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Presents a comprehensive look at the arguments against, and the errors within, the progressive dispensationalist movement. Written by pastors, professors, and PhDs from across the country, this book serves as a useful resource tool for Bible students, scholars, and theologians navigating these complex issues.

Emotions impact any practitioner of dispute resolution, yet, there are very few programs with courses that explore the emotional side of disputes. In Mediation, Conciliation, and Emotions, Peter Ladd outlines the emotions found in disputes and how these emotions function in dispute resolution.

Pennsylvania Elections: Statewide Contests, 1950-2004 provides a systematic and thorough analysis of elections in Pennsylvania. The work focuses on voting trends across the state, analyzes the political geography of the state, and develops a narrative of the people and places that have shaped these elections.

While Fernando Ortiz's contribution to our understanding of Cuba and Latin America more generally has been widely recognized since the 1940s, recently there has been renewed interest in this scholar and activist who made lasting contributions to a staggering array of fields. This book is the first work in English to reassess Ortiz's vast intellectual universe. Essays in this volume analyze and celebrate his contribution to scholarship in Cuban...

Inhaltsangabe:Abstract: Doing business is easy. Doing business successfully is difficult. Doing business successfully in the long run is a real challenge to management and employees. Companies are driven by the pursuit for growth, and profitability. The increasing globalization process is creating fierce competition. The need for a clear strategy, a guideline is essential to succeed permanently. This means to shift the concentration from sho...

Comprehensive overview of an important new field in human geography and interdisciplinary studies of nature-society relations Making Political Ecology presents a comprehensive view of an important new field in human geography and interdisciplinary studies of nature-society relations. Tracing the development of political ecology from its origins in geography and ecological anthropology in the 1970s, to its current status as an established field...

The Semi-Complete Guide to Sort of Being a Gentleman might be the most irresponsible book written since The Bible. And a bible it is, in its own right, for the billions of men alive today who have no clue how to behave in public or private situations. Drawing from literally thousands of his countless private journals and personal scribblings, author Sir Gentleman Brock LaBorde, Esquire, this century's self-proclaimed Master of Social Etiquette...

For the small Midwestern town of California, Missouri, 1968 heralded another year when parents stared in dread at television screens sending images of soldiers mangled in Vietnam. Ernie and Christa Bates performed their daily toils, but never far from their thoughts was an only son named Aaron. The young man shared a strong Christian faith with his mother, and she prayed for him fervently, knowing that his prayers too were directed to God. But...

Inviting Reflexivity into the Therapy Room assists practitioners to have more articulated theories of their practice and to better understand how expert therapists think while practicing psychotherapy.

Increasingly, former members of Congress are finding their way back into the corridors of power representing the very interest groups they once regulated. As lobbyists, former members of Congress carry significant clout that gives them access not only to their former colleagues in the House of Representatives and Senate, but also to members of the executive branch. This book evaluates why former members of Congress become lobbyists, and the im...

Environmental Law: Cases and Materials, Third Edition is designed to reflect the vital and symbiotic connection between land-use regulation and the more traditional scope of environmental law. In addition it recognizes the importance of administrative agency decision-making in environmental law.

Research indicates that collaboration is one of three key priorities school library media specialists should have if they want to make a difference at their schools. By working with the administrators and educators, school library media specialists can effectively integrate information literacy skills throughout the curriculum, and help to ensure that today's children and young adults will be capable and effective users of information as adult...

What is Meaning? Fundamentals of Formal Semantics is a concise introduction to the field of semantics as it is actually practiced. The book explains the fundamental ideas and some of the most significant results of modern semantic theory in an intuitive, engaging manner without relying on formalization or getting bogged down in technical skills. Through simple examples, pictures, and metaphors, Paul Portner presents the field's key ideas about...

Big fun for little feet--discover the best hikes for kids in the Garden State. *85 hikes chosen for kid appeal (15 trails new to this edition) *Short, fun hikes between 1 to 8 miles, clearly rated easy to difficult *Tips on hiking with children and engaging them in the natural world From the northern highlands of New Jersey to the beaches and pine barrens in the south, this popular guide is written from a child's eye view (but always emphasize...

This volume marks the twentieth anniversary of the Bialowieza series of meetings on Differential Geometric Methods in Physics, the anniversary meeting was held during July 1-7, 2001. The Bialowieza meetings, held every year during the first week of July, have now grown into an annual pilgrimage for an international group of physicists and mathematicians. The topics discussed at the meetings, while within the broad area of differential geometri...

There is an extraordinary range of material in this anthology, from Lincoln's Gettysburg address to a contemporary account of a visit from the Ku Klux Klan. The primary sources reproduced are both visual and written, and the secondary materials present a remarkable breadth and quality of relevant scholarship. Contains an extensive selection of writings and illustrations on the American Civil War Reflects society and culture as well as the poli...

To the casual outsider, Angela Anderson has the world by a string. Yet behind the persona of a successful, up-and-coming reporter for a major New York City daily, lurks a haunting past tainted by a dysfunctional upbringing entrenched with alcoholism. Acting on a tip, the newspaper assigns her a story with Pulitzer potential, a level of recognition she had coveted since childhood. Ironically, it is the Association for Alcoholics Anonymous Chapt...

Kaitlyn Grant's partner and best friend, Jack Nolan, died in her arms after being shot during an ambush, leaving her shaken and unsure of how to proceed with her life. Taking a leave of absence from her job, she has returned to the only place she truly feels safe and at home, Wolf Canyon, where in the shadow of snow-capped mountains she hopes to piece her life back together again. But the quiet of her peaceful haven is soon shattered by gunfir...

Kaitlyn Grant's partner and best friend, Jack Nolan, died in her arms after being shot during an ambush, leaving her shaken and unsure of how to proceed with her life. Taking a leave of absence from her job, she has returned to the only place she truly feels safe and at home, Wolf Canyon, where in the shadow of snow-capped mountains she hopes to piece her life back together again. But the quiet of her peaceful haven is soon shattered by gunfir...

Moving Beyond G.I. Jane makes an essential contribution to the existing literature on the role of women in the military. The authors offer detailed analyses of current debates over integrating women into combat roles and the proper approach to confronting sexual harassment with the ranks. Each chapter includes concrete recommendations as to how the services should confront and manage these serious personnel problems.