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This handbook is conceived as an essential reference for the season of Lent, and for the reader's spiritual preparation for the feast of Easter. It collects in one volume prayers, practices, customs, and a glossary of specifically Lenten terms -- in short, all that may be needed in order to provide the reader with the opportunity to journey with the Lord from Ash Wednesday to Holy Thursday, the beginning of the Easter Triduum.Central to this c...

Sendyk is the last member of a Jewish family of 12 from Chrzanow, Poland, only three of whom survived the Holocaust. This is her moving story of how each of the others died and of what happened to her and her one sister who survived a German labour camp.

Presents seven complete vigil services inspired by the ancient monastic discipline of prolonged nighttime prayer and meditation but adapted to modern use.

Edith Wyschogrod presents the first full-length study in English of the important contemporary French philosopher Emmanuel Levinas. It is a revision of the author's earlier study and includes discussions of his recent writings as well as current scholarship. Dr. Wyschogrod's extensive discussion of Levinas's relation to Judaism, especially his use of literature from the Torah and other religious writings, will be of interest to religious schol...

The stirring story of Ellie Walsh's search for happiness and an escape from her brawling, embittered family

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A first-rate work of such detail yet discernment that it might well serve as a model for all corporate biographies."--Trains "Rarely has the story of an entire industry been told with such thoroughness, objectivity, and meticulous care. . . . Few economic, social, and business historians can afford to miss this definitive history."--Mississippi Valley Historical Review

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This book provides programmers with all the information they need to learn the latest release of Java 2 fast. Readers will learn how to create substantial Java programs, as well as how to use Java 2's new Abstract Windowing Toolkit, JavaBeans, Java Database Connectivity, and other significant enhancements in the programming environment. The book's quick no-nonsense approach will appeal to software developers, programmers, and web administrator...

A compilation of poetry, prose, playwriting and screenwriting from Gallery 37's 1998 Literary Programs.

This book describes the design and development of 14 denser than typical projects that range from single-family subdivisions to downtown high-rise apartments, illustrating new urbanism, transit-oriented development, mixed-income and mixed-use housing types, urban infill, and adaptive use.

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In "And Flights of Angels Sing Thee to Thy Rest", the essay which opens this compelling collection, Jerry Flemmons displays an uncommon sense of both history and fun. When it was announced that angels would adorn the facade of the magnificent hall to be built in Fort Worth for the performing arts, the columnist, intrigued by the incongruity of angels in Cowtown, demanded, "Where in the hell did those angels come from?" He finally solved the di...

Bring together a wonderfully varied mix of characters in a once-grand Maine island summer cottage, leave them to their own devices over the course of a long, idyllic summer in the late 1940s, and you have all the ingredients for a fine comedy of manners. Author Tom DeMarco starts with a simple little love story, weaves in tantalizing details of the old mansion's not totally respectable history, and adds a hint of gentle satire to create a nove...

Unlock the secrets of the crystal healing with this A to Z guide to 100 types of stones.You don't have to have extensive background in magic to make use of any stone. In fact, you don't have to know about magic at all. If you are facing a difficult situation and feel you need protection and courage, wear garnets. Do you want to attract a lover? Use rose quartz or ruby. Are you troubled by negative vibrations? Wear, carry, or keep near you blac...

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The Elijah-Elisha narrative (1 Kings 16:29-2 Kings 13) is perhaps the most underestimated text in the Bible. Far from being a disparate collection, it is a carefully crafted double drama that both mirrors life and synthesizes the entire Primary History (Genesis-Kings). In a bold hermeneutical move it transforms the language of historiography - of patriarchs and kings - into the language of prophetic biography. The prophetic biography, rooted i...