Most Popular Books by Dave Jackson

A Trailblazer Book on the life of noted African-American George Washington Carver. This fictionalized biography shows his mission in helping families carve a life of their own.

Inside MLB profiles each of the 30 franchises in Major League Baseball. Philadelphia Phillies is a beginner''s history of the Phillies, covering the beginnings of the franchise, the greatest and lowest moments of the team, and the best players and managers. Fun facts, anecdotes, and sidebars round out the story of each club, allowing your readers to get Inside MLB! SportsZone is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

Methods and Advice for Making the Most of Your Podcast—Pricing, Sponsors, Crowdfunding, and More Pick up any book on podcast monetization, and you will find 90 percent of it only covers how to launch a podcast. If you already have a podcast, you have that information; you’re ready for the next step. Profit from Your Podcast provides top strategies and real-life examples of podcast monetization. This book is more than what to do. It also tells you how to do it. Chapters cover such topics as: How to Grow Your Audience How to Set Your Pricing Understanding Advertising Jargon How to Find Sponsors Best Strategies for Making Money as an Affiliate Master Strategies for Crowdfunding Harnessing the Power of Webinars and Events The Top Tools to Make Your Job Easy Built on the author’s fifteen years of experience in podcasting, this action-packed guide will benefit new and veteran podcasters. Get clear on who your audience is and what they want, deliver value, and build an engaged audience that wants to give you money. Leverage your relationships and the integrity you have built through your podcast to create multiple streams of income. Profit from Your Podcast gives you the tools to do it all.

Meet Russell and Judy, Bob and Lorraine. They almost gave up on their marriages. But then they discovered seeds of hope. Here are the true stories of real couples who rebuilt their marriages with strength and intimacy after years of turmoil and conflict. It meant forgiveness and honesty, hard work and the willingness to change. But the love these couples regained overcame the hurt. They learned communication skills that brought new life into their homes. Discover the hope that healed their marriages. It can heal yours, too.

Timeless Lessons for Families From Great Christians of the Past Drawn from the lives of fifteen key Christian heroes, Hero Tales: Volume IV is a beautifully illustrated treasury of forty-five exciting and educational readings designed to help foster Christian character qualities in families with elementary-age children. This inspiring collection presents a short biography and three true stories for each hero, including: C. S. Lewis Joy Ridderhof Ricky and Sherialyn Byrdsong William J. Seymour John and Betty Stam William Wilberforce Whether read together at family devotions or alone, Hero Tales: Volume IV is an ideal way to introduce children ages six to twelve to historically important Christians while imparting valuable lessons.

With God''s love, Curly, a young nineteenth-century English boy convicted of armed robbery, reforms his ways after being sent to one of George Müller''s orphan homes.

Meet Lonny and Rosalyn, Matt and Hilary, Vic and Laura. They almost gave up on their marriages. But then they discovered seeds of hope. Here are the true stories of real couples who rebuilt their marriages with strength and intimacy after years of turmoil and conflict. It meant forgiveness and honesty, hard work and the willingness to change. But the love these couples regained overcame the hurt. They learned communication skills that brought new life into their homes. Discover the hope that healed their marriages. It can heal yours, too.

BLINDED BY THE SHINING PATH, Introducing Romulo Saune -- Bandits are a regular threat to the small Peruvian village Alfredo Garcia lives in. Government protection is scarce and the police never enforce the law. So the village men take it upon themselves to defend their village, but return unsuccessful when Alfredo''s father is killed. Rico, Alfredo''s brother, joins the Communist Shining Path guerrillas hoping to avenge their father''s death. But the terrorists prove to be more dangerous than the bandits they promised to protect the villaters from, and it''s not long before they begin killing followers of Jesus Christ, too. When Alfredo also becomes involved with the guerrillas, he is forced to prove his loyalty or be considered a deserter and risk death. His orders are to kill the evangelist, Pastor Romulo Saune, but when his mission fails, Alfredo begins asking harder questions. CAN SOMETHING GOOD COME FROM SOMETHING SO BAD?"

Meet Dora and Randy, Greg and Natalie, Beth and Todd. They almost gave up on their marriages. But then they discovered seeds of hope. Here are the true stories of real couples who rebuilt their marriages with strength and intimacy after years of turmoil and conflict. It meant forgiveness and honesty, hard work and the willingness to change. But the love these couples regained overcame the hurt. They learned communication skills and that brought new life into their homes. Discover the hope that healed their marriages. It can heal yours, too.

In 1660, after his father is imprisoned in the Tower of London, Richard Winslow goes to stay with his uncle who is in charge of the Bedford jail and there meets and is helped by the Puritan preacher John Bunyan, author of Pilgrim''s Progress.

Godon McLean tells how gang members have been changed through the truths of Jesus Christ and the impact of Christ''s love. From the rough barrios of L.A. to the war zone of Chicago''s West Side, McLean carried God''s message to whoever would listen.

Philadelphia 76ers is a beginner''s history of the NBA''s Philadelphia 76ers. Beginning with the franchise''s early years, readers will experience the team''s highest and lowest moments, meet the team''s best players and managers, and gain the inside track on information that completes the team''s story. Mini-biographies, fun facts, anecdotes, fantastic quotes, and sidebars combine with full-color, action-packed photographs to round out the story of the 76ers, allowing your readers Inside the NBA! SportsZone is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

A gritty, urban novel set in the streets of Chicago with strong messages of second chances and unconditional love.

Stories with accompanying Scripture quotations and discussion questions deal with the experience of being awakened in the night by a smoke alarm, getting separated from a parent in a department store, and being sexually molested.

Thrilling adventure stories introducing young readers (ages 8-12) to Christian heroes of the past. Jerry Newman doesn''t mean to keep getting into trouble -- it just sort of happens. But when a practical joke goes wrong, burning down a church in his small east Texas town, Jerry''s widowed mother quickly sends him to live with his journalist uncle in Los Angeles. Jerry is secretly pleased -- not only to avoid being punished for his crime but also to live in California...the end of the earth! On the night before the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, Jerry and his uncle go to investigate a popular warehouse church in Los Angeles. There, they hear a man predict the coming quake. But Jerry is even more impressed by the powerful preacher, William Seymour, and by the hundreds of blacks and whites worshipping and praying together in strange "tongues". Jerry wants to believe Seymour''s message, but will he do so when it means confessing his dangerous secret?

When those strange Salvation Army people approach them on the street, should Jack and Amy run away? Can the General and Catherine Booth be trusted?

Stories with accompanying Scripture quotations and discussion questions suggest creative use of imagination to relieve boredom in bad weather or on a long car trip, and to deal with restlessness from overstimulation or excitement.