Demonstrates that awareness of sin is shown to lead to freedom & joy, as the pressure is removed to do & be good all the time. This book intends to clarify why the lifestyle of brave sinning & total dependence on God lead to happiness, with an emphasis on neurobiological research on happiness & brain function. ...

Stuck with nothing but a seedy gumshoe job & some demons, Dwight's thinking of all the ways he's screwed up & what he'd give for one clear chance to wipe the slate clean, to dig his way out of the numb gray hell that is his life. & he'd give anything. Just to feel the fire. One more time. ...

Family Values is a milestone among Miller's work, allowing him enough room to tell this classic story of grit & revenge exactly the way he wanted to. With deadly Miho running on roller-blades, Dwight running on adrenaline, & the Sin City mob on clean up detail, this yarn from the town without pity is not to be missed. ...

Adaptation of the award-winning comic series created by Frank Miller. Interweaving multiple storylines from the series' history, the film paints a picture of the ultimate town through the eyes of its roughest characters. There's the street thug Marv (Mickey Rourke), whose desperate quest to find the killer of a prostitute named Goldie (Jaime King) will lead him to the foulest edges of town. Inhabiting many of those areas is Dwight (Clive Owen), a photographer in league with the sordid ladies of Sin City, headed by Gail (Rosario Dawson), who opens up a mess of trouble after tangling with a corrupt cop by the name of Jackie Boy (Benicio Del Toro). Finally, there's Hartigan (Bruce Willis), an ex-cop with a heart problem who's hell-bent on protecting a stripper named Nancy (Jessica Alba). ...

For Dwight, sometimes standing up for his friends means killing a whole lot of people. Not for revenge. Not because they deserve it. Not because it'll make the world a better place. There's nothing righteous or noble about it. Dwight's gotta kill them because he needs them dead. ...

The worst thing to be in Basin City is an honest cop, but it's Hartigan's last day on the job, & he plans to go out with a bang. Little Nancy Callahan, age eleven, has been kidnapped by a psycho who likes to hear children scream, & Hartigan's going to find her no matter what it takes. Hell of a way to start retirement... ...