los Angeles intersect, some casually, some to more lasting effect. While they go out to concerts and jazz clubs and even have their pools cleaned, these same folks also lie, drink, and cheat. Death itself seems never to be far away. A look at human life and American culture with over 20 lives interweaving.

Would you trust a complete stranger? After Chloe and her daughter Freya are rescued from disaster by a man who seems too good to be true, Chloe decides she must find him again to thank him. But instead of meeting her knight in shining armour, she encounters a woman called Nadine Caspian who warns her to stay well away from him. He is dangerous, Nadine claims, and a compulsive liar. Alarmed, Chloe asks her what she means, but Nadine will say no more....

"When the Abraham family gets some out-of-this-world guests, Debbie welcomes them with Jewish hospitality. But not everyone is as excited about these strange visitors."--

"Pavor es un niño que siempre está solo, porque teme contagiarse de alguna enfermedad o que se le prendan los terribles piojos; no le gusta ensuciarse ni jugar con los perros. Y, para colmo de males, en las noches, un peligro insospechado comienza a acecharlo..."--Page [4] of cover

Niespodziewanie "wyspa stała się terenem zdarzeń, które każde z czworga zapamiętało na długo, a może zapamięta na całe życie. Zaczęło się to jedenastego lipca, we wtorek, w dzień dżdżysty i chłodny", gdy czwórka przyjaciół znalazła na wyspie śpiącego pod leszczyną Zenka. Kim naprawdę był ten chłopak?

In this no non-sense book, reliable spiritual guide, Will Willimon, invites readers to consider the gospel command to love (and not merely tolerate) those considered to be “Other” or outside mainstream Christian culture. Rooted in the faith of Israel and the Christian story and vision, Willimon brings a Wesleyan perspective to bear on what may be the hardest thing for people of faith to do: keeping and loving the "Other" as they are-- without...

Lost and found tells the story of a child who gets lost in a crowd of strangers. Her eyes fill with tears and she starts to get scared. But she is lucky for she is approached by a police officer. He helps her find her Mom and Dad.