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River Thoughts is a podcast about life, thoughts, experiences and the things that stay on your mind long after the moment has passed. Hosted by Peter, Duncan and James, each episode explores the ups, downs, questions and unexpected moments that make us who we are. From personal experiences and everyday observations to technology, creativity, culture, relationships and the future, River Thoughts is a place to think out loud and explore ideas without needing all the answers. Sometimes serious, sometimes funny, sometimes completely spontaneous — just thoughts flowing like a river.

It was supposed to be an easy housesitting gig. Kick back in a luxurious Victorian house for a few days. Hand out Halloween candy and score a payday. I wasn't counting on the home invasion. Everything was going to plan until my last group of trick-or-treaters was three tall, stacked men wearing...

Cara Devine is a walking cotton-candy explosion—wildly out of place on the loser floor of a Manhattan finance firm, and hopelessly obsessed with her boss. Then one spectacular public implosion changes everything. She slapped a billionaire. He sent Louboutins. Now she’s drawn into his world—dazzled by the glamour and absolutely not ready for the fine print.

The year 753 B.C. has been immortalized as the birth year of Rome, the Eternal City, which according to legend was founded by the brothers Romulus and Remus. When Remus was killed, allegedly by Romulus or one of his followers, Romulus's new city found itself with a male-to-female ratio that was severely unbalanced, and the Romans on Palatine Hill had trouble spawning the next generation.

Cubriendo los años desde 1950 hasta el siglo XXI, esta dramática conclusión a la historia de dos tomos explora las vidas de cuatro generaciones de mujeres. Cada una ha presentado un frente valiente para disimular heridas profundas, a menudo sin comprender el amor sacrificial de una madre por su hija.

Este es el primero de dos libros en una saga que explora las complicadas relaciones entre madres e hijas a través de cuatro generaciones. A finales del siglo XIX, la impetuosa Marta deja Suiza decidida a encontrar la vida bajo sus propios términos. Su educador viaje la lleva a través de Europa y Canadá, y finalmente la carga con la compañía de hijos y un esposo en el valle central de California.

The man known to most of the world as Emperor Hirohito ruled during some of the most tumultuous years in Japanese history. When he came to the throne in 1926, he inherited control of a country which had only recently emerged as a major industrial and world power. Through the aggressive expansion and wars of the 1930s, Hirohito was at the head of one of the world’s foremost powers. Throughout the maelstrom of World War II, he remained in power, a distant and, to most outsiders, inscrutable factor in the rise of the Japanese Empire.

In 1977, two spacecraft were launched from Earth to explore the outer Solar System, and incredibly, the now-ancient technology from the 1970s is still working, sending daily reports back to the planet that sent the two robotic envoys on their way, over 40 years ago. Voyager 1 and 2 have done far more than accomplish their original missions. In fact, they are now exploring interstellar space, far beyond the outer planets, in the cold wasteland between the stars.

Over 450 years after his reign, Henry VIII is still the most famous and recognizable King of England, but it’s for all the wrong reasons. Though well regarded by contemporaries as a learned king and "one of the most charismatic rulers to sit on the English throne", he is best remembered today for his gluttony and multiple marriages. History for Kids: An Illustrated Biography of King Henry VIII chronicles Henry VIII’s life and reign.

The importance of Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (or as he was known from birth, Gaius Octavius “Octavian” Thurinus) to the course of Western history is hard to overstate. His life, his rise to power, his political, social, and military achievements, all laid the foundations for the creation of an empire which would endure for almost five centuries, and whose traditions, laws, architecture, and art continue to influence much of Europe and the world today.

History for Kids: The Illustrated Life of Queen Elizabeth I chronicles the life and reign of England’s most famous queen, but it also humanizes the woman who ruled one of the world’s most powerful kingdoms in an age dominated by men. Elizabeth inherited her grandfather’s political acumen and her father’s magnificence, thus creating not just one of the most colorful courts in Europe but also one of the most effective governments in English history.

The American occupation of Japan holds a singular and problematic place in the histories both of Japan and of American foreign policy. For the Japanese, the occupation marked the transition from war to peace, from authoritarianism to democracy, and from privation to plenty, making it a passage from one of the darkest chapters in Japanese history to one of the brightest.

One of the most turbulent and romanticized eras in ancient Chinese history is that of the three kingdoms period. During the third century AD in China, warlords battled for supremacy. This turbulent and bloody era is known as the three kingdoms period. It's also one of the most romanticized eras in Chinese history; heroes and villains like Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Zhuge Liang have served has inspiration for poetry, novels, opera, and song in China.

A beautiful retelling of the story of Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz by award-winning author Francine Rivers. Readers will be encouraged by the truth that God will faithfully provide for His children even when all hope seems lost.

In her trademark style, Francine tells the compelling story of Rahab from the book of Joshua. Readers will gain a fresh understanding of God's work through the life of this unlikely woman in the lineage of Christ.

Mary is one of the most revered women in history, but she was an ordinary woman striving to please God in the same way that women still do today. Listeners are sure to gain a new appreciation of the familiar story through Francine's signature style. A study on the biblical text is included for personal or group study.

Esta serie clásica ha inspirado a millones de lectores. Sin duda alguna, tanto los fieles seguidores como los nuevos lectores desearán poseer la edición más reciente de esta serie clásica. Esta edición incluye un prólogo de la casa editorial, un prefacio por Francine Rivers y una guía de discusión para uso personal o grupal. El tercer libro de la serie La marca del León, "Tan cierto como el amanecer", continúa la historia de Atretes.

Esta serie clásica ya ha inspirado a casi más de dos millones de lectores, pero sin duda alguna, tanto los fieles seguidores como los nuevos lectores desearán poseer esta edición del 20 aniversario de este clásico cristiano. El primer libro de la serie "La marca del León", "Una voz en el viento", transporta a los lectores al primer siglo y les presenta a un personaje que nunca olvidarán: Hadasa. Desgarrada por su amor por un atractivo y elegante aristócrata, esta joven esclava se aferra a su fe en el Dios viviente por la liberación de las fuerzas de la Roma decadente.

Esta serie clásica ha inspirado a más de dos millones de fieles seguidores, y sin duda alguna, esta nueva edición en español cautivará miles de nuevos lectores que desearán poseer esta clásica serie cristiana. Esta edición incluye un prólogo de la casa editorial, una carta redactada por Francine Rivers, un glosario ilustrado y una guía de discusión para uso personal o grupal.

La exitosa autora Francine Rivers relata nuevamente la historia bíblica de amor de Gómer y Oseas en un cuento ambientado con el emocionante telón de fondo de la fiebre del oro de California. La protagonista, Ángela, es una joven mujer que fue vendida para la prostitución cuando era niña. Miguel Oseas es un hombre piadoso enviado a la vida de Ángela para atraerla al amor redentor del Salvador.