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Fresh philosophical perspectives on justice and the human condition, illuminated by the dialogue Lenn Goodman provokes between the great texts of the Jewish and Western traditions.

Lisa Knopp is an associate professor of English at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the author of Flight Dreams: A Life in the Midwestern Landscape, Field of Vision, and The Nature of Home: A Lexicon of Essays (available in a Bison Books edition).

Language students and international travelers are introduced to Mandarin Chinese in the course of this book's "guided tour" of various regions throughout China. Instruction in Mandarin Chinese is presented in words, phrases, and reading passages as follows: First, the passage is printed in Chinese characters. Next, the passage is given phonetic pronunciation, using the Western alphabet (Pinyin). What follows next is a literal, word-for-word En...

Pensacola is a city of firsts, from the first documented European settlement in North America to the first Naval Aviation training station. From its earliest incarnation as a town of unpaved streets, through the devastating fire of 1880 to the modern city it would become, this Florida city thrives on challenges. Historic Photos of Pensacola captures the history of Pensacola from the Civil War through the 1960s in nearly 200 black-and-white arc...

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This is the first account in English of the entire, 40-year military career of one of the most powerful women of the Middle Ages. Challenging the boundaries between military and gender history, it explains how one famous noblewoman rose to the defence of the reforming papacy, defeated the Holy Roman Emperor and turned the tide of the first great war between Church and State.Despite the general neglect of Matilda in the English-speaking world, ...

The materials presented here are reflections on a variety of topics: a belief in God's suffering and the pastoral implications of this, Luther's theology of preaching, practical approaches to evangelistic preaching, pastoral advice on death and dying, apologetic preaching in a post-Christian culture on the model of Paul, effective living in the power of the Holy Spirit, striking a balance between enthusiastic service and fervent love, the imag...

This book brings together the papers presented at the McMaster Divinity College 2007 Pentecostal Forum: "Defining Issues in Pentecostalism: Classical and Emergent." It highlights the defining topics, past and present, of Pentecostal theology. The chapters are grouped under Pentecostal theology and biblical studies, with selections on classical and contemporary issues in each category. This book provides an introduction to the classical doctrin...

Master the art of leadership by examining the pitfalls and achievements of past leaders. Through Rabbi Laufer's interpretive lenses, the ancient stories of Genesis come alive to inform and inspire our leadership today and offer us direction for the future.

Efendimizin Ilim beldesinin kapisi diye niteledigi Hz. Aliyi anlatan okunmaya deger kiymetli bir eser.Cennet su üc kisiye Müstehaktir ve onlari arzular Ali, Ammar ve Selman.. Hadis-i Serif

Is it possible for a forty-year-old Playa to be satisfied with one woman? Or is the old saying true, once a Playa, always a Playa? Forty-year-old, Lincoln Stone, is a businessman. Linc is handsome, charming and wealthy, and a member of the Playa's Club!Linc decided long ago that love and marriage wasn't for him Attending his friend, Nancy Huston's, New Years Eve party, Linc soon learns a few things about himself that just might cause him to lo...

Reduce risk and improve the overall performance of IT assets! Federal IT Capital Planning and Investment Control is the first book to provide a comprehensive look at the IT capital planning and investment control (CPIC) process. Written from a practitioner's perspective, this book covers a range of topics designed to provide both strategic and operational perspectives on IT CPIC. From planning to evaluation, this valuable resource helps manage...

The battle of Gettysburg in July 1863 marked the turning point of the American Civil War. The apex of the Confederacy's final major invasion of the North, the devastating defeat also marked the end of the South's offensive strategy against the North. From this battle until the end of the war, the Confederate armies largely remained defensive. The Artillery of Gettysburg" is a thoughtful look at the role of the artillery during the July 1?3, 18...

In Mac Wellman's black comedy, a very angry person attempts to make sense of his understanding of law and order in a world of other angry persons. "... this comic/horror story examines the legacy that the cowboy has wrought on American society - where exactly the shoot-first-ask-questions-later attitude has left us ... a brilliantly funny opening scene ..." -Scott Proudfit, Backstage West

People at Work is noted sociologist Marjorie L. DeVault's groundbreaking collection of original essays on the complexities of the modern-day workplace. By focusing on the lived experiences of the worker, not as an automaton on an assembly line, but as an embodied human of flesh and bone, these essays offer important insight on the realities of the workplace, and their effects on life at home and in communities. With contributions from some of ...

The Prairie finds James Fenimore Cooper's heroic frontiersman, Natty Bumppo, near the end of his adventurous life. But even at "eighty seasons, " Natty stands "a little remarkable, " as Cooper describes him. Natty's sinewy build allows him to carry his heavy rifle with an ease that promises he still knows how to use it. And when someone needs to reason with the Indians, Natty -- "the trapper" -- is the man to trust. The perfect screen version ...

Natty steps out of the woods exactly the way Americans have liked their frontier heroes ever since: the tall, lean man of "robust and enduring health." Cooper puts on a turkey shoot to prove Natty's skill with a rifle, and throws the frontiersman into a conflict that would echo in practically every Western to come. Natty roams freely. He is the Deerslayer, but he shoots the wrong deer on land that isn't his. The man of frontier justice learns ...

CROWNED BY THE FRENCH ACADEMY Madame Desvarennes has built her great business in the old mansion on Rue Saint Dominique -- first a bakery, then a flour-milling empire that has made her among the most wealthy and respected business owners in Paris. Everything she has aimed for in life, she has achieved, after having arrived into the world without the least advantage. Yet as she sits at Christmas beside the fire with her husband, she feels desol...

Grandfather Frog has a hard time keeping a straight face -- for Buster Bear has outsmarted that rash Little Joe Otter! But then along comes Farmer Brown's boy, and --'Twas just a sudden odd surprise Made Farmer Brown's boy's hair to rise!And now who's outsmarting whom?Readers will take joy as their familiar friends -- Billy Mink, Blacky the Crow, Jerry Muskrat, and Sammy Jay -- tangle and cavort in the magical woodland of Thornton Burgess.

If you are on a journey of reclaiming your life for God, or rediscovering your true self after a period of living "out of control" in some way, you may need this wisdom. Carol Showalter-the founder of the 3D Plan-has helped change more than 1 million lives with her advice, self-deprecating good humor, and inspiration.Open Your Heart focuses you on the best ways to look for roadblocks that prevent spiritual growth and maturity. If you are under...