When the State Department sends Harvard PhD student Ivan Welland to Chechnya, he sees it as a perfect chance to gather material for his dissertation.  Little does he know that he will soon become involved with an imam in a local mosque who turns out to be one of the most dangerous Islamist jihadist terrorists in the Muslim world.  Thus begins an exciting and challenging mission in the life of this bookish academic.  He discovers the headquarters of a council of caliphs that directs terrorist attacks worldwide, and he uses his academic training to come up with a startling plan for mounting a successful counterterrorist attack on jihadists everywhere, while at the same time avoiding the tragedy of "collateral damage."

Council of Caliphs

Politics & Social Sciences

De Vries, Aidan

Politics & Government

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When Captain Niko Constantine (able seaman and womanizer of note) is selected to command the largest cruise ship in the world, he looks forward to enjoying the most challenging, exciting journey of his life. But what he doesn't know is that a group of jihadist terrorists is plotting to turn the luxury liner's maiden voyage into a trip to hell. Once again Aiden de Vries has written a riveting story about Ivan Welland, the hero of "Council of Caliphs," who is suddenly called upon to save the carefree passengers from certain death. This time, right out of the blue, he and his team of Navy Seals are given some crucial assistance from an unexpected source.

Cruise Control

Comics & Graphic Novels

Graphic Novels

When Sonia and Gordon Jones left New York City for a quiet life on a farm in Nova Scotia, they never dreamed they'd end up creating a multi-million dollar yogurt industry. But when Daisy gave too much milk for the family, Sonia started making yogurt for a local health food store. The product was so popular that it got shelf space in all the supermarket chains in the Maritime provinces. Sonia Jones wrote a book called "It All Began With Daisy" which was published by E.P. Dutton, adopted by the Literary Guild of America, condensed by the Reader's Digest and translated into many languages. But competition from a successful small business is not always welcomed by big business interests, so Goliath rose up to challenge Daisy. At this point the action diverges from the Old Testament narrative, where David uses his own ingenuity to overcome Goliath. In this true story the federal government requires that the slingshot be disallowed in favor of regulation swords for all parties to the conflict. The poignancy of the betrayal of Citizen Daisy by her own government is palpable. Yet this is not just an attack on the co-conspiracy of big government and big business. The story of Daisy and Goliath, like all good parables, crystallizes the issues and provides us with hope for a better future.

Daisy and Goliath

Biographies & Memoirs

Sonia Harrison Jones

Professionals & Academics

<p>When a mysterious old gentleman declares his life-long love for Marion Belle Pond at her funeral, her daughter, Sonia Harrison Jones, realizes there is a lot about her life that she didn't know before. The old man's words inspire her to embark on a journey to rediscover her mother through the people she knew and loved. This true story touches on Percy Pond, the author's grandfather and celebrated frontier photographer who documented the Klondike Gold Rush, the founding of Juneau, and the culture of the native tribes in Alaska. It also introduces Kay Harrison, the author's charismatic father, who was the Managing Director of Hollywood's Technicolor Films in London, Paris, and Rome. Set against against the backdrop of pre-war Japan, the early years of the territory of Alaska, and the drama of World War II, this unique saga shows us history as it plays out in the life of one family. It explores the unpredictability and profound ironies of life, the effect of heart-rending choices with their far-reaching consequences, and the transforming, empowering nature of love and forgiveness.</p>

The Primrose Path

Jones, Sonia Harrison

Memoirs

The Peacemaker

WHEN CHAMPION SAILOR CHARLOTTE (CHICK) CHASE finds a job as a yacht delivery captain, she looks forward to making use of her champion sailing skills.  While delivering a 55' racing yacht from Florida to Massachusetts, she encounters a small, unmarked boat loaded with armed men heading from Cuba to the U.S.  When her vessel is fired upon, she radios the U.S. Coast Guard to report the incident.       Thus begins a series of adventures that involve salty exploits up and down the Atlantic Coast.  Charlotte becomes inexorably entwined with the new Coast Guard that now functions under the Department of Homeland Security.  She eventually teams up with a handsome, intelligent young officer who helps her deal with the challenges she faces on the high seas.       Every page invites the reader to share in an exciting, plausible, swashbuckling series of events that involve elements of mature romance, sailboat racing, national security, and good old-fashioned patriotism.  Intertwined are observations about sea life and human life made by a knowledgeable, experienced writing salt.        Truman Cottrell is a Canadian citizen, born in the U.S.  He moved to Nova Scotia to pursue his interest in sailing and writing.

Chick

Cottrell, Truman

Contempt of Conscience

<p>With her loyalties torn between her adulterous father and her long-suffering mother, Stephanie Marks learns from her pet canary that love is always possible.</p>

The Canary Game

Peraldi, Renata

Parenting & Relationships

This is a collection of articles from Sonia Jones's humor column called "Life Ever Laughing," orinally published in "The Banner" magazine.  The topics range from warbling church mice to operatic moose calls, and from chaos on the farm to wild roosters running amok in the Dutch countryside.    But life also has its darker side.  There are some poignant stories about a grieving linguistics professor, a plucky Russian expatriate in Paris, and a dog that sniffs out his owner's cancer.  There is also a longer piece at the end of the book about the author's own struggle to save her baby's life.    What critics say about other books by the same author:    "[She] has a born teacher's eye for the well-chosen example... Indeed, the best things in ["It All Began With Daisy"] are its author's good humor and genuine charity of spirit."  -- Robert Coleman, New York Times    "A colorful parade of well-drawn characters and comic-tragic events.   -- Jennifer Henderson, Financial Post

Of Mice and Moosecalls (Black and White Edition)

Humor & Entertainment

Jones, Sonia

Humor

It is always a pleasure and a very great honor for an author to be invited to write a regular column for a respected publication with a wide and loyal readership.  Such is The Banner, the denominational magazine of the Christian Reformed Church.  When erstwhile editor-in-chief John Suk told me he was looking for some material that was both humorous and poignant, I jumped at the opportunity.  I hoped to provide my readers with stories that would make them chuckle over their morning coffee and also give them something to think about as they went about their daily business.  Eight years have gone by now since the column's inception, so it seemed to me that it was high time to gather the stories together between two covers.   So here it is - a collection of topics ranging from warbling church mice to operatic moose calls, and from chaos on the farm to wild roosters running amok in the Dutch countryside.    But life has its darker side, too.  You will come across poignant stories such as the one about a grieving linguistics professor, or a dog who sniffs out his owner's cancer.  There is also a longer piece at the end of the book about my own daughter's brush with death.    It is my hope that you will take comfort in the knowledge that the tears will eventually be wiped away, and life at last will truly be ever-laughing.  I have changed the names of some of the characters to protect the privacy of the individuals who populate these true stories - with the notable exception of Obadiah Kelly, who is already so famous that it's useless to try to hide his identity.  I'll bet you didn't know that his name is on your lips almost every day.  Read on!  There is much to learn.

Of Mice and Moose Calls (Color Edition)

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