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This enormously influential 17th-century classic, one of the most powerful dramas of Christian faith ever written, follows the pilgrim on his harrowing journey through life in search of salvation.

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This is an insightful and moving memoir of a woman who has lived in two worlds: old China and modern America. Born in 1929 to a wealthy family in China, her childhood memories revolve around four unconventional people: a mother possessed by a ghost, an aristocratic grandmother who was an opium addict, a flamboyant father and an elusive aunt. In the background was a mysterious grandfather, murdered at the age of thirty-nine, and a German micros...

This work argues that Whitehead's understanding of God lays the foundation for a religious life similar to that described in Nietzsche's tragic philosophy. In Howe's eyes, the theology of Whitehead provides a doctrine of God that is not subject to Nietzsche's criticism of Christianity.

Abou Ben Adhem, a Palestinian, copes by day with village political intrigue, Arab-Israeli violence and his own family turmoil, interspersed with nightly conversations with an angel named Cohen about the roots of mankind's behaviour through the ages.

Legal scholarship is concerned with distinctive issues and problems of regulatory governance. This volume draws together writings on regulation which problematize law in regulatory settings and which introduce problems of regulatory law to legal theory.

If you are a woodcarver seeking inspiration for that next carving project, look no further! This book is full of ideas for designing and creating a myriad of unique and handmade projects, all of which can be used in and around the house or given as gifts. A total of 155 different projects are illustrated, including desk accessories, boxes and cabinets, tableware, coin banks, walking sticks, and nameplates. Appropriate for experts as well as ne...

This colorful book provides a sweeping overview of the modern tableware designs introduced by leading pottery firms from the 1940s through the 1960s. So extensive is the coverage that this volume surveys forty-seven potteries from A to P, including American Limoges*TM, Buffalo*TM, Century House*TM, Frankoma*TM, Hall*TM, Mayer*TM, Pacific*TM, and Pfaltzgraff*TM. A second volume will be required to present the rest. Over 500 vivid color photogra...

Here is a delightful study of charming building-shaped jugs, cookie jars, mugs, condiment sets, and breakfast dishes and those made for old-fashioned uses as night lights, pastille burners, spills, and crime cottages. More than a hundred color and black and white photographs feature over 350 different cottage ware items. They are alphabetically grouped by their makers, including English, American, and German potteries. Values appear in the cap...

For many years the magnificent color prints published by the firm of Rudolf Ackermann during the 19th century have been in the possession of lucky collectors. However, with the passing of many years these frail works of art have become damaged, or have perished, so that many are not available to those who wish to find and appreciate the work and care which went into these productions.

Inspiration for any would-be homebuilder or interior designer who wants to incorporate ancestral folk architecture in a modern home. Tour more than 35 houses, inside and out, through beautiful color photographs. Most are shown with floor plans to help visualize the tour, and to aid home builders in planning their custom dwelling. There are great ideas for kitchens, great rooms, dens, dining areas, sunrooms, bedrooms, and porches. This is a won...

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Discrete Mathematics is one of the fastest growing areas in mathematics today with an ever-increasing number of courses in schools and universities. Graphs and Applications is based on a highly successful Open University course and the authors have paid particular attention to the presentation, clarity and arrangement of the material, making it ideally suited for independent study and classroom use. Includes a large number of examples, problem...

In an era in which our conception of what constitutes a "normal" family has undergone remarkable changes, questions have arisen regarding the role of the state in "normalizing" families through public policy. In what ways should the law seek to facilitate, or oppose, parenting and child-rearing practices that depart from the "nuclear family" with two heterosexual parents? What should the state's stance be on single parent families, unwed mothe...

Sie werden als die Königsdisziplin des Anlagegeschäftes verstanden: Hedge Funds. Seit ihrer Entstehung vor über 50 Jahren haben Hedge Funds Anleger in ihren Bann gezogen und fasziniert, standen jedoch bis vor kurzem nahezu ausschließlich institutionellen Investoren zur Verfügung. Mit dem Platzen der Technologieblase und den damit einhergehenden massiven Verlusten von traditionellen Aktienfonds und Wertpapierportfolios ist der Mythos Hedge Fund...

Sie wurde erschaffen, um das Chaos in der Hölle zu ordnen, das Böse zu einen und ewige Verdammnis über die Menschheit zu bringen. Niemand konnte sie aufhalten! Selbst John Sinclair hatte sich in ihrem tödlichen Netz verfangen! Auf einer einsamen Insel, für seine Freunde unerreichbar, stand der Geisterjäger einer ganzen Armee von Dämonen gegenüber - und hatte nicht einmal sein Kreuz, um sich zu verteidigen!

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