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Corvallis Reflections is, at its heart, a celebration of a community and its people. But Wray's reflective lens looks forward also, and into the deepest realms of human nature. His ever-
present good humor masks a willingness to explore, satirize and when necessary confront, people,
organizations and ideas he considers inimical to the best interests of his beloved Corvallis,
Oregon.

In the finest tradition of American newspaper columnists, no subject is too small or too large to
attract Wray's interest. He is as engaged in a call to clean up a county road...

"Journeys" is a duet of sorts. The author will take you alternately on a nearly 12,000-mile motorcycle ride around the U. S. as well as an inside look at his own personal spiritual journey through six-plus decades of experiencing God.

It began as a sabbatical project through his church in an attempt to find out what is happening in Seventh-day Adventist Churches across America. Why are some growing and most not? What is the degree of optimism among the pastors and the laity? How willing are we to embrace change in a church that looks strongly to its roots?

As he began to put a plan...

Kip Norvald wächst in den späten 1980ern in Venice, Florida, bei seiner Oma auf. Kira Carson lebt im Trailer ihres Vaters, Leslie Vogler, der androgyne Schwarze in Glamklamotten, bei den jüdischen Adoptiveltern. Nichts in ihrem Leben ist gut und einfach. Was sie zusammenbringt, ist eine neue, unerhörte Musik: Death Metal. Deren reinigende Härte lässt vieles vergessen, Kips psychische Probleme, die Übergriffe von Kiras Vater, Leslies blutiges Gesicht nach einem homophoben Angriff. Die drei wollen nur weg aus diesem toten Winkel Floridas, wo es außer Rentnern, Bullen und...

Early one morning in New York City, Will Heller, a sixteen-year-old paranoid schizophrenic, gets on an uptown B train alone. Will is on a mission to save the world from global warming--to do it, though, he'll need to cool down his own body first. And for that he'll need one willing girl.

Lowboy tells the story of Will's odyssey through the city's tunnels, back alleys, and streets in search of Emily Wallace, his one great hope. It also follows his mother, Violet Heller, as she tries desperately to find her son before psychosis claims him completely. Violet is joined by Ali...