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Arrrrgh! Come aboard for seafaring pirates, ghosts, and spooky tales from the coast of North Carolina. With pirate lore and history abundant for this seaside area, join storyteller Cynthia Moore Brown as she explores graveyards, haunted houses, and locations with spirits that have sparked shivers within audiences for decades. Read about actual places with ghosts revealed. Dare to experience misty, dangerous railroad tracks at the site of a dea...

Provides an introduction to the study of language and applied linguistics for students who have had a minimum of exposure to the discipline of linguistics. Using clear, easy-to-understand explanations and examples, this text avoids the in-depth theoretical coverage found in texts written for those who specialize in linguistics or SLA. It is perfect for students whose chosen fields require them to be acquainted with the ways language works.

If theology at its best is knowing God and all things in the light of his reality, what is the nature of that knowledge? Of what can we be sure? Are there boundaries we must respect in pursuit of such understanding? To what extent can we know God, and what is the impact of that knowing? Little attention has been given in recent scholarship to the work of Emil Brunner (1889-1966), a Swiss pastor, professor, missionary, and theologian whose n...

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Seasoned ministry leaders know that volunteers are hard to find. Parents are often busy and stressed. Youth workers get confused and burnt out. It's easy to be discouraged by or question the impact of your church's children's ministry! Cynthia Brown, author of Energizing Your Children's Ministry, deeply understands the eternal significance of children's ministry. That's why she gathered her vast experience (over 40 years in children's minist...

This exciting saga crosses space and time to illustrate how humans, born of stardust, were shaped-and how they in turn shaped the world we know today." -Publishers Weekly   This book offers "world history on a grand scale"-pulling back for a wider view and putting the relatively brief time span of human history in context. After all, our five thousand years of recorded civilization account for only about one millionth of the lifetime of our pl...

Tools to foster self-transcendence in nurse educators are presented to teach the teacher to use multiple intelligences, emotional intelligence, knowing and authentic learning experiences to guide a daily practice of forgiveness, empathy and gratitude. Nurse educators who understand incivility and co-create an environment of civility in their respective workplaces can positively impact their lives and those of their colleagues and students. Nur...

If theology at its best is knowing God and all things in the light of his reality, what is the nature of that knowledge? Of what can we be sure? Are there boundaries we must respect in pursuit of such understanding? To what extent can we know God, and what is the impact of that knowing? Little attention has been given in recent scholarship to the work of Emil Brunner (1889-1966), a Swiss pastor, professor, missionary, and theologian whose n...

Positive Psychology and Well-Being: Applications for Enhanced Living introduces readers to well-being from a positive psychology perspective, one of the original missions of psychology as a science, and encourages adopting proactive approaches to healthy living. It provides guidance for enhancing and maintaining life-long well-being. Topics range from strengthening our immune system through nutrition, exercise, and sleep to recognizing physica...

It's February, prime foxhunting season for the members of Virginia's Jefferson Hunt Club, when a shocking event alarms the community. A woman is found brutally murdered, stripped naked, and meticulously placed atop a horse statue outside a tack shop. The theft of a treasured foxhunting prize inside the store may be linked to the grisly scene, and everyone is on edge. With few clues to go on, "Sister" Jane Arnold, master of the Jefferson Hunt C...

The diverse countryside of Spain is dotted with breathtaking castles, lavish palaces and rustic hunting lodges that have been converted into lodgings, many of which are termed paradors and government managed. This guide introduces the best of the paradors and a fabulous selection of other romantic places to stay-from cozy stone farmhouses tucked high in the Pyrenees to white-washed cottages overlooking the sea. Sleep in the oldest hotel in the...

Kids will learn how to shoot candy and soda 10 feet up in the air or create a crystal collage with the key chemistry concepts and exciting yet educational projects in this handbook. With more than two dozen fascinating projects illustrating major chemistry themes--including atoms and molecules, the characteristics of solids, liquids, and gases, chemical reactions, acids and bases, and the properties of water--children learn the theory behind e...

20 great projects, activities, experiments"--Cover.

A queen who helped define the cultural landscape of her era.

Why and how have whites joined people of color to fight against white supremacy in the United States? What have they risked and what have they gained? For anyone who has wondered about the character, motivations, and contributions of white civil rights activists, "Refusing Racism" offers rich portraits of four contemporary white American activists who have dedicated their lives to the struggle for civil rights.

In "Lost Liberties, " 13 leading experts provide a detailed, comprehensive look at the USA Patriot Act, chronicling the destructive impact of crackdowns on thousands of Americans and revisiting the ugly history of political repression in times of crisis.