America's youth are in crisis. Raised by well-meaning but overprotective parents and coddled by well-meaning but misbegotten government programs, they are ill-equipped to survive in our highly-competitive global economy. Many of the coming-of-age rituals that have defined the American experience since the Founding -- learning the value of working with your hands, leaving home to start a family, becoming economically self-reliant -- are being delayed...

"Old secrets come to light when four friends gather on Nantucket for a life-changing reunion in this heartwarming novel of love and self-discovery by New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer. When four strangers rent bargain-basement rooms in an old hotel near the beach, they embark on the summer of their lives. First there's Ariel Spencer, who has big dreams of becoming a writer and is looking for inspiration in Nantucket's high society. Her...

"From internationally bestselling author and president of the Barna Group comes groundbreaking research that reveals what people truly think about Jesus, and offers powerful and surprising new insights for effective evangelism and discipleship"--

Katie Raber's journey of discovery continues after her mamm's marriage to Jesse Mast. His oldest daughter's refusal to accept Katie creates conflict at home. Then Ben Stoll, the most popular boy in the community, begins to attend the Mennonite youth gatherings. Katie is overjoyed at the attention Ben pays her. And when given an opportunity to travel with the group to Europe to explore the roots of the faith, she feels blessed. While in Europe, Katie...

"Around age 18, most young people expect, and are expected to, move out and live on their own--either at college or in an apartment. But more and more often, 'boomerang kids' are returning home defeated, leaving you frustrated and at a loss for how to help them. In this breakthrough book, Carl Pickhardt...exposes the hidden period of development that's causing increasing numbers of post-high school and college-age kids to fail on their own and tells...

Convinced that society is on the brink of collapse, five disillusioned twenty-somethings create a self-sustaining socialist commune, before their utopian vision is marred by desire, suspicion, and betrayal.

A collection of the authors' favorite life hacks and mini-upgrades, such as craft cocktails on the cheap or tips for a perfectly planned staycation. Sometimes it takes as little as nine dollars to turn your life around. How to find simple pleasures in a pricey, wellness-obsessed world.

"On July 20, 2012, twelve people were killed and fifty-eight wounded at a mass shooting in a movie theater in Colorado. In 1999, thirteen kids at Columbine High School were murdered by their peers. In 2012, twenty children and seven adults were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary. Thirty-two were killed at Virginia Tech. Twelve killed at the Washington Navy Yard. In May 2014, after posting a YouTube video of "retribution" and lamenting a life of "loneliness,...

In the sixth installment, the survivors of the Ghostface killings leave Woodsboro behind and start afresh in New York City.

"Follow the journey of two young adults, Joshua and Claire, each individually shaped by the day the sky went dark, but drawn to each other because of it. Coming of age in this new landscape, they will be forced to confront and challenge notions of identity, guilt, and survival as the darkness grows around them. When fear threatens to envelop all hope they have left, the two discover that love, family, and finding the true light in a world seemingly...