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Health professionals recognize the role of nutraceuticals in health enhancement, however, there is much confusion and misinformation about these products and the science behind them. Dictionary of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods is the first reference of its kind for this rapidly developing field. It provides concise, science-based information on over 470 nutraceutical and functional food products and compounds. Each entry lists the most c...

This compact book for laity introduces the major concepts of the Christian faith in a quick, easy-to-read fashion. The author begins with a brief overview of Christian history from biblical times to the present, with references to key people and events that shaped the faith. He follows this with sections on God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. For each of these topics, he sketches the basic ideas of the Bible and then shows how Christians in diffe...

In this volume of the For Today series, author and pastor James Howell takes us on an engaging exploration of the Beatitudes. Howell considers each of the well-known phrases in these passages from Matthew and creatively applies Jesus' teachings to our contemporary world and Christian lives.The For Today series was designed to provide reliable and accessible resources for the study and real life application of important biblical texts, theologi...

Stochastic differential equations play an increasingly important role in modeling the dynamics of a large variety of systems in the natural sciences, and in technological applications. This book is aimed at advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and researchers in mathematics, physics, the natural sciences, and engineering. It presents a new constructive approach to the quantitative description of solutions to systems of stochastic diff...

In Abba's Way, Jesus returns to set the world's religions straight. Abba is the shockingly-familiar Aramaic name for God that Jesus uses in the Lord's Prayer. Jesus argues that this very Abba is within each of us, ready to change our lives for the better. If we only have eyes to see. In 70 brief poetic essays, Jesus explains how we can move the world from its present violent precipice to a global society built around negotiation, individual ac...

A fast-paced, keenly observed, savage indictment of deceit and betrayal through the corridors of Washington, with electrifying surprises right up to the last page!" --Saul Zaentz, producer of 'The English Patient, " 'Amadeus, " and 'Unbearable Lightness of Being" 'Unrelentingly suspenseful!" -Chicago Tribune 'Deft characterizations. Karman knows how to build suspense. If a political thriller is your meat and potatoes, this fast-paced novel is ...

Meet Bear and Turtle: one is a teacher with profound insight into survival and success in the forest, the other an eager student, new to the idea of self-examination. These two animals set out into the forest, meeting up with various friends and observing the animal kingdom at work. The animals are at times witty, sarcastic, and fun-loving, but their lessons are always interesting and unconventional. Animal Leadership invites you to view your ...

There may not have been any concept of Bar or Bat Mitzvah in 10th century Kiev 'yet, ' but that wouldn't stop the nearly grown children of the Kagan of the Khazars from arranging the appropriate rite of passage and blessing for the changing of the societies around them which they knew-the pagan Vikings, Rus, and Pechenegs surrounding Kiev, the Volga Finnic peoples of the Urals, the eternal Silk Road, Christian Byzantium to the south, the Cauca...

The Price of Ignorance is an action packed story that tells the tale of combat between vampires and wizards, as they battle to save the humane race. For as long as anyone can remember vampires and wizards have battled each other. Now Damien, the leader of the wizard coven, has hatched a plan to finally make the world his. The Price of Ignorance is filled with adventure and bloodshed as Lavitz, a young vampire who is not known for following the...

SCIENCE FICTION The wolf is finally at the door! Overextended and no longer able to defend herself, America finally succumbs to the forces of evil gathering around her. A secret, underground army tries but is unable to put down the rebellion. Holocaust is upon the land. This is the story of one family's heroic struggle to beat the odds and to keep the hope of freedom that is America alive. Steven Burgauer lives and writes in Illinois, along wi...

A new century is coming, but Arizona is not ready to enter the 1900s. Rampant lawlessness is preventing it from attaining statehood, and the local law cannot contend with the rustling and killing. Into this chaos comes a man dedicated to his badge and an honorable pursuit of justice. Events are soon to compromise his personal code, however, and he's drawn into a dark crusade of revenge and retribution. There are men who need killing, and it's ...

I started writing my book the first day that I started taking classes at College of the Canyons. I didn't write the book in printing, I wrote in my heart. The title of my book is My Graduation, because I finished the day I graduated. I took my first class in the spring semester of 1989, my final class in the spring semester of 2005. My book talks about my struggles to get an education while, raising a family, as well as the nostalgia for my ol...

Meet Bear and Turtle: one is a teacher with profound insight into survival and success in the forest, the other an eager student, new to the idea of self-examination. These two animals set out into the forest, meeting up with various friends and observing the animal kingdom at work. The animals are at times witty, sarcastic, and fun-loving, but their lessons are always interesting and unconventional. Animal Leadership invites you to view your ...

In Abba's Way, Jesus returns to set the world's religions straight. Abba is the shockingly-familiar Aramaic name for God that Jesus uses in the Lord's Prayer. Jesus argues that this very Abba is within each of us, ready to change our lives for the better. If we only have eyes to see. In 70 brief poetic essays, Jesus explains how we can move the world from its present violent precipice to a global society built around negotiation, individual ac...

To anyone else this little plot of land probably looks like a dull Kansas hillside: A grass covered hill, a mossy pond, a grove of tangled, old Osage Orange trees, and a small meadow full of weeds. But the land called to me like an old friend with a delectable secret to share. I was meant to live here even if it was a totally illogical purchase... Thus begins a lyrical journey to a neglected piece of land in northeastern Kansas. A Still Place ...

The Spirit's Knock presents stories from Clayton Forrester's life as he awakens to embrace the call to become a shaman. His journey takes him from Ohio to Texas, Switzerland, and Central Mexico. It is a story of possibilities, of death and rebirth, and of the evolution of consciousness. Through a series of life-changing experiences, including challenges growing up, a major health crisis leading to a near-death encounter, divorce, lucid dreams,...

This really excited us and the consensus was that we would all be here for this event. Could we pass over? We would plan on it. The thought of this event made goose pimples run up and down my back and arms, and I said, 'If we went over to the other side would we be able to get back?" When an earthquake in the mountainous Pacific region of the United States opens up a hole in the ground at the corner of the McCartney house, Terry McCartney, his...

Originally intended as a journal to chronicle the lengthy journey to international adoption, Finding Myself, Finding My Daughter is the sincere and heartwarming memoir of a woman who soon discovers she must find herself before she can adopt a child. In the first pages of her autobiographical tale, author Cheryle Rietmann reflects on her turbulent childhood and a violent first marriage that brought her to the brink of suicide. Eventually, Rietm...

Gleda Goldenchild, also known as Walking Disaster, lives with her aunt and uncle at their family-owned bakery in Ivor. Gleda's specialties include making rock cakes and breaking dishes (and anything existing that can be broken). Her biggest concerns include repairing the kitchen she blew up and her feelings for Korsin Metalworker, the local blacksmith. But her normal, if somewhat hazardous, life comes to an end when she meets Cor the Frog. He ...

If you're an armchair traveler, a package deal junkie, or a cruise voyager, and you don't think you have the guts for adventure travel, you're in for a surprise. Adventure travel is not only for the young, the fit, and the fearless! The Fearful Traveler's Companion is a collection of travel stories, tips, and anecdotes that address those fears that have kept 'smarter" people at home. Whether you're afraid of plane crashes or escalators, no fea...