A leading spiritual writer recovers "The Desert Way of Believing" -- the spiritual pathway discovered by early Christian monks who lived in the Egyptian desert that is still relevant to Christians today. Alan Jones distills the elements that made this fully orthodox way of inner transformation a unique and important part of the early church. Refreshingly readable and filled with rich insights, "Soul Making" draws together the spirituality of m...
Explores the intriguing cooperation of America's writers—including major figures such as Walt Whitman, John Greenleaf Whittier, E.D.E.N. Southworth, and Herman Melville—with reformers, politicians, clergymen, and periodical editors who attempted to end the practice of capital punishment in the US during the 1840s and 1850s.
Performance of Bio-based Building Materials provides guidance on the use of bio-based building materials (BBBM) with respect to their performance. The book focuses on BBBM currently present on the European market. The state-of-the-art is presented regarding material properties, recommended uses, performance expectancies, testing methodology, and related standards. Chapters cover both 'old and traditional' BBBM since quite a few of them are exp...
Corpus Linguistics for Grammar provides an accessible and practical overview of how we can use corpus linguistics to analyse grammar. It examines the kinds of corpora available and the tools which can be used to analyse them, demonstrates how features of grammar can be explored using corpora, and provides three illustrative examples of research projects based on corpus data. Targeted at final year undergraduate and postgraduate university stud...
Broaden your spiritual horizons.How has spirituality changed in the last 500, 1, 000, or even 2, 000 years? How can ancient approaches to faith help my relationship with God today?In The Sacred Way, popular author and speaker Tony Jones mines the rich history of 16 spiritual disciplines that have flourished throughout the ages and offers practical tips for implementing them in your daily life. Find encouragement and challenge through time-test...
There are over 2 million American citizens incarcerated in this country. Many of those people have family members or other loved ones on the outside. All of them have been adversely affected by the incarcerated of the loved ones to various degrees And those loved ones can be a tremendous help and resource for the offender when he/she finally gets out of prison. But in many cases, the loved one on the outside has no clue what to do to help thei...
Bureau of Justice Statistics report that within three years of release, about two-thirds (67.8 percent) of prisoners released in 2005 were rearrested, that within five years of release, about three-quarters (76.6 percent) of released prisoners were rearrested, and that of those prisoners who were rearrested, more than half (56.7 percent) were arrested by the end of the first year. This is an increase from a 1994 study that revealed that 62.5 p...
Studies have shown that getting an ex-offender a steady job reduces the likelihood that the ex-offender will return to prison. Unfortunately, that is easier said than done, as ex-offenders often have many roadblocks that make it difficult for even the most diligent and earnest job seekers to find a job. However, the ex-offender who reads and studies this manual will receive practical information that will help increase the odds of finding empl...
Corpus Linguistics for Grammar provides an accessible and practical overview of how we can use corpus linguistics to analyse grammar. It examines the kinds of corpora available and the tools which can be used to analyse them, demonstrates how features of grammar can be explored using corpora, and provides three illustrative examples of research projects based on corpus data. Targeted at final year undergraduate and postgraduate university stud...
Die mit viel Herz und Humor inszenierte Liebeskomödie von Regisseur Lee Toland Krieger ("The Vicious Kind") erzählt mit besonderem Einfühlungsvermögen die Geschichte eines Paares, das zwar getrennt lebt, sich aber doch nicht richtig voneinander lösen kann. Die smarte Rashida Jones ("Freunde mit gewissen Vorzügen", "Trauzeuge gesucht"), verkörpert gemeinsam mit Stand-Up-Comedian und Schauspieler Andy Samberg ("Kindsköpfe 2", "Der Chaos-Dad") da...
Die mit viel Herz und Humor inszenierte Liebeskomödie von Regisseur Lee Toland Krieger ("The Vicious Kind") erzählt mit besonderem Einfühlungsvermögen die Geschichte eines Paares, das zwar getrennt lebt, sich aber doch nicht richtig voneinander lösen kann. Die smarte Rashida Jones ("Freunde mit gewissen Vorzügen", "Trauzeuge gesucht"), verkörpert gemeinsam mit Stand-Up-Comedian und Schauspieler Andy Samberg ("Kindsköpfe 2", "Der Chaos-Dad") da...
Can you ever really go home again? Rose Fletcher's come a long way from her South Carolina up-bringing of Sunday church and Mamaw's fried chicken. As a high-powered lobbyist in Washington, D.C., Rose has put the South behind her. But the peace and happiness she has sought eludes her. With her marriage on the brink of disaster, her mind races with the chaos her life has become. Now Rose must head south for home. She'll face her demons, relive h...
There was a time when only athletes had coaches. Now, everyone from CEOs to at-risk youth are being "coached." The International Coaching Federation-which began with only a handful of people-now boasts membership of over 5, 000, and currently more than 150, 000 people call themselves "Life Coaches." The benefits of coaching have been well documented, but having the right coach is critical.
Jesus had only three years to train the twelve discip...
You are cordially invited to the wedding of the year with the most unlikely bride and groom. Save the date...and say your prayers. When funding for Lucy's non-profit job is pulled, she is determined to find out why. Enter Alex Sinclair Enterprises--the primary donor to Lucy's non-profit organizaiton. Both Lucy and Alex have something the other desperately wants. Alex has it all...except for the votes he needs to win his bid for Congress. Despi...