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When people felt obligated to attend worship, as in 1955, it didn't matter whether or not their religious needs were being met. But since our culture has shifted to giving people a choice, they are seeking something meaningful during worship, something which helps them to change their lives. In the church, we talk a lot about "changing people's lives" but we do not articulate what it is that the church has to offer to those seeking to do so. T...

When people felt obligated to attend worship, as in 1955, it didn't matter whether or not their religious needs were being met. But since our culture has shifted to giving people a choice, they are seeking something meaningful during worship, something which helps them to change their lives. In the church, we talk a lot about "changing people's lives" but we do not articulate what it is that the church has to offer to those seeking to do so. T...

The updated biography of this global tennis star.

Excerpt from Annual Report on the Vital Statistics of Massachusetts: Births, Marriages, Divorces, and Deaths for the Year Ending December 31, 1920 These returns are checked with those already on file, and copies of births occurring elsewhere, the parents having moved during the year, are forthwith sent to the place of birth. This annual canvass has proved an important factor in checking up those delinquent in the reporting of births. Since ...

What do you know about the Islamic religion? This book provides a non-technical overview of the religion. It also provides some insights into the tensions and conflicts between Islam and the Judo-Christian religion. Who was Muhammad? Who is Allah? Is Islam a religion of peace? Does Jihad always involve violence? Besides the conflicts in the Middle East and Africa, what makes the Muslim emigration to Europe and United States so dangerous? This ...

Report of the Commissioner - United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, 1899 is a multi-volume book series published by the United States Bureau of Fisheries. This organization was established in 1871 and was tasked with studying fisheries and recommending solutions to noted declines in the stock of fish used as food for American supply and sale. The commissioner for this volume was George M. Bowers, an American politician who was the Uni...

Kari Underwood, an investigative reporter, becomes involved in a curious double murder which puts her in a killer's crosshairs. With Kari's life in danger, Jason Keane leaves his position in the Sutton CID and returns to America to protect her.

In this newly revised work, Michael Bowers presents an historical overview of constitutional development in the state of Nevada. The Nevada State Constitution provides a comprehensive section-by-section analysis of the state constitution. In addition, a thorough bibliographic essay notes the seminal works relating to the constitution, and a list of cases enumerates the landmark federal and state court decisions interpreting the state's constit...

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A Guide Book of Washington Quarters, 2nd edition is an in-depth study of our nation's most popular modern coin. It features the colorful historical research that readers expect from Q. David Bowers (the "dean of American numismatics"), including a biography of the United States' first president, the early years of the quarter dollar, and the history of the Washington quarter series starting in 1932. Bowers shares secrets of being a smart buye...

A chilling, thrilling collection of true American crimes, long-forgotten and legendary The Bloody Benders Family . . . The Black Hand of New Orleans . . . The Crimes of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch . . . The Mountain Meadows Massacre in Utah . . . Rachel Wall, Female Pirate and The Last Woman to be Hanged in Massachusetts . . . Dr. Valorous Coolidge, who Performed the Autopsy on the Man He Murdered . . . and even a crime chronicled by President ...

A ghoulish collection of true American classics, long-forgotten and legendary With frightening stories from Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Francis Bret Harte, Ambrose Bierce, Edith Wharton, Mark Twain, Harriett Beecher Stowe, O. Henry, Will Cather, and lesser known authors, this ghostly collection of Lyons Press American Classics delivers the ghastly, horrifying, and otherwise haunting tales we love to read about--all from our deep histor...

One of the problems that confronts all woodturners is how to turn a spiral. In this new book, Bill Bowers provides the answer. Richly illustrated and explained in simple terms, the book gives the novice as well as the expert all necessary information to fashion gallery-quality spiral-turned works of art. Innovative applications of stains and shapes are demonstrated on plates, platters, and bowls. Multiple tips turning delicate spirals as well ...

Seven great projects for the 12- to 36-inch lathe, designed for beginning to intermediate turners, presented in a fully illustrated step-by-step fashion. Included are instructions for turning two scoops, a covered cylinder box, a lidded bowl with a foil-leaf finish, a Christmas ornament turned from last year's tree, a beautiful carving set, and large salt and pepper mills. Each of these projects can be completed in the course of a weekend. A p...

Construction and turning techniques for making six threaded-lid boxes. Fully illustrated, this guide takes the turner step-by-step through the process of creating somewhat complicated, cleverly designed wooden containers. Some are made with wood left-over from other uses, while others are turned in lovely exotic woods specially chosen for these projects. Four methods of hand thread-chasing are described so that readers are ready for any circum...

Introduction to Two-Dimensional Design: Understanding Form and Function An interdisciplinary approach to two-dimensional design--now revised and updated Introduction to Two-Dimensional Design, Second Edition gives readers a revised and updated edition of the comprehensive foundation text. Using more than 175 illustrations, this thoughtfully designed guide explores the timeless principles, contemporary issues, processes and methodologies, and...

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An interesting and detailed explanation of the complete process of woodturning from freshly cut wood. Beginning with an explanation of how to safely harvest trees, the reader is taken through green-turning and sealing for the curing process, finish-turning, completion of their bottoms, and the final finishing. All the steps are illustrated and explained. A gallery gives many ideas of how to use the left over and extra stock that otherwise woul...

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Now in its ninth edition, this popular title provides a comprehensive overview of the principles and practice of employment law. It has been fully updated to take account of recent developments including the Equality Act 2010, the Enterprise & Regulatory Reform Act 2013, the Growth & Infrastructure Act 2013, and the Trade Union Act 2016.